Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

Although Zhao Shanhe did not know how to be an official, Chen Xueru had told him the basic common sense. When he went to shake hands and say hello to several leaders in the factory, he saw the logistics minister Li Lianjie standing in the last row of the team. He immediately stepped forward to greet him and handed over the follow-up work of this batch of sheep to him. The most important thing to pay attention to in officialdom is not to eat alone. If your leader has no merit and cannot make progress, how can he make room for you?

His contribution this time was already great enough, and no one could take advantage of it. As for how to house the sheep later, where to house them, whether to build a sheep shed, and how to feed them so that they would not lose weight, Zhao Shanhe did not even think about it.

From the moment the First Machine Department gave the steel mill 140 sheep, he had already calculated that if the mill consumed 10 sheep per month, it would last until the end of the 60s, and if it consumed 20 sheep per month, it would also support the mill's meat consumption for half a year. As for the question from a reader asking if the author learned this math from a physical education teacher, and why he counted 20 fewer sheep, I can only say that the readers do not understand the ways of the world.

The steel mill made such a big splash this time, bringing back so many sheep. Didn't the mill director Yang Limin need to invite the superiors to come and investigate? Didn't Deputy Secretary Nie need to discuss with the leaders of other factories how to develop together during difficult times? Even Deputy Mill Director Li Huaide had to invite some leaders of the same level from brother units to study the experience of this trip to the grassland every now and then? To lay a solid foundation for the next trip to the grassland?

This does not include the remaining leaders, directors and deputy directors. To be honest, this is because meat is in short supply now, otherwise the extra 20 sheep may not survive until the New Year. How face-saving would it be to give lamb legs and lamb chops as gifts?

But all this has nothing to do with Zhao Shanhe. He doesn't plan to touch these sheep again. The water is too deep and he is too young to control it...

After reporting the situations encountered along the way, Zhao Shanhe went straight home. After Li Lianjie got the disposal rights of this batch of sheep, he was very generous and directly approved a few days of vacation. He told them that several people from the purchasing department who had been to the grassland could come back to work on December 12, and the special allowance for going out would also be issued on that day.

After Zhao Shanhe said goodbye to Wang Gang and the others, he went straight to the courtyard. It is said that a short separation is better than a new marriage. He had been separated from Chen Xueru for such a long time after being married for a short time, and he had been itching to reunite.

When he returned to the courtyard, it was not yet time to get off work. There was not even a ghost in the front yard on that cold day, so Zhao Shanhe went straight back into the house.

I went into the house and lit the stove to heat the kang. The bad thing about the room was that there was no one there, it was very cold.

I went into the small world again and took out three white corns. After washing them, I smeared a layer of butter and fine salt on the surface. Butter can be said to be a weight killer in the 21st century. Young women who like to lose fat will not even touch it. But in the 60s, it was the king of milk. The nutritional value of this thing is really too high. It takes 60 kilograms of yogurt to produce 2 kilograms of butter. It can be seen how precious this thing is.

After that, it was slowly roasted over low heat. After a while, the milky aroma of butter and the fresh fragrance of corn blended together and floated out. Zhao Shanhe was still not very satisfied with it. There was still not enough seasoning. If some crushed black pepper was added, the taste would be better.

He learned this from working as a delivery boy in his previous life, selling corn at roadside stalls for one dollar each, and after processing, he could sell more than one hundred corn cobs a day.

After the corn was ready, he took out the soaked chrysanthemums and soaked them in warm water for 20 minutes. He also used the time to cut a piece of wild boar meat and blanched it for later use. Then he started making the braised pork. When the meat was almost done, he added the chrysanthemums. This was a dish he learned on the grassland, braised pork with chrysanthemums.

Although she wanted to make two more dishes with mushrooms and ferns, she looked at the watch and realized that there was not enough time. It was already past Hou Kui's school time, and Chen Xueru would be back soon after Hou Kui got home. So she stopped making hot dishes, cut the beef jerky into small pieces, and took out some milk jerky. Of course, Chongli broad beans were also indispensable. As they were specialties from other places, she always had to let her family taste them first.

He put the dining table in the inner room, one reason was that there was a kang in the inner room which was very warm, and the other was that he was afraid that others would see what his family was eating. He had been on a business trip for 8 days and didn't know what was going on with Chen Xueru and Lou Xiao'e. If Lou Xiao'e came in while he was having dinner, although he could use the excuse of bringing it back from the business trip, it would not be good for others to discover his family's secret.

Especially since Lou Xiao'e is too silly (innocent), it would be even more troublesome if she said something wrong and let people in the hospital know about it.

A few minutes later, Hou Kui came back first. Zhao Shanhe walked over, touched his hair and said.

"Hou Kui, have you been obedient at home while I'm away on business?"

Hou Kui was also very happy to see Zhao Shanhe returning from a business trip, and replied with a smile.

"Uncle Zhao, when did you come back? I'm the most obedient person at home, but my mom's cooking is not good, and I always miss the food you cooked."

Zhao Shanhe laughed and messed up Hou Kui's hair completely.

"Then you are in for a treat today. I brought back a lot of good stuff from the grassland. Come and try the milk jerky and beef jerky from the grassland first. Especially the milk jerky, which is not sold in the city."

Hou Kui no longer cared about his hairstyle at this time, and the only thing in his eyes was the dried milk in Zhao Shanhe's hand.

The milk jerky is sweet and slightly sour, with a strong milky flavor. After Hou Kui started eating it, he even threw the beef jerky aside. Zhao Shanhe just told him not to eat too much, in case he was too full to eat better food.

When Chen Xueru came back, she also tried a little of each and said after she finished eating.

"It's not easy for you to bring these two things back. They are both specialties of the grassland. You can keep them as gifts during the New Year."

Zhao Shanhe waved his hand and replied.

"It's okay. I brought back a lot. You guys should eat your fill first. Is there anything new in the yard during the few days I was away? Tell me about it."

"It's not that complicated. It's still the same as before. It seems that Xie Cheng is dating that girl named Yu Li. I even saw him taking her shopping at Daqianmen."

"I'm glad you're okay. Let's eat. Does Lou Xiao'e still come over every day? The food I prepared is quite special. Don't let her come over to eat for free."

Chen Xueru knew what Zhao Shanhe meant. He was just afraid that Lou Xiaoe would come over when he was halfway through eating, so she tapped his forehead with her hand.

"You, how come you are the same as the Third Uncle? Are you afraid of others coming to eat at our house given the conditions? But you won't see Lou Xiao'e today. She took Xu Damao back to her parents' home yesterday and said she would stay for a few days. I guess you won't be able to see her these two days."

Zhao Shanhe saw that Chen Xueru did not refute when she said he was stingy, and the other party did not know that he had a small world. When he brought two local specialties to the table, Hou Kui spoke first before Chen Xueru could say anything.

"Uncle Zhao, are we having braised pork today?"