Chapter 7 This Son Is Too Prodigal
Looking at Liu Chen lying on the ground, Captain Liu kicked him with his feet, shook his head and said: "Get up and eat, there will be no food later."
When Liu Chen heard that he was eating, he got excited and quickly got up.
A person who works hard, a person who works hard, a soul who works hard, and a person who works hard is the best person.
The speed with which Liu Chen got up really startled Captain Liu. This kid is not good at anything, and he ranks first in eating.
"Why are you eating rice so fast?" Captain Liu said and wanted to hit Liu Chen with the pipe pole.
"If you are not active in eating, there is something wrong with your brain."
Liu Chen took a bite of a cornmeal bun and swallowed it hard, choking and rolling his eyes.
Captain Liu looked at Liu Chen and shook his head.
"Ahem"
"I'll give you water. Eat slowly."
Huzi took a glass of water and hurried to Liu Chen's side.
Liu Chen took the water, drank it down, and said "thank you"
Huzi chuckled.
"Captain Liu, I can't survive anymore. Please arrange some easy work for me."
Liu Chen said while biting the steamed bun.
"I don't think you can cut the wheat. You can pack it with the women and load it into the truck in the afternoon."
"Haha, this young man wants to work with a woman."
"Such a piece of trash, my fourth uncle still treats him like a treasure."
"That's not good. I think I'll have to do without him sooner or later. He won't even be able to do this little work."
"Yeah, hollow radish is useless."
Listening to others talking about him like this, Liu Chen wanted to give it back several times, but after thinking about it, he decided not to.
Men and women are equal, and labor is the most glorious. It doesn't really matter what you do or who you work with, as long as it's relaxed.
All afternoon, Liu Chen followed a group of women to pack and load the goods into the truck.
In a blink of an eye, the sun set and the bell rang for the end of work.
Captain Liu gave the order, "Get off work."
When Liu Chen heard the word "get off work", he ran home with a sickle.
Captain Liu shook his head, took a sip from his pipe and pot,
"This guy is as slow as an ox when he starts working, and then he stops working quickly."
I quickly ran home and pushed open the wooden door. The bottom part of the wooden door was damaged by the wind and rain for a long time. There was no habit of locking the door in the team, everyone was poor, and no one took other people's things.
Lying on the broken board bed, Liu Chen was exhausted. Looking at Liangtou, Liu Chen really didn't want to leave himself here forever. Could it be that he really couldn't go back? He was a top student who graduated from medical school, so he wouldn't stay forever. Dig the soil and farm. It's not that he looks down on farmers, but farming is really not his strong point. After only one day, he is so tired that he is about to collapse.
Liu Chen thought about the time-travel novels he read. How powerful the protagonist is, how he can control the wind and rain, how he has a golden finger, how he achieves dominance and becomes a rich and powerful man. Why is it so difficult to get here?
No, I'll work another day tomorrow. I must find an opportunity to find a way out of the city. It's better to be blind or flow than to die from exhaustion here. Also, sorghum flour steamed buns and corn flour steamed buns are really not delicious, la. Throat. I am a carnivore, so I have to eat some meat to satisfy my craving.
I was thinking that Youdi and the others are back.
"You ran fast enough. I was about to call you, but you just ran home."
"Baby, are you exhausted?"
“It’s good to eat some hardships, but only if you endure the most hardships can you become a better person.”
Liu Chen didn't speak, just listened to everyone talk about him.
Liu Chen's leg was no longer his. It was swollen and numb. It was really unpleasant. He really wanted to chop his leg off.
Liu Jiefang sat on the wooden pier and smoked his pipe. Wang Mudan got up and went to the back of the house to pull out vegetables, washed a cucumber and gave it to Liu Chen.
Take a sip, and the fragrance of cucumber fills your mouth. These days, cucumbers without pesticides are delicious. Soon, Liu Chen destroyed all the cucumbers.
Seeing Youdi preparing to cook, Liu Chen quickly stood up, walked to Youdi, and said with a smile: "Sister, you are tired today. You rest, I will cook dinner."
When you heard that her brother wanted to cook, Youdi's eyes widened. In this era, cooking was a woman's monopoly. Men from any family could cook and men from other families were willing to cook.
These days, everyone thinks that men who hang around the cooking pot are worthless, and cooking is a job for women.
Men and women work together, and women have to go home early to cook. When men go home, they either smoke cigarettes or lie in bed to rest. This is not like the 21st century. On the contrary, women no longer cook, and the kitchen is dominated by men.
Just like my ex-girlfriend, she can't even boil boiled water.
When we came to the kitchen, the soil on the wall felt like it was falling off. There was still water in the tank. There was no need to go to the well to get water. The rice was given by Captain Liu, and there was half a catty of oil. The villagers also gave me a handful of soybeans.
Youdi has also soaked it in water, and is going to stir-fry green vegetables, salad cucumbers, and tomatoes grown in the backyard tonight. It will be a perfect match.
Liu Chen pushed Youdi's shoulder and walked out.
Youdi and her mother usually cook. This is the first time that I don’t have to cook, and I feel a little uncomfortable.
After washing the vegetables, he poured in oil and fried the green vegetables and soybeans, as well as the pickled vegetables given by the villagers. He deliberately pushed Youdi away. Youdi was reluctant to pour oil when cooking. There is no flavor in cooking without oil.
Steamed rice. I haven't eaten rice for a few days. I will make sure to make it tonight to give my stomach a good treat.
Soon Liu Chen had the meal ready.
You Di came in, carrying green vegetables and fried soybeans, and saw a lot of oily flowers floating on them. She stared at Liu Chen with her eyes wide open. When she saw Liu Chen carrying a big white rice, she was so surprised that her jaw almost fell off.
"You didn't put in enough vegetable oil, right? You're making white rice, right?"
Liu Chen smiled and nodded. He thought that the fourth sister would be very happy, but he did not expect that the fourth sister nodded his head with her hand.
Liu Jiefang and his wife walked to the chopping board and saw the food on the chopping board. Their eyes widened and almost fell down. Oh my god, are they not going to live a good life? The oil on this dish and the big white rice.
This is nothing more than that.
"Baby, you put so much vegetable oil in it. This half a pound of vegetable oil is going to be eaten for several months. You can't eat this white rice like this."
How many months does half a pound of vegetable oil last? Are you kidding me? This is not enough for three meals. Isn’t it a waste if we don’t make rice into rice?
Liu Jiefang shook his head. His son was too much of a prodigal. This was not bad. If he continued to eat like this, his whole family would have to beg for food.
He asked Liu Chen to sit down, and wanted to tell him about how everyone ate during difficult times, and to teach him the ideological lessons of hard work, diligence and thrift.
"Zhao Di Niang, my chickens have laid a few eggs, and I will bring you two."
Er Niu's mother came with two eggs and some leeks.
Eggs are a rare thing these days, and most families cannot afford them. Unless there is a pregnant woman in the family, they only eat one or two. Eggs cost 70 cents per catty. Who would be willing to eat them? One egg costs several kilograms of food.
"Her aunt, look at you, why did you bring this good thing? This is for Xiaohua to eat. Have you eaten? If not, eat some together."
Seeing the eggs in Erniu's mother's hands, Youdi and Liu Chen's eyes widened and they couldn't help but swallow their saliva. Greedy bugs were rolling in their stomachs.
"I'm here to thank your son for saving my daughter-in-law's grandson's life yesterday."
"Her aunt, look at what you said. It's the right thing to save people. You leave these eggs for Xiaohua to eat. She needs to replenish her body. What kind of eggs does this kid eat?"
Thinking about it, I didn’t want to eat chicken, duck or fish before, but now I am very greedy when I see eggs. I really don’t have any gas in my stomach.
"Auntie, as long as your daughter-in-law is well, you should all pay more attention, after all, she is about to give birth."
"You guys can eat, I'm leaving."
Wang Mudan picked up the eggs that Er Niu Ma put on the chopping board and chased them out. You pushed me to give in, but I had no choice but to refuse the kindness, so I left one egg behind.
Soon enough, Liu Chen ran to the kitchen with eggs and leeks.
Neither Wang Mudan nor Youdi reacted, and Liu Chen cracked the egg into the bowl.
Wang Mudan is also planning to exchange this egg for some salt and soy sauce. This can exchange for several kilograms of salt.
Wash the leeks, cut the leeks, and scramble the eggs. Soon, the fragrant scrambled eggs with leeks will be on the table.
"Badan, your settlement is done."
Captain Liu walked in with a cigarette pouch, a pot, and information.
Looking at the rice and green vegetables with floating oil on the chopping board, as well as scrambled eggs with leeks, cucumbers and tomatoes, is this the Chinese New Year? People don’t dare to eat like this during the Chinese New Year, because they don’t plan to live their lives.
Captain Liu's face turned from sunny to gloomy, he took a deep puff on his pipe and pot, took the wooden pillar and sat down.
Chapter completed!