Liang Jian: I have a canteen

Chapter 46
New Year's Eve, go home on vacation.

Xu San suddenly felt like a civil servant.

After all, they are Chinese people. Although they live in different times, this root will not change.

I returned to Ping'an City earlier than usual, and looking up, Ping'an City was still so lifeless, lifeless, and there was no New Year's atmosphere at all.

Don't even think about firecrackers. During this period, the sound of firecrackers can only be heard in the countryside far away from the town.

Stepping into the county seat, there are no pedestrians on the street, and it is even deserted than when the city was closed some time ago.

Only the new Spring Festival couplets made Xu San feel such a Chinese New Year atmosphere.

Locked, opened the door, turned around inadvertently, only to find that the opposite door was the same as my own, without Spring Festival couplets.

He no longer remembers who lives across the door, but he still remembers that their house posted Spring Festival couplets last year.

Looking up into the depths, there is no light, no smoke, obviously there is no one in this house.

The flames of war are raging, who can guarantee that they can see the sun tomorrow.

Pushing open the gate, it is still the familiar screen wall. After turning around, there is the familiar yard and the vegetable greenhouse.

Opening the curtain, a warm current spread over the surface, and some vegetables had sprouted on the ground.

Squatting down, grabbed a handful of soft soil, and then touched the tender green shoots.

Xu San didn't know what kind of vegetables these sprouts were, but he could feel the thin vitality of these sprouts.

Before leaving, he once told Ma Cuilan about the general usage of this greenhouse, but he did not expect that she could actually grow vegetables in this greenhouse.

Raise your hand to touch the flue, it's a little hot.

He turned around and walked out of the shed, looking at the wall of his own house, the ladder was still lying there, and the ladder of Ma Cuilan's house was also lying there.

The yard was still so cold, but it was much cleaner than the last time I came back.

The quilt on the Kang in the bedroom has been folded and placed on the Kang.

It was still very cold in the room, but at this moment Xu San felt a little warmth in his heart.

After burning the kang, boiling water, and washing off the dust on his body, Xu San lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

A burst of heat hit, Xu San turned over and sat up.

It was completely dark.

what time is it?
Feeling in the dark, lit the kerosene lamp, poured a glass of water, and downed it in one breath.

Much more comfortable!

Putting on his clothes, he came to the yard, climbed the ladder to the top of the wall, and then climbed the top of the wall to the roof.

Standing on the roof, overlooking the city of peace.

At this time, Ping'an City seems to have regained some vitality. Although there are no thousands of lights, most of the houses have also turned on lights.

It's rare that the devil didn't care about these things today.

After watching for a while, the little girl Xu Dongmei got out of the room, tightened her clothes and ran over the ladder.

She skillfully climbed up the ladder, ready to climb over the wall.

"Xiaomeizi!" Xu San called softly.

The little girl looked around, looking for the source of the voice, and seeing a black shadow, instinctively frightened, she shrank back: "Is it Uncle Xu?"

"It's me." Xu San agreed.

"Did mother let me see you come back?" The little girl said, then stepped over the wall again, and crawled along the wall towards Xu San.

The little girl's movements are very skilled, obviously she has done a lot in normal times.

Soon she crawled to Xu San's side, "Uncle, what are you doing on the roof?"

"Looking at Ping'an City!"

"What's so good about Ping'an City?"

"Today's peace is different from usual, because today is Chinese New Year."

"Then I want to see it too."

"Okay, uncle is carrying you, so that you can see far."

"Oh, that's great." The little girl cheered and wanted to jump up to celebrate, but was held back by Xu San.

What a joke, the roof is slippery, but you can't help tossing about like this.

The little girl was very light, and was placed on Xu San's shoulder without much effort.

Gently stood up, and walked carefully to the highest point of the roof: "Do you see clearly?"

"I see clearly, it's so beautiful, many houses are lit up, I didn't expect there are so many people in our Ping'an City." The little girl excitedly grabbed Xu San's hair and said.

The little girl is only six years old, and Ping An City has been occupied by devils since she can remember, so in her memory, she may not even know how to live the year.

After looking at it for a while, the little girl remembered her mother's order: "By the way, mother said that today is the Chinese New Year, and I want to eat dumplings. Just now let me see if you are back? If you come back, let me ask you to eat dumplings."

Put the little girl down gently, "Okay, uncle will be there in a while."

The little girl breathed a sigh of relief into her little hand: "You must come later."

Going back to the house, looking for a set of relatively clean clothes, and carrying a bottle of wine, Xu San climbed over the wall and came to Ma Cuilan's house.

Pushing open the door and entering, the room was steaming, and Ma Cuilan was sitting on the kang making dumplings.

Seeing Xu San enter the room, he greeted him, "Brother Xu, you are back, come on, drink some water first." Then he poured Xu San a glass of water.

Xu San took a sip from the water glass and put it aside, "Sister-in-law, you're welcome."

After washing his hands, Xu San was ready to come over to help: "What stuff?"

"Pork with cabbage!" The little girl replied excitedly.

"There's still meat, I'm lucky today!" Xu San smiled and made a dumpling and threw it on the curtain.

The little girl looked at the dumplings made by Xu San, and couldn't help but want to come and try them too, but Ma Cuilan gave her a glaring look: "Next time you make dumplings."

"Let the child pack a few, she just wants to play." Xu San pleaded with the little girl.

"She didn't wrap it tightly, she couldn't pinch it tightly! It leaked as soon as it was cooked." Ma Cuilan said with a smile, and then continued to catch the dough with her head down.

After wrapping up a few more, Xu San asked, "Sister-in-law, did you pack any money?"

"Wrapping money? No." Ma Cuilan shook her head with a smile. He remembered the custom of wrapping money, but the money from the previous dynasty was no longer in circulation, and neither did she.
Xu San took out a big ocean from his pocket, "Sister-in-law, hurry up."

Seeing Xu San take out the ocean, Ma Cuilan immediately stopped her: "Ah, no way, this"

"It's Chinese New Year, wish you luck."

Seeing that Ma Cuilan didn't move, Xu San scooped up a piece of noodles by himself, and drove off the big dough, but his technique was not good, and the dough was obviously uneven in thickness.

Rinse Dayang with shochu, pick up the dough, stuff some stuffing, and wrap Dayang in it.

In this way, a large dumpling came out of the oven.

Ma Cuilan smiled, "Isn't it obvious at a glance?"

"Uncle, why did you put money in such a big dumpling?" the little girl asked curiously.

"Because it's Chinese New Year! Wrapping money is for auspiciousness. We eat dumplings at the turn of the meridian. Whoever eats the money-wrapped dumplings will have good luck."

After hearing this, the little girl stared at the big dumpling, drooling, "That must be me."

The dumplings were made very quickly. Xu San looked at the dumplings and asked, "When shall we cook them? Should we cook them now or in the middle of the night?"

Ma Cuilan looked at the little girl who was a little sleepy now, and hesitated.

Xu San smiled, "Does Xiaomeizi want to set off fireworks? Although the devil won't let us set off firecrackers, it's okay to set off some fireworks in our own yard."

"Fireworks? Firecrackers?" The little girl looked at Xu San eagerly, because she didn't know what these things were.

"It's just fun, and it must be played during the Chinese New Year!"

After the little girl heard that it was fun, all sleepiness disappeared immediately, "Okay, then I want to play, I want to play."

"Okay, uncle will get it for you!"

Xu San didn't have any fireworks. What he called fireworks was just a fuse exchanged with bullets and the county brigade, which was about 20 meters long.

He took out half, and he planned to release the other half on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Cut into half-foot lengths with scissors and tie them to wooden sticks to make simple fireworks.

The fuse was ignited, making a piercing sound, and flickering orange sparks. Looking at the dancing sparks, Xu San finally felt that there was finally a bit of a new year.

"Haha, haha~" The little girl happily ran around the yard with a wooden stick, while Ma Cuilan followed closely, for fear that the brat would burn the house down.

The quality of the fuse hand-rubbed by the county brigade is very good, the material is even, the combustion is stable, and there is no broken end.

Make a new one again, the little girl jumped up and begged for it, Xu San handed the wooden stick into her hand: "May I give this to my mother?"

"Okay!" The little girl picked up the wooden stick, turned around and handed it to Ma Cuilan: "Mom, let's play together."

Xu San lit the fuse in Ma Cuilan's hand, and the sparks danced brilliantly again. She was a little scared and tried to stay away, but finally, encouraged by Xiaomeizi, she shook the fireworks in her hand.

The orange-yellow sparks, with brilliance, cut through the darkness, bringing people the longing light
The fuse is only more than ten meters away, even if you save a little play, you can't help the little girl toss.

After staying for a while, the three of them returned to the house.

"Sister-in-law, I think the vegetables you planted in my greenhouse have already sprouted." Xu San asked about his greenhouse.

"Park cabbage and lettuce, I happen to have seeds here, so I planted them first. These vegetables are cooked quickly, and they can be eaten in about a month. This early spring, the cucumber and eggplant you mentioned, wait a month, even if you don't use yours Greenhouses can also be planted."

Xu San was thoughtful. She probably understood Ma Cuilan's idea, and she could plant normally in a month, so that the greenhouse would not be wasted.

"I don't know how to grow vegetables. It's all up to my sister-in-law to worry about it."

"Uncle, uncle, I planted those vegetables, and I even watered them!" The little girl spoke from the side, asking for credit for herself.

"Okay, Xiaomeizi is the most obedient. Uncle will treat you to some meat later, big pieces of meat."

"Really?"

"real!"

In the following time, the two discussed how to reasonably use the greenhouse to grow off-season vegetables.

Ma Cuilan doesn't know what scientific planting is, but he is very clear about the growth cycle of vegetables.

As for Xu San, he is basically a farmer, and all he can offer is what kind of dishes are delicious.

Time passed quickly, and the clapper at midnight finally rang.

The little girl who had already started to nod immediately regained her spirits after hearing the sound of the clapper, and began to help Ma Cuilan prepare the dumplings.

"Sister-in-law, you are busy first. I'll go back and get some food. I'll be here in a while."

"There must be meat!" The little girl reminded Xu San from the side, telling him not to forget his promise.

In the warehouse, Xu San selected two dishes from a pile of "food", squirrel mandarin fish and Dongpo pork elbow. These are all solid dishes, but I don't know how the system is doing.

Commodity name: Squirrel mandarin fish

Product type: food
Commodity function: Supplement physical strength (can be strengthened)
Special function: Can make the mood happy after eating (can be strengthened)

Manufacturer: Hongri Film and Television Props Co., Ltd.

Remarks: Watch out for fishbone
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Commodity name: Dongpo Elbow

Product type: food
Commodity function: Supplement physical strength (can be strengthened)
Special function: Can make the mood happy after eating (can be strengthened)

Manufacturer: Hongri Film and Television Props Co., Ltd.

Remarks: Pick the skin first when eating the elbow

Without reinforcement, Xu San directly brought out the two big dishes, leaned against the wall, and called the little girl to take them.

The products produced by the system must be high-quality products. Just by looking at and smelling them, Xu San felt that these two dishes were definitely at the level of a five-star chef.

The little girl carefully carried the dish and put it on the table, then couldn't help but stretch out her little hand to dip a little bit of squirrel mandarin fish soup, and put it in her mouth.

The delicious taste exploded in the mouth instantly, from the tip of the tongue to the root of the tongue, then to the throat, and then disappeared. The soup was too little.
The little girl took a peek. Mother was cooking dumplings, and Xu San was turning her head to look at the decals on the window.

Seeing that no one noticed, the little girl stretched out three fingers this time, smacked it vigorously, and then quickly put it in her mouth.

This time she finally experienced the complete taste. After the delicious soup flowed into the stomach through the saliva, it produced an extremely pleasant delicacy, which is indescribable!

The little girl closed her eyes and looked intoxicated, and she was in a state of happiness for half a day.

It wasn't until Ma Cuilan called her to serve dumplings that she reluctantly left the dining table.

The dumplings were brought to the table, but the little girl didn't even look at them, her eyes were fixed on the squirrel mandarin fish.

"Hey~" Ma Cuilan sighed softly, this troubled world is really hard for children.She has grown so much, this is probably the first time to eat such a big fish, right?
The little girl looked at her mother and sighed, thinking, I was seen stealing food?
Picking up the chopsticks, I picked up a piece of fish for my mother, and put it in my mother's bowl, "Mother, you've worked hard! Eat first."

Ma Cuilan looked at the fish in the bowl, then at the little girl: "Did you pick it up for Uncle Xu?"

After listening to what mother said, the little girl picked another piece for Xu San, then took another piece for herself, and then looked at him eagerly, as if saying, "Move your chopsticks quickly, move your chopsticks quickly!"

Ma Cuilan looked at the two dishes on the table, guessing that he made them, so she said, "Brother Xu, this will cost you again. These two dishes cost a lot of money, right?"

"It doesn't cost anything. I got these two dishes from Dunzi in the team. They don't need money! I just bring them back to warm them up. Well, I guess it should be 12, which should be the time when the meridian meets. We have more than every year." Said Then he ate the fish in the bowl.

With almost no need to chew, Xu San swallowed it down.

Xu San couldn't find an adjective, anyway, he thought it was the most delicious fish he had ever eaten in two lifetimes.

Then, Ma Cuilan also moved her chopsticks. Although it was delicious, he was much more reserved than Xu San and the little girl.

Ma Cuilan felt that there were two wolves in front of her eyes, a big wolf and a small wolf, and two pairs of chopsticks were flying up and down. After a while, a fish was eaten, leaving only a head, a tail, and a naked fishbone.

If the fish head is not too ugly, it is estimated that the little girl will not even let the fish head go.

The fish is done, and the elbow.

So the little girl stretched her chopsticks towards her elbow.

"Snapped"

The little girl's chopsticks were hit by her mother: "I haven't eaten dumplings yet, how can I not eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year?"

"Oh." The little girl withdrew her chopsticks, picked up a dumpling, rubbed her round belly, ate it in one bite, chewed it twice before swallowing it.

Seeing the little girl's behavior, Ma Cuilan pretended to be angry, "What's the matter, aren't the dumplings made by mother bad?"

"Delicious, delicious, the dumplings made by mother are the best." The little girl blinked and said nonsense.

Xu San held back his joy, took a piece of elbow skin and threw it into his mouth.

Pick the skin first when eating the elbow.

This piece of elbow skin has a different taste from fish meat. It is fat but not greasy, soft and smooth, and it only needs to be pressed with the tongue, and it will turn into thick juice and spread all over the mouth.

And after swallowing, there is a sense of fullness from soul to body.

The little girl ate another dumpling, but her eyes were still fixed on the elbow on the table.

"It's delicious!" Ma Cuilan said, and put the dumpling that was several sizes larger into the little girl's bowl.

"Ah!" The little girl looked at the big dumpling in front of her with a bitter face. Now she feels that if she eats this big dumpling, her stomach won't be able to hold your elbows.

"Didn't you say that you want to eat this dumpling wrapped in money?" Ma Cuilan still pretended to be angry and stared at the little girl.

The little girl didn't dare to resist, so she could only stare at the big dumpling viciously, and finally picked up the chopsticks.

The big dumpling was eaten, and the little girl also slumped on the chair.

She really can't eat anymore, and now she can only look at her elbows and sigh.

Glancing at Dayang on the table: "Uncle Xu, here's the money." The little girl handed the money to Xu San.

"Whoever gets the money will get it." Xu San didn't want it.

"Then why do I need so much money?" the little girl asked curiously. Although her concept of money is very vague now, she knows that Dayang is very valuable. Even if her mother works hard for a month, she can't earn so much.

"It can be saved as a dowry."

"What is a dowry?"

"You'll know when you grow up."

In the end, except for the first bite of the elbow that Xu San ate, no one moved chopsticks. Ma Cuilan and Xu San tacitly left the elbow to the little girl.

The little girl, who was full of food and drink, started to go to the ground to digest food and prepare for New Year's greetings, and then went out to let go of the last fuse.

Ma Cuilan put down her chopsticks, stood up, and cupped her hands: "Brother Xu, Happy Chinese New Year!"

Xu San also stood up, "Sister-in-law, Happy Chinese New Year!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Seeing her mother starting to pay New Year's greetings, the little girl immediately followed her mother's instructions and swallowed her head: "Mother, Happy New Year! Happy New Year, Uncle Xu!"

"Happy New Year too, Xiaomeizi!" Xu San smiled and took out a twenty-cent red envelope from his pocket and handed it over.

(End of this chapter)