I became popular in the 1970s by disguising myself as a man

Chapter 77
Zhong Zhiran was still thinking about the eggs he had hatched. He came home from work that day and as soon as he walked in, he vaguely heard the cries of chickens.

When I opened the quilt covering the wooden box, I saw three chicks with dried feathers chirping.

There was another chick that was trying hard to get out of the hole, but the remaining six eggs showed no reaction.

As for the eggs that were specially put in to eat the eggs, Zhong Zhiran took them out a few days ago and everyone roasted them and ate them. They were so delicious that they didn't want them.

In one night, eight chicks emerged from ten eggs, and the other two chicks burped as soon as they were halfway out...

Eight is quite a lot. The chicks are still too small to be raised outside. We have to wait until the chicks' old fur grows out and they are bigger before they can be raised in the backyard.

………………

After a few days of busy work, the field has basically completed the task of sowing, and now the sowing of potatoes is in progress.

The potato seeds are all potatoes left over from the previous year. They are not too big. After a winter of evaporation of water in the cellar, the skin of the potatoes has become slightly wrinkled, but there are many sprouts on them.

The work of cutting potato seeds is relatively easy and is usually done by women in the brigade. The cut potato seeds are also rolled with a layer of plant ash. According to villagers, this can prevent the potatoes from rotting in the ground and also prevents the potatoes from rotting in the ground. Can reduce a lot of pests.

Zhong Zhiran didn't understand very well. At the moment, she was burning plant ashes with a few young men. Because they were afraid of catching fire, there were actually many people here to watch.

The method of planting potatoes is very similar to that of corn, but the sowing depth is much deeper. Once the sowing is shallow, part of it will be exposed to the ground when the potatoes are grown, and it will turn green when the wind blows. Potatoes taste astringent and are not easy to cook. People here call such potatoes "green-headed potatoes." Deep planting is to avoid such potatoes.

After the sowing work is completed, there is no heavy work. The next more important work will not start until the corn seedlings grow to about ten centimeters. At that time, the first shoveling of the ground will begin, which is also very tiring. of.

To be honest, Zhong Zhiran was quite scared when she learned that she would have to shovel the ground in the near future, because she didn't know how to use a hoe, so she could only hope that there wouldn't be any jokes at that time.

The trouble was only temporary. Zhong Zhiran, who was finally free, was busy brushing the sauce cubes. Zhong Zhiran at least knew how to operate every step. As for Feng Fang, she could only follow Zhong Zhiran and follow what Zhong Zhiran did.

"Is this thing really edible? Did I cover it up? Why is it still smoking?"

Feng Fang tore open the newspaper wrapped outside, and a puff of smoke floated out. Feng Fang choked and coughed, tears flowed out, and she finally recovered.

Zhong Zhiran wanted to say that she didn't know either. She and Feng Fang had the same question. Just when they were wondering whether they should throw away the toy in their hands, the old lady of the Luo family came over with Goudan.

"Hey, you guys have mixed up the sauce. The sauce is pretty good."

Ever since Zhong Zhiran sent Gou Dan to the town health center at night, Mrs. Luo often brought Gou Dan to Zhong Zhiran to visit her. This was also because the adults in the family often told Gou Dan that Zhong Zhiran was the benefactor who saved him, so Gou Dan Dan is also very close to Zhong Zhiran.

Sometimes if the Luo family has something good to eat, they will think of bringing one to Zhong Zhiran, so in addition to Li Cuihong's house, Zhong Zhiran is also close to Lao Luo's house. Every time Goudan comes over, Zhong Zhiran will also take some. Give him sweets and pastries.

Children are actually the most sensitive, and they know who is nice to them. As soon as they saw Zhong Zhiran, he put aside his grandmother's hand and ran straight to Zhong Zhiran, hugging Zhong Zhiran and not letting go.Zhong Zhiran could only wipe his hands and pick up Goudan.

"Auntie, you came here at the right time. Can't we put the sauce in the sauce? Why is it still smoking?"

As Zhong Zhiran asked, he used the cover of his clothes pocket to grab a handful of candies from the space, stuffed Goudan's two small pockets full, and did not forget to open one and stuff it into the greedy cat's mouth. .

"Isn't this good? It's not broken. Just clean the dust outside, break the sauce pieces into pieces, let it dry for a day, and then put it in the jar to make sauce."

Zhong Zhiran only felt that since he came to this world, he really learned a lot of strange knowledge, but he also enjoyed it after operating it.

Perhaps because she was afraid that Zhong Zhiran wouldn't know how to mix salt and water, Mrs. Luo came over early the next day. Yesterday, it was Sunday when Feng Fang was at home for the holiday. Today, even Feng Fang's sauce cubes needed Zhong Zhiran to be responsible for putting them into the vat.

"The sauce cubes and salt are also in proportion, two pots of beans and one pot of salt."

Zhong Zhiran picked up twenty kilograms of soybeans, poured out ten packets of salt from the space, put it in the basin, took it out, and prepared five packets for Feng Fang.

Put the salt and sauce cubes into the jar. The amount of water is controlled by Mrs. Luo. Then they have to soak for two or three days. When the sauce cubes are softened by the water, use the sauce jar rake to rake them a few times a day. Next, make sure the sauce chunks are all broken up.

"Find a piece of white cloth to cover it. When the sun is bright, let it dry in the sun more, so that the sauce will rise faster. By the way, why didn't I see the sauce rake?"

Zhong Zhiran reacted and knew what Mrs. Luo was talking about. She had seen a strange stick in the sauce vat at Li Cuihong before. That should be a sauce rake.

"I'll ask my second brother to make one for you later. Feng Zhiqing doesn't have one either. Let's make two together. When it's done, I'll ask your second brother to send it to you."

In the following days, in addition to the few chickens in the house, this sauce jar also became the object of protection here. If the weather is good, it must be opened to dry. Once it is cloudy, it must be covered immediately, because Mrs. Luo and Li Cuihong both told Zhong Zhiran, once rainwater enters the sauce jar, insects will grow and they will not be able to eat it.

Every morning, Zhong Zhiran’s first job is to open the lid of the sauce jar and start raking. It is said that before the bean paste rises, the longer it takes to rake, the cleaner the impurities will be, and the more delicious the sauce will be. good.

Even Feng Fang, who has to go to school every day, never misses the raking. She just waits for the sauce to be ready and takes a bite of her own miso.

Zhong Zhiran is busy and fulfilled here. The only drawback is that he has not received a letter from Tian Bowen for a long time.

Tian Bowen, who was being cared about by Zhong Zhiran, also returned to the army after completing his mission. The first thing he did was to check if there was any letter from him.

After taking Zhong Zhiran's letter, he looked at it as if it was precious, and immediately went back to his dormitory to read it quietly for himself.

(End of this chapter)