The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 64, Dinner

After sending Qin Huairu away, Li Weiguo shook his head helplessly and began to clean up the house.

This was a good pot of goose meat, and Banggan slurped it for two or three kilograms. A few pieces fell off the edge of the stove. He scooped it up and ran away, throwing the lid of the pot aside.

To be able to train him so well at the age of six or seven, I have to admire Jia Zhang's ability.

Just

Cover the pot, pick up the broom and dustpan in the corner and start cleaning up.

I didn't want to take the goose meat that fell on the ground. I waved my hand and sent it directly to the fish pond in space to feed the fish.

After cleaning for a few minutes, all the garbage and dust on the ground were swept away.

I put away the broom and dustpan, replaced the briquettes in the coal stove, and prepared to light the fire for cooking.

It's only after five o'clock, and Shazhu hasn't gotten off work yet. He asked for leave and came back early. He has nothing to do now. He just heats up the steamed buns and goose meat, so that they can eat them when the brothers and sisters come back.

Next door, Jia's.

Qin Huairu placed the goose meat on the dining table with a clang.

Pulling Banggeng in front of him, he nodded angrily on Banggeng's head: "Who asked you to go to someone else's house to get something? Didn't you just eat goose meat yesterday? Why are you so greedy?"

Banggeng lowered his head and said, "Mom, I only had a few bites of meat yesterday, and it was gone before I even tasted it. Our family hasn't eaten meat for a long time."

"Didn't I just eat it last month? Why are I greedy again? I haven't eaten for a long time and I can't go to someone else's house to get it. Isn't this stealing?" Qin Huairu became more and more angry as he spoke. He grabbed the stick's ear and wanted to clean it up. he.

"Ouch. My ears hurt so much. Grandma, please help me."

When Mrs. Jia Zhang saw Banggeng crying, she hurriedly slapped Qin Huairu's hand away and took Banggong to her side.

"Okay, okay, what's wrong with my grandson eating some goose meat when he's hungry? They're not short of it. How dare you care about a child?" After saying that, he curled his lips and rubbed his grandson's ears.

Seeing his mother-in-law acting like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, Qin Huairu was also tired.

He said helplessly: "Mom, there is no one like you. That is to say, Chief Li is too magnanimous. If someone holds a grudge, just wait for Dongxu to be dealt with. They won't care about your grandson, but they can. Your son cares."

Hearing what her daughter-in-law said, Mrs. Jia Zhang felt nervous: "That's not enough, it's just a few pieces of meat."

The more Jia Zhang talked about it, the less confident she became. After all, she was a little afraid of involving her son.

"How many pieces of meat? Banggan took advantage of the fact that he was not at home and scooped up a bowl full of it, weighing at least two or three kilograms. This goose meat is so expensive, a bowl costs four or five yuan." Qin Huai Rubai He glanced at her and said angrily.

Being pointed out by his daughter-in-law, even though Jia Zhang was thick-skinned, he was a little embarrassed.

Yesterday's meat was not enough for the whole family. No, she was greedy in the afternoon.

She was too old to get it, so she encouraged her grandson to get it, and even got a big bowl for Banggeng. This bowl weighed two or three kilograms.

"Okay, I got it. Banggeng, let's not go to their place anymore. Let your dad buy meat for you from now on." Mrs. Jia Zhang waved her hand impatiently, and then touched Banggeng's head. road.

"Oh." Banggeng buried his head in Jia Zhang's arms and nodded confusedly.

At around six o'clock in the evening, the workers in the factory had already got off work, and the children who were studying were also dismissed from school.

The adults and students in the courtyard came back one after another, and every household was cooking and eating, and it gradually became lively.

Not long after, Yu Yu came back from school.

"Wow, I asked about the aroma of goose meat."

As soon as the rain came back, he rushed to the iron pot, stretched his neck, took a few sips, and said intoxicatedly: "Well, it smells really good."

"Silly girl, you must be hungry. Go wash your hands and get ready to eat." Li Weiguo patted Yu Yu's head and said with a smile.

"Okay, let's go now." After saying that, Yu Yu smiled shyly, threw his small satchel on the table, and ran out to wash his hands.

Seeing Yu Yu's turbulent appearance, Li Weiguo smiled helplessly, turned around and went to get a bowl to scoop out vegetables and prepare to eat.

When Yu Yu came back after washing his hands, dinner was already on the table.

A bowl of goose meat, a stir-fried cabbage, and a bowl of white flour steamed buns.

"Wow, it's goose meat and white flour steamed buns again. I'm so happy, hehe." Yuyu quickly sat down on his seat and looked at the food and said happily.

Although Silly Zhu is a cook, his rations and pork rations are the same as everyone else's. If he wants to eat well, he has to buy them at a high price.

Normally, I eat meat once or twice a month, but I can't afford to eat more.

Li Weiguo picked up two steamed buns and put one into her bowl: "Okay, let's eat."

Yuyu picked up the steamed bun and took a bite, then asked, "Aren't we going to wait for my silly brother?"

"What are you waiting for? He might have to work overtime. Besides, he eats like a cow, so it's okay if he's hungry for two meals." Li Weiguo said nonchalantly.

"Yeah, that makes sense." Yuyu nodded, with a look of agreement.

Li Weiguo gave her a funny look. Does that make sense? Does the first half of the sentence make sense, or the second half?

He shook his head, gave her a piece of meat, and continued eating.

It took almost half an hour for the two of them to finish eating.

Li Weiguo was about to get up and clear the table when Yu Yu held him down: "Brother Wei Guo, you don't have to do these things, I'll just do it." After saying that, he smiled shyly and took the bowls and chopsticks from Li Weiguo's hand.

Seeing Yu Yu's resolute attitude, Li Weiguo didn't try to fight with her, but instead asked: "By the way, Yu Yu, what does your school have for lunch?"

Yu Yu thought for a while and said, "Well, the staple food is steamed buns or Erhe Noodles, and the vegetables are cabbage and radish."

"Are you full?"

"It's not bad. I bring food stamps, vegetable stamps and money to the canteen to exchange for meal stamps. I can eat as much as I want, but now the exchange amount for each person is limited. A maximum of four taels of meal stamps per meal." The work didn't stop, and she explained to him while clearing the table.

Li Weiguo nodded. Now that the famine has spread to the city, it is understandable that the canteen controls the amount of meal ticket exchanges. Even in factories, meal tickets are fixed every month and no more exchanges are allowed.

Taking a look at Yu Yu's bamboo pole-like figure, Li Weiguo thought for a while and said: "You are growing up now. Four taels is just enough to fill your stomach. You can't eat enough. From now on, bring some dry food and vegetables at home." past."

"Yeah..." Hearing Li Weiguo's instructions, Yu Yu smiled and nodded.

At around nine o'clock in the evening, Shazhu slowly returned home.

There was a reception in the factory today, so he was left to work overtime in the factory making small stoves.

The cook is usually not allowed to leave until the banquet is over, because he is worried that there will not be enough food and he has to add food at last moment, so after Shazhu finished cooking and waited until the leader finished eating, it was already past eight o'clock.

Fortunately, dinner can be prepared in the kitchen, so he won't be hungry. After cooking, he brought back two lunch boxes, which was a good bonus.

However, when passing by the sink in the middle courtyard, Shazhu met Qin Huairu who was doing laundry. The two of them didn't know what they talked about, and the two lunch boxes they finally brought back became one.

Li Weiguo finally understood why Yu Yu was so thin. She starved until eight or nine o'clock from time to time and still couldn't eat enough. How could she not lose weight?

When Jia Dongxu is gone, the rain may not even be able to mix in a lunch box.