Siheyuan: Starting to work in the security department

Niu Ping'an was the first one to return to the courtyard as usual.

Qin Jingru is a pregnant woman at home, and I am really worried!

As soon as he returned home, he saw a chicken in the empty chicken coop. Niu Ping'an was secretly surprised.

Did Jingru go out and buy it?

"Jingru, I'm back!"

Niu Ping'an parked his bicycle, walked into the house and shouted.

"Oh, my uncle is back!"

Liu Guifang, who was busy in the kitchen, poked her head out and greeted her.

"Mom! Why are you here?"

Niu Ping'an was a little surprised. He didn't expect that his mother-in-law had already arrived.

"Brother Ping'an, Mom came here by herself today."

Before Liu Guifang could answer, Qin Jingru, who heard the noise, came out of the room and answered.

The cow is safe, OK! That chicken must have been brought by my mother-in-law.

"Mom, you've worked hard!"

Niu Ping'an expressed his gratitude to Liu Guifang.

"Hey, it's not that hard to take care of your own daughter."

Liu Guifang was very touched by Niu Ping'an's gratitude and waved her hand with a smile.

"Today is the first time Mom comes to the courtyard. I'm going to buy some vegetables."

There weren’t many dishes at home, and since it was Liu Guifang’s first visit, the standard of hospitality naturally had to be higher.

"Oh, don't spend money, we have food at home!"

Liu Guifang quickly stopped Niu Ping'an.

The food at Niu Ping'an's home is much better than that in the countryside, and Liu Guifang already feels it is a bit of a luxury.

"Mom, this is your first time here today, let's celebrate. Just listen to me."

Niu Ping'an's attitude was extremely firm, and Liu Guifang didn't know what to say.

"Jingru, stay home with mom. I'll be back soon."

Niu Ping'an told Qin Jingru something and pushed his bicycle out of the yard.

...

When Qin Huairu returned home, Jia Zhang pulled her mysteriously.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

Qin Huairu said impatiently.

There are so many things to do every day.

After cooking, the Jia family had to go to the Yi family and also had to keep an eye on Sha Zhu's lunch box, so Qin Huairu was a little overwhelmed.

"Huai Ru, Jing Ru's mother is here!"

"Ok?"

Qin Huairu was shocked, because Qin Jingru's mother was her sixth aunt.

If what she did in the factory got to Liu Guifang's ears, Qin Huairu didn't know how to face her parents when she returned home.

Suddenly, Qin Huairu was filled with worries.

Jia Zhang didn't notice Qin Huairu's abnormality and continued to talk to herself:

"Hey, good fellow, your sixth aunt brought a chicken, it's fat!"

Qin Huairu came back to her senses and gave Jia Zhangshi a displeased look.

Qin Huairu knew very well what kind of person Jia Zhang was.

He must have set his sights on that chicken.

"Mom, the chicken was given to Jingru by Aunt Six to nourish her body, so don't think about it."

"Tsk, I know."

Jia Zhang naturally knew that she could forget about the chicken.

However, the fact that Liu Guifang brought chickens here showed that life in the countryside was good, so Qin Huairu's parents might be able to get some money from her.

"Huai Ru, you haven't been back to Qin Village for a while. Take some time to go back and visit your parents."

Qin Huairu looked at Jia Zhang in surprise.

The sun really rose from the west. How could such words come out of Jia Zhang's mouth?

"Mom, what's the matter with you?"

Qin Huairu was really curious.

“I see Bang Geng has become thinner due to hunger recently.

Go back to your mother's house and get some chickens and ducks to feed him."

Jia Zhang's eyes flickered and she didn't dare to look Qin Huairu in the eye.

There was no way. Jia Zhang's mouth had been spoiled by Qin Huairu, and she was no longer satisfied with just small quarrels.

Qin Huairu was shocked, shocked by Jia Zhang's greed.

Good guy, the first thing he said was to get some, not just one.

Besides, what kind of life does the Jia family live? They have white flour buns to eat every day and meat every week.

The terrier has been raised into a ball, and it's just like this? And it's thinner?

It is no exaggeration to say that almost none of the neighbors in the courtyard eat better than the Jia family.

Even Niu Ping'an's family, who were the most willing to spend, had to admit defeat.

Qin Huairu was defeated by Jia Zhang's shamelessness!

Qin Huairu didn't know how the people in Qinjia Village lived, but she could tell with her toes that their lives were not as good as those of the Jia family.

"Mom, please stop daydreaming.

The round trip fare is enough to buy half a chicken."

Qin Huairu ruthlessly shattered Jia Zhang's fantasy.

"I just saw that you haven't been back to your parents' home for a long time, so I wanted you to go back and show your filial piety."

Jia Zhang also knew that she was fanciful and explained with a lack of confidence.

"I'm going to the backyard to see my Sixth Aunt."

Qin Huairu was too lazy to pay attention to Jia Zhangshi and prepared to go to the backyard to say hello to Liu Guifang first.

After all, Liu Guifang is her elder, and it is reasonable for her to meet her.

Jia Zhang didn't get the result she wanted, so she went back to her room angrily and sulked alone.

.....

Originally, Niu Ping'an was just planning to take some dishes out from the space.

But then I thought, since I was already out, I decided to go to the vegetable market.

The scene at Chaonei Vegetable Market was extremely busy.

Especially the small kitchen where dishes are prepared was crowded with people.

Hot pot means that the salesperson prepares vegetables, meat, onions, ginger, garlic and other seasonings and places them in a pot on behalf of the customer.

After people buy it, they just need to add some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar and put it in the pot to cook.

At this time, buying groceries and cooking takes a lot of time and energy.

If you prepare it yourself, you have to buy both the vegetables and the seasonings, and you have to go to at least three or four places, which is very troublesome.

At the same time, some people are not good at cleaning fish, shrimps, crabs, etc. even if they buy them back.

Therefore, the one-stop hot pot is very popular with customers. Once launched, the Xidan Vegetable Market sells an average of more than 880 servings of hot pot every day.

It was even reported in the newspapers back then.

There were more than 30 kinds of hot pot dishes sold in Xidan Vegetable Market at that time, which were divided into two categories: meat and fish, shrimp and crab.

The meat dishes include lamb meatballs, braised pork, stir-fried beef and mutton, sweet and sour spare ribs, etc.

Among the fish, shrimp and crabs, there are shredded eel, braised carp, grilled prawns, fried whole crab, etc.

The highest price is 6 cents and the lowest is 5 cents.

Nowadays, a more convenient side dish - plated vegetables - has appeared in grocery stores and vegetable markets in urban areas.

A plate of vegetables is made by washing and cutting the vegetables and meat, adding onions, ginger and other condiments, and selling them on a plate. Customers can then buy them home and cook them.

Niu Ping'an squeezed to the front and saw that the small kitchen was clean and tidy. There were not many vegetables, fresh meat, and soy products on the chopping board, but with the ingenuity of the salesperson, they were combined into a variety of dishes with different flavors.

A small piece of lettuce, with the appropriate garnishes, can be used to make more than a dozen dishes such as stir-fried bamboo shoots, shredded pork bamboo shoots, and assorted diced vegetables.

Look at the menu on the kitchen wall. There are more than 100 items, from the vegetarian fried tofu shreds at 2 cents a plate to the braised sea cucumber at 5 yuan a plate. There are both vegetarian and meat dishes.

In order to save time and effort, and also to try something new, Niu Ping'an bought braised sea cucumber, spicy chicken, and shredded pork and bamboo shoots.

Just take it home and fry it and you can eat it.