My Courtyard Refuge

: Winter is Coming

After the time entered November, Yanjing’s winter arrived, and the daytime was finally not so hot, and the highest temperature basically hovered around 40 degrees.

But the temperature at night dropped sharply, reaching minus seventeen or eight degrees, literally turning water into ice.

Early in the morning, Xu Dong sent the Keke sisters to school, and then drove back home. It was only 7:10, and it was still early before he went to work!

Xu Dong yawned and entered the courtyard.

Some administrative departments just like to mess around. They have to start class at 8:30, and insist on an hour earlier. Because it is so cold in the morning, they don’t let the students sleep for a while.

Seeing Xu Dong came back, Mama Xu immediately called out: “Son, go and feed the chicken. The chicken food is in the red bucket in the kitchen.”

“Got it, come.” Someone replied weakly.

Xu Dong came to the chicken coop with the red bucket.

My mother got a large bag of rice bran from somewhere. Chicken food is leftover rice mixed with rice bran. It is said that feeding it like this can produce more eggs.

He didn’t know if it would work, anyway, he could pick up four or five eggs every day at home, so it should have some effect.

“Giggle…” Xu Dong yelled skillfully.

As if hearing the signal, the chickens ran out of the cages and surrounded the food bowl.

Xu Dong skillfully poured the chicken food into the steel food bowl, and soon there was a “ding ding ding” sound.

Next, he cleaned the whole chicken coop again, and the chicken manure that was swept out was not thrown into the trash can, but poured into the clay pot beside it.

The tank is a mixture of planting soil and chicken manure. After a period of fermentation, it becomes a good organic fertilizer, which can be used to fertilize the land.

After cleaning, Xu Dong felt a little thirsty, so he went to the kitchen and poured a glass of watermelon juice. The watermelon juice was freshly squeezed in the morning, and the whole family loved it.

“Honey, come here.”

Not long after sitting down, Yang Lina was calling again.

“Here we come.” Xu Dong hastily put down the cup in his hand.

Yang Lina was dressing the triplets, when she saw Xu Dong coming in, she quickly asked:

“I ran out of diapers, are there any more in the basement?”

“Yes, I’ll get it for you.”

Xu Dong doesn’t have much hoarding of diapers, but it’s okay to use them for two years, and they won’t need them when the triplets are three years old.

Generally, families don’t wear them until they are two years old, but their family has triplets, and it is too troublesome to take care of them, so it is better to wear them until they are three years old.

Bringing up a box of diapers from the basement, Xu Dong changed the diapers for the triplets.

“Honey, come back early from get off work today.” Yang Lina reminded casually.

“What’s wrong?” Xu Dong asked strangely.

Yang Lina rolled her eyes: “Today is Mom’s birthday, you won’t forget it?”

“Uh, isn’t mom’s birthday?” Xu Dong said awkwardly.

In his impression, no matter in the previous life or in this life, his parents are used to being frugal, and they have never held birthdays in a serious manner. At most, the whole family has a good meal together.

“This year is my mother’s 59th birthday, so this must be a big event.” Yang Lina explained.

According to the local tradition in Luyang, when the elderly celebrate their birthdays, there is generally a saying that “nine is not more than ten”.

Xu Dong nodded and said, “Got it, I’ll stop by and order a cake later.”

“Don’t waste cigarettes, isn’t it just egg cakes? There are a lot of eggs in the house, and you can make them with a rice cooker, so don’t worry about them.”

“Can you do it?” Xu Dong doubted.

“You forgot, I also made the moon cakes last time!” Yang Lina was still very confident in her cooking skills.

…

When he came to the company, Section Chief Li told Xu Dong to take someone to pick up the new winter clothes.

The regular workers are issued black police jackets, with pants and shoes, which are very warm and stylish, and there are two sets for each person.

As for the dispatch workers, they are the old-fashioned cotton coats. In the past, everyone shared one with each other, and whoever worked the night shift wore it. Now everyone finally has one.

Uncle Chen feels sorry for his grandson, but he doesn’t knowNo matter what way, I also got a set of clothes for Chen Yang, and the other party was so happy that he wanted to go to the night shift right away.

I ate in the cafeteria at noon. What was outrageous was that the cafeteria had to implement the food stamp system.

According to regulations, food stamps must be exchanged for food, no matter what kind of food, it is a catty for a catty.

Several colleagues from the security department gathered together to talk about “insider” news, but Xu Dong didn’t care, and listened quietly from the sidelines.

“This time it seems to be true. All government canteens across the country have to implement the food stamp system. It is said that the big leaders have to pay for food stamps themselves when they eat.”

“Is it necessary?” Gao Yuemei doubted.

“I heard that it is to plug the loopholes. In the future, except for the army, food will only be distributed to individuals, and no organization or organization will be an exception.”

Lao Jin said with an inscrutable face.

“What about cooking, don’t you want a ticket?” Xiang Xin complained.

“That’s not necessary. Meals and dishes come together, and the cafeteria collects three taels of food stamps for each meal.”

Xu Dong couldn’t help but interjected: “It’s okay, three taels of food stamps are not too much.”

It seems that the power company should be able to get food from other sources, otherwise, with just a few liang of food, even the girls wouldn’t be able to eat enough.

This is not a joke, right now there is a shortage of oil and water, and many people’s appetites are increasing. People in their fifties like Gao Yuemei have to add rice every meal.

“I really hope the drought will end soon.” Xiang Xin sighed, “I haven’t eaten meat for half a month.”

Lao Jin took the opportunity to tease: “Xiao Xiang, I know there is a barbecue restaurant nearby that sells meat, do you want to try it?”

“Ouch…” Xiang Xin made a gesture to vomit.

“Why Xiaoxiang, are you pregnant?” Lao Jin said unexpectedly.

Gao Yuemei quickly waved her hand.

“Old Jin, does the shop you’re talking about sell roasted mice? Xiang Xin and I went there once, but it made me sick.”

Xiang Xin echoed, “That’s right, such a big mouse stuffed it into its mouth without even removing its head and tail. I don’t know how you stinky men can do it.”

“hey-hey…”

Lao Jin smashed his mouth and said: “Actually, this is a local specialty snack in Fujian, as long as you pass the test in your heart, it will be fine.

Speaking of which, this roasted mouse is quite popular. Every time I go there, I have to queue for more than half an hour, and I haven’t bought it several times. ”

Xu Dong’s appetite was whetted.

In his previous life, this roast mouse could be said to be a national delicacy, and he only ate it a few times in total.

Especially the roasted mouse just out of the oven, the outside is charred and the inside is tender, and the mouth is full of oil. The more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes. The taste is still unforgettable.

“Old Jin, let’s go together after work.”

“Xiao Xu, would you like this too?”

Lao Jin was very astonished. As far as he knew, this little brother was a rich second generation, and his family was very rich. He usually brought a lunch box here, and he was never short of meat.

“I like to try new things…”

Xiang Xin couldn’t take it anymore: “Brother Xu, why are you like this? It’s enough for you one by one. Anyway, I won’t eat rat meat if I’m killed.”

===Section 69===

Gao Yuemei lost her appetite, so she dragged Xiang Xin and another female colleague away.