The pigs and red pigs are given water to the villagers, and the pork is cut into pieces, divided according to work points, and the order is drawn in advance.
They don't give a choice, they get whatever piece they get. Su Hui is lucky, two-thirds of what she gets is fat meat, this can fry a lot of lard, no vegetable oil, meat oil is also good.
Zhao Xialan was also lucky. After praying for so long, she won a piece of pork belly. It was half fat and half thin.
Li Manfen's luck was not so good. What she was given was a rib and pork leg, which didn't have the big fat meat she likes. She sighed for a long time, looked at the happy Zhao Xialan and her second daughter-in-law, rolled her eyes, turned her head and went back up.
On this day, every household smelled meat.
Zhang Baoguo looked at the pile of meat and asked Su Hui, "Mom, what should we cook?"
Zhang Weiguo swallowed: "I want to eat meatballs."
Zhang Dingguo hugged Su Hui's thigh: "I want to eat meat scraps."
Well, this piece of meat has been clearly arranged.
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After the pigs in the village have been slaughtered, the villagers will raise them next. The villagers are not allowed to slaughter in private. They have to go to the town first. Many people go to join in the fun when they have nothing to do. Su Hui didn't go, even though this pig has her own husband's family of.
Before the separation, Zhang Baoguo had been feeding the pig, and it didn't stop until the separation.
Zhang Gen asked Zhang Quan to bring a few catties of meat over, and put it into the water with a piece of pork red, a few big bones, and a plate.
Zhang Gen was a little embarrassed, because there was really no fat on the meat. The meat was not so shabby at first, but it was replaced by his wife.
Su Hui's face was normal, which was considered a pleasant surprise, and she still prefers to eat lean meat. As for whether she minds this, she will have a lot of opportunities to return it in the future.
These meats cannot be stored for a long time. The climate here is not like that in the north. If you take them outside, it is a natural refrigerator. If they want to store them for a long time, they can only marinate them, or make them into bacon or sausages.
After it is done, it can be stored in the sun for a whole year. The following year's festivals and entertaining guests will depend on these bacon and sausages.
Su Hui doesn't plan to make bacon and sausages by herself. It's so troublesome to use this little meat. She takes it to the mustard space, adjusts the formation, and can freeze them into ice cubes.
When Zhao Xialan came over with a pot of tofu, she saw Su Hui chopping minced meat in the kitchen, Zhang Baoguo and Zhang Weiguo doing their homework, and the two little ones snuggled up together, reading the same comic book, which surprised her twice. Voice: "You are so good, unlike my brat, who can't sit still at home."
Su Hui came out of the kitchen and took the tofu in her hand. Not everyone knows how to make tofu. Zhao Xialan knows how to do it from her natal family. She learned a little before she got married. During the Chinese New Year, she would weigh some beans to make it. A cage of tofu will satisfy your hunger.
Su Hui gave her two catties of beans before and asked her to help make them together.
Su Hui sighed: "Why did you send it here? I said I will go to your house to get it later."
Zhao Xialan said hi: "It's okay, I want to come out to get some air, I've been busy at home all morning." She looked at Su Hui's minced meat and squeezed it.
"You have a good stuffing." There are shiitake mushrooms and bean curd sticks.
"Where did you get the shiitake mushrooms?" She knows how to make yuba herself, and Su Ani gave them to her.
Su Hui grabbed her a handful: "I went to the town to buy it before."
"Sure, I'll take it, I'll go back first." Zhao Xialan didn't refuse, their relationship wasn't so good that they had to push a few mushrooms around, now I'll chop up the mushrooms and add them to the meat stuffing, for sure It will be more fragrant.
For the Chinese New Year, they basically make tofu, stuffed tofu, dried tofu, tofu sticks, any kind will do. They just can’t live without it on the table, and then they have a pot of meatballs and a piece of fish every year. This is A sumptuous meal for the New Year.
Su Hui made the stuffed tofu. Although it was a little raw, the tofu at the beginning was not lumpy, but after that, it became a square shape, and the progress was rapid.
Zhang Baoguo stopped doing his homework, and helped with the packing, while Zhang Weiguo was in charge of lighting the fire.
Zhang Baoguo carefully brewed tofu: "Mom, you are going up the mountain tomorrow, take me with you, I can help too."
Su Hui glanced at his height: "Follow me into the mountain when you grow up." She planned to go deeper, and if she encountered danger, she could hide in the mustard space at any time.
She looked at him and stared at him: "Don't sneak there by yourself, there are wild boars in the mountains, and wolves in the depths."
Although there are no more ferocious beasts than those in the cultivation world, for ordinary people, encountering a wild boar is enough to eat a pot.
Zhang Baoguo puffed up his mouth unwillingly, and stopped talking.
Su Hui was amused, if it wasn't for the inconvenient hands, she would touch his hair.
"You are growing your body now, eat more, grow up quickly, and you will be able to enter the mountains with me soon."
Hearing this, Zhang Baoguo's bulging mouth suddenly deflated: "...Mom, shouldn't we save a little?"
The staple food between them with their grandparents is sweet potatoes, and a few grains of square rice are also suitable for the occasion, but after the separation, almost every day they cook a small bowl of rice, or porridge, or stewed rice.
What he ate was very delicious, but if he ate like this, he didn't know if he could last until the year before. The rice they got was not much.
In addition to eating rice, there is also oil. In the past, at my grandparents' place, I used chopsticks to order a little bit of oil each time. Now, the amount at one time is estimated to be enough for ten days there. Bottom soon, right? The same goes for fish and meat. We eat fish or meat every day. Are there so many fish on the mountain
The four of them will also share a bowl of custard every morning...
He is really worried.
It's not that there are no people who eat and drink a lot at the beginning of the food distribution, and then live on grassroots and borrowed food.
Su Wei raised her eyebrows slightly: "Our sweet potatoes are all stored in the room. You can see them, and you won't finish them all in one sitting. As for the others, I think of a way. You are still young, so don't think too much. Someone If you ask, just say what your mother told you."
The expression on Zhang Baoguo's face became even more tangled: "Mom..." He is no longer a child, but a trustworthy older child.
Su Hui prepared dry food and went up the mountain the next day.
Now there are less than ten days before the Chinese New Year, and the farm work is basically gone. Everyone is busy with their own affairs, some go to the mountains to collect firewood, some are at home to take advantage of the good weather to wash and brush, and some are preparing for the New Year.
Su Hui also saw a few unfamiliar youths playing tricks on the mountain, and Su Hui recalled that those were the educated youths of their village.
Going to the countryside to support construction.
It's Chinese New Year, and some educated youths can go back to their hometown to visit relatives, but those who are not old enough, those who have something to delay, and those who can't afford a bus ticket... will stay in Li Village to celebrate the New Year.
It is not allowed on the surface, but in private, many people are doing it, the place is more hidden, the harvest is not publicized, and it is not a grudge, and they will not deliberately expose it. If they really want to be investigated, they rely on mountains and rivers , no one is completely innocent.
Su Hui walked faster and faster, and she didn't feel tired or out of breath from the mountain road at all. If someone was watching carefully by her side, she could still notice her rhythmic breathing.
After she walked for more than an hour at a stretch, there were not many people walking out of the path, so she had to use a hatchet to open the path by herself and poke the grass halfway up.
There were more prey here than outside, and she saw several pheasants coming and going, but because she wanted to open the way, the movement was louder, so they avoided it far away.
Until she came to a seepage stream, she saw many footprints, Su Hui held her breath, it was here.
She came to this puddle, found a hidden place, and started to squat. Before waiting for too long, she saw a small deer emerging from the grass on the other side. She looked left and right cleverly, and saw There was nothing wrong with it, and it still stayed where it was vigilantly. After more than 20 minutes, it slowly came over, step by step, and walked into the puddle. Just when Su Hui was about to make a move, she heard the movement, and she hibernate again down.
Somewhat disappointed, it was a gray rabbit. Su Hui held two sharp pieces of bamboo in her hand. With a flick of her wrist, she flew out like this. The two pieces hit the vital point. The deer ran a few steps, but in vain.
Su Hui quickly put them into the mustard space, very good, the action was fast enough, she sprinkled some powder, and the slight smell of blood disappeared, and she squatted back again.
A rabbit is more than two catties, and a small deer is about thirty catties, which is enough for the New Year, but she still wants to sell some money. Chinese New Year is often the time when Chinese people are most willing to spend money.