Chapter 181: No Pets Allowed
There is a method - when these branches are still at red temperature, they are quickly placed in a sealed container to cool them down and turn them into charcoal. They can then be stored and taken out in the cold winter and used as heating fuel.
However, this type of charcoal is not in constant supply, and it is difficult to ensure that enough is always collected in time for normal use. Therefore, the reserves at home are not abundant, and there is only a small amount in stock.
After carefully transferring the remaining carbon slag into the prepared brazier and adding some coal that she had accumulated with great difficulty, Zhao Chunhua carried this simple heating facility to the living room.
There is also a large mesh cover made specifically for it, made of bamboo, which can cover the brazier and be used to dry wet clothes and other items. All of these things are from nearby factories.
The metal fittings were made by a blacksmith in the town.
When the little boy named "Bubai" and the dog Xiao Shitou were exhausted from playing, Zhao Chunhua gently took the ball from the little boy's hand and said gently: "Okay, it's time to stop and rest. Let's give Bubai a break too."
Although he didn't know what fatigue was yet, he kept running and playing as long as he was awake. Now he was sweating profusely because he was too absorbed in interacting with the puppy.
Zhao Chunhua stretched out her warm hand and stroked the little guy's vest. Although she could still feel his body temperature, fortunately, no large amount of sweat had seeped out for the time being. Therefore, she decided not to let him run around so recklessly anymore.
Seeing that his master had stopped his friend's behavior, the exhausted Bubai hurriedly staggered to the charcoal brazier, curled up his body and lay down, starting to breathe heavily, as if trying to regain some strength with the help of the firelight and warmth.
Zhao Chunhua returned to the kitchen and carefully served a bowl of hot and fragrant lotus root and pork bone soup. In order to make the soup look more tempting, she also carefully sprinkled some green onions as garnish.
Then, he took out a small cup of carefully prepared chili oil and a plate of rice from the cupboard, and then returned to the dining table to start his long-awaited dinner.
Although little Shitou is not old enough to eat solid food, when he sees the various delicious dishes in front of him, his eyes are full of curiosity and desire.
At this moment, he was lying in the bamboo cart and acting very restless, with his little hands tightly grasping the safety guardrail on the edge of the cart, as if trying to stand firm with this support.
However, his movements were clearly not coordinated enough, causing his body to sway from side to side.
At the same time, the little guy's chubby arms kept stretching towards the dining table, as if expressing his strong desire for delicious food.
"Oh you naughty boy!"
Just when the child was about to fall backwards due to being too excited, even though there was a soft pillow on the bamboo cart as a protective measure, this scene still frightened the mother who was waiting nearby, fearing that the child would get hurt.
So, without caring too much, she immediately picked up the child and stopped letting Little Stone continue to play in the car, for fear that he might fall over again and get hurt.
Since Xiao Shitou currently has no ability to bite ingredients like spare ribs and lotus roots, Zhao Chunhua had to find a slightly harder coarse grain bun at home and give it to him.
But this did not seem to satisfy the child's appetite, and the little guy's eyes still kept drifting towards the dining table full of delicious food.
In desperation, the mother had to go into the kitchen again and serve her son a bowl of light pork rib soup to satisfy his craving.
Fortunately, Zhao Chunhua had developed a good habit long ago - before cooking any dish, she would reserve a small amount of unsalted portion in case of emergency.
It is precisely because of this that even when the child was clamoring to drink the pork rib soup that adults drink, Zhao Chunhua did not compromise easily and resolutely refused to let the child taste even a mouthful of the thick soup that adults thought tasted moderate. After all, it was too salty for children.
Thinking about what was about to happen and all the beautiful and warm scenes before her, Zhao Chunhua couldn't help but smile.
In order to minimize the workload of washing clothes in the future, before feeding Xiao Shitou, the attentive mother put on a special protective clothing for him to protect the child's chest and arms from getting dirty.
After everything was ready, Zhao Chunhua carefully handed the steamed buns soaked in pork rib soup to the child, hoping that he could enjoy this specially prepared "baby meal".
To be honest, Zhao Chunhua really couldn't get used to those soft and wet steamed buns.
But the little stone next to it was eating with gusto.
Maybe it was because the steamed buns, which had been soaked for a long time, required almost no chewing, and Xiao Shitou's newly grown milk teeth were enough to handle it with ease.
Save the energy of your teeth, do you understand?
Seeing Xiao Shitou's satisfied look, Zhao Chunhua couldn't help but laugh. With him playing like this beside her, she could at least have a peaceful meal.
Just as she was about to put the bone in her hand on the table to throw away later, the loyal Bubai had quietly crossed the threshold with its own food bowl in its mouth and considerately placed the empty bowl at her feet.
Forget it, this bone was originally left for Bubai.
Without any hesitation, she gently picked up the bone remaining in her hand and threw it into a porcelain bowl for pets. Then Bubai immediately picked it up happily and ran out.
According to past practice, Zhao Chunhua would not allow any pets to eat in the room, and this principle was unshakable.
Looking at the dog bowl that was still as clean and tidy as before and without any signs of residue, Zhao Chunhua felt very curious.
Why did it go out of its way to bring such an empty bowl to the table?
After dinner, Zhao Chunhua took out the mortar tools from the kitchen.
In fact, she originally wanted to use today's time to speed up the sewing of the rabbit fur quilt, but right now Xiao Shitou is full of energy and doesn't want to take a nap, so it is obvious that she can't devote herself to needlework.
So I chose another relatively simple task - grinding powder materials, which can also replenish the dwindling supply of small stones at home in time.
Select an appropriate amount of rice and some crushed corn kernels, pour them into a mortar and crush and stir them finely. The white and transparent rice accounts for a slightly higher proportion.
Although this work is quite time-consuming and laborious, Zhao Chunhua is not impatient as she slowly and calmly crushes each grain of rice.
Until all the raw materials are finally transformed into extremely fine and smooth powder, they are carefully collected bit by bit with a brush and bottled and sealed.
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