Quickly wear it with your skills

Chapter 306 7 Era 11

After hearing this, Li Xin muttered to himself as he walked, "It's so easy to make money in this city. It's so good to work here. I eat government food and have no shortage of anything."

"That's not so good. At least he can get a stable income at work. As for us farmers, you know that even in years of disaster, the little land we grow won't be enough to pay the tax.

Even in a good year, it's enough to last through the New Year. You see, how many families save money? But if someone in the family is not doing well, or suffers an illness or disaster, it will take years for that person to recover."

What she said was not groundless at all. Most of the people in the village who were in financial difficulties had fallen into poverty due to illness or disaster.

"But you don't have to be envious. Didn't Second Grandpa take you to the Armed Forces Department? Is he going to let you join the army? This is such a good thing! Work hard in the army and your future will not be bad." Lan Hanlu comforted him.

Li Xin chuckled and scratched his head when he heard what he said. "How do you know? My dad said that things haven't been finalized yet and he doesn't want to tell anyone about it, for fear of any mistakes."

Lan Hanlu rolled her eyes at him and said, "If I didn't ask you to join the army, why would Second Grandpa take you to the Armed Forces Department?"

Li Xin chuckled twice again. He found that he didn't quite understand his sister Lulu. He always thought that this girl was a bit aggressive.

But having a mother like that was understandable. However, after spending the past two days with her, he discovered that Lulu was not only fierce, but also had her own opinions, ideas, and was adventurous.

Just like this time when he came to the city, he had come here once with his second grandfather, but he was still a little dazed when he got off the car. Lulu was different. This day, she would ask people about something as soon as she pulled them over.

Later, when he saw Dr. Huang, his heart was pounding, but Lulu was able to chat with him, so he began to reflect on himself.

The two of them carried their belongings and walked a short distance before arriving at the guesthouse. After all, they were both on the hospital side. After entering, the waiter saw that it was Li Xin and said nothing, but looked rather serious.

Lan Hanlu stepped forward to greet her, pulled out a handful of candies from her coat pocket, and stuffed them into the woman's hand. "Hello, Auntie. This person and I are siblings. I came here to see my father. He's in the Second Hospital next door."

The woman delayed for a moment when she saw the candy, "What are you doing giving me this... Oh, how bad."

Lan Hanlu also pushed for a while, "Auntie, hurry up and take Tiantianzui. We're going to stay here for the next two days, so I'm bound to trouble you."

"What's the trouble? Isn't this normal when you're away from home? If you need hot water, just go to the kitchen in the back and buy some. A full thermos costs two cents." The woman put the candy into her outer pocket.

Li Xin was a little surprised when he heard this. It was no wonder that even hot water could be sold for money in the city.

"Auntie, there's a kitchen in the back. Can I borrow it? Don't worry, it's not for nothing. You have to pay for it, but you can't take advantage of the public."

The woman's lips curled up immediately after hearing the first half of the sentence, but as soon as the second half came out, her face changed and she immediately pulled Lan Hanlu's hand enthusiastically.

"Yes, yes, can you lend it to me? Can you make some food for the hospitalized patients? I tell you, if you use it here, you'll only have to pay for the firewood. It's inappropriate to buy it from a state-owned restaurant."

The woman took her hand and walked to the back, not caring that Li Xin was still there. She went out the back door and called out to the side room, "Master Ma, Master Ma."

A slightly plump man, probably in his 60s, propped up the door curtain with his hands, revealing his head. "Open your mouth, what are you shouting about?"

The woman pulled Lan Hanlu into the house, and the man called Master Ma quickly moved aside. "Of course I'm calling you for something. This girl has booked a room here with her father for a medical consultation. She needs to use the kitchen to make some soup for the next couple of days."

Master Ma sat down by the stove, chopping carrots. "Oh, how many people are you cooking for?"

The man known as Ma Dazui grabbed a piece of radish from the chopping board and put it in his mouth and started to eat it.

Lan Hanlu quickly stepped forward and replied, "Uncle Ma, I have to cook for three or four people. I want to cook three meals a day here. Is that okay?"

Old Man Ma looked up at her and said, "Okay, but we agreed that you have to carry the firewood yourself, and everyone has to press it themselves. You have to pay for the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar yourself. A meal is ten cents."

Lan Hanlu smiled and nodded, "Okay, no problem." She casually took out 5 cents from her pocket and handed it to Old Man Ma. "Uncle Ma, please keep these for now. I'll make up for it if you don't have enough."

"Well, that's no problem. Can we make dinner here tonight?" He asked this because it was already time for dinner.

But Lan Hanlu and the others had just finished their meal not long ago, and if they didn't eat, they would be hungry again at night, so she said.

"Uncle Ma, you guys go ahead and do it. I'm not in a hurry. I bought a chicken and plan to make chicken soup for my dad. I'll finish it after you guys are done."

Old Man Ma hummed indifferently and left them alone. The woman finished eating the radish and went back to the front. As the Taoist priest left, he spoke enthusiastically to Lan Hanlu.

"I'm on duty today and tomorrow. If you need anything, come find me up front."

Seeing her completely out, Old Pier glanced back at the brother and sister. "There's a kettle on the stove with boiling water. If you want to clean the chicken, use that."

"Oh, thank you Uncle Ma. Brother, you go pump water first and I'll go kill the chicken." When he came in, Lan Hanlu saw a water press in the kitchen.

Li Xin had used this before so he knew how to use it. He took a ladle and filled a ladle of water from the tank and poured it into the water pressure well. Then he pressed the water pressure well a few times, and the water would slowly be pressed up.

Just then, the old man had finished chopping the radishes. Lai Hanlu said to him, "Uncle Ma, can you lend me your kitchen knife? I'll kill a chicken."

The old man glanced at her. "Can you kill a chicken?"

"Don't worry, I'm used to doing this at home." Lan Hanlu took the kitchen knife and set it aside, then placed a bowl on the ground. Then, she grasped the chicken by the base of its wings with her left hand and twisted the chicken's head with her right hand so that her left hand could hold it.

The chicken's neck was just exposed, and then he pulled off a piece of feathers under the chicken's neck with his right hand, revealing a piece of chicken skin. Then he took a kitchen knife and scraped the area.

Then he placed the wound in front of the bowl, and blood began to flow out. Lan Hanlu was even thinking that this was no easier than killing someone.

Old Man Ma, who had been observing, nodded secretly, thinking that this girl was quite skillful, but the expression on her face when she killed the chicken was a little scary.

When all the chicken blood had drained out, she threw the chicken outside. The chicken flapped its wings for a while until it was completely dead.

She used the hot water on the stove to pluck the chicken, then gutted it and chopped it into pieces. She originally wanted to stew the whole chicken, but after thinking about it, she decided to give it half.

"Uncle Ma, I'm thinking of using this half of the chicken to make soup for my dad tomorrow night. I hope it can keep well enough."