Chapter 14 Fried chestnuts and soaked in snake wine
Chen Huanhuan waved her fist and encouraged Li Xiang from more than a thousand kilometers away. She thought about it and mustered up the courage to call Li Xiang and chat about the current situation.
Li Xiang informed that the mobile phone number had been replaced with a new one, and the old mobile phone number would no longer be used soon. Chen Huanhuan quickly saved his new number.
"Your home has been renovated well. You won't mind if I go to your home for vacation when I have the opportunity, right?" Chen Huanhuan asked shyly and half-jokingly.
Li Xiang said: "Of course, you are welcome at any time!"
Since he graduated from college, he actually doesn't have many friends.
The workplace is full of intrigues and intrigues, which is no place to make friends. Chen Huanhuan is a rare one.
There were indeed a few former classmates who played better, but after graduation they lived in different directions and everyone had their own lives, so there was less contact.
"It's a deal!" Chen Huanhuan hung up the phone and sighed softly. She looked at the large number of documents stacked in front of her and the mess of unfinished forms on her computer. She thought to herself that the National Day was coming soon, and she hoped she would have more time off during the National Day holiday. A few days.
As a result, when I got off work, the holiday notice came out, and it was only three days, the legal three days!
Chen Huanhuan felt bad on the spot.
People usually add weekends and adjust the time off to get a seven-day holiday. There are even suggestions on the Internet that as long as you take two days of annual leave, you can take ten days in a row!
annual leave? What the hell is annual leave?
This company has never heard of annual leave. To Chen Huanhuan, it is as if she never knew what the Youth Palace was for when she was a child. It only existed in "legends".
"This ghost company works overtime every day. It's better for Brother Xiang. I don't know how comfortable it is to lie down in the countryside." Chen Huanhuan suddenly felt envious of Li Xiang.
Li Xiang is indeed very comfortable. He is busy frying chestnuts.
Grandpa gave me a big bag of chestnuts, and the chestnuts were big and plump. The kitchen in the backyard has been simply set up. He built a firewood stove with river sand, lime and some old bricks. Today was the first time he experienced it.
At Dieshui Falls, he rinsed the chestnuts with clean and refreshing mountain spring water, controlled the water and dried them, and cut a small slit on each chestnut to facilitate flavoring and shelling.
Grandma added firewood to the stove, and Li Xiang was in charge of cooking.
After the pot is hot, add a little rapeseed oil to the pot, pour in the processed chestnuts, and stir-fry over low heat until the skin of the chestnuts becomes shiny.
Then add an appropriate amount of water so that the water slightly covers half of the chestnuts, and add a few tablespoons of sugar to taste.
Bring to a boil, cover the pot, and simmer for about ten minutes.
Drain the water and stir-fry quickly to dry the surface of the chestnuts and give them an attractive color.
It has to be said that high-end ingredients often only require simple cooking methods, without expensive butter, nor too many additives and condiments. The chestnuts are fragrant when they come out of the pot.
Li Xiang peeled it open and tasted one. It was sweet, pink and glutinous, and had an excellent taste.
"Grandma, eat it." Li Xiang put a plate on a plate and handed it to grandma. He saw two big yellow dogs wagging their tails beside them. They were obviously attracted by the aroma of chestnuts, so they also grabbed a handful and threw them in. In the dog bowl.
The two dogs wolfed down the food and actually spit out their shells, which were quite clean.
The pregnant old cat also jumped off the roof and walked over slowly with cat steps. Li Xiang was much gentler to the old cat. He peeled two of them off, crushed them, and put them in the cat bowl.
After all, she is pregnant with a baby, and cats’ mouths and teeth are not as big as those of dogs, so they need special treatment. Old cats eat much more gracefully, and they eat small meals frequently and stop eating after only two pills. Li Xiang peeled a few more and put them in his bowl so that he could eat them whenever he needed them.
The two dogs are very clever and will not ask for trouble by eating food from the cat's bowl.
"Grandma, how long has this cat been pregnant?" Li Xiang asked.
"It's been about a month and a half," grandma said.
"That means I'm going to give birth in about half a month."
Li Xiang thought that he had to prepare a bigger and cleaner cat nest for the old cat, otherwise it would be inconvenient to live in it after the baby was born.
The gestation period of cats is generally 63 to 68 days. When there are more fetuses, the gestation period will be shortened accordingly.
Li Xiang saw that the cat's belly was quite big. He estimated that there would be several babies in this litter, and they might give birth early, so he couldn't help but look forward to it.
In terms of cuteness, the cubs are invincible. Whether they are kittens or puppies, they are all naturally cute. Same goes for humans.
If the cubs are not cute, they will not survive at all. This is probably a protective rule evolved by nature.
Except, of course, some insect larvae, such as flies.
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Thinking of this, Li Xiang was very eager to renovate the bathroom at home. However, his house was an old house, or an old-fashioned tiled house. Renovating the bathroom would involve renovating or rebuilding the entire house. That requires a lot of money, so we can only let it go temporarily.
There wasn't much else in the house, but there was enough bamboo. Li Xiang planned to use bamboo to build a luxurious cat nest for the old cat, with some cotton batting, unused sheets and quilt covers in it.
I originally wanted to make a cat climbing frame, but when I thought about it, it was only used by pet cats in the city. My backyard is so big, there are persimmon trees, and there is a lot of space. Am I worried that the cats won’t be able to play?
Of course, when building a cat nest for an old cat, you also need to take videos.
The red chain snake under the eaves had long dried, so Li Xiang rode a tricycle to a liquor store in the town and returned with ten kilograms of loose liquor.
This wine shop has been open for many years. According to grandma, it has been at least fifty or sixty years. It can be called a local time-honored brand. It mainly sells small sorghum shochu. Although it is bulk wine, it can be guaranteed to be pure grain wine, and the alcohol content is particularly high. , has about 58 degrees, which is perfect for making snake wine.
The boss said that his home-brewed sorghum wine is made from the local sweet and glutinous sorghum. The head is cut off and the tail is removed, and the best puree wine is added in the middle. Therefore, it has a high alcohol content and is strong in nature, so it is suitable for making medicinal wine. Or buy it back and store it yourself.
Li Xiang bought the one recommended by the other party that had been stored for two years and cost 45 per pound. After he came back, he took a bite and found that it tasted really good, with a sweet and mellow taste, a fresh and elegant aroma and a long aftertaste.
There are also bulk wines that cost more than 100 or 200 pounds per catty, but Li Xiang thinks they are too expensive, so this one costs 45 per catty. In fact, this is the one that sells the most.
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Time flies and the National Day is here.
I used to work as a social worker in the workplace, and I looked forward to the National Day holiday, but I never enjoyed it. I could only take three or four days off at most. But it doesn't matter now. For Li Xiang, every day is a holiday.
Life is short, why bother yourself. Many times unhappiness comes from having too many desires.
"Brother Li Xiang, I saw your video last night. You are so awesome!" A girl with braids and red clothes, although the clothes are simple, has graceful curves, a delicate face, and a face full of collagen. Jumping ran over.
(End of chapter)