A courtyard house, equipped with a fishing system, living in an era.

Everyone receives these kinds of company benefits; there's absolutely no need to hide them.

Xu Pingan swaggered home carrying his share.

However, I didn't receive any envious glances along the way, mainly because everyone else had one.

Xu Pingan was one of the first to return to the steel rolling mill.

When Xu Pingan returned, his two younger sisters were playing with the other children in the yard.

Seeing what Xu Ping'an was carrying, his two younger sisters quickly came over to help take it from him.

These things may not be heavy, but often, showing care is simply a process of taking action.

That evening, after dinner, Xu Pingan began to take stock of his gains over the past six months.

Name: Xu Pingan

Age: 16

[Strength: 13] (The maximum value for an average adult is 15.)

[Physical Fitness: 14]

[Agility: 14]

Backpack: 20 slots

Fishing spots: Iron grade: 7, Bronze grade: 3.

[System Skills]: Basic Mastery of Sichuan Cuisine, Basic Electrical Engineering, Basic Mastery of Hunting.

[Special Item]: One acre of basic farming space.

I arrived in this world around the beginning of May, accompanied by the system.

More than 270 days have passed since then.

In addition to the one Silver-level fishing trip, one Bronze-level fishing trip, and one Iron-level fishing trip given to him at the beginning of the system, the system will also give him an Iron-level fishing trip every Monday morning at midnight. He does not need to claim it and it will be automatically credited to his account.

Every Monday at midnight, a Black Iron-level fishing reward will be given out. No need to claim it; it will be automatically credited to your account.

To date, Xu Pingan has achieved a total of 39 Black Iron-level fishing results.

He used it twice during the draw, winning a snack gift pack and a second-hand bicycle with all the necessary paperwork.

There are 37 attempts left.

Ten low-level fishing spots can be exchanged for one high-level spot.

Xu Ping'an began to mentally calculate how long it would take him to accumulate enough points for a single gold-level fishing session.

You wouldn't believe it until you calculated it, and the result was quite shocking.

Starting from scratch, it would take fourteen to fifteen years to synthesize a single gold-level fishing attempt...

Ugh!

This is difficult!

It takes so long... Xu Pingan thought that maybe he should wait until after the New Year and try again when he had some free time to see what else the bronze-level fishing could give him!

To be honest, I only used the bronze-level fishing skill once, so I really couldn't figure out its functions!

We can't just keep hoarding the Gold-level cheat and leave such a huge cheat unused!

The next morning, after putting up the couplets, there was basically nothing else to do.

After much deliberation, Xu Pingan decided that it was still worthwhile to make some contact with Wang Jianxing and Li Huaide.

Whether the other person accepts your good intentions or not is irrelevant; you just need to express it.

If life continues to be this boring, then Xu Ping'an will at least have to stay in the steel mill until the reform and opening up.

During this period, he will continue to work under Li Huaide.

Bringing the relationship closer will only benefit him, not harm him.

Even if the plans change in the future, we'll see when that happens!

It will not affect the current decision.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Pingan rummaged through his spatial storage and made two bags, one containing four quails.

For a simple cook like me, who doesn't need any favors from us, sending some local specialties is the most appropriate thing to do.

In this situation, no matter where you go, it's just a small token of my appreciation.

They went for a run in the afternoon, and after looking at the items, neither of them refused.

After all, it's just a little bit of wild game.

The courtyard was bustling with activity on the afternoon of the 30th.

It's rare to see someone so neat and tidy throughout the year.

Almost everyone was at home, and Xu Pingan, having nothing to do, decided to join the crowd at the Intermediate People's Court.

However, he bumped into Sha Zhu right at the entrance to the hall.

At this moment, Sha Zhu was carrying large and small bags and was about to leave.

"Silly Zhu, what are you doing?"

Actually, it wasn't that Xu Pingan wanted to call him "Silly Pillar," it was just that when they first met, the other person introduced himself as "Silly Pillar"...

Xu Pingan was completely baffled at the time. Since the other party had this intention, Xu Pingan had no choice but to grant his request.

"Go see my master!"

"Your master?"

Sha Zhu grinned smugly and puffed out his chest.

"Don't you know? I apprenticed under Chef Luo Zheng of Emei Restaurant!"

Looking at him like that, Xu Ping'an didn't know what to say, so he could only clasp his hands in a fist salute.

"Disrespect! Disrespect!"

"Rain is at home and wants to go play with Daya and Erya. Can you keep an eye on them for me? I'll be back soon."

There are almost a hundred people in this courtyard now, including adults and children. Why would anyone need to watch over them?

However, during this period, the courtyard truly witnessed all walks of life.

I took a walk around the Intermediate People's Court. The adults were busy preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner, while the boys were running around happily.

Xu Pingan definitely wouldn't get along with these people.

It didn't seem very interesting, so I went back.

The New Year's Eve dinner was quite lavish, with pork and cabbage dumplings as the main dish.

Regardless of the era, dumplings in the north and dumplings in the south are completely different.

In the south, most dumplings are bought directly as frozen dumplings.

Xu Ping'an lived alone in his previous life and often bought some frozen dumplings to keep at home.

It is usually one of the three brands: Sinian, Sanquan, and Wanchai Ferry.

In the North, it's completely different; their dumplings are made starting from the very first step of kneading the dough.

As a cook in a steel rolling mill, saying you can't make dumplings is simply a lie.

When he got home, his two younger sisters conscripted him into the army.

Fortunately, all he had to do was prepare the filling.

This pork filling recipe is one that Xu Pingan learned to make on Douyin in his previous life.

To make delicious dumplings, please remember this poem...

Because Xu Pingan frequently searches for recipes for home-style dishes, the platform occasionally recommends dumpling filling recipes to him when he's browsing Douyin (TikTok).

I watched it often back then, but I never actually did it.

Although I didn't memorize the poem, anyone who cooks often knows that once you've seen it, you'll have a general impression of it.

So when Xu Pingan prepared the pork filling, topped it with chopped green onions, and poured hot oil over it, the filling looked very appetizing.

Sure enough, that very night the two sisters practically ate 30 dumplings each...

This scene terrified Xu Ping'an, who was afraid the two of them would eat themselves to death...

It's not that Xu Ping'an made them particularly well; the key is that people these days are reluctant to put in any filling when making dumplings!

I wish I could have half a pound of pork and a pound of cabbage.

Unlike Xu Ping'an, who only saved a little pork belly to make braised pork, he added all the rest of the meat to the dumpling filling.

As for the dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner? Of course, there will be chicken, duck, fish and meat.

Xu Pingan had originally planned to make braised quail, but then he thought that he had been eating quail for so many days, and while the two sisters weren't tired of it, he was getting a little tired of it.

Sitting at the dinner table, Xu Pingan took out the Arctic Ocean soda he had specially bought and poured it for his two younger sisters.

"Come on, let's have a toast to celebrate how good our lives are getting."

"Brother, let me toast you. You've worked so hard!"

Xu Fang is quite sentimental; her eyes welled up with tears after only a few words.

"I truly never imagined that we could live like this after my parents passed away..."

Xu Pingan sighed.

"Alright, wipe your tears. Enjoy your good days. Why shed tears during the New Year?"

Xu Lian didn't feel too sad; she simply raised her glass and clinked it with Xu Ping'an's.

"Brother, thank you! Cheers!"

Her toast was a real toast.

She downed the small half-cup of Arctic Ocean soda she was given in one gulp.

Xu Ping'an's eyes twitched as he watched.

Drinking so much soda in such cold weather...

"Brother, since we're living in the city this year, does that mean we can't go to visit Mom and Dad's graves?"

Xu Pingan was taken aback; this was indeed a problem!