Chapter 5: The Time-Space House
During the day, the wind blows from the sea to our island, and at night, the wind blows from the island to the sea, following a pattern similar to that of city dwellers commuting to and from work. Therefore, the daytime wind is referred to as the "commuting wind," while the nighttime wind is called the "off-duty wind"
The women's director, Liu Hongmei, is a robust woman. She said: "This is the working atmosphere; how can young men catch a cold from it? Absolutely not!"
Wang Yi said: "This was all made by my classmates themselves, let's not be modest. If you keep refusing, you will be treating me as an outsider."
Wang Yi was taken aback
The cries of seabirds
The moisture in the air is refreshing and invigorating
Upon seeing this, he had a guess in his mind, and imagined himself walking into the warehouse at the time and place before the crossing, closing the door and then pushing it open again
Wang Yi was eating while looking outside; he was still at Wang Xianghong's house, and at that moment, he was the only one in the room
He walked out of the yard
If one enters this house in 1982 and then exits, they will return to 2022
It is dry and tough, completely different from the small pancakes he usually eats at the restaurant!
Zhuang Mancang habitually asked, "Why are you still carrying pepper?"
A seabird flaps its wings and turns its head to look inside the house
When he looked into the distance, he spotted his suitcase at the dock
Furthermore, Comrade Zhuang also took action
He went to the cabinet, opened his backpack, and took out a small bag containing a complete set of eight outdoor cooking seasoning bottles: salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, pepper powder, thirteen spices, soy sauce, vinegar, and peanut oil
He looked at Wang Yi's attire and reminded her: "Although the wind is not strong today, you should still be careful when going out. You need to wear an extra piece of clothing, so you don't catch a cold like I did from the wind."
He is in ecstasy when a voice calls out: "Xiao Yi, are you up?"
The door lock opened, and he pushed the door open, revealing once again the windowless warehouse he had seen before
The green key has entered
Wang Yi asked curiously, "What is the work trend? What does work trend mean?"
Indeed, we do not have a clinic here, and it is quite troublesome to fall ill due to the lack of medical personnel and supplies said the clerk Wang Dongxi
Waking up the next day
Xiufang was stunned when she saw him open the cotton bag, her eyes wide open: "What is this?"
Xiufang indeed likes the eight-piece set
Such a large key for such a small hole
I have worked hard to maintain this petite waistline, which is favored by wealthy women
Wang Yi could not remember how much alcohol he had consumed, and eventually, he fell asleep sweetly while eating.
"Stop talking nonsense, it's not what you think. Look, his tongue is all the way in, he's just sucking the juice out of the fish's mouth—sigh, the child is living in difficult conditions at school"
Xiu Fang came up and picked up the fish platter, serving the fish to everyone, starting with Zhuang Man Cang, followed by the birthday celebrant and Wang Yi
Wang Yi took the cotton bag to the kitchen
Wang Dongxi explained to him with a smile: "You have not lived on the island since you were young, so you do not know that there are strange things on our island"
It pretended that nothing was wrong and licked its paw, then looked up at a forty-five degree angle to the blue sky: The weather is nice today, quite breezy and sunny...
At this point, he understood that it was not the green key that could traverse time and space, but rather that it could open a magical house
Upon hearing this, Xiufang approached with a look of difficulty on her face
A table full of seafood
Xiufang was even more surprised: "What kind of treasure is this? You say it contains oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar? That can't be right, just look at this bottle, it looks like a diamond."
The lock hanging on the main door was not the old-fashioned lock he had seen before, but rather a common iron padlock
Zhuang Mancang took a sip of wine and said: "Gajiyu is a good thing. When I was training the militia on the outer islands, I heard about Prince Sihanouk's visit to China in 1970. At the state banquet, Gajiyu was to be served. The supply and marketing cooperative in the city organized fishing boats to go out to sea to catch fish, but after three days, they didn't catch a single one weighing over two jin."
Are you eating? It's not embarrassing
It pounced but missed the bird, feeling dejected as it turned around, only to suddenly notice a human cushion staring at it.
Zhuang Mancang, I apologize: "There is no need to go to such trouble"
Wang Yi has a headache, a sore throat, and painful lips
Eating well, sleeping soundly, and in a dream, I dream of Liying's charming smile coming...
He extended his hand, which was furry
A time-space house
Make a soup with the head of a catfish, it will be fragrant
What is the situation
This is true. Boldly, the others began to laugh.
A familiar sound emerged: "Ka-ba!"
He pushed open the door and walked out, where the brilliant sunlight and the sounds of joyful singing and laughter filled the air
Wang Yi immediately felt disheartened
You stay here, I will go eat first. Wang Yi turned and left.
Waves surge and crash
In this day and age, it is not a shameful matter for a household on the island to be short of grain and meat
The sound of fishing songs is gone, the laughter of children is no more, he has returned to the desolate Tianya Island
Wang Yi said: "I just returned to the island and have no place to eat. How about this, you accept these things, and in the future, I can come over for a meal, is that alright?"
Wang Yihuang suddenly said: "It is the sea-land breeze you are talking about."
He loosened his belt and quietly unfastened the waistband of his trousers
He still stood in front of the abandoned old house of Wang Xianghong
The fish soup is delicious
The eight-piece set he purchased consists of eight glass bottles of different sizes, uniformly separated and wrapped in cotton bags. There is only a logo on them, with no other production information; the production information is on the discarded packaging box, so there is no fear of exposure in this era
After entering the storeroom, he placed his suitcase properly before going to open the door—while opening the door, he was thinking about the location of Wang Xianghong's house
He instinctively sat up and looked around, finding himself lying on an old wooden bed, covered with a coarse indigo-patterned quilt. Beside him was a dozing cat, and in front of him was a wall covered with newspapers and an octagonal table
He forced himself to calm down, then closed the door and locked it. He used the green key to open the door again and walked in with his suitcase
Wang Xianghong, with a pipe in his mouth and wearing a thin military-green cotton jacket, approached and said: "It is quite a coincidence that you are awake; Xiao Zhuang just boarded the bold boat to the county town. If you had woken up ten minutes earlier, you could have seen him off on the boat."
The corn cake is not tasty
It slipped right in
She said shyly: "We are all relatives from the same ancestor, what do you mean by mooching a meal? Then, then I will leave one..."
He patted his cheek and exclaimed: "Is it really a time travel? My goodness, I'm so confused!"
Zhuang Mancang has disappeared without a trace
This is not sucking, this is kissing, stop kissing, stop kissing, this is a fish head
He held the green key and gestured towards the keyhole: "How on earth is this thing supposed to... I can't believe it!"
Wang Yi taught her to use the eight-piece set, where the liquid bottle cap is a pull-type and the powder is a screw-type
Wang Yixiao said with a smile: "How can this be like a diamond? A diamond is a crystal, while glass is an amorphous solid—oh, anyway, this is a glass bottle"
Almost in the next second, the spotted cat pounced onto the windowsill
He called out to Wang Dongfang, the son of the worker: "Let Xiufang prepare another meat dish, make some braised pork!"
Suddenly, his heart began to pound vigorously.
Wang Dongfang said, "Wife, you first stew the fish head. I will go to the east room to borrow some pepper. Only with pepper will it have enough flavor"
At a glance, it is pitch black
Wang Dongfang, in pain for his daughter-in-law, said: "Father, is there any pork left at home? Aren't you making it difficult for Xiufang?"
I have never fought such a wealthy battle
Xiu Fang said apologetically: "I have never seen a diamond; I have only heard people say that diamonds are transparent and sparkling. This bottle of yours is so beautiful; it can also shine when the flame reflects on it."
He looked at Wang Yi with affection and said, "Look at how thin he is; the student is reluctant to eat and drink well. Let's improve his meals tonight."
With no one at home, he recalled the time travel caused by the green key and quickly took out the key to go to the door and look for the old lock, hoping to try again.
The fish soup is served again, and it is even more robust to drink
Yesterday's experiences flowed into his mind like a stream
In fact, Zhuang Mancang merely asked casually and did not take it seriously
Indeed
I faintly heard someone speaking: "Is the head of the catfish really that delicious? He keeps sucking on it non-stop."
Wang Yi has truly enjoyed a delightful meal
He took a deep breath
Wang Yi was shocked and turned abruptly
"Pepper powder?" Wang Yi suddenly realized as he listened to their conversation, "There is no need to trouble yourselves, I have it with me."
He said: "No matter how beautiful the bottle is, it is still just a bottle, sister-in-law, if you like it, I will give it to you..."
Staring at each other with wide eyes
If one enters this house in 2022 and then exits, one can reverse the flow of time and arrive in 1982
The room was silent, with only him and a cat.
The fish soup is warm, the bundle is also warm, and upon opening it, there is a warm corn cake inside.
The sea breeze is blowing fiercely
She laughed and said, "Comrade Zhuang is fortunate, the catfish caught boldly today weighs two jin and eight liang"
The seagull suddenly spread its wings and soared high
"You sit here for a moment, I will go home to get it, I still have cilantro at home, and I will sprinkle it on to enhance the flavor," said Liu Hongmei, the women's director, as she stood up.
Blue sky and white clouds
Wang Yi then noticed that the eight-piece set was not ordinary glass; it was likely coated with a layer of film, which could reflect iridescent light when illuminated
He then introduced to Wang Yi and Zhuang Mancang: "As the old saying goes, 'the head of the mackerel, the tail of the saury, the belly of the knife fish, and the mouth of the catfish'—these dishes were essential for the emperor's birthday celebrations back in the day"
Outside the house, the sound of waves crashing against the shore and the shouts of children can be heard, along with the chirping sounds coming from the windowsill. Wang Yi turned his head to look.
Xiufang still wants to refuse
The Old Shou Xing exhaled a puff of smoke and said: "Xiang Hong is right in what he said. Back in the day, Emperor Guangxu sat on the dragon throne and wanted to eat a giant fish. The high official from Wengzhou personally came to fish, but the Dragon King did not favor these officials; they came but did not catch a big fish."
Wang Yi raised his head upon hearing the voice, and it was Wang Xianghong
Wang Yi said, "Oh, I have a product designed by a classmate. At graduation, they gifted each of us a set as a souvenir. This product is specifically for storing condiments, so I filled it with pepper powder"
Zhuang Mancang's weapon belt was placed into the briefcase, and he indulged in food and drink with great ease
The fishermen are warm-hearted and genuine, yet even with a table full of dishes, Wang Xianghong still feels somewhat dissatisfied
Having become prosperous, one can now traverse between the years 2022 and 1982 at will
The total cost of these eight items was only around 100 yuan, which is nothing compared to this seafood feast
On the octagonal table, there was an overturned blue and white porcelain basin. Wang Yi turned it over, revealing a bowl of fish soup and a folded bundle inside.
The sun is shining brightly
Wang Xianghong slapped his thigh and said, "After the New Year, we haven't slaughtered any pigs as a group, and indeed there is no meat. So, Xiufang, why don't you take this catfish head and make a soup."
"No, no, no, don't talk nonsense. This thing is clearly a treasure. What are you giving it to your sister-in-law for? You should keep it to give to your partner in the future." Xiufang decisively refused