Rebirth of Siheyuan: Starting from escaping famine in 42

Early the next morning.

Before daybreak, Li Qingfeng got up early, lit a cigarette, took some toilet paper, and trotted into the toilet.

Li Qingfeng came out with his trousers held up before he finished smoking a cigarette. He walked to the well, waited until he finished smoking, and then started to wash up.

After washing up, I went to the kitchen. I hadn’t eaten steamed buns for a long time, so I made meat steamed buns this morning.

Pour some flour on the panel and start kneading the dough, add some old yeast, knead the dough into a smooth dough and put it in a bowl to let it rise for a while.

Then take a piece of bacon from the hook on the beam, wash it clean, cut it into small dices, then cut three scallions and some minced ginger, mix them with the meat filling, then add oil, salt, soy sauce, pepper powder, etc., stir-fry in one direction again and mix well.

After Li Qingfeng mixed the meat filling, he checked the time and found it was still early, so he washed his hands and went to his brother's room. While patting his brother's head, he shouted, "Qingshan, wake up! Wake up!"

Li Qingshan was woken up and asked in a daze, "Brother, it's so early, what's wrong?"

Li Qingfeng lifted the thin blanket from his brother's body and said with disdain, "What else? Qingshan, how long have you not gotten up to practice martial arts? Hurry up and get up. I'll be waiting for you in the yard."

Li Qingshan got up reluctantly, put on his clothes slowly, and then walked into the yard reluctantly.

Li Qingfeng looked at his brother's confused face and said disdainfully: "Qingshan, go wash up first so that you can clear your mind."

"Yeah!" Li Qingshan slowly walked to the well, drew a basin of water, held the water in both hands and splashed it on his face. As soon as the cold well water touched his face, he shuddered all over and his mind became much clearer.

Li Qingfeng watched his younger brother finish washing up, and said to him with a smile: "Qingshan, come here, let me see if your kung fu has deteriorated?" As he said that, he went straight forward and used Baguazhang to attack his younger brother.

"Brother, you haven't said start yet?" Li Qingshan was caught off guard by his brother's actions. He was flustered for a while before he slowly started sparring.

"Qingshan, this is called all is fair in war." Li Qingfeng saw that his brother's kung fu was a bit declining, so he increased the speed of his kung fu.

This was really hard for Li Qingshan. The eldest brother hit him several times, and he grimaced in pain, shouting, "Brother, be gentle, it hurts."

Li Qingfeng didn't believe what his brother said at all. He knew how much strength he had and it wouldn't hurt his brother much if he hit him, so he ignored his brother and continued to train him.

After practicing two sets of Baguazhang, Li Qingfeng stopped, wiped the sweat off his head with the back of his hand, and said to his brother: "Okay, Qingshan, go wash up first, I'll go cook."

Li Qingshan nodded with sweat dripping down his face and said, "Oh! Got it, brother."

Li Qingfeng wiped the sweat off his body with a towel dipped in well water, then went into the kitchen, lifted the lid and saw that the dough had risen, so he started to make steamed buns.

After wrapping all the meat fillings, I made 14 steamed buns in total. Looking at the remaining dough, I decided to save it to make scallion pancakes for lunch.

Then heat oil in a pan. The fire should not be too big, otherwise the meat filling inside will not be fragrant and the dough outside will easily get burnt. Li Qingfeng controlled the fire and cooked the dumplings one after another with golden brown on both sides.

Another person made a bowl of egg tea, which was just to put an egg in a bowl, beat it with chopsticks, pour in hot water, add a little salt and a few drops of sesame oil, and that was it.

The two brothers ate the roasted meat while it was still hot. It was okay, with just the right amount of saltiness. It was just not as fragrant as the roasted meat made with fresh meat. Of course, Li Qingfeng was just thinking about it in his mind.

After everyone had eaten, Li Qingfeng waved his hand and asked his younger brother to take his schoolbag and go to school. He would take care of the cleanup himself. Anyway, he was free at home and didn't have to go to work.

"Okay, brother." Li Qingshan excitedly went back to the house, picked up his schoolbag, and ran out of the house quickly, as if something was chasing him.

After his younger brother left, Li Qingfeng began to tidy up the house and do a thorough cleaning. He first cleaned all the dishes, pots and pans, stoves and cupboards in the kitchen.

Li Qingfeng even cleaned the two large water tanks in the kitchen and replaced them with new cold well water.

Li Qingfeng took all the things in the utility room to the yard, swept the dust inside with water, and after they were dry, he put all the miscellaneous items in the yard neatly into the utility room.

The two side rooms were not very messy, with only a thin layer of dust on the furniture and the bed. Li Qingfeng cleaned it in a short while.

Next, he went to his younger brother's room. He saw the folded thin blanket on the kang, the rolled-up dirty clothes placed at the head of the kang, and the messy books on the desk. It gave him a headache. He really owed him something.

Li Qingfeng looked at the messy house and his mood became bad, so he started to put the books on the desk in order, folded the thin blanket, and threw the dirty clothes into the yard first, and then washed them together after cleaning up the whole house.

I folded the thin blanket, poured water on the floor and swept it. After that, I took a rag and wiped all the furniture. Only then was my brother's room cleaned. I went to the yard, lit a cigarette and took a rest.

After finishing a cigarette, he went to the main room. The main room was relatively clean with a thin layer of dust, which was quickly cleaned.

Finally he walked into his room. Looking at the relatively tidy house, Li Qingfeng threw all the dirty clothes he had accumulated into the yard, folded a thin blanket, and then continued to sweep the floor with water and wipe the furniture with a rag dipped in water.

After cleaning the room, she took a small stool and soap nuts to the gutter to prepare for washing clothes.

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It was unknown how long it had passed, but Li Qingfeng had washed all his and his brother's dirty clothes. He was very tired, so he took a mouthful of spiritual spring water from the space and drank it before he regained his strength. Then, he separated his and his brother's clothes and hung them under their respective eaves.

Li Qingfeng looked at his hand and found that it was still early, less than ten o'clock. He went to take a cold shower first. He was sweating all over after the spring cleaning and felt uncomfortable all over.

Li Qingfeng locked the courtyard door from the inside, fetched a large basin of water, and came to the ditch. He first wiped his body with a towel dipped in the water. As soon as his body touched the cold water, he shivered all over and felt very cool.

After getting soaked all over, Li Qingfeng took the soap beans and rubbed them all over his body. Then he picked up the basin of water, raised it above his head and slowly poured it over his head. He took several deep breaths to feel the coolness.

After rinsing off the foam on my body, I went into the house, found a pair of large shorts and a pair of cropped trousers and put them on. Then I washed the dirty clothes I had just taken off and hung them up. Only then was the cleaning done.

Li Qingfeng lit another cigarette, moved a reclining chair to a sunny spot, and began to bask in the sun. After finishing his cigarette, he closed his eyes and leaned back in the chair to rest. After a while, he fell asleep without realizing it.