After going to the countryside, I can fish as much as I can

Chapter 13 Repairing the Stove

After Zhang Youyou and An Le returned home, An Le went back to the room to rest. Zhang Youyou went back to the room to unpack her parcel.
"Zhang Zhiqing, is An Zhiqing at home? It's me, Sun Dashan, who has come to clean up your house."

Zhang Youyou had just finished unpacking the last package and taking out the contents when he heard someone shouting outside the yard. He quickly put down the things and came out while saying yes,
"Yes, Brother Dashan is here. I'm really troubling you."

"No trouble, what need I say? These are my two brothers, his name is Sun Xiaoshan, and this is my cousin Sun Dahe, the son of my second uncle's family."

After a few people said hello to each other, the three people worked neatly and neatly. When they heard that the stove was to be rebuilt, they went directly to the kitchen. Sun Dahe went back first to get the corresponding tools, such as the ladder needed to dismantle the chimney.

"Have you bought the iron pot? You must have it when you repair it, otherwise you won't know the size."

Sun Dashan was in the kitchen planning the size, height, direction of the stove, the thickness of the chimney, etc. He had to ask carefully about these, while asking,
"Some of them are also built with double stoves. I will take them out right away. They are also two large and one small."

Zhang Youyou quickly went into her room, took out the two prepared iron pots, and placed them on the kitchen floor.
"Okay, leave this to us. If there's nothing else, you can go out and play."

Sun Dashan raised the iron pot and gestured, asked all the questions he needed to know, and then said with satisfaction. At this time, Sun Dashan also brought the things over, and the three of them were ready to start setting up the stove.

Zhang Youyou thought about the names of these three brothers, and felt a little funny about the names. This Sun Dahe should also be the eldest son of the family!
Everyone came to help. Zhang Youyou was embarrassed and asked others to help, so she went to her room and took the small iron stove to the yard to burn it.

It's funny to say that I stayed here for one night, but I didn't know that there was a well behind the house. This is a benefit to myself, and it will be more convenient to use water in the future.

Or did the Sun brothers need to use water to go to the back and lift the lid to find out that the well water had not seen the light of day for a long time, because it was not a big problem if the lid was put on. After all, this is living water.
Shake it up and pour it out before you start using it.
Fortunately, there is still some firewood in the kitchen. Although there are not many scattered on the floor, it is still no problem for my sister to cook a meal.
Zhang Youyou took out the table and wiped it clean, then quickly placed various small plates and bowls of different sizes.

Onion, ginger, garlic, chili, bean paste, soy sauce, vinegar, rapeseed oil, peanuts, sesame seeds, white sugar and other condiments were also put on the table one by one.

There is also coriander. Speaking of which, this was given to me by Carpenter Sun’s family yesterday!

Soon the water in the small aluminum pot boils. Add the noodles. When the noodles are boiling, add some cooked water. When there is only a small white core, add a ladle of cold water.
Pour cold water into a pot, then pour in the rapeseed oil and mix quickly, then set it aside to dry on a tea tray.
Because it is a small aluminum pot, it took five times to cook the noodles. The two full tea trays of yellow and orange noodles looked appetizing.

He quickly took out a piece of pork belly and chopped it into pulp on the cutting board, minced the ginger and garlic, and heated the pan with oil.
After the oil is hot, add the meat residue and stir-fry vigorously, stir-fry until fragrant, add chopped ginger, a little cooking wine, a little oyster sauce, five-spice powder, pepper powder, Sichuan pepper powder, then add bean paste, stir-fry until fragrant, then add a little light soy sauce, dark soy sauce ,

Stir-fry until the meat residue is bright red in color and smells fragrant, then take it out of the pot and pour it into a large bowl.

From the time they were chopping the meat scraps, several busy people in the kitchen were already looking forward to it.

"Brother, Zhang Zhiqing is chopping meat! Is it for us to eat?"

Sun Xiaoshan started to drool when he thought about the taste of meat. He looked at his elder brother with expectation.

"What are you thinking about? Meat is so delicate and expensive. If it's you, you'd be willing to give it up. If it's oil residue later, put a spoonful in the rice and it will be very fragrant. But don't be too thick and make people laugh."

The two brothers said that they were not slow in their work. They quickly dismantled the old stove and started erecting the stove in the newly planned place.

"Oh! This craftsmanship is really amazing, it smells so good! I don't know what this educated youth does, but I didn't expect that he is not very skilled at his age, but he is pretty good."

Smelling the aroma of meat that came in, the three of them sniffed. Sun Dahe said while stirring the mud,
"Mom! I can't stand it anymore, this smells so damn good."

Sun Xiaoshan is 15 years old this year. He has never smelled such a fragrant smell since he was a child. The saliva dripped directly onto his hands.
He quickly wiped away his blush, swallowed his saliva, and kept looking outside.

"Hurry up and hand me the stone. It's a joke!"

Zhang Youyou doesn't know what's going on in the kitchen. Now pour out the fried meat sauce.
I'm cutting tomatoes now and preparing to make candied tomatoes.
"Oh my god, Zhang Youyou, it's you who is frying the meat. It smells so good!"

An Le smelled the fragrance drowsily, opened the door and came out, still confused!Whose meat are you still thinking about?The fragrance can travel so far, she can smell it,

As soon as the door opened, good guy, it turned out to be me. It was such a huge surprise that I dozed off and ran away.

In three or two steps, he jumped next to Zhang Youyou like a rabbit, which shocked Zhang Youyou.
"Be careful. There are pots and knives here. Why are you hungry?"

"That's not the case yet. Is there anything else to do? I'll come too."

Anle was embarrassed to say that she wanted to eat, so she had to change the subject and ask for help.
"No, please go in and take a look. Do the third brother and the others need anything? They are already here and are setting up on the stove."

"Ah, it's so fast! It looks like I've been sleeping for a long time, so I'll go in and take a look."

After saying that, Anle ran to the kitchen. Since they exchanged a few words, Anle didn't need to do anything. When Anle heard that everything was fine, his body automatically ran to Zhang Youyou's side.
"I didn't expect you to be so good at your craftsmanship at such a young age. It's really delicious. How did you make this meat sauce?"

"I'll teach you next time when you cook meat sauce."

"Okay, okay! Keep your word. Speaking of which, I have never seen so much meat sauce stir-fried at one time!
My mother is very generous, but she is not good at cooking. She just buys a piece of pork belly and makes braised pork!She either put too much salt, too much soy sauce, or forgot to add ginger. In short, there were always various reasons for the bowl of braised pork to be imperfect. "

"Maybe this isn't what your mother is good at! Everyone has their own strengths, and that's normal."

"It is true that my mother is good at painting. She also studied abroad and went to a foreign university to learn oil painting. Unfortunately, she was born at the wrong time."

Zhang Youyou's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, she put down the knife in her hand and said with a serious face,

"Anle, you have to remember that your mother's background is something you don't want to talk about anymore. It could lead to great disaster."

"I know! I'm just telling you, I won't tell others."

Thinking of her mother's skills, Anle felt uncomfortable. Her mother had not painted for a long time. All her painting tools and materials were packed and hidden by her father in a box.
Those paintings that others were eager to attract in the past were all burned by my mother. Thinking of her mother's tears, Anle's nose became sore and her tears fell.
If it hadn't been for this, she wouldn't have been packed up and sent to the countryside.
However, there is publicity everywhere now that going to the countryside is still compulsory. Who knows?Maybe even if my mother is fine, I have to go to the countryside.
"Hey! You're so greedy that you've lost your golden beans. Come and try this bowl of Sichuan-flavored dandan noodles. It'll suit your taste."

Zhang Youyou quickly picked a bowl of noodles with various condiments and ingredients just made, and placed it in front of Anle.
An appetizing bowl of noodles suddenly appeared in front of Anle's eyes. A swelling warmth spread in his heart. He felt that his whole body was getting warm. Although it was not cold now, the feeling was different.
"Then I have to try it. Oh my god, I finally had the first bowl first." An Le took the bowl with a smile and started stirring it with chopsticks.

"Yeah! It's delicious!"

Spicy and delicious, with a hint of sweetness. The peanuts are deep-fried, crispy and salty in one bite, and the taste of the fried sesame seeds when you accidentally bite them is even more amazing.
It was so delicious that Anle narrowed her eyes and praised sincerely,

"Yuyou, whoever marries you will be happy for a lifetime!"

Otherwise, think about your eldest brother, forget it, just because he wears glasses, he is not worthy, and you will immediately deny your eldest brother in your heart.

Zhang Youyou concentrated on eating noodles. Seeing that she seemed to be in a better mood, Zhang Youyou did other things.

I cleaned the pot, boiled another pot of water, and made seaweed, shrimp, and egg soup.
The three of them were indeed good at what they did. It didn't take long for the prototype of the stove to be ready.
"Brother Dashan, come over and eat first! You can do it after eating."

Anle ate a bowl of noodles and accepted the task of taking care of the temporary stove with satisfaction. Zhang Youyou went inside and asked them to come out to eat.

In fact, the three of them couldn't wait for a long time. As soon as they heard this, they quickly put down their things and came out smoothly.
"Ahem! If Zhang Zhiqing is too polite, then we will be embarrassed!"

"Why are you so polite? Brother Dashan, just call me by my name. My name is Zhang Youyou. Leisurely Yu, wash your hands quickly. The soup won't taste good when it gets cold. Brother Dahe, Xiaoshan, hurry up too."

Sun Xiaoshan was a little dissatisfied. I'm older than you, why don't you call me brother?But in the face of delicious food, he was too embarrassed to bring it up.

I washed my hands a few times, and then I shook my arms without being too polite. I walked in front of the table in a few steps and picked up a bowl of noodles on the table.

Before the mixture was evenly mixed, he began to eat it with a huff, and so did the other two.
"Yeah! These are white noodles. This is really, really..."

Sun Dahe took two bites before he realized what he was doing. He looked at the noodles in the bowl and didn't know what to say.
He has grown so old that he has never had such good noodles even during the Chinese New Year.

"If it weren't for you today, I wouldn't be able to make this stove. Of course, I will make the best for you to eat. Besides, if you don't finish the white noodles, bugs will grow. You are also helping. Eat quickly. Wait a minute. It’s getting dark.”

"It's okay. Just light a torch when it gets dark. It'll be done in a moment. It doesn't matter."

Sun Dashan hurriedly answered the conversation and said, he knew that Zhang Zhiqing was trying to help them, so he couldn't ignore it.
Let your two brothers eat quickly. Once they are full, they can do something good. Don't delay others from using the stove for a long time.

Suddenly the whole yard was filled with the sound of eating noodles and drinking soup, which was quite harmonious.

Zhang Youyou feels that it is a very fulfilling thing to make food that people like and eat up.
At least when I saw these three people eating three bowls each, and Sun Dashan eating four bowls alone, I felt happy.
"Ah, I'm full! It's the most full I've ever eaten."

Sun Xiaoshan didn't react until he was full, and said a little embarrassedly,

"I'm afraid you have forgotten that you were left to eat the chicken you stole last year. Why haven't you eaten enough?"

Sun Dashan glanced at his younger brother and said directly,

"Stop talking. Didn't his grandma chase him for two blocks? I heard that he couldn't get out of bed the next day after the beating."

Sun Dahe also said with a smile. The two brothers completely ignored the younger brother's face and talked even more happily.
Sun Xiaoshan felt angry when he heard this. He wanted to get angry, but when he saw Zhang Youyou and An Le laughing at the side, he felt embarrassed.
"I've already been beaten, why are you laughing? You only have a good memory."

At the end of the sentence, he glared at his elder brother, put down the bowl, and savored the taste of noodles, meat dregs, and the bowl of soup in his mouth. He returned to the kitchen, ready to keep working hard.
Try your best to set up the stove today. Seeing that their brother was embarrassed, the other two stopped teasing him.
Put down the bowl and prepare to finish the work today.
Originally, Zhang Youyou thought that if she couldn't finish it today, she would trouble them again after work tomorrow afternoon, but when she saw that the three of them disagreed,

I had no choice but to prepare a few torches and light them in the room. The kitchen was not very big, so five torches were enough to light the room very brightly.

"I didn't expect you to be so skillful with your hands and you could even make a torch!"

Sun Dashan praised her sincerely, "This girl is really smart, and she cooks delicious food, but I don't know which one will be cheaper in the future."
"I'm kidding. I learned this from my neighbor. It's not worth mentioning."

Originally, the stove was almost ready before the meal, and it was finished within a short time after the meal. The rest was just finishing work.

The three people quickly made the stove and packed up all the remaining waste and threw it out.
"Zhang Youyou's stove has been built. It will be ready for use after two days of drying. The flue is here. Don't block the flue when you light the fire.

Also, I'm going to stick a layer of bluestone on the stove for you. It will make it easier to clean up after you stick it on. However, the whole stove still needs to be dried a little before you can stick it. I think it will be suitable tomorrow afternoon. I will take a look at it then. . "

"Okay! Then please come back tomorrow."

After that, the two talked about some details, and Anle listened carefully. After all, she would have to use it in the future, and she couldn't learn how to do it. She couldn't let Zhang Youyou cook alone. She was still very conscious about this.

After finishing speaking, the three of them left. It was already very dark by this time. When I looked at my watch, it was almost ten o'clock.

"You will be able to cook by yourself in two days. Zhang Youyou, you need to teach me more, otherwise my stomach will not be the only one who will be unlucky!"

Anle said teasingly,
"Yes, yes! Miss An, I will teach you well."

"But now I have to wash my face and feet and rest first. I will go to work on the first day tomorrow. I don't know what will happen?"

"Yeah, I don't know what we will be asked to do tomorrow?"

When thinking of this, Anle became a little worried. The two of them took all the things they had used for cooking outside back to the kitchen, then they each washed up and went to rest.
As for the rest, we’ll talk about it tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)