Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 487: Laba is over
On the seventh and eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the beggar froze to death.

Don’t be greedy, little kids, it’s the New Year after Laba.

The time soon came to the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month. After dinner today, the others, under the command of Mother Han, soaked all the red beans, walnut kernels, hazelnuts, almonds, pine nuts, and red dates that should be soaked and dried that would be used tomorrow morning. Before stir-frying, stir-fry the lilies and lotus seeds she specially bought this year.

After seeing Lily and Lianzi, the second sister Han laughed and joked with the Yun sisters, saying that they had never had such Laba porridge at such an old age, but the Yun sisters turned around and pulled the first sister Han off.

The next day, when Han Li came back from practicing boxing and feeding birds with his dog, the yard was already filled with a strong aroma of porridge.

Today's Laba porridge was made by Han's mother who got up early in the morning. She used rice, millet, corn dregs, and sorghum rice combined with various hard materials and fruits prepared in advance yesterday. The porridge was put in in sections to make today's porridge both beautiful and delicious.

There is no psychological burden on Han Li when he praises his mother, nor is he even the slightest bit broken.

As soon as Han Li started, the Han sisters and the Yun sisters rushed over. Mother Han was very happy after eating this meal.

After breakfast, Han Li and the Yun sisters sent their families to work.They watched the family walk away at the street door. Before they could turn around and go back to the house, they saw a jeep driving into Mianhua Hutong.

Han Li nodded at the two sisters, and they turned back to the house to prepare tea.

This time it was not just Gong Jianglong who came next to Mr. Liu, but also a middle-aged woman in her 40s who was of medium height, friendly-looking and energetic, and got off the bus with her.

"Brother Gong is here."

"Brother Han, do you know that we are coming at this time?"

"Haha, I don't have that ability. I just sent my family to work, and I happened to see your car coming. Who is this aunt?"

"It's my fault that I forgot to introduce you, Brother Han, this is Aunt Liu."

Gong Jianglong looked at the neighbors gathered around him and stopped talking. Han Li immediately understood what was going on with him.

"Aunt Liu, Brother Gong, it's cold outside. Let's sit inside and talk."

The three of them sat down inside the room. After the Yun sisters made tea, put away the nuts and went out, Gong Jianglong introduced Aunt Liu again.

This Aunt Liu comes from the idiom capital of Ji Province, where the Wa Palace is located at the junction of the three provinces of Shanxi, Hebei and Henan.

In the winter of 39, Aunt Liu, who had just turned 12 years old, walked over mountains and ridges in deep snow and broke through the Japanese blockade to deliver important information to the troops.

Ever since Han Li issued the list of needs, Aunt Liu has been busy with all the trivial matters.

(I want to describe this in more detail but don’t dare to write, so let’s just leave it at that and talk about it when I have the chance.)
Aunt Liu always had a smile on her face and was very kind when she spoke, giving people a very kind feeling.

The three of them just said something that was not convenient to say outside, and left together without even taking a sip of tea. In the words of Aunt Liu, time was tight, the task was heavy, and she still had a lot of things to do. Rush back as soon as possible.

The Haizi in Han Li's mouth is Shichahai. Shichahai is divided into Qianhai, Houhai and Xihai. The place where he gets up early every day to practice boxing and martial arts is near the Qianhai Pier (called Wulongting Pier in later generations).

This time Gong Jianglong drove Han Li to the west of Houhai, which was not too far from their home, and stopped at the entrance of a courtyard.

"Xiao Han, we are here."

After saying this, Aunt Liu got out of the car first. Han Li followed and looked at the surrounding situation.

This is an independent courtyard with one entrance. It looks well-preserved from the outside. The door opens to the south. This is the most common Ruyi door in Sijiu City that can be installed without grade.

Just outside this courtyard is the seaside. This place is a good location for enjoying the cool air in the summer or skating in the winter. Of course, it is also a great place to get some peace and quiet in the midst of the hustle and bustle and cultivate your sentiments.

Aunt Liu opened the street door with the key, and Han Li and Gong Jianglong quickly followed.

The interior of the courtyard has a 3*3*3*2.5 layout, which means that there are three main rooms, east and west wing rooms, and half of the south room is used as a street door. The screen wall is inlaid on the wall of the east wing. However, this screen wall has been smashed so much that its original appearance is no longer visible.

The doors and windows are dilapidated in appearance, but it is not difficult to tell that it has been cleaned and maintained recently. At least the glass has been repaired. Both the inside and outside of the courtyard are cleaned very clean. There is also a faucet in the northeast corner of the courtyard.

The south room is empty. There is a lot of firewood and charcoal piled up in the east wing. There is a huge medicine cabinet in the west wing. There are also various medicinal materials next to it. There are also medicine grinders, copper pestles and mortars, small guillotines, and small guillotines for processing medicinal materials. Saws, files, and mortars are all available here.

In the main room on the north side are stoves, medical pots, tables and chairs, beds, kettles, tea cups, and a small bookshelf next to it.

There are many books on the bookshelf, many of which are foreign books. However, these foreign books are all stamped with the seal of Friendship Store, which shows that these books are not only readable, but also have no problem with their origin.

Aunt Liu took them around each room and finally asked Han Li for his opinion and what was missing.

What can Han Li say?Not only did she get all the medicinal materials and equipment in a few days, but she also found a quiet courtyard not far from her home.

"Aunt Liu, the neighbors around here are very scattered, and the smell of medicine will be blown away by the wind in Haizi. It's not far from my home, and it won't take long to walk here every day. As long as the type and quantity of the medicinal materials are okay, I You can start cooking here at any time.”

"That's good. I'll leave you a phone number. If you have any questions, just call me. Under normal circumstances, I will answer the phone."

After Aunt Liu left her phone number and the keys here, she called Gong Jianglong and left in a hurry.Han Li watched the jeep go away, locked the door of the courtyard again, and slowly went home.

When he got home, he told the two sisters about the situation, and then took them to identify the door in case they couldn't find him in case of any emergency.

Han Li went home again and waited until lunch before returning to the courtyard. He lit the stove and boiled water to make a cup of tea for himself, and then began to process the medicinal materials.

Han Li first picked out all the medicinal materials for his three-body practice, and then started working on the actual medicinal materials used in the "Stretch Pain Relief Cream".

Although medicine grinders, copper pestles and mortars, small guillotines, small saws, steel files, and mortars are all just decorations for Han Li, he pays attention to being careful and handles medicinal materials twice with these tools first to allow them to be contaminated. There are many residues of medicinal materials and traces of use.

After covering up, Han Li directly used his decomposition ability to quickly deal with the remaining medicinal materials.

In the following period, Han Li practiced boxing and martial arts every morning.

After having breakfast and sending my family to work, I come here to make medicine. I go home for lunch at noon, come here in the afternoon and go back in the evening. It feels a bit like working from nine to five.

But his job couldn't be easier. Sister Yun and his sister would accompany him in the first few days.

Later, Han Li felt sorry for them for running back and forth in such a cold weather, so he didn't let them follow him, but the two talking crows came in handy at this time.

One on each side, they let the crows send messages back and forth if they had anything to say.

Most calls in this era need to be transferred, and the two places are very close to each other in a straight line, so the crow's speed of transmitting messages is not slower than making a phone call, but the number of words cannot be too many. If there are too many, you need to write a note for the crow to pick up. The two sisters said with a smile after playing for a day.

"Others are like swan geese conveying love, but what we are playing is crow conveying love."

When Han Li was making the plaster, he spent most of the time adjusting the flame. Then he held an enamel cup and sat fishing on the edge of the sea without feeling cold at all.

Although they are more common in the Air Force, catching one occasionally is a rare pleasure.

Such a day soon came to February 75, 2, the year of Jiayin, the month of Dingchou, and the day of Gengchen, the 3rd of the twelfth lunar month.

This was also the 15th day that Han Li took over making the plaster. Originally, he planned to call Aunt Liu after finishing today.

But unexpectedly, Han Li was doing the final filling in the house that afternoon, and Aunt Liu had already arrived at the scene with a smile.

This time, she did not look for Gong Jianglong who was beside Mr. Liu. The person driving her was another person.

"Aunt Liu, you are here."

"Haha, I just happened to be passing by nearby today so I came over to take a look. Xiao Han, are these the 'Stretching Pain Relief Cream' brewed this time?"

"Well, all the ointments brewed this time are here, but my ability is limited and I can only operate two pots at a time, so there is only so much I can make in this half month."

"Xiao Han, please stop being modest. As far as I know, there are very few people who can cook such a difficult recipe and control two pots at the same time. You are still young now, and you will definitely do a lot in the future. "

"Aunt Liu, you praised me."

While Han Li was chatting with Aunt Liu, he speeded up filling the jar.

All the ointments were quickly installed. After Han Li and the driver carefully moved them into the car, Han Li took out the key to the door and handed it to Aunt Liu.

"Aunt Liu, now that the mission is completed, here is the key to the door. Please keep it."

Aunt Liu looked at the key in Han Li's hand and instead of reaching out to take it, she said with a smile.

"Xiao Han, are you going to the Northeast next year?"

"Well, I have to go back before spring plowing starts in the village."

"I heard Mr. Liu say that you don't like to go back to work in Sijiu City and want to contribute more to the country's construction of new rural areas. This view is good. Young people should have such a spirit of not being afraid of hardship, but it is also wrong to put talents below A waste.

Well, if you want to go back to work in Sijiucheng anytime, just call me. It's hard to tell the key units, but I can help you fight for the general units. "

"Aunt Liu, thank you first. I will definitely speak up when necessary."

"That's right. You keep the key here first. Everyone is busy during the New Year, so I won't delay you and your family celebrating the New Year. But after the New Year, before you go to the countryside, I want to ask you to stay longer." Make a batch of ointment, after all, it is not convenient for this ointment to pass through other people's hands."

Faced with such a request, Han Li was of course the more the better, because the medicinal materials required for the three-body posture were really difficult, and it would be best if someone was willing to help him share the burden. What's more, there is such a thing as favor.

　Thanks to: Nicholas IV. Reward: 500 points.

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(End of this chapter)