After washing Beibei and changing into new clothes, the little girl looked completely different and kept showing off herself.
Apart from being a little thin, the two little guys actually look really good with delicate features.
Maybe it was the first time they wore new clothes, and the happiness of the two children was visible to the naked eye, and Gu Qinghuan felt a little sad.
He fetched some water and brought it into the east room, then asked Dabao to help Xu Huaian wipe his body.
Gu Qinghuan began to process the rabbit meat.
The two pheasants are still alive and can be raised, but the rabbit must be cooked tonight.
She was originally planning to scald the rabbit to remove the fur, but suddenly she remembered that rabbit fur was also a good way to keep warm, so she gave up.
But peeling the skin was really difficult for her. In the end, she chanted Amitabha while stumbling and scraping the skin off.
The rest is easy. Simmer the rice in a small iron pot, cut the rabbit into pieces, marinate it for later use, prepare the side dishes, and then cook it in the pot.
The two children cannot eat spicy food, so after much consideration, she decided to make the rabbit braised in flavor, with potatoes and hazel mushrooms, which would be fragrant and satisfying.
First, stir-fry the rabbit meat until lightly browned and set aside.
Leave some oil in the pot, add peppercorns, star anise, scallions, ginger slices, then pour in the fried rabbit meat, add soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar, salt and soy sauce and stir-fry.
Add a large bowl of spiritual spring water, bring it to a boil, adjust the taste, add the hazel mushrooms, simmer for a while, then add the potato cubes.
When the meat is crispy and the potatoes are soft and glutinous, and there is a little soup left in the pot, turn to high heat to reduce the soup and then remove from the pot.
"Brother, do you smell it?"
"I smell it. Mom made rabbit meat."
"Brother, you called me mom! You also called me a traitor, and now you are a traitor too."
"I want to scream now, is that not okay?" Dabao turned his head away proudly.
"Brother, I seem to be dreaming. I am wearing new clothes and new shoes, and my mother is making delicious food for me. I really hope I will never wake up from this dream."
"I hope so too." Never wake up.
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The two little guys were lying on the window of the east room, whispering to each other. They could smell the increasingly fragrant smell coming from the kitchen, and their mouths were watering.
Just as Gu Qinghuan was about to start cooking, there was a knock on the door.
It was Lin Shengnan who brought firewood.
"Thank you, Comrade Gu." Lin Shengnan handed over the axe.
A tempting aroma wafted towards her nose and Lin Shengnan swallowed hard. What delicious food did Gu Qinghuan make? Why did it smell so good? She could have nibbled two black dough balls just by smelling it.
Gu Qinghuan didn't want to say anything more. He put away the axe and moved the firewood into the house.
Lin Shengnan wisely left first, otherwise if she went back too late she might not even be able to eat the black-faced Wo Wo Tou.
Delicious hot pot, rice with braised rabbit meat, even potatoes and hazel mushrooms are coated with meat flavor, the fragrance makes you unable to stop.
After two days of preparing meals, the two little guys were no longer afraid of having no food to eat, and they ate whatever Gu Qinghuan gave them.
Gu Qinghuan specially brought this meal to the kang for everyone to eat together. It was the first time the family had a meal together. While eating, he fed Xu Huai'an. The children talked and laughed, which made him feel more relaxed and happy.
Delicious food can make people happy. After eating and drinking enough, it is so comfortable to lie on the kang.
"Dabao, take your sister to wash the dishes. I'll go over there. When I'm not home, don't go to the well to fetch water by yourself. It's too dangerous. Use the water in the jar to wash."
"Okay, Mom."
The two little guys can do something within their ability, which is also good for them.
People in the countryside eat dinner early, and before it got completely dark, Gu Qinghuan went to Carpenter Liu's house at the east end of the village with the money in his pocket.
The 놛 family had just finished their meal and were busy in the yard.
"Uncle, auntie, our house is short of some modern furniture. Come and have a look."
Carpenter Liu's family made a living by their craft, using wood as a substitute for labor, and they lived a good life.
"You are from the Huai'an family. Come and see what you need." When Carpenter Liu's wife saw the business coming, she shouted with a smile.
Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels far and wide. There are no secrets in the village, and the news that Gu Qinghuan married Xu Fengzi had already spread everywhere.
Aunt Liu took her into a large room.
Some finished products made by Carpenter Liu are neatly arranged inside, including a chest of drawers, a kang table, a kang cabinet, a standing cabinet, a bowl cabinet, etc.
I thought I would have to wait for a while before I could use the product, but I didn't expect that there would be a finished product. That's great.
Gu Qinghuan thought about it for a while, and finally chose two kang cabinets, two kang tables, a cupboard, a dining table, and a large cabinet for storing grain.
The kang cabinet can be used to store clothes, quilts and some small things. There is one in the east room and one in the west room.
Kang table is also a necessity on the kang, and one is prepared in both rooms.
Then there are cupboards and places to store things in the kitchen.
Occasionally, when there are guests or when there are many people, the kang table cannot accommodate them, so a dining table is necessary.
The large cabinet has a large space and can be used to store food.
Carpenter Liu's craftsmanship is indeed not that good. These furniture are all in their original wood color, just polished smooth, without even a layer of paint.
It can only be said that the things are usable, usually making some furniture for rural families, and are not worthy of being put into a formal hall.
But the fees were really not expensive, I only made a small profit, and in the end I collected ten yuan.
Families who are a little more particular about their weddings would go to the county market to order custom-made furniture; Gu Qinghuan was not particular either, as long as it was usable. At least unpainted furniture was environmentally friendly and healthy.
Seeing that Gu Qinghuan was happy to pay, Aunt Liu counted the money happily while asking the maid to pour a glass of brown sugar water for the guest.
Gu Qinghuan posed again and again.
"Auntie, I don't want to drink the water, but it's getting dark and my family needs it urgently. Can you help me bring these things over today?"
Less trouble is worse than more. She was afraid that the fact that she bought so much furniture would be talked about by the villagers for a long time, so it would be better to move at night and keep a low profile.
"Haha, of course. I'll ask the head of the family and my eldest brother to deliver it to you right away. I guarantee you'll be able to use it tonight." Aunt Liu made sure that the money was enough and stuffed it into her arms.
Then he shouted to the yard, "Boss, stop working and bring our cart over to deliver the goods to Huai'an's family."
The eldest son of Carpenter Liu is a practical man who doesn't talk much and just works.
They loaded Gu Qinghuan's things onto a cart and pulled it to the foot of the mountain.
It was dark, but there was nothing to see.
It took two trips to pull all the things over.
Because the solid wood furniture was quite heavy, we helped to place it in the position designated by Gu Qinghuan before leaving. After this arrangement, the house seemed to be much more pleasing to the eye.
This ten dollars is totally worth it.
To be honest, the colorful fine furniture I saw in the county last time is not as attractive as this kind of solid wood furniture, which is simple and elegant.
Gu Qinghuan took the two children to wipe all the new furniture, and then began to put things in place.
Gu Qinghuan specially placed the large cabinet containing food in her own room to make it easier for her to manage the smuggled food.
I put the three hundred kilograms of food given by Lao Xu's family and the food I brought back from the educated youth site in the bag, and it was just full.
Among them, corn is the most abundant, with 300 pieces, wheat 140 pieces, rice 100 pieces, and soybeans 5 pieces.
There were still more than a hundred potatoes, so Gu Qinghuan put them in the cellar so that they could be stored longer.
As for the cupboard, it was placed in the kitchen, with bowls, chopsticks, plates, condiments and other items on it. In the cupboard below, Gu Qinghuan placed some food that he had smuggled from the space, so that he could take it whenever he wanted.
The dining table is placed in the main room.
The kang cabinet and kang table were placed in two rooms respectively.
Now it is empty because Gu Qinghuan has not had time to buy winter clothes.