Back to the past: Spring and Autumn Siheyuan

Chapter 21
The fresh aroma of rice, coupled with the meaty aroma of ham, wafted through the entire yard in a short while.

Those who are eating immediately feel that their food is not delicious.

No need to guess, they also know where the smell comes from.

Those who have children at home can hardly suppress it.

The second uncle's house in the backyard is the neatest one. The two broomsticks swelled down, and the three brothers began to eat obediently, but their noses began to smell fiercely, as if they could eat with this smell.

The Guo family and the Liu family can be better, after all, their lives are pretty good, and the children can still eat some minced meat from time to time, just a few words from the adults.

The third grandpa kept it himself, and he couldn't see meat stars throughout the year. The three children didn't want to watch their own meals at the moment, and they lay at the door and stared at the opposite door through the gap in the curtain.

If Old Li was at home before, or even Li Yuan was at home, Yan Bugui might already have the cheek to carry the bowl over to see if he can grab some delicious food, but this Li Heng...

After all, he just moved here today, no matter how thick-skinned he is, he is too embarrassed to just come to the house like this, and can only sit there moaning and eating his tasteless boiled vegetables.

"Brother, this smells delicious!"

"Well, it should be Jinhua ham. I heard that the supply and marketing agency seems to have some ham. I guess Brother Erheng asked Meng Jun to buy it."

"Brother, I'll buy some for you and our family."

He Yuzhu smiled wryly and looked at his younger sister He Yushui who was sitting across from him: "Yu Shui, we are running out of time, and the ham costs at least one yuan a catty. Now it is almost the end of the month, and we still have money to buy and eat."

He is still an apprentice now, and he won't be able to become a full-time worker until next year. His monthly salary is only a dozen yuan, which is just enough for the siblings to live on. How dare he buy meat.

But after becoming regular, he can get nearly 30 yuan, which will make life much easier. The bicycle Li Heng bought just now has stimulated him, and he also wants to save money to buy one. It's so majestic to ride.

When I have a bicycle, there should be more people to introduce myself to.

He Yuzhu forgot to eat all the rice, and sat there thinking happily.

When He Yushui saw that his brother was doing well, he knew that he was thinking wildly again, so he rolled his eyes and lowered his head to continue eating.

Xu Damao in the backyard is the most straightforward. His family also has rice today, so he is ready to leave with the bowl in hand.

"Mom and Dad, you two eat, I'll go to Brother Erheng's to hang out."

"Come back, pull out these two dishes and serve them over. I just saw that Erheng didn't buy any vegetables." Xu's father didn't stop him, but asked his son to serve some of the fried vegetables at home.

"Hey, okay."

Dad Xu could understand that it was hard to say whether that Li Heng would have a future in the future, at least he was an official now, and it wouldn't hurt to have a good relationship with this kind of person.

……

The rice on Li Heng's side has been steamed, and the slices of meat on top of the rice have also been steamed. He cut the meat into strips, put a few strips on a plate, and planned to distribute one to each family in the yard. Let everyone have a taste of something new, just treat him as a newcomer to the pier.

But only this time, I will definitely not give it again next time.

Just as he was about to go out with a plate, he saw Xu Damao walking over with a bowl in one hand and a plate in the other.

"Brother Erheng, I came to your place to mix some delicious food, and I brought you some my mother's fried dishes by the way, you can try it."

"Okay, you sit down first, I'll send some to each family."

"Brother Erheng, are you still preparing scrambled eggs?" Xu Damao asked when he saw a bowl of beaten eggs on the cupboard.

"Well, scramble another egg."

"Okay, then you go, I'll help you scramble the eggs."

Every family has a small piece of meat, which is a gift for meeting people. Everyone can only say that the Li family is a polite person, but in the future, no one can say whether I will eat it or give it to you.

After turning around, all the deliveries were finished except for He Yuzhu's. As for He Yuzhu's brother and sister, they were called over directly by him.

The little girl He Yushui is eleven or twelve years old, and she looks like a radish head. Li Heng felt a little distressed, so he just asked them to come here to eat together.

As for the extra piece of meat, he gave it directly to Xu's family. They brought a bowl of food over, so we can't be stingy.

Needless to say, this He Yuzhu is a cook who learned from his father after all, even if it is boiled Chinese cabbage, Li Heng feels that it is better than other people's cooking.

"Zhuzi, you can cook two times."

"Hey, Brother Erheng, you can eat as long as you like."

"He has learned how to cook from his father for so many years. If he still can't do it well, he might just go to the workshop and work as a sander." Add another bite, eat another bite, most of the bowl of rice has gone down, the meat is still the same size, but it is a bit white.

He Yushui ate two pieces of meat and two big steamed buns. He sat there with a round stomach and said casually, "Brother Xiaoyuan, thank you, I'm full."

"Slap..." He Yuzhu, who was sitting next to her, raised his hand and slapped his sister on the back, and gave her an angry look.

But being slapped by his brother, He Yushui was stunned for a moment before realizing that he had said the wrong thing, his face turned pale, and hurriedly stammered to explain: "Er... Er... Brother Erheng, yes... I'm sorry, I It's called...wrong."

"It's okay, it's okay." Li Heng waved his hand indifferently: "Zhuzi, what are you doing with the rain, you mistook me that day." He said and reached out to touch Yushui's sallow and dry hair.

"It's okay, Yushui, you can call me whatever you want in the future, just ignore your brother."

"Well, thank you Erheng brother."

"Zhuzi, don't beat the rain at every turn in the future, you are a big girl, how can you beat it just by saying it."

"Understood Brother Erheng."

He Yuzhu understood what Li Heng meant, no matter how messed up he was, he could still tell that he was doing it for the sake of their siblings.

"By the way, Zhuzi, do you know how to fry melon seeds and kang peanuts?"

"Yes"

"That's just right. The sunflower seeds and peanuts I bought today, you can bring them to me later when they are finished."

He is having a headache, how to do those two things, fried peanuts?That's too nonsense, the little oil he bought wasn't enough for him to eat, how could he be willing to make it like this.

Just now, it suddenly occurred to me that the peanuts made by Sha Zhu were delicious on TV, so I remembered to ask, and sure enough, I will now.

The meal was finished, and the dishes were all cleaned up. The plate containing the ham just now was wiped clean by Xu Damao with a steamed bun, as if it had been licked by a dog, and it seemed that it didn't need to be washed.

A big man, two big boys, plus an eleven or twelve-year-old little girl, the four of them looked at the plates and bowls on the table, and then looked at each other, laughing at the same time, and the cheerful laughter lingered over the courtyard for a long time .

(End of this chapter)