Ding Qiunan blushed with embarrassment from the two little ones and quickly let go of Li Donglai.
Li Donglai was so angry that he walked over and raised the two little ones high. As soon as he lifted them up, he felt something was wrong.
"Qiu Nan, Wei Dong seems to be a lot heavier."
"Hey, Wei Guo is also a lot heavier."
Li Donglai put the two children down and looked them up and down. The arms and legs of the two children seemed to be much thicker than before he left the capital.
Especially Weiguo, you can vaguely see the traces of muscles on his arms.
Li Donglai was overjoyed.
The Li family's life in the Siheyuan and even in the capital city was considered first-rate. There was never a shortage of food at home, and white-flour steamed buns could also be eaten happily.
but.
The food of the two children is not delicious, and sometimes it is not even as good as that of Shazhu's daughter He Hua.
If you eat less, your body will naturally not be strong.
As a doctor, Li Donglai certainly knows that food intake is determined innately.
Moreover, just because a child is thinner does not mean that he or she is unhealthy.
But as a father, who doesn’t want his children to grow into strong little tigers?
To this end, he tried many methods, including hawthorn pills, anthelmintics, etc., and even used the barefoot doctor system, but found nothing.
How come we have only been away from the capital for more than half a month, and the two children have gained five or six pounds!
Ding Qiunan saw Li Donglai's doubts, pursed his lips and explained with a smile: "The two of them are exercising with Brigade Liu every day. They said that in the future they will join the army like my little sister to protect their family and country."
"I originally thought they were joking, but who would have thought that after a few days of exercise, their appetite increased. The more they ate, their bodies naturally became stronger."
Good guy, training with Team Liu... Li Donglai and Team Liu are old friends. It is very clear that this man is a selfless guy. Even if Wei Dong and Wei Guo are children, he will not be arrogant.
Being able to persevere shows that these two children are very perseverant.
Li Donglai rubbed their heads to show encouragement: "If you want to join the army in the future, that's a good thing, but you can't miss cultural classes. When you grow up, the war situation will inevitably change. If you don't have culture, you won't be able to join the army.
.”
"I know, Dad!" The two children were very excited when they heard that Li Donglai didn't mind them joining the army.
At this time, Ding Qiunan also brought in everything on the bicycle.
Looking at the cross-bridge rice noodles, Ding Qiunan was also confused: "Brother Donglai, why is this sweet potato starch white?"
Li Donglai smiled, sat down, and explained while drinking tea: "This is bridge rice noodles. It is said that in the previous dynasty, a scholar went to a small island to study every day, and his wife had to walk across a long bridge.
, brought him meals, but every time the meals were delivered, they would get cold. In order to let her husband eat warm meals, the scholar lady would cover the chicken soup with thick chicken fat.
That layer of chicken fat acts like a pot lid, keeping the soup warm.
After this kind of food spread, people called it Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles.
Do you think the relationship between them is great?"
After listening to this, Ding Qiunan frowned and thought for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Why doesn't the scholar go home for dinner? Why does his wife have to bring the meal?"
Good guy, she is indeed a girl majoring in science, her ideas are very strange.
"The scholar was busy studying at that time," Li Donglai explained.
"Do you study at noon? Don't you, private school teacher, also eat at noon?" Ding Qiunan asked.
"......"plum
Dong Lai was silent for a moment, then sighed and said: "That's because the encyclopedia was compiled by Xijiba... I won't talk about that anymore. I learned the craft from the chef over there, and I will make bridge rice noodles with you tonight."
"
really.
The power of food is extremely powerful.
After hearing that there was something delicious, Ding Qiunan also gave up trying to find out.
Cross Bridge Rice Noodles taste great, but the production process is complicated.
First, take out the internal organs of the old hen, wash them, and remove the chicken fat.
Chop the chicken into small pieces, stir-fry it in a black iron pot, then add water and slowly simmer it over coal fire to make a thick chicken soup.
At the same time, the rice noodles should be soaked in hot water until soft before being put into boiling water.
Everything is ready, just prepare the ingredients.
The quality of the ingredients determines the taste of Cross Bridge Rice Noodles.
Fat Chef's family recipe used by Li Donglai.
Chop the pea tips, leeks, coriander, green onions, ginger and tofu skin, then sprinkle with salt and marinate.
Two hours later, the chicken soup is out of the pot and the rice noodles are crumbly. Put them into a bowl and sprinkle with the ingredients.
The taste is simply amazing!
After just two sniffs, I couldn't help but swallow my saliva.
Wei Dong and Wei Guo set up the table in front of the table early, waiting for Li Dong to come and give them rice noodles.
Li Donglai picked up the chopsticks and poured the rice noodles with ingredients into their bowls.
Then he found a big bowl and shared a bowl of rice noodles with Ding Qiunan.
The atmosphere in the house was full of happiness.
Most of the houses in this era were not well sealed, and the strange fragrance slipped out through the cracks in the door and instantly filled the entire courtyard.
Silly Zhu’s house in the middle courtyard.
Silly Zhu was eating pig intestines. When he smelled the smell, he quickly bit off the intestines and stood at the door to look into the backyard.
Yu Juhua was having dinner with He Hua. Seeing him like this, she asked curiously: "Silly Zhu, what's wrong?"
"This scent... is absolutely amazing! Who in our compound has such good craftsmanship?" Silly Zhu said with wide eyes.
As a cook, the most basic skill is to be able to taste or smell the flavor of a dish.
The flavor of Cross Bridge Rice Noodles is fragrant but not greasy, and has a vaguely fresh taste. It is obviously a delicacy.
Yu Juhua put down her chopsticks, thought for a moment and said, "I was collecting water from the tap just now and met Qiunan's sister-in-law. According to her, Brother Donglai is back, and Brother Donglai's craftsmanship is now as good as yours."
In this era, materials were scarce and people's living standards were generally not high.
Anyone who eats a lot of meat or drinks a lot will be invited by the street office within a few days.
The street officer had to carefully question him about where he got the money to buy meat and the coupons for buying meat.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In the courtyard, the only one who can eat meat openly and make chicken soup is Li Donglai.
Li Donglai is the director of the laboratory and enjoys special subsidies, with a monthly salary of more than 200 yuan, while Ding Qiunan is now the director of the hospital and can also receive more than 100 yuan a month.
The Li family can get more than 300 yuan a month as salary alone, so they can afford it even if they eat meat every day.
"No, this dish is no longer about the quality of the cooking, but the dish itself is top-notch. If not, I have to go to Li's to have a look."
When a chef is faced with a delicious dish, if he doesn't explore the root cause, he will feel as if a kitten is scratching him.
Silly Zhu put on his clothes and strode out of the house.
Jia family.
Today's dinner at Jia's house is stick noodle porridge without side dishes.
It's not that the Jia family can't afford good food.
These days, Banggan and Huang Yanling are making money in the pigeon market with Yan Jiecheng.
In the past, Jia Zhang could only take one painkiller tablet in the morning and evening due to limited conditions, but now she can take six tablets a day.
Not only do the Jia family eat meat every day, but they eat meat every now and then, which is always fine.
The crux of the matter is.
There is another person in the Jia family's house, and that is Zhao Youcai from Zhaojiazhuang.
Zhao Youcai was defrauded of more than 100 yuan of meat by Bang Gang because of the quota for temporary workers. Naturally, he was not willing to accept it, so he came to the capital alone and waited for Bang Gang outside the courtyard.
Bangge was afraid that the truth would be exposed and Zhao Youcai would ask for the more than 100 yuan worth of pork, so he insisted that he was Factory Director Yang's nephew.
Zhao Youcai was dubious, because he was afraid that the villagers would collect debts after returning to Zhaojiazhuang, and at the same time, he also wanted to supervise Banggeng and quickly get the quota of temporary workers, so he stayed at Jia's house.
The Jia family originally had two rooms, but after Banggen got married, they had no place to live, so they were divided into three rooms.
Bang Gang and Huang Yanling slept in one room, Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu slept in one room, and the two girls, Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua, slept in one room.
There was no place for Zhao Youcai to live.
Zhao Youcai was a farmer. When he was busy farming, he even slept on graves, so naturally he would not be so particular.
So he found a mat and made a floor in the main room of Jia's family.
During the day, I wandered around the compound and the capital. When it was time for dinner, I went back to Jia's house for dinner on time. My life was very happy.
Seeing that Zhao Youcai was happy and not thinking about Shu, Qin Huairu and Qin Huairu were very anxious.
How can such an old man live in his own home?
She had wanted Banggeng to drive Zhao Youcai away several times, but Banggeng was afraid that Zhao Youcai would sue him after finding out that he had been deceived, so she did not agree.
There was no other way, Qin Huairu could only use his own method, which was to cut down on food.
Every meal every day was rice noodle porridge. I thought Zhao Youcai was not used to eating it, so he would leave on his own.
But Qin Huairu forgot something.
Zhao Youcai, the village chief of Zhaojiazhuang, also came from a poor background. When there was no food in the past, he could even eat tree bark. Bangzi noodle porridge was a delicacy to him.
Things just came to a standstill.
"Oh, today's stick noodle porridge seems to be even thinner." Zhao Youcai ignored the blank looks of everyone in the Jia family. After sighing, he picked up the enamel bowl and started eating.
The whirring sound made while eating made Xiaodang and Xiaohuaihua curl their lips frequently.
Huang Yanling even muttered in a low voice: "You are really a mud-legged person. He eats like a pig."
Zhao Youcai was not deaf. Of course he heard Huang Yanling's words, but he pretended not to hear them.
Zhao Youcai became the village head, so he was certainly not an ordinary person. He had been living in the Jia family for a while, and through the attitude of everyone in the courtyard towards the Jia family, as well as the glorious things he had learned about Bang Gang, he had already determined that Bang Gang was a liar.
This result is the worst result for Zhao Youcai.
He took money from dozens of villagers in Zhaojiazhuang and promised to send them to the city to work as temporary workers.
If you return in vain and empty-handed, you will definitely be torn into pieces by the villagers.
Under such circumstances, even if Bangge's lies were exposed, a broken family like the Jia family would not be able to afford to compensate him.
He gets nothing except sending the stick into the fence.
Therefore, Zhao Youcai had no choice but to bite the bullet and live in Jia's house, waiting for a turning point.
After dinner, Zhao Youcai went out to the park with his hands behind his back.
Don't tell me, people in the capital just know how to play. They dig a few vegetable gardens in the city and let the old men and women roam in them.
It wasn't until Zhao Youcai's figure disappeared behind the Crescent Gate of the Central Courtyard that Qin Huairu picked up the bowls and chopsticks.
At this time, a strange fragrance wafted in.
Mrs. Jia Zhang was drinking porridge when she put down her bowl and chopsticks: "What, what's so fragrant!"
Bangge stood up, walked to the door, twitched his nose twice, and said with certainty: "It's coming from the backyard."
"Backyard? Is it possible that Li Donglai is back?" Qin Huairu asked.
Xiaodang nodded: "Mom, I just came back from get off work and saw Li Donglai pushing a bicycle into the yard. He also brought a lot of good things on the bicycle. Some of them I didn't recognize. He should have taken advantage of the opportunity to go on a business trip. , brought back from abroad.”
After confirming that the scent was coming from Li Donglai's house, Jia Zhang's face suddenly darkened and her triangular eyes squinted.
"Damn it, Li Donglai made delicious food and didn't know how to respect the elderly. How can a person like this still be the master of a courtyard?"
She raised her head and looked at Qin Huairu: "Daughter-in-law, you will go to the subdistrict office tomorrow and tell Director Wang of the subdistrict office that Li Donglai did not unite the residents and asked Director Wang to remove him from the job."
"Mom, you are confused again. Li Donglai is now the director of the steel rolling mill, and he is also in charge of the new workshop. His rank is higher than Director Wang of the subdistrict office. You asked me to file a complaint with Director Wang of the subdistrict office. Can they ignore us?
?" Qin Huairu couldn't laugh or cry.
Nowadays, I don’t know if Jia Zhang has taken too many painkillers, and her mind is getting more and more confused. Sometimes she even identifies Bangge as Jia Dongxu.
Jia Zhang said with a cold face: "Then we can't do anything about Li Donglai? Just watch him eat the good food without giving it to us?"
Everyone in the Jia family lowered their heads and kept silent. Even Huang Yanling, who always liked to chatter, pretended not to hear.
"What a crime! What a crime! How could that boy Li Donglai bully our Jia family like this!" Jia Zhang could only howl at the top of her voice a few times.
She almost hated Li Donglai in her heart.
It was only second that Li Donglai didn't give her any delicious food. The key point was that ever since Li Donglai entered the courtyard, she had never had a good day.
Qin Huairu's mood was a bit mixed.
If she could have persisted in Qinjiagou for a few more years, she would be the one eating delicious food with Li Dong now.
Ding Qiunan had no chance at all.
I regret it!
.....
The other side.
Li Donglai and Ding Qiunan both ate well.
Compared with northern pasta, Cross Bridge Rice Noodles are particularly refreshing.
Ding Qiunan patted his belly and said, "It's so delicious. This bridge rice noodle is really delicious."
"If you like it, I'll cook it for you tomorrow." Li Donglai chuckled.
Ding Qiunan felt a little distressed: "I brought this back from the south. If I finish eating it, won't it be gone?"
"Hey, don't worry about this. I am on a business trip in the south and have made several friends. I can entrust them to buy them locally and then send them to us." Li Donglai said with a smile.
In fact, according to the relationship between Li Donglai and Captain Wang, as long as Li Donglai makes a call, Captain Wang will send the rice noodles to the capital.
But Li Donglai is not the kind of person who takes advantage of his friends.
"Really? That's great!" Ding Qiunan thought for a moment and said, "If you make it again tomorrow, I will invite my parents, as well as Shazhu and Yu Juhua from our compound, and let them all have a try.
Fresh."
Before he finished speaking, Silly Zhu's voice came from outside.
