Living in the mountains and forests as hunters

Chapter 20

Waiting for the husband and wife to return to their cave, the sky was already too dark. After closing the newly made double-layered door with animal skins at the entrance, Zhao Yiyi immediately started to tidy up the things on the stove and put them in the oven. Soup and rice were put on the newly made Kang table on the kang, and then I didn’t care about anything else. I took off my shoes and put them on the kang. Feeling the warmth coming from under my body, I took a deep breath, oops, it’s still This heated kang is good!Look, it's wonderful to be able to enjoy such warmth as soon as you come back.Sure enough, releasing this big killer by myself is definitely convenient for myself and others!This winter, I don’t know how many people feel the beauty of winter because of this kang!
An Dalang on the other side also put away those wooden basins, piled the dirty clothes aside, turned around and followed the kang, stretched his cold feet into the quilt, and then began to eat and drink. The warm pork belly soup, eating dry and soft rice, squinted his eyes in satisfaction.

"It's really good! This pig's stomach is delicious for making soup! Hee hee, counting it this way, it's a pity for those who used to feed dogs, throw away, and miscellaneous things into the water! It's still a daughter-in-law's skill, but daughter-in-law, tomorrow we Do you want to eat the offal steamed buns? I still remember the lamb offal steamed buns you made last time. I don’t know what kind of flavor this wild boar can make.”

After eating so much food for so long, An Dalang now began to show a bit of a foodie, and he knew how to order food. Zhao Yiyi couldn't help but laugh when he heard it. Fortunately, he endured it, otherwise he might be An Dalang was almost embarrassed, but he still said,

"Then next time, this time I've cooked everything. I'll make some sausages and blood sausages. I'll save them for Chinese New Year. I'm ready to eat the rest! Pork liver noodles, pork Lung soup, pork heart stewed with mushrooms and dried vegetables, I want to cook out even lard, I will use it for cooking next time, by the way, why don’t you sell pork tomorrow, and give two trotters to Brother Qi An from the third uncle’s house Go, Qi An's sister-in-law just gave birth, and the pig's trotter stew is good for her body. Last time she got married, the third uncle gave her a copper hairpin. Now that her family has a happy event, we should also give some gifts. The remaining two were given to Uncle Liang, the village head. I heard that Sister Sui’er is pregnant, so I asked them to send them to Sister Sui’er when they went to see Sister Sui’er. It would save us a trip by ourselves. The pig’s head was sent directly to the village head. , It’s used for the New Year’s Eve festival in the family. I’m not going to my natal family. You don’t have any relatives except Uncle Lin’s family. You have a better relationship with the village. If you have something to do in the future, you can find someone, right? This thing can’t be sold for much money. En , when the time comes, send it first, and then borrow a big table from the village chief’s house, and just sell it at his door. It’s the middle of the village, and it’s more convenient for everyone.”

Zhao Yiyi ate at a high speed, and kept talking, and arranged the matter of the little wild boar, but what she said was very nice, but she thought in her heart, although the people in her own village They are not rich, or even poor, but all of them are kind-hearted, and they also take good care of their clansmen. You can see that everyone helps harvest when my natal family harvests. Married people are taking care of their natal family, and there must be some negligence. At that time, it will be the village. People in the clan can help their younger brothers. It is always useful to have a good relationship. Besides, it is Those who have bad intentions and want to take advantage of An Dalang, seeing his enthusiasm for giving things, will probably make some estimates, and will not make any trouble when selling meat.

After all, Zhao Yiyi is a person from the modern society, no matter how good he thinks about people, he is always a little more defensive, so he finally talked about the one who gave gifts first and sold meat at the door of the village chief's house. An Dalang didn't care about this, but he felt reasonable after hearing it, so he nodded, finished the last mouthful of rice in the bowl, got up and filled a bowl, and now he can eat three bowls of rice in one meal, which is still oily from time to time What about the situation in the stomach!If there is no oil and water, maybe five or six bowls is possible. I really don't know how he lived before. With his body and appetite, he probably never had enough to eat one day before!

But looking at her man eating the food he cooked, every time he ate it clean, Zhao Yiyi couldn't be more satisfied, hey, his home cooking is really good!There is no leftover from the rice.Zhao Yiyi was narcissistic for a while, seeing that the soup on the table was almost gone, she got up and filled it up again, and said to An Dalang:
"Eat slowly, and no one will compete with you."

"Oh, that's hungry. You eat too, daughter-in-law. I'll wash the dishes in a while. It's getting cold. After you finish eating, you can lie down and your hair is still dry. Don't catch a cold. I just uncooked the pork! It will be sold tomorrow." It's easier to get up."

The candles on the plate on the kang head were shining brightly, shining on An Dalang's honest and honest face, and Zhao Yiyi's heart was warmed by his gentle eyes. This man may not be well-qualified, or he may not be tall, handsome and rich, but he is considerate. She is really satisfied with her gentle temperament.He couldn't help but said softly:
"Got it, your hair is wet too, let's dry it first and start working. There is still hot water in the pot on the stove! Wash it with hot water."

"Hey."

On the kang, Zhao Yiyi continued her work of making straw sandals, and from time to time looked at the man who was decomposing pork pieces by candlelight by the side of the clay stove, while An Dalang, in order to prevent the bloody smell from infecting his wife, did not After decomposing a piece, take it to the door, install it, and clean up the blood stains on the ground, and clean up as you go, trying not to let these smells stay in the cave. There were no traces of decomposed animals, only a few big bones and flesh were left, which were quietly placed in the basket, which Zhao Yiyi ordered to keep for tomorrow's stew.

It was just dawn, and Zhao Yiyi felt movement around her, and only remembered in a daze that it was probably An Dalang who was about to leave for the village, and when she opened her eyes and wanted to get up to make something for An Dalang, her body was crushed. He held it down.

"Don't get up, sleep a little longer, I'll go to my mother-in-law's to eat later, anyway, I'm going to send meat to her! By the way, I took an extra dagger. Last time, Dahu told me that he wanted to take advantage of it." Try digging a trap in winter, this thing is just right for him. I’ll be back in the afternoon at the latest. Don’t go out today, the snow is getting heavier outside, and the road is very slippery.”

"Well, be careful."

Zhao Yiyi rubbed her eyes, looked at her man wearing the old padded jacket she put in the rattan box, and new cotton shoes with straw sandals on her feet, she knew that she was ready to go, it seemed that she was really excited It was too late, so I simply got lazy.Covered the quilt on his body, leaned against the low wall near the earthen stove, stretched his head to look into the back basket, saw that the wild boar was not big yesterday, but it really disintegrated, There is so much meat!
"In the town outside, the wild boar can be bought for 10 cents a catty now, but that's the selling price of a whole pig. The decomposed ones can be directly weighed as meat. The ones without the bloody internal organs, I don't know how much they will be sold for!"

"How much more is there, at most it is the same as a domesticated whole pig, 15 yuan. The wild boar has less fat, so the price is not high."

When Zhao Yiyi heard this, the corner of her mouth twitched slightly. This is the difference between modern people and ancient people!For people in this era, the fatter the meat, the better. Fat and thick meat is more expensive than lean meat!It's really ignorant, well, this is caused by people's lack of oil and water, and their strong desire for meat, which is a special situation.

"How much did you weigh?"

"I went to so many things, and one of them was about 70 catties. I kept ten catties of meat from our family, and I kept it with the bones you asked for. I'm leaving!"

"Be careful."

The door was opened by An Dalang, and it was closed quickly after the figure flashed out. An Dalang was afraid that the cold wind would blow in and make his daughter-in-law catch cold, and Zhao Yiyi also saw the scenery outside at that moment. Xuebai couldn't help being stunned for a moment, is it a white world?It really is snowing!Look at my own cave again, well, I am not worried about the collapse of the house.It's just that I don't know if it's easy to walk on the road!As soon as An Dalang went out, Zhao Yiyi began to worry, and couldn't sleep anymore, so she simply got up and started a busy day.

"Brother-in-law? Brother-in-law! Mother, mother, brother-in-law is here."

On the other side, Zhao's nest, after two hours, welcomed their old Zhao's son-in-law, An Dalang, Zhao Qian looked at the meat handed over by his son-in-law, and listened to his son-in-law saying that he would sell wild pork in the village , with some smug smiles on his face, the girl who was married by her family is really married to the right person!Look, there was no such good thing when his father was around!In the winter, you can have meat to eat before the end of the year, and then look at a large piece of meat that has been decomposed in the back basket, and quickly calculate the value in your heart, it is even more satisfying , as far as this young couple's ability to save money is concerned, in just a few years, they will be able to live a very prosperous life!At that time, my own boy can benefit even if he can't say it. If he learns some hunting skills from his son-in-law, plus the family's fields, he will definitely be able to marry a very good wife!

Thinking of this, Mrs. Zhao Qian acted immediately, helped her son-in-law deliver things according to what her daughter said, borrowed a table from Aunt Liang, said it, and put it in the middle of the village, and then called Dahu to help inform the village The people in the village even went to cook for the son-in-law himself.Dried meat slices and dried rice, the neighbors around couldn't help but be dumbfounded, this Zhao Qian family is bleeding profusely today, so nice to this son-in-law!But looking at the piece of meat brought by An Dalang that was hung in the kitchen of Dahu's house, and the two big stick bones on the stove, I felt a little jealous again. Seeing what this son-in-law made, it's so thoughtful!With this meat and bones, Duhu's family can eat meat for several days!Why doesn't my family have such a powerful son-in-law!
But thinking about the heated kang that almost every family has this year, my heart is a little more balanced. Fortunately, this is the son-in-law of the old Zhao family, and it is good for the clansmen. Those old people said this winter that with this heated kang, I don't feel cold anymore, even the children don't have to be too cold to stand it.From this point of view, it is not the blessing of the Dahu family, but the blessing of our whole village. A few days ago, many families who came to visit relatives envied the heated kang in our village!Besides, they all saw it, the boss's pig's head was sent to the village chief's house!Said that it was given for the family's great sacrifice, this is intentional, and they should treat such a son-in-law with care.

An Dalang once traded wild boars in Zhaojiawozi, and gained another reputation for himself. An Dalang lived alone in the cave because of his wife and his own honesty. Just like what Zhao Yiyi said, as long as we keep getting close like this, if there is something in the family, An Dalang can be regarded as having someone to help and a place to turn for help.This is what An Dalang did not expect.In terms of mind, it is true that people who have been influenced by the information society are more powerful!
(End of this chapter)