Half of the pork lungs were stir-fried with chili and half was boiled in soup.
Tonight, the smell of meat is floating in the sky over the entire Xiaoliu Village, but the smell of meat is somewhat fishy.
Everyone who came back from the field was smiling because they all knew there was meat to eat tonight.
Mrs. Chen was breastfeeding in the house. She waited for a long time but her mother-in-law didn't let her take the meat back to her parents' home.
My sister-in-law is really heartless. She doesn't want to send some meat back to her parents to eat.
Just as I was thinking about talking to my husband at night and asking him to ask his mother to get it, the courtyard door opened and Qiu Degui pulled the cart into the courtyard.
Chengcai and Qiu Defu, who were behind, said in unison: "It smells really good."
Ms. Liu stepped forward to help unload the rice handles from the cart.
After they washed their hands and faces, they went to the kitchen to help serve the dishes, including a large pot of braised pork, a bowl of fried pork lungs with chili, a bowl of pig lung soup, a plate of mixed cucumbers, a plate of fried water spinach, and a bowl of multi-grain rice.
"It's the Chinese New Year, and there aren't such good dishes during the Chinese New Year." Qiu Defu swallowed as he spoke.
Li Yunlan looked at a table full of people staring at the braised pork, and her eyes almost grew hooks.
"Eat quickly! Eat freely."
As soon as she moved her chopsticks, she couldn't wait to reach out to the braised pork. Qiu Defu took a bite and let out a delicious moan, and his eyes lit up.
Bright red in color, fat but not greasy, it melts in your mouth, the meat is soft and tender, and the aroma is overflowing. Piece after piece, even the soup mixed with rice, makes people have endless aftertaste.
Mr. Liu prefers fried pork lungs with hot peppers, which are salty, spicy and go very well with rice.
Folk belief is that form complements form.
Pig lungs are meant to replenish the lungs. This is just a rumor, and it is unknown whether it has any effect.
Pig lungs are soft and fragrant, and even children can drink it. It not only moisturizes the lungs, but also relieves autumn dryness, promotes body fluids and quenches thirst. Li Yunlan served a bowl to several children.
For a while, there was only the sound of chewing at the dinner table. Li Yunlan had not eaten a few meals of meat since he arrived here. This was the first time he had eaten so freely like today.
The family's fighting ability is also amazing, and they eat cleanly.
"How did you catch the wild boar?"
Qiu Degui said that last time the village chief knocked the gong and said that pig footprints were found on the hillside. It looked like there were quite a few, so they dug a trap. Today, a group of six or seven wild boars went down the mountain. This little wild boar fell first, and the herd of wild boars continued. Before they left, when they intercepted and chased them, two more people panicked and fell into the pit, while the rest ran back to the mountains.
After the pigs left, they went to the pit and stabbed the two big ones to death. The smaller one was crushed to death by the bigger one.
Qiu Defu then thought about the fact that the big wild boar meat didn't get any share: "The big wild boar meat didn't get any share."
Li Yunlan knocked him on the head and said: "You know what the heck, small wild boar is the most delicious. Big wild boar is thick, dead lean meat without oil and water, and has a fishy smell. How can small wild boar be so tender and fragrant?"
Qiu Defu touched his head and said, "I didn't smell it, but my braised pork tastes really good. I'll cook a pot of it tomorrow."
Qiu Degui smiled and said to his younger brother: "You know how to eat. A beggar can't save the overnight food. How to eat your mother has her own arrangements."
"Grandma, I have a stomachache." Baoyu finished speaking and Mingyue nodded.
Only little Pearl fell asleep halfway through the meal, so Li Yunlan asked Mrs. Liu to make some hawthorn soup for the children to drink.
He also told the three of them to walk in the yard to eat.
Li Yunlan pulled Qiu Degui over and said, "Tomorrow morning you bring a bunch of meat to your sister, as well as pork belly and pig heart."
Qiu Degui nodded in agreement.
Mrs. Chen collected the dishes and went to wash them. Mrs. Liu helped carry the pig food to the back to feed the pigs.
After Mrs. Chen successfully bathed Baoyu, she pushed Qiu Defu and Qiu Defu hummed.
Mrs. Chen then said, "Defu, you and your mother will talk to you tomorrow and take out a bunch of meat and send it back to the child's grandma's house. My parents haven't seen meat for a long time."
Qiu Defu closed his eyes: "You don't know how to tell your mother!"
"How can I say it? I just gave you gifts during the Mid-Autumn Festival. If you go to ask for your mother again, you should blame me."
"Well, I'll ask tomorrow."
Mrs. Chen happily kissed Qiu Defu, and Qiu Defu had already made a cry.
Chen pushed him twice and saw that he was not awake yet, so she sighed and hugged him and managed to fall asleep.
It was a dreamless night, and even the noisy rooster crow didn't wake Li Yunlan up.
When she got up, the sun was already high in the sky, and Liu and the others had already returned for breakfast.
"My dear, mother, you don't have to go to the fields after dinner. You can spread the rice at home and crush it when we come back."
Mrs. Liu agreed, and when she saw her mother-in-law standing towards the kitchen, she greeted her: "Mom, you're up. It's time to wash your face and eat."
Li Yunlan nodded.
While waiting for dinner, Mrs. Chen crooked Qiu Defu with her hand.
Qiu Defu didn't understand why and said, "We're eating, why are you abducting me?"
Mrs. Chen immediately blushed and glanced at her man.
After dinner, Qiu Defu was about to follow his brother to the field. Mrs. Chen immediately grabbed him and dragged him into the house.
"What are you doing? There's a lot of work to do in the fields."
"What did you promise me last night? Have you forgotten?"
"What did I promise you?"
Mrs. Chen was anxious: "Didn't you say that you would tell your mother to bring pork to the grandma's house for the child today?"
Qiu Defu thought for a moment: "Did I say that? If you want to tell me, I won't go."
He shook off Chen's hand and ran out.
"You...come back to me..."
Mrs. Chen stamped her feet angrily from behind.
Li Yunlan and Mrs. Liu swept out the circular space at the entrance of the courtyard, and then took out the rice handles and spread them out to dry in the sun.
After everything was done, Li Yunlan took a sip of water and asked Mrs. Liu to lift the pork, cut it into large pieces, and scoop all the lard in the oil can into the pot to melt.
When the oil was hot, the pieces of meat were thrown in and fried. Mrs. Chen felt even more congested when she saw that the meat was all cut.
After frying until golden brown, take it out and put it into a jar, then scoop the lard in and seal the mouth of the jar when it is cool, then eat as you please.
Mrs. Liu went to turn the rice, and Li Yunlan planned to burn the pig's head at noon. Originally, he wanted to marinate it, but unfortunately there was no marinade, and he couldn't go to the county to buy marinade for the pork, so he made soup instead.
In fact, when making pig head soup, you can make a super delicious pork soup with the simplest and most basic seasonings.
After collecting the water, throw it directly into the pot, add ginger, scallions, and water to cover the pig's head. Cover the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam, and simmer over low heat.
When the stew is cooked, take it out with chopsticks, let it cool, remove the meat and remove the bones, and feed a few mouthfuls to each of them.
The bones were also given to each of them to hold and chew on.
After cutting a pig head, pour half of the meat into the pot again, and add some salt to taste.
When other vegetables are fried, chop some green onions and sprinkle them into the broth before serving.
The milky white and rich soup combined with the soft and glutinous pork head meat has a rich aroma.
I scooped a spoonful of soaked rice and added some sour pickles. It was so refreshing that I couldn't stop eating it.
Li Yunlan also didn't expect that her cooking skills as a three-legged cat would be so popular here. Seeing them eating with big mouthfuls, she couldn't help but smile like an old mother.
