Siheyuan: Superintendent at the beginning, wife Reba!

As the saying goes,

All beginnings are hard.

Especially in this era where private business is not allowed,

It is even more difficult to do something.

If nothing else, the preparation alone requires a lot of effort.

Zhang Chengfei and the others haven't put everything in place yet.

But we can only improve while doing it.

Fatty told Zhang Chengfei,

In order to make it easier to do business in the ghost market at night,

They will all be stationed here at Siyan'er for a long time from now on.

"This will be our revolutionary base from now on, Jinggang!!" The fat man waved his hand with great pride.

The kang in Siyaner's house is not small.

Four people can live comfortably together.

The four fat men were very excited.

The first step of the long march will start from here! !

Zhang Chengfei knew that the coming situation would be more serious, but he had no intention of telling everyone.

Let's take a step by step.

as a traveler,

He believed he could make his way out of this predicament.

After spending enough time with Fatty and the others,

Zhang Chengfei wrapped his coat tightly and prepared to go home.

He drinks a lot;

Although I drank about seven or eight taels of wine in the evening, I still acted like a fine person.

The winter in Sijiucheng in this era was much colder than in later generations.

Winter has come,

It can reach minus ten degrees at night.

If it snows,

The next day, ice skates more than a foot long will be hung under the eaves of every house.

Zhang Chengfei still remembers,

When I was little,

These half-grown kids would use long sticks to knock the ice skates off and hold them in their hands to eat like popsicles.

Si Yan'er's home is actually not far from Nanluogu Lane.

Coupled with Zhang Chengfei's long legs, it took more than a quarter of an hour to reach home.

People in this era don’t have many recreational activities.

In addition, it gets dark early in winter,

We all had dinner at around seven o'clock and chatted in the yard.

At about eight o'clock, I went home and washed my feet and got on the kang.

Around nine o'clock,

Almost everyone was fast asleep, and the entire courtyard fell into silence.

Zhang Chengfei entered the yard and locked the door.

All the way to the backyard,

As soon as I passed through the Moon Gate, I saw the dim light coming from the window lattice of my home.

"This old lady..." He couldn't help but muttered.

back home,

Opening the door, he immediately took off his cold coat and hung it up.

"Is Dachengzi back?" the old lady's voice came from the back room.

"Yeah." Zhang Chengfei replied as he entered the back room.

The old lady was half leaning on the kang, waiting for him.

Seeing him come in, I hurriedly wanted to get up and pour water for his feet, but he held me down.

"I'll do it myself. Get out of the warm bed and don't stoke the cold again."

The old lady was very obedient and stopped getting up after hearing what he said. She sat on the kang and watched him fill a thermos with water to soak his feet.

"Did you drink with Zhiqiang and the others tonight?"

"Yeah, have a drink."

"Are they okay now? Has the street arranged work?" the old lady asked again.

Zhang Chengfei replied casually, "It's almost done. Things will be better in the future."

The two chatted for a few more words.

The old lady began to yawn frequently.

She was used to going to bed early and getting up early, and rarely stayed up until this moment.

Zhang Chengfei urged her to go to bed quickly.

The old lady agreed and huddled into the bed. Suddenly she thought of something and raised her head.

"The winter solstice is coming soon. Remember to buy a picture of winter plum blossoms."

The habit of Laosi Jiucheng,

Starting from the winter solstice, it enters the "counting nine" stage, also called "Jiaojiu".

Every nine days is a cycle.

As the old saying goes,

One nine twenty nine did not make a move, three nine four nine walked on the ice.

On the [-]th and [-]th, I looked at the willows on the river bank.

The rivers in Qiujiu are freezing and the swallows are returning in Qiujiu.

Nine-nine plus one-nine, cattle walk everywhere.

Ninety-nine and 81 days have passed, and spring has arrived.

Among the people, everyone will buy a "Nine Nine Plum Blossoms Picture" on the winter solstice.

There are 81 plum blossoms painted on it,

After the winter solstice,

Every day, paint a red flower,

81 flowers painted, winter is over.

Nowadays, emphasis is placed on getting rid of feudal superstitions, and many customs have disappeared.

But this matter has not been banned yet,

Grandma is particularly concerned about this, and Zhang Chengfei certainly supports it.

He quickly agreed,

I bought the painting back in these two days.

The old lady nodded with satisfaction and fell asleep soon.

Zhang Chengfei got on the kang and wanted to read for a while.

But the old lady couldn't stand the light and couldn't sleep peacefully.

He could only turn off the light,

I was thinking about buying a bed and putting it in an outhouse.

Just thinking about it in a daze, I fell asleep.

It's past twelve o'clock at night,

A heavy snow swept across Sijiu City.

the next day,

The entire courtyard became a vast expanse of white.

It's cold, and Grandma Zhang is making hot noodle soup in the kitchen.

Zhang Chengfei got up and read in the outer room.

When he reads, he pays attention to swallowing it whole without asking for a thorough explanation, so he reads quickly.

It's only been a few days,

This is already the sixth book.

I'm halfway through the book,

Then I heard Lou Xiao'e talking to the old lady.

"Grandma Zhang, my briquette stove went out last night. Can I come to your house to replace it with a briquette?"

"Cheng, the briquette stove is in the house, Dachengzi is inside, go find him."

There are so many big girls and little wives in this yard,

Grandma Zhang's favorite is Lou Xiao'e, and she is always kind to her.

Lou Xiao'e also likes her,

In the past, when Zhang Chengfei was not at home,

Whenever the Xu family cooked something delicious, she would never forget to bring a bowl to Grandma Zhang.

The two of them got along quite a bit like they had been friends for years.

Lou Xiao'e gathered at the door of Zhang's kitchen again,

After talking to Grandma Zhang for a few words,

Then he came towards Zhang's house.

This time he did not forget his previous lesson and knocked on the door first, "Dachengzi, can I come in?"

Zhang Chengfei raised his head from the book,

I saw Lou Xiaoe wearing a fashionable sky blue short cashmere top.

He wears a pair of corduroy pants and a pair of new leather shoes.

The dress is very beautiful,

Just the poker in my hand,

The briquettes on the tongs don't go with this outfit.

In this era, people generally rely on briquette stoves for heating.

The stove can be used for cooking, and adding a tin pipe to it can also be used for heating.

Before going to bed at night,

Replaced the briquettes,

Add a cover to the top and lock the damper below.

This requires some technique.

If you do anything wrong, the stove will suffocate.

However, people who live in large courtyards generally have this technique.

Thinking of this,

Zhang Chengfei couldn't help but sigh,

This Lou Xiao'e is indeed the eldest lady of the capitalists.

I can neither wash clothes nor seal a briquette stove.

"Well, my briquette stove is out. I'll start a fire."

After Lou Xiao'e noticed Zhang Chengfei's gaze, for some reason, a touch of red quickly ran from her ears to her face.

Zhang Chengfei stood up and helped make briquettes.

There is something special about the briquettes that ignite the fire.

There are three briquettes in a stove, and the second one that burns the brightest must be used.

Zhang Chengfei took out the first one and placed it on the ground.

And then the second one...

Lou Xiao'e put down the fire tongs in her hands, and when she had nothing to do, she started to read the book Zhang Chengfei put on the table.

This is incredible.

It turned out to be a banned book.

She was so frightened that she threw the book on the table with a clatter.

Zhang Chengfei turned around and said, "What's wrong?"