Daily life in the courtyard

Chapter 116 The Battle of Winter Reserve...

The "winter storage Chinese cabbage" in the old capital is known as the "housekeeping dish", which is very important in the life of the people in the capital.

Vegetable planting technology in this era was underdeveloped, and the types of vegetables that northerners could eat during the cold and long winter were very limited.

Chinese cabbage has a large yield, is resistant to cold, and is easy to store. These advantages have led to the fact that no vegetable can be as irreplaceable as Chinese cabbage in the winter life of Beijingers.

Every year before and after winter, each jurisdiction will organize a "winter storage leadership team" to escort all links from the procurement of the supply and marketing system, the transportation of truck teams, the sales organized by the streets of each jurisdiction, and the final cleaning and sanitation.

Just to ensure that the people in the capital have stockpiled winter vegetables at home.

This year, due to various reasons, it was a bit late, but a good meal is not afraid of being late, it is better to be late than not.

Zhou Wen and others assisted in the maintenance and guidance of the sales process in this area.

Wei Pingan has not participated in this kind of atmosphere for many years, and he is looking forward to it.

After sweeping the snow, Wei Pingan returned home to have breakfast, and saw that Zhou Wen was fully dressed, and Mrs. Zhang looked ready to go.

"Grandma, don't be busy when you are old. Give me the non-staple food book, and I will buy it for you later."

"I'll go by myself, you don't know how to choose, last year Xiaowen bid for the third-level one, and I didn't grab a few for the first-level one..."

Chinese cabbage is about eating the cabbage inside, and no one likes to eat the cabbage outside.

Especially the Chinese cabbage stored in winter, if the cabbage heart is small and the cabbage is many, the water will not be able to hold at all, and it will be wilted within a few days after buying it home. Therefore, the grade of Chinese cabbage stored in winter depends on the cabbage heart .

The bigger the cabbage heart, the more porcelain it grows, the higher the grade. The best Chinese cabbage is the first grade, and the smallest cabbage is the third grade.

Because everyone likes to eat first-class vegetables, but not all the ones that grow in the field are first-class.We can't let those secondary and tertiary vegetables rot.

So this year, as in previous years, the first-level dishes are limited to purchase, and the second- and third-level dishes are open to supply.

It's similar to the food routine. If you go late and the first-level vegetables exceed a certain amount, they won't sell them to you no matter what the money is.

As a result, on this day, many people lined up at the point of sale early.

Some people saw Chinese cabbage brought by big trucks at night, and they went home and rolled up their quilts and started to line up.

The old lady couldn't get used to her granddaughter being too talkative. Last year, she saw that the old man was pitiful, so she evened out a large part of her share of the first-class dishes.

At that time, the old lady didn't say anything, considering the overall situation.

But the little book in my heart made a note, saying that I will not stay at home this year.

"I'm so old, who would have the nerve to share my share, maybe let me have some..."

Wei Pingan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Old lady, it is impossible.

But to treat the elderly, in addition to filial piety, there is obedience.

"Come on, you bought it, and I'll be in charge of shipping it home..."

"That's what you're talking about."

The old lady muttered, and she was about to go out with a piece of steamed bun stuffed with fermented bean curd.

"Hey, grandma doesn't miss these two bites. You finish eating first before leaving. And you, why worry, go out after finishing eating. It's all your fault, otherwise grandma will leave before finishing eating..."

Wei Pingan took advantage of the situation, the old lady and Zhou Wen were forced to stay, and rushed out after eating quickly.

"Be careful, the streets are slippery."

"understood."

Zhou Wen was going to meet up with colleagues, and the old lady went straight to the sales point along the way with her familiar old sisters in the yard next door.

"Dabao, let's eat sweet and sour cabbage heart today, vinegar lotus white, okay?"

"it is good."

Dabao chewed the sticky sweet potato porridge in his mouth and clapped his hands happily.

Since Wei Ping'an came back as a father, Dabao has become a lot more cheerful and smiles more.

It can be seen that the father's company for the child is very important in the early development of the child.

Otherwise, it is very likely that the child will grow sideways...

For example, how about jade pillars.

Sitting at home, Wei Pingan could hear He Yuzhu's loud voice, busy making progress for Jia's family.

Winter storage is the top priority every year, and the rolling mill also takes half a day off for this matter.

In the yard, Wei Pingan was the only one who could hold his breath. He swept the snow as soon as he got up, and every household sent people to line up at the sales point.

Otherwise, why didn't Yan Jiecheng sweep the snow? He was sent by his father to wait in line early in the morning.

Wei Pingan waited unhurriedly for Wei Dabao to finish his porridge before going out.

Wei Dabao got a new car today.

Laifu was Dabao's leading horse, pulling the sleigh.

Wei Ping'an designed this newly made sled to be dual-purpose.

I found three children's tricycle wheels from the scrap yard and used them on the sled.

One on each side at the back and one at the front.

Wei Pingan made a careful design on the wheel.

The front wheels can be folded and used as an ornament, and the two rear wheels can also be pulled out two centimeters and pushed up.

So it can be used both for skiing and for pushing and pulling on dry land.

There wasn't much snow outside today, so Wei Ping'an put down the wheels of the sled, so that it didn't take too much effort to pull Laifu up.

Move the sled outside the yard gate.

Wei Dabao stepped into the sled with his bloated legs, and skillfully closed the small gate by himself.

The sled was covered with a down mattress.

It was exchanged by Wei Ping'an system, and it was warm and comfortable to sit on.

The system considerately comes with a red-bottomed floral outer packaging, which is down-to-earth and easy to disassemble and wash.

There was also a cotton coat that Wei Pingan hadn't worn much on it.

Dabao sat on it, wrapped in a cotton coat, and wearing a small Yu Zhaolin Lei Feng hat, like a little Kazakh warrior, galloping in the snow.

"drive!"

Dabao couldn't stutter clearly, because his mouth was cracked and his smile leaked out.

Lai Fu turned out to be an actor.

Following the example of the lone wolf, he wailed and spread his dog's paws... and the dog's hooves began to trot.

It also knows not to run too fast, and it also knows to find a flat place to walk.

It is indeed a mature spirit dog.

Wei Pingan rode behind him, every time Wei Dabao shook the rein and turned his head to look, Dad Wei smiled at him.

Dabao is very relieved, not as cautious as before.

"Wow, look, look, Wei Dabao is sledding..."

"Dabao, Dabao..."

Some children behind ran chasing the sled for a long time, standing still reluctantly, their eyes full of envy and longing.

In an age when toys are scarce, is dog sledding okay?

It's too fried, okay?

Not to mention children, many adults are just around the corner.

Fortunately, adults are following behind, and Wei Pingan is riding a bicycle behind him.

In the system, Wei Ping'an has already located Zhou Wen's point of sale, and Laifu is like a small car with navigation, trotting over with ease.

"Hey, look, whose kid is so interesting..."

"Big dog sledding, haven't seen it in years..."

"Look, look, this kid looks really happy."

"One look at this family, the conditions are good."

"Mom. Drive!"

Dabao slammed the reins, but it was useless. It's not that Laifu didn't recognize the hostess, and according to his doggy temperament, he would definitely go there to show off.

"Laifu is awesome, he will take care of the children."

"You are the only one who can be funny. With so many people watching, you let Laifu out."

"You can be lucky."

Wei Pingan spread his hands exaggeratedly: "If it weren't for the lack of enough reins, I would have planned to pull the three dogs together."

"Would you like to put Dabao in Santa's clothes again?"

This is the story in the painting book that Wei Pingan collected from the old Litou waste station. There are also a few paintings that Wei Pingan graffitied himself.

"You really reminded me."

"Come on, you, I'm busy, you go and help grandma arrange it for a while."

Wei Pingan glanced into the distance and saw Wang Kaiming's figure.

Wang Kaiming may have guessed what happened before, but time has passed, and he forced himself to forget about those dangers.

After working hard for several years, I finally settled down.

For Zhou Wen, a colleague, he would help whenever he could from the bottom of his heart, not for anything else, but because he was afraid that Wei Pingan would settle old scores with him.

After all, paper can't hold fire, so he feels guilty.

Wei Pingan really didn't care about this.

A person's death is like a lamp being extinguished, and the past is here with him, and the story has already been turned over.

"Wei Ping'an!"

Someone patted his shoulder suddenly, and Wei Ping'an turned his head away.

"Officer Li, long time no see."

"... I forgot to tell you, you don't have to come and line up, your Chinese cabbage is ready, I'll send you home later."

"Then thank you. I didn't take the non-staple food book, I came here with the old lady."

"Okay, then you go over there, and I will sit with you some other day."

Li Weidong, the director of the street office, had a relationship with Wei Ping'an from the very beginning, and he was not bad.

If it hadn't been too many years and he was a little unfamiliar, he should be called Lao Li or Wei Dong.

Li Weidong looked at the back of Wei Ping'an walking into the crowd, admiring him deeply.

Just such a seemingly ordinary and simple person, carrying the honor and expectations of tens of millions of people, did such a big thing incognito.

It's really impossible not to admire.

Li Weidong is about to mention the deputy director of the street office.

He has the right and obligation to understand and memorize some internal channels and key care families in the jurisdiction.

The person with the richest and most shocking experience in this area is Wei Ping'an.

A big boy who asked him to get tap water to enter the house at first, but was squeezed out by the neighbors, ridiculed and rumored by all kinds of people.

He did such a big thing quietly.

Many times he heard Director Wang lamenting.

After all, Wei Ping'an's situation is known to everyone in the street office.

Aunt Zhang and Li Weidong were involved in his marriage to Zhou Wen.

Now that Zhou Wen also has a good job, how could such a young couple's family be unhappy?

It's much better than those families with thousands of choices, right?

Perhaps the sentence was true, and good people are rewarded with good rewards.

Good people are blessed.

"Grandma, you drink water."

Laifu was smart enough to make a mistake, and pulled a small sled along the queue to find Mrs. Zhang who was in the front row.

Wei Dabao took out Wei Pingan's thermos from his coat, and couldn't hold it in his small hands, but he still yelled loudly.

Whether it is really to let the grandma drink water, or just to show off, then... it is not clear at a glance.

After a while, it was my old lady's turn.

"370 catties. Seventy catties of first-class vegetables..."

"Grandma, why don't you buy something older?"

"Our vegetable cellar is so big, and it's still empty when it's empty. Let's eat it slowly after drying it."

Queuing up to buy vegetables is just an appetizer for the "Winter Storage of Chinese Cabbage" project.

When the vegetables are bought, it is time for "Eight Immortals to show their magical powers across the sea".

Mrs. Zhang had a good deal with the courtyard next door, and there was a tricycle over there.

Put two layers in your pocket, spread it with wooden boards, and it can be piled high on top.

In order to give Wei Dabao more sense of participation, Wei Pingan also arranged for Dabao to carry two cabbages in his sled and pull them home.

Well, Dabao is not strong enough, so he hugged two cabbages twice.

Although his face was flushed with tiredness, his interest was quite high.

As the saying goes, old children.

Both old people and children are figured out in this regard.

They all need people's approval, are afraid of being forgotten, and are eager to gain a sense of existence.

The more involved, the merrier.

The one who was pedaling the three rounds was a strong man in the yard next door, with a hulking back and waist, his name was Fu Dongqiang.

After chatting for a few words, I realized that he was 22 years old, how many years younger than Wei Ping'an, and his identity was a wrestling teacher at Shichahai Martial Arts School.

Fu Dongqiang is from Shandong, so he fits the image of a Shandong man at a glance.

At first, he was a professional player of the Shandong team who signed up to participate in the national martial arts competition, but he was retained after he came.

Because of his filial piety, others came to the competition by themselves, and he came all the way with his family's milk.

There was a famine in the family, and patches of the village fell seriously ill, and the family of seven survived the two of them.

Fu Dongqiang was brought up by his milk, so he took it with him wherever he went.

His old lady and Mrs. Zhang are in the same grade, and they hit each other very well. As long as they go to the alley, the two old ladies seem to be tied together.

Can't leave Meng.

"Dong Qiang, have a cigarette."

"Thank you Brother Wei, I don't smoke, you can clean up the rest yourself, I'll go back."

"Okay, slow down on the road."

Fu Dongqiang helped the old lady pull it back first, his own family's pile was there, Zhou Wen helped to look at it, but he didn't pull it.

The big men in Shandong these days are really warm-hearted, just like the people in the old capital.

The winter storage of Chinese cabbage, after buying and transporting the vegetables home, is the most important part of the show: drying the vegetables, stacking the vegetables, and pouring the vegetables.

It snowed yesterday, and today is sunny, which is a good weather for drying.

The old lady Zhang was still waiting for the second time to help her sister, so Wei Ping'an got busy first.

Spread the cabbage, pick out the yellowed and wilted cabbage leaves, find a bundle of hemp rope from the house, and tie the cabbage leaves to prevent them from falling apart.

Finally, they were moved into the cellar and piled up layer by layer against a wall.

The cellar was already dry, and Wei Pingan didn't use his space ability, so he was just doing nothing.

It was moved down one after another, with two wooden boards placed on each floor, and several floors were built with more than 300 kilograms.

One side was leaning against the wall, and a piece of plastic sheeting was covered with nails on the wall. It is estimated that the old lady had already thought about it.

On the other side is just a large vat of pickled sauerkraut, so you don't have to worry about the cabbage falling apart.

Finally, put two rocks on top.

Without the pressure from above, the cabbage would still rot. Wei Pingan couldn't explain why, but it was always done this way.

For the people in the old capital, if they stock up on Chinese cabbage for winter, they will have a solid life this winter.

There is an old saying: a hundred vegetables are not as good as cabbage.

Chinese cabbage that has been frosted will have a sweet taste, and the cabbage is of high quality and cheap, otherwise there would be no such thing as "cabbage price".

After a while, Mrs. Zhang came back, followed by Wei Dabao, who was leading Laifu, and Laifu was pulling the sleigh.

It is estimated that the old lady helped when going up and down the steps. Because there are wheels in the yard, it is still very convenient to drag.

"Grandma, everything is packed."

"Grandma will make sweet and sour cabbage heart for you to eat at night."

In the evening, when Zhou Wen came back, he saw his man and the old lady squatting in the yard, tying Chinese cabbage leaves.

"Haven't you finished tidying up all afternoon?"

"This is specially sent by the street office for Pingan. Come and see, more than 200 catties are all first-class vegetables..."

　The second update today;

　　I will work hard this week and try to get back to two updates a day...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)