"It's pretty much the same, but it takes a lot of salt..."She has a lot of space, but how do you get it? Xia Huai was depressed.

"Hey, if it really doesn't work, don't put salt, just dry it and store it." Zhou Huiniang felt that it was enough to be full, and there was no need to do too many bells and whistles. They came out to survive, not to live. When survival is guaranteed, live well!

But Xia Huai is not happy, since she can enjoy life, why should she wronged herself? Anyway, she's going to have to find a good idea!

In a moment of boredom, Xia Huai suddenly noticed that the grass on the other side of the river was shaking, she squinted, and when she looked closely, the grass shook again.

"Mother, I'll go shopping on the other side and come back later!"

Zhou Huiniang scolded with a smile: "You lazy girl, I thought you were diligent, but you still only know how to play... Go ahead, be careful, there's a lot of bugs here..."

"Hey!"

Xia Huai ran over in one breath, calmed down his breath, and asked tentatively, "Is it you?" ”

The grass moved.

Xia Huai put his mind at ease and couldn't help asking, "Is there something wrong with me?" Could it be that there was too little trading last night, and he finally realized that he had suffered a loss, and then regretted it?

In the next second, a somewhat immature but hoarse voice came: "Grain, how to make it delicious?" ”

“？” Xia Huai was stunned.

The main reason is that this voice is too immature, listening to the voice is only thirteen or fourteen years old, probably because of the voice change in puberty, the voice is a little hoarse.

But Xia Huai always thought that the person who traded with her was a person in his forties, and at least he should be an adult. She couldn't imagine how a person who was only thirteen or fourteen years old could be so careful and calm, and how he could write a good hand and learn a martial art.

It's horrible. Unless, the other party is good at changing voices!

Xia Huai thought so, and subconsciously asked in his mouth: "Delicious?" What do you mean? ”

The other side was silent, and then stated indifferently: "The food you cook is very fragrant, but I can't make it." ”

Xia Huai: "... In this case, maybe you don't have a female dependent, right? Women have always been good at cooking. "No, chefs have always been made by men, in fact, men are more suitable for cooking!

“... Be. Is there anything you can do? After a pause, he continued, "I can trade my prey with you." ”

Xia Huai was naturally moved, and she asked tentatively, "Why don't I teach you a few methods?" ”

The two discussed, and in order to show their sincerity, Xia Huai first taught each other a little trick: "If you are boiling rice soup, I suggest that you cook it for a little longer, so that the rice will be softer and more fragrant." You go back and try, and if it works, we'll trade again. ”

After the other party left, Xia Huai was about to leave, and his sharp eyes noticed that something was suddenly fluttering in the grass.

It's a pheasant, not too big, but better than nothing.

"This kid..."Xia Huai carried the pheasant and happily went back to the other side to find her mother.

Zhou Huiniang had already washed her clothes, and even the clothes around her had been taken away and replaced with pots of wild boar. She was so immersed in the joy of washing the pork that she didn't realize that her daughter came back.

Xia Huai was teasing, carrying the pheasant and shaking it in front of Zhou Huiniang's eyes.

"Yikes!" Zhou Huiniang was so frightened that she almost threw away the wild boar in her hand, turned her head to see that it was her daughter, and said angrily: "It's too long!" What do you want to do, girl? ”

"No, where did the pheasant come from!"

Xia Huai smiled proudly: "Caught from the other side!" ”

There is another dish at home, Zhou Huiniang is happy, and she sighs a little: "Who is like you, either catching rabbits or chickens all day long..."

Xia Huai didn't listen, rolled up her sleeves and squatted down to help her mother: "These pork will be written into long strips later, so it will be easy to dry!" ”

"Okay."

The cleaned wild boar meat is cut into palm-length strips with a knife, stacked and placed in a basin, and it is reasonable to put some spices and the like, but unfortunately there is nothing missing.

Xia Huai thought about it, and when her mother couldn't see it, she replaced the river water with the water of the space, and carefully rinsed the pork waffle.

After returning to the cave, Zhou Huiniang rummaged through the cave, planning to find a few things that could dry pork, but when she looked for it, she turned her head and was dumbfounded.

"Xia Huai! What are you doing?! Zhou Huiniang's heart hung suddenly, and she rushed to Xia Huai with her things.

Xia Huai's hands shook in fright, and the salt jar slid from his hand into the wooden basin, and the salt in the jar was sprinkled on the meat accurately.

Xia Huai looked at her mother innocently.

Zhou Huiniang stared at the salt jar and looked at it, but she was not angry anymore, but only a little lucky: "Fortunately, there is still a jar, otherwise what can I do without salt!" ”

Xia Huai actually intended to mean something, but he didn't expect to pour half a jar by mistake. Seeing that her mother didn't blame her, Xia Huai felt a little guilty: "Mother, don't worry, there will be salt." ”

Zhou Huiniang glanced at her and squeezed her daughter aside: "Go and play, you don't need you here!" She left for a while, and the girl wasted half a jar of salt, if she kept letting her toss, she wouldn't be able to live!

Xia Huai couldn't help but stick out his tongue, and couldn't help but say before leaving: "Mother, smear some chili powder and cumin powder, I have it here!" In order to prevent her mother from getting angry, Xia Huai threw down two bottles of condiments and ran away.

Although Wang Tieniu's injury was better, Xia Dashan still didn't let him work, he could only look left and again depressedly, and saw Zhou Huiniang marinating pork, he thought about it, and took out a big gourd from the basket: "Sister-in-law Zhou, you don't have a bar?" This is a gourd wine I brought out, you take it to marinate the meat! ”

Zhou Huiniang didn't answer, and looked at Wang Tieniu with some hesitation.

Wang Tieniu scratched his head: "Aren't I injured, I can't get better in March, and my mother won't let me drink... You can use it! ”

Zhou Huiniang was not polite this time, and took it in her hand.

The meat strips were carefully kneaded and marinated by Zhou Huiniang with salt, wine, chili pepper and cumin, and finally covered with a lid and let stand for two or three hours, and then put on the top of the wood chips to dry when they were marinated.

Generally, it takes about a month to use natural air-dried pork.

Shi looked at the air-dried meat and drooled, and his head was patted by Xia Dashan: "It will take a long time to eat the air-dried meat, okay, come over and help, let's stew and barbecue later!" ”

Wild boar meat is stronger and chewier than domestic pigs, but it can have a fishy smell if left untreated.

Zhou Huiniang is going to stew meat with the ingredients provided by Xia Huai, and Xia Dashan is carrying the two boys to chop meat, marinate meat, and skewer meat, and prepare to barbecue and eat.

Cut the fat meat into large pieces, smear it with salt and chili peppers, cut some sticks and skewer them, and pile up the firewood to roast them.

Since Xia Qi successfully roasted the rabbit and was praised by Xia Huai, he was particularly attentive to eating. If Zhou Huiniang hadn't let him handle it, he would even want to snatch the daily cooking job!

"Turn it over in time, don't burn it... What to watch? That's you! ”