Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

Seeing that her son not only caught a pheasant, but also two wild rabbits, Li Xiuzhen was not stingy and nodded, "Okay, I'm happy today, so I'll make you a dish of pheasant stewed with mushrooms."

After Li Xiuzhen finished speaking, she carried the three-pound pheasant out to the yard to clean it up, attracting the attention of Yan Bugui and the three aunts.

"Aunt Xiuzhen, where did this little pheasant come from? Why is it so fat?" said the third aunt.

"My son caught it in his grandfather's hometown."

"Oh, your Lin Ze has really made great progress. His past is nothing compared to now."

The third aunt rolled up her sleeves and squatted down, "Aunt Xiuzhen, your chicken intestines are so difficult to clean up, let me clean them up for you."

As she spoke, she squatted down to clean the chicken intestines for Li Xiuzhen.

"No, Auntie, please don't do it. I'll do it myself!"

There was no way Li Xiuzhen could ask the three aunts to help her clean the chicken intestines. Who knows who might end up with the chicken intestines in the end.

Seeing that his wife did not get the upper hand, Yan Bugui felt it was not easy for him to approach and get close to the woman, so he had to give up.

Li Xiuzhen prepared the pheasant very quickly. In less than half an hour, the pheasant and chicken offal were put into the pot together.

"Luckily this chicken has oil, otherwise there's no oil at home and we won't be able to cook." Li Xiuzhen said to Lin Ze and Lin Hao who were watching the fun, "You two little brats, learn how to cook from me. In the future, don't just learn how to eat like your dad, you can learn from Sha Zhu."

As Li Xiuzhen spoke, she stir-fried the blanched chicken nuggets, and the aroma filled the whole yard.

Finally, Li Xiuzhen poured a little Fenjiu into the pot, added half a pot of water, covered the pot, brought to a boil over high heat and then simmered over low heat.

"Lin Ze and Lin Hao, you two stay here and watch the pot. I'll go into the house and wash some sweet potatoes and steam them. We'll make pancakes for dinner tonight."

After the sweet potatoes and potatoes are steamed, they are crushed and mixed with corn flour to make Sanhe noodles.

Li Xiuzhen was steaming potatoes and sweet potatoes in the house, while Yan Bugui came to Lin Ze again.

"Lin family boy, is your chicken from a legitimate source? If it's not, you can't eat it."

"Uncle, do I need you to tell me whether my chicken came from a legitimate source or not?"

Lin Ze pointed to the wooden basin in front of his house and said, "Can't you see? There are chicken feathers in the basin. It's pure pheasant."

When Lin Hao saw his brother pointing at the chicken feathers, he immediately ran over, squatted on the ground and picked up the longest one.

Lin Hao handed the chicken feather to Yan Bugui and said crisply, "Uncle, you can't see it clearly. I'll bring it closer so you can have a good look."

Yan Bugui looked at the pheasant feather, not knowing whether to take it or not. He was so angry that he threw his sleeves and walked away.

Lin Ze remembered Yan Bugui's character very clearly. Whenever a wild goose passed by his house, he would pluck a feather from it.

After several rounds of negotiations, Yan Bugui failed to gain any advantage from them, and he probably won't come again in the short term.

The aroma of stewed chicken with potatoes wafted throughout the courtyard. Li Xiuzhen quickly steamed the potatoes and sweet potatoes, kneaded the dough, and put the pancakes on the pan one by one. A total of eighteen pancakes were made.

After work, Lin Zhengguo doesn't have to do anything at home and just waits for Li Xiuzhen to serve him.

Li Xiuzhen is also happy to serve her man.

Seeing that the chicken was cooked, he quickly poured all the mushrooms and the yellow cabbage that Lin Ze bought into the pot.

"Lin Ze, Lin Hao, what are you standing there for? Go back to the house and get a basin to serve the vegetables and cakes."

Lin Ze looked at it in surprise, and now that the food was ready, he hurried into the house to get the serving bowl.

Li Xiuzhen first put the pancakes into the wooden basin, and then went to serve the dishes.

Yan Bugui sat at the door of his house holding a sorghum flour porridge, and swallowed a big mouthful of it while enjoying the aroma of chicken stewed with mushrooms.

After entering the house, Li Xiuzhen first served a large bowl to Lin Zhengguo, and then served meat to Lin Ze, Lin Hao and Lin Sisi.

When it was her turn, there were only some yellow cabbage and three or two mushrooms left in the pot.

"Mom, this bowl is for you." Lin Ze pushed his bowl to Li Xiuzhen.

"Hurry up and eat your meal, kid. Look how deliciously your brother is eating."

Lin Hao's food was indeed delicious. It cannot be called eating, it can only be called showing off, extremely showing off!

Even the little girl Lin Sisi tightly grasped the chicken leg in her hand, her sallow cheeks greasy from eating so much.

"I've eaten at my grandfather's house. I don't want to eat anymore. I'm so sick of it." After saying that, Lin Ze swapped his bowl with Li Xiuzhen's.

Li Xiuzhen had no choice but to pass the chicken leg in her bowl to Lin Ze, and then she started eating the food with peace of mind.

The whole family ate until they were full. The Sanhe noodle pancakes had a hint of sweetness, and they were eaten with stewed chicken and mushrooms. It was so delicious that the family wanted to bite off their tongues.

"Ugh...I'm dripping teeth."

Nine-year-old Lin Hao was malnourished and it was the time for him to change his teeth. He usually drank porridge and his teeth fell out.

Today, I was eating bread and meat and accidentally knocked out a tooth. It really hurt.

A front tooth was wrapped in the blood that Lin Hao spat out.

The little girl Lin Sisi, who was chewing a chicken leg, widened her eyes in horror when she saw this, and immediately covered her mouth, "Big pigeon, the teeth in the nest won't fall out, right?"

"No, Sisi, eat slowly, your teeth won't fall out." Lin Ze felt infinite tenderness in his heart when facing the little girl.

Li Xiuzhen brought a bowl of water to Lin Hao, "Rinse your mouth, nothing's wrong, you really can't eat something good."

"Mom, I'm in so much pain, and you still say..." Lin Hao felt aggrieved.

Li Xiuzhen smiled and stopped making fun of her second son.

"It's just a lost tooth. Throw the upper tooth under the bed and the lower tooth on the roof." Lin Zhengguo said, "As a man, what's the big deal about this little pain?"

After hearing this, Lin Hao really stopped grumbling, but he could only stare at the cake in the pot and didn't dare to eat it.

"Not eating is a good thing. If you've been hungry for too long, and you eat too much all at once, your stomach will burst easily."

Lin Ze nodded to show that he understood, but he had lived a good life at his grandfather's house those few days. Today, he finished three pancakes in one go and only then did he feel half full.

Little Sisi, with a sallow face, only ate half a pancake, a chicken leg, and half a bowl of chicken soup.

Lin Zhengguo and Li Xiuzhen only ate two cakes each.

After drinking half a bowl of chicken soup, Li Xiuzhen felt warm and comfortable in her stomach. She couldn't help but sigh, "How could today be so unreal? It was like a dream."

"Isn't this like a dream?"

Lin Zhengguo took the last sip of wine from the cup and said with a smile, "Today is all thanks to Lin Ze."

"Brother, next time I want to go back to the village with you, and I also want to go hunting in the mountains!" Lin Hao felt longing in his heart. In his heart, what his elder brother could do, he could do too.

"Okay, I'll take you with me next time."

Lin Ze said with a smile, "I returned to the village and happened to be picking up manure with Lin Wen and Lin Wu."

“Picking up shit?”

Lin Hao didn't understand, "Brother, what does picking up feces mean?"