Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 200 Kill the New Year Pig
The little squirrel obeyed Cheng Xinxin's wishes and came here boldly.

At this time, it was holding a pine cone with its two front paws, and wanted to eat the pine nuts inside.

When it came to Cheng Xinxin, it didn't leave, and stood there dumbly holding the pine nuts, its two dark eyes rolling around.

Cheng He was worried that it would bite, so he also stood not far from the child.

But the squirrel seemed to be stupid, just stood there.

After a while, it walked over holding its own pine cone, put it in front of Cheng Xinxin, and continued to look at her.

Cheng Xinxin asked, "Little Squirrel, is this for me?"

The little squirrel couldn't understand the words, neither shook his head nor nodded, and continued to look at her so cutely.

Cheng Xinxin stretched out her hand, took the pine cone, and tentatively stroked the squirrel's furry tail, but the little squirrel didn't run away, and just let her pet it.

It's very soft, the little girl couldn't help but giggle when she touched it.

"Dad, shall we take it home and raise it?" Cheng Xinxin suddenly raised her head and said to her father.

ah?Take a squirrel home?

Cheng Hezhen admired his daughter's whimsy, so he said: "That's good, you can discuss it with its father. If its father agrees, I have no objection."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Xinxin asked again, "Where is its father?"

"I don't know, you can ask it."

Cheng Xinxin wondered, "But it can't talk."

Cheng He wanted to see his daughter's thinking, so he kept silent on purpose to see what she would do next.

Unexpectedly, the little girl said: "Father, forget it, if we take it away, its father will miss it. If you think about it so much that you can't eat or sleep, you will starve to death."

Then he said, "Little Squirrel, hurry home, your father is waiting for you."

The little squirrel couldn't understand what she said, but he understood the meaning of letting it go, so he turned around and walked away slowly.

Cheng He almost laughed.

His video was still being filmed, and all the conversations just now were recorded.

Children's thinking is really innocent, and they often say things that are beyond people's expectations inadvertently.

With her, this video is also much more exciting.

Thanks to the enhanced camera function of the current mobile phone, he, a layman in photography, took this video quite well.

The pixels are so high that the root hairs of the squirrel can be distinguished, and the appearance of holding a pine cone is very cute.

Cheng He is very satisfied with the video.

The squirrel left, and Cheng He saw the stone not far away, which he left there yesterday.

He went forward, peeled off the dead leaves above, and walked downhill on his shoulders.

After going down the slope, it can be put on the cart and dragged back.

After dragging the big rock back, Cheng He put the video just now on the Internet, played it back again, and felt good about himself.

After finishing these, it's almost time to make dinner.

Today's birthday cake, Cheng He gave away most of the rest, leaving only one piece for the little girl.

In his opinion, it is better not to eat so much sweets.You still have to eat a regular meal.

He still made dinner a little grandly, after all, it was the child's birthday.

Yesterday he brought a few fish back to raise in a pot, today he got one and made a dish that is not often eaten - chrysanthemum fish.

This dish is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but the taste is sweet and sour, suitable for children's taste, and there are no fish bones, so it is safe to eat.

Chrysanthemum fish is not a local dish in Nanshan City, but he learned it outside.

The practice is more troublesome.First cut off the meat on both sides of the fish, the fish head and bones are not used, he can use it to make fish jelly, children love to eat this.

The peeled fish should be cut into thin slices obliquely, but when slicing, it cannot be cut off, and the skin of the fish must be connected; after cutting a few slices, cut it off, this is a group;
A fish is sliced ​​like this, the fish is not small, a total of eight groups are cut; then the fish fillets cut obliquely like this, and then cut into strips horizontally, and the skin part of the fish cannot be cut off, but must be connected.

It can be said that this is a dish that pays attention to knife skills. After cutting, the shredded fish is like the petals of chrysanthemums, and they become one by one.

If the knife skills are not good, as long as there is a slight trembling, the chrysanthemum cannot be formed.

After cutting, wash it with water a little bit, then marinate it with cooking wine and some condiments.Be very careful here, be gentle and don't break the shredded fish.

Then lift the shredded fish pieces upside down, sprinkle raw powder on them, and then fry them in a frying pan.

After frying until crispy, take it out and drain it; boil some tomato sauce in the pot, and pour it on the fried fish pieces. At this time, the fish pieces are golden yellow, similar to the color of chrysanthemums.

For chrysanthemum fish in some places, the head and tail of the fish should still be kept, and they should be placed on a plate for decoration, and a small tomato should be held in the mouth of the fish.

But Cheng He took some thought and changed this approach.

He boiled some celery and made it into a flower stalk. On the flower stalk, he also used a piece of blanched carrot to make a streamer. Then he put the fish cubes poured with tomato sauce on it, and the whole dish became a dish. A bouquet of flowers.

After this dish was served, Cheng Xinxin was so amazed, what a beautiful bouquet of flowers!

She adores her father so much that the dishes she cooks look like a bunch of flowers!

"Do you want to eat?" Cheng He asked her.

"Think." Cheng Xinxin nodded vigorously, drooling uncontrollably.

Children always have an appetite for brightly colored and good-looking dishes.

Cheng He picked one up for her and told her, "Eat slowly, don't burn your mouth."

"Yes." Cheng Xinxin replied obediently.

Chrysanthemum fish, meatball soup, and spinach salad, today's dishes are still very rich.

While eating, Cheng Shi's voice came from outside: "Heizi, are you eating? What are you eating today?"

While talking, people walked in.Seeing the dishes on the table, he exaggeratedly enviously said: "My God, your craftsmanship! It's amazing!"

Cheng He asked him: "Honestly, have you eaten? If not, just eat with us."

"I ate it. My mother said that our family will be making tofu in two days. The beans you picked up can't be worth a single hand. Let's help you make it together."

People in the village talked a lot, probably saying that they saw Cheng He picking up beans in the back mountain, Cheng Shi's mother heard about it, and asked Cheng Shi to run errands.

Cheng He only picked up a few catties of beans in total, and it's really not worthwhile to make tofu by himself.

For that little thing, I don’t know how many pieces of tofu can be made, and it takes a lot of time to cook it in a big pot and a big stove.There are many people in their family anyway, so let's help him figure it out together.

Cheng He quickly smiled and said, "That's really great."

Then he thought about it, and said, "You still made a special trip for this matter? This makes me a little embarrassed."

"Excuse me? Then you can kill pigs for my family tomorrow." Cheng Shi said.

"Is your family killing pigs tomorrow?" Cheng He asked.

There is a custom of killing pigs during Chinese New Year in the village, which he has not seen for several years.

"Well, tomorrow." Cheng Shi said.

Killing pigs to celebrate the new year is a custom in Nanshan City. Basically, everyone will kill pigs to celebrate the new year.

Sometimes there are some people who like to compare, just use this one to measure.

For example, if anyone can't afford to kill the New Year Pig this year, they will say that family: I guess they didn't make any money this year, and life is very difficult, and the New Year Pig is sold for money;

For example, whoever's family has more children, and they killed two New Year pigs this year, and they will discuss which family: Wow, it's amazing!Can you eat that much?His daughter and son-in-law carried it all away, right?

In any case, killing a New Year pig during Chinese New Year is considered standard in this area.Kill the New Year pig, and the taste of the New Year will follow.

A pig has hundreds of catties of meat. Except for eating some during the New Year, the rest should be given as gifts, smoked bacon, and sausage stuffing.

In the past, maybe killing the New Year pig would feel bad for money, but this year, basically everyone can happily kill the New Year pig.

The pigs raised at home usually eat pigweed, sweet potatoes, leftovers, bran, and some corn stalks.Anyway, there are no additives or anything, so you can rest assured than buying meat.

In fact, the pigs raised in this way are not worth selling.Excluding the cost of raising pigs by myself, there is basically no profit, and this is not counting the wages for feeding pigs all year round.

However, this kind of pork is the best.

According to rural rules, the slaughter of pigs depends on the day.What Cheng Shi's family sees is tomorrow's day, and that is tomorrow.

Cheng He said: "Okay. I'll go to your house tomorrow morning."

Butchering pigs is actually a labor of strength and skill.There are pig butchers in the village, but young and strong people must be asked to help. After all, pigs of several hundred catties have great strength to earn.

Cheng Shi saw the crown next to the dining table again, and said, "It's Xinxin's birthday today? Why didn't you tell us? I'd better give her a small gift."

Cheng He smiled: "Kid, don't talk about that. It's not one year old, nor ten years old, just eat some food at home."

It is popular in this area to celebrate the full moon, one year old, and ten year old birthdays. Usually, birthdays are not celebrated in a grand way, and they are celebrated at home.

Cheng Shi said: "It's not one year old, but you guys just came back this year. It's the first time you celebrate your birthday at home. It should be grand."

Cheng He shook his head and said no.Seeing that the child eats fish deliciously, he picked up some spinach for her and said, "Eat slowly, and eat some green vegetables, don't be picky eaters."

Then he looked at Cheng Shi again and said, "That being said, it's time for me to see the future. Of the three wild boars I raised, I can also kill one for the New Year."

In the past, he was only responsible for killing the pigs for the New Year, and he never worried about choosing the day.Now is the time for him to worry.

Not long after I came back this year, when I went into the mountains, I killed a wild boar. Later, I picked up three wild boars and kept them like that.

Although it's only been half a year, he is willing to feed, and he "blesses" the wild boars from time to time. The wild boars have grown rapidly, and now they weigh more than 200 catties.

Wild boars grow slower than domestic pigs, but their meat is tighter.

It's not as big as the domestic pigs that others have fed for a whole year, but there is definitely nothing to say about wild boar meat.

I'll find someone to count the days tomorrow, and I'll invite the pig butcher by the way.

Cheng Shi asked: "You have three pigs, kill one and keep two?"

Cheng He said casually: "Well, how about keeping a male and a female for breeding."

Then they chatted casually, and then Cheng Shi went back, taking away the bag of beans he picked up today.

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