"Your name is not good, it is inelegant. How could you name such a beautiful puppy so casually?" Old Man Fan shook his head and provoked Xu Ling to stab him.
Xu Ling smiled and said: "What's wrong? The vulgarity is the elegance, isn't it quite consistent?"
Xu Ping and Xu An listened to him so much, but this time he didn't agree with his elder brother's vision.
"Brother, why don't you let Mrs. Fan name the puppy?"
Da Ya held the white-browed puppy in her arms, whining and trying to bite its ears. The puppy drooped its two front paws cutely, whimpering and not daring to struggle.
Gu You quickly blocked his daughter's mouth with quick eyes and hands, "Da Ya, can't puppies eat?"
"If you don't want to eat it, kiss it!" Da Ya liked the puppy and imitated her father in wanting to kiss the puppy. She looked at her mother in confusion. Didn't she just like to be kissed by her father?
Xu Ling laughed loudly and held Daya and the white-browed puppy in his arms, "Okay, okay, what name can you guys recommend?"
Xu An hugged the white-faced puppy: "I want this puppy, it's called Lucky, right?"
Mrs. Xu beamed: "This is a good name, it will bring you wealth!"
"Then let's call this one Jinbao!" Xu Ling agreed and gave the four-eyed puppy in his arms a name.
Fan Shiqing kept shaking his head. Xu Ling was doing business. This family seemed to be obsessed with money. They smelled like copper. The poor puppy was used to attract wealth.
The puppy with white fur on its feet seemed not to want to meet his brother's fate. It kept wandering around Fan Shiqing's feet, trying to lick his fingers.
Fan Shiqing stroked his beard and said, "Then let's call it Snow."
This name is indeed quite elegant. The Xu family looked at each other and responded with suppressed smiles.
Fan Shiqing had just touched the pig's tail, and the meaty smell had not dissipated from his fingers. It was no wonder that the puppy was clinging to him.
After naming the puppy, Xu Ping and Xu An worked hard with Daya to build a nest for the puppy. There was a place for chickens and ducks to live in the vegetable field in the back garden. The two of them thought about building a chicken coop in the backyard when the puppy grew up. Tie one next to it to prevent weasels from entering the house and stealing chickens.
Children have their own things to do, and so do adults.
Xu Ling asked his family to put more than 100 kilograms of pork into categories, take out a few pork ribs, and just put some coarse salt in them. After cooking, just take one and eat it in your hand. It will taste delicious!
Xu Ling planned to marinate pig trotters, elbows, tails, ears and other miscellaneous parts, along with the internal organs.
When dividing the meat, Gu Litian refused to ask for more. In the end, he only needed two pieces of pork belly and a few pieces of pork suet, which was enough to take home.
Xu Ling didn't say anything, he just said: "Dad, why don't you come here this year and let's have a New Year's Eve dinner together? It will be more lively when there are more people."
"That's not okay!" Gu Litian refused flatly. He still had his parents and was about to have a grandson. How could he get along with Xu Ling's family and not distinguish between you and me?
As soon as Xu Ling said these words, he realized something was wrong. He was the junior and Gu Litian was the elder. If they wanted to celebrate the New Year together, they should go to Gu's house.
He chuckled guiltily and never mentioned the matter again.
Cut the pork belly into large pieces, smear the outside with honey and soy sauce to marinate, heat the pot, fry the pork belly until the residue and oil come out, set the residue aside, chop it into pieces and make dumplings with shepherd's purse at night, use the pork board Fried braised pork.
On the other side, Xu Ling lit the stove in the courtyard, placed the pottery urn in which the pear paste was boiled, added water and brine, and then boiled the various parts of the pig.
Spices such as star anise, cinnamon and bay leaves were bought together by Xu Ling when he was out doing business, just so that he could have a good meal during the New Year.
There are no chili peppers these days, so Xu Ling can only add ginger, garlic and pepper to increase the spiciness and aroma.
Everyone else had to watch this work, so Xu Ling came alone. As soon as the spices were boiled, a fragrance filled the air, and was blown away by the cold wind in winter, drifting to the village.
"What does this smell like? Why does it smell so good?"
People in the village can smell it, let alone Xu Ling's family.
Even the three new puppies were wagging their tails at Xu Ling's feet.
The pig he bought was half fat and lean, so Xu Ling asked Gu You to wrap the lean meat in batter and fry some crispy meat. Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Liu were not idle either. They washed out a large basin of radishes at home, chopped them and thinned them. Mix the minced meat together and make some radish meatballs.
The whole family was busy until noon. The ribs boiled with coarse salt in the pot were ready. Xu Ling used chopsticks to put it on a large plate, let it cool slightly, and asked the children to eat it directly after washing their hands.
The firewood in Xu's pot burned brightly and never stopped. The aroma wafted into the village, attracting many children. One by one, they stuck their heads and bent their waists at the door of Xu's house to smell the smell of meat emanating from it. , my mouth is watering with greed.
Xu Ling picked up a plate of meatballs and walked towards the door with it. When the children saw him, they shouted: "Run!"
Children are delicious, but they also have a reputation. Even if they go to someone's door to sniff and beg for food, they won't be able to do it.
However, some children were greedy and could not run fast because of the smell of meat. Before they could take two steps, Xu Ling pushed open the door and grabbed the pigtail of the bench.
"What are you doing here?" Xu Ling asked knowingly.
When Li Dayuan saw his younger brother being arrested, he stopped in embarrassment and called out: "Brother Ling!"
Xu Ling smiled and called him to come over. As he got closer, he saw that Li Dayuan was wearing thin clothes. His thumb was exposed from the shoes on his feet, and his exposed skin was blue and purple from the cold.
This kid hadn't taken a shower for an unknown amount of time, and the black spots on his neck and behind his ears were all covered in black paint.
Xu Ling shook his head helplessly, "Didn't you make money from selling lotus roots? Why don't you ask your mother to make you some thick clothes?"
Li Dayuan chuckled: "My mother is pregnant again, and she wants to keep it to give birth to my younger brother!"
Xu Ling's heart tightened, feeling pity for him and helpless.
People in the village mainly raise children casually. There are many children at this time, and of course the loss rate is also very high. When the children are two or three years old, they can walk and learn to work. When they are fifteen or sixteen years old, they can get married and have children. Who cares whether the children live well or not? Okay?
If we put it in the past life, I am afraid that the parents in the village would inevitably be scolded for child abuse.
It’s not that it doesn’t matter now, but most people don’t think there’s anything wrong with it.
That’s how it came about anyway.
But Xu Ling couldn't stand the sight of these children wearing so little clothing in the cold and snow, not to mention the fact that they couldn't eat meat all year round. Xu Ling stopped them for just a moment, then turned around one by one and stared at the cakes on the plate in Xu Ling's hand. Meat, glistening saliva dripping down!
Xu Ling called the children to come into the corridor, closed the door, and carried a stove and put it in the corridor.
"Stay away from the stove. What's on the plate is crispy meat. Eat it. When you're done, help me with the work."
Li Dayuan grabbed several pieces of crispy meat, but he was not in a hurry to eat them. Instead, he gave them to the children behind him who couldn't get them.
After dividing the meat, he took another piece and stuffed it into his mouth. While eating, he asked Xu Ling: "Brother Ling, what do you want us to do for you? Just say it!"
