The leisurely life of rebirth

Chapter 13
It’s been a long time since I’ve had food from home.

Which meal is the most nourishing to the stomach?Food at home is the most nourishing to the stomach.

Because you grew up eating it.Your stomach has already adapted to the food at home.

When I was a kid, there were no out-of-season vegetables.They eat summer food in summer and autumn food in winter. Almost every household eats cabbage and radish vermicelli in winter.There are also some pickles.

Who among today’s children can still distinguish the vegetables of the four seasons?

Not to mention them, sometimes when traveling around I can’t tell which vegetables and fruits are in which season.

"Mom, I want to eat braised beans and noodles. Please make me braised beans and noodles." Zhou You loves this bite the most and thinks about it after not eating for a while.In the past, it was simple and convenient to make braised noodles during busy farming days.

The noodles are freshly made using a noodle machine.It feels like I am back when my mother was making noodles when I was a kid, running around with the noodle machine, flattening the noodles first, and pressing them a few more times to firm them up.Almost every house in their village has a noodle machine.People in the north like to eat pasta, and freshly made noodles are more delicious.

After pressing the noodles, install the noodle knife and cut the noodles into thin pieces, because thin noodles cook faster when steamed.

"Mom, when making braised noodles with beans and shredded pork, put more beans and less shredded pork."

"Okay, I'll put some more soy sauce. We don't have any sugar and garlic at home. If you want to eat, ask your dad to go to your second uncle's house to get some." He warned while cooking.
In the north, you need to eat garlic when eating noodles, including raw garlic, sugared garlic, and Laba garlic.Zhou You likes to eat sugared garlic and Laba garlic. He can only eat half of the raw garlic and not too much.

"Mom, my dad and I went to town to buy some watermelon to eat at home."

"Drive slowly. Your car is so big. The village is full of children and no one cares about it. Don't hit them." His mother was a little worried.

"Dad, you drive my car, and we will go buy watermelon together." He saw his father circling his car several times.

Zhou Benzheng was a little afraid to drive after hearing this, saying that the car was too big and he was afraid it would not drive well.

"It's okay. This off-road vehicle is strong and durable. Drive slowly. It doesn't matter if it's a small bump or scratch. Just don't hit anyone."

"Okay, please sit in the passenger seat and keep an eye on me. The car is too big and I haven't driven it before. I only drive a small car occasionally." Zhou You doesn't have a car at home, and there are few places where he needs to use it.

"Dad, if you want a car, I'll buy you one when the time comes." Zhou You thought it would be convenient to have a car at home.

"No, just take care of yourself. I'm in the countryside and I don't travel far. Why do I need a car?"

"With a car, it's convenient for you to go to the county or the city." Zhou You added, "It will also be convenient for you to go to my grandparents' house. You don't have to buy an expensive one, just buy a cheap one that can be loaded." . That is to say, electric cars are not mature now, otherwise the electric car I will buy for you will be very convenient to charge at home."

"I have a motorcycle at home, which is very convenient to drive in the countryside." Zhou Benzheng insisted not to buy it.I am also afraid that I will not have enough money to spend on my children.

Zhou You thought about it and decided not to insist on buying it until next year.Let them have an acceptance process.

Besides, I will be taking classes for one year next year. Even if I tell them that my salary is high, they won’t know.University teachers are envious when I hear it, but a few of them know that university teachers’ salaries are so low.

The black Wrangler also has a very high rate of turning heads in the countryside.Especially now, rural roads are not as smooth as roads in cities, but there are still a little bumps and potholes.

After driving for a while, his dad said, "You, your car is really good, you don't even have to avoid any small holes."

I met many acquaintances on the road and saw Zhou Bencheng driving.

Those who are closer to him all shout, "Third brother, you are getting rich, driving such a good car."

"How can I make money? This is the car Xiaoyou bought. I earned some money as a university teacher in Luzhou." Zhou Benzheng was quite modest. "It's great to be a university teacher. If you have culture and knowledge, you can make money." People there were envious.

Seeing that my father has been honest all his life, I cannot say that he has been a coward all his life, but he has also been mediocre.Now the family has improved a bit, and it has given the village something to talk about for a while.

At least there is no need to say that reading is useless anymore.

Although this will give them the illusion that reading is really useful.

Is reading useful?But it’s unrealistic to think how useful it will be.

Study, especially go to a good school.At least it can get you out of rural poverty.Then you have a place to settle down in the city.

As for whether you are living well or not, whether you are happy or not, that is everyone's own way of living.

"Boss, how do you sell watermelon? But it's my own watermelon." Most of the watermelons in the town are watermelons grown in the surrounding areas.Watermelon also has the fresh aroma of freshly picked fruit.Unlike the melons I bought from the supermarket in the future, they were all picked a few days ago.What's more, they are all ripe melons, which look very red but are not sweet at all.The melon rind is extremely thick.

The boss wears a straw hat and has a tanned face. "Why are they not my own melons? I just picked them this morning. They are from the village. If I trick you, I can run away. 1 yuan 2 a pound. They are all good melons, with rough flesh." This is a good thing about acquaintance society, and everyone wants it. Having been together for decades, we know each other well.Once a reputation becomes bad, it may be difficult to change.Future generations will be affected.

"Dad, you go ahead and pick. I can't do it either. Pick a few more, and it won't matter if you keep them for a few days." Zhou You's family had grown watermelons before, but they only planted a few dozen, enough for themselves to eat.

His dad picked a few melons and thought for a while, "You should pick another bag and go to your grandma's house in two days."

"No, I'll buy it separately when we need it in two days. It will be fresher then." His grandparents left early, so when he was a child, his grandparents took them with him a lot, and he was relatively close to the two old people.

Grandpa and grandma are both in good health, and the old couple live in the countryside by themselves.Think about it: I used to go to work and go home very rarely in the province, and I could only stay for half a day at a time.

There will no longer be such a long vacation during winter and summer vacations.

On National Day and May Day, I still have to work overtime sometimes and don’t have time to come back.

The biggest discomfort after graduation is probably that there are very few vacations.

No wonder Chinese people go out together in groups, because they really don’t have time to go out.

When I returned home and lay on my bed, I looked at this old house. I was full of kindness but also felt that it was indeed a bit run-down.Anyway, it was built when I was a kid, and the sunlight wasn’t that good.

On a slightly cloudy day, the house will be very humid.

There are still dry toilets in rural areas, so I was a little uncomfortable at first traveling around.

In the past, whenever I could not bear the beatings from society when I was traveling around, I wanted to go back to the countryside.

I have thought about it more than once, to design my rural homestead and build it like a Chinese courtyard house.

Renovate it according to the style of the villa and build a sewer tank and septic tank.It can fully meet the daily needs of going to the bathroom and bathing.

This time I have the opportunity to travel around, I must fulfill this wish, not only to make myself comfortable, but also to satisfy myself.

(End of this chapter)