Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 113 Teacher Tony is online
He could play the flute when he was a child, but he was limited to simple songs like "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and "Flying Bugs".

But now that he has become a transcendent, he practices advanced breathing techniques every day and has control over his breath like a nimble fish. Naturally, he will no longer sing such childish nursery rhymes.

No matter how complicated the playing techniques are, they are no secrets in front of him and he can master them easily.

It is truly said: If you understand one principle, you will understand all principles, and everything will be harmonious.

"The road of life is like a long dream, with frost and wind on the road, and the frost and wind blow on the face. In the world, how many directions does the dream have..."

The bamboo flute version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" made the dog and the little fox fascinated.

Afterwards, Li Xiang tried some familiar pop music such as "The Tomb of Love", "Beauty by the Lonely Lamp" and the theme song of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" "Love for Life", especially "Love for Life". Whenever the flute sounded, Li Xiang felt like he was flying on a sword.

As for those traditional famous songs, such as "A Trip to Suzhou", "Spring Comes to Xiangjiang River", and "Whipping the Horse to Transport Grain", he has never seen the music scores and is not familiar with the melodies, so he cannot play them for the time being.

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In the evening, after Li Xiang finished playing the flute, he came to turn the salted fish over. This was to ensure that they were evenly marinated and more flavorful, so he turned them over every night, turning the top ones to the bottom and then the bottom ones to the top.

The big fish were pickled in a large vat, which was placed next to the corridor in the yard and covered with a large wooden lid, which was pressed with stones to ensure that no rats could sneak in and eat the fish.

However, usually no mice dare to come to Li Xiang's house, but isn't this a case of being safe?
These big grass carps are so big that turning them over is a laborious job, so Li Xiang has to do it. If Li Xiang is not at home, grandma can only pickle smaller fish, such as those weighing five or six pounds each.

Sichuan-style cured fish is very particular in its preparation and is famous for its unique aroma and taste. The secret lies in the spices and strong liquor.

The big grass carp should be cleaned thoroughly, not only the internal organs but also the black film should be scrubbed clean. These black film and blood are the sources of fishy smell, and if they are not cleaned clean, it will affect the flavor of the cured fish.

Wash with running spring water, hang it up to drain the water. If there are residual water stains, you can absorb them with absorbent paper. Then, brush the whole body of the fish with high-proof white wine.

Every part must be brushed, firstly to disinfect and sterilize, making the shelf life of the cured fish longer, and secondly to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor, making the pickled cured fish more delicious.

While Li Xiang was doing these things, his grandmother was frying spices in the kitchen. There were more than ten kinds of spices, including peppercorns, dried chili peppers, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, etc., and frying them together with fine salt to fully release the aroma of the spices.

The amount of salt used is about 20 grams for one pound of fish, but do not add iodized salt or low-sodium salt. The cured fish pickled with these two types of salt have a poor taste and cannot be preserved for as long as ordinary salt.

Apply the fried spices on the fish, just like the white wine before, inside and out, apply to every part, then put the fish into a clean, water-free and oil-free large vat, sprinkle excess spices and salt on it, and cover with a layer of plastic wrap to seal it.

The marinating process takes about 3 to 5 days, and you need to turn it over every day.

Li Xiang placed the big vat in the yard to save trouble. After pickling, it needs to be hung up to dry, and then it will be hung in the corridor.

The corridor is ventilated, cool, rainproof, large in area and has room for hanging things.

In fact, cured fish is not suitable for exposure to the sun, as the taste will be bad after being exposed to the sun.

Li Xiang's family only air-dries the cured fish. A clean rope is passed through the fish head, and a bamboo support of appropriate length is used in the middle to spread the fish body out. This allows for better drying. Generally, it takes ten days to half a month to air-dry. Then, it is transferred to the cellar and can be stored for a long time.

Compared with fresh fish, cured fish has a unique flavor, especially in spring, it is simply a delicacy.

As for the period before the New Year and during the Spring Festival, basically no one eats it, it is just a way to celebrate the festival of "abundance every year". Who eats bacon and fish during the Spring Festival, when there are so many delicious dishes?

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The lady at the business hall in the town called Li Xiang and said that there was a promotion before the New Year and a broadband upgrade event, from 300M to 1000M. It only cost an extra 300 yuan, which was equivalent to an extra 25 yuan a month, to enjoy gigabit bandwidth.

Li Xiang originally spent 300 yuan for 816M broadband. Now he adds 300 yuan to the bill, bringing it to 1116 yuan.

Of course, if you calculate it based on a full year, you have to deduct the previous months.

The price-performance ratio is very good. He didn't have money before, so he only subscribed for one year, but now he just extended it to three years. When the lady in the business hall heard this, she was like, I thought it was just a promotion, but it turned out that they subscribed for three years. This is a great performance. So she took this opportunity to chat with Li Xiang for a while, saying that she had been following Li Xiang's self-media account for a long time, and every video he released had likes and views.

She also said that Li Xiang was the biggest internet celebrity in the county, and it was her honor to know Li Xiang and arrange broadband for him.

The lady in the business hall was very eloquent and Li Xiang expressed that he was honored.

The person who came to upgrade the broadband was still the same old master from last time. Although he always installs broadband in the countryside and his clothes are rather old-fashioned, his job is very high-sounding, and he is called a "smart home engineer."

After upgrading the broadband, the Internet speed is much faster. Li Xiang rode his tricycle to the county town again and bought a new TV for his grandmother. It was a 75-inch 4K high-definition full-screen smart TV, which only cost more than yuan. It must be said that TVs are really cheap now.

The previous one was too old, and it was a small 23-inch TV. It was quite expensive when I bought it.

The problem is that there are too many TV apps nowadays, and the operation is too complicated, which is not very friendly to the elderly. Fortunately, Li Xiang is basically at home and can help her operate it.

After Li Xiang set the default interface, he taught his grandmother a few simple shortcut keys, telling her which one to press first and which one to press next, and everything worked much better.

"This house needs some renovation, or we can just rebuild it after the New Year." Li Xiang looked at the 75-inch TV and felt dissatisfied no matter how he looked at it. The main reason was that the house was too small and too old, which did not match the TV.

In fact, it’s not that he can’t afford a bigger one, such as 100 inches, 120 inches, 150 inches, 200 inches, etc., but the house has limitations.

It is imperative to build a new house, as we will live in it for at least another ten years. Wouldn't it be nice to let grandma enjoy a big villa in her later years?
And this is a real mountain view villa.

But it is too late this year. We still have to go through the formalities, draw design drawings, buy various materials, and hire a construction team. We can only do it after the New Year.

The house of the third mother-in-law had been renovated a long time ago. She lived alone, so her three daughters and sons-in-law built a small bungalow for her. It has a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen, and a bathroom. The total area is no more than 60 square meters, so it was built quickly.

If Li Xiang wants to build a house, it will need to be at least 500 square meters, as he will have to marry and have children in the future.

Let’s see how big the homestead can be approved. Li Xiang naturally hopes it will be as big as possible.

His current backyard actually takes up a lot of space of his neighbors, but those neighbors have all moved away and bought houses to settle down outside. They probably won’t return to this remote area.

Even if I come back, I will return it to the other party and give some compensation.

Anyway, most of his backyard was just used to grow vegetables or was just empty space.

As the year draws to a close, getting a haircut is a big problem for the elderly in the village. There was originally a barber in the village, but he moved to the county town and rarely comes back. If the elderly in Lijia Village want to get a haircut, they have to go to the town or other villages, which is extremely inconvenient.

And they are older and are not willing to go to those barber shops.

The main problem is that the barbershops nowadays have opaque charging practices and high prices, with the starting price being thirty or fifty, and they are also unwilling to serve the elderly.

This is because the elderly people in rural areas just want to have their hair cut simply. They neither dye nor perm their hair, nor use high-end hair care products, and they don't apply for card. It takes up time and the profit is low, so naturally the attitude of the barbershop is not very good. Over time, the elderly are unwilling to go there.

Li Xiang thought about solving this problem for the elderly, so when he went to the county town to buy New Year's goods, he also bought a set of hairdressing tools.

He doesn't know how to do complicated hairstyles, but he can do simple short hair. In the dungeon at the end of the world, there were few barbershops and the cost was high. Everyone was struggling to survive and cut each other's hair.

When Li Xiang came back, he greeted everyone he met along the way and said that he had bought some haircutting tools and would give free haircuts to the elderly in the village at his doorstep this afternoon. No money!

Of course, he also joked and said don’t blame him if the cut wasn’t good.

Everyone just laughed, some haircuts are good, why blame you? I can't even thank you enough.

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