All Heavens Pension started from the fiery era

Today is the last day of the exam, and the old lady and Yue Zhenhua are both ready to celebrate.

After lunch, the old lady went to the vegetable market and bought back a big rooster and a grass carp weighing three kilograms.

Yue Zhenhua even made a special trip to a nearby village and bought back five kilograms of fresh mutton and three bottles of good wine.

I only took the Chinese language test in the afternoon, and I was delayed for nearly an hour on the road. It was only 04:30 when I got home. Now I started preparing dinner, so I had plenty of time.

Some time ago, Huang Yijun focused all her energy on studying. The old lady basically took care of the cooking. Even if she wanted to intervene, the old lady was not happy.

Now that the exam is finally over, Huang Yijun no longer has to study so hard, regardless of whether he can pass the exam or not.After not doing housework for such a long time, Huang Yijun missed being a chef again.

Huang Yijun is a neat person. Whether it is field work or housework, she always does it quickly and well.Although I haven't done anything for nearly a month and am somewhat rusty, my efficiency is still much higher than that of the old lady.

Not long after, mutton and big rooster were stewed in the large stoves on the east and west sides respectively, and the aroma wafted far away.

On such an important and festive day, of course Yue Zhenhua could not forget to inform Lu Huaiqian and his wife. When the sky was dark, they walked briskly into the small courtyard with their son and daughter.

As soon as he entered the door, Lu Huaiqian shouted loudly: "I smelled the aroma of mutton at the entrance of the alley. It was so greedy that I unconsciously walked a little faster."

"How many times have I told you, come to our house to improve your life when you are greedy? Who told you to be thin-skinned? You haven't visited our house for half a month." Yue Zhenhua spoke unforgivingly.

"Our two little ones come to your house every day to eat and drink, and they are about to become your children. What would it be like if we two also ran to your house every day?
If I get tired of you and never let you come to my door again, then I will suffer a lot, so it’s better to keep it flowing. "

Lu Huaiqian looked sincere, but what he said was this.

Yue Zhenhua said regretfully: "I've been fooled by you again. It's also my fault that I don't have a long memory. I've suffered losses so many times, why can't I remember?

I shouldn't have called you today. Just treat those words as if I didn't say them. You'd better come to the house as little as possible in the future. "

He Minzhi had long been accustomed to the two people bickering all day long, and he didn't care what they said. He walked straight to Huang Yijun and asked with concern:
"Yijun, how did you do in the exam? Are the questions difficult? Is there any hope of passing the exam?"

"I feel like I did pretty well in the exam, but after all, I haven't received formal education and relied on self-study. I don't think I have much hope of passing the exam," Huang Yijun said matter-of-factly.

“Regardless of whether I can pass the exam or not, I am very grateful to have such an experience.

From now on, if you tell people, you are also someone who has passed the college entrance examination.Even college students who fail are still educated people and are the envy of many people. With this qualification, it should be very easy for you to find a job in the future. "

He Minzhi is very good at comforting people.

"I'm very generous. I didn't have high hopes in the first place. Even if I fail, I won't feel regretful. As long as our Wenxuan family can pass the exam, I'll be satisfied."

"From what you say, Wenxuan did very well in the exam. Are you very confident?" He Minzhi's tone was full of expectation. She also hoped that Yue Wenxuan could pass the exam.

"I don't know how well he did in the exam, but he's quite sure of himself. He's very confident, but he just doesn't know if he can succeed."

Although Huang Yijun said questioning words, the smile on her face was bright. It was obvious that she still trusted her son.

In her mind, her son is not the kind of person who likes to talk big. He has reservations about everything he says and does. Since he is so sure, if not a sure thing, he should be almost there.

He Minzhi said: "When did Wenxuan ever say such big things? In this regard, he is different from Lao Lu and Lao Yue. Since he dares to say this, he will definitely pass the exam! The wedding wine we drank today should be treated as an advance Celebrated.”

Now that we have just been liberated, college students are so rare. If Yue Wenxuan can really get into this, everyone who knows him will feel honored.

The old lady and Huang Yijun worked together and had already prepared a large table of dishes. After the four members of the Lu family washed their hands, everyone sat down around the table.

Yue Zhenhua placed the specially bought Xifeng wine on the table, stared at Lu Huaiqian, and said in a showy way:
"Today is a happy event, so you have to drink good wine. Didn't you say last time that you drank Xifeng wine a few years ago and still remember it? Look what kind of wine it is? I went to several grocery stores and finally bought it. of."

"Oops! It seems that you are planning to get me drunk today?" Lu Huaiqian's eyes gleamed, "Originally, I promised your sister-in-law that she would drink less today. If she gets drunk, you can't blame me. It's all your fault. Use such a good wine to test me. How can a person like me who has never seen the world stand up to this kind of test?"

"I have no intention of testing you, let alone getting you drunk. You'd better listen to my sister-in-law and drink less, just smell it. You can watch me drink. I have a large capacity for alcohol and I won't get drunk."

Lu Huaiqian was not affected by Yue Zhenhua at all, "What's the point of drinking alone? Wenxuan is about to become a college student. It's such a happy thing, such a festive moment. As his uncle, if I don't drink with you and my son, How many cups, what does it look like?"

He Minzhi did not cooperate at all, and said: "I finally understand. As long as this person who loves drinking sees good wine, let alone being shameless, he can even give up his life. The reason is high-sounding, but I don't know how sincere it is. ?”

"You women don't understand the things about our gentlemen. Your sincerity is in the wine. How drunk you are today means how sincere you are." Lu Huaiqian looked at Yue Wenxuan, "Wenxuan, what did your uncle say? Right? Is that true?"

"Yes, I agree with this statement. That's the truth. If Uncle Lu comes home drunk today, he must be very sincere and there is no doubt about it!" Yue Wenxuan said cooperatively.

"Good boy, if you lead me into an alcoholic, see how I deal with you when I go back!" He Minzhi said, glaring at his wife fiercely.

"Wenxuan will be a college student soon, and his ideas are very right. He has his own judgment, and we also have to trust the judgment of intellectuals.

If you can't understand it, it means you haven't reached the level yet. You should reflect on it instead of questioning it. "Lu Huaiqian said plausibly.

Yue Wenxuan liked the atmosphere today. Yue Zhenhua and Lu Huaiqian were already drinking vigorously, so he also joined in the fun, making the atmosphere even better.

By the end of the drink, all three bottles of wine were consumed, with nothing left. Even the half bottle of Laobaigan left at home was taken out by Yue Zhenhua and drank all.

Several people drank quite a lot, and they were really happy today. After drinking the wine, everyone was sober and no one was really drunk.

The exams came to an end, and Yue Wenxuan was free. He couldn't stay at home and do nothing. He began to prepare for the arrival of the harsh winter.

Although the family is all from the Northeast, it is their first time to spend the winter in Kyoto and they have little experience. On the contrary, Yue Wenxuan is experienced and can consider every detail.

Although the winter in my hometown is extremely cold, because it is located at the foot of the Daxingan Mountains, the winter is not difficult to endure, and I can easily prepare supplies for the winter.Although my hometown is not a coal-producing area, there are many kinds of trees on the mountains. If you cut them down casually, they can keep you warm throughout the winter.

No matter it is day or night, the hardwood blocks in the earthen stove are burning all the time. The fire is scalding hot, and the room is as warm as spring.As long as you don't stay outside for too long, it will make people feel that winter can be warm and can be easily passed.

Not so in Kyoto’s winter.

In this era, transportation was extremely underdeveloped. Both coal and wood were very expensive. Ordinary people could not even fill their stomachs, but they did not have spare money to buy large amounts of coal and wood.

During severe cold weather, it is already a luxury to have a small coal stove in the house. Only wealthy families can afford this condition.

The small coal stoves in Kyoto are different from those in coal-producing areas. The furnace walls are insulated and very thick, which can save coal.But correspondingly, the coal consumption is saved, and the heat emitted is naturally less. The room is so cold that you can't feel any heat at all.

Poor people cannot even afford to light such a small symbolic coal stove. The house is like an ice cellar and they can only carry it.

In the winter in Kyoto, although the outdoor temperature is more than ten degrees higher than the temperature in Northeast China, the indoor temperature is on the contrary more than ten degrees lower.Such a gap makes Kyoto people more aware of the coldness and cruelty of winter.

The local people are so cold-resistant, Yue Wenxuan knew that their family would definitely not be able to do it, and they would definitely be extremely uncomfortable.

Of course he had to prepare a response in advance. He couldn't let a family of Northeasterners come to Kyoto and say that the winter in Kyoto was too cold and unbearable. That would make people laugh.

It's not like a few years ago where you'll need a ticket to buy anything. As long as you have money, you can buy as much as you want.

Although coal is very expensive now, Yue Wenxuan can afford it.

He didn't discuss it with his family and just bought two and a half tons of high-calorie clean coal, which should be enough for one winter. If it's not enough, he can buy more at any time.

Why don't you discuss it with your family?Because he knew that his family would be reluctant to buy so much after knowing the price.

Due to transportation restrictions, the price of coal in this era is really expensive!

The price of ordinary coal noodles is about [-] (three yuan) for one hundred kilograms.If we use grain to compare, it will be more intuitive. One pound of white flour can be exchanged for about three or four pounds of coal noodles.

For ordinary people, how can they be willing to burn it to keep warm if they don’t even have white flour in their stomachs?

The clean coal blocks he bought were more expensive, costing more than 5 yuan per [-] kilograms. Even if his family knew that he was not short of money, they would definitely not be willing to spend so much money on heating.

After buying the coal, the heating appliances must also keep up.

Of course, Yue Wenxuan would not choose the coal stove commonly used by locals. This kind of stove saves coal, but its heat dissipation performance is too poor, so it is not suitable for someone like him who is not short of money.

For simplicity, you can choose a cast iron stove, or you can spend a little more money and buy a fireplace with more complex functions.

Without any further thought, he chose the fireplace he had been used to in previous lives and bought two of them, one for the east and west rooms.

It's already the end of October, and although it's not yet time to turn on the stove, it's time to make preparations in advance.

He took advantage of the fact that he had time to do all these things, so that after he entered school, the family would not have the experience to deal with it, and they would be in a hurry when the cold came.

In preparation before winter, coal or wood for heating is the most important thing, followed by winter storage of vegetables.

Any yard built by the locals must dig a cellar. In the summer, some sundries are put there, but it becomes more useful in the winter. Winter vegetables must be stored in the cellar.

In this era, there were very few varieties of winter vegetables in the north, mainly Chinese cabbage, supplemented by a small amount of potatoes and radishes.

Although Yue Wenxuan has a small world rich in supplies, he cannot ignore winter storage vegetables. He must buy enough Chinese cabbage, radishes and potatoes to last the whole winter.

In this era, a small amount of off-season vegetables were grown, mostly in houses with papered windows.During severe cold weather, there will be a small amount of fresh vegetables on the market, but they are extremely expensive.

As long as it is a dish that can be seen in the market, Yue Wenxuan can take out the same thing from the space. As long as he doesn't show it around and only eats it at home, he doesn't have to worry about anything.

Fresh vegetables cannot be prepared in advance, but various dried vegetables can be stored in the vegetable cellar in advance.

The main types of dried vegetables that can be seen on the market are: dried beans, dried eggplants, dried radishes, and dried cucumbers. Others are less common.

Yue Wenxuan bought these four kinds of dried vegetables from the market. He bought two large bags of each type, which was enough to change the taste in winter.

Other dried vegetables that are not easy to buy from the market, he can only take out from the space, including: dried lettuce, dried tomatoes, dried bamboo shoots, dried cauliflower, etc.

There is no need to prepare various fungi in advance, they can still be purchased in winter.

At first, the old lady did not interfere with the things Yue Wenxuan did, nor did she care too much.Unexpectedly, Yue Wenxuan would buy things at home every two days. The more he bought, the more things he bought, as if he didn't need any money, and he moved them home like water.

Coal and a stove are both essential and should really be purchased in advance.

Chinese cabbage, potatoes and radishes are all three winter vegetables that are indispensable. Indeed, they should be stocked in advance, but is it necessary to buy so many dried vegetables?

Seeing the vegetable cellar full of various dried vegetables, the old lady couldn't help but start nagging:
"You spend money too lavishly. You spend what you should and shouldn't spend. I feel a little uneasy about putting so much money in your hands.

If you follow your way of spending money, you will have to waste all the gold and silver. "

(End of this chapter)