Siheyuan: I just want to live

People in the courtyard made all kinds of speculations and discussions about Chen Feng and his family, but Chen Feng was unaware of this.

Even if he knew about these gossips, he would not care, because he had moved out of the courtyard and cut off ties with the people and things there.

No matter how people in the courtyard evaluate him, it cannot affect his current life.

Therefore, Chen Feng let those people talk freely without feeling troubled or disturbed by it.

At this time, Chen Feng had already arrived at the small courtyard in Xisi Beiba Tiao Hutong, and the things in the convoy had been unloaded and put away.

Master Lei has also helped Chen Feng reassemble the Qiangong bed in the bedroom.

When Master Lei left, Chen Feng wanted to pay him his wages, but Master Lei refused to take any. In the end, Chen Feng just forced two packs of Zhonghua cigarettes on him.

When Master Lei saw Chen Feng stuffing the cigarette into his mouth, he originally wanted to refuse, but in the end, under Chen Feng's tough attitude, Master Lei accepted the cigarette.

After sending all the workers away, Chen Feng said to Jin Ling who was packing up in the house, "Wife, stay home and clean up first. We don't have a stove in the kitchen yet. I'll go buy a gas stove now."

"Okay, husband, be careful on the road." Jin Ling responded with a smile.

Hearing Jin Ling's words, Chen Feng said with a smile, "Don't worry! I'm a grown man, what could possibly go wrong?"

As he said that, Chen Feng pushed his bicycle out.

After going out, Chen Feng rode his bicycle to the Xijiao liquefied petroleum gas filling station.

This LPG filling station was just built last year and put into use in December.

Chen Feng had always wanted to buy a gas stove, but it was not available for sale before, and in the past two months Chen Feng had not had time to go to the gas station to buy a gas tank and stove.

Until a few days ago, I thought about it, but I postponed it because I had to renovate my house. Today, I just took advantage of the time to move and bought a gas stove.

Chen Feng came to the liquefied petroleum gas station, found the office, and politely asked the staff inside: "Hello, comrade, I would like to know how the liquefied gas here is sold?"

The staff member was a middle-aged woman in work clothes. She answered enthusiastically: "The liquefied petroleum gas here is sold at 20 cents per kilogram, the tank is 30 yuan each, and the stove is 10 yuan each."

After learning the price, Chen Feng then asked: "So do I need to go through any procedures or provide any certificates to buy these things?"

The woman smiled and explained: "Just give me your work ID for registration and pay the fee."

(The author doesn’t know how much a gas tank cost in that era, or the process of buying a gas tank. Don’t worry about it, just watch it for fun.)

When Chen Feng heard that buying a gas tank was so simple, he quickly took out his work ID and money, handed them to the staff, and then spoke.

"Comrade, I want to buy two gas cylinders, two burners, and fill the cylinders with gas."

The woman took the money and work permit that Chen Feng handed over, and then said, "Wait a moment, I'll register you and then take you to get your things."

When Chen Feng heard her words, he nodded, then stood aside and watched her start to register him.

After the registration was completed, the woman returned Chen Feng’s work ID to him, and then took Chen Feng to pick out two gas tanks and a stove.

After making his choice, Chen Feng first tied the stove to the back seat of the bicycle, and then followed the woman to fill up the two gas tanks.

After doing all this, the woman returned to the office.

After she left, Chen Feng came to the bicycle with two bottles of liquefied petroleum gas, tied the cans, and then rode the bicycle home.

On the way back, Chen Feng took advantage of the fact that there was no one around and entered the space with his car.

After entering the space, Chen Feng walked straight to the cowshed, where there were two old cows and two calves, all of which were black and white spotted cows.

He looked at the four cows and thought about what to do with them. Finally, he decided to move the old cow to the yard.

He carefully led the cow out of the cowshed and brought it to the center of the yard. Then, he took out a sharp knife from the kitchen and stabbed the cow's throat without hesitation.

The cow fell to the ground in pain, and the blood stained the ground red. Chen Feng quickly and skillfully processed the cow's body, skinning it and cutting it into pieces.

Originally, Chen Feng considered slaughtering the old bull, but after careful consideration, he thought that the bull was vital to reproduction and should not be slaughtered easily.

So he changed his mind and chose to slaughter the cow.

Chen Feng cut off about ten pounds of hind leg meat and several pounds of beef brisket from the cow's carcass. These tender and juicy pieces of meat made him salivate.

He planned to take the beef back home to entertain guests in the evening. As for the remaining beef, Chen Feng decided to temporarily store it in a static area for future use.

This way, the beef stays fresh even as time goes by.

After preparing the beef, Chen Feng took out some pork stored in the space. The pork looked tender and juicy, making people salivate.

He selected a piece of lean and fatty pork belly and a piece of tenderloin, preparing to use them in cooking different dishes.

After taking the pork, Chen Feng walked to the pond and scooped out two lively fish with a fishing net.

One is a carp weighing more than three catties, with its scales gleaming with golden light; the other is a black fish weighing about five catties, with a large body and plump meat. These two fish will become delicious dishes for dinner.

After catching the fish, Chen Feng returned to the chicken coop, opened the fence door, reached out and grabbed a fat old hen.

This hen had full feathers and a bright red comb, and it was obvious that she was an expert at laying eggs. Chen Feng held it in his arms, returned to the yard, and then killed the chicken and bled it.

After all the ingredients were prepared, Chen Feng took out a large sack, put the beef, pork, fish and old hen into the bag one by one, then piled them on the gas stove on the back seat of the bicycle and tied it up tightly.

Then, he took a bag of fresh eggs from the chicken coop and gently placed them in the basket. Finally, he entered the space again with his bicycle.

After leaving the space, Chen Feng didn't stop at all. He immediately got on his bicycle and rushed home along the familiar road.

After returning home, Chen Feng found that Jin Ling had tidied the house.

After Chen Feng unloaded the food, he did not sort it out immediately, but continued to unload the gas tank that was still in the car.

After removing the gas tank, Chen Feng carried everything to the kitchen and started assembling it.

After assembling it, Chen Feng turned on the stove, and the blue flame jumped up, lighting up the entire kitchen. Chen Feng was instantly excited. With a gas stove, he no longer had to cook on a slow stove.

After the excitement, Chen Feng thought that Jin Ling and Jin Ming had never seen a gas stove and probably didn’t know how to use it.

So Chen Feng shouted outside the kitchen, "Wife! Jin Ming, come to the kitchen for a moment, I have something to tell you!"

Du Jinling was packing in the bedroom when she heard Chen Feng's shout and immediately responded, "Hey! I know, I'll be there right away!"

In the east wing, Jin Ming, who was also packing up, heard Chen Feng's call and responded to him, "I know, brother-in-law, I'll go right away!"

In less than a minute, Jin Ling and her brother appeared at the kitchen door together.

When Chen Feng saw them, he immediately pointed at the gas stove and said, "Wife, Jin Ming, look, this is the gas stove I just bought! We will use this to cook at home from now on!"

"With this gas stove, we no longer have to worry about the fire in the stove suddenly going out."

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Jin Ling looked at the gas stove that Chen Feng was pointing at curiously, and then spoke.

"Is this a gas stove? This is amazing! It can light up without burning anything? And the flame is blue!"

When Chen Feng heard Jin Ling's words, he just smiled and did not correct the mistakes in her words.

Otherwise, Chen Feng would have to explain to her that the gas stove does not burn nothing, but burns liquefied petroleum gas.

Moreover, even if he explained, Chen Feng felt that with his shallow knowledge of liquefied petroleum gas, he would not be able to explain it clearly to Jin Ling.

In that case, Chen Feng simply didn't explain it and let Jin Ling think about it this way!

So Chen Feng waited until Jin Ling finished sighing, then he said to the siblings, "Wife, Jin Ming, stop looking, I'll teach you how to use the gas stove!"

"After I teach you how to use it, I won't be at home if I have something to do and you don't know how to use it. Wouldn't that mean you won't even have food to eat?"

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Jin Ling immediately said, "Husband, you are right. We should learn it. Then teach us how to use it!"

Hearing Jin Ling say this, Chen Feng no longer hesitated and immediately walked to the gas stove and turned off the fire first.

Then he demonstrated and said, "Look, if you want to use the gas stove, you first have to turn on the switch of the gas cylinder, then turn on the switch of the stove, and then the fire will come out!"

As Chen Feng spoke, blue flames appeared on the gas stove again.

Seeing the flames rising, Chen Feng began to explain how to turn off the gas stove. Chen Feng continued, "Turning off the gas stove is almost the same as turning it on, but the order is reversed."

As he said this, Chen Feng demonstrated again how to close it.

After the demonstration, Chen Feng asked Jin Ling and the others, "Do you know how to use a gas stove now?"

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Jin Ling and her brother nodded and said, "We understand!"

Seeing them say this, Chen Feng said, "Now that you know it, why don't you try to use it!"

As he spoke, Chen Feng stepped aside and let Jin Ling and her brother try how to turn on and off the gas stove.

When Jin Ling and her brother saw Chen Feng move aside, they immediately stepped forward and began to turn on and off the gas stove just as Chen Feng had demonstrated.