The grand lady who time-traveled became a hot mom

Chapter 74

With more than a month left before the Chinese New Year, Lin Qiulai invited the village butcher to help butcher the pigs.Fang Yumin couldn't see this kind of white knives coming in and red knives coming out, so she had to ask Aunt Chunhua and Mrs. He to come over to help.Xiaoyang had seen a pig slaughtered in Wangjiacun before, but she wasn't afraid.Xiao Ming felt that he was a boy, so he shouldn't be afraid, so he followed Xiao Yang to the scene to see it.

That pig weighed only about 100 catties. Although it wasn't considered a big pig, it was fat, and it looked like it was fat.The pig was killed in the yard of the old house, and all the villagers who helped or watched went there, and only Fang Yumin and Xiaohong stayed in the new house.

Fang Yumin and Lin Qiulai had discussed that after the slaughter of the pig, they would keep half of the fan in their family for the New Year, and sell the other half to the villagers of Linjia Village at 20 Wen a catty.

As the New Year approached, the fatty pork in the county was sold for almost 30 yuan a catty, and Lin Qiulai's pigs were not bad, fat and strong.So when Lin Qiulai said it, many villagers came and lined up to buy it.There were too many monks and too little porridge, so Lin Qiulai had no choice but to limit each person to buy a maximum of two catties.

Soon, pig blood and pig offal were delivered, and Fang Yumin and Xiaohong also began to prepare a pig-killing dish in the kitchen to reward the villagers who helped butcher the pig.

Fang Yumin put salt, pepper and other seasonings into the fresh pig's blood and stirred evenly.Then rub it with Xiaohong repeatedly with salt to clean the pig's small intestine.

One end of the pig's small intestine was tied with a thread, and Fang Yumin poured fresh pig blood with adjusted taste into the intestine from the other end, and then boiled it over high heat.This is blood sausage.It is stewed with sauerkraut and pork belly, and it is also called pig-killing dish in the north.It is a very homely and delicious dish in winter.Fang Yumin planned to use this dish as the main dish to entertain the villagers who helped her family kill pigs.

After the pig was slaughtered, Lin Xialai and the butcher carried the half-fingered pig over. Lin Qiulai brought Xiao Ming and Xiao Yang to sell pork in the old house.

Fang Yumin and Aunt Chunhua were cooking in the kitchen.The men who helped kill the pigs washed the place clean and came home after changing their clothes. Several big men sat together drinking wine and chatting, smelling the strong aroma in the kitchen and waiting for dinner.

"This stewed pork blood sausage with sauerkraut smells really good." He sniffed and said, "In our village, pigs are always fried or steamed with pickled vegetables. I haven't tried stewing them with sauerkraut."

Because this is a northern dish, Fang Yumin smiled: "The pickled cabbage is greasy, and it is the most delicious when it is stewed."

Aunt Chunhua also nodded: "Yes, pickling sauerkraut is simple and delicious. You see, when it snows, the Chinese cabbage will be sweet, and then we have to chop more to make sauerkraut."

"I think so too." Fang Yumin asked while peeling potatoes: "Which one of you has extra dried chili? I want to grind some chili powder to make kimchi."

Aunt Chunhua exclaimed in amazement: "You have grown so many peppers and eaten them all?"

"Yeah, the weather is cold and there is nothing spicy at home these days." In fact, almost half of the stock is used to make spicy hot pot sauce, but it is not yet the New Year.And this Chinese cabbage is the best at this time. I just have apples and winter pears at home, so make more kimchi and save it for next year.

He raised his head, and Fang Yumin said, "I still have a lot at home. I'll bring you some when I go back."

"Then thank you, Second Sister-in-law." Fang Yumin was very happy: "When I make kimchi, I will send some for you to eat."

Aunt Chunhua smiled and said, "I'll bring some back when I go back. You need a lot of chili powder to make kimchi, so I'm afraid you won't have enough. Your family is really powerful. Look at how many chili powders are planted in your yard. It's going to be over so soon."

"Hehe, yes, it seems that next year I will plant an acre of peppers." Fang Yu said sensitively.

Everyone couldn't help laughing out loud.

When Lin Qiu came and they came back, Fang Yumin and the others began to set up tables and invite everyone to sit down for dinner.

The main course is a big pot of butchered pig dishes, served hot with a charcoal stove.I saw the pork and blood sausages in the iron pot, the thick meaty aroma was mixed with sour taste, and the smell made people appetite.A plate of tofu and a pot of soaked sweet potato flour, these are waiting to be cooked in the sauerkraut pot at the end of the meal.

There are also boiled pig's ears and feet; white-cut pig's lungs and pig's heart mixed with soy sauce and sesame oil, which smells delicious; stewed dried eggplant in braised sauce; fried dried beans with bacon; fried fish balls with shredded white radish and Stir-fried Chinese cabbage with garlic.

Two tables were filled to the brim, and the pig-killing dishes were tumbling in the fire, making people unable to help but twitch their index fingers.Lin Qiu came out and poured two cans of rice wine for everyone, then smiled and ate.

Halfway through eating, Zhang Cuihua knocked on the door: "Qiu Lai, what's up? Are you home?"

Lin Qiulai and Fang Yumin glanced at each other, then stood up and went to open the door.

Lin Qiulai just opened the door, and saw Zhang Cuihua staring at Lin Qiulai Xingshi with resentment on his face and asked, "Why didn't your butcher send me pork? Also, your family eats butchers. Why don't you come and ask us to eat?"

Lin Qiulai just looked at his mother, and said after a long while: "The uncles and aunts who cook butcher dishes to entertain the helpers are not throwing a banquet. If mother wants to eat, then let's eat together."

Zhang Cuihua saw Lin Xialai's family with sharp eyes, pointed at them and asked Lin Qiulai, "You didn't invite us to eat even if you called their family?"

Lin Qiulai said patiently, "Second elder brother and second sister-in-law have helped a lot, so of course we will stay for dinner."

"You just listened to your daughter-in-law and forgot about our old couple and the eldest brother's family." Zhang Cuihua said angrily, "If you still have a conscience and miss us, go and call your elder brother and sister-in-law over for dinner."

Lin Qiulai didn't speak any more. In fact, no matter what he said was wrong, he had to shut up.Let Zhang Cuihua threaten there, Sarai.

Zhang Cuihua's voice was not low, and the dining room was close to the main door. Every word she said was heard by everyone, and everyone's laughter also dropped down.

Aunt Chunhua pushed Fang Yumin who was eating blood sausage with her head down: "Your mother-in-law is really superb."

But Fang Yumin said: "Maybe there is only one chance a year to eat such fresh blood sausage, next year my family may not necessarily kill pigs."

When everyone heard this, they quickly picked up the blood sausage and ate it again.In other words, the blood sausage is really delicious, tender, smooth and fragrant, and the sauerkraut soup is so delicious.

After eating the hot dishes and drinking rice wine, everyone started chatting again.The topics are nothing more than Chinese New Year, sweet potato flour, next year's spring plowing and so on.

Fang Yumin saw that everyone had almost eaten, but Lin Qiulai was still entangled with his old mother at the front door.So I stood up and went to have a look.

"Qiulai." Fang Yumin just walked over, but saw Lin Qiulai squatting facing Zhang Cuihua who was sitting on the ground.When they heard Fang Yumin's voice, they both turned their heads to look at her.

"Grandma, it's cold on the ground, get up quickly." Seeing Zhang Cuihua sitting on the ground, Fang Yumin hurriedly said.Although Zhang Cuihua is hateful, she is almost 60 years old after all, and the weather is so cold. If she gets sick, it would be life-threatening in ancient times.

Zhang Cuihua stared at Fang Yumin, as if she didn't expect her to say such words of concern for her, for a moment, she forgot to criticize Lin Qiu.

Fang Yumin looked at Lin Qiulai and said to Zhang Cuihua, "Today my family butchered pigs, so I wanted to invite the uncles and aunts who helped me to have a meal to thank them. The pork for my father-in-law and mother-in-law during the Chinese New Year has already been prepared by Qiulai. It’s just that we can’t make everyone wait hungry, can we? Just thinking that we are a family, and we will send pork to my mother-in-law later, and my mother-in-law will not blame us.”

Zhang Cuihua opened her mouth, but said nothing.In front of Qiulai's wife, she never succeeded.So the wait-and-see approach was adopted.

Fang Yumin didn't understand, and said, "I've already prepared this pig-killing dish. Now that my mother-in-law is here, I'll take it back for my father-in-law to taste."

As soon as Zhang Cuihua heard Fang Yumin said that she had already prepared the things for her, she quickly got up.Walking into the kitchen with a victorious look, Lin Qiulai looked at Fang Yumin helplessly and asked, "When did you prepare it?"

Fang Yumin chuckled lightly: "When I sent that half-fanned pig in."

Lin Qiulai saw that Zhang Cui was about to enter the kitchen, and hurriedly said, "Mother has gone to the kitchen."

"It's okay." Fang Yumin also walked over and said to Zhang Cuihua: "Mother-in-law, eat here, you don't have to eat it when you get home. I left a pot of butchered vegetables for you and father-in-law. It will be more delicious when you cook it tomorrow." .”

Zhang Cuihua glanced at Fang Yumin, turned around and walked out of the kitchen towards the dining room.

After that, Xiao Ming carried three catties of pork, and Lin Qiulai carried a casserole of butchered pig dishes, and went to Lin Chunlai's house with Zhang Cuihua.

Although Zhang Cuihua was very upset that only three catties of pork were cut for them, the villagers praised Lin Qiulai and Fang Yumin's filial piety loudly, and she was not easy to get angry under everyone's noses.Had to go home resentfully.

The taste of the new year is getting stronger and stronger. After Fang Yumin fried the peanuts and sesame seeds, he started to make peanut sesame candies.Although there is no white sugar here, there is brown sugar and maltose.In modern times, it is rare to see malt sugar for sale, and it is mostly refined white sugar.

Put brown sugar, maltose, salt and water into a pot, and cook over low heat while stirring.When the sugar is completely dissolved, it can be adjusted to medium heat, and there is no need to stir again.

Cook to a certain temperature, in this era without thermometers, Fang Yumin can only estimate by himself.Pour the fried peanuts into the pot and mix well with the syrup, then pour it on the prepared wooden mold, and spread it a little to make the finished product thinner.This hard and crunchy peanut candy should not be too thick, so as not to be difficult to bite.The two children in the family, as well as Ahua and Taohua, are in the period of changing their teeth, so don't bite off all the teeth.

Cover with a sackcloth, Fang Yumin flattened the peanut candy with a big rolling pin, and the sackcloth can be easily removed when the temperature drops slightly.Cut into the desired size with a kitchen knife while it is hot, and let it cool before cutting it into pieces.

Xiao Ming and Xiao Yang helped Fang Yumin and watched the whole process.Smelling the sweet and fragrant taste, my mouth is watering.Fang Yumin also swallowed her saliva, saying that although she doesn't like snacks very much, in this world, this kind of peanut candy is also delicious.

"Come on, try it." Fang Yumin stuffed the still warm peanut candy into Xiao Ming and Xiao Yang's mouths, and ate a piece himself.

"It's delicious. Crisp and sweet." The two children said happily while eating.

Xiao Ming's deciduous teeth are not bad, he bites the peanuts and smiles brightly.Xiao Yang was changing his big teeth, so he didn't chew as boldly as Xiao Ming, but he still had a big smile on his face.

The peanut candy is done, it's time to make sesame candy.Fang Yumin uses black sesame seeds, which are fragrant.

What we grow at home is peanuts, sesame and so on.Other nuts such as walnuts, almonds, etc. have to go to the county to buy, and the price is not low as the Chinese New Year is approaching.Lin Qiu came to buy some at home, and Fang Yumin practiced one walnut per person every day to nourish the brain.

There are no lemons here, but there are oranges, apples.Fang Yumin took out the fruit candy molds of various cute shapes that she had ordered a long time ago. She is making candies today.

Because the sugar itself is sweet, the fruit has to be sour to taste.If the temperature is lower than 150 degrees, it is hard candy, and if the temperature is higher than 150 degrees, it is soft candy.

Fang Yumin mashed the sour oranges and apples and wrung out the juice, then mixed them into the syrup and stirred them evenly, then poured them into the coated molds, knocked them out and placed them on the wooden boards after they solidified for a while.

The sugar here is not as expensive as it is in modern times!Fang Yumin just made some food for the children. This year, Xiao Ming and Xiao Yang have been very obedient and obedient. They also help with so many housework when they come home from school every day. They should be rewarded with some candies during the Chinese New Year.

"Is it delicious?" Fang Yumin smiled and looked at the two children who were smacking their lips.

"Delicious, sweet and sour, so delicious."

"Hehe, come, one box per person. These candies are all yours. You can treat your good friends to eat."

"Thank you, mother." Xiao Ming and Xiao Yang happily picked up their own candy boxes, smiling so hard that they couldn't see their eyes.

Fang Yumin thought for a while, then put some sugar in a small box and handed it to Xiao Ming, saying: "You take these to Xiao Hua and Tao Hua, they helped our family mow a lot of grass."

"Okay, I'll go now." Xiao Ming smiled at Fang Yumin holding the small box, and said to Xiao Yang: "Brother, go too."

Seeing Fang Yumin nodding, Xiaoyang smiled: "Okay."

Fang Yumin smiled and watched the two children run out, but she was thinking in her heart, Laba is coming soon, do you want to cook Laba porridge?
(End of this chapter)