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Chapter 133 Home Cooking

This is a small side courtyard with three east wing rooms in a triple courtyard near Longfu Temple.

The landlord is a lonely old man named Sun, a small fish and shrimp among the "remnants of feudal society".

Although the crime was not serious, it cut off the government's monthly relief of 18 yuan to the poor and elderly.

So from the beginning of the "movement" to the present, Old Man Sun has been living by picking up waste paper. He also secretly packed up a few rooms in his house and rented them out to outsiders to earn a few tiles.

Of course, these days, this kind of behavior is illegal and illegal.

The landlord's asking price is quite shady, and the origins of most of the tenants are unknown.

But what is tacitly understood is that once the landlord collects the rent, not only will he not inquire about anything about the tenant, but he will ignore it, and he will even try to cover it up if possible.

For example, in addition to deliberately stacking a large number of waste paper boxes and tattered household items in the front yard, Old Man Sun completely covered the small courtyard in the east wing. He also specially opened the door of the small courtyard at the inner side of the third courtyard.

The horns are nook.

When strangers enter the yard, they will almost think that the east wing is someone else's house, which provides a kind of security for tenants.

In addition, there is also a ladder set up on the wall in the small courtyard. If anything happens, as soon as Old Man Sun comes out to answer and someone comes to find the courtyard door, the people inside can leave directly.

In addition to safety issues, other conditions of this small courtyard are also good.

The inside is a world of its own, not as messy as the outside. The courtyard is paved with blue bricks, and there is also a pomegranate tree with abundant fruits.

Life is also very convenient. Not only does it have an independent tap, but it also has a small kitchen that you can use by yourself.

It was precisely because of these that "Big Eyed Damp" and "Er Head" took their "Roller" and settled here at a cost of thirty yuan a month.

At noon on this day, "Big Eyed Lamp" used the small kitchen to cook a home-cooked meal for "Stretch Out".

The fresh leeks on the chopping board are dotted with a few drops of water, and under the sunlight, they shine green like broken jade.

"Big Eyed Lamp"'s right palm, which had three broken fingers, barely held down the cluster of azure green.

He held a boxwood-handled kitchen knife in his left hand and cut it awkwardly and carefully. It took a long time to cut the slender fresh leek into fine powder.

Then he took three brown eggs, lined them up in a row, and tried to knock them on the outside of the bowl. All three eggs cracked one after another. Pour the jade-like clear and orange-yellow into the bowl.

Then he put a cast iron pot on the stove, pinched some salt in the bowl, and sprinkled chopped chives. Then he held the bowl in front of him with his free hand.

Only in this way can his left hand holding the chopsticks reach into the bowl to stir.

With the trembling of the wrist, foam appeared in a blink of an eye, and the egg yolk and egg white were combined together to form a refreshing egg liquid.

When I picked up the chopsticks, the chopped leeks were skewered with ribbons and fell back into the bowl.

At this time, the iron pot is already hot. Start pouring in the heavy-colored peanut oil. When you see that the green smoke is about to come out, take a bowl and pour out the egg liquid.

Just listen to the sound of "chi la", the egg flowers unfold and the fragrance fills the room.

The "Big Eyed Lamp" holds the spatula in his left hand and constantly lifts the edges of the eggs that are almost charred outside the oil. When the oil is exhausted, half of the pot is filled with tender yellow, and the leeks are added to the pot.

In the brilliant fragrance, you can see a little bit of Shen Bi embedded in it...

That is, at the same time that the dish was cooked perfectly, the courtyard door rang, and I "reached out" and walked in.

"Hey, what I'm talking about is that the fragrant smell emanates from the partition walls. There are fresh leeks and yellow vegetables... Hey, brother, why are you not afraid of trouble today and still working hard? Tsk tsk..."

As soon as I entered the hospital, I couldn't help shouting "reach out".

But "Big Eyed Lamp" remained calm as usual. He just said "wash your hands", put the dishes on the small table in the courtyard, and continued to go into the house to get chopsticks and look for a stool.

Not long after, everything was ready. "Reach" also washed his hands and sat down at the small table.

But it wasn't until he reached out to pick up a piece of food and stuffed it into his mouth that he realized something was wrong.

Because the small table is filled with the home-cooked dishes he liked when he was a child. "Stir-fried salty assorted vegetables", "vegetarian assorted vegetables", "leek stall with yellow vegetables", "winter melon braised meatballs". And there are no "two heads" and "rollers"

traces of.

As usual, the first two people to sit at the dinner table are the two of them, and they never miss a meal. It's really strange today.

He couldn't help but be stunned.

"Brother, what are you doing today... where are the two heads and the roller?"

"Big Eyed Lamp" placed another plate of pork chops and fried peanuts on the table, and bit open the lid of the Erguotou bottle with his teeth before answering.

"They asked me to leave. I went out to eat and won't come back. I just want to have a meal with you alone..."

"Okay, we two brothers need to have a meal together. To be honest, I've long been tired of eating in external restaurants..."

After hearing "reach out", he didn't think much about it, and picked up another piece of "vegetarian assorted" impatiently, followed by a few chopsticks of soybeans, and then he put down his chopsticks comfortably and raised his wine glass.

"Brother, I respect you. What is a real brother? This is a real brother. You have been in my heart. I have been away from home in the past few years, eating all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and they are not as delicious as the food you cook. I am greedy.

It’s no good. And this ‘Vegetarian Mix’, I know I haven’t had this for several years, so you queued up to buy it from ‘Quan Su Zhai’, brother, thank you...”

The words were quite emotional, and Big Eyed Lantern's eyes couldn't help but get a little wet. But he didn't say anything. He just touched his brother silently and swallowed the wine in one gulp.

And when he put down his glass of wine and the heat filled his stomach, he started to speak.

"Qiangzi, you have been suffering outside for so many years. Brother, can you not feel sorry for you? It's a pity that I am like this now. I have become extremely useless and have no use. I still have to rely on you to support me. I feel guilty. Say no.

It sounds good, you can’t even cook a meal, so you just make do with it..."

"Reach out your hand" immediately interrupts.

"Brother, I can't bear what you say. Not to mention that we have been dependent on each other since childhood, and you are the only relative I have. Your hand is also because of me. Don't say that again, we are brothers, I

I should take care of you for the rest of my life. Don’t worry, I promise to let you live a comfortable life..."

"Good brother, I believe in your words. You have grown up, have the ability, and have your own backbone. You came back to do all these things. Even if my hands are not broken, I can't compare with you. It's just some things.

, I really have to say, I have to have a good talk with you..."

At this point, "reach out" understood. I bet today's meal is not just about drinking and eating, "Big Eyed Lantern" also has other things.

He immediately sat upright and put down his chopsticks.

"Brother, I can't bear what you say. Not to mention that we two brothers depend on each other for life, and I am only a relative like you. You are like this because I cheated you. If you have anything to say, just say it. Brother, I have nothing wrong with you.

, you can teach me a lesson..."

"Why are you so serious about eating? Don't wait for the food to cool down. Let's talk while eating..."

"Big Eyed Lantern" didn't want to make the atmosphere serious, so he quickly picked up a chopstick for his brother. He urged "reach out" to move the chopsticks again, and then continued to raise the issue.

"Qiangzi, I want to tell you about the 'roller' first..."

"'Roller'? Brother, I know what you are going to say. That boy is a little out of line now, which makes you worried. But don't worry, it's not a big deal. This problem can be corrected. I was like this for a while

First practice releasing, then practicing closing, and you will be able to close and close freely. In fact, the fact that he can become like this so quickly just shows that he is diligent and motivated..."

"Careful? Progressive? Do you think this is for going to school and taking the top exam?"

"Hey, why not? With three hundred and sixty lines, he will be the number one scholar. Brother, if nothing else, just the hands of that boy are enough to make a difference. That is called a smart person, and that is called a thin, soft, thin,...

Soft. The second thumb, third thumb, and fourth thumb are all of the same length. When we were young, in order to stretch the second thumb to be as long as the third thumb, we suffered more than a big girl binding her little feet. My hands were not fully developed until I was eighteen years old.

It’s done. But this kid is just like me now, and his future is limitless. I’m curious, how did you force him to practice..."

"Reach out" sounded very excited, but "Big Eyed Lantern" looked sad.

"It's not because of me. It's because of life. That boy's family was poor. In order to eat, he helped his mother paste matchboxes since he was six or seven years old. Others paste three thousand matchboxes every day, but the 'roller' can paste them

Five thousand, and his ten fingers can do several tasks at the same time, such as folding paper, spreading paste, eating steamed buns, rubbing eyes, picking noses, scratching..."

"Hey, that's what love is all about! Look at my precious hands, they are the cornucopia given by God! This is called 'misfortune depends on blessings'. What's the point of being poor in the first half of your life, and being popular in the second half of your life?

Just spicy!”

"Reaching out" was a sign of sincere appreciation and happiness from the bottom of his heart. But he didn't expect "Big Eyed Lantern" to sigh deeply.

"Qiangzi, why don't you understand! 'Roller' has such a pair of hands and has been following me for such a long time. Why is he at this level now? Don't you find it strange? If nothing else, his appearance is ugly.

I'm so angry that it's hard to get close to anyone. Do you think I'm just pampering him and not caring about him?"

"Reach out" was really stunned now, and he opened his eyes wide after a while.

"Brother, are you deliberately holding back and not showing off his true abilities?"

"Yes, I just didn't pass it on to him! Stealing this thing is the most addictive. The better the 'craft', the harder it is to quit. Of course it's better to take the right path..."

This is truly unbelievable, and "reaching out" is completely incomprehensible.

"No wonder! Then...if that's the case, why did you accept him as your apprentice in the first place?"

Faced with doubts, "Big Eyed Lantern" remained silent.

It wasn't until he picked up a handful of fried peanut kernels, threw them into his mouth, lowered his head and chewed them for a long time, that he finally spoke slowly.


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