Stay away from beasts in the world of Siheyuan

Just as the group returned to the infirmary, the announcement of the end of get off work sounded. After Xu Changping briefly said goodbye to Director Niu at the door of the infirmary, he went straight back to his office.

After changing out of his white coat, he walked out of the infirmary with brisk steps, rode his bicycle out of the steel mill.

Bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, it didn't take Xu Changping long to return to the courtyard.

At this moment, the air in the yard is filled with the aroma of food. The aunties who are not at work are busy shuttling between the small stoves in front of each house, preparing a sumptuous dinner.

Xu Changping greeted the aunties warmly and pushed his bicycle back to the East Courtyard.

As for the moon gate connected to the central courtyard, after careful consideration, Xu Changping decided not to install a gate.

After living here for such a long time, his mentality has changed a lot. After all, this is not the era when he lived here, and neighbors are not familiar with each other.

In this social environment that advocates mutual help and close connections between people, being too independent is probably not a good thing.

After parking his bicycle in the corner, Xu Changping looked at the open door, but there was no one inside. He had no choice but to stand at the door and shout, "Xiaoyue, I'm back."

In the next room, Yang Xiaoyue was folding clothes. When she heard Xu Changping's voice, she immediately stopped what she was doing, walked out with a smile and said, "Brother Xu, you're back! Did your work go well today?"

Xu Changping smiled and replied, "Not bad, but what are you busy with at home?"

Yang Xiaoyue gently brushed away a few strands of hair on her forehead and replied softly, "I didn't have anything to do during the day, so I washed the clothes I took off. I just took them back and am folding them now."

As she spoke, she closed the door behind her and slowly walked towards the door of Xu Changping's house.

Xu Changping looked Yang Xiaoyue up and down, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes: "Looking at you like this, you should be feeling much better now."

Yang Xiaoyue nodded slightly, and replied in a low voice somewhat embarrassedly: "Well, I feel that I will be completely back to normal in these few days." Before she finished speaking, a faint blush had quietly climbed up the tips of her fair ears.

Seeing this, Xu Changping stopped teasing her and quickly changed the subject: "By the way, what do you want to eat tonight? I'll cook."

"Brother Tangguo, I want to eat braised pork." Before Yang Xiaoyue could say anything, Xiao Mi ran out from behind the house holding a baby Saker Falcon and shouted.

"Why did you run to the back of the house?" Xu Changping reached out to remove the dead leaves that had stuck to her head from somewhere, and said with a smile on his face.

"I'm going to catch some bugs for Xiaobai." Xiaomi raised the Saker Falcon in her arms and said with a smile.

As she spoke, she shook the bird in her hand, as if showing everyone the fruits of her labor.

"Is that the name you gave it, Xiaobai?" Xu Changping gave enough emotional value and continued with a smile.

"Well, Brother Yan said that the feathers on its belly will turn white when it grows up." Xiao Mi answered happily while gently stroking the Saker Falcon in her hand, feeling the touch of its soft and smooth feathers.

The look she gave the bird was full of love and care, as if it was not just a pet bird, but more like a close friend.

Hearing Xiao Mi's words, Xu Changping's smiling face froze slightly and his eyes narrowed for a moment.

He couldn't help but wonder in his heart: When did Yan Jiecheng become so familiar with Xiao Mi? But after changing his mind, he quickly returned to normal and did not reveal his doubts.

Xu Changping had a smile on his face. He raised his hand, gently touched Xiao Mi's head and said, "Is that so? Then Xiao Mi, play with Xiao Bai first. I'll go make braised pork for you." Anyway, with him around, Yan Jiecheng didn't dare to make any trouble.

"Brother Xu, you don't have to listen to Xiao Mi. You're tired after working all day. Let me do it." Yang Xiaoyue glared at Xiao Mi and quickly reached out to stop Xu Changping's actions.

"It's okay. I just asked someone to buy some pork belly today." Xu Changping smiled and waved his hand, turned back to the kitchen and started preparing dinner.

He hangs a cloth bag on his handlebars every day to deal with these emergencies.

Xu Changping skillfully cut the pork belly into mahjong-sized pieces, blanched it, took it out and put it aside, then started to fry sugar color.

The white sugar in the pot was slowly fried over low heat until it melted and turned reddish brown. Then Xu Changping quickly put the meat pieces aside into the pot and stir-fried them so that the meat pieces were evenly coated with sugar color.

As the aroma continued to waft, Xu Changping added some seasonings and enough water (enough to cover the meat), then added star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, scallion segments and ginger slices.

As the water in the pot continued to boil, Xu Changping turned down the heat, covered the pot, and prepared to make other dishes.

At this time, Yang Xiaoyue, who was standing behind him, suddenly said, "Brother Xu, let me do the rest. You go and take a rest."

Xu Changping took a look at the remaining vegetables and didn't refuse. He nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, you have honed your cooking skills now. You can cook the remaining vegetables." After that, Xu Changping took off his apron and left the kitchen.

After coming home from get off work, he took off his coat, washed his hands and started cooking. Taking this time, he planned to wash up and change into home clothes before coming out.

When dinner was almost ready, Xu Changping looked at the time, walked out the door and waved to Xiao Mi, "Stop playing and come in to eat."

Xu Changping looked at Xiao Mi's dirty hands, shook his head, and took her into the bathroom to help her wash them.

After a while, when they came out of the bathroom, Yang Xiaoyue had already placed a sumptuous dinner neatly on the dining table.

The three of them sat happily together. In the middle of the plate, the pieces of shiny red, greasy, fat-and-lean braised pork smelled fragrant, as if telling people how delicious they were.

The stir-fried seasonal vegetables next to it are as bright in color as emerald greens. The green leaves are matched with golden garlic cloves. They look very refreshing and delicious, which greatly increases your appetite.

Yang Xiaoyue swallowed the braised pork in her mouth and praised Xu Changping: "Brother Xu, the braised pork you made is so delicious! It's even more delicious than the ones in state-owned restaurants!"

Since she came to live here, Xu Changping had taken her and her sisters to the nearby state-owned restaurant. However, the food cooked by the chef there was not very good.

Hearing Yang Xiaoyue's praise, Xu Changping responded with a smile: "Haha, as long as you like it, I will make it for you often when I have time in the future."

After a pause, Xu Changping continued, "Indeed, the chef of the state-owned restaurant we went to last time wasn't very good. I'll take you to another one some other day to try. Maybe it will be more to your taste." As he spoke, he put a few pieces of braised pork into Yang Xiaoyue and Xiao Mi's bowls.

At this time, Xiao Mi on the side was not to be outdone. She couldn't wait to pick up a piece of fragrant braised pork with chopsticks and quickly stuffed it into her little mouth.

Then, she nodded contentedly and said vaguely: "Well... the food cooked by Brother Candy is the best. I want to eat such delicious meals every day!" After saying that, she winked at Xu Changping mischievously.

After dinner, Xu Changping was about to clean the table, but Yang Xiaoyue stopped him: "No need for you, I can finish this quickly."

"Okay, then I'll go make two cups of digestive tea." Seeing that she insisted, Xu Changping had to smile and said.