boyutpedia Chapter 267 Preparing the Pig-Slaughtering Dish
Chapter 267 Preparing the Pig-Slaughtering Dish
The three sisters-in-law continued to wash the two pig intestines.
In fact, the children have almost finished washing, and they just need to clean up the mess.
Old Mrs. Zhou brought the oil lamp over and began to count the coins one by one.
"One cent, two cents... ten cents..."
"Grandma, how long can you count like this?"
Zhou Mingjie came back running happily from outside.
"Don't interrupt me, you little brat. Go play somewhere else... That's it. Where was I counting to?"
Looking at the pile of copper coins in front of her, Old Mrs. Zhou had to start counting them again.
A fat pig weighing more than 300 kilograms was sold for more than seven taels of silver, so the profit was pretty good.
When I bought the piglet, it only cost two hundred coins, and I left a lot of meat for myself.
Some people also bought things on credit, so the total amount would be at least eight and a half taels.
There is still a sow left at home. I will wait until spring to mate her with a litter of piglets, which I can then sell after raising them.
Oh, that’s great!
The old lady kept some loose change and locked up the rest.
The kitchen was still busy. The three daughters-in-law were cleaning the meat, and the sons were helping.
Seeing the old lady coming, everyone looked up at her, waiting for her to announce the good news.
"What? Why are you looking at me? Hurry up and work, then you can rest after you are done."
She kept it a secret on purpose; don't think she didn't know what the kids wanted to ask.
"Mom, just tell us now and stop keeping us in suspense."
Liu smiled and acted coquettishly, tugging at Mrs. Zhou's trouser leg.
"Hahaha then I'll tell you, I sold a total of..."
"More than eight taels!"
"So many! Oh, that's great!"
"Okay, the time the kids spent collecting so much pig grass was well spent."
"Haha, that's right. If we kill the other one, it will have to be this number too."
These two pigs were fattened by everyone, and everyone was naturally very happy that they could be sold for so much money.
Several people hung the remaining meat bones and meat on the wall, and saved some of the remaining pig offal to prepare for the pig-killing dish tomorrow.
"Okay, now that you're done cleaning up, go back to bed. You've been busy all day."
Old Mrs. Zhou locked the door and asked everyone to go back to their rooms to sleep. A few people went back to their rooms chatting and laughing.
With one less pig in the house, the pressure of feeding the pig is reduced.
We have a lot of livestock at home this year, and the rabbits have given birth to one litter after another.
Even though she had prepared a lot of hay, Mrs. Zhou still felt a little unsure.
It’s cold this year and I don’t know when the weather will warm up.
After extinguishing the candles, the Zhou family members had a warm sleep.
……
Early the next morning.
The people in the Zhou family started to get busy after breakfast.
Boss Zhou moved the big pot for braised meat to the yard, lit a fire and started cooking.
Zhou Laosan was chopping wood in the corner with an axe, while Zhou Laoer was sorting the meat.
"Er Ya and San Ya, after you have cleaned yourselves, go get some jars and get some wine."
"Ok."
The two little girls scooped some hot water and scrubbed the empty jar clean.
There are many jars of wine in the warehouse, all of which they brewed when they had nothing to do.
In addition to their own brew, they also made some fruit wine.
My uncle and his family like to have a drink when they have nothing to do. Now that they have these, they don’t have to go to the town to play so often.
"Sana, this sour plum wine smells really good, come over here and smell it."
Zhou Mingqi held a small jar of wine in front of him and couldn't help but take a few more breaths.
"Hmm~ Not bad, it means our wine was brewed successfully."
"My jar of autumn pears is also good, and tastes sweet."
"It looks good. We have made our father and uncle proud again. We should have two more jars to save them from getting drunk."
The two men each brought over two jars, and without waiting for the pig-killing dishes to be prepared, they washed the wine bowls and poured some in.
"Grandma, mother, come and try it, it smells delicious to us."
Zhou Mingshu took a small spoon and scooped up a mouthful to taste it. The spicy taste instantly spread in her mouth, choking her and making her cough.
"Huh~ I was careless."
My aunt, mother and aunt were all laughing.
"This is not suitable for a little girl. It tastes too spicy. Summer beer is OK, but forget about this."
Old Mrs. Zhou picked up the bowl and took a sip to taste it. "What kind of wine is this? It tastes pretty good."
"Grandma, this jar is made of sour plum wine, this one is made of autumn pear wine, and the remaining two jars are made of grain wine from the town."
"It tastes good. I'll try the autumn pear flavor."
After tasting it, Old Mrs. Zhou smacked her lips and nodded with satisfaction.
Liu and the others also came over to taste it. Some of them could drink it, while others couldn't. The main reason was that the wine was beautiful in color, and the light yellow color was very attractive.
"It will taste great when paired with some pig-killing dishes later."
"Haha, that's right. I haven't made a pig-killing dish for a long time. I'll put more side dishes in so that everyone can eat their fill..."
There was a lot of joy in the kitchen. All the dried vegetables that had been dried earlier were taken out and soaked, ready to be put into the pot in the morning.
Zhou Mingqin was holding a basket with some bean sprouts in it.
Add to that the green vegetable leaves that have been picked on the table, this big pot will definitely be enough to eat.
"Mom, do we need to add the Pueraria powder on the table?" Liu asked.
"Add it in. I didn't take much. I'll add it in for flavor."
Liu and Zhu beside her looked at each other without saying anything, and added a bucket of water to soak it first.
It’s not that she is stingy, it’s mainly because this Pueraria powder is rare!
The children worked so hard and only got this little. After eating and giving away everything, there is not much left at home. It’s really hard to bear to give it away.
"Sister-in-law, just put it in. The children have to eat together too."
"Yeah, there's not much left or right."
When the bones in the big pot were almost cooked, Boss Zhou threw in some soft tissues such as blanched pig offal.
You have to continue to cook it over high heat until your teeth can chew it, then add the prepared vegetables.
Old Mrs. Zhou brought over a bowl of spices such as cardamom, star anise, peppercorns and chili peppers.
"Boss, how's the cooking going? It's time to add some spices."
"Mom, put it in. I just stirred it."
Zhou Mingyuan and Zhou Minghua sat on a small stool nearby, peeling chestnuts while roasting by the fire, with a little squirrel in their arms, looking very relaxed and comfortable.
Zhou Mingqin and her eldest brother moved the long table out and would eat in the yard later.
Since winter began, they haven't eaten outside for a long time. They have been huddled in the kitchen where it is warmer.
Zhou Mingjie moved the wood chopped by his uncle over here, and put the rest in the kitchen for use.
In addition to cooking the pig-killing dishes in the yard, a thin noodle soup was also made in the house.
In case you get tired of the pig-killing dishes, you can drink some soup to relieve the greasiness, and there are hot steamed buns on the grate.