I hid four ribs, weighing one and a half kilograms on the scale. After haggling with the stall owner for a few cents, I gave him a small piece of fat and prepared to go home and make some lard residue.
Little Leaf likes to eat lard residue the most.
Hmm...that greedy girl Yu Naitang seems to like this one too.
When the time comes, just secretly make a bowl and throw it to her along the balcony.
The lard produced by refining oil can also be used for frying vegetables.
In fact, vegetables are most fragrant when fried in meat oil. No salad oil, peanut oil, etc. will do, as they cannot bring out the aroma.
I stood in the vegetable market and thought for a while.
In the evening, I'll have braised pork ribs, stir-fried vegetables with lard residue, and tomato and egg soup, and that's about it.
In the year 2002, who can make a living by cooking four dishes and one soup every day?
When I walked to the entrance of the vegetable market, I saw that the wonton stall on the roadside was not doing business and the owners were a couple.
Men cook wontons and noodles in hot pot.
The woman was sitting on the table nearby, making wontons.
The wontons in the south are different from those in the north. Chen Nuo doesn't like the wontons in the north.
Where are they called wontons? It’s almost time to make dumplings.
The wontons in the South are very thin and have less filling.
The boss lady's movements are very familiar: use the tip of a chopstick to dip a little bit of meat the size of a mosquito meat, rub it into the middle of the wonton wrapper, pinch it with your fingers, and a wonton is ready.
This kind of wonton is easy to cook in the pot.
Once the pot is boiling, pour half a cup of cold water to press it, then bring it to a boil again. If the wontons float on the water in the pot, they are ready and you can start the pot.
In fact, wontons in the South are not meant for "eating", but for "drinking".
Because there is no meat filling and the skin is thin, it is just a wonton soup. It is not hot when you blow it, and you can swallow it down your throat in one bite without chewing it carefully.
Chen Nuo was moved when he saw it, so he bought a pound of raw wontons and went back.
Well, with this, you don’t have to cook rice at night.
After I was able to buy vegetables, I saw fried chestnuts at the entrance of the vegetable market and bought them for ten yuan. Children all like this sweet and fragrant food.
It's just that when I bought it, I actually had a little bit of confusion in my mind.
Sun Keke also likes to eat this.
·
At the gate of the community, I met Ou Xiuhua who had just picked up Xiao Zizi from get off work.
The mother and daughter were walking and laughing as they walked into the community. Little Ye Zi also held a candied haws in her hand and licked it as she walked.
For Chen Xiaoye, these days are the happiest and happiest.
This kind of day, for a child, has nothing to ask for, it is already the best and best imaginable.
My mother is by my side and my brother has returned home safely. The family of three lives together happily every day.
I go to elementary school every day, and I am happy in school. The teachers and classmates are also friendly to me.
Every night when I go home, after finishing my homework, I can watch cartoons for half an hour, and then I will fool around with my brother for a while. Before going to bed, my mother will pat myself to sleep.
Stable and solid.
Today is the weekend, and tomorrow is Sunday. My brother also said that he would take him to the park to play.
At the gate of the community, I saw Chen Nuo coming back with a vegetable basket in his hand. Little Ye Zi shouted first, then ran all the way over with his short legs and threw himself into Chen Nuo's arms.
Chen Nuo smiled fondly, put all the dishes in his left hand, and left his right hand free to pick up Little Leaf, and carried her all the way home.
·
When I was cooking at night, the lard residue was actually a bit overheated. For braised pork ribs, I added too much soy sauce. When I put the pot away, I realized that the color was darker.
However, these are small daily things, and they don't make people angry. At most, the family makes fun of them a few times during dinner.
"I met the family that lives across the street from us yesterday. There was a little girl holding a little furry baby."
Ou Xiuhua suddenly said something.
Chen Nuo didn't look up and hummed slightly to show that he heard it.
Ou Xiuhua sighed: "I don't know what this family thinks, how can they let such a big child take care of a little fur baby.
But that little girl is pretty, but her hair is white, and she dyed her hair at such a young age."
Chen Nuo still didn't say anything. He just picked up a piece of pork ribs for Xiao Zizi and said casually: "Eat more vegetables, don't just eat meat."
Little Ye Zi remained silent and concentrated on dealing with the ribs.
"We are all neighbors. We will see each other without looking up from now on. I looked at the house opposite and saw that the little girl was also having a hard time. She was so big and looked like she was only a few years older than our Ye Zi. She had to take care of her children at home, and she didn't know that her family
How did the adults do it...
In a moment, if you have as many wontons as you bought today, go to the door opposite and give you a bowl.
Neighbors and neighbors, we should form a good relationship, and if there is anything we can do to help, we can take care of them."
Chen Nuo nodded and wiped his mouth hard: "Okay."
He knew that Ou Xiuhua was a good person with a kind heart and a soft heart.
When I was jailed for breaking the law, it was actually because I was soft-hearted and helped my scumbag husband take risks.
But with Ou Xiuhua's words, there is no need to sneak in food from the balcony.
After dinner, Chen Nuo filled a bowl of wontons openly and took half a bowl of ribs. He went out from the door and knocked on the opposite door.
Yu Naitang was a little surprised when she opened the door.
He looked at the opposite door behind Chen Nuo and lowered his voice: "Aren't you going to tell your mother that you have a child outside? Are you going to let the child see grandma tonight?"
"Given your size, don't scare them." Chen Nuo sighed: "Take it back and eat it. How is your teacher tonight?"
"She fell asleep holding your daughter in her arms." Yu Naitang's voice was a little excited: "The time she spent awake was a little longer. However, she was only willing to be close to your daughter.
I can't even hold her hand."
`
Back home, Ou Xiuhua was taking Xiao Zizi to take a bath. Chen Nuo walked to the balcony and smoked alone.
I smoked a third of a cigarette and looked up at the sky.
In this era, the starry sky in the city has begun to blur, and various types of air pollution have begun to appear.
Fortunately, it rained heavily yesterday, and the wind blew away the clouds.
The starry sky is much clearer tonight.
Chen Nuo looked at the starry sky and suddenly raised his eyebrows. His face looked a little strange.
After casually stubbing out the cigarette butt and throwing it into the ashtray, Chen Nuo took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
In an instant, the tentacles of mental power stretched out in all directions, shooting straight into the sky!
The spiritual thoughts expanded and spread thousands of meters away in an instant!
The air moves and the air currents surge!
High in the sky, several flowing clouds gathered together under the guidance of spiritual thoughts. One on the left and one on the right, they pieced together the sky above Chen Nuo's head!
·
Nolan was holding a mug in his hand. In fact, it was not coffee, but a cup of hot chocolate.
Sitting at the table, he looked relaxed.
The suit was open and the collar buttons of the shirt underneath were unbuttoned.
There is also a small plate of cookies on the table.
Xicheng Xun was sitting opposite Nolan.
"Would you like a drink?" Nolan smiled happily.
Xicheng Xun shook his head.
"Don't like hot chocolate? You can drink something else if you want."
Xicheng Xun was silent for two seconds and nodded: "Then, please give me a glass of Coke. Well... add ice cubes, not the ice Coke from the refrigerator, but pour room temperature Coke into the cup, add
Ice cubes.”
Nolan snapped his fingers and nodded in agreement: "I know how to enjoy drinking!"
He immediately nodded to the camera in a corner of the room: "You did what she said, and give me a drink too."
Looking back again, the two looked at each other for a while, Xicheng Xun sighed: "Actually, I really don't understand why a big shot who holds an octopus gold-level USB flash drive would cause trouble for me.
I am just a small character, an ability user with very ordinary strength."
Nolan shook his head and said seriously: "You don't have to be so modest. Considering your age, your current strength is already very impressive. You are a genius."
Genius indeed.
You know, Xicheng Xun was a genius among capable people in his previous life, otherwise he would not have become a member of the Yama team.
In this life, the speed of advancement in terms of strength is almost the same as in the previous life.
However, because of the mental interaction with Chen Nuo, during the process of Chen Nuo repairing the cracks, everyone who has interacted with his mental power will automatically receive feedback and feedback, and their strength will be gained again on the original basis.
promote.
In this case, based on her current strength, compared with her age...
Even Nolan has to admit that this is genius from any angle.
And he is a rare type among geniuses.
"But I never provoked you."
"You do." Nolan shook his head and answered seriously.
Xicheng Xun stopped talking.
"Before, you were tracking down the Octopus Monster's organization. You were also tracking down some inside information about the Octopus Monster's official bounty mission. At the same time, you also paid money to some intelligence organizations...
Oh, by the way, you have a lot of octopus website accounts, and the origins of these accounts are probably not known to the public.
You stole a lot of them, right?"
Xicheng Xun slowly lowered his head, thought for a while, and then raised his head again, with the typical meek smile of a Japanese girl on his face: "Excuse me, does it violate the rules of the octopus monster to have more accounts?
"
"...Uh, not really." Nolan shook his head.
"So, does the octopus prohibit anyone from asking about the octopus?
I guess all people with abilities in the world should be very curious about the octopus monster.
Every year, every month, even every day, people are asking about the octopus monster, intentionally or unintentionally.
Even, I remember that Octopus Monster himself allows users to freely discuss and exchange some information about Octopus Monster on Octopus Monster's website. This is originally allowed."
"It is limited to some less important information exchanges. If it is too important, we still have to prevent the leakage." Nolan said with a smile.
"you?"
"Well, we."
"So you didn't come to catch me with the bounty offered by the Octopus Monster? Are you from the Octopus Monster?" Xicheng Xun frowned: "I thought it was one of your golden bosses...the controller."
"No, I'm not the one in control." Nolan suddenly smiled: "I... am..."
He thought for a moment: "You can understand that I am the one who distributes gold USB flash drives to the controllers."
Xicheng Xun showed an expression of surprise just right: "Are you... the octopus monster himself?"
"...Uh, no."
"Well, I don't think so either."
"Why?"
"I have always felt that a guy as powerful as the octopus monster himself should be more handsome than someone like you." The girl answered cautiously.
Nolan stared at Xicheng Xun with wide eyes for a while, and suddenly, he smiled.
At this time, the door was pushed open, and a subordinate brought two Cokes with ice cubes in them.
"Please." Nolan waved his hand.
He first took a drink and took a sip: "The sound of the ice cubes clinking in the cup is really comforting to hear."
Then he took the plate on the table, picked up a cookie, threw it into his mouth and chewed it.
"You know what I hate most in the world?"
"Hmm...for a middle-aged man of your age, I guess...hair loss?" the girl answered slowly.
Nolan was not angry at all, and even turned his hair deliberately: "Thank you for your concern, my hair is still very thick.
The thing I hate the most is caramel-flavored cookies."
"Why?"
"First of all, I don't understand what's so delicious about caramel-flavored things. It's just boiling the syrup until it's a little burnt, and it tastes sweet but a little bitter. What's so delicious about it?
Of course, the second point is the most important.
When this kind of caramel-flavored stuff is made, it's usually dark in color. Don't you think it looks like the color of chocolate-flavored stuff?
As a result, I often feel the disappointment of being fooled!
I love everything that tastes chocolate.
But every now and then, I see a dark cookie, thinking it is chocolate-flavored, and happily pick it up and take a bite, but...
But it tastes like caramel.
Don’t you feel this way? That kind of disappointment and unhappiness.”
Xicheng Xun listened quietly and waited patiently for Nolan to finish speaking.
The girl sighed softly: "I understand."
"Understand what?"
"You talk to me these completely irrelevant gossips, show such a nonchalant attitude, give me a Coke, and don't ask me any questions in a hurry, but talk to me carelessly and discuss what worries you are.
Candy or chocolate-flavored biscuits...
You actually just want to tell me one thing."
Having said this, a smile slowly appeared on Xicheng Xun's lips: "You want to tell me through this action: You have everything under control.
You are not in any hurry or worried about any problems. You are not even in a hurry to interrogate me.
Everything is under your control, I can't escape your grasp at all.
You can just waste your time, tease me, or chat with me.
You have full assurance and hold me in your hands.
You just want to tell me this through your words and deeds, and then shake my defenses, right?"
Nolan smiled and clapped his hands: "Look, I told you, you are a genius!"
He scratched his hair and said with a smile: "Hey, little girl, this world is boring enough.
Therefore, when I met an interesting little genius like you, I dropped a lot of things in my hands. As a big shot, I came to Tokyo to arrest you personally.
Just because I think you must be an interesting and talented kid."
"Big shot? How powerful a big shot?"
"Well..." Nolan thought for a while: "Before I came to see you, I was working on something.
I plan to buy the Los Angeles Lakers and give the shares to all team supporters who hold Los Angeles Lakers season tickets for free."
Xicheng Xun was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but nod: "Then... you are indeed very powerful."
After a pause, he added: "But it's really nonsense."
"It's just nonsense." Nolan smiled nonchalantly: "If this thing is done, I also plan to buy the New York Yankees and do the same thing again."
Xicheng Xun frowned and thought for a while: "You gave up such a nonsense and came to catch me personally...
So, in your opinion, do you think I am more important and interesting than the Los Angeles Lakers?"
"Of course, you are really interesting."
Nolan put away his smile and said slowly: "Because... the direction you have been pursuing is not just out of curiosity about the octopus... but because you have a very clear purpose and are investigating one thing!
You are checking... the very high-level mission released by Octopus Monster last year! Right?"
Xicheng Xun stopped talking.
"In that mission, you are not the only one who is being pursued. But if others are pursuing them, I know why they are pursuing them.
For example, over in Europe, the monks are pursuing it because they want to find the whereabouts of the wizard. Another example is...
Well, I won’t tell you that.
However, others pursue it because they themselves are related to the participants of that task.
But what about you?
Miss Xicheng Xun.
I checked your background, and I carefully recalled the participants of that mission.
I'm sure of one thing... you should have no relationship with the participants of that mission.
So, why do you want to investigate this matter?"
Xicheng Xun still didn't speak.
Nolan slowly reached into his pocket, then took out a piece of paper, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Xicheng Xun.
"Don't answer, stay silent... but you are not panicking.
You seem to have some hope in your heart, something to rely on.
Are you counting on this?"
Xicheng Xun looked down and frowned.
This is the note I wrote in the bookstore when I was escaping from the airport!
Above it was my own crooked handwriting: "I was arrested. The person who came called himself Nolan."
There is also a string of phone numbers.
"It's a very smart approach. Your ability to calm down and respond in a short period of time at a critical moment is outstanding.
I appreciate this too.
You made such a response in such a short period of time, which is really rare considering your age."
Nolan looked very calm: "But do you think we are so easy to deal with?
Do you think that when I was arrested, I would be so careless and ignore these things? When you were escaping, there were people at the bookstores and convenience stores you passed to deal with the aftermath. So we also took this thing back.
As for the clerk, we gave him more money to shut up."
Xicheng Xun sighed: "Well, you guys are indeed... quite powerful."
"Now that we have no support, we might as well cooperate." Nolan said with a smile: "We are talking about things and drinking Coke at the same time. Isn't it nice?"
Xicheng Xun raised his eyelids: "Then you might as well call according to the number on this note. Don't you know who my accomplice is?"
Nolan threw a mobile phone on the table: "No, I don't want to alert the snake... or you do it!"
"good."
"Do you know how to talk?"
"I know, you can't just pretend that I was caught, pretend everything is fine, and then help you find some valuable clues through conversation... Isn't that what happens in movies?"
"Smart, let's fight."
Without hesitation, Xicheng Xun took the phone, deliberately posing it at an angle so that the other party could see it clearly, and then pressed the numbers one by one according to the number on the note...
Dudu...dudu...
The call was connected.
Nolan twitched the corners of his mouth and laughed.
However, the next moment, the smile on his lips froze.
"Moses Moses! This is the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department alarm center! How can I help you?"
In the room, two people, one large and one small, looked at each other. Xicheng Xun looked calm, covered the phone with his hand, and whispered: "Do you want me to say anything else?"
Nolan's smile disappeared, he took the phone and hung up immediately.
"Look, I'm just an ordinary kid, I don't have any accomplices.
I was kidnapped and in desperation, the distress call I left was also for the police.
so……"
Xicheng Xun spread his hands.
·
"Chen Nuo, something happened."
Chen Nuo held the phone and listened to Nivel's voice coming from the other end of the phone. Chen Nuo frowned: "What happened, please tell me slowly."
"I received a call from a stranger, saying he found a $100 bill with my phone number and a message for help written on it."
After a pause, Nivel said slowly: "This is the method agreed upon by Xicheng Xun and I.
She usually carries several such banknotes with her and has prepared them for a long time. My phone number and a request for help are written on the banknotes.
When you are in danger, just throw those banknotes away secretly. I hope someone will pick it up, even if someone swallows the money without doing anything.
But chances are, there are always one or two kind people who can help make this call.
so……"
"Have you asked the other party where you found the banknote?"
"Tokyo Narita Airport."
·
[On the first day of 2022, can I ask for a monthly pass?]