Chapter 13 Preparing the Food
No one has ever been so kind to him, he doesn't buy anything, just buy him such a good pair of shoes.
The leather boots are worn on the feet, warm and comfortable, and the heart of the big cow is ironed as if it is gently teased by a feather, and a hot stream of numb crispy water flows from the soles of the feet to the whole body.
The two are still walking side by side, but there is an indescribable feeling.
After taking the car, the fat chef Li Gazi gave them a piece of lard, and Yun Yao saw that they were throwing the pig into the water and the pig bones so casually, so she cheekily asked for the pig lungs and many big bones that had been removed from the meat, and put them on the board cart with a bamboo basket.
In fact, she also wants to eat some fat sausages, but she really can't wash them, and she doesn't want to learn. There are so many big bones, go back and catch some fish, the nutrition is enough.
Grain bags, turnips, bamboo baskets, bamboo baskets, two rolls of skins and a bunch of mess, the carts are almost full.
"Come up, I'll push you." When he left the city, he stopped the car and cleared a place for Yun Yao. Yun Yao didn't say anything polite to him when she thought about it, she was really tired after walking for most of the day.
"Da Niu, you have so much strength, you really look like a cow." Yun Yao sat in the car and chatted with the big cow with the sun on her back.
"If you work every day, you will have more strength." Da Niu smiled and looked at the girl in front of him. She was sitting leisurely, the afternoon sun gilded her side face with a layer of soft and warm light, looking at her smiling face, listening to her crisp voice, Da Niu didn't feel tired at all, just kept walking, until it was dark.
"I have a question for you, wild boars are sold so cheaply, why don't you keep some meat for yourself, but sell them all?" Yun Yao couldn't figure it out. How delicious the meat is, who eats stick noodles if there is meat.
"That's the price of a hairy pig, and it doesn't have much meat. Replace it with food to fill your stomach. ”
"Then why don't you hunt more wild boars, and if you're afraid of danger, call the people in the village to go with you." Yun Yao still couldn't figure it out.
"After being hungry for a winter, everyone is weak, the mountains are really dangerous, and now there is not much prey, and I have been looking for a long time to hunt such a lonely piglet, and I can't hit the big pig without a bow and arrow."
"Really? You're so good, I thought hunting was easy. Yun Yao smacked her lips and said with some disappointment.
Da Niu looked at her and smiled, and his tone was gentle that he didn't even notice: "When I go back, I will distribute the food to the people in the village, and everyone will have the strength to eat a few full meals." When the time comes, I will gather more than a dozen people into the mountains together, and I will definitely be able to hit the prey. What do you want to eat? I'll call you. ”
"I'll eat whatever you hit. Let's go fishing tomorrow, and call everyone along. ”
"Well, listen to you."
The breeze was blowing slowly, the sun was warm overhead, the cart was creaking, Yun Yao put the down jacket on her body and accidentally fell asleep leaning on the grain bag.
The girl in front of her hadn't spoken for a long time, and her little head was sleeping soundly little by little, occasionally smacking her lips, how cute she looked. Da Niu smiled, pushed the cart and strode home.
When I have food, I will go fishing tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow I will go to the mountains again and hunt for food. Winter is almost over, no one will starve to death, no.
The sun sets early in winter, and when Yun Yao was woken up by the big cow, the sun was already in the west.
"Oops, how did I fall asleep! You didn't call me sooner! Yun Yao complained and hurriedly jumped out of the car and rubbed her legs that were numb from sleep.
"It's here, let's go inside." Da Niu ignored Yun Yao's little complaints, just smiled and glanced at her before stopping the cart.
"Dad, mother, open the door, we're back."
"It's back! How much grain was bought? "Aunt Osmanthus is taking care of the children in the back room, and it is the village chief Li Xin who opens the door. Seeing a bunch of things on the cart, Li Xin nodded, and finally had a smile on his sad face.
"Come in, I'll call the big guys to divide the food."
Li Xin put on his hat and went out, and Yun Yao helped Da Niu clean up his things, "Do you have to share the food you bought?" ”
"No, but according to the old rule, if you hunt prey in the mountains, you have to divide half of the village. My father was the village chief, and he was worried too much and didn't want anyone in the village to starve to death. Da Niu replied softly, turned his head and saw Aunt Osmanthus coming in with Xiao Niuniu, and hurriedly lifted the rice bag, "Mother, I bought ten catties of rice, which is enough for my sister to eat." ”
"Why do you buy so much, alas......" Aunt Osmanthus sighed and put away the rice, and watched the two of them pack up their things. These two children are quite affectionate, if only they could make it. There is no suitable girl in the village, and Da Niu's family affairs are very delayed.
"Auntie, don't sigh, I want pork bones, I'll make bone broth for you now." Yun Yao smiled, thinking that she would be able to drink soup at night. She is not just for herself, there is a sick and thin second cow in this family, a little girl waiting for milk, and the big cow has to go into the mountains to hunt, everyone needs to make up for it.
"There's no flesh on this bone, and you've got it all the way back." Aunt Osmanthus muttered, but still cooperated with Yun Yao to light a fire and boil water.
"Big Niu, do me a favor, help me chop off the bones, and I'll treat you to something delicious later." Yun Yao smiled and directed the big cow to work while busy herself, and after a while, she chopped the bones into pieces and threw them into the pot, and threw in a small piece of ginger.
The water slowly boiled, and a layer of foam gradually formed on the surface of the water.
"Alright, don't burn the fire just yet." Yun Yao scooped the bones into the basin and washed and drained the water, poured out the water in the pot, and went to fetch water to wash the pot. She had never used such a large pot, and she struggled to do it.
"You say it, I'll do it." Da Niu took over the work in her hands.
Boil a large pot of water, put in the blanched bones, and cut a piece of ginger into it. There is no onion, garlic and cooking wine, so you can only do it.
"Okay, the water is boiling, just keep the fire low. It was going to stew for more than an hour, so I went to the river and washed the pig's lungs. Yun Yao picked up the pig's lungs and ran out without looking at the big cow.
Just kidding, she doesn't really go to the river to wash, she takes it home and irrigates it with tap water, but she can't let the big cow follow.
"Can this be eaten? There is no meat at all, and it takes so much firewood. Aunt Osmanthus hesitated.
"Mother, you just burn it, I'll cut it again when I run out of firewood." Da Niu frowned as he looked at the back of the girl running out.
"How to clean pig lungs", Yun Yao found a place where no one was and flashed into the house, and quickly took out her mobile phone to search. Two minutes later, "Oh, I see. ”
Putting the lung tube on the faucet, Yun Yao gently patted it while putting the water, and after a while, the whole pig's lungs swelled. After draining the dirty water and repeating it three times, the pig's lungs turned into two big white and fat buns with pink.
"Hee-hee, it looks good, and my craftsmanship is great." Yun Yao felt to herself, picked up the kitchen knife and cut some unwashed places on the edge and rinsed it.
Cutting the washed pig lungs into small pieces and rinsing them with water again, Yun Yao clapped her hands with satisfaction, "Okay, you can take it back and cook it." Pig lungs are sweet and flat, and mothers eat them best. ”
Yun Yao flashed back to ancient times, and just wanted to sneak back to the village chief's house, but saw a big cow by the river. Da Niu was looking around and shouting her name loudly.