Volume 1 Chapter 0011 College Entrance Examination Guide
I bought bowls from the east counter, soy sauce from the west counter, salt from the south counter, and iron pots from the north counter. Once I left the counter, I wandered around the street, hearing no hustle and bustle of traffic, but only the crying of babies in swaddling clothes!
After buying things and getting the medical records and returning to Wenchangwei, the news that Liu Zhen had contracted viral pneumonia, which was contagious and that she could not come into contact with people spread quickly.
As for the accidental fall into the water, there is no gossip about it.
If you say you want to jump into the river, some people will be interested. You can also act mysterious by hanging yourself in the threshing ground.
"Let me tell you, that girl named Liu Zhen got pregnant by someone, but the man didn't want her, so she tried to commit suicide..."
If Liu Zhen had jumped into the river, rumors like this would have been flying everywhere.
This is also the reason why Nan Yi did not dare to design the plot of jumping into the river.
In the next two days, Nan Yi deliberately asked Liu Zhen to make herself look sick, and went to the riverside pier to wash clothes wearing a mask. He also deliberately asked her to pass by the gate of the educated youth center.
Although others do not make obvious avoidance movements, some people cannot help but show their resistance to contact and disgust.
This thing is done.
Just when the situation was taking a turn for the worse, there was a crackling sound. Nan Yi lit firecrackers at the gate of Nan's house, and people stood on the wall, throwing chicken shit candies outside the empty gate.
The sound of firecrackers stops and the sugar rain stops.
Nan Yi climbed down the wall, walked out of the yard, and picked up the chicken shit candy he had just scattered.
He peeled off a piece and stuffed it into Liu Zhen's mouth, "May your family be blessed and the sun and moon shine again."
"Well... a house full of gold and jade, happily moving into a new home."
"Come on, warm up the pot, you light the fire and simmer the rice, I'll make the braised pork."
"Uh-huh."
Because there was a nose in the wall, Nan Yi opened the chimney very high when he was building the stove a few days ago.
The higher the altitude, the lower the air pressure, the greater the pressure difference between the air and the ground, and the faster the smoke exhaust speed; Nan Yi also made a homemade range hood above the pot, relying on the pressure difference, the effect is also not bad.
Moreover, the kitchen is quite far away from the courtyard wall, and the aroma overflowing from the pot is difficult to drift outside.
Otherwise, if someone comes over and smells it today, they will find that you have braised pork; and if they come over and smell it again tomorrow, they will find that you have sweet and sour pork.
What’s the matter, your sun? Does he eat meat every day?
When jealousy takes over, nothing can cause you trouble.
Besides, these days, if a family can eat meat every now and then, there must be something wrong. You can be sure of it if you catch them.
As for where there are problems, it doesn’t matter, just review them slowly.
Nowadays, in order to save face, people in the countryside would dip their fingers in lard and rub their lips on them before going for a walk, making their lips greasy.
Whenever I go out and see people, I tell them, "We had braised pork at home today."
There are more stories like this in the North than in the South.
This is not because southerners are not vain, but because the land in the south is small and the population is large, so the families are close together. Whatever dishes you cook, your neighbors can smell them, so if you want to be vain, no one will give you the chance.
It is different in the north, where the land is vast and the population is sparse. People generally live in more open areas, which is a prerequisite for "saving face".
Nan Yi put the double-blade meat on the chopping board, first removed the two ribs, and chopped them up, waiting to use them to make pork rib soup.
For the remaining meat, cut off the outermost layer of fat with skin and cut it into medium-sized pieces. Pour some water into the pot and put the fat into the pot.
Cut the remaining pork belly into pieces and set aside for making the braised pork later.
The aroma of lard was already overflowing from the pot, and the sound of sniffing was also echoing in the kitchen. Although there was no shortage of meat to eat, Liu Zhen's bad habit of enjoying the smell of meat alone could not be changed for a while.
Puff puff.
When the fat in the pot turns golden yellow, Nan Yi takes a spoon to scoop out the lard and puts it in a large teacup.
After the oil was scooped out, the remaining oil residue in the pot screamed even more happily.
Put the pork belly into the pot, stir it with a spatula, let it combine with the oil residue, and transform it into a magical food that everyone loves - pork belly.
This kind of supplies cannot summon a dragon, but it can summon out a few fat men.
If anyone has a grudge against you, let the fat guys beat him to death.
Every fat guy has a unique skill, either his fat farts fly into the sky or his fat farts fight in the wild.
When you are lying on the ground, looking at a blow from the sky, you will never despair?
Have you ever heard the BGM of the moves deep in your soul?
Just like this, ding ding ding... fighting in the wild, one field, two fields, three fields!
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When it’s almost done stir-frying, add a little soy sauce for coloring, and also some salt and MSG.
After stir-frying for a few more times, he took the food out of the pan, put it into a clay pot and covered it with a lid. He asked Liu Zhen to step out of the fire pit and light the fire, and then put the clay pot on the fire.
Next, Nan Yi stir-fried a sweet potato vine, a pumpkin vine, and a water hyacinth, blanched most of three or four pounds of river shrimps, made the small ones into drunken shrimps, fried some peanuts, and made a cold-mixed watermelon rind.
Just as the dishes were laid out on the low table in the yard, there were one long and two short knocks on the door.
Nan Yi opened the gate and Men Saner came in.
"Where did you come from?"
"I came from the southeast and made a big detour. I definitely didn't run into anyone from Wenchangwei."
"I'd better come from the southwest in the future. The southeast is close to the barbed wire and there are too many people escaping. It's not safe."
"Okay, the food is ready. I'm hungry."
When Men Saner saw the food on the low table, his eyes lit up. He walked over quickly, picked up a boiled shrimp, removed the shell, and dipped it in the sauce.
"Well, Master Nan, this is well seasoned."
"Take the chopsticks."
"Zhen'er, this is Men San'er, you should call him San Ge from now on."
"No, just call me Brother Ding. I'm not the third child." Men Saner rubbed his hands and waved them.
"Brother Ding."
"Zhen'er, go get the soda and Coke from the bucket."
"Hey, brother."
Nan Yi took out a bottle of Si Te liquor from under the low table, "I have finished all the Moutai, only Si Te is left."
"There are some in the city. Do you want me to send some over?"
"Forget it. I'm not a heavy drinker. Just bring me some Guang Xi next time . Has the white paper express arrived?"
"It will arrive in the next two days, Master Nan. I placed the order in the name of the Material Bureau, and someone in the bureau is covering for me. However, the payment cannot be delayed for too long. If the paper mill calls us, we will be exposed. In addition, they want a refrigerator."
"Can you do it?"
"I can get it. I saw it on the black market. Four hundred. No ticket required."
"Then buy it for them." Nan Yi picked up a drunken shrimp and put it in his mouth, chewing it. "Don't worry about the money. You can go and pay the bill. I already have new income."
“Has the fishing started already?”
"Not yet. I was lucky. I went down to the river yesterday and fished out four big yellow croakers from the bottom of the river." As he spoke, Nan Yi scooped up another gold bar from the low table and placed it on the table. "Take a look."
Men San'er's eyes lit up, he picked up a piece and put it in his mouth to bite, "Wow, real gold. This is hard currency, very popular on the black market."
"Four pieces for 40,000 yuan, can you sell them for that?"
"It's a bit high, but it's not too bad. Others would even be asking ten thousand. Master Nan, we are familiar with the place and we will definitely be able to find a real buyer."
"Well, the money for the white paper is enough. What about that Lai boss on the black market?"
Men Saner put down the gold bars and straightened his face, "I have checked it out. Boss Lai is called Lai Biao. He is a wild man. He is selling things from Xiangkeng. Master Nan, take a look."
Mensaner took out an electronic watch and placed it on the table.
"Damn, is this so evil? We don't even have this thing in our mainland. If anyone wears it, won't they be able to find someone?"
"That's not the case. The electronic watch was a gift from him to me. He mainly sells tiger oil."
"Oh, cooling oil, this is a good business. There is a need for it in Guangdong and Guangxi, so the sales should not be bad."
"Yes, the sales are very good." Men Saner nodded, "Master Nan, I called Beijing a few days ago and asked someone with connections. He said that the college entrance examination is already very promising. Your guess will basically come true. We will definitely make a lot of money from our business."
"Let's talk about whether it makes money or not. You still need to get wax paper, ink, and someone to carve wax paper for us. I have almost finished compiling the college entrance examination guide. You can come and get it in three days."
"Master Nan, it's not hard to get the stuff, and it's not hard to find someone to carve wax paper. How many stinky old men in the capital have nothing to do? As long as we pay them enough, they will be happy to help us."
"Well, let's arrange it as soon as possible. Pick the paper and deliver it to me tonight. As for Lai Biao, I will go to meet him in a week. Also, help me get some more three-edged scrapers. I want to set traps in the yard."
"Are you against Lai Biao?"
"Well, who knows what kind of person the other party is, so we have to be on guard. Men San'er, if things really come to that, I will swim over there." Nan Yi pointed to Shencun Bay, "Zhen'er has to be entrusted to you. I treat her as my own sister now."
"Master Nan, why don't I come forward and talk to Lai Biao? If something really happens, I will fight him, even if I have to go to jail for a few years. You are different. You still have to take the college entrance examination, and your future is bright."
"Silly boy, you and I are brothers, we are all the same. I still have the ability to swim over, and you... can only dive in."
"Brother, since this is so dangerous, you can choose not to do it!"
Liu Zhen placed three bottles of Asia soda and a bottle of Laoshan Cola on the low table, then took a screwdriver and started opening them.
"Laoshan Cola? Uncle Nan, where did you get this? Is it for sale here?"
"Yes, I bought it from the supply and marketing cooperative. I know you haven't tried it. Try it. I don't like it anyway. It doesn't even taste as good as Arctic Ocean."
"Oh, let me try it too. After all, Coca-Cola tastes better."
"Have you ever drunk it?"
"Hey, no."
"Then pretend to be an egg."
Men Saner took a sip and smacked his lips. "It doesn't taste right. It's just weird. Why is there such a thing for sale here?"
"If you think about it, you can figure it out. Some factory here has cooperation with Shandong Province. This may be a gift from them or something. The workers in the factory can't get used to it, so they take it to the supply and marketing cooperative to sell it."
"I guess that's it."
