1968: At the beginning, the beautiful sister-in-law came to borrow food! Chapter 030

Don’t say it!

No, seriously, don’t say it!

To be liked by everyone within a ten-mile radius, his cheap mother-in-law was truly something else.

That alluring face, coupled with that hard-to-grasp figure.

Forget about those old men in the village, even a young man like him, who had seen countless ‘teachers’ (referring to adult content), would get flustered just looking at her!

Pulling the sled, Li Yunfeng walked straight towards his home.

He had two wives waiting for him at home.

Although they weren’t officially married, as long as they would live with him in the future, they were his wives.

Thinking of this, Li Yunfeng couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.

“These are truly good times!”

“The sky is blue, the water is green, girls wear clothes, and you can be sure the children are yours.”

“The key is that you don’t need much in terms of a bride price; a bag of grain is enough to buy a wife.”

“And most importantly, wives are devoted to their families; once the quilt is pulled over, that’s a lifetime!”

Li Yunfeng indulged in his pleasant thoughts for a while, then pulled the sled home.

“Knock, knock, knock!”

“Who is it?”

“It’s me!”

As soon as Li Yunfeng’s voice fell, Natasha’s voice came from inside the house.

“It’s me, open the door. I bought a lot of things. Help me bring them inside!”

“Creak!”

As he spoke, Natasha directly opened the door!

“Come, let’s move things inside.”

“Ten jin of pork, ten jin of red sausage, also an old hen, a duck, canned goods, and so on.”

“I bought a lot of cotton and cloth too. We can make two quilts.”

“And we can make a few new clothes. Oh, right, I also bought a few new clothes!”

With that, Li Yunfeng and Natasha began moving things into the house.

In the other room, Sophia heard the noise and rubbed her eyes as she walked out.

“Wait a moment, I’ll roast a duck for you all!”

“We’re old Beijingers, and this is how we start our day!”

“The duck I roast, that’s what you call authentic, that’s what you call delicious!”

After speaking, Li Yunfeng began to get busy.

This old Beijing roasted duck was quite particular!

Usually, ducks around forty days old, weighing five to six jin, were chosen.

Although Li Yunfeng’s duck was a bit larger, it wasn’t a big problem.

When eating at home, there wasn’t so much fuss!

While his two wives began tidying up, Li Yunfeng started preparing the duck.

First, he plucked the feathers, gutted it, removed the internal organs, and cleaned the duck all over.

Then, he propped open the cavity and inflated it, using a small wooden stick to hold the duck up.

After that, he scalded the duck with boiling water to tighten its skin, and then evenly coated it with sugar water.

“Alright, now hang the duck in a ventilated place to dry.”

“I’ll just hang the duck here by the door.”

“Not too cold, not too hot, just right. Although the process isn’t perfect, it’s fine for home consumption!”

“Husband, why did you buy so many things?”

“Let’s keep these few chickens for now; let’s not eat them yet. We still have meat at home.”

“We can eat chicken stew with mushrooms during the New Year.”

While Li Yunfeng was hanging the duck, the two women had already moved the things Li Yunfeng bought into the house.

They began sorting and organizing them. Upon seeing so many items Li Yunfeng had bought, they all couldn’t help but gasp.

It seemed that the man their two sisters had found was indeed wealthy!

That made sense; he was an old Beijinger, which was the same concept as Moscow where they came from.

Those were places where only rich people could live!

“Alright, I’m going to wash up and sleep.”

“Tomorrow, we’ll roast these ducks.”

“Oh, right, I bought a lot of pork and stuff. I’ll go to the supply and marketing cooperative in a few days to buy some more vegetables.”

“When cooking, don’t be stingy with oil and salt; we have plenty of that.

“What I bought should last us a year. When it runs out next year, I’ll go buy more.”

“Also, tomorrow, Sister Shuhua and our adopted grandma will come over to help us make cotton quilts.”

After speaking, Li Yunfeng went into the room and began to wash up.

He had been freezing outside all night, and soaking in the hot spring now was truly comfortable!

After bathing, Li Yunfeng went directly to the east room.

Last night, he had gone to the west room, which was Natasha’s room.

Going to the east room tonight was just right; no favoritism, he had to be fair, right?

As for his own two rooms, one was his, and the other was reserved for the warm and caring Elder Sister Shuhua.

The night passed without a word. The next day, Li Yunfeng was woken up by a burst of laughter.

He put on his clothes, rubbed his eyes, and went into the outer room.

Looking towards the east room, Shuhua was there with her younger sister Shufen.

Old Mrs. Li was there with her daughter-in-law, and his two wives.

They were all fluffing cotton on the kang!

“Oh, Yunfeng, you’re up?”

“You’re quite the sleeper!”

“Your two wives have already put the food in the pot for you.”

The old lady saw Li Yunfeng and immediately smiled.

This adopted kinship was truly not for nothing; they had recognized him as family during the day.

And in the evening, he had brought things home.

The key point was that the men in the village today were looking at her daughter-in-law differently.

This made Old Mrs. Li feel very grateful; indeed, a family needed a man.

Without a man, it was truly easy to be taken advantage of!

“Haha, Old Lady, have you eaten yet?”

“Wait a moment, I’ll go roast the duck I prepared last night.”

“We’ll eat roasted duck in a bit!”

After speaking, Li Yunfeng went to the outdoor area and began to wash up.

Inside the room, upon seeing Li Yunfeng, his adopted mother-in-law’s face flushed.

Remembering the way Li Yunfeng had looked at her last night, she couldn’t help but rub her thigh.

She quickly lowered her head and began to fluff the cotton!

Fluffing cotton was a common traditional method used by rural women.

It usually involved a cotton-fluffing bow and a wooden mallet.

As for exactly how the cotton was fluffed, Li Yunfeng didn’t know.

Because Li Yunfeng was washing up, he didn’t watch!

“Come, come!”

After washing up, Li Yunfeng inserted a piece of wood into the middle of the fireplace.

He then directly hung the duck on the wood and began to roast it.

Ideally, fruitwood was best for roasting ducks, but where would one find fruitwood in these deep mountains and old forests?

The firewood at home would have to do. As he said before, when eating at home, there weren’t so many strict rules.

Li Yunfeng, an old Beijinger, also brushed his teeth and washed his face in the morning before going to school.

There was no such ‘starting the day’ ritual as they did.

“Once this duck is roasted, we can eat it.”

“It’s a pity we don’t have shredded green onions or thin pancakes.”

“We’ll just have to gnaw on it like this.”

Li Yunfeng sat by the fireplace, saying with a face full of regret.

“Shredded green onions?”

“We have some!”

“We have some at our house!”