Chapter Forty-Nine: Gluttony
Time passes slowly.
It's been a few days since the carpentry shop was smashed.
Zhao Yu resumed his daily life to the fullest, and even because of the smashing of the shop, Zhao Yu became more assiduous in his martial arts, practicing every day after school, and trying to kick the trunk of a tree in Xue Hu's courtyard.
And Zhao Yu's carpentry shop, since it was smashed, for various reasons, Zhao Yongzhuo returned it and did not open the store again.
Without the income of the store and the large consumption in the city, Zhao Yongzhuo is full of a sense of crisis, and every day he either weaves bamboo products to sell, or goes to the city to cut firewood and sell them frantically.
But these things are not easy to sell, and even Zhao Yongzhuo can't make money for several days, and he has a sad face all day long.
The most obvious manifestation of the decrease in the Zhao family's income is that the food at home has deteriorated, and the meat that could be seen every two days has not been seen since the store is gone.
But Zhao Yu is a half-grown child, and because of his martial arts, he not only has a large amount of food, but also has great nutritional needs, how can he stand it when he is used to meat?
I held it for more than ten days.
It wasn't until July when the private school was closed that Zhao Yu finally couldn't help it and planned to pay for meat to eat.
The day is July 14.
After school in the afternoon, Zhao Yu rushed out of the private school with a small satchel on his back and came directly to the vegetable market in Nanshi, in front of a streetside meat stall.
"Which kid? Hurry home after school, don't stop Lao Tzu from doing business! ”
The butcher was a big man covered in meat, shirtless, looking very vicious, and when he saw Zhao Yu blocking in front of the stall, he immediately glared and drove away.
Zhao Yu was not afraid of the big man, he raised his little head and said:
"I'm here to buy meat, and my family asked me to buy meat!"
"Buying meat...... Then hurry, how much? ”
Dahan hesitated for a moment, picked up the knife and slapped the meat board.
"You haven't told me how much a pound is?"
Zhao Yu pouted.
Hearing this, the big man grinned:
"It's a big ghost, tell you, high-grade pork is twenty wen a catty!"
"Twenty Wen and a Pound ......"
Zhao Yu's gaze moved to the pork on the stall.
There is not much pork left on the stall, only half of the fan left.
Twenty wen a catty, Zhao Yu doesn't care, it's just that he eats a lot, and he won't just buy one catty, which will cost a lot of money, and when his father and mother ask, they can't prevaricate, and it is easy to expose the small treasury......
Little finger nodded his lips, and when his gaze swept over the wooden pole supporting the stall, Zhao Yu's eyes suddenly lit up.
On the wooden pole was a pair of pig lungs and pig intestines.
Although this kind of pig is not as good as meat, it is not eaten by no one in this era, and some poor families will still buy it because it is cheap!
"How do you sell the pigs hanging on it?"
Zhao Yu suddenly stretched out his little hand and pointed at the wooden pole.
The big man glanced at the wooden pole, and then pouted:
"The whole set of lungs is twenty wen, and the intestines are ten!"
"I want it all!"
Zhao Yu waved his hand without hesitation, and immediately went to the small satchel to take out the money.
A pair of pig lungs and a pair of large intestines, how can there be more than ten catties, as long as thirty Wen, of course Zhao Yu wants it.
Moreover, this kind of pig is boiled in water, and it is better than meat.
Thirty copper plates were counted out of the small satchel, and Zhao Yu placed them directly on the meat stall.
Seeing the copper plate, Dahan was also very happy, took off the pig lungs and large intestine and threw them on the board in front of Zhao Yu.
The pig's lungs and large intestine are tied with straw, and it is unrealistic to let the stall owner take a bag and pack it in this era, Zhao Yu grabbed the straw, carried the pig into the water, turned around and ran towards home.
That little back, chic, windy!
The only thing that is indecent is that the large intestine that is slipping is swaying in the air, and it looks very infiltrating!
......
Back home.
Hu and Zhao Yongzhuo are still busy working outside, and there is no one at home.
Zhao Yu was greedy, and he didn't wait for the two of them to come back, so he started the whole thing himself.
The pig lungs are easy to make, just wash them.
But the large intestine of the pig is difficult to wash, and if you don't clean it, you will definitely have to spit it out if you eat it.
The best way to quickly clean the large intestine of pigs is to use salt, flour or alkali to assist in cleaning.
But these things are more expensive than the pig's intestine, how dare Zhao Yu use them luxuriously? So I can only wash it with water.
Fortunately, although it is troublesome, it can also be washed with water, once or twice, if it can't be washed once, then wash it ten or twenty times, and it can definitely be washed so that it doesn't even smell!
Wash the pork lungs in a wooden basin and put them in the kitchen.
Zhao Yu then sat on the wooden pier in the courtyard and began to clean the large intestine.
Fortunately, the large intestine has been reversed by the butcher, and the outside is the inner layer, which saves Zhao Yu to flip it.
Throwing the large intestine into the wooden basin, Zhao Yu threw another handful of clean straw into it, then added water and began to rub.
Once, twice......
Zhao Yu changed the water again and again.
I don't know how many times I washed it, but Zhao Yu didn't stop until the large intestine was not slippery to the touch and smelled like that.
At this time, it was already half an hour later, and Zhao Yu was tired and sweating profusely.
However, Zhao Yu did not stop, and after putting the large intestine into the kitchen, he ran out of the yard and ran to Nanshi outside the alley.
Zhao Yu's approach to pigs in the water only knows how to fry and boil.
It's not okay to fry, because Zhao Yu didn't see chili peppers in Changning County, and you can't eat this thing without chili peppers.
Therefore, Zhao Yu plans to boil, or marinate, and use spices to marinate and make marinade, which can not only cover the taste of the organs, but also spray incense!
Although the spice is also very expensive, Zhao Yu is still ready to buy some, not to mention, this spice can be reused many times after buying!
After spending more than 20 yuan to buy a little marinade at the grocery store, Zhao Yu ran home again.
Chopped the pork lungs and large intestine and threw them into the stove pot, Zhao Yu added water and ginger seasoning to it, and threw the marinade bag wrapped tightly in a coarse cloth, then covered the pot and started to make a fire.
After a while, the water in the pot boiled, and a strong fragrance wafted out from the cracks in the lid of the pot, instantly filling the entire courtyard.
Zhao Yu squatted in front of the fire pit, looking up at the little face that was stained by black ash, staring closely at the stove, swallowing saliva, and sniffing the fragrance in the air.
Marinated with spices, Zhao Yu has never eaten it in his life, coupled with the lack of meat, Zhao Yu's eyes are so hungry that they are green.
Boom!
"Taste the salt first!"
Seeing that the water was boiling for a while, Zhao Yu swallowed a big mouthful of saliva and immediately came to the stove.
"Whew!"
When the lid of the pot was lifted, a large stream of steam gushed out, with a strong fragrance like a white cloud flying into the air.
Zhao Yu took a sharp breath of the aroma in enjoyment, and then looked at the pot with silver threads at the corner of his mouth.
The inside of the pot was boiling, and pieces of lungs and intestines were surging in the pot.
Zhao Yu was not afraid of being hot, so he reached out and pinched out a piece of intestine on the side of the pot, and then raised his head and sent it to his mouth.
It's just that as soon as the intestines reached his mouth, Zhao Yu's raised cerebellum suddenly saw a big head appear on the top of his head at some point.
The head had a resolute, sharp square face, and a blind eye wearing an eye patch, which was none other than Xue Hu.
Xue Hu appeared at Zhao Yu's house for the first time.
Looking at Xue Hu who suddenly appeared, Zhao Yu opened his small mouth, pinched his intestines, and stood stiffly on the spot.
But it was only two seconds, and Zhao Yu closed his mouth awkwardly and handed the intestine segment in his hand to Xue Hu:
"Master Tiger, are you eating?"
"Eat it yourself!"
Xue Hu spoke coldly, his face expressionless.
But despite this, Zhao Yu still saw Xue Hu's throat rolling slowly, and the one-eyed also glanced at the pot.
"Hmm...... Eat together! There are a lot of them here, and I made one especially for you, Master Hu! ”
Zhao Yu hurriedly stuffed the intestine segment into his mouth, took a bowl and filled a large bowl of stew from the pot, and then brought it to the stone table outside the courtyard, looking at Xue Hu with a smile.
Xue Hu looked at Zhao Yu's little flower face complicatedly, then looked at the stew on the stone table, and finally walked out of the courtyard.
Seeing Xue Hu leaving, Zhao Yu was stunned.
However, just when Zhao Yu was stunned, Xue Hu walked back again, and he was still carrying a pot of wine in his hand.
Seeing this, Zhao Yu grinned.