Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

At noon, I naturally made Beijing's famous fried noodles with soybean paste according to the request of the two little girls. Grandma's family had a full range of ingredients, which showed that Aunt Xu's cooking skills were very good.

Qin Dabao opened the noodle jar, which contained half a jar of white flour. However, the quality of the flour was average. He took out a few pounds of flour from the space, kneaded it and put it on the table. He had some obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the food he cooked had to be perfect.

Two pounds of meat was cut from the wild boar's leg. The meat of the yellow-haired boar is very delicious. Not only is the meat fresh and tender, but it is also rich in nutrients and is especially suitable for consumption.

Aunt Xu was worried about cutting the meat into dices, so she cleaned up the living room and went to the kitchen. As soon as she saw Dabao's knife skills, she knew that he was a good cook, so she went to wash clothes with peace of mind.

Dice the eggplant, boil the oil, put the diced meat into the pot and stir-fry. The meat aroma will come out immediately. After stir-frying, remove from the pot and set aside.

Put onion segments, garlic cloves, and star anise into the oil pan and stir-fry until fragrant. Add diced meat and diced eggplant, stir-fry over low heat, prepare the yellow sauce, pour it into the pan, stir evenly, cover and simmer for a few minutes.

The aroma attracted grandma and the little ones. Don’t think that a big leader like grandpa’s family eats meat and fish every day.

Now the great famine was approaching, and my grandmother's family could only eat meat once a week. The ration for ordinary people was only two taels per person per month, which could be purchased with the household registration book. But...but, but, grocery stores did not sell meat every day, so few people in that era were not greedy.

Little Niuniu even squatted at her brother's feet, covering her mouth with her little hands, for fear that her saliva would flow down. She looked so adorable.

The old lady felt sad. Her eldest grandson was not even eighteen years old, but judging by his cooking skills, it was obvious that he had not learned it in a day or two. It was true that children from poor families had to grow up early.

As soon as the lid of the pot was lifted, the aroma of eggplant meat sauce filled the living room.

The old man and the guard pushed the door open and came in. As soon as they entered the living room, they smelled something.

Seeing them all crowded at the kitchen door, the old man smiled and said, "What have you cooked that makes the food smell so good?"

The guard smiled and took off his backpack: "Sir, it smells like meat sauce."

No one paid any attention to them, as they were all attracted by Dabao's noodle-stretching skills.

To describe Qin Dabao as clever and deft was a bit of a pale anecdote. The snow-white noodles were shaken into silk in his hands and directly put into the boiling pot.

In this era, every family had a large population, so there were no small pots. At least four pots were needed. One pot of noodles was enough for four or five people to eat.

The noodles were cooked in a short while with eggs added, and served with a plate of vegetables, two large bowls of meat sauce, and a few heads of garlic. Few families had such a lunch in those days.

Lu Xiu'e was already used to it. She took her father's coat and helped Aunt Xu set the table for dinner.

The family ate noodles with soybean paste, without raising their heads or opening their eyes.

Grandma fed Niu Niu first, and then filled her own stomach.

Children have the most accurate intuition. They can tell who is good to them as soon as they get to know them. After a day and a night of contact, Erbao and Niu Niu completely fell in love with their grandparents. Wenwen also knew that these were her biological grandparents, so her personality became much more cheerful and lively. However, she was not too close to her grandparents yet. She kept snuggling in Qin Dabao's arms.

Lu Tong and Lu Li were so full they leaned on the sofa, rubbing their stomachs. They lived on campus and ate in the cafeteria, but what good food could there be? It was just steamed cornbread and cabbage, and after eating it, their stomachs felt like they were on fire.

This meal instantly turned them into little fans of their cousin.

After dinner, Aunt Xu cleaned up the dishes. Qin Dabao was not idle either. His uncle came back for dinner in the evening, and his aunt also came back from the night shift. He had to prepare the dishes for dinner.

The pork leg is not big, so you need to simmer it with ginger, garlic, green and red pepper shreds, and other seasonings to make a braised pork leg.

The pheasant soup tastes good. Two wild rabbits, half of them are braised and the other half are spicy. If the rabbit head is not spicy, it is soulless.

Grandma and Lu Xiu'e took Niuniu and Wenwen upstairs to take a nap. Lu Tong and Lu Li were not convinced and started playing chess with Erbao again. The old man watched with great interest.

After the Lu Tong sisters lost three games in a row, the old man got itchy and left the court.

The old man's chess playing style was very open and he started with all kinds of exchanges, catching Erbao off guard.

In the first game, Erbao was defeated miserably. After all, he had just started learning chess and his skills were still immature.

In the second set, Erbao still lost, but he was much better.

After four games, the old man couldn't win anymore and lost six games in a row.

Qin Dabao just came out of washing his hands and saw the old man looking at Erbao with shining eyes.

The old man held the second baby in his arms, his eyes shining.

"Baby, grandpa wants to ask you, what do you want to do when you grow up?"

Erbao didn't quite understand the old man's Jiaodong accent and turned to look at his brother.

"Grandpa is asking you, what do you want to do when you grow up?"

Erbao scratched his face. He had never thought about this.

"How about joining the army?" the old man tried his best to speak in Mandarin.

The second child understood, but he did not answer, just looked at his brother.

Now the old man understood that Dabao was qualified to be an older brother, and his younger brothers and sisters all trusted him and listened to him.

"Dabao, what do you think about Erbao joining the army when he grows up?"

Looking at his grandfather's eager eyes, Qin Dabao suddenly felt sad. He didn't have the courage to refuse the old man's request, but he couldn't make the decision for Erbao.

Dabao reached out and picked up his younger brother, letting him ride on his lap. He said seriously, "Qin Erbao, you're going to school soon. You're a big kid now. I'm asking you this the way I would talk to a big kid."

Erbao was stunned for a moment. It was the first time he saw his brother talking to him so seriously. His little face tensed up and he nodded vigorously.

"What are your dreams when you grow up?"

"Brother, does ideal mean what I want to do when I grow up?"

"Yes."

"Then I want to be like my brother, protecting him and my sisters."

Qin Dabao's heart trembled suddenly. He looked at his brother who was very serious, and his eyes became moist.

"Okay, brother will wait until you grow up, be able to stand tall and proud, hold a gun in hand, and be able to defend the motherland and your loved ones."

"Um!"

Qin Dabao hugged his brother in his arms and looked at the old man.

"Grandpa, it's a good choice for Erbao to join the army."

He calculated that Erbao was seven years old this year. Twenty years later, when the country was restored to order, his elder uncle and younger uncle would surely be in high positions. Erbao was at the right age, had the ability and background, and could soar to the sky. By then, he would gather all the wealth in the world and become his younger brother's strongest backing.

"Great, that's great." The old man smiled from ear to ear. Their Lu family finally had a successor.

My uncle pushed the door open and came in: "What are you so happy about? I can hear my father's laughter from far away."

Lu Tong and Lu Li cheered and jumped on Lu Jianbang, almost pushing him down. The girl was too big to hold.

"Oh my, please be gentle, my old waist..."

People who have daughters are the happiest, especially two little girls. If a son dared to jump on them, they would have kicked him away long ago.

The old man looked at the father and daughter with a smile. Qin Dabao picked up Erbao and stood up: "Uncle!"

Lu Jianbang walked over with his two daughters flanking him like a prisoner. He smiled wryly and said, "Okay, sit down."

Qin Dabao put Erbao down and poured a glass of water for his uncle. Lu Tong and Lu Li met the day after their father came back because Lu Jianbang was too busy.

The old man waved his hand and said, "Okay, take your cousin to play chess."

Lu Tong and her friends knew that grandpa had something to say to their father, so they obediently took Erbao to the dining table to play chess.