Chapter 10: First hearing about the past of the Siheyuan
When approaching the courtyard, Zhang Yu found a dead end and took out the things he wanted to take home from the system.
There was very little fresh pork at this time of the year, so in order not to attract attention, he took out two pieces of bacon weighing about 5 kilograms each, two kilograms of sausages, about ten pieces, and two old hens.
Zhang Yuzhi was able to take out these two chickens. He could say that when he was watching TV series before, he was too impressed by the scene Xu Damao did.
These cured meats can be said to have been made by the villagers when they were killing pigs many years ago, and they have been kept until now.
I took it out because I needed money.
Maybe it's because he wants to grow taller during this period. He has been feeling cramps in his legs recently, so he took out a small bucket of milk. There are many people in the family, so they can definitely drink it in one day. After drinking the milk, the bucket is still there.
Can be used to put other things.
Zhang Yu returned home with large and small bags of satisfaction. This purchasing task finally gave him a reason to subsidize his family.
When someone asked, they said that they found someone to exchange them in the countryside. Nowadays, the inspections are not so strict, and exchanges are still allowed.
"Auntie, I'm back."
The door was not closed, and my sister-in-law was sitting at the door waiting for him. When she saw him, she stood up quickly.
"What are you doing? You're back so late." Zhang Guifang felt relieved when her nephew came back.
"Auntie, Brother Angkor took me to the countryside temporarily today to participate in the procurement task. Because time was tight, I didn't have time to tell you."
"You've only been working for a few days, why are you going out shopping with me?"
"This purchasing task is relatively simple, so Angkor wants to take me to see and learn." After Zhang Yu said that, he handed the things in his hand to Zhang Guifang: "Auntie, please take the things in my hand.
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Looking at his large bags and two cages in his hands: "What are you carrying? So many?"
"After today's procurement task was completed, it was still early, so Angkor and the others went to find people to buy and exchange things. I thought it was idle to be idle, so I went with them. This is what I gained today." Zhang Yu said.
Then he showed Zhang Guifang what he was holding.
Zhang Guifang saw something protruding from his hand, and quickly pulled him into the room together with the things in his hand, and then quickly closed the door.
Just now he breathed a sigh of relief, and then he asked in disbelief: "Did you buy these in exchange?"
"Of course, sister-in-law, look at how good these two pieces of bacon and sausage look. They only smell fragrant and have no other taste." As he spoke, he put the bacon in his hand towards the tip of Zhang Guifang's nose.
Zhang Guifang smelled it carefully and found only the aroma of meat and aniseed. You must know that knowledge in this era was not circulated enough. Unlike the Internet in later generations, a lot of knowledge would be circulated online, so people in later generations felt that this knowledge was not a big deal.
In this era, secret recipes are still very important. Many secret recipes are passed down from male to female, from inside to outside, and they would rather be lost than spread casually.
The method of curing cured meat in many places is usually very simple, just add salt and hang it, so there will always be some cured meat that is not well cured and smells strange.
My sister-in-law touched and touched everything Zhang Yu brought back, thinking about where it went.
The two hens received the best treatment. My sister-in-law urged her uncle to fix the chicken coop with wooden boards overnight, and made a food basin for it from an old bowl that she had never been willing to discard. Zhao Wenzhuo was a little exaggerated at first, but after the third
The next day I saw the two eggs I picked up from the nest, and they smelled really good again!
Only half of the bacon and sausages were left, and the rest was going to be used for the hothouse banquet, which they and their families were planning to do together.
I was still worrying about what to cook, but now I have not only the main course, but also several meat dishes for the rest.
As for the milk she brought back, Zhang Guifang was not willing to take it out, but divided it among Zhang Yu and the other children.
In Zhang Guifang's eyes, milk is a good thing.
Since the supply has been reduced, the milk provided on the streets has often been intermittent, and the amount is much less than before.
Zhang Guifang originally thought that her nephew was not in good health and left some more for him, but Zhang Yu refused on the grounds that it was hot now and he would not be able to drink it until tomorrow.
In order not to waste anything, everyone drank milk until they were full. Then they held their stomachs with great enjoyment and discussed how to make hothouse wine, how many people to invite, how many dishes to cook, and who should be invited and who should not be invited.
Zhang Yu had a day off tomorrow, so he also participated and put forward his own opinions on which chef should be invited to take charge.
"Sister-in-law, I heard that He Yuzhu from the yard next door has started working as a chef. He is now working as a chef in the cafeteria of the Hongxing Rail Steel Factory. Otherwise, I would like to find him." Make more contact with him and build a good relationship. Only then can you ask some questions, such as his relationship with their yard.
How is the relationship between people? Who might be jealous of him, who might frame him...
"He Yuzhu, who is it?"
"It's the one who lives in the main house next door and lives with a girl." Zhang Yu reminded.
"Oh, you're talking about Silly Zhu. I'm used to hearing Silly Zhu shout out his name, and I still can't react for a while."
Zhang Guifang patted her forehead and continued: "I just know that his father He Daqing is good at cooking, especially Tan's cuisine, but I don't know how many levels he has learned?"
"I think it's okay. I've eaten his food several times in the cafeteria and it tastes okay." Zhang Yu is still very confident in He Yuzhu's craftsmanship.
"Okay, I'll go look for him in the yard next door later and ask him if he'll take the job."
After discussing the banquet in the greenhouse, Zhang Yu turned the topic to the courtyard next door. To be honest, he was always a little curious about the courtyard next door.
"Sister-in-law, I always feel that the courtyard next door is weird. Can you tell me about it?"
"You are still young, why are you asking about this?" Looking at several pairs of expectant eyes, Zhang Guifang sighed: "Forget it, you have reached the age where you should take charge of your own affairs, so I might as well tell you something to avoid being plotted.
But if you know some things, you are not allowed to talk about them casually."
"We promise not to tell anyone. Sister, tell me quickly." In order to please Zhang Guifang, they also made a pot of tea and brought it to her.
"Actually, only a few old neighbors who have been living here know about this matter. Take Silly Zhu just now. Why did his father run away in the first place? He really liked the white widow. Wouldn't it be enough to marry him? He also ran away with others.
Protect the city!"
Zhang Guifang took a sip of water and continued: "You must know that Tanjia cuisine is one of the official dishes. Tanjia cuisine is the family banquet of Tan Zongjun, a bureaucrat in the late Qing Dynasty. Because it was the second most popular dish in the second year of Tongzhi, it is also called "the second best dish." The ingredients are many and very precious.
Ordinary people can't afford it. Think about it, did He Daqing only make banquets for ordinary people before the founding of the People's Republic of China?
It’s not just for ordinary people, then who does it do for? So before dividing the ingredients, he ran away with the widow, leaving a good ingredient for He Yuzhu.”
“Several of the elders in the courtyard were established by the sub-district office and various courtyards in the early years when police resources were insufficient.
In the beginning, it was to prevent enemy agents. At that time, anyone who walked around the house would be stopped and interrogated. Inside the compound, you could not see anyone without looking up. It was more convenient to have a management steward in each compound.
Some trivial family matters can be resolved in the hospital, saving police resources.
I stayed here after that, but the one in the courtyard next door is a little special." Zhang Guifang's eyes were full of strangeness when she thought of some of the strange things that had happened in the courtyard next door over the years.
"The most troublesome one is the Jia family. After the man in his family died in an accident, Jia and Zhang organized a group of people to go to the factory to cause trouble.
In order to look good, the factory not only lost money but also kept the job to Jia Dongxu. But in fact, the man from the Jia family did not die on the job at all. He died because he took a private job halfway.
And his original job was also taken over by his uncle's family. After his uncle's accident, the children at home were young, so he had to let Jia Dongxu's father take over.
Before taking over, it was agreed that the child would be sent back when he was old enough, but as you can see, now it is Jia Dongxu who takes over. His uncle's children came to make trouble several times, and finally the factory coordinated and gave it to another branch.
