Chapter 8: Eating Meat
"Yangwu, Yangming, Yangqing, you are here! What do you want to do? ”
"Uncle Dao, let's have two catties of fat!" Li Yangwu looked at the fresh pork on the meat stall, it was still delicious.
Li Yangqing pointed to the sewer: "Uncle Dao, Uncle Dao, how can you sell this sewer?" ”
"Yang Qing wants it! This usually sells for five wen a catty, if you want to take ten wen, there are about three catties, this water boiled tastes a little fishy, but there is a smell of meat, fat meat twenty wen a catty, a total of fifty wen, uncle will use the leaves to wrap you, and you will have to collect the stall back later. ”
Li Yangwu didn't expect Li Yangqing to want to buy a little fishy sewer, "Little sister, are you sure you want to eat this, my mother bought it last time, and it was not delicious, so it's good not to buy it." ”
"This is delicious, I have a way to make it delicious, don't worry!"
"Okay, then let's buy it!" Li Yangwu thought that the little sister was usually a child who did things in an orderly manner, and since the little sister said that it could be delicious, she generously agreed to buy it.
Li Yangming took the meat from Uncle Dao's hand and carried it, Li Yangwu counted fifty Wen to Uncle Dao, "Thank you, Uncle Dao, let's go to the shore first, and when the big guys come, we will take a boat back to the village." ”
The three brothers and sisters were full of harvest today, and happily walked in the direction of the town, and after crossing the river, they saw Aunt Lan and Old Man Li Jiang sitting in the shade of the willow tree by the river.
"Grandpa Jiang, Aunt Lan." Li Yangqing waved his hand and shouted, Aunt Lan and Grandpa Jiang looked up at the three siblings.
"You're here, Shi Niang has only been here for a while, quickly unload the back basket, it's weird heavy." Grandpa Jiang said as he helped Li Yangwu remove the basket and put it on the ground.
"You've bought food! Sit down and take a sip of water, I have water here. Aunt Lan handed the gourd filled with water to Li Yangqing.
"Thank you, Aunt Lan, Uncle Dao said they would come later." Li Yangqing raised his head, poured a sip of water, handed it to his two elder brothers, drank it, and returned it to Aunt Lan.
A group of people sat under the tree to rest, and about half an hour later, Li Dadao and Li Zhuang carried the basket and the guy even went under the tree.
"I've kept everyone waiting."
"Uncle Dao, what can you say, you are setting up a stall, then you can just leave, it's not too late." Li Yangming said with a smile.
"Okay, since we're all here, let's pack up our things and get on the boat and go back." With the old man Li Jiang's "departure", the big guy hurriedly sat down, the old man Li Jiang supported the pole in the water, the boat left the string, and a fluctuating waterway extended out behind.
It took about an hour and a half to arrive at the shore of Lijia Village, and after paying the boat fare, I entered the main road of the village along the riverbank, and at the entrance of the village, Li Dadao and Old Man Li Jiang walked to the right path, and the three brothers and sisters and Aunt Lan walked to the left path at the entrance of the village.
Li Yangqing's family is the closest family in the village, so when he arrives at the door first, Aunt Lan has to walk a distance to get home, and after saying goodbye to Aunt Lan, she pushes the door into the courtyard.
"Dad, third uncle, sister-in-law, you're back! What good food did you bring? ”
The naughty Li Chengqiang and Li Chenggang flew to Li Yangwu's side like birds out of the cage, pulling their sleeves and tiptoeing to look at Li Yangwu's back basket.
Li Wendong, Li Wenqiu and the children in the family all came out to greet the three brothers and sisters, with eager expressions on their faces, they should be concerned about whether Houttuynia cordata is sold or not.
Li Tingyuan walked up to the three of them, "The boss, the second child, and the third girl, have you sold it?" Did you get into any trouble? ”
Li Yangwu touched the little heads of his two sons and told them to calm down for a while, "Dad, I am lucky today, it was all a deal facilitated by my little sister, and it was sold for a good price." Li Yangwu told the family in detail about the situation in the town today.
"Oh, that's so thrilling! I also saved an old man, and you good people have good rewards! God forbid. Sister-in-law Li Wenshi sighed.
"Second brother, how much did it cost?" Li Sun glanced at Li Yangwu.
"Dad, I earned 100 wen by selling Houttuynia cordata today, Dr. Zheng said 20 wen a catty, and the dried ones will be 35 wen a catty, and you can also send them in the future, in addition to the money for road expenses, buying grain, salt and meat, there are still 92 wen left." Li Yangwu handed over the rest of the money to Li Qiu.
"Grandma, grandma, I want meat, I want meat." Li Chengqiang and Li Chenggang shouted eagerly when they heard that some meat swallowed saliva, although Li Wendong and Li Wenqiu didn't say anything, they looked straight at Li Qiu with eager eyes.
Li Qiu looked at the children who were anxious to eat meat lovingly and said, "Okay, let's eat meat today, let everyone satisfy their hunger, and the eldest and second family will help cook together." ”
"Grandma, my sister-in-law and I are also going to help." Li Wenqiu said shyly, took Li Yangqing's hand and followed Li Qiu's towards the kitchen.
"Grandma, we also bought pigs in the water, I know a way to make it delicious, why don't you let me try it."
"You kid, buy that meat is delicious, it always smells when cooked, and it's eaten when there is no oil and water to eat, then I'll see what you're going to do today." Li Qiu separated the meat in the basin from the water and handed the water to Li Yangqing.
Li Yangqing took it quickly, "Wenqiu, you do me a favor, bring a pot of grass and wood ashes between the stoves, and let's go to the small river at the entrance of the village to wash." ”
"Okay, sister-in-law." Li Wenqiu went to the stove to prepare a pot of plant ashes, and walked out of the kitchen with Li Yangqing.
"Wenqing, where are you going? What are you doing with pot ashes? ”
"Second sister-in-law, don't worry, I'm going to use this to wash these pigs in the river, which can remove the fishy smell, and I'll be able to do it when I come back after washing, you can try it."
"Oh well! Wenqiu, you take care of your sister-in-law, don't fall into the river, come back early. ”
"Don't worry, Erniang, when the time comes, my sister-in-law will command me, and I will wash it." After Li Wenqiu finished speaking, he took Li Yangqing's hand and ran out, and after a while, he arrived at the riverside at the entrance of the village.
"Wenqiu, you first put the pig's heart and pork liver into the water, keep squeezing it with your hands to discharge the dirty blood, and then sprinkle more of these plant ashes on the pig's liver, pig's heart, and pork belly, rub and wash it vigorously and repeatedly several times, when washing the pig's intestines, in turn remove the fat in the pig's intestines, scrub and wash them with the grass ashes several times, and then rinse them with water." Li Yangqing squatted beside Li Wenqiu, pointing to these sewers with his fingers, helping to sprinkle the ashes of plants and trees.
"It's simple, I understand sister-in-law, it's really convenient to wash like this, and it will definitely get rid of the unpleasant smell."
After washing for about half an hour, repeatedly cleaning and putting it in the basin, Li Wenqiu picked it up and smelled it, it was indeed not as heavy as the fishy smell that he had just gotten in his hand, "Sister-in-law, your method is really good, the taste is really not heavy, it should be delicious when you make it, hehe!" ”
"Don't worry, I'll teach my mother how to make this when I go back later, I guarantee that it is better than the boiled before, so many people can eat enough."
The two aunts and nephews hurriedly picked up the basin and happily returned home, pushing open the courtyard door, "Grandma, sister-in-law's method is really good, you can smell it and see that it is indeed not so fishy." Li Wenqiu walked quickly in front of Li Qiu.
Li Qiu took the basin from his granddaughter's hand and let the two daughters-in-law smell it, "Well, the smell of Yangqing and Wenqiu is indeed not as heavy as before, so what do you say next, sister-in-law listens to your command." ”
"Sister-in-law, you first cut these pigs into small pieces and put them in the pot, scoop the water into the boil, scoop the pig into the water, scoop up the pig, wash the pot, cut a piece of meat and chop it and put it in the pot Don't put the water and wait for the meat to get oily, I'll tell you what to do again, I want to trouble the second sister-in-law to wash some radishes and chop them into small pieces for later use, and my mother helped to make a fire."
"Okay, the kitchen is under your command tonight." The second sister-in-law clapped her hands and said, everyone is in place, and the preparations will be done in a while, the meat in the pot has already come out of the oil and water, and the fragrance wafts out of the kitchen, and a group of boys are hooked to the kitchen when they smell the smell.
"Grandma, grandma, what's delicious? I smell the meat, can I taste it? Li Wendong, Li Chengqiang, and Li Chenggang all ran to the kitchen to look at the meat in the pot and swallowed their saliva, this is meat! I haven't eaten it in a long time.
"Wen Dong, Cheng Qiang, Cheng Gang, you wait a while, it's not good, wait a while to let you eat, sister-in-law, you can now put the water that has been filtered and boiled just now into the pot, don't add water to boil, put in garlic, ginger, salt and turn it repeatedly with a spatula to don't let the meat stick to the pot, and then put the washed radish into the pot, add salt and a little water to cover the pot and cook for a while."
"Yangqing, what kind of cooking method is this? We haven't seen it yet! Usually boiled or steamed. The sister-in-law was a little curious when she heard Li Yangqing's approach.
"Sister-in-law, this is called stir-frying, it is more oil-intensive, no one has done it here yet, it is possible that someone in the palace of the capital city has done it, I saw it in my dream last time." Li Yangqing doesn't blink an eye when he lies now, after all, there will be these things in the future, so he can only lie to the end.
After a while, Li Wenshi lifted the lid of the pot, and a smell of meat came to his face, causing a room of old and young people around the stove to stretch out their eyes and look at the dishes in the pot.
"It's so fragrant, can grandma eat it?" Cheng Gang hurriedly asked Li Qiu.
"Well, it's really fragrant, the second family hurry up and set up the table and bring the meal over, and the little babies go and call your grandfather and father to eat."
"Hey, grandma, I'm going to call grandpa, dad and uncle for dinner." Li Wendong ran outside as he spoke, and he heard the sound of him calling for someone to eat from afar, and the other people in the kitchen also went to the hall one after another to sit down, waiting for the others to come and eat together.
Li Wenshi divided the scooped meat and vegetables into two large bowls and brought them to the male and female tables, and after the meal was divided, the little ones all looked at the grandfather on the main table and waited for him to start eating.
"What is this today? It's so fragrant, let's start eating! Old Man Li looked at the old man in the room and said with a smile.
"This is a good way for Yang Qing to make a pig into the water, I can be full today, let's eat meat with an open stomach!" After Li Qiu finished speaking, the old and young people at both tables hurriedly stretched their chopsticks into the bowl and tasted the taste.
"Little sister, this water is really delicious, a bite is the flavor of meat, there is no fishy smell of boiling before, it is similar to meat, it tastes a little soft and strong, and the radish is also flavorful, next time I must buy some more, it is much cheaper than eating meat." Li Yangwu sighed.
"It's delicious, it's delicious, my sister-in-law will make this next time." Li Chengqiang shook his little head and did not forget to stuff the meat into his mouth.
"Really? If it's delicious, wait for my sister-in-law to make money and buy meat to make fried meat for you to eat, hehe! Seeing that his family was happy to eat, Li Yangqing was also driven by his appetite.
"Follow my sister-in-law to have meat to eat, and we will listen to you whatever my sister-in-law tells us to do." Li Chenggang was also anxious to express his position, and did not forget to bury his head in the rice.