Su Yuanyuan was full with a steamed bun and half a bowl of sauerkraut.
Tan Shaoting could eat five steamed buns and a bowl and a half of sauerkraut. Finally, he drank two bowls of soup.
He didn't earn money to pay, and he knew that this little girl was returning a favor to him.
After the two of them had eaten, they left in a hurry. The northwest wind blew again in the afternoon, and it was really cold.
Because she bought too many things, Su Yuanyuan was too embarrassed to take the car, and she was afraid that the little donkey would be tired.
Because we were walking against the wind, no one spoke. We just kept our heads down and walked back.
I finally got home. When I entered the house, I felt it was warmer than outside, at least there was no wind.
"Comrade Tan, you go and light the fire. Come here for dinner. I brought dried shredded radish and we will make dumplings."
Tan Shaoting smiled and nodded, "That's a good feeling. I haven't eaten dumplings in a long time."
After Tan Shaoting left, Su Yuanyuan started to light a fire, and then used boiling water to open the pressure well. All ten buckets were cleaned, as were the two large tanks.
The water tank didn't dare to freeze outside for fear of freezing, so ten buckets were placed in the west room.
I also made bean flour and corn flour for the sheep, and added Japanese melon for it to eat quickly.
Fill the thermos with boiling water, then start kneading the noodles and soaking the shredded radish.
The fat meat that happened to be brought here will be refined today, so it's over the road.
Because there is a fire and there is steam to boil water, the temperature in the main room is still okay. I think my iron stove will have to be exposed.
Ask around to see if there is any coal sold here. If there was, it wouldn't be so cold in this house.
Two hours later, Su Yuanyuan was sitting by the stove making dumplings. She took out the dough board, rolling pin, and curtain. This was also convenient.
Fortunately, I bought a kang table this time, otherwise it would have been quite troublesome.
Knowing that Tan Shaoting had a big appetite, she made more noodles.
First she refined the oil, but it was really fragrant. Su Yuanyuan directly made an enamel basin and picked out the oil residue in today's dumplings. The rest was also put in the enamel basin.
In order to save money, I put the shredded radish into the pot and stir-fry. The vermicelli is blanched in boiling water and prepared little by little.
By the time Tan Shaoting came over, Su Yuanyuan had already started making dumplings.
"Su Yuanyuan, your movements are very fast."
"I'm used to it. Just sit in front of the stove and help me light the fire."
When Tan Shaoting didn't come over just now, the water in the ten buckets outside had frozen. So the ice had been put away.
"Comrade Tan, help me fill the bucket with water. Just put it outside."
"What do you want this ice for?"
"Just save it to add to the pot."
Tan Shaoting stopped talking now. He listened to the instructions and started to light the fire and fetch water.
When the water in the pot boiled, Su Yuanyuan's two curtains of dumplings had already been wrapped.
At this time, Tan Shaoting had also peeled the garlic. Su Yuanyuan directed him to mash the garlic with a garlic mortar.
She cooked the dumplings by herself, including both curtains. Since she was inviting others to eat, she shouldn't be stingy and make sure they were full.
The dumplings were taken out of the pot, soy sauce, vinegar, and some of the chili oil that had just been fried were added to the garlic paste, and the two of them sat on the hot Kang to eat.
Tan Shaoting hasn't had such a delicious meal for a long time.
It’s a rhythm that you can’t stop after taking the first sip.
Su Yuanyuan stopped after eating two bowls of twenty dumplings and sat down to drink dumpling soup.
I thought to myself that this Tan Shaoting is really edible, good guy, one bite, and the rest is all round.
How far has he eaten all this? Looking at him tall and thin, he can still really eat.
"Are you full?"
Tan Shaoting also drank the soup and nodded with a smile, "I'm full, but I can still eat it if I have two more bowls. It's so delicious that I forgot the taste of the dumplings."
"Little girl, can I come and live with you from now on?"
Su Yuanyuan immediately shook her head, what a joke, how could she live with others with so many secrets?
"Sorry, I'm used to being alone."
It's better to refuse directly. This will save you trouble in the future. There is no need to use the excuse of being single and a widow. That is really not suitable here, so just say directly that you don't like it.
Tan Shaoting was not disappointed. He knew that this girl would refuse.
"Then if you have something delicious to call me from now on, of course, I will bring it to you if you have something delicious."
Su Yuanyuan didn't want to, but she just nodded. She just did it according to her own mood.
After eating, Tan Shaoting took the initiative to help with the work, showing that it would be good to find a partner like him.
After packing up, Tan Shaoting got dressed and left.
Su Yuanyuan looked at the water outside and saw it was frozen again. After putting it away, she filled up ten more buckets of water.
The water in the large tank in the west room also froze. Su Yuanyuan tried it and found that it could be stored in the space. Now the two large tanks were filled with water.
Anyway, save as much water as you can now. You might be able to use it in the future. This drought is not going to last for a year. Instead of all the water evaporating, you might as well collect it yourself.
Don't be in trouble by having to struggle to drink water then.
Su Yuanyuan actually wanted to wait until summer and find someone to dig the well deeper, but she must not run out of water.
After everything was done, she inserted the door into the space. It was still comfortable here. The next day, she repeated the same task. The wind started to blow strongly in the afternoon, which was good. She went out with matches and sticks.
There are too many weeds and corn stalks in the ground. We have enough firewood near the house, but we should light all the weeds now, which should burn all the grass seeds. There will be less weeds this summer.
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Tan Shaoting was reading a book at home. When he saw the fire over there, he ran over immediately. He also knew that it was a fire. His land had been dried last year.
With Tan Shaoting's participation and strong winds, by nightfall, all the 100 acres of land were burned.
The land on the left has been burned by others, and on the right is Tan Shaoting, which has no weeds, so there is no need to worry about the fire reaching other people's homes.
Su Yuanyuan saw it today. There was a big deep pit opposite. She didn't know how deep it was. It was like a reservoir. It shouldn't be too shallow. After all, the ice was so thick.
"Comrade Tan, do you know how deep the water is?"
"It's quite deep, I don't know."
Now that's good, you can plant sweet potatoes and potatoes here. After all, it's also convenient to use water.
"Is your land also a puddle?"
Tan Shaoting shook his head, "No, my side is just wasteland, full of rocks. There is no need to open up wasteland over there, we can't afford it."
"I will build my house here in the future. It will be convenient if there is water."
Tan Shaoting just laughed, thinking that this little girl was not tired yet. She would not even want to eat when the time came. She was too tired. How could she still have the energy to build a house?
Su Yuanyuan looked at Tan Shaoting who was walking side by side with her, "I'll cook porridge tonight. Will you eat it together?"
