All the dolls in the village gathered around, excited and scared.
One by one, the fat pigs were caught and tied up on the bench. They didn't dare to look at them, but they couldn't help but look at them.
For these old butchers, killing pigs and sheep is a process.
After the pig was tied up, the big wooden basin was put down.
As soon as the knife went in, the pig began to struggle wildly. At this time, even four people could not hold it down, and more people were needed to do it.
The pig's blood trickled down, and finally a large wooden basin was filled, but some hot water was still put in the basin.
At this time, even if the pig blood bleeds dry, we cannot take it lightly.
Because the pig may still have a lot of strength to break free, so we have to wait.
Only when the breath of life was completely gone did he untie the rope and throw it into a vat full of scalding hot water.
The butchers were already standing next to the barrels with their own planes and starting to shave the pig hair. This was also a strenuous job. Even though the pigs could no longer move, it took a lot of dexterity to shave the hair cleanly.
Children are the most cheerful, looking around and often arousing the amusement of adults.
Li Zhao watched quietly, the heat mist rising under the firelight, everyone was busy, with smiles on their faces.
The butchers laughed. Their wages were very high today because the prince gave them red envelopes.
The cooks laughed. Their wages were very high today, and I heard they could even get a share of meat.
The children laughed because their parents said they could go home after finishing tonight and eat meat.
A tall double ladder has been set up in the open area, and a thigh-thick wooden stick is placed on it, so that the slaughtered pig is already hanging on it.
"Someone, help carry the pig blood in!"
There is a lot of pig blood, because hot water has been added to the basin in advance, so the pig blood will not coagulate in advance.
By the time it starts to solidify, it will be at least half an hour later.
At this time, the pig blood is actually the most tender and delicious.
Pots of pig blood were carried to a place that had been prepared and placed, and covered with bamboo covers to prevent stolen goods and debris from flying onto them.
On a platform built with long stools, huge pieces of pork that had been cut into pieces began to be dismembered.
Li Qingwei was very busy, because the prince said that the main purpose of today is to have a dinner, which is to let everyone eat and drink well, collect money and food to go home for the New Year.
Because Prince You's Mansion did not avoid outsiders when doing all this, so when preparations began here, more and more people were attracted.
The entire Youwang Mansion has not been this lively for a long time, except when working on weekdays.
"Have you finished eating so much pork?" the onlookers standing in the distance said with a hint of envy.
They no longer ask stupid questions like whether pork can be eaten. Other people's pork has a strong smell of mutton, so naturally it cannot be eaten. However, the pork here in Youwang has been specially treated and is very clean when raised. smell of mutton.
Everyone who has eaten it says it is delicious.
A pair of eyes full of expectation stared straight at him. They were very envious, but they could only be envious.
"Your Highness!" Long Jia'an led the people in front of Li Zhao, who had long since woken up from his sleep. "We have all brought the basins from home."
Li Zhao rubbed his cheeks, stood up with the support of two maids, and said, "You all remember your own basin, right? It doesn't matter if you don't remember it. You can find it by yourself when the time comes."
"First take the basins and wash them out. We'll have to put the vegetables in later. You guys are responsible for taking care of them today."
"Yes!" Long Jia'an laughed immediately.
"Li Qingwei!"
"Here you are!" Li Qingwei said, sweating profusely: "Your Highness, are you ready to start?"
"let's start."
"Okay!" Li Qingwei wiped his sweat and shouted at the top of his voice: "Guys in the imperial kitchen, get ready to start cooking."
The sound of gongs and drums sounded, and intense food preparation work began in the kitchen.
Li Zhao will serve them new dishes today, which means that everyone will be better in the coming year.
In the kitchen, those who picked vegetables and washed vegetables were all busy cooking. Even though the water was cold, everyone was sweating from the work.
According to Li Zhao's request, the pork was divided into details: front leg meat, hind leg meat, tenderloin, ribs, pig ears, pig face, pig brain, front feet, hind feet...
Each item is placed in a different area.
Today, Li Zhao didn't cook many dishes. He only cooked three kinds, and the other chefs followed suit.
The first thing is of course pig's feet, stewed pig's feet.
All the pig's feet have been cut with a cleaver and blanched.
The second dish is braised pork ribs, which also uses the best parts and needs to be stewed slowly over low heat.
The third dish is pork head, which is a famous dish and goes very well with rice.
While Li Zhao was busy in the kitchen, Zhao Chun'e, who was responsible for cleaning the table, was scrubbing it with hot water.
Gradually the sun has come out. Today is a good weather, at least it didn't rain.
"Hurry up." Zhao Chun'e urged.
She also needed to set up the venue, although it was large enough to hold numerous tables.
But after all, this was her first time hosting such a big scene, and she couldn't help feeling proud but also nervous.
Zhao Chun'e has obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the tables she puts down must line up in a straight line. She gets angry with anyone who doesn't put them neatly.
The tables and stools are placed, and then the dishes and chopsticks are washed.
Since everyone at work is gathering together for a meal, there are naturally a large number of people, and it takes an hour to clean just the necessary dishes and chopsticks.
Wu Diao Si was busy counting money.
In the past, he would feel that counting money until his hands cramped was a very happy thing, but now he is not happy at all.
It was too much money and he almost vomited after repeating it countless times.
What's more important is that there can't be one mistake with money, otherwise, that guy with a lot of money will keep whispering in his ears.
The money is tied up with hemp rope, which looks particularly eye-catching.
Li Zhong is busy counting the rice grains, which are also to be distributed today. It is an astronomical number and cannot be sloppy.
The prince is already a prodigal. If they don't help, the prince will probably lose all his wealth in three days.
However, Li Zhong didn't feel bad because he found that everyone was completely devoted to the prince now.
Xiaoqing was very tired, and her tired feet did not touch the ground.
Because she was busy staring at the scale. Weighing pork is also a technical job. The pork must not only be evenly fat and thin, but also have the same weight.
Whenever a piece of meat was cut, she would hang it up with straw ropes that everyone rushed out.
Under the sun, these pieces of pork, which are about the same size and weight, form a beautiful landscape.
Pig offal is not allowed to be thrown away, as it can also be used for cooking.
There are more and more people watching around Prince You's Mansion, but most of the people watching are actually watching the fun.
Everyone who can gather here for dinner today is basically busy, even Zhao Jingru and Yaya are no exception. They and Jian Jia are also busy washing and picking vegetables.
"Sister, look!"
