aircannonsinc Chapter 423 Pheasant
Chapter 423 Pheasant
The backyard was pitch black at night, and the light bulb in front of the passage was on, illuminating only a small area.
Chen Xueru, holding a flashlight in her hand, walked towards a corner of the backyard with He Yuzhu.
The flashlight illuminated the path ahead, and the footsteps gradually approached the cellar.
"The cellar has not been boarded up yet. Go in and see how it is arranged."
The beam of light shone at the entrance to the cellar, shining through the opening to illuminate part of the corridor.
He Yuzhu nodded and replied softly, "Okay, I'll see if it's necessary to set up a few shelves."
As he spoke, he immediately went into the cellar with her.
The entrance to the cellar is not far from the base of the north wall, and the wooden cover is placed aside.
Walk down ten steps and you will finally stand in front of the door to the underground space where supplies are stored.
After walking in, with the help of the flashlight, I could see that the space inside was not small.
It is estimated that the location is behind the west ear room, which is three meters long and wide, and more than two meters high. When people stand inside, it doesn't seem too cramped.
The floor is paved with stones and the storage room is generally dry.
This was He Yuzhu's first time visiting the yard, and he searched it thoroughly like digging three feet into the ground.
Apart from some scattered small things, there was no so-called treasure chamber or unexpected wealth.
He Yuzhu looked around, thought for a while, and then looked at Chen Xueru from the side.
"Xue Ru, I'll ask someone to bring back two wooden racks, and then we'll use them to store the rice and flour.
Also, from now on, the family’s food will be in addition to the share purchased with money coupons.
I put all the food I bring back here, and give priority to using those stored here.
The food in the cellar is no longer the same as before, it is now delivered in small quantities and multiple times.”
Chen Xueru blinked, immediately understood the meaning of the words, and nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I'll talk to Aunt Feng. Brother Zhuzi, is it necessary to be so careful?"
Although a fixed-grain system was now in place, the family was not short of grain coupons even without the grain brought in by He Yuzhu.
If there is any impact, it is that the family's living standards are a little lower.
There is no problem in going from eating meat every other day to eating meat every three or five days.
He Yuzhu didn't say the specific reason, but raised his hand and gently patted the back of her hand.
"We must be on guard against others. No one in our family, young or old, can take any risk. Just think of me as worrying too much!"
Chen Xueru frowned slightly, pursed her lips, and finally said nothing.
As the entrance was sealed with wooden boards, the backyard fell into silence again.
Time flies, and it's the end of the month in a blink of an eye.
When it was time to get off work, He Yuzhu walked out of the office with the familiar sound of horns and locked the door.
"director!"
Liang Yinghong and Wu Zhiqiang were also preparing to get off work at this time. When they saw He Yuzhu coming out, they hurriedly greeted him.
He Yuzhu turned around, smiled and nodded, "See you next week!"
Wu Zhiqiang walked up, took the pot from his hand, and placed it next to the foot of Liang Yinghong's table.
"Director, let's go over there now!"
Chief Chen will return to Beijing at the end of the month, so he asked Wu Zhiqiang to help collect some game in the next few days.
After some substitutions, you can use the good stuff on hand as a gift.
The meats bought can be eaten by the family behind closed doors, or after being processed, they can become excellent gifts for the New Year.
He Yuzhu nodded when he heard this, skillfully took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and threw it to him.
"Here! Take it and smoke it! It'll be your reward for your hard work."
After saying that, he turned to look at Liang Hongying, "Sister Liang, we're leaving first!"
Liang Yinghong nodded slightly. This kind of thing was common and she had asked several buyers for help many times.
Wu Zhiqiang opened the cigarette box, put it under his nose and sniffed it. The smell of tobacco rushed into his nostrils, making him smile.
He happily took out a cigarette and put the rest into his pocket.
Although cigarette tickets have not yet appeared, tobacco leaf production has decreased and the supply of cigarettes on the market has become tight.
I always smoke sparingly, but this time I got a pack for free, and they’re good cigarettes, so how can I not be happy.
"Director, if you need anything next time, just ask and I will arrange it for you!"
After several years of purchasing experience, he has his own stable procurement channels, so it's not really an exaggeration.
"Okay! Let's get going! Is the thing still alive? I'm using it for my elders."
Wu Zhiqiang put the cigarette to his ear and patted his chest to make a promise.
"Don't worry about me. I specifically told you to keep it alive. I'm sure it'll still be alive and kicking."
"Let's go! Stop being so rude..."
As night falls, the kitchen is illuminated by orange lights.
Several pheasants with bright tail feathers were covered in a hood. Each pheasant had one foot tied with a strip of cloth and was struggling in the hood.
The two children were staring at the pheasant with curiosity. Every time they reached out to touch it, Chen Xueru blocked them back.
If you get pecked by a pheasant, it's no joke, every peck is a sure hit.
"Brother Zhuzi, if you get these wild chickens and Chief Chen scolds you, I won't speak for you."
Chen Xueru held her son in one hand and held the little hand that was just extended to her with the other hand, while not forgetting to tease He Yuzhu.
He Yuzhu turned his head away, the words were on the tip of his tongue, but after thinking for a while he nodded in agreement.
"There's nothing wrong with what you said. Even if I can say it's a gift to my elder sister, the chief probably won't let me go."
In a moment, an idea came to my mind, "How about this, I will get up early tomorrow to kill two and stew them into soup.
Take half with you and keep the other half at home.
Take the remaining live chicken with you and let the eldest sister take care of it herself."
The die is cast, we can’t just not accept it.
Chen Xueru smiled and did not refute: "It's up to you~ You are not scolding me anyway."
"Dad~ I want this, this~!"
Tongtong was in He Yuzhu's arms, staring at the pheasant in the cage, or to be more precise, at its beautiful tail feathers.
The white and tender little hand pointed at the longest one and looked up at He Yuzhu, her big eyes full of desire.
He Yuzhu lowered his head and saw his daughter's cute appearance, with a gentle smile on his face.
"Tongtong, go to your mother's arms. How about Daddy performing a magic trick for you?"
Tongtong is young, and although she doesn't quite understand what this means, she can probably understand that her father will get her beautiful fur.
She nodded as if she understood, walked to Chen Xueru, hugged her arms, and turned to look at He Yuzhu.
Chen Xueru was holding her two children, and she seemed to know what he wanted to do, with a beautiful smile on her face.
He Yuzhu naturally would not pluck out the tail feathers in front of the children.
He stretched his hand behind his back, and with a thought, a string of gorgeous tail feathers suddenly appeared in his palm.
"Ding ding ding~ Look, what is this?"
As the voices spoke, gorgeous feathers appeared before their eyes.
Chen Xueru felt okay, after all, she had seen it many times before, conjuring up flowers for her.
It was the first time for the two kids to see it, and their eyes widened into circles, filled with surprise.
The little hand tightly grasped the feather handed to him and smiled happily.
He Yuzhu flipped his hand and produced another colorful feather. He raised his eyebrows and inserted it into Chen Xueru's bun.
"Tongtong, Yangyang, is mommy pretty?"
“Good looking~”
He followed suit and took a tail feather and stuck it next to the colorful one.
Tongtong's attention shifted to He Yuzhu's palm, and she grabbed his hand and looked at it over and over again.
His big eyes were full of confusion, he didn't know how the feathers were just conjured up.
He Yuzhu retracted his gaze, looked at his daughter's curious expression, and clenched his fists.
With a thought, two candies appeared in the palm of my hand.
She opened her palm and the candy that appeared in her palm made Tongtong's mouth open wide.
The little magician produced all kinds of small things, which immediately attracted their attention and caused cheers.