Chapter 11 Charcoal Burning

The eggs were boiled in boiling water, and the time for half a cup of tea was fine, Qi Shixiang scooped it out with a spoon, soaked it in cold water, and handed it to Qi Jiuli when it felt mild, "Sister, eat it quickly." ”

"Eldest sister, second sister, my brother and I went to chop wood first." Qi Shiyi couldn't see the eggs, although he hadn't peeled off the shell yet, he felt that he had already smelled the smell, the last time he ate eggs was when his father and mother were there, and now his father and mother are gone, and the life at home has not stabilized, and he doesn't know when he will be able to eat eggs again.

"What's the hurry?" Qi Jiuli was holding the egg, and he couldn't see Qi Shiyi's thoughts, so he hurriedly stopped him, "Eleven, come here." ”

"What's wrong, big sister." Qi Shiyi approached obediently, and controlled himself not to look at the eggs as he advanced.

"My body is already well, and now that my father and mother are gone, the four of us must work together and look forward." Qi Jiuli said, "Difficulties have to be faced together, and there are good things to share together." ”

Qi Jiuli knocked the eggs as he spoke, rolled a few more times, and removed the shells of the eggs in three or two clicks, then got up and went to the cupboard to get a cutting board and a kitchen knife, and cut the eggs into two cuts and divided them into four parts fairly and justly, "Brother and Eleven ate the eggs and then go, chopping wood is manual work, and what is the use of cornmeal batter." ”

"Jiuli, you have to be obedient and eat to make up for your body." Qi Qizhu didn't take it.

"Brother, you are a scholar, why are you so rigid, you really want me to make up for my body, this egg won't play much role, it's better to eat and wait for a while to chop wood, let's make more charcoal, and when we sell it, the whole family will improve their lives together." Qi Jiuli taught seriously.

Qi Qizhu looked at the sincerity in Qi Jiuli's eyes, smiled helplessly, and rubbed the top of Qi Jiuli's hair, "After being hit this time, I have spoken one by one, and many words your brother and I feel a little strange, but this bull-like strength has not changed at all, and if I don't agree to your things, I have been talking in people's ears." ”

Qi Qizhu took the lead in eating a small piece of egg, Qi Jiuli smiled and divided the other two portions to Qi Shixiang and Qi Shiyi, and then took a bite and ate it himself.

"The eggs are so delicious, I think I have the strength to do it now, brother, let's go chop wood." Qi Shiyi swallowed the egg, grinned and pulled Qi Qizhu out.

"Shixiang, I'll teach you how to burn charcoal." Qi Jiuli boasted to himself, "Your sister and I have experienced failure, I didn't give up, and finally succeeded after many attempts, you see, wait a while, when the wood in your stove is burned like this, you can clip it out and put it in the bucket, and when the spark is extinguished, you will fish it out." ”

Qi Jiuli said while doing hands-on operation, Qi Shixiang understood after reading it.

After Qi Shixiang got started, before he knew it, there were already several buckets of hot water in the kitchen, and there were almost no tools to hold them.

"Sister, you go wash your hair and take a shower first, use up the hot water first, just leave the kitchen to me, and I can take care of the two stoves alone." Qi Shixiang was full of confidence, Qi Jiuli had already seen her hands-on ability on the side, and returned to the house with hot water with confidence.

Resigned to wiping his body with the previous washbasin, it is impossible to take a bath, and there is no such condition for taking a shower, so it can only be scrubbed so simply.

Taking a bath quickly, the tedious thing is to wash your hair, looking at the yellow hair, Qi Jiuli really wants to cut it shorter, this long hair that has not been achieved in his previous life is waist-length, and this dream will come true when he passes it, but the quality of this hair is ......

The hair is long, and it is annoying to wash it, and now there is no high-end thing like shampoo, even the soaphorn is not available at home, Qi Jiuli has already asked, saying that everyone in the family washes their hair with plant ash, hehe.

Qi Jiuli really can't make up his mind, this time it's a little harder, let's use clean water, but after changing the water three times, there is still a bit of greasy feeling, Qi Jiuli can't bear it, the plant ash is the plant ash, anyway, it's the plant ash.

Ruthlessly grabbed a handful and put it on his head and rubbed it vigorously, then changed the water three more times, until he smelled no more, and then stopped.

But the effect is really good, I have used plant ash, at least this hair is not greasy, quite clean and refreshing.

Because of Qi Jiuli's big washing, the hot water boiled in the kitchen was used up by her alone, at least she had free up tools and could fill water.

Qi Jiuli wrapped his hair in a dry cloth towel and planned to go to the kitchen, but as soon as he opened the door, he saw Qi Shixiang coming over with a brazier.

"Sister, don't come out, wet your hair, stay outside the house for a while and your hair will freeze." Qi Shixiang used his eyes to make Qi Jiuli obediently fall back to the kang.

"Shixiang, you misunderstood, I just wanted to come out and call you." Qi Jiuli opened his eyes and said nonsense.

"Sister, I poured out the ashes in the brazier, and I brought all the charcoal in it, that's it, you say how to burn, how to bake." Qi Shixiang put down the brazier, took out the flint in his pocket and handed it to Qi Jiuli.

"Gotta the stubble that ignites the fire." Qi Jiuli said.

"I'll get it." Qi Shixiang didn't forget to close the door when he went out, and Qi Jiuli squatted down and began to take out the charcoal, leaving only five or six pieces, stacked them, and left a vacant space for setting fire in the middle.

When Qi Shixiang came in with some straw, Qi Jiuli folded and kneaded it into a small ball, ignited it with flint, and put it in the empty seat.

Qi Shixiang cleverly brought the tongs, and Qi Jiuli took the tongs and put a relatively long piece of charcoal on top of the burning straw ball, but he didn't forget to leave a gap that could be put into the straw ball.

Qi Shixiang had already kneaded several small balls on the side, Qi Jiuli didn't know what to say when he saw it, thinking that this ten-year-old girl was too sensible, and she was also very discerning, and she could learn and sell now.

After burning the twelve straw balls, the surrounding charcoal finally ignited, emitting a warm red light.

"Sister, it's burning, it's burning." Qi Shixiang was very excited.

There is still a little smoke from charcoal burning, but it is very small, which has something to do with the well-made and the type of wood, but Qi Jiuli is already very satisfied.

"Sister, I'll go to the kitchen to watch, you can dry your hair quickly." Qi Shixiang picked up the tongs and hurriedly went to the kitchen, before burning charcoal was in the hope of selling money, but now that he witnessed it with his own eyes, this motivation is even more sufficient.

Qi Jiuli took away the cloth towel that wrapped his hair, moved the brazier to a few pieces on the side of the kang, and then lowered his head laboriously, turning the direction from time to time, and suddenly felt like a barbecue ingredient, no, the barbecue ingredient is dead, she is a flexible barbecue ingredient.

Be careful to dry your scalp first, and be careful not to let your hair fall into the brazier.

Bake for a while, rest for a while, stunned to make Qi Jiuli feel a little hot in the winter, it took two quarters of an hour, Qi Jiuli felt that his hair was finally almost dry, and simply loosened it with a cloth belt, and went to the kitchen with a brazier.