The flames in the stove were burning brightly, the oil pan made a sizzling sound, and the unique aroma of lard filled the air, spreading from the simple kitchen to the entire courtyard.
Gao Mingcheng used a spatula to turn the lard from time to time so that it could be fried more evenly.
The heat of boiling lard is also very important. When it is almost boiled, you should take out the oil residue immediately, otherwise the oil residue will be burnt and it will affect the quality of lard.
Gao Mingcheng actually rarely does anything in the kitchen on weekdays. Fortunately, some related experience and skills are enough for him to do this well.
Anneal it, remove the oil residue, and put the lard into a jar.
This jar is made of ceramic. In order to prevent it from exploding at high temperatures, the jar is placed in a basin, and then a large basin of cold water is filled in the basin to achieve the purpose of cooling down.
This practice is practiced by every household in their village, and he has seen it many times since he was a child.
Every time someone boils lard, once they smell the aroma, the children in the village will gather at that house, waiting to eat the lard residue after the lard is boiled.
At this time, the host will also generously break out a plate of oil residue and sprinkle it with a little salt. The freshly fried oil residue is crispy and sweet!
In fact, in terms of the taste of oil residue, water oil is better. The so-called water oil, also called net oil and flower oil, is the oil from the side of pig internal organs, and it often comes with a pig iron.
The reason why water oil is called water oil is because it contains more water and produces less oil, so the price is cheaper than suet. But the fried residue has a crispier texture, especially the fried pork belly, which is very chewy.
Gao Mingcheng found a piece with fascia from the oil residue, and then threw it into his mouth. With a click, the oil residue exploded in the mouth, giving people a different kind of enjoyment.
This is the happiness that fat brings to people!
Gao Mingcheng ate several pieces of oil residue in a row, and suddenly heard footsteps outside. When he heard the footsteps, he frowned slightly, and even the oil residue in his mouth suddenly lost its aroma.
A few seconds later, a person came in at the door of the kitchen. The person first tentatively leaned out half of her body. When she saw that the person in the kitchen was Gao Mingcheng, she straightened her body instantly, and her whole body became more energetic. .
"Gao Mingcheng, you only made ten yuan and you gave it to their family? Are you stupid?" Luo Xiaohua yelled angrily.
As I said before, people living in the village rarely have privacy. For example, yesterday, Gao Mingcheng helped carry the coffin and earned ten yuan. In just half an hour, the entire village could know.
So Duomei knows about it, and his mother Luo Xiaohua also knows about it.
"You have helped their family's Gao Zhuang since you were a child, and now you have a few mouthfuls of food from their family, which is what you should do. You actually spend money to buy lard for them! And buy rice? You are probably out of your mind!"
"Let's go home! You are not allowed to live here anymore. Take the rice and oil with you!"
Luo Xiaohua said, and was about to get something.
How could Gao Mingcheng let her take away the things? He took out ten yuan from his trouser pocket and said, "Grandma Xi gave me the money and asked me to buy these oil and rice. Now, look, I still have my ten dollars here.”
Gao Mingcheng showed the ten dollars to his mother and then put it back in his trouser pocket.
He was too fast, which made Luo Xiaohua a little dissatisfied, but she could only glare at him.
She glanced at a large plate full of oil residue, and then at the jar full of oil. She felt a little unhappy and said sourly: "His family doesn't have a strong labor force, but they are living so well!" No wonder you can’t bear to go back to your home!”
While she was talking, she did not forget to reach out to eat the oil residue. She ate very quickly, as if she would suffer a loss if she ate less.
Gao Mingcheng let his mother eat the oily residue and just asked what she was doing here.
Luo Xiaohua said matter-of-factly: "Your father bought the old house of the Gao Fu family yesterday. You didn't go to work on the railway anyway. If you have free time in the past two days, go over there and help clean it up. In a few days, If you choose a good day, your brother and sister-in-law will move into the house over there."
Gao Mingcheng frowned and said: "I don't have time to clean up, you can do it yourself. When it's time to move, I will help move things."
Luo Xiaohua immediately glared at Gao Mingcheng fiercely, but Gao Mingcheng refused to give in. In the end, she had no choice but to say: "After your brother and sister-in-law move out, you can come back to live there. If you have a home of your own, you won't be afraid if you live in someone else's home." The people in the village are laughing!”
"This family hasn't been divided yet. There are a lot of things that need money. Just give me the ten yuan. When you get married, you still have to buy things."
Gao Mingcheng's brows furrowed even more tightly. When he heard his mother's footsteps, he had a guess in his mind. Now that he heard his mother say this, he wasn't surprised.
In fact, he still had some money in his hand. He could give the ten yuan to his mother, but he didn't want to give it.
"Mom, I remember you said before that if I marry Duomei, you won't give me a dime, and I don't expect you to give me any money. I will save my own money to marry her. When we separate, the things at home will be No, just give me my acre of land."
In 1983, the land was divided according to head count. There were eight people in their family, and they were allotted a little over nine acres of land. As for the land, they all reclaimed it themselves.
There is nothing wrong with Gao Mingcheng asking for an acre of land.
But this sentence suddenly made Luo Xiaohua fly into a rage, pointing at Gao Mingcheng's nose and yelling: "You want to marry her? What's so good about her? Don't forget, she has no land! By then you will only have With one acre of land, I’m afraid I’ll starve to death!”
"I'm warning you, if you marry him, I won't give you a dime, and I won't help you either!"
"Okay, I understand." Gao Mingcheng said calmly. Anyway, he didn't help in his previous life, and he has no hope in this life.
Luo Xiaohua saw that he couldn't get enough oil and salt, so he could only leave angrily. Before leaving, he didn't forget to grab a lot of oil residue.
Gao Mingcheng watched her leave, sighing slightly in his heart.
When the land was divided in 1983, he was still young and could not speak at all in the village. At that time, many beautiful second sisters and Zhang Chengyuan were already married. However, because Zhang Chengyuan was from another village and was a bride-in-law, the village was not willing to give Zhang Chengyuan money at first. Divide fields.
But how important is the field to farmers?
So the four sisters of the Xu family made a fuss in the village, and finally both parties took a step back. The village agreed to allocate an acre of land to Zhang Chengyuan, but many beautiful things were lost.
At that time, many beauties were smaller and unable to fight for themselves, so the matter was settled.
It is also because of these that his mother always looks down on many beauties. Because many beauties have no advantages other than being good-looking.
But who made him fall in love with so many beauties?
Even if he had to do it again, he would not want to marry anyone else, because he has become accustomed to the existence of many beauties, and many beauties have become the other half of his life.
