6. Oil-free pancakes
"Xiaoqing, I'm here to bring water to your parents again," said Aunt Zhao, who was planting rice in a field with Tang's mother.
"Yes, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, I'm afraid that my parents won't be able to eat in the field for a long time, so I will send them some cold water to quench their thirst" I don't know how the May day is hotter than the usual weather in July and August, and the river in the village seems to have broken down, leaving only a shallow layer. In order to prevent Tang's father, Tang's mother and his brother from suffering from heat stroke from the sun in the field, Tang Qing specially added mint to the cold water they brought, and also dropped one or two drops of fingertip water in the ring space.
I don't know if it's a psychological effect, Tang Qing feels that by using the food and vegetables in the space, his body is getting better day by day, but it doesn't appear in those novels, drinking spiritual spring water and eating the food in the space will have infinite power, and all diseases will be eliminated. It's just that the crops in the space seem to be more suitable for their bodies, and after asking Tang's father and Tang's mother, they also vaguely feel the wonder of this.
Brother Tang has always listened to his parents, and never asked where the extra vegetables and food at home came from, after all, although Dad Tang is an orphan, he has a very wide network, and he can often get some things that others can't get, such as what kind of milk powder, Ovaltine, not much, but he will always give it to the children in the family. Which family in the village can do this?
Although Brother Tang is the one whose parents say that the east does not dare to go west, he is by no means a stupid person, what should be said and what should not be said, what should be done, and what should not be done. It's like he obviously feels that he is always energetic these days, unlike before when he did something, and it was uncomfortable to bend over for a long time.
The hotter the weather, the more anxious Tang Qing's heart became, she didn't know how to tell her parents at all, there would be a famine in a short time, she couldn't just say: "I dreamed that there was going to be a natural disaster, let's quickly find a place to hide and live." ”
This excuse seems far-fetched to think about it. Before confessing about the space, Tang Qing was scared into a cold sweat when she heard Tang's mother say something.
Fortunately, as soon as Tang's mother heard about Tang Qing's injury and coma before, she didn't care about anything else, and only cared about her daughter's health. Otherwise, Tang Qing wouldn't know how to get by.
After delivering water to the family, Tang Qing went home and began to cook the family's dinner.
A few days after eating that braised rabbit meat in the village, the commune canteen was disbanded, and it is said that it was also mentioned by Secretary Zhou, who had just come down from above.
As soon as this statement was put forward, most of the households in the village voted in favor, after all, the grain in the village is getting smaller and smaller, and the amount of food eaten by each household is not the same.
On the day the big canteen was disbanded, Tang Qing received rations for four people: two bags of rice, a small bag of flour, a small bottle of oil and a few handfuls of wilting vegetables. Aunt Wu, Wu Xinlian's mother, who was queuing up together, also slipped a few sour sentences: "Sister-in-law of the Tang family, this girl of your family is worth giving birth, she is so big, she can't eat much, and she has received the portion of an adult." ”
was said by Tang's mother: "The two youngest ones in your family are not even ten years old." "Pushed back.
Because he didn't get much oil, Tang Qing usually added less when cooking. Although Dad Tang didn't know where to get the rapeseed seeds, Tang Qing also planted a lot, but he didn't have the opportunity to squeeze oil, so he still couldn't use oil. Seeing this period of time, Tang's father, Tang's mother, and his brother get up early every day and are greedy for darkness, and they can't bear to bother them. I can only think of a way for myself.
Coated with a shallow layer of oil at the bottom of the pot, slowly dried the water in the dough and then turned it over quickly, so it became an oil-free pancake, in modern times, Tang Qing also tried to make oil-free pancakes, but at that time, it was done for health reasons, and in modern times, the pot that Tang Qing used to make pancakes was non-stick, there was no oil to lubricate the bottom of the pan, and it was not easy to stick to the pan, and now Tang Qing can only use the bulky big iron pot in the countryside.
At this time, Tang Qing's height was just right to use a spatula to skillfully fry vegetables when standing on a chair. It's just a little adult, and it's really cute and tight.
"So life is compelling, and the children of the poor are in charge early," Tang Qing couldn't help but smile while praising himself. She rarely thinks about her modern parents during the day, and only prays to the space at night before going to bed that her parents are healthy and that her brother in modern times can take good care of the old couple. Tang Qing has too many things to do during the day: take care of the food and vegetables in the space, bring water to the family, cook, and find ways to fill the necessities of life. Originally, Tang's father and Tang's mother resolutely refused to let her do housework at home, but Tang Qing couldn't bear to be idle, first, there were few entertainment facilities in the countryside, and there were no books to read at home, and secondly, she was not a real six-year-old child.
In this way, Tang Qing felt that he had become a wooden spinning top, and he was constantly whipped by the whip of fate.
After baking the cake, Tang Qing made green vegetable tofu soup with a little oil at the bottom of the pot, green vegetables are grown in the space, when the commune canteen was disbanded before, Tang Qing's family was divided into a handful of green vegetables, a handful of chrysanthemum, and a handful of spinach, because the dry and flat were a little bad, they were all taken to the space by Tang Qing to make vegetable seeds.
Tofu is naturally made from the soybeans and the stone mill assembled by Tang's father, and the space is limited, and the amount of soybeans is not much, so this idea of tofu is also eaten a little less.
In short, the main work of the Tang family at present is to save a little more food to fight hunger.
Tang Qing is now accustomed to discussing everything with Tang's father and Tang's mother first, and she can easily establish a deep trust in her parents in this life. Maybe this is the fate between people, or maybe this Tang Qing is Tang Qing's last life.
At dinner in the evening, Tang's father, Tang's mother, and Tang's brother first praised Tang Qing's craftsmanship, and then began to eat dinner with chopsticks.
In fact, Tang Qing could only make such a simple meal, Tang Qing was still very guilty in her heart, if she found a way to get closer to Wu Xinlian and hug her thighs, maybe the family's food could be improved, but somehow, every time she approached Wu Xinlian, she panicked, feeling that something bad would happen, and over time, she didn't dare to follow Wu Xinlian. Now the food in the family is only relying on the four acres of land in the hard cultivation space, and the rest is nothing.
Not to mention meat, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, what is not needed, and what is not necessary. It's okay to say that people don't eat salt and oil. After making up his mind, Tang Qing decided to ask his parents about this matter tonight, if they could think of a way, it would be best, if they couldn't help it, he would have to hug Wu Xinlian's thighs. In the face of survival, it is still necessary to overcome fear for a while.
"Dad, Mom, the oil at home is running out, although I planted some rape in that place, but there is only rape, there is no oil extraction tools, and I can't get vegetable oil, and the salt at home is estimated to not last for a week. Tang Qing took advantage of Tang's father and Tang's mother to help take care of the food in the space at night, and finally told his parents about the family's predicament.
Tang's father and Tang's mother dug a cellar at home, and the grain harvested by Tang Qing was temporarily piled up in the cellar at home. After all, there is not much space in the space, and the more food you grow, the less there is room to put it.
"Yes, the boy and his father, this village refuses to buy and sell things, and there are no supplies in the commune for the time being, and the consumables in the kitchen will only become more difficult to get in the future. Tang's mother was worried.
"Okay, I'm not going to work tomorrow, I'll go to the city to see if I can get something back, and if anyone in the village asks me, you can say I'll go to a friend's house to help." Father Tang quickly turned out a taro from a bunch of potatoes in his hand and divided it into piles.
"Brother, let's wait for my father at the entrance of the village, I haven't seen my father for a day, and I don't feel at ease. Tang Qing dragged Brother Tang's arm and said coquettishly.
"Okay, tell Mom, I'll go with you and wait for Dad to come back, in case there is something to carry at that time, I can also help Dad out. Brother Tang didn't think too much about it and agreed to Tang Qing.
At the entrance of the village, under a big locust tree, Brother Tang led Tang Qing.
"Brother, look, is that our father, why doesn't he seem to come back alone. Tang Qing's eyes were sharp, and he suddenly saw a man about the same size as Tang's father walking towards the entrance of the village.
"It seems to be really our father, Xiaoqing, you stand here and don't go away, I'll go over and have a look first." Brother Tang suddenly stood up and touched Tang Qing's head. After all, it's so late, and Dad Tang won't bring anyone else home for no reason.
Tang Qing waited for a while, and saw Brother Tang walk forward and say a few words, only to see the group of them walking towards him.
When they walked in, Tang Qing saw that Brother Tang was still carrying a teenager on his back. The young man's face was flushed, and he looked like he was sick, and his clothes were all good materials, not like those from an ordinary family.
may be because of the young man's illness, Brother Tang and Father Tang are in a hurry, and Tang Qing's small body can't keep up with it and staggers to the ground. Tang's father sandwiched Tang Qing between his arms and trotted home with Brother Tang all the way.
"the child, go and ask Uncle Zhang from the village to come and have a look, and say that there is a child at home who is sick and has a fever, and the situation is not very good, so hurry up." ”
Tang's father and Tang's mother have been husband and wife for many years, and after listening to Tang's father's words, they rushed out to call the doctor without asking anything. Although Uncle Zhang in the village is not a miracle doctor, he is usually watching the headache and brain fever of the people in the village.
Brother Tang carried the young man into the house.
Tang Qing immediately went to the kitchen and boiled some ginger soup, planning to let the sick teenager and the rest of the family drink it later.
You must know that illness comes like a mountain, and at this critical time, family members cannot be infected with a cold and fever or anything.