A layman in the courtyard

Chapter 17 The dog meat rolls around, and the immortal cannot stand still

Cao Zhihua took his younger siblings and Lou Xiaoe out of the alley.

I found that Nanluogu Lane was crowded with people today, and it was extremely lively. It seemed that people from the whole city had gathered here, crowded and making a fuss.

Every household in the streets and alleys has posted Spring Festival couplets, and the entire street is filled with a dazzling array of products, and countless people are selecting and exchanging.People were rushing through the crowds, not wanting to miss anything good.

The running children are like snowballs when they see children of the same age. The playing and shopping scenes are inexplicably harmonious, like a lively farce, and the atmosphere is full of happiness.

Walking on the streets of Nanluoguxiang today, it feels like you are in a not-so-distant fantasy land, where everyone is immersed in their own world.

Recalling yesterday, the prosperous and peaceful times showed prosperity; looking at the Ming Dynasty, the splendid poems illuminated the capital city.

Seeing this prosperous scene, Cao Zhihua was a little crazy. The fireworks in the world are the most touching to the human heart. For the first time, he felt that he had integrated into this world.

Slowly, Cao Zhihua hummed a fragment of a song that he liked very much in his previous life.

"There are the most rugged peaks and mountains, which are more arrogant than you and me. The clear light on the sea and the full moon are filled with light in a cup."

"There is the most arrogant snow-capped mountain, where I quietly listened to you and me reciting the chants. The scenes that the world admires are nothing more than ordinary."

Cao Zhihua, who was wandering in the world, was suddenly woken up by a pat on the shoulder by Lou Xiao'e who looked happy.

"Stinky Zhihua, I'm taking Zhiguo, Xiaoyu and the others to go shopping."

Cao Zhihua came back to his senses and said dotingly, "Okay, please be safe. I'm also taking a look at this street. If you need anything, please come to me."

"Okay, there are so many people here, it's very safe."

Cao Zhihua nodded and watched Lou Xiao'e dragging Big Gouzi and Er Gouzi around the various stalls.

In fact, Cao Zhihua had already put the New Year's food at home, and what was missing was only firecrackers and the like.

I didn't have much thought about buying anything, so I left it to Lou Xiao'e and the others.

Cao Zhihua doesn't have this inexplicable idea of ​​not spending a penny on the woman, but having to spend money with the woman if he goes out with her.

You don't let women invest in you, invest time, energy and money, let women increase their sunk costs in you, and make women reluctant to leave you even if they are unhappy for some reason.

Do you still have to hold people in your hands every day, spend all kinds of time, energy, money, and thoughts to coax them, just because some aspects are not coaxed well, and they make you feel uncomfortable every day or just pat your butt and run away, and you are happy?
Cao Zhihua believed that he still had a way of dealing with women. In his previous life, he had never been devoted to any woman.

Rather, in the process of getting along, while constantly strengthening the relationship, he should target the woman's weaknesses and guide the other party to increase investment in him.

That's why in the previous life, he was able to achieve the feat of killing a thousand people without capsizing. Even if his wife caught him having sex with San'er, the quarrel would be over.

Just walk around like this and let yourself resonate with the joyful and peaceful fireworks. My whole body and mind are relaxed and I am in a very good mood.

After turning around, Cao Zhihua saw an empty stall and walked over to take a look.

"Boss, are you a dog?"

The stall owner was an old farmer. His nose was already red from the cold, and his eyebrows and hair were covered with a layer of white frost. He had his hands in his cotton-padded jacket and his feet kept jumping on the snow.

"Yes, comrade."

"Is it a black dog or a yellow dog?"

"Comrade, it's a black dog."

Cao Zhihua looked at a dog on the stall. The fur had been cleaned.

In this day and age, dog meat is indeed not popular because it doesn’t have any fat in the whole body.

But Cao Zhihua loves it. If the dog meat rolls around, the gods will not be able to stand still.Thinking about it, my mouth is watering.

"Boss, weigh the whole one for me, and I'll buy it all."

When the boss heard this, he was overjoyed. The dog meat would not be sold today, and he had no money to bring cotton cloth and new year's goods to his family. He didn't know how disappointed the whole family was.

The boss quickly put the dog meat on the scale, "Comrade, it's 46 pounds in total, 14 yuan."

Cao Zhihua didn't bargain. He took out 14 yuan and handed it to the boss. He picked up the dog meat tied with a straw rope and continued shopping.

I turned around without paying attention to the time.When I met Lou Xiao'e and her younger brothers and sisters, I saw that they were all carrying large and small bags.

When Xiaoyu saw Cao Zhihua, she jumped like a little rabbit and came to Cao Zhihua's side.

"Big brother, big brother, sister Xiao'e bought us a lot of things."

Cao Zhihua smiled and said, "What did you buy?"

Now the three little ones all chirped.

Xiaoyu: "I bought peach cake, which is my favorite."

Dagouzi: "Brother, eldest brother Xiao'e bought us a lot of firecrackers. I'm so happy."

Ergouzi: "Big brother, big brother, there are mung bean cakes, peanuts, and melon seeds."

"There are so many peanuts and melon seeds at home, why do we still need Sister Xiao'e to buy them?"

Lou Xiao'e came over a little embarrassed: "I want to buy it. I'm buying New Year's goods. I must buy a little bit of everything."

Cao Zhihua looked at Lou Xiao'e affectionately

"Ezi, you spent a lot of money today."

"It's okay. I'm very happy today and I didn't spend much money."

Only a rich woman like Lou Xiao'e would buy so many things and feel that they don't have much money. "See what I bought?"

Lou Xiaoe obviously recognized it,
"Is this dog meat?"

"Yes, have you eaten it?"

"I haven't eaten it before. Can I eat this?"

Cao Zhihua said angrily.

"What do you mean it's edible? Don't you know that if dog meat rolls around, the gods won't be able to stand still? This means that dog meat is very delicious."

Lou Xiao'e was embarrassed and said
"I've only heard that dog meat cannot be served on the main table."

Cao Zhihua said nonchalantly, "Hey, isn't that the feudal superstition of people in the past, saying that eating dog meat is unlucky."

"I haven't seen these auspicious people become immortals."

Lou Xiao'e was amused by Cao Zhihua and laughed.

Cao Zhihua usually never cooks, but today in order not to waste this rare material, he planned to personally direct the cooking at noon.

"It's rare for me to show off my skills today. I'm sure you won't forget it after eating it and will want to eat it again in the future."

Lou Xiao'e knew that Cao Zhihua never cooked, so she said very suspiciously

"Really?" Obviously he didn't believe it at all.

When Cao Zhihua was young in his previous life, he often cheated on dogs with his friends and made dog meat to eat. Of course he knew how to make it delicious.

"Let's go back. I'll be in charge later. The big dog and the two dogs are cooking. I'll teach you how to make dog meat."

Cao Zhihua returned to the courtyard happily with Lou Xiaoe, his younger brothers and sisters.When I entered the house, I saw the third uncle Yan Bugui setting up a table in front of his house and writing couplets.

Yan Bugui saw Cao Zhihua's family buying so many things.I was very surprised. For Yan Bugui, whose mantra is that he will never have enough to eat, he will not have enough to wear, and he will never be poor, he is seeing a fat sheep.

"Zhihua, are you back from buying new year's goods?"
"Yes, third uncle, are you planning to write Spring Festival couplets for everyone?"

"Yes, you have two doors in your house, do you want two?"

"Okay, third uncle, please give me two pictures. I will come over and get them later."

"Okay, I'll be ready in a minute. You can come and get it later."

Cao Zhihua didn't say much, and entered the room with everyone, big and small, and started making arrangements.

"Xiao'e, it's really cold. Come to the sofa and warm yourself by the fire."

"Big Gouzi, Er Gouzi, cut this dog in half and bring out six big radishes. We will eat dog meat at noon. We can eat all at once."

Dagouzi hesitated and said: "Brother, is this enough to eat?"

"Half a dog, more than 20 kilograms of meat, it must be enough to eat. Remember to clean the big iron pot, because so much meat needs to be cooked in a big iron pot."

"Okay, brother"

"Xiaoyu, go make a cup of jasmine tea, Sister Xiao'e, and then go and warm yourself by the fire."

Xiaoyu is obviously a little unhappy

"No, big brother. I want to cook with Big Gouzi and Er Gouzi. In the past, the three of us cooked together."

When Cao Zhihua heard this, he said, hey, I'm not happy to let you be lazy, "Okay, you can cook with Da Gouzi and Er Gouzi. The three of you will chop the dog meat first, chop it into pieces, and wash two large pieces of ginger. , star anise, cinnamon, and dried chili pepper, then call me and I will teach you how to make it."

"Okay, big brother."

Looking at the three little ones who were cooking, Cao Zhihua sighed that people in this era are really hard-working, and children are proud of their work.

It’s no wonder that Cao Zhihua has never been able to integrate into this society. In this era, everyone advocates practicing hard, down-to-earth, and working hard to contribute to socialism.

This kind of hard work, scrambling to do work, doing good things and other excellent qualities are really far away from my previous life where I was single-minded and just wanted to enjoy being a bad person.

Forget it, don't want to, the more I think about it, the more uncomfortable it becomes.

Cao Zhihua shook his head, took out some peanuts and fruit candies from the bag, held a large handful together, and walked out
"Third uncle, would you like to write it for me?"

"It's done. Let's put it aside to cool. You can just take it back and paste it up later."

Cao Zhihua put the peanut candy in his hand on Yan Bugui's table.
"Thank you for your hard work, uncle. This is for you to polish your pen. Thank you!"

The third uncle, Yan Bugui, was very happy when he saw a large handful of melon seed candies on the table.Pick up the sparring exercise and give it to Cao Zhihua

"Zhihua, look at it, are you satisfied?"

Cao Zhihua opened it and whispered:
"First Couplet: Praise the Lord to all the people"

Second line: The red sun rising from the east is called the savior
Hengbiao: benefiting the common people"

Cao Zhihua thought it was pretty good and gave a thumbs up, "Third uncle, I like this one very much."

Open another one,
"Fight until the sky bows its head, and people will not rest until the sky bows its head. The country is rich and the people are strong."

Seeing the second picture, Cao Zhihua wondered. Is he so motivated?
This has not yet revealed whether she loves red makeup or weapons.

Forget it, I didn't bother to change, so I just asked Lou Xiao'e to start sparring.

(End of this chapter)