My village can't be like this

Chapter 279
At noon, everyone was working so hard that they forgot to go home for dinner.

After Wang Fang cooked the meal, she waited for a long time, but she still didn't see anyone coming home.

Then I ran to the field to watch and found that everyone was working in full swing.

"His dad, why don't you tell everyone to go back for dinner? It's already noon."

Wang Fang came to the field and called out to Zhang Jianguo.

"Hey, it's time to eat."

Only then did Zhang Jianguo notice that it was time to eat.

In fact, Zhang Jianguo was not to blame. The weather has been gloomy from morning to now, and it seems that it is difficult to judge the time at all.

In addition, everyone is doing it happily, and no one mentions this.

And when they went out in the morning, everyone ate a lot of buns, so no one feels hungry now.

"Why don't we go home to eat and rest for a while before coming back."

"Oh, don't be in a hurry for this moment, there is not much left in the future, let's work harder, and go back after we are all planted."

Looking back, Zhou Shuanglin found that only half a row of ridges had not yet been planted with piles, so he spoke.

"Yeah, there's not much anyway, and I'll go back after I'm done, so I'll have to come again in the afternoon, so it's not worth it."

"Yes, yes, anyway, after eating so many buns this morning, I'm not hungry at all now, so I'm not in a hurry."

Seeing that everyone said so, Zhang Jianguo did not continue to insist, and continued to work.

"Hey, where did you catch so many badgers? It's so fierce."

Wang Fang wanted to go over to help, but when she passed by the back ridge, she found some badgers that had been caught.

Badger, who was knocked unconscious by Zhang An, had already woken up, but his mouth and four feet were tied up, so he could only roll around in the pig cage.

This roll also startled Wang Fang.

"Auntie, I caught this in your field. Here, over there is the badger hole we dug out."

Zhou Yang pointed to the badger hole that was dug over there for Wang Fang to see.

"I'll tell you how Xiaoan went home to find steel forks and pig cages. It turned out that he had dug up badgers, and there were quite a few of them."

"I used to find it strange that there were badgers in the melon fields. How could they run so far? It turns out that the holes are so close."

Wang Fang still remembered the badgers that Zhang An had caught in the melon field before.

At that time, several of the big dogs in the family were bitten, and their fur was covered with blood. Wang Fang was worried.

An hour later, with everyone's active overtime work, all the stakes were planted.

Just wait for the fence to be laid and come over to surround it at that time, the medicine field is waiting to be planted.

On the way back, one of them carried a badger, which attracted many people's attention in the village.

In the past two years, we have seen fewer badgers, so seeing Zhang An and the others come back with badgers, they gathered around to join in the fun.

After all, the ones I saw a lot in the past were brought back after being beaten to death, and this is the first time I've seen one alive and kicking like this today.

The nature of the Chinese people is to join in the fun, originally there were only pedestrians on the road watching.

But there were too many people watching, and everyone on the side of the road saw a large circle of people, and thought there was something wrong, so they also followed.

Many people looked at it as a mountain badger and wanted to ask for some.

But none of them spoke. After all, no one in the family was burned, so it was difficult to speak in front of so many people.

But everyone remembered that Zhang An's family had badger seed oil.

When there is an urgent need in the future, there will be a place to ask for it.

Putting the pig cages with badgers in the yard, Zhang Jianguo called everyone to wash their hands and go home for dinner.

Many children in the yard have never seen a badger before. When they saw this dog-like guy, they wanted to touch it.

There are even daring children who want to release the badger from the cage.

But before he could do anything, he was dragged over by his own adults to educate him, and he didn't fight anywhere, he just specialized in thugs.

After all, this thing is too vicious, and if a child is bitten by them, it is estimated that their hands will be amputated.

The other children originally wanted to get closer, but after seeing their little friend being beaten up by an adult, they were all frightened and did not dare to get closer.

After Su Ying finished her meal, she stared at these things in the yard.

Although she had heard of Xun's name in the book, she hadn't had the chance to see the badger's real body in reality.

"Zhang An, is this really what Runtu said? Why is it so big?"

When Su Ying heard about Badger, she remembered what was said in the book.

It's just that she always thought that this yun was the size of a civet cat.

Unexpectedly, after seeing the main body today, I found that this thing is really big, just like a big dog.

"Yes, this thing can grow very big, otherwise how could it not be afraid of people."

"Don't look at it like this. It has a very fierce temper. The local dogs in the village can't beat it one-on-one with them."

As soon as Zhang An said that these guys were fierce, Su Ying immediately got up and moved away from them.

"Then can our little tiger beat them?"

"Of course, no one is afraid of our dogs."

When I went to catch Yun before, it was Da Mao and the others who were bitten.

It's just that they hadn't grown up at that time, and they didn't have enough fighting experience, so they couldn't fight adult badgers.

But now, none of the big dogs that one-on-one Zhang settled down to boo the badgers.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Su Ying went to school to continue invigilating the exam.

After lunch and rest, Zhang and his party came out with Zhang Jianguo and several adults with knives in hand.

"Xiao An, find a place to put those little ones, don't let them see us move the knife."

This is to plan to do something to a few badgers.

Since the remaining few small ones are decided to let Zhang An keep them for a try, they cannot be allowed to see their own kind being killed.

This is an unwritten saying in the countryside, avoid reading it, it will be remembered in the future, or you will be frightened.

Zhang An nodded, and then walked towards the pen with a few pig cages filled with little badgers.

Because he was afraid of escaping, Zhang An simply threw it into the space and left it there.

After Zhang An came out, several adult badgers had been knocked unconscious by Zhou Yang with his sap.

In the end, the executioners went in with white knives and out with red knives, which ended the lives of these badgers.

After the bloodletting, the skinning began, and it took a long time to peel off the three badgers.

In the end, the belly was disemboweled and the place where the badger seed oil was boiled was cut off, but there was indeed not much meat left.

The meat from the three badgers was only a dozen catties. After all, ten catties of badgers and nine catties of oil were removed, and there was not much left.

But Zhou Yang looked at the badger meat and couldn't help but smile from ear to ear. He carried the pot of meat and walked into the kitchen.

Zhang An followed him in, wanting to see how the badger meat was handled.

If you make it delicious, you can learn it yourself.

After all, Space has already started to raise badgers, so if you want to eat them in the future, you can do it yourself.

I saw that Zhou Yang washed the badger meat to be stewed several times, then used some white wine and some plants to remove the fishy smell and chopped it into a bowl of juice.

The most used here is the aniseed leaf and its roots.

Aniseed is actually a general term for many kinds of spices, but in Guizhou province, there is a spice plant leaf called aniseed leaf.

It is kaempferia, whether it is the root or the leaves, if used properly, it can remove the fishy smell and increase the fragrance.

"Uncle, I remember that the pepper tree in your house is growing very well, and the pepper thorns seem to be very long, right? Let's go get some."

After adjusting the juice, Zhou Yang didn't start marinating right away, but asked Zhang An.

"It's really long, so pick it off if you want to use it."

There are two prickly ash trees behind Zhang An's house, because Zhang An has watered them with spring water many times.

Not only is the tree growing very well, but also the thorns on the tree grow like saponin thorns, and the prickly ash grows better and more each year.

"Hiss, it wasn't so long when I saw it before, does it grow like this now? This prickly ash tree can't be fake, right?"

For ordinary pepper trees, the thorns on the tree are at most one centimeter long.

The prickly ash tree in Zhang An's family had thorns like big needles, four to five centimeters long.

But at the end of the day, Zhou Yang did it directly, picked a lot of prickly ash thorns and brought them back.

I saw Zhou Yang insert all the pepper thorns into the badger meat, just like making saponin pig heart soup.

When it was almost done, Zhou Yang poured the freshly prepared sauce on it and started to marinate.

"Actually, to remove the fishy smell, the main thing is to rely on aniseed ingredients."

While pickling, Zhou Yang explained to Zhang An.

"This prickly ash thorn itself also has a little bit of fishy effect, but not much."

"But this thing is used in the right way, and it is also a great tonic, which can play a role in strengthening the body."

After it was marinated and left for some time, Zhou Yang put the marinated badger meat into the pot and started cooking.

After about a quarter of an hour, I took it out of the pot, pulled out the pepper thorns, and cleaned it.

At this time, the prickly ash thorns were already a little white, and the dark brown layer should have been boiled off.

After cleaning, Zhou Yang picked up the kitchen knife and started cutting.

Some sliced, some diced.

"Uncle, do you have radishes at home, let's make some and stew together."

"There are radishes, but they are relatively old. Do you think yams are good?"

The few wild yams that Zhang and his party brought down from the mountain before were planted by Zhang An in the space, and now a small piece has been planted.

"Oh? It would be even better if it had yam, and it tastes even better when it's stewed."

As soon as Zhang An heard this, he went out to get some yams and came back.

After peeling off the skin, hand it to Zhou Yang to wash and cut into pieces.

Then Zhou Yang first put the badger meat into the casserole, added the ingredients, and then put it in the stove to start stewing.

"Okay, just stew for two or three hours."

It's only two o'clock now, and it's time to eat until after five o'clock.

This thing is all lean meat, if you don't stew it well, it will taste too bad.

When Zhang An came out of the kitchen, badger seed oil had already started to boil in the yard.

For this reason, Zhang Jianguo also built the large fire stove specially built for slaughtering pigs.

On the blazing fire, there was a big iron pot, which was filled with snow-white badger fat.

Even with this pot, the badger seed oil is still not full, and there is still a lot of chopped badger seed oil left in the basin on the ground.

It is estimated that the boil will be over later, and there will be a few more pots.

Because of the high firepower, a pot is ready in an hour.

Three adult badgers, each weighing forty to fifty catties.

All the cut badger seed oil was boiled until after five o'clock.

Originally, the temperature in winter was relatively low, and it became even colder after nightfall.

The badger seed oil that was boiled out of the pot quickly froze into a solid.

But this badger seed oil is not quite the same as lard. When it is boiled down, it is like water.

But when it cooled and condensed, it turned into light yellow.

When the lard is boiled out of the pan, it is still a golden oil juice.

But when it cools and condenses, it becomes a snow-white piece.

In the kitchen at night, with Zhou Yang busy in it, it was rare for Wang Fang to rest for half a day.

But I still help wash and chop vegetables in the kitchen, and do some groceries.

It was getting dark now, and dinner was ready.

Although there is no work in the afternoon, there are quite a few people eating in the evening.

After all, after catching so many badgers, we really need to invite everyone to have a drink.

Whether it is the elders of the family or the main people in the village, they must be invited.

After all, in interpersonal communication, there is coming and going.

In the past two years, the conditions have improved, and the number of times people treat guests to dinner or tie the knot in their spare time is increasing.

Zhang An invited his grandparents and several uncles over.

There must be a few old uncles in the village, as well as two masters, Huang Erye and Lin Carpenter.

In addition to Li Hongbin, the family finally gathered two tables of people, old and young, and it was very lively.

"Come, come, let's try the badger meat made by Xiao Yangzi."

Dinner is mainly hot pot, after all, it is convenient.

However, Zhou Yang not only stewed the badger meat, but also cut it into slices and stir-fried it on a plate.

Serve alone on the hob as a side dish.

"Not to mention, this badger meat can be stewed, it's soft and not sticky, and the flavor of the spices is fully stewed, so it tastes very fresh."

The old uncle took a piece of stewed badger meat and chewed it in his mouth, but found that it was different.

"In the past, when we ate badger meat, we endured the earthy smell because we couldn't afford meat."

"I didn't expect this stuff to be so delicious. It seems that we little Yangzi really put our heart into it after learning it for so many years."

A few old people ate and praised Zhou Yang, the chef tonight.

These elderly people used to eat a lot of badger meat.

But compared with what was stewed in the pot tonight, what did I eat before.

"Yangzi must have learned it by heart. There are so many things in the village, and he is the only young man who can play the kitchen well. Which village around can produce such a person."

For Zhou Yang, the older generation in the village saw it in their eyes and liked it in their hearts.

Mr. Zhang's words were right. In the eight villages nearby, it doesn't matter who has something to do.

Apart from Zhou Yang, there really wasn't a young man who could handle the back kitchen of the banquet by himself.

Generally, people in their 50s and [-]s like Zhang Jianzhong can be in charge of the kitchen.

"Hey, it's not impossible, this kid is still young, and he still has to learn in the future, don't tell him he's drifting."

Hearing someone praise his son, Zhou Shuanglin felt relieved, but at least he had to respond humbly.

"Little Yangzi, how do you cook badger meat? Tell us old men about it."

"Second grandpa, if you want this meat without firewood, it all depends on the word stew, and we have to use our casserole at home. Other pots can't cook this taste."

Hearing Zhang Erye's question, Zhou Yang smiled and told everyone.

Then I will tell you how to prepare the ingredients and how to marinate them.

He also learned this stuff in a restaurant in the provincial capital, no matter what the secret recipe is or not.

This thing is his specialty, and it's a set of things when it comes to it.

In the freezing winter, although it is a bit cold outside.

But Zhang An's house was very warm, because he was willing to put coal, the stove was burning very hot, and the whole house was very hot.

In addition, everyone drank a few sips of wine, and now everyone started to sweat.

While eating, they all took off the cotton-padded jackets they wore outside.

(End of this chapter)