Back to the era with space materials

Chapter 198 Studying Life

Si Ningning lifted the small pot and placed it on the heat-insulating mat on the side of the stove, then turned around to find a container.

The kitchen is not too big at more than 40 square meters, but it is very complete. In the cabinet under the stove, I found a rectangular stainless steel container for pickling.

Simply clean and wipe off the moisture in the container with absorbent paper, and Si Ningning pours the transparent paste cooked in the pot into the container.

At this point, the jelly process is basically completed. The next thing to do is to solidify the cold ingredients and jelly and then scrape them into vermicelli.

Si Ningning had already pulled out the knife specially used for scraping the jelly, but she wouldn't need it for a while. After all, it would take at least two to four hours for the paste to be formed, and she didn't have time to wait.

Si Ningning quickly prepared various spices and sealed them in small bags. Si Ningning simply cleaned up the kitchen, took it to the bathroom and took a comfortable bath.

Just as she was drying her hair to make room, another thought came to her mind.

Although there are only two chickens in the space, they are one male and one female. So are the eggs they lay fertilized?

If so, if one person can't finish it all at present, then can we look into hatching chicks?

Si Ningning found some space and lay down on the bed. The more she thought about hatching chicks, the more feasible it became. For some reason, she felt a sense of excitement in her heart, which kept her from tossing and turning for most of the night.

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Before the rooster crowed in the early morning, she finally felt a little sleepy. In her daze, Si Ningning was still thinking, is it because her life has become less affluent and more down-to-earth, so she has become more frugal and philistine?

Before he could think through the result, sleepiness came over him. Si Ningning turned his head to one side and fell into a deep sleep.

When they woke up again, it was bright and clear. Xu Shuhua and the others had already gone out to work. The entire educated youth spot was quiet. They could only hear the wind blowing through the leaves outside and the chirping of birds on the branches.

A ray of sunshine slanted down from the leaves, cooling the weather for only one day, and then it became hot again.

Si Ningning took out his pocket watch and took a look at it, then took the time to wash up and go to the team to get rice bran to feed the pigs.

Because of the rain, Sanmiao and Hegu didn't come out yesterday. They were waiting at the pig pen early this morning. When they saw Si Ningning, the two little ones jumped up and down happily, "Sister Ningning!"

"Si Ningning! You are finally here! Let me tell you, I will memorize all the jingles and chairman's quotes you wrote to me!"

"Sister Ningning, me too, I can also memorize it."

The two little ones raised their heads, one on the left and one on the right, following Si Ningning to report on their learning progress.

"Really?" Si Ningning put her hand to her lips, pretending to be surprised, "Are you two so great?"

Sanae nodded seriously and explained the reason, "My second brother can carry it faster than me. There are many things I don't know how to do, but my eldest brother took the time to carry it with me."

Can Holang read?

After being stunned for just a moment, Si Ningning felt relieved.

Although Huo Lang didn't talk much, he was always organized when he spoke. In addition, he helped her deal with Li Dekun in the commune last time and asked Li Dekun to establish a written document. At that time, he had already faintly revealed his literate skills...

Thinking of those things, Si Ningning no longer felt strange.

"Well, in that case..."

Si Ningning climbed into the pig pen to clean up, and stood up after a while, "Then recite it to me and let me see if you have really memorized it?"

Hegu and Sanae looked at each other, and took the first step with their small faces, "I'll go first!"

"Okay." Si Ningning nodded, his crescent eyebrows raised with a gentle smile on his face.

"Ahem." Hegu cleared his throat like a little adult, straightened his back and opened his small mouth: "Learn to be a good person, be polite, people in the country of etiquette know it; be polite, respect each other, treat others politely and have good conduct; sit, stand and walk

,behave in a dignified manner

Be civilized and well-educated; bathe often, change clothes frequently, behave in a civilized and good manner; respect classmates, neighbors, and national habits; when meeting foreign guests, be generous and polite to build your image; pay attention to etiquette and etiquette to pave the way for social life...

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"Unity is strength!"

"Modility makes people progress, pride makes people fall behind."

"If you can win, fight, if you can't win, leave!"

"Study hard and make progress every day..."

Hegu recited a large paragraph of jingle and more than a dozen quotations from the chairman smoothly and effortlessly, followed by Sanae. Although the recitation was a little stumbling, he memorized it completely without missing a word.

It was only a day yesterday, and although it wasn’t a lot, it was not an easy task for children who had never been exposed to books.

Si Ningning gave Hegu and Sanae some praise and encouragement, and silently wrote down these details in her mind, "Go back today and read it a few times, and read it a few more times. When I have free time tomorrow, I will write a new one for you."

"Okay!" Hegu and Sanae smiled broadly.

Si Ningning touched the heads of the two little ones. Thinking of going out today, she asked: "Does your eldest brother usually bring food with him when he goes out? Do you have a lunch box at home?"

Hegu didn't know this, and immediately turned his attention to Sanae.

"Hmm..." Sanae tilted her head and thought for a while, then said, "My eldest brother always eats out when he goes out to do errands. He doesn't bring food, but he does have an old lunch box at home."

Si Ningning understood immediately, that’s all.

"Go get that lunch box and two bowls. I'll wait for you here. Got it?"

He Gu covered his mouth and retreated into the alley with a smile, "I know, I know, big brother said, I have to go out today!"

Take Si Ningning out with you!

Sanae also laughed and ran towards the alley "hum hum hum", "Sister Ning Ning, we'll be back soon!"

A little thing as big as a kid.

Si Ningning smiled secretly and sighed.

After taking care of the pig pen, Hegu and the others just came back.

Si Ningning took the porcelain bowl and lunch box and waved her hands to prevent Hegu and Sanae from following, "I have other things to do. What I just mentioned are your tasks for today. After you complete them, you can play. Now

Go find Mao Dan and the others to endorse it together!"

In the past, He Gu would have said a few words, "I can endorse it just like I am by your side." But today, Si Ningning has to go out with his eldest brother!

When he thought of this, Hegu was not only obedient and cooperative, but also extremely active. He pulled Sanae and ran out of the alley, "I know! Si Ningning, when you come back, I will recite it to you backwards!"

Si Ningning curved her lips and put her fist to her lips and chuckled. When there was no one else around, she put the lunch box and the rice bran bag into the space, then reached out and grabbed it, and there was a heavy bamboo basket in her hand.

Si Ningning carried the basket out of the pig pen alley, then turned around and went into another alley.

"Knock knock knock——"

Si Ningning knocked on the door of the blue brick house, and the sound of footsteps quickly came from inside. Then the old woman's hoarse voice came, "Coming, coming, who is it?"

"It's me, mother-in-law." Si Ningning pursed her lips and responded with a smile, "I am an educated youth on the team."

The wooden door facing the alleyway creaked open. Mrs. Hu squinted her eyes and poked her head out. She saw clearly that the person coming was Si Ningning. She opened the door again, and the person took a step away and said, "It's you, Si."

Educated youth, what happened this time? The chicken was harmed by the night owl again?"

As she spoke, Hu Po's thin face wrinkled up, showing a distressed look.

"No, mother-in-law." Si Ningning walked into the yard without saying anything about entering the house. She walked to the well in two steps, took out the contents of the basket one by one and placed them on the wooden manhole cover in the yard, "Mother-in-law, here

These are some vegetables given by the aunt in the team, and some of them are grown by educated youths. This season, the educated youths can’t eat them there. I’m afraid they will be spoiled when I get old, so I’ll send you some to eat.”

"Oh, you kid..."

Hu Po wanted to say no, but she probably thought of the current situation in life and swallowed all the words that came to her lips. What she spat out was a few repeated "thank you".

"Mother-in-law, these are seasonal dishes. They are not worth mentioning. You don't need to keep them in mind." Si Ningning waved her hands with a smile, pursed her lips for a while, and said seriously: "But I encountered some problems. I want to

Please give me some advice, old man."

Seeing that Mrs. Hu was getting nervous again, Si Ningning hurriedly said: "It's not a big deal, I just want to ask you, under what circumstances will a hen hatch a chick..."

When she heard that it was just a matter of hatching chicks, Mrs. Hu breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that what Si Ningning said was beyond her control, and she would not be able to help and would take other people's things. She would feel bad about it.

"Sometimes, the hen will be crowing by itself and wants to have a nest... If it doesn't croak and you want to hatch chicks, just put a few more eggs into the nest where the hen usually lays eggs, and it will sit on it.

Once you get up there, you will know how to nest."

Po Hu has a good skill in hatching chicks. She has done business with Si Ningning twice before. Po Hu has always thought that Si Ningning is good-looking and has a pleasant and kind face. She always feels a little happy about Si Ningning in her heart.

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This time Si Ningning brought food again, and Mrs. Hu was even more grateful, so she talked about hatching chicks in extra detail.

"When it's in the nest, don't touch it for the first three days. After three days, just flip it every once in a while. You must be gentle when flipping it..."

"On the seventh day, you find a dark place and light a kerosene lamp. Take out the egg and shine it with its head up towards the kerosene lamp to see if there is anything inside. If you can see it, put it back and let it pass.

Keep hatching, and if you can’t see it, take it out and eat it quickly to avoid covering it up and spoiling things after a long time.”

Si Ningning nodded repeatedly and listened carefully.

After writing down the time of turning the eggs, looking at the eggs, treading water and breaking the shells, Si Ningning thanked her several times, "Mother-in-law, I have written them all down! If there is anything unclear again when I go back to hatch the eggs, I will ask again.

you!"

"Alas, alas, I have to have it."

Si Ningning said goodbye to Granny Hu, and under Granny Hu's gaze, left the courtyard and returned to the educated youth point.

Halfway into the space at the corner of the old house in the grove, Si Ningning entered the space villa and poured out the jelly blocks that had been condensed in the mold.

He rinsed the jelly spatula he found earlier and took another bowl of water to the table. Si Ningning first wet the jelly cubes, then soaked the spatula in water before attaching the jelly cubes.

superior.

Press down gently and drag it from beginning to end, and six finger-width strips of jelly are easily scraped off.

The scraped jelly is first placed in a bowl, and every time it is scraped, Si Ningning will wet a layer of jelly in advance. In this way, not only will the scraping be smoother, but the scraped jelly will also be smoother.

The potholes are more beautiful.

This time I used mung bean starch to make jelly. In fact, pea starch can also be used to make jelly, but the jelly made from mung bean starch will have a better effect. It has a springy texture and will not break when picked up by chopsticks.

The embarrassing phenomenon of falling off.

After quickly scraping off the jelly, Si Ningning stuffed the two lunch boxes full, and then filled the two coarse porcelain bowls brought by Hegu and Sanmiao. There was still some jelly left in the Hai bowl, so she sealed it with plastic wrap.

Place in the refrigerator to chill.

The lunch boxes were folded and put into the basket. Si Ningning was just about to carry the basket to make room for the bowls. Thinking of what Mrs. Hu had said before, she put the things down, took out the basin used to collect eggs, took out a few and kept them for eating.

Fourteen ends go to the backyard.

After briefly tidying up the "nest" where hens usually lay eggs, Si Ningning put the eggs in.

You can't keep this kind of thing in mind, otherwise it will not only be a difficult time, but it will also affect the hatching rate of the chicks to some extent.

Knowing this, Si Ningning calculated the time ratio and just came in after noon tomorrow to turn the eggs.

Then he shook his head, went back to the kitchen, picked up some things, and left the space.

The carrying basket and other things had been put into the space early in the morning, and now they were all taken away. There was no need to go back to the educated youth point. Si Ningning turned around and took a small road to go to Chen's house.

Hegu and Sanae went to study with the children in the team. At this time, only Huo Lang was in the Chen family.

When Si Ningning came over, Huo Lang was sitting in the yard knitting something. It was small and round, like a bamboo basket, and much smaller than the one she usually carried on her back.

Not sure what it was, Si Ningning opened the courtyard door with her elbow and asked, "What did you make up? Have you made the rabbit cage yet?"

"It's done." Huo Lang glanced at her and his eyes fell on the bowl she was holding, "Sanae and the others just came back to get the bowl...what did you do?"

"We'll know when we have lunch. Should I take it into the house first?"

"Um."

Si Ningning pursed her lips and stood next to Huo Lang. Huo Lang nodded, and then she walked towards the house.

He went to the kitchen and put down the bowl, then took two bowls from the old cupboard and put them on top. Si Ningning returned to the courtyard, walked to Huo Lang's side and squatted down. She put her elbows on her knees and her chin to look at Huo Lang.

Make up stuff.

Looking at it horizontally and vertically, he felt that Huo Lang was not making up bamboo baskets. Unable to resist his curiosity, Si Ningning asked: "You haven't told me yet, what is this made up?"

"After weaving the cage, I still have a little bit of bamboo strips left. If I don't have enough bamboo strips to make baskets, I'm thinking of making a small basket or something." Huo Lang glanced at Si Ningning's side face, pretending to be casual and raised the half-finished product in his hand.

Seeing Si Ningning's eyes following his hand, he smiled and sighed, "Want it?"

Si Ningning's eyes moved from the small basket of semi-finished products to Huo Lang's face. When they looked into each other's eyes, she opened and closed her lips and asked, "Is that okay? I'm just missing something to put my odds and ends."

If there is a small basket or something, things like sewing kits can be placed in it in the future, saving you the trouble of having to toss things in and out of boxes every time.

(End of chapter)