Siheyuan: Happy life of veteran drivers

After simply hanging out for a while, the two of them walked back one after the other.

In the golden autumn of October, there are still many tourists in Xiangshan Mountain, so you can’t do anything too eye-catching.

Wang Hongtao took Ah Huang back to the camp first.

"Brother, you're finally back! The charcoal is already burning and we're waiting for you to come back and start cooking!"

Wang Hongtao took out a plate of neatly stacked barbecue charcoal and said, "I just went to the side and bought this much charcoal for one dollar."

Wang Hongtao did not lie about this, but it was true that he bought such neat barbecue charcoal from the mall and spent one dollar on it.

Xu Damao looked at the charcoal in Wang Hongtao's hand curiously: "How did you burn this charcoal? It's so square and standard?"

"Why do you care how it's burned? As long as it doesn't kill you, how can it be sold for a dollar?"

"Get out of the way, I'll grill it!"

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It was much more convenient with the barbecue charcoal. Wang Hongtao didn't care about them and just put the marinated suckling pig on the barbecue and started grilling.

Roasting suckling pig is a delicate job that takes at least two hours to complete, so one cannot just sit and wait for such a long time.

Roasted eggplant, roasted cabbage, and skewered pork belly are all on the table.

Wang Hongtao brushed oil and added mashed garlic on the grilled food, and soon the aroma wafted out.

Qin Jingru squatted aside and watched with great interest, with her cheeks supported by her hands, looking extremely cute.

Enoki mushrooms cooked quickly, so Wang Hongtao handed her a skewer and said, "Here, try it and see how it tastes. Be careful not to get something stuck in your teeth."

Qin Jingru took it and smiled sweetly: "Thank you, Brother Tao!"

"Hey, brother, I'm here too. I'm hungry too!" Xu Damao said anxiously.

"You? Didn't you say these can't be roasted? Just wait for your roast suckling pig!" Wang Hongtao joked.

“I can bake it. I can bake it…”

Xu Damao smiled frivolously: "That... I am short-sighted, Lao Wang, you are right, whatever you say is what it is! Okay?"

"I love that. Try the roasted cabbage!"

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After a while, the roasted pork belly and steamed buns were ready. Wang Hongtao, who loves sweet food, even spread some honey on the steamed buns.

He instructed them to put two slices of pork belly and a leaf of cabbage in the steamed buns, and he also put one in himself.

Qin Jingru took a bite and immediately felt the fragrance filling her mouth. She squinted her eyes happily and said, "Brother Tao, is this the life in the city? It's great. I don't want to go back to the countryside anymore!"

"Sister Jingru, life in this city is not always like this."

Seeing Qin Jingru's cute appearance, Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but said with a smile: "Your cousin's husband... is Jia Dongxu. He only earned 31 yuan a month before, and he had to support a large family."

"Old Wang alone spends five... Never mind, I don't know the exact amount, but it's definitely not a small amount. Besides, Old Wang gets some benefits from Deputy Director Li every now and then. How can they live the same life?"

Qin Jingru tilted her head, thought for a while, and nodded in agreement.

In fact, the living conditions of city dwellers are much more different than those in rural areas.

My cousin Qin Huairu has been married in the city for so many years, but she never brought anything home. When times were tough in the past two years, she even wanted to go back to her parents’ home for help, but she was almost kicked out by my second uncle and his family.

Look at Brother Tao again. He has only been in the city for a month or so, but not only has he done well, he also brought Brother Bin to the city to find a job. Qin Jingru has never seen anyone more capable than Brother Tao in her life!

Thinking about what her cousin said yesterday, Brother Tao was planning to marry her, Qin Jingru felt happy and couldn't help but smile.

"Also, what are you thinking about, Xiao Jingru? You are smiling so happily."

Lou Xiao'e stretched out her fingers and waved them in front of Qin Jingru.

"Ah... nothing, nothing..."

"hey-hey…."

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While several people were roasting and eating, they did not neglect the roasted suckling pig either. They brushed the pig with crispy skin water several times. The pig skin began to turn golden and crispy visibly, and it was obvious that it was delicious at first glance.

Wang Hongtao took the suckling pig off the chopping board and carefully cut it into pieces. Hearing the crisp sound of the pieces being cut, Wang Hongtao knew that the roast suckling pig must have been a success.

The essence of the roast suckling pig is actually in the outer layer of skin. If it can be dipped in a little white sugar, it will be delicious and not greasy at all.

After cutting it, several people started eating it without caring about the heat, and they praised it while eating.

Xu Damao even cried out that it was a wrong idea and said it would have been better if they could have brought some wine.

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After patting their bellies, they lay down on the camping mats to rest for a while before continuing to climb the mountain.

"Sister Xiao'e, please take a picture of Jingru and me here."

"Okay, look at the camera, put your arm around Jingru's shoulder."

"Hey, don't make a sullen face. Smile. You can make a gesture with your left hand..."

Wang Hongtao held Qin Jingru with his right hand, made a scissors sign with his left hand, and grinned, but this smile made him look like a bad guy, like a husky.

"Crack!"

.....

Because it was a holiday, many people came to Xiangshan Park to see the red leaves. Wang Hongtao suggested taking a group photo on the top of the mountain as a souvenir with the red leaves all over the mountain as the background.

Everyone agreed.

"Hello comrade, can you take a group photo for us?"

Wang Hongtao found a middle-aged man who was dressed decently and asked.

"Okay."

"Um...thank you comrade.

"You're welcome."

"Come on, stand still, get closer, look at the camera, one, two, three..."

"Crack!"

As soon as he finished shouting the three words, Wang Hongtao stretched out his hands and pressed down on the heads of Lou Xiao'e and Qin Jingru respectively, while at the same time sticking out his tongue, glaring and making a face.

"You...! You're just being weird!"

Lou Xiao'e smiled and blamed.

"Excuse me, uncle, could you please take another photo for us?"

"Don't act weird this time!" Lou Xiao'e said coquettishly.

The uncle was very understanding: "It's okay, it's okay, my wife and I were like this when we were young, but it's a pity that we are old now..."

"One, two, three, snap!"

This time no one let down, and the photos turned out very well, with smiles on everyone's faces and the fiery red Xiangshan Mountain behind them, as if foreshadowing that this family of four will be happy in the future.

No one complained of being tired, and the four people and one dog successfully climbed to the top of Xianglu Peak.

It was evening at this time, and everyone found a big rock to sit on and watch the sunset.

The fiery red afterglow of the sunset is reflected on the fiery red leaves of the cotinus coggygria, making the scene particularly spectacular.

Wang Hongtao urged: "Brother Damao's hand was wet from reciting the poem just now, how about another one?"

Xu Damao held it in for a long time and said: "The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it is almost dusk..."

"Let's not talk about whether it's getting dark or not, but I think it's time for us to go back."

"The sunset is so beautiful, we should get down the mountain early."

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