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Chapter 34 Stewed Goose in Iron Pot (please recommend)
28. Hair your face. 29. Steamed buns!

Mu Shanhe, who returned to the countryside to prepare for the Spring Festival, naturally knew about these familiar folk customs.But yesterday he went to the market, and today he steamed steamed buns.But the steamed buns he steamed were all finished products bought directly from the market.

If my family celebrates the Chinese New Year alone, it will definitely not be able to compare with the atmosphere of family reunions of others.But Mu Shanhe will try his best to follow some customs that should be followed.Otherwise, people will always think that he is too unconventional and out of place!
On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, in addition to steaming steamed buns, every household in the village also has the custom of "visiting the graves of ancestors to make offerings".Mu Shanhe chose to go back to the countryside to celebrate the Spring Festival mostly because of this custom.

I lived with my grandfather earlier, and every year at this time, he would take Mu Shanhe to worship his mother-in-law.As for Mu Xingye's ancestor, he was not a native of Shuangdian County, but an orphan who survived the war in the early years.

Mu Shanhe had never heard of his grandfather's family background.In Grandpa Mu Xingye's own words, if there was no country and troops, war orphans like him would have perished long ago in the troubled times of displacement.

But for Mu Shanhe at this moment, he didn't want his grandfather and mother to have no one to worship them on such a special day.Why do the elderly care about carrying on the family line? More importantly, they hope that after their death, there will be descendants who can offer incense to them.

If Mu Shanhe didn't believe this in his previous life, in this life, he felt that some customs had been passed down to this day, and there must be reasons for them to be passed down.Since he changed his surname to Mu, he must fulfill his responsibilities as a descendant of the Mu family.

He couldn't control other Mu family ancestors, but he couldn't cut off the close relationship between his grandfather and his mother.Even thinking about this, Mu Shanhe, who had returned from rebirth, would feel that he was unfilial in his previous life and had not sacrificed to his two beloved relatives in many years.

Bringing the prepared sacrifices, Mu Shanhe also appeared on the tomb hill in Xinmintun again.When I saw other people bringing offerings to offer sacrifices, after a brief greeting, they went about their own business without disturbing each other!

When he first returned from rebirth, Mu Shanhe had already offered sacrifices once.But today, the atmosphere and meaning seemed a little different.Squatting in front of his mother's tombstone, Mu Shanhe gently wiped the tombstone and communicated silently with his mother in his heart.

"Mom, from now on, my son will guard this mountain and come to you every year to make offerings. If you know about it, you can really rest in peace. Don't worry about me. Shanzi has grown up and can take care of himself in the future.

If you can really be reincarnated as a human, you must remember to keep your eyes open in the next life. Don't look for such a white-eyed wolf. He is really not worthy of such infatuation.If I have children in the future, I will also bring my children and my wife to worship you! "

Compared with the death of his grandfather, the death of his mother hit Mu Shanhe the hardest.It was from that day on that he hated his so-called father.Hate him for being ruthless, hate him for finding a new love, hate him for never coming back, hate him for being hypocritical.

Even in his previous life, the other party was sentenced to jail and asked someone to bring him a message to see him, but he was ultimately rejected by Mu Shanhe.Somewhat speechless, when Mu Shanhe was reborn in this time and space, the other party was still serving his sentence in prison and seemed to have lived longer than him.

I don’t know how this so-called father will feel in the end when he learns that he is missing and dead?
But from Mu Shanhe's point of view, if the father learned after being imprisoned that his two most beloved sons and one daughter were all helped by others, that feeling would surely keep him awake at night. Would he feel that Regret?

He doesn't care whether it's an eyesore or not, but it's his own child.What you hold in your hands and love in your heart was born with the help of others.Any normal person, knowing such a cruel truth, would probably want to die!
After paying homage to his mother, Mu Shanhe went to his grandfather's cemetery again, wiped the tombstone clean, and said something to his grandfather in his heart.Why did he say something in his heart that he didn't want others to hear.

Mu Shanhe will guard the secret of rebirth and inheritance from the mountain god until his death.Even if he has someone to sleep with in the future, he will not reveal anything about it.It's not that I don't believe it, but I feel that no one can predict what will happen if such a secret is revealed.

After returning home after the sacrifice, Mu Shanhe also started to get busy for lunch.Earlier at the market, he bought a killed goose and planned to stew it at noon.If you can't finish a meal, heat it up at night and continue eating.If that doesn't work, Daqing can help, so you don't have to worry about waste!

In his previous life, Mu Shanhe had tasted this special delicacy that he had eaten several times as a child in many restaurants in the Northeast.But he feels that if you want to eat authentic goose stewed in an iron pot, in addition to authentic ingredients, farm stoves and iron pots are also crucial.

Before he was in Shenyuan, he also thought about cooking once.But the pot on the other side of the garden seems a bit small.Now that I'm home, it's most authentic to stew it directly in a big pot.Cooking delicious food is one of his few pleasures.

Blanch the goose meat that has been chopped in advance and soaked in water. Drain out the scum and then heat up the oil in the pan and start stir-frying.According to Mu Shanhe, the real core of this dish is stew.If the heat is right, the taste will be unmistakable.

When adding potatoes and other side dishes, Mu Shanhe placed a circle of corn tortillas on the edge of the pot.Although he likes to eat rice, he doesn't think there's anything wrong with eating whole grain pasta once in a while.Corn flour is also the staple food of northerners.

Cover the pot and all that's left to do is wait.While waiting, Mu Shanhe also fed the space lynx and fox.If I don't let them out, I'm worried that someone will come to visit me later.

If you see it, it will inevitably attract attention and make you the object of discussion in the village again.Although he was not afraid, Mu Shanhe still felt that it was better to do less than to do more.After the Spring Festival is over, we will stay for a few days and then go back to the mountains.

In fact, for two days after returning to the village, except for the Mu family who invited him once, no one else in the village came to visit.As for him visiting other people's homes, Mu Shanhe felt that it was unnecessary.Staying at home and being alone is quite quiet!
Smelling the aroma emanating from the pot, Daqing, who was originally squatting at the door to look after the house, seemed a little ready to make a move.It just won't enter the main house without permission.This is also the rule it has followed since childhood.

Fortunately, before the meal started, Mu Shanhe also brought a bowl of steaming food and poured it directly into Daqing's food bowl.In addition to the freshly cooked goose meat, there are also chicken racks specially bought by Mu Shanhe.Simply blanched and cooked, Daqing also likes to eat it.

As for giving such good food to dogs, from Mu Shanhe's point of view, what Daqing means to him is not as simple as a dog?In this family, Daqing is already one of the few 'close relatives' he has!

Seeing Daqing immersed in work and licking the dog's head, Mu Shanhe also returned to the kang to enjoy his feast.All the leftover bones are kept on the table.These gnawed bones can also be used as snacks for Daqing later.

In comparison, the two cats and three foxes in the space are definitely not treated as well as Da Qing.Although there is also meat to eat, the taste is definitely not as delicious as Mushanhe's secondary processing.Fortunately, they in space probably don’t know this either.

After lunch, Mu Shanhe became busy again.Red lanterns bought from the market should also be hung up in advance.The important thing is that after hanging the lantern, you must also connect the wires to the light bulb.Otherwise, how could the lanterns be lit at night?

As for the couplets and New Year pictures, we have to wait until tomorrow to post them.Although there is only one person in the house, everything is ready and it does not take much time to make.The remaining time is to prepare a sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner.

After the New Year's Eve, I stayed in the village to interact with the villagers.When the time was almost up, he set off back to the garden.Even though the village is more lively and noisy than the mountains.But compared to the hustle and bustle, he prefers silence and tranquility!

(End of this chapter)