Chapter 22: Eating "Soup" (2)
"Pig Killer" Uncle Wang Linsheng even saved the time to drink tea, the purpose is to cut the pork faster, and only after cutting the pork, can you cut out the meat that eats "soup" in the morning according to the needs of the cut piece of meat!
The meat chop is really too particular, and the pork should be cut out of the "gift letter" to all kinds of relatives during the New Year! For example, now Tian Limai's family first has to cut an "elbow" for Tian Limai's grandparents' house, and this "elbow" must also have a hind foot attached to it, and it must be between 25 and 32 catties, and if it is less than 25 catties, some people will talk that Tian Limai's family is stingy, and even the "elbows" cut for the "old man" are so few, and if they exceed 32 catties, some people will say that Tian Limai's family is too big and big. Won't live! Of course, some people will ask: If Tian Limai also "said his daughter-in-law", then their family does not want to cut two "elbows", yes, it is true that they can cut two "elbows", but in this way, the two hind feet of a pig of Tian Limai's family are all given to relatives, therefore, at this time, Tian Limai's family can only cut one "elbow", that is to say, Tian Limai's family can only cut one elbow for Tian Limai's daughter-in-law's family, and can not cut "elbows" for Tian Limai's grandparents, some people may say, Nada Rimai's grandparents have no opinion? The "elbow" that I eat every year suddenly doesn't come to my son-in-law's house?! In fact, this is an unnecessary worry, Tian Limai's grandparents will be very relieved of this, because they also came over like this! Some people may still ask, in the past, what if two or three sons in a family "said daughter-in-law"? If this is the case, you can't save it, only feed a few more pigs!
After cutting the "elbow", I have to cut some "squares", these "squares" are small pieces by piece, but basically they are more than two ribs, but there is also one rib, that was in the sixties and seventies of the last century! These "square" meats can be carried on their backs to the homes of relatives who are not qualified to eat "elbows" with some pastries, noodles and wine!
Tian Limai saw that the "pig killer" Wang Linsheng Uncle couldn't drink tea, so he had to bring the tea back, and his mother Yang Meizhen stood there waiting and felt that it was not a problem, so she also went to the stove house to do something else!
The eldest uncle Tian Muzhuang and the second uncle Tian Shuizhuang are helping the "pig killer", and his father Tian Hezhuang has been squatting to help sort out the pig's intestines since the pig's internal organs were taken out!
Finally, the "pig killer" Wang Linsheng Uncle finished cutting the pork, and his mother Yang Meizhen finally cut the pork that was "soaked in the soup" in the morning!
An hour passed, breakfast was cooked, and the morning "soup" was served on the table.
Let's talk about the dining table first, which is also very distinctive. The table is rectangular, about 1 meter and 2 centimeters long and 20 to 30 centimeters wide, and is placed horizontally above the fire pit, so that you can eat around the fire pit!
Shangsitai this place is in the dense forest of Houya Mountain, there are many dead branches and rotten trees in the forest, those dead branches and rotten trees may make the people of Shangsitai have been using them to cook, roast the fire for heating will never be inexhaustible, although more than ten years ago the government spent a lot of money to pull electricity to Shangsi, but people in addition to lighting, watching TV, heating, cooking still use those dead branches and rotten trees in the forest, even if the government has implemented subsidies for the purchase of household appliances in rural areas in previous years, in addition to washing machines and televisions, People don't think about buying rice cookers, electric frying pans, electric ovens, or even air conditioners!
The "soup" dishes served on the table: stewed pork ribs with radish, stir-fried pork slices with shredded carrots soaked in salted water, pork liver soup, fried fatty pork with dregs and rice, fried pork belly with sour chili, steamed blood sausage, fried lean meat with salty vegetables, steamed small intestine with glutinous rice, salted cabbage button meat, pig's blood cabbage soup, ten major samples, stewed pork ribs with radish and fried pork slices with shredded carrots in salted water are packed in a small iron pot, and the others are packed in large bowls, so they are also called "two pots and eight bowls of soup"!
This "soup two pots and eight bowls" is basically the basic recipe of Wuling Mountain people to eat "soup", these ten dishes are made of pork and miscellaneous raw materials from the freshly killed pig, with Japanese dishes, of course, some people will also be accompanied by a few vegetarian dishes, such as tofu, fried vegetables, etc.!
Tian Limai's family sat down, of course, grandpa and grandma sat on the upper seat, in fact, the real guest on the seat was the "pig killer" Uncle Wang Linsheng!
Father Tian Hezhuang took out two bottles of "Shi Nanchun" wine, and said to Uncle Wang Linsheng, the "pig killer": "Three cups of morning wine, one day majestic, fine baby Uncle He, I have a relative who works in Shi Nanchun Liquor Industry in the city, he specially gave it to me, he said that this wine is a multi-grain puree, cave cellar, soft taste, good to drink, let's try it, see how?" The relative that his father Tian Hezhuang said was actually Tian Limai's uncle Yang Bairong.
"He Zhuang, since it is a good wine, just keep a bottle, isn't Sun Wa going to invite his grandparents to eat 'soup' after dinner? Leave a bottle for my in-laws to drink!" Grandpa looked at the "Shi Nanchun" wine proposed by his father Tian Hezhuang and said.
"Dad, this wine was sent by his uncle, his uncle has an arrangement, his grandparents are here, and I have pure bud wine to entertain! I have kept these two bottles of Shi Nanchun wine, and it just so happens that the eldest brother and second brother are also here, so let's enjoy the good wine together!" Father Tian Hezhuang said.
"Third Brother Zhuang, I still have something to do today, you also know, I can't drink it! This Shi Nanchun wine is delicious, I once went to the city to drink it at a relative's house, it was very mellow!" Pig slaughterer," Uncle Wang Lin said.
"Uncle Xiwa, you were busy early in the morning today, and you came so early, you definitely can't do it without a sip of wine!" Father Tian Hezhuang then changed his tone and continued: "I know, Uncle Xiwa has to help others kill New Year's pigs, in the past, you have to drink a few bowls of wine to kill people, Uncle Yu, you kill pigs and drink a bowl of wine, this is called 'Guan Yun Changwen wine to kill Huaxiong, Uncle Wang Yu drinks wine to kill New Year's pigs!' Besides, Uncle Xiwa, I really can't bear this Shi Nanchun wine!"
Father began to pour wine while talking, father Tian Hezhuang first poured half a glass of wine for grandpa and grandmother, and then poured a full glass of wine for Uncle Wang Linsheng of the "pig killer", Uncle Wang Linsheng saw it and said: "Third brother Zhuang, such a big glass, you are letting me get drunk on the fourth platform, and I won't kill pigs today!"
At this time, the grandfather had already tasted it, smacked his lips and picked up his half glass of wine and said, "Nephew Wang, you still have something to do, pour me a little!"
"Pig killer" Wang Lin Shengrui poured wine into his grandfather's wine glass when he picked up his wine glass, and his father Tian Hezhuang said: "Dad, you want to drink, I have it in this bottle, don't take the wine of Uncle Wang Yu!"
Uncle Tian Muzhuang also said: "Dad, he can finish Uncle Xiaowa's wine, it's fine!"
But Uncle Wang Linsheng, the "pig killer", still poured a little into his grandfather's wine glass, but he didn't pour much.
After his father Tian Hezhuang poured a glass of wine for the eldest uncle Tian Muzhuang and the second uncle Tian Shuizhuang, he poured himself a full glass, and then asked Tian Limai: "Mai'er, can you also take a sip?" โ
"Xiwa and his father, Mai'er is still studying, what kind of wine do you let him drink!" Mother Yang Meizhen said.
"I think this is a good wine, so I want Mai'er to taste it, then forget it, Mai'er, you will have many more opportunities to drink Shi Nanchun in the future!" Father Tian Hezhuang said.
That wine, grandfather, uncle, second uncle, Uncle Wang Ping, including grandmother and father Tian Hezhuang drank for nearly an hour, and two bottles of Shi Nanchun wine were drunk completely, but the "pig killer" Uncle Wang Linsheng only drank the wine in his cup, and did not add it again, after all, killing pigs is also another "day of licking blood on the blade"!
After Tian Limai finished eating, he stood up and said to his father Tian Hezhuang: "Dad, can I go first?" โ
"Mai'er, leave as soon as possible, I'll accompany your grandfather, grandmother, uncle, second uncle and Uncle Wang Yu to drink, you don't drink here anyway, you go, go and pick up your grandparents, so let's go, you go with Wang'er, let my sister give you a companion!" Father Tian Hezhuang said.
"Mom, I'm going with my brother and sister too!" At this time, the younger sister of the second uncle's family, Tian Qimei, saw that Tian Liyu was leaving, and said to the second uncle without a playmate.
"Sister, my brother and sister are going to pick up their grandparents, why are you going to do it?!" The second aunt said.
"Wellโโ, I'm going, it's not fun for me to blame myself!" Tian Yimei is nine years old this year, two years younger than her sister Tian Liyu, and is in the third grade of primary school.
"Second sister-in-law, let Sister Tian go, be with her brother and sister, don't worry, besides, it's Mai'er and Li'er's grandparents' house, not somewhere else, let her go!" Mother Yang Meizhen said.
Tian Mimei is usually pampered by the second uncle Tian Shuizhuang and the second uncle, the second uncle Tian Shuizhuang drank wine at this time, and his heart was even more uncertain, seeing that Tian Mimei was going to follow Tian Limai and Tian Liyu, she said: "Let her go, anyway, her brother and sister will come back in the afternoon!"
"Mai'er, Yu'er, take good care of your sister, don't let her fall or anything!" Mother Yang Meizhen said.
"Yes, Mom!" Tian Limai agreed. Tian Limai didn't want Tian Yimei to follow, but seeing that her mother Yang Meizhen had agreed, she couldn't say anything anymore!
Tian Limai then greeted his grandfather, grandmother, eldest uncle Tian Muzhuang, second uncle Tian Shuizhuang and "pig killer" Wang Linsheng and Uncle Wang Linsheng, and then set off with his two younger sisters Tian Liyu and Tian Yumei!
My grandparents' family lives in Panjiaxi, on the west side of Houya Mountain, and Shangsitai is on the east side of Houya Mountain, one east and one west have a half-day journey, and there is a saying in the mountain that "you see the house and cry when you walk", which means that even if you see the house, but to walk, you will be bored and tired to cry!
Tian Limai knows that if he wants to take his grandparents home today, it will be dozens of miles away, and he must go fast!
"Sister, sister, we have to leave quickly, otherwise we won't be able to pick up my grandparents, uncles, and aunts tonight!" Tian Limai said.