Chapter 34: Stewed Goose in an Iron Pot (Asking for Push)
Twenty-eighth, put the face hair. Twenty-nine, steamed steamed buns!
For these well-known folk customs, Mushanhe who returned to Tunzi to prepare for the Spring Festival naturally knows. But yesterday he went to the market, and today he steamed steamed buns. But the steamed buns he steamed are all finished products bought directly from the market.
If you celebrate the New Year alone, you can't compare with the atmosphere of family reunion in others. But some of the customs that should be followed, Mushanhe will also try to follow. Otherwise, it will always make people feel that he is too unconventional and out of place!
On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, in addition to steaming steamed buns, every household in Tunli also has the custom of 'going to the grave to invite the ancestors to make offerings'. chose to go back to Tunzi for the Spring Festival, and Mushanhe came more for this custom.
I followed my grandfather earlier, and at this time of year, he would take Mu Shanhe to worship his aunt. As for Mu Xingye's ancestors, he was not a native from Shuangdian County, but an orphan who survived the war in the early years.
Regarding his grandfather's family history, Mu Shanhe has never heard of it. In the words of his grandfather Mu Xingye, if there was no country and troops, I am afraid that a war orphan like him would have died in the troubled times of displacement.
But for Mu Shanhe at this moment, he didn't want his grandfather and mother to have no sacrifice on such a special day. Why do the old people care about passing on the lineage, but also hope that after death, there will be descendants to give them sacrificial incense.
If Mu Shanhe didn't believe in this in his previous life, then in this life, he felt that some customs have been passed down to this day, and there must be reasons for their inheritance. Since he has changed this pastoral surname, he must fulfill the responsibility of the descendants of the pastoral family.
He can't control the other ancestors of the Mu family, but he can't break the incense of his grandfather and mother. Even thinking of these, Mu Shanhe, who returned from rebirth, will feel that he was quite unfilial in his previous life, and he has not sacrificed two beloved relatives for many years.
Bringing the prepared offerings, Mushan River also appeared on the tomb mountain of Xinmintun again. When I saw other people who came to worship with offerings, after a simple greeting, they were busy with their own things and didn't disturb each other!
When he just returned from rebirth, Mushanhe had already sacrificed once. But today, the atmosphere and meaning seem to be somewhat different. Squatting in front of his mother's tombstone, Mu Shanhe also gently wiped the tombstone and communicated silently with his mother in his heart.
"Mom, from now on, my son will guard this mountain and come over to you every year to make offerings. If you have knowledge underground, you can rest in peace. Don't worry about me, Shanzi has grown up and will be able to take care of herself in the future.
If you can really be reincarnated as a human, you must remember to keep your eyes open in the next life, don't look for such a white-eyed wolf, he really doesn't deserve your infatuation. In the future, if I have a child, I will also bring the child and my daughter-in-law to worship you! ”
Compared with the death of his grandfather, the death of his mother caused the biggest blow to Mushanhe. It was from that day that he hated his so-called father. hates his ruthlessness, hates him for marrying a new love, hates him for never returning, hates his hypocrisy and hypocrisy.
Even in his previous life, the other party was sentenced to prison, and he asked someone to bring a message to see him, but in the end he was rejected by Mu Shanhe. What is a little speechless is that Mu Shanhe was reborn back in this time and space, and the other party is still serving his sentence in prison, and it seems that he has lived longer than him.
I don't know, when this so-called father learns that he is missing and dead, how will he finally feel?
But in Mu Shanhe's opinion, if this father learned after being imprisoned that his two favorite sons and one daughter were all helped by others, presumably that kind of taste would also keep him awake at night, would he feel regretful?
It doesn't hurt or like to look at the eyesore, but it's his own. What is held in the hand and spoiled in the heart, but it was born with the help of others. If you are any normal person and know such a cruel truth, you are afraid that you want to die!
After worshipping his mother, Mu Shanhe came to his grandfather's grave again, also wiped the tombstone clean, and said some heartfelt words to his grandfather in his heart. Why did he say it in his heart, there were also some things that he didn't want others to hear.
The secret of rebirth and the inheritance of the mountain god will be guarded by Mushanhe until death. Even if there is a pillow person in the future, he will not reveal anything. It's not that I don't believe it, but I feel that no one can predict what will happen when this kind of secret is revealed.
After returning home after the sacrifice, Mushanhe also began to get busy for lunch. Earlier in the market, he bought a slaughtered goose and planned to stew it at noon. If you can't finish a meal, you can continue to eat it when it heats up in the evening.
It's really not good, and Daqing helps, so you don't have to worry about waste!
In the past, Mu Shanhe tasted this special dish that he had eaten several times in his childhood in many restaurants in the Northeast. But he thinks that if you want to eat authentic stewed goose in an iron pot, in addition to the authentic ingredients, the farmhouse stove and iron pot are also very important.
He also thought about cooking once in the garden before. But the pot on the side of the garden is somewhat small. Now when I get home, I stew it directly in a large pot to be the most authentic. Cooking food is one of his few pleasures.
Blanch the goose meat soaked in water in advance, boil the blood foam, then stir-fry, then heat the pan and start stir-frying. In Mu Shanhe's view, the real core of this dish is stew. If the heat is right, you can't go wrong with the taste.
When adding potatoes and other accompaniments, Mu Shanhe pasted a circle of tortillas on the side of the pot. Although he likes to eat rice, he doesn't feel anything wrong with eating coarse grain pasta once in a while. And corn flour is also the staple food of northerners.
Cover the pot and all that's left to do is wait quietly. Taking advantage of the waiting time, Mu Shanhe also fed the space lynx and the fox. I didn't release them because I was worried that someone would come and visit the door later.
If you see it, you will inevitably attract attention and make yourself the object of conversation in Tunli again. Although he is not afraid, Mu Shanhe still feels that more is better than less. After the Spring Festival, stay for a few days and then go back to the mountains.
In fact, after returning to Tunzi for two days, except for the Mu family who invited him once, I didn't see anyone else in Tunzi coming to visit the door. As for him going to other people's houses, Mu Shanhe felt that he was still exempt. It's quiet to stay at home!
Smelling the aroma emanating from the pot, Daqing, who was originally squatting at the door to watch the house, seemed to be a little impatient. It's just that it doesn't get permission and it doesn't enter the main house without permission. This is also the rule it follows from childhood to adulthood.
Fortunately, before the meal, Mu Shanhe also brought a pot of steaming food and poured it directly into Daqing's food bowl. In addition to the goose meat that has just come out of the pot, there is also a chicken rack specially bought by Mu Shanhe. It is simply blanched and cooked, and Daqing also loves to eat it very much.
As for giving dogs such good food, in Mu Shanhe's view, what Daqing means to him is not as simple as a dog? In this family, Daqing is already one of his few 'close relatives'!
Seeing Daqing immersed in work, Mu Shanhe, who stroked two handfuls of dogs' heads, also went back to the kang to enjoy his feast. All the leftover bones are also kept on the table. Wait for these gnawed clean bones, which can also be used as snacks for Daqing.
In contrast, the two cats and three foxes in the space, their treatment is definitely not as good as Daqing. Although there is also meat to eat, the taste is definitely not as delicious as the secondary processing of Mushanhe. Fortunately, they in the space must not know this.
After lunch, Mushanhe was busy again. The red lanterns bought from the market should also be hung up in advance. It is important to connect the wires to the bulb after hanging the lantern. Otherwise, how could the lanterns be lit at night?
As for the couplets, we will have to wait until tomorrow to post them. Although there is only one person in the family, it doesn't take much time to do it. The rest of the time is to prepare a hearty Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.
After the end of the Chinese New Year's Eve, stay in Tunli to contact and communicate with the villagers. It was almost time for him to return to the garden. Even if Tunli is more lively and noisy than in the mountains. But compared to the hustle and bustle, he prefers silence and tranquility!