Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 278 Wild vegetables in March are coerced by swallows

(Chapter 276 was reviewed and a new chapter was issued)

March in the capital is quite difficult. Usually, the vegetables stored in the cellar have been eaten up by this time, and there is basically no cabbage or radish left.

The new vegetables haven't come on the market yet. Not to mention that the vegetables sold in the market have disappeared. Even the vegetable shelves in front of the grain and oil stores can't find a few green leaves.

At this time, it becomes a time to test the ability of the family members to see who can find suitable wild vegetables to survive this very difficult period of "lack of harvest".

Zhu Xuefeng had stored some vegetables and started planting vegetables in the vegetable garden again. The little girl at home was still tossing the last few seeds and there was no shortage of fresh vegetables, but she had forgotten about this crop.

This year is early spring, and it seems that plants have awakened a few days earlier. Now is the time when wild vegetables appear. There are still many types of wild vegetables in Beijing, such as plantain, purslane, wild leek, wild carrot, etc., as long as they are prepared well. , quite a fresh flavor.

The more "popular" vegetable is thistle, which is also called "thorn vegetable". It has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. If eaten in March, it can just eliminate the heat accumulated over the winter. It is very popular among people in the old capital.

The wild vegetable dumplings that the two children eat now are stuffed with thistles. After harvesting, they remove the leaves, blanch them in boiling water, chop them with a knife, steam them again, and then make the fillings. Generally speaking, they eat thistle dumplings, but Nowadays, every household is short of flour. Dumplings are a luxury item for the people. They are delicious enough to eat during the Chinese New Year. Most people use stick bread to make dumplings.

"Brother, these wild vegetable dumplings are so delicious. Let's dig some too."

The second brother quickly finished off the wild vegetable dumplings. The smell of wild vegetable dumplings brought back memories of the past, so he immediately suggested it.

"Okay, okay, brother, take us to dig wild vegetables tomorrow."

Zhu Xuefeng thought about it for a moment. In this city, the east side is too densely populated and there will definitely be no digging. The west side is a traditional cemetery in addition to the courtyard. It is better not to disturb people's dreams. There is no need to worry about the park. It will definitely be overcrowded and there will definitely be more people than there. Lots of dishes.

There are many jujube trees, locust trees, and eucalyptus trees in the city. These are also important sources of spring vegetables, but the locust tree has not yet arrived. , found in many courtyard houses, and No. 95 is no exception)

The elm leaves in the spring are the most delicious among wild vegetables. Anyone who sees the elm leaves will pick up a handful and put it in their mouth to taste. The newly grown elm leaves taste sweet, and the more they chew, the sweeter they become.

"Brother, Sister Yuyu is here to call us."

Seeing that her eldest brother was starting to be in a daze again, the younger sister had no choice but to remind him that his eldest brother was always in a daze when he thought about something.

"Oh, let's bring the wild vegetable dumplings over there."

...

Silly Zhu has become a lot more neat and tidy during this period. He is probably going to have a blind date. He said not long ago that he will arrange it in the near future. Judging from this situation, it should be soon.

"Brother Zhuzhu, this is a blind date, it won't be tomorrow."

Silly Zhu was in a good mood and opened another bottle of Erguotou and poured it for the three of them. He would say this cheerfully.

"It's nothing. What's the point of dating? We're not from the same place. We don't want to meet each other anymore. Come on, let's have a drink."

After drinking a glass of wine, several people became even more curious. Even He Yuyu was surprised. Last time he said he wanted to go on a blind date and even took away his own mirror. What happened now? He was still happy without going on a blind date. .

Silly Zhu didn't explain, and pointed at the wild vegetable dumpling.

"Sister, give me one too. I'm really hungry for this one. I haven't eaten it for a while. I still remember when I was a kid, Yuyu and I used to eat this stuff until we felt like vomiting. Life goes by so fast. In a blink of an eye, Yuyu is in college. ”

He Yuyu may have thought of those hard days, and fell silent after drinking a glass of wine.

"It tastes good, but it's still not as good as Yu Qian'er's. Yu Qian'er's doesn't have this bitter taste."

Yuqianer can also be used to make stick noodles, steamed buns, and pancakes. It does not have such a light bitter taste.

"Actually, I just like the bitter taste. It's authentic. It doesn't taste bitter at all. I don't think it looks like wild vegetable dumplings anymore, but Yu Qian'er's pasted pancakes are pretty good."

Zhu Xuefeng interjected that he was more accustomed to these two types of whole grains, and the porridge cooked with whole grains was also good.

Speaking of Yu Qian'er, it seemed to bring back memories of He Yuyu, and he couldn't help but interject.

"Brother, I still remember when I was a kid, you always took me to Prince Gong's Mansion to get money secretly. I don't know if you can still do it now."

Silly Zhu took a sip. "It's probably quite annoying. There are people living in it now. If I try to get in again, they won't let me."

The elm tree Qian'er located in the back garden of Prince Gong's Mansion on Qianhai West Street, Shichahai is the most famous. There are ancient elm trees that have been growing for hundreds of years on the hill. The old elm trees here are the sweetest because they are close to the water.

Those who are particular about adding some pepper oil or sesame oil when making Yu Qian'er's vegetable steamed buns are actually made with fresh white stick noodles without oil and salt, only adding Yu Qian'er. The taste will be fragrant and sweet. Zhu Xuefeng also made it when he was a child. It has been there for many years. Not gone.

Silly Zhu took another sip and remembered many places.

"But I remember that the area around Li Guangqiao on the west side of Shichahai is full of elm trees. Then there are the Double Elm Tree outside the city in the north and the Elm Tree Pavilion in the city. There are a lot of elm trees. Although the taste is not as good as the one in Prince Gong's Mansion, it is not bad."

It seems that the two Silly Zhu brothers were really miserable when they were young. They were looking for some spring vegetables and had to know everything about the city and outside the city. This is a sad thing for others, and they can't mention it or comfort it.

"Brother Zhuzhu, I don't think you can count on this money. Millions of people in this city are watching, so it's our turn. Those who live nearby have already disappeared. There are so many people in the city now, and they are all thinking about it. "

Silly Zhu smiled. Yes, there are a lot more people in the city now. I could get some in the past, but now, I can’t find them anymore. I haven’t looked for these things since I became a cook in the factory. It’s no good. , there are still leftovers, those days were just a hardship for my sister, as she didn’t have much to eat when she came back every week.

His eyes couldn't help but become warm, and he looked at He Yuyu with a mean look on his face.

"Sister, if you want to eat, my brother won't sleep, so he will keep watch and get some for you."

He Yuyu smiled. "Don't look at me like that. I'm covered in goosebumps. I don't need this food now. With my Xuemei sister, I don't need fresh food to eat when I don't have anything to eat."

Silly Zhu also smiled, picked up the wine bottle and continued to fill it up.

"Actually, the buds of the wild jujube trees are also pretty good. There used to be the most wild jujube trees on the city wall, but now they are gone. However, there are still quite a lot of wild jujube trees in Huangtugang, Babaoshan, Laoshan, Shijingshan and Xishan."

"Yes, yes." He Yuyu said with a smile.

"It's easy to pick, and the jujube buds are so sweet." He Yuyu's face showed a trace of satisfaction and memories, as if he was reminiscing about the sweetness.

In the end, everyone just chatted about loneliness. There was no hope in the city, and it was not worth going outside for a while. The key was to grow vegetables on paper. Now there is no shortage of fresh vegetables at home. Uncle Zou sent them to solve the problem. Very greedy.

"Brother Zhuzi, what's going on when you say you don't want to go on a blind date anymore?"

Seeing that Zhu Xuefeng brought the topic back, Shazhu was still a little embarrassed and spoke hesitantly.

"Oh, it's just that my family doesn't like it."

He Yuyu felt much more relaxed. She had never been very supportive, but she didn't expect that it really didn't work out.

"Brother, don't worry. I have some pretty good classmates. I'll bring them back to sit with them when I find time. You can cook something delicious and see if there's any luck." Silly Zhu smiled and shook his head.

"Sister, there's no rush in this matter. Brother, I finally figured it out. Getting on the pole is not a business. Take your time."

Zhu Xuefeng didn't want to ask in detail. His family didn't agree. How did Sister Song's strings get tied up? Didn't he say it was tied up last time? How could he change his mind?

The departure time is very close. Everything is normal at the rolling mill. The sports car experiment was successful and all tests went smoothly. Five cars of each of the two displacements have completed all experiments.

The steel rolling mill is really working hard. How many people gathered around these ten motorcycles to test and experiment day and night. Finally, they were completed ahead of schedule. Today they have returned to the assembly line to replace new batteries and renovate the vehicles.

Zhu Xuefeng no longer needs to follow him. He has dinner at home and then comes to the compound. These days, he has to take time to compete with his junior brothers and sisters in the evening. The younger brothers and sisters rarely come over.

"Elder brother, you are here."

In the front yard, four junior brothers were competing against each other. Gao Bo and Xie Minghui went to the No. 3 courtyard to practice. Little Gao Fu did not live here.

"You guys practice, I'll go in first."

After arriving at the Intermediate Courtyard, he made some preparations, and Zhu Xuefeng also started practicing. During this time, the weather was very suitable, and no one disturbed him, so he gained some experience.

After playing with the knife for a while, I started to sweat a little. When I saw the two junior sisters approaching, I put my knife away and rested.

Zhou Xiaoyu and Lin Yilan didn't look good, and Zhu Xuefeng was also very surprised. They both told them that the district leader named Bai had already gone in and asked them to contact the school about the internship. Is this not going well?

"Brother, I'm interrupting your practice."

"It's okay, let's go to the study and have a chat."

It turned out that the two of them were very happy after hearing the news about Zhu Xuefeng. They looked for the school, and the school also looked for the district. Several days passed. Today, the school said that the district reported that there are no suitable internship positions now, and they are all full.

There was no way to go. Besides, it was indeed too late to find an internship unit now. I guess the district didn't lie, so there was no need.

"Senior brother, you helped get Leader Bai in. Don't deny it. It's such a coincidence that we just told you that something happened to him."

Zhu Xuefeng's innocent explanation seemed to be true.

"Two junior sisters, you really guessed wrong and thanked the wrong person. I'm not that capable. I heard that he was caught after committing a crime."

Lin Yilan glanced at Zhou Xiaoyu doubtfully, and Zhou Xiaoyu was also a little confused. Could it be that she had guessed wrong.

"Senior brother, regardless of whether it was your help or not, we both made a note of it. In fact, we can't be a primary school teacher. It doesn't matter if we can't accompany Xiaodou Bao. There is no hope in the first place."

Gao Bin, Lin Zi and Xie Minghui in the front yard also graduated this year. They have all started internships in several elementary schools in Xicheng.

Zhu Xuefeng lowered his head and thought for a while, and decided to comfort him first.

"Don't worry about this. We still have a few months to go. Let's think of a way. If it doesn't work, we can find a factory. Then I can help you find a temporary worker."

The two looked at each other and smiled. They didn't expect that their senior brother had the ability in this field. It's hard to find temporary workers now. Industry has given way to agriculture. Factories have long stopped recruiting people on the street, so the competition for temporary workers has naturally become fierce.

With all the hard work I have done in the steel rolling mill, it shouldn't be difficult to get two temporary worker places. But if it doesn't work, I can pretend to be a temporary worker in the steel rolling mill and help the steel rolling mill run some things outside. There is no official hope. , temporary worker Zhu Xuefeng didn't take it seriously.

"Thank you for your help, senior brother. We all listen to you, hehe."

The two of them changed their confusion and happily went back to the backyard to practice.

It was getting dark gradually, and the exercises in the front yard and back yard had stopped. Only the middle yard was still full of sword energy.

"I'm really convinced by you, why don't you come down quickly!"

You don't need to look at it to know that this is Liang Yan secretly hiding on the roof to watch her practice. Zhu Xuefeng's mental power can now cover about a hundred meters. As long as he probes, Liang Yan can't hide at all. Sure enough, as Zhu Xuefeng spoke, a figure appeared Falling in the middle courtyard.

"It's boring, you find me every time."

"Tell me, what do you want to do when you sneak over here again today?"

Liang Yan chuckled. "I just finished teaching Gao Bo, and I'm bored. I don't want to come and watch you practice, and then..."

"Stop it, there is no need to discuss this matter anymore, no way, this will kill everyone."

It turned out that since the last time the two of them acted as male and female robbers at night, Liang Yan had become interested. Every night when Zhu Xuefeng was practicing, she would secretly jump over the wall and enter.

She asked if she wanted to find a few more corrupt officials to enjoy her life. Zhu Xuefeng regretted that he didn't use his brain more at that time to find her. This was like opening Pandora's box.

"Senior brother, just promise me. I promise to listen to you throughout the whole process and never take it blindly again, okay?"

Zhu Xuefeng shook his head. How could such corrupt officials be so easy to find? It was just a coincidence last time. He didn't have the time to spy on Xiao Hei all over the world every day. Besides, the Jeep was also abandoned in the factory.

Liang Yan was unhappy. She didn't dare to break the oath she swore in front of the ancestor's memorial tablet, and she kept mumbling her grievances.

"It's the end of March now. Even if you're in prison, you still need some time to relax. I've been holding it in the small yard for half a year."

"If you don't agree, I will go alone."

Liang Yan was a little angry again. The explanations from the master and several uncles were still in her ears. If Zhu Xuefeng didn't agree, of course she wouldn't go, but it was still okay to scare Zhu Xuefeng.

This is a time bomb. He will be traveling far away in less than a week. He really has to appease this swallow. Zhu Xuefeng also has a headache. He should be able to put people into the space and make them fall into coma. Why didn't he do it at that time? Come to think of it, I have to poke this hornet's nest.

Zhu Xuefeng discussed with Liang Yan with a serious look on his face.

"Junior sister, I don't need to say anything about this. You also know that it's not a trivial matter and you can't act out of emotion like this, so I will never agree."

Seeing Liang Yan's eyes disappointed and a little unconvinced, Zhu Xuefeng said with a smile.

"Don't you just want to have fun and go out for some exercise? Let's see if we can find another way."

　The original Chapter 276 has been blocked for review, and the system prompts for two working days. If it is not released within two working days, in order to facilitate the understanding of subsequent chapters, it will be published again in the relevant work. Thank you.

　　

　

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