As an old man in the family, he is much loved. When my physical strength is not enough to work, during the busy farming season, my parents, brothers and sisters all go to work in the fields, and it becomes my patent to watch the door and boil water at home, so I naturally become a "professional water boiler". As a family of six, it was considered a "large population" at that time. Needless to say, you have to use a small water tank to hold pancakes and drink water. But this is a big event, especially in summer and autumn, when the weather is hot, people sweat more and drink more water. After getting up in the morning, my mother cooked a large pot of water with a big aluminum pot and put it in a large plastic bucket with a capacity of 20 kg. Then the big troops set out to sweat profusely in these strange places, such as "North Lake", "Northeast", "Dry Oil Road" and "Stone House Watch". Tell me the old rules when you leave, fill the kettle with water, watch the door, feed the rabbits and don't go out to play. Thus, a day of "family life" began.
? After the rabbits were fed, I went to boil water. My boiler room, that is, the kitchen, is located on the west side of the yard, with the door facing east. The pot house is close to the north wall from the inside out, followed by a large pot stove, a medium pot stove and a small pot stove. The cauldron stove is close to one meter in diameter, which is mainly used for cooking radish and vegetables, pasting "beating" cakes, steaming steamed bread, making tofu in the New Year, and also for making pig food and medium cooker.
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Fill the kettle with well water, put it on the stove, and take firewood that is easy to ignite, such as wheat straw, corn straw, hay, etc. , and lit with a match. The fire is big, and with the shrubs and branches picked, it will soon ignite. The flames licked the bottom of the pot and jumped up, sometimes wrapping the whole pot. Under the fierce and persistent attack of the fire, the water in the kettle roared.
The process of boiling water is tedious, but it is very interesting for children. For example, what a wonderful feeling it is to put firewood in the stove and watch the fire burning! And in the process of burning firewood, I see so many strange things of elves, wood blocks discarded by carpenters and bodies of various shapes in bushes, all of which are my concern. While watching them turn to ashes, I am looking for new and interesting wood to put in the stove.
When a pot is boiled, I will fill three or four thermos bottles, then boil the water and fill the basin with boiling water, so that people who come home from work can have a good drink.
? In summer and autumn, boiling water every day is also a credit. During the summer vacation, my mother made me a beautiful coat as a reward. I showed off to my heart's content, unbuttoned my shirt, and thought I looked good, which made me show off in an ostentatious manner all summer.
Being a professional in Liaoshui is great!