254 Chinese New Year's Eve
Air-dried chicken only needs to be marinated for a day or two, and then the chicken belly can be stretched out with a branch and hung in a ventilated place to dry.
The pheasants were small enough for one day, and on the afternoon of the day they killed the pigs, when the pork was pickled, the pheasants were taken out and dried in the evening.
Yesterday was still busy smoking bacon, Lin He found that this area of Nanzhi County also likes to make smoked bacon, but Lin He observed a circle, ordinary people's homes, really no one directly killed a whole pig.
I heard that in the entire Xiang'an Village, only the Zhang family at the entrance of the village killed pigs.
Everyone buys a few catties of meat, pickles it, hangs it directly in front of the kitchen stove, and smokes it when cooking.
There are only a few wealthy families in the town who buy pigs and kill them for meat.
In such a comparison, you can find that the vast majority of ordinary people are actually still struggling with food and clothing, and not being hungry is the biggest pursuit at the moment.
Lin He didn't want to attract people's eyes, so when Li Changhui went out to post Spring Festival couplets, he closed the door and worked at home by himself.
The bacon has only been smoked for two days, but it already has the unique aroma of bacon, because it is specially made of clean cypress branches, and the fire is set on fire with thicker firewood, and the top is slowly smoked with cypress branches.
The bacon smoked in this way will be cleaner and brighter than the bacon smoked directly in front of the stove with cooking firewood, without so much black ash, and even when eaten, it has a faint fragrance of cypress.
It is said that pine branches can also be used to make bacon, and Lin He plans to divide the bacon into two parts next year, one part smoked with cypress branches, and the other part smoked with pine branches.
I took two air-dried chickens, cut two sausages, and Li Changhui's split ribs, one serving is three, and I usually stew some vegetables, just enough to eat a meal.
I took another piece of pork belly and a piece of fat intestines, which I didn't have time to eat before, they were all marinated and smoked like this, and the pork liver and pig heart were the same, and I took them down.
The pork liver is a bit much, and only one piece is cut, which is enough to eat.
Of course, stewed pig's trotters are indispensable, today's dishes are not afraid of more, but afraid of less, I ate it tonight, and I have to save it for another meal tomorrow.
There is more than enough every year.
Lin He thought so in his heart, so he took a piece here, cut a piece there, and finally it was a big pot full.
When I was about to leave, I remembered that today was the last day of the year, and the tail of the year was over, so I quickly took off the pig's tail again, and then I felt satisfied.
"Yu'er, is the hot water boiling, I'll cook some meat."
Pig's trotters, pig tails, and a piece of pork belly, all need to be burned well, not only to burn the pig hair left when killing the pig, but most importantly, after the pig skin is burned, it will be softer and more fragrant.
"It's burned, I'll help my second brother wash his hair first."
As he spoke, he began to call Li Hao over, and the brothers brought two large basins of hot water, Li Hao sat on the stool, brushed his hair down, and Li Yu helped wash it in front.
Lin He sighed at the mutual help of the brothers, and at the same time put a few pieces of charcoal on the pigskin, especially in the gap of the pig's feet, and directly used the red-hot tongs to reach in and scald them clean.
Breathing in the aroma of roasted bacon, not to mention, it really smells good, if she hadn't just eaten enough, she would be drooling.
This is still what the eldest aunt told her on the day of killing the pig, otherwise, she would really have to wash it directly and cook it in the pot.
The skin is bubbling and every piece of skin is in place, so it's okay, put it back in the wooden basin, pour all the remaining hot water into it, and re-boil it.
The burned pork skin is soaked in water, and the blackened place can be easily scraped off, revealing the golden pork skin underneath, which is very beautiful and very appetizing.
I took the loofah pulp and kneaded each piece of bacon cleanly, unlike fresh pork, the color of the bacon is more attractive, just looking at it is delicious.
Lin He was busy, Li Changhui came back with the third child, and carried a basket of vegetables that he had eaten at home in the past few days.
helped Lin He bring the cleaned bacon into the kitchen, and then came out to wash the hair of a few children, especially Li An was too young to sit still, so someone had to hold him.
In the summer, your hair will dry out quickly, and you don't have to worry about the cold wind.
It won't work after winter, so Li Changhui has already started to help, washing his hair and drying off the excess water with a cotton cloth.
And when he helped to take care of it for a while, he could see a mist rise, and his hair quickly dried.
When Lin He saw it with his own eyes for the first time, the whole person was stunned, isn't this a humanoid hair dryer?
She knew that it should be something like internal force, but she didn't know it, so she felt magical, of course, Li Changhui didn't admit it in person.
It's just that she didn't ask.
Li Changhui is obviously the same as her, he can't stand his greasy hair, especially in summer, he sweats a lot, and he has to cook, especially when he cooked Malatang before, almost every night when he comes back, he will definitely wash his hair and take a shower.
But as far as Lin He knows, ordinary people rarely wash their hair, because no one can afford the possible costs, such as after washing their hair, if they don't dry it in time, they may be infected with wind and cold.
The little cold in Lin He's heart, in this world, is something that can directly kill people, even if it is a little easier, a few doses of medicine can make most people empty their families.
Therefore, everyone rarely washes their hair, but uses a grate every day to comb their hair slippery and coiled on their heads, and the grate is fine, which can comb off the dirt on the hair, especially the common lice.
Most poor people only wash their hair once or twice a year, and even in their village, when they go down to the river to soak in water in the summer, they will deliberately pull up their hair.
There is also Xiuling, the only pregnant woman she knows and has the best relationship with, since she knew that she was pregnant, she didn't wash her hair, and after winter, she didn't dare to take a bath, just wiped her body with hot water.
For no other reason, I don't dare to get sick, just wait until I give birth to a child and finish confinement, and then slowly talk about other things.
Lin He was difficult to accept, but he also expressed his understanding, after all, not everyone has the ability of Li Changhui, even if he washes his hair every day, he can dry his hair after a while.
Not everyone has a golden finger like Lin He, which can regulate the body of the family and make people healthy and less sick.
Wash the bacon and put it all in the largest pot, add water, and cook over high heat.
There are a lot of ingredients in the pot, and the length of cooking time varies, so you should always pay attention to the first cooked ones and scoop them up first.
While there was pork in the pot, I took out all kinds of dry goods, this little by little, and a handful, all soaked in cold water.
Anyway, it was stewed in the afternoon, so I was not in a hurry, and when I was free, I didn't forget to ask Li Changhui to go to the restaurant to catch a big fish and come back.
Everything else can be missing, this fish, but tonight's protagonist, nothing can be said to be missing.
Although this fish is also a fish in the river, it is also a fish that she will use her spiritual power to warm up every day, and the taste will be slightly better when she eats it.
At the end of the restaurant last night, she also specially asked Li Changsheng and Li Yu to take one back each, and the two often ate the fish that were not sold out after the meal, so they naturally knew that this fish was very good.
Of course, Li Changqiang and another person who helped take care of the farm also had one for each person, which was an additional congratulatory gift in addition to the red envelope.