rebirth from small pockets

Chapter 8 Nothing tastes better than dumplings (please vote for collection and investment recommendation)

That night, the Chen family’s dinner was dumplings.

Unlike in the north, where dumplings are considered a staple food, in Erlong Town, dumplings are rarely eaten except during the Chinese New Year.

Therefore, when he was young, Chen Li once thought that dumplings were the best food in the world.

Not only are dumplings delicious, but eating dumplings also represents the Chinese New Year.

However, as a family whose staple food is rice, it is almost rare for the Chen family to have a meal of dumplings.

Today's dumpling meal is thanks to Chen Xue, because this girl also likes to eat dumplings, and the high school entrance examination is approaching, so she will probably be able to eat many dumpling meals during this period.

"The dumplings are ready, come and serve them yourself~"

Following her mother's greeting from the kitchen, Chen Xue threw away the textbook in her hand and ran straight to the kitchen.

"I want to eat fifteen."

The way of eating dumplings here in Erlong Town is different from that in the north. The dumplings eaten here are with soup, and they are also red soup.

Big, white and plump dumplings, with various condiments and the aroma of chili oil, and finally sprinkled with a handful of chopped green onion, the taste is simply overwhelming.

"I want twenty."

The dumplings made by Chen's family are not comparable to the dumplings made by small restaurants outside. They are a lot bigger just in size, not to mention that the fillings inside are only seasoned with chives besides meat.

Chen Li can eat thirty of these dumplings at one time.

It's just that this meal is dinner, and Chen Li doesn't want to eat too much. Plus, he has to go out to "make extra money" soon, and he can have another meal when he comes back after making extra money.

However, although Chen Li said he would eat twenty, Wang Dongmei scooped them out with two colanders and found that all the dumplings in Chen Li's basin were more than twenty-five.

Yes "pot".

A bowl is not suitable for Chen Li to eat dumplings. The largest bowl at home can hold less than twenty dumplings when it reaches the sky, so the bowl Chen Li uses to eat dumplings is actually a small enamel basin.

Not only did he use this small bowl to eat, Chen Guofu also used a small enamel bowl.

People these days actually have quite big appetites. Chen Li even saw a porter from a grain station who could eat almost a pound of noodles in one meal.

One kilogram of dried noodles is a big pot after cooking.

Not to mention a meal for one person, even the four members of the Chen family combined could not eat so much in one meal.

At that time, Chen Li was almost dumbfounded. He was even worried that the guy would be strangled to death.

However, it turns out that people can indeed eat so much, and after that, they continue to carry big bags like a normal person.

Of course, this way of eating is definitely unhealthy, and in serious cases it may even endanger life safety.

But in those days, some people only had the opportunity to eat with open stomachs a few times a year, so how could they care about health and unhealthy issues.

Chen Li carried the small basin and adjusted the flavor of the dumplings in the basin, adding an appropriate amount of salt, more chili oil, more vinegar, and a little bit of MSG and pepper.

A pot of fragrant spicy and sour soup dumplings was born.

As for why MSG is used instead of chicken essence, this is nonsense.

These days, ordinary people almost don’t use chicken essence because it is much more expensive than MSG.

Carrying a basin of dumplings, Chen Li went to his parents' bedroom, planning to eat dumplings and watch TV at the same time.

"Oh haha~!"

As a result, before entering the house, Chen Xue, who had entered the house first, heard a sigh. Chen Li knew that there was a power outage without even having to guess.

Even though it is already 1997, once summer arrives, the power supply is still relatively tight.

Therefore, during the months of June, July, August and September, there were frequent power outages.

Almost all the residents of Erlong Town are accustomed to this situation.

Fortunately, it was only seven o'clock and it wasn't getting dark outside, so there was no problem in eating.

Chen Li took the rice bowl to the Eight Immortals table under the eaves, and soon the rest of the Chen family came here to eat.

"Hey, your family is too excited to eat dumplings today?"

As soon as Chen Li started eating, someone came over there carrying a bowl.

"Well! Xuewa likes to eat. It's been a long time since she's eaten! She's going to take the exam soon. Give her a few good meals."

The visitor is Xiao Jiang, another custodian at the grain station, who lives next door to the Chen family. He is twenty-five years old and a single man.

The timing for this guy to enter the grain station was not very good. As soon as he started working at the grain station, he encountered the reform of state-owned enterprises, and the efficiency of the grain station became worse than before.

But this guy has a good attitude, or in other words, he has no ambition, so even though the current salary at the grain station is average, Xiao Jiang doesn't think about finding another way to make a living.

There were no formalities, they were all very familiar neighbors. Xiao Jiang directly took his bowl of noodles and sat down next to Chen Li.

As soon as this guy sat down, Chen Li couldn't help but sniff.

The smell of sweat on my body was probably due to the fact that I hadn't showered in a few days.

You must know that Erlong Town is located in the hinterland of Sichuan Province. The air humidity here is quite high, and in summer, this climate will evolve into a kind of sauna day.

Living in such a sauna day, Chen Li didn't know if he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't take a shower for a few days.

Okay! This is Chen Li being a bit hypocritical. In fact, due to limited conditions these days, it is really difficult to bathe every day.

It's just that this Xiao Jiang is obviously a bit lazy, and he was sweating while harvesting grain at noon, so he seems to smell a bit strong at the moment.

"Old Chen, Shancheng will soon become a municipality directly under the Central Government. Going to Shancheng in the future will be equivalent to leaving the province."

When Xiao Jiang opens his mouth, he talks about national affairs. This is also one of the most popular topics that people talk about these days.

"What's the point of leaving the province? It's not like going abroad!"

The chat box was opened, and the middle and young generations chatted about various national events without any sense of violation.

From the upgrade of a mountain city to a municipality, to the imminent return of Hong Kong Island, each event illustrates the strength of the country.

However, Chen Li doesn't pay much attention to these national events for the time being. After all, he is a sophomore in high school, not a keyboard warrior.

Compared with the national affairs mentioned by his father, Chen Li is more concerned about how to complete his promotion task, but he can't rush this matter for a while.

Before completing the system promotion task, Chen Li still has one more thing to complete.

Catch eels!

This is a relatively stable source of income for Chen Li after his rebirth.

Of course, Chen Li's source of income is not limited to this, including fishing for black sticks, catching turtles, and reselling common Chinese herbal medicines such as mushroom grass.

In short, in this era where the economy and information are not very developed, Chen Li has many ways to make some small money for himself.

It is indeed just a small amount of money. Due to the limitations of channels, it is impossible for Chen Li to obtain too many economic benefits from these aspects.

However, for an "ordinary" high school student, this is already an extraordinary gain.

This is one of the reasons why Chen Li became what other parents call "other people's children."

After all, a child who has good grades and can generate income for the family is considered a good child these days.

"Mom, I'm going to catch eels tonight, please remember to leave the bath water for me."

"Don't catch it too late!"

Wang Dongmei was already accustomed to her son catching eels, so she just gave him a casual reminder.

"I also need to go."

Chen Xue's eyes lit up. She also wanted to catch eels, because the eels she caught could be exchanged for money. The most important thing was that her brother would not withhold the money.

As long as the eel she catches is sold, she will definitely get a share of the money.

"What are you going to do? Have you finished your homework?"

Before Chen Li could say anything, his mother was unhappy. Chen Li could go catch eels, he is a boy after all, but it would not work if Chen Xue went out crazy with a girl.

And now that Chen Xue is about to take the high school entrance examination, she should study hard at home.

Chen Xue quickly looked at her brother. She had no say in this kind of matter, but he was different.

"Cough~!"

Feeling a little uncomfortable being stared at by his sister, Chen Li coughed lightly.

"Mom, let Xiaoxue go out with me to play. I won't catch you for a long time today, so let her relax a bit."

"Combining work and rest!"

Chen Xue's grades are very good, so Chen Li is not too worried about this girl's high school entrance examination.

But this is also because Chen Xue is only in the third year of junior high school. If she were in the third year of high school, Chen Li would not dare to take this girl out to play.

"Okay then! Don't hold it for too long, I'll boil more water later."

After thinking about it, Wang Dongmei finally agreed.

"Yeah~!"

When Chen Xue saw that her mother agreed, she instantly became happy and gave Chen Li a competition!

(End of chapter)