Chapter 3 I will remember it for eight lifetimes Zhou Yimin first took out the remaining peanuts from the shopping basket. "Grandpa, these peanuts are for you to eat with your wine." He knew that the old man liked to have a drink, but there was only sweet potato wine at home. Food was in short supply during this period, and most people used sweet potatoes to make wine. However, due to the simple brewing process, the sweet potato wine did not taste good and was only used to satisfy cravings and drink spicy food. The old man was overjoyed. "Oh my! So many peanuts." When the peanuts are fried, the aroma is simply delicious. When the old man thought of peanuts and wine, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva and wished he could have a few bites right now. "Grandpa, just grab a handful and satisfy your craving. You can take the rest back later." Finally, the old man resisted the temptation of the peanuts. Zhou Yimin shook his head: "Grandpa, just keep it for yourself! I, your grandson, am now working as a purchaser at the steel plant, and we don't lack these things." "Well! Good purchase, good purchase!" said the old man happily.
Buyers are a very popular profession! They can get in touch with a lot of supplies, and supplies are the most scarce at the moment. At least, my grandchildren will not have to worry about food and will not go hungry in the future. Then, Zhou Yimin took out a bag of flour. "You and my grandmother are getting old, so we should eat more refined grains in the future." The old man took it and looked at the white flour. He was surprised and said, "It's Fuqiang flour." Fuqiang flour refers to a kind of high-gluten flour that is relatively fine, has high gluten content, few impurities, and is whiter and similar to refined flour. After the founding of the People's Republic of my country, flour was divided into No. 1, 2, 3, and 4 flour. The most common one was No. 2 flour, which was marketed throughout the country under various trademarks. By the early 20s, the original brands were gradually cancelled and unified into first, second and third grade flours, named Fuqiang, Jianshe and Shengchan respectively. Their quality was equivalent to the original No. 50, 2 and 3 flours respectively, hence the name Fuqiang flour. Therefore, Fuqiang flour is the best flour now. The old man then sighed. How much can you buy if you change it to coarse grains? Nowadays, in rural areas, not to mention fine grains like fuqiang flour, even coarse grains like cornmeal are far from enough. At the same time, I am also very touched that my grandson is more filial than my son. "Keep this rich powder, you can marry a wife." That's right! Nowadays in rural areas, you can marry a wife with 10 kilograms of grain. In order to reduce the burden on the family and reduce the number of people to eat, some families are reluctant to ask for a dowry. "Don't worry about getting married, grandpa and grandma. My dad has arranged it. I have enough flour in the city, so you can eat it without worry!" Then, Zhou Yimin took out the eggs. "And these eggs, oops, two of them are rotten." The old man turned around and saw that two eggs were broken and the egg liquid was gone. He felt very sad because they were all nutritious! "Why did you bring so many delicious foods here?" the old man "reproached". "Grandpa, I will come back and stay here more often in the future, so I must prepare more food at home. I can't get used to the corn noodles that irritate my throat." Zhou Yimin said this deliberately.
After hearing this, the old man said happily, "Really? Good, good, good! I'll ask your grandma to make dumplings for us later." Hearing that his grandson would come back to live with him often, he no longer cared about anything else. His grandson was precious, so he should eat better. Zhou Yimin nodded: "Okay, I'll help chop the stuffing later." As he said that, he took out the fat meat and pork belly at the bottom. The old man's eyes almost popped out of his head, there was so much meat, and so much fat, all good meat! "This……" He suspected that his grandson had taken back the meat ration for the year. He knew that the supplies in the city were more sufficient, but the old man knew that there was also a ration in the city, not an unlimited supply, especially for things like meat. Zhou Yimin interrupted the old man: "Grandpa, you know I'm a buyer, so it's reasonable to have some meat, right? You and my grandma can eat it without worry, our family will never lack food in the future." The old man thought about it and said: It seems to be true, my eldest grandson is a purchasing agent. I almost forgot about this. "This meat is really good. Grandpa will go to refine oil now." The old man kept praising the big piece of fat meat. Zhou Yimin still underestimated the people's desire for oil and water at that time. The old man put everything away, took the big piece of fat meat to cut, put a pot of it in, and then lit the fire. In this weather, the meat can't keep for long, so it has to be processed quickly. The fat is refined into oil, and the oil residue can be used to make dumplings. Why do we need meat filling? Cut the pork belly into long strips, apply salt on it, dry it in the bacon, and save it for later consumption. "I'll go fetch some water." Zhou Yimin saw that there was not much water left in the water tank. The old man quickly stopped him: "Yimin, take a break. Your cousin fetches water for our family every day." Zhou Yimin thought of his cousin Zhou Xuqiang who was responsible for taking care of the two elders. My cousin's family was also in financial difficulty, with three children, two boys and one girl. In the past, his family had many members, including four brothers, but when the family was divided, they didn't get any property at all. At that time, Zhou Yimin's grandfather kindly helped out. In order to repay Zhou Yimin's grandparents, the couple often came to help, carrying water, chopping firewood and other chores, so Zhou Yimin's grandfather basically didn't have to do anything. How could the old man bear to let his eldest grandson do heavy work? At this time, three children ran in from outside. They were my cousin’s children: seven-year-old Lai Fu, six-year-old Lai Cai, and four-year-old Lai Fang. He was barefoot, his clothes were full of patches, his hands were dirty, and he looked malnourished. While running, they shouted: "Brother, we want to eat peanuts too." It seems that he rushed here as soon as he heard the news. "Come here and wash your hands first." Zhou Yimin picked up the ladle and scooped a ladle of water. The three little guys were very obedient. "Rub it hard and wash it clean." Zhou Yimin continued to scoop water. When he scooped the third scoop, his grandfather seemed to want to say something but stopped.
It is a drought now and the water in the river is almost dry. Because of the water shortage, several villages around have also suffered droughts and two or three people have died. "Brother, the water used to wash hands can be used to water the ground." Lai Fu reminded. At home, they would be spanked if they used water like this. Zhou Yimin was stunned, then slapped his head. "It's okay, it's okay!" the old man said quickly. What's wrong with his eldest grandson using a few more buckets of water? Ask Xuqiang to bring back two more buckets later. Instead of giving his younger siblings peanuts, Zhou Yimin took out candies he had just bought from the store and told them, "Eat them at home, don't go out." "It's candy." The two brothers Lai Fu and Lai Cai were overjoyed. The little girl said innocently, "I have never had so much candy in my life." Zhou Yimin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. How old are you? In this life. The old man was "teaching" the three little guys not far away: "You must remember your big brother's kindness in the future, understand?" I can't let my eldest grandson turn out to be an ungrateful person. Brother Lai Fu nodded seriously: "I will never forget it in my life." Little girl: "I will remember it for eight lifetimes." Zhou Yimin: “…” Why does this sound weird? (End of this chapter)