Chapter 40 Liu Zheng, the Big Meat Bun

As usual, the work was completed that day and the cone was lent to Fang Rou. She went to find Aunt Huang and asked if there were any craftsmen in the village who could weave.

Soon, Aunt Huang recommended a family.

Following the direction Auntie Huang said, Mingdai knocked on a door at the end of the village.

"The door is not locked. Push it and it will open."

Mingdai tried it and it opened just by pushing it.

After entering, Mingdai looked down and saw a man lying on the mud floor at the door.

The man's name is Liu Dazheng, he is of the same generation as Liu Dazhu, but a little younger than him.

The disability occurred when he was a child. His body is tall, but his legs and feet have never grown long enough to support him.

It is actually poliomyelitis, also known as poliomyelitis.

The disease usually occurs before the child is five years old, and it is estimated that he did not receive treatment at that time.

This situation is not uncommon in rural areas, and there is one in almost every other village.

There is an old saying that if there is a lack of virtue in the family, the children will suffer the consequences. In fact, it is an acute infectious disease among children.

Children in the later stages of their lives will take sugar pills, so this situation will naturally not occur, but the current level of medical care is clearly not up to the task.

"Excuse me, is this Uncle Dazheng?"

Liu Dazheng looked up and saw a unfamiliar face.

"Who are you?"

Because he never went out all year round and only worked at home, he became one of the few people in Liujiawan who had not been beaten by Zhou Sinian, and no one knew him.

"I want to order some things: four large mats for drying goods, ready-made ones are fine; two kang mats, no rush, they can be delivered next spring; three door curtains, also for next spring. I'll choose a few baskets."

Seeing so many things, Liu Dazheng was stunned for a moment, and then he was ecstatic: "Okay, okay, the mat is right there, and the basket is also there, you can go and see for yourself."

Ming Dai nodded and took Zhou Sinian over: "Take a look, if you like anything, we'll buy it."

It was the first time that Zhou Sinian had the choice to shop, and he happily touched the basket.

Ming Dai said sheepishly: "We'll buy the damaged ones."

Liu Dazheng shook his head. It was rare for people to come to his place. The villagers all thought he was an unlucky person and were unwilling to let their children come.

Usually, only the team leader would come to see him and bring him some food, and his nephew would come to see if he was dead or not so that he could inherit his yard.

It was a rare opportunity to have two young people come over, and he felt a little happier.

Finally, Zhou Sinian chose a backpack.

The reason is simple, this one is the biggest and it doesn’t look like a toy when he carries it on his back.

Liu Dazheng also smiled and said, "I came up with this idea. I just put it aside after I made it. I didn't expect that I would actually find the right person. This young man is really talented!"

Zhou Sinian touched the straps, shook it again, and finally thanked Liu Dazheng who was lying on the ground.

Mingdai thought that if the villagers saw this scene, they would be shocked.

Liu Dazheng seemed to like Zhou Sinian very much, and discussed with him about changing his slings, as this one was a bit too thin for him.

Zhou Sinian listened with a frown, and agreed after a while, but they had a disagreement when choosing the color of the straps.

All of Liu Dazheng's suspenders were snatched by the village chief from those crazy women working in the county's textile factories. Most of them are black, white and gray, with very few patterns.

But Zhou Sinian wanted a floral suspender.

Liu Dazheng looked at the bright red headscarf on the young man in front of him and expressed his understanding, but he looked around but couldn't find any with floral patterns.

Just when the two were anxious, Mingdai smuggled out a piece of floral fabric from her bag, which solved the urgent problem.

Seeing the harmonious scene of the tall and short, old and young, Mingdai went to choose things with peace of mind.

By the time she had made her choice, Liu Dazheng's suspenders were also ready.

Mingdai was amazed at his needlework, which was no worse than the thread coming out of a sewing machine.

Liu Dazheng was very happy to be praised for his craftsmanship.

Zhou Sinian chose a suitable backpack and was very happy to change to a small floral backpack.

Everyone in the yard was happy.

After calculating the price, I asked Liu Dazheng for his opinion and only paid a part of the deposit, and used food to offset the rest.

Liu Dazheng watched Zhou Sinian tie up the things neatly and put them on his back. The little girl behind him followed with a sieve in her hand and smiled even more kindly.

Finally, Liu Dazheng saw them out, which was rare. He was in a good mood the whole time and didn't worry at all that they would run away with the bill.

Even when she got home, Mingdai found that Zhou Sinian was very happy.

"Like shopping?"

Zhou Sinian's eyes lit up.

Ming Dai laughed and said, "If you perform well, I'll take you to the commune to buy things."

Zhou Sinian took the initiative to put things back in their proper places.

Mingdai looked at the chestnuts on the ground. Although the sun was not strong at the moment, the wind was strong and the chestnuts had been dried by the wind.

So with one click of the button, the chestnuts were collected.

Mingdai asked Zhou Sinian to spread the newly bought mats in the yard. After unfolding them, the pine nuts on four mats were evenly spread on the ground, enjoying the warm sunshine.

Seeing that the weather was good, Mingdai thought about building a firewood shed.

To do this, you need to go to the mountain and select a few large branches.

Before leaving, Mingdai made the dough rise. She planned to steam the buns in the afternoon when everyone went to work, so that they would have buns for breakfast in the future.

Mingdai kneaded the dough and Zhou Sinian helped add water, and the two of them made a big pot of dough.

After putting it in a big pot and heating it up with water, the two of them hurried to Wild Boar Ridge.

With Zhou Sinian leading the way, they found suitable branches at the foot of the mountain, cut down 8 of them, trimmed the twigs, and carried them back home.

When he was going back, he bumped into people who were leaving work. They saw Zhou Sinian carrying wood and kept away from him.

After arriving home, Mingdai took a look and found that the dough had not yet risen.

So she used the microwave in the space to heat up the steamed buns, opened a can of braised pork to heat it up, and made two servings of instant noodles, which Zhou Sinian ate until his eyes were full of stars.

After dinner, Mingdai found the shovel and wire.

After choosing a location, Zhou Sinian dug a hole, and Mingdai supported him as he buried the tree stump.

The four corners were buried, connected in the middle with branches and fixed with wire, and soon a high-front-low-back shelf emerged.

Zhou Sinian went up and laid the boards one by one, fixed them with wire, put another layer of thick plastic on top, and then laid another layer of boards.

With two layers of protection, this shed will not leak even in heavy snow and blizzard.

The same steps were followed for the other shed, and it took more than two hours to finally complete it.

Looking at the roof, Mingdai planned to go to Aunt Huang's house one day to get some straw to cover it, otherwise everyone passing by would scold her for wasting money.

After finishing it, the workers went back to work, and she started steaming buns with peace of mind.

And Zhou Sinian was looking forward to it the whole time.

She mixed the stuffing in the kitchen using a meat grinder. The various seasonings were in the perfect proportion, and the raw stuffing smelled delicious.

Put the chopping board on the round table and take out the noodles from the bowl.

Teaching Zhou Sinian how to knead the dough and release the air, she combed the dough and rolled it out.

Picking up the bun wrapper and stuffing it with fillings, Mingdai began to teach Zhou Sinian how to make buns.

Sure enough, she learned it after one lesson, and in the end she was able to make 15 folds that even Mingdai couldn't do.

My brother is awesome!

First, put the kneaded dough into the steamer to ferment, and then put it up in baskets, until there are 5 baskets stacked up.

After all of them have expanded, steam them over high heat.

After 25 minutes, turn off the heat and simmer for another five minutes.

Time's up!

Zhou Sinian couldn't wait to lift the top lid and let the hot steam hit the noodles!

The plump white buns are waving in the steamer, saying, "Come on, come on, come and eat me!"

Gulp!

Gulp!

Two sounds of swallowing saliva were heard, Mingdai couldn't help laughing, and Zhou Sinian became anxious.

Quickly remove the cage cover and place it on the newly built rack outside to dry.

Mingdai and Zhou Sinian each watched a man eating a bun.

I tasted the filling as soon as I took a bite, and my mouth was drooling with oil.

So delicious!

Even Mingdai had to admit that these were the most delicious buns she had ever eaten!

In the end, she ate five big meat buns by herself, and Zhou Sinian ate half of it!

After eating, Mingdai put the buns into a basket and locked it in the cupboard, so that Zhou Sinian would have something to eat even when she was not at home.

Zhou Sinian felt that such days were extremely happy, except for the fact that he had to take medicine in the morning and evening!