newbobooks Chapter 268: A sumptuous pig-killing meal
Chapter 268: A sumptuous pig-killing meal
"Xiao Jie, stop busying yourself. Ask who your father has called, and go and call your uncles."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Zhou Mingjie's legs are very fast and all the errands at home are done by him.
In less than two quarters of an hour, several people had come to the house.
You can hear their hearty laughter as soon as you enter the door.
"Brother Lin, why did you bring the wine? You don't need to bring anything else. We have everything at home. Please sit down for a while. The food will be ready soon."
Boss Zhou asked everyone to sit down first. The person he called was Zhou Lin, the man who helped butcher the pig yesterday.
Zhou Lin is the oldest among Boss Zhou's generation, and everyone who comes has to address him as "Brother Lin".
"Uncle, drink a bowl of hot tea to warm yourself up first."
Zhou Mingshu came over with the bowl, and Zhou Mingqi poured the brewed hot tea into it.
"Okay, okay, just leave it here. No need to entertain me specially."
Zhou Mingshu looked at Uncle Lin's hand and couldn't help feeling distressed.
Although he was in his early forties, his hands were extremely rough, with grooves inside and out, and thick calluses on his fingertips.
You can tell at first glance that he does a lot of work on weekdays.
It was such a cold day yesterday that everyone else could put their hands into their pockets, but he was the only one who kept butchering the pig with a knife. He was busy all the time with his hands exposed. I wonder how cold he must have been.
The butchering dishes in the pot gave off a fragrant aroma. Old Mrs. Zhou poked it with chopsticks to see if it was cooked through. When she felt it was almost done, she poured the vegetables from the two baskets into the pot and sprinkled salt on it.
When the vegetables in the pot boil again, all the pig-killing dishes will be cooked.
There were more and more people at home. The eldest and second eldest Zhou sat down and started to greet everyone.
The rest of the work was left to the women in the family.
Liu took the spatula and stirred it back and forth a few times with a smile on her face.
What a delicious dish!
The dog next to her was drooling and was getting in the way as he followed Liu.
Liu couldn't help but kicked twice.
"Good fellows, all the dogs in the village have come running over. I'll give you some food later. Look how greedy you all are."
Zhou Mingshu was happy standing by. Every time the family made something delicious, they would feed the remaining bones to them.
Although they are not their own dogs, they are very friendly to their family members.
Old Madam Zhou brought over the wine that she had prepared early in the morning, "Don't drink too much. We've cooked a lot of food, so eat more."
After all, Mrs. Zhou was the elder, so several people smiled and agreed.
The dishes in the pot were cooked quickly. I tasted them and they were very good.
"Okay, start filling the bowls."
Old Mrs. Zhou was holding a shovel with a pile of bowls next to her.
"There's everything in the pot. I'll serve you whatever you like."
A group of adults, like the children, held their bowls and waited for Grandma Zhou to feed them.
The first round was all meat served to everyone, with some vegetable leaves and vermicelli occasionally mixed in.
"Eat the meat first and then the vegetables. There's soup in the pot. I'm sure you'll be full."
There are pig blood, pig heart, pig intestines, pork and bones in the pot. They cut it into smaller pieces so you can eat everything.
A group of people ate a bowl of soup and felt very comfortable.
"Brother Ren, what kind of dish is this? Why haven't I eaten it before?"
One of the younger brothers asked, holding an almost transparent object on his chopsticks.
"Haha, you asked me the right question. This is a delicious dish that my San Ya researched. I finally got some of it. It's a good thing. It's delicious when you add it to dishes or soups."
It is indeed delicious, otherwise he wouldn’t have asked.
But the first bowl contained mostly meat, with not many vegetables or vermicelli, so many people didn’t eat it.
When they went to get the second bowl, they found it was no longer in the pot.
Upon closer inspection, they were all in the bowls of several children.
Seeing that the adults didn't get any food, Zhou Mingjie smiled in a mean way.
"Hahaha, I thought you guys didn't like it, so I scooped up some more."
Several people were smiling. There was food in the bowl, so they just took a bite to taste it.
But the taste is indeed amazing.
"I forgot to take it out just now. I made some mutton oil chili peppers. If you like spicy food, add some. There is also vinegar."
Old Mrs. Zhou took out the things and put them on the table, and whoever liked them could add some.
But the food was so delicious that after eating a bowl of hot wine, the guys started drinking, not caring whether it was spicy or not, or whether it tasted sour or not.
They all liked the sour plum wine and autumn pear wine very much, and would clink glasses with each other every time they talked.
Fortunately, the jar was small, and by the time I had almost finished drinking it, it was already empty.
"Stop drinking and eat more vegetables. The juice in the pot is almost dried up."
Old Mrs. Zhou took out the fire from the bottom of the pot and called a few young people to serve the food.
There were still a lot of large bones in the pot, and everyone got a piece to chew on.
Zhou Mingshu also got one. He slurped up the marrow as soon as he got it in. It was so fragrant and had a very soft texture. It was rare that it didn’t get burnt even with such a high fire.
The dog in front of him stared at the bone in his mouth motionlessly, saliva dripping uncontrollably.
When Zhou Mingshu turned left, the dog also lifted up its legs and followed to the left. When she turned right, the dog also wagged its tail and followed to the right.
It’s so funny!
She recognized that this was Sister Xiaodan's dog, so she left some meat for it to nourish its body.
The puppies have just been born and this is the time when they need nutrition.
Zhou Mingshu ate a bowl of pig-killing dishes, gnawed a bowl of bones, and ate another hot steamed bun. His stomach already felt full.
Finally, he was forced to drink half a bowl of hot soup.
"Drink it quickly, so you won't be thirsty later."
Seeing that A Niang was so considerate, Zhou Mingshu did not refuse and drank it in small sips.
After finishing everything, I leaned against the porch in the main hall to bask in the sun and listen to my uncle and others chatting.
Later on, Boss Zhou suggested going to the river to fish in a couple of days. His family had bought a fishing net, so they would be able to catch some fish.
After all, in summer, we eat fish and drink fish soup every other day at home.
This means there is something in the river.
Just do it, and ask a few brothers to come and help you when the time comes.
"Come on, do it!"
"Dry!"
"There will be fish every year (abundance)~"
After finishing the last bowl of wine, everyone started to serve rice, drink soup and gnaw bones.
After we finished eating, we didn't rush to leave. We sat together around the fire, eating melon seeds and chatting.
Liu and the others were not idle, they had to clean up all the dishes and other things.
Several people were busy washing dishes and wiping the table. When they swept the bones off the table, several dogs rushed to grab them. So they didn't have to clean up anymore, which was quite convenient.
Zhou Mingqin, who was standing by, also went to help. Zhou Mingqi and Zhou Mingshu reached into their pockets and stuck their buttocks to the benches. They were so tanned that they felt too lazy to move.
"Second sister, I just heard uncle say that he is going to go fishing in the next two days."
"Really? That's great. I haven't had fish soup in a while. Show off your skills next time."
"Come on, let my aunt do it. I'm too lazy now and don't want to do anything."
"San Ya, no matter who is lazy in our family, you can't be lazy. You are our leader. If you don't do it, we won't want to do it anymore..."
"Okay, I get it. Can't I make it next time? I just think the one made by my aunt is pretty good too. Don't you like it?"
"It's not that I don't like it. I don't know why, but as long as it's made by you, I will have a better appetite."