In the stove house, water is boiling in a large cauldron, and when the water boils, pour the pig's blood into the pot and cook it slowly.

At this time, the heat is particularly important, after boiling for a long time, the pig's blood will be old and the taste will not be good.

Wait until the pig's blood is boiled and turns dark red inside and out, then remove it and put it in cold water to ice.

In this way, the pig's blood is neither easy to spoil nor easy to break.

At home, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wen are both good at boiling pig blood, and with the help of Zhou and others, soon, the pig's blood will be in the pot.

Outside, the men had to carry the pigs that had completed their mission to the wooden basin brought by the pig slaughterer, and poured hot water on the pigs with scoops, not letting go of every place.

Then while it is hot, the pig killing master will shave the hair on the pig's body, the hair of the four hooves is not easy to shave, will make a cut near the hoof, and then blow into it, so that it can be shaved clean, white and tender.

Finally, the pig is fished out, and the pig's mouth is hung with an iron hook and hung on a shelf set up on the side.

Below is also a large wooden basin, the pig killing master disembowels the pig, and the pig's internal organs are all slipped into the basin, and it is still steaming.

The pig killer will remove the pig liver, pig heart and lungs, and pig kidneys first.

For the rest, the women took the basin away and went to the side to wash it.

The belly and intestines of the pig are good things, and the general rule is that the pig is taken away by the pig killer.

However, Mrs. Li said yesterday that she would leave a pig in the water, and the other one for the pig killing master, and give more money when the time comes.

The pig was unloaded onto the board, and the pig killer began to divide it, and the pig's head was unloaded first, then the ribs, then the meat one by one, and then the four hooves.

The meat of the pig's neck will be specially cut off and handed over to Mrs. Li.

This piece of meat is fat and meaty, and the countrymen are the rarest.

Take the steaming meat into the stove house, then cut it into pieces, put it in the pot, fry the oil inside, and then add the soybean paste at home, stir-fry the ginger and garlic together until fragrant, put in the water, boil, and then put in the pickled sauerkraut, as well as tofu, vermicelli and freshly made pig's blood, cut it into small pieces, and put it in the pot to cook together.

Fortunately, there were still two earthen stoves left in the yard, so I put water in the pot and smashed the ginger into it, and then put a whole strip of pork belly in it and cooked it out.

When you want to eat it, cut it into thin slices and pour garlic paste, spicy seeds, and fresh garlic sprouts on top with water.

Ordinary people, just a pot of big fat meat stewed pig's blood, tofu vermicelli, it is very good, Mei's family has an extra dish of garlic and white cut meat, and finally there is a three-fresh soup made of the most tender tenderloin.

After the two pigs had been killed, the men washed their hands and prepared to eat.

A large pot of pork stewed pork blood, tofu vermicelli, sauerkraut, a large plate of garlic and white cut meat, plus a large pot of three fresh soup, and two catties of good wine.

Men were able to eat from noon to night.

General bankers

The men ate on the table, the women and the children ate in the stove, and anyway, some dishes were left, and it was enough.

But the Mei family is different, according to Mei Xiaotong and Mrs. Li's temperament, how can men just eat on the table, and women and children can only stand and make do?

If it's someone else's family, it's just that, and your own family can't call the shots?

At that moment, two tables were set up in the stove house and the side room next to it, one table for the women who helped and one table for the children.

Except for the lack of alcohol, the dishes on the table are all exactly the same.

Not only the women are happy, but the children are also happy, eating pig-killing dishes on weekdays, the favored ones go to the men's table, rub some big fat meat to eat, or the women, just eat the fat meat and get clean, leaving only tofu and sauerkraut vermicelli.

As long as the children have something to eat, they won't think much about it, and they will only envy Xiaoque and Tianbao while eating.

The woman thinks carefully, so she thinks more, but the surface is all smiling, and they are all full of oil, especially the children, whose stomachs are round and reluctant to put chopsticks.

After the women and children finished eating, they cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and went to work.

The pig's head has to be cooked, and many men love to eat the pig's head meat and pig's ears when they drink, which is also a great test of craftsmanship.

In particular, pig intestines should also be cleaned out and sausages should be filled.

It is also necessary to remove the lard and intestine oil, and then cut it into small pieces to refine the snow-white lard, which is well preserved and can be eaten until February and March of the next year.

Not to mention the lard residue is also a delicacy.

Although winter is coming and the weather is very cold, the marinated pork, and then smoked with pine and cypress branches and peels, can be eaten until the next year's spring harvest. The women were busy under the stove and gossiping.

The children also found fun, and the two pig urine bubbles were filled with water, tied tightly, and taken out of the yard, kicking around, attracting a bunch of children.

The men had wine and food, and when it was cold, they called the women to eat the food after it was hot, and they ate until the second half of the day, and then they were happy.

Sending away the pig killing master and those who came to help, the men of the Mei family were drunk one by one from the last remuneration banquet, and after throwing everything to the women in the family, Mei Xiaotong found an opportunity to talk about it.

Although the wine is very good today, I don't dare to be greedy, so I only drink it with you.

The guests had drunk enough, Mei Zhongzhong also drank too much, and the other brothers were all still sober.

After sending off the guests, they were naturally called over by Mrs. Li and Mei Xiaotong to help.

With the help of the men, although they could not do the delicate work, they needed to work hard to let them do it.

Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wen took the time to come out, and were busy filling sausages, evenly chopped pieces of minced meat, putting ginger and minced garlic, and putting in soybean milk, a little bit of white wine, stirring evenly, and then taking a spoon to pour meat into the pork intestines.

The pig intestines used for filling sausages should have a small intestine, and the front and back should be rubbed

Wash clean, no odor, thin and transparent.

Tie one end with a thread, then pour in the meat, and slowly squeeze it down with your hands, the strength of your hands should be gentle, otherwise the force is too great, and the intestines will be broken and you can't use it.

After filling one section, tie it with a thread, and then use a needle to prick a few holes in the filled sausage to release the gas inside.

The sausages should be neatly placed on the board, blown by the wind overnight, and hung in the yard to dry the next day.

When it is almost dry, it can be smoked, and the smoked sausage is considered complete.

When you want to eat, take out a section, wash it, put it in the rice pot and cook it together, the rice is cooked, the sausage is also cooked, take it out and cut it into slices and put it on the plate.

Or you can also stir-fry it with garlic sprouts or something, and it is not fragrant.

I was busy until dark, and I barely got it, and I ate some leftovers from noon one by one, and I rested with a sore back.

On the day of the warm house, the pots and pans and most of the things have been moved to the new house, and the old house is only meaningful, and everyone carries a small package, which contains one or two clothes and valuables.

easily went out of the house, and turned around to lock the door of the Mei family's old mansion, and everyone had a feeling that they couldn't speak.

Compared with the new house, although the old house is a little dilapidated, the family has lived here for decades, and it is still a little reluctant to move out.

Mei Changqing still reminded: "Okay, hurry up and go to the new house, the guests should come to the door in a while!" Besides, this old house won't run, you can come back at any time to see, isn't there still some things that haven't been moved yet, and it has to be when you come back. ”

As soon as he said this, the atmosphere of reluctance was completely dispelled.

The children didn't feel this way, and finally saw that the adults were leaving, and went straight to the new house with joy.

A few days ago, Shopkeeper Zheng had An Huahao and Mei Xiaotong come to pick them up in person, and they prepared gifts for the warm house early.

and Wu Zhongbao and the Lu steward of the dart bureau also came to say hello a day in advance, and the three of them went together when the time came.

Early in the morning, Steward Lu drove the carriage, and the three of them rushed to Mei's house.

When they arrived at the entrance of the village, there were already Tianhu waiting here, got into the carriage, and took the three of them to the new house

Side.

It was the first time for the three of them to go to the new house, and they were very interested.

In the distance, I saw a mansion with high stone walls, blue tiles on the roof, and two wooden doors.

When they arrived at the door, Tianhu invited the three of them to get out of the carriage, and he drove the carriage to the warehouse in the backyard, where the forage had already been prepared.

At the door, An Huahao has been waiting for a long time, and welcomed the three of them into the door, first there is a bluestone shadow wall, bypassing the shadow wall, it is a boxy courtyard, with three wings on it, in the courtyard, the path is paved with broken stones, and he is not afraid of mud on his feet when it rains.

There are already a lot of guests in the hospital, all of them

The people of the village, as well as the children, were screaming and running around in the yard.

Seeing that it was too lively, An Huahao said, "Why don't you go to my courtyard and sit down first?" ”

Shopkeeper Zheng naturally had no opinion, and said: "That's just right, let's see what your new house is like." ”

The three of them went out of Mei's house, went around to the side, and saw a small courtyard house.

When I walked in, the yard was cleaned up, and when I entered the west compartment of the upper room, there was a burst of warmth.

The kang has been burning in this room since last night, and it is naturally warm.

The three of them were invited to sit down, and a pot of boiling water was brought out of the next room and tea was served to the three of them.

The four of them gathered around the table, chatting over tea.

Shopkeeper Zheng looked at the room, although the furniture was made of average wood and there were no carved patterns, it looked refreshing and generous.

The windows are plain wooden latticework, pasted with white paper.

In front of the window, there is a desk, on which there are the four treasures of the study, as well as a few books, and there is also an abacus, the abacus beads are shiny, and it is often used at a glance.

You can tell it's a study.

It's just a little too basic.

"Your study is too simple, I'll write two calligraphy and paintings for you another day." Wu Zhongbao opened his mouth with a big grin.

An Huahao only glanced at him, and then raised the teacup: "Drink tea-"

Wu Zhongbao's face twitched: "The surname is Song, what do you mean, I will send you calligraphy and paintings, and you will serve tea to the guests?" Anyway, I'm also your guest today, and I warmed the house for you, and you didn't even entertain a meal? I really misjudged you, I didn't expect you to be such a person-"

Before the words fell, I heard someone outside the courtyard smiling: "I didn't expect him to be what kind of person?" ”

"He's actually the one who turned his face and didn't admit it after receiving my house warming gift!" Wu Zhongbao said casually.

After speaking, she was stunned, pushed open the window and looked into the yard, Mei Xiaotong was wearing a newly made pink jacket, with a circle of white velvet fox fur on the neckline and cuffs, which made her face pink, her hair black and shiny, and her eyes were as clear as water.

There is a gilded dragonfly hairpin in his hair, standing in the courtyard, making the yard a little more brilliant.

"Miss Wang!" All three got up.

After An Huahao heard the voice, he greeted her, and when he saw that Mei Xiaotong was thinly dressed, he went to shake her hand: "Is it cold?" Let's get inside! ”

The two entered the house holding hands, greeted each other, and sat down again.

An Huahao made Mei Xiaotong a new cup of tea and asked her to warm her hands.

Wu Zhongbao looked at the two of them, and squeezed his eyes at An Huahao: "This is a hurry to build a new house, but good things are coming?" ”

An Huahao didn't even look at him out of the corner of his eye. Shopkeeper Zheng and Mei Xiaotong said a few words of gossip, he can be Mei Xiaotong's father at his age, so he naturally has fewer taboos, and praised Mei Xiaotong's clothes for his ingenuity.

Mei Xiaotong smiled: "This is something I have nothing to think about when I am idle, and there are several appearances, but I have been busy recently, so I have no time to spare, so I only made this one piece." When my family's affairs are over, I will make a dress for the Wu family's sisters. ”

Shopkeeper Zheng thanked him with a smile, he also had something to do today, so he only nodded at the others: "I have something to discuss with Miss Wang, can you borrow Brother Song's other rooms?" ”

An Huahao got up: "You guys can discuss it here, let's go to the next room." ”

As he spoke, he invited Steward Lu and Wu Zhongbao to go to the east wing.

As soon as the people left, the shopkeeper Zheng took out a box and a book from his arms and put them on the table.

Mei Xiaotong looked at the shopkeeper Zheng in confusion: "Who are you?" ”

"Now it looks like the New Year is coming, the day you go to the restaurant to buy wine, the owner will bring a letter to me to the provincial capital to reconcile, and I only came back a few days ago. The accounts have all been settled, this is the general ledger, you see. Shopkeeper Zheng pushed the account to Mei Xiaotong.

Mei Xiaotong took the account book and looked through it, which recorded in general terms what month, how much cloth was printed and dyed, how much was sold, and how much profit was made.

Then there was a total number in the end, and Mei Xiaotong was startled at first glance.

It was only half a year, and it was sold for more than 12,000 taels of silver.

Even if you divide it into twenty-eight, you can get more than two thousand taels.

plus the five hundred taels given by Boss Zhang, it is almost three thousand taels smaller. Maybe for the rich and noble families in the city, this idea is not in the eyes.

But for the Zhuang family, it is really a number that they have never heard of in their lives, and how many people can't earn so much in a few lifetimes.

Mei Xiaotong was also a little excited in her heart, "I didn't expect to make so much money?" ”

Shopkeeper Zheng touched his beard and smiled proudly: "No, the owner is also very satisfied, saying that the money earned is not enough, mainly because the reputation of our auspicious cloth village has started in the capital." Not to mention anything else, now the ladies of those dignitaries and nobles in the capital are proud to wear clothes made of the fabric of our auspicious cloth village. With this reputation, let's have a few more colors next year, and then we will be able to gain a firm foothold! ”

Mei Xiaotong knew that this was Zheng Shopkeeper hinting to himself that he was going to start work next year, and he wanted to give a few more color recipes by himself.

Fangzi naturally wants to give, the business of dye Fangzi has a lot of money and worry-free, and it can also be used as a talisman by the palace lady, how good.

Therefore, he also followed the words of the shopkeeper Zheng and said: "What the shopkeeper Zheng said is also that when spring begins next year, I will ponder and try to make a few more colors next year." ”

That's the promise.

Shopkeeper Zheng suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled so much that he couldn't see his teeth.

When he went to the provincial capital to reconcile accounts, the master actually summoned him, in the past, with his identity, it was already good to be able to see the level of the chief manager, and this year is really embarrassing.

The master didn't have anything else to explain, but only let himself be good

The girl of the Mei family must not be allowed to go.

The meaning of those words vaguely revealed that he wanted to take out a young master from the main family, and accepted the meaning of this girl from the Mei family.

Shopkeeper Zheng was taken aback, no matter how confused he was, he also knew that the girl of the Mei family was not a person who was easy to handle, but he was afraid that the master's plan would fall

Empty.

What's more, the girl of the Mei family is married to the An family brothers, that An Huahao, his life experience in Lingshan Village has not been able to hide from him, no wonder he is not a thing in the pool at first glance, it turns out that a noble person in the capital has sent someone to cultivate.

Although he was later raised by An Huahao's adoptive mother, An Huahao, who was taught and trained by a special person, is young, what will happen in the future, who can say for sure?

As the old saying goes, don't bully young people into poverty!

Now that the cooperation is good, in order to be able to control this dye recipe in his own hands, he has to take a good girl as a concubine, and the shopkeeper Zheng thinks that he still can't do it with a conscience.

Therefore, when he explained Mei Xiaotong's situation, he also half-spit out and half-revealed the news that Mei Xiaotong already had a fiancé and was about to get married.

After the master pondered for a while, he didn't say much, only said that if he got married, the congratulatory gift would be two points heavier, and then waved him down. Out of the master's house, the shopkeeper Zheng found that his vest was wet with sweat.

After finishing the account with anxiety in his heart, he saw that the master did not make any movement, so he completely relieved his heart.

It is estimated that the master is also temporary, and he feels that he can accept a girl from a Zhuang family as a concubine for his concubine, which is already in her hands, and she is particularly gracious.

I didn't expect this girl to have a fiancé, where is this worthy of her son, so she will let go of it.

Speculating in his heart, the shopkeeper Zheng finished the account and took the dividends that should be distributed to Mei Xiaotong, so he hurried back.

If it was in previous years, why would I have to visit the provincial capital and come back with something special.

Seeing Mei Xiaotong at this moment, Shopkeeper Zheng didn't know how to think about it, but he was afraid that if the master saw the appearance of this girl from the Mei family with his own eyes, he was afraid that he might change his mind.

OK! OK!

Seeing that Mei Xiaotong didn't say anything after reading the accounts, the shopkeeper Zheng pushed over the box: "A total of two thousand four hundred and thirty-eight taels of silver, and there are a total of two thousand four hundred and fifty taels of silver tickets in this box, you can click on it." ”

Mei Xiaotong opened the box, and inside was a stack of thick silver tickets, with denominations of one hundred taels and fifty taels.

(End of chapter)