Lying Low to Scavenge in the Courtyard

Zhang Weiguo transmigrates to that era of scarcity, a time of lacking clothes and food.

He is a decorated veteran who has been transferred to a position as the head of the purchasing departme...

Chapter 188: Borrowing Money Based on Strength

Especially the two pork thighs. Zhang Weiguo had never eaten such ham before.

This kind of ham is difficult to make, and it takes several years to make one ham.

Zhang Weiguo will try to make it, and if possible, he will make more ham.

The winery has a lot of vacant houses that can be used to cool ham.

These hams are generally aged for three to five years.

This time is long enough, and it is still not easy to have a bite of delicious food.

When pickling ham, you must add more salt, otherwise the ham will easily go bad.

Zhang Weiguo came to the old winery and found Dashan.

Let the mountains move the pork in.

Zhang Weiguo found a knife and cut off the two pig thighs.

Then, let Dashan go buy coarse salt.

A lot of salt is needed to cure meat.

Dashan rode away on his bicycle.

Zhang Weiguo shaved the ribs.

Divide the meat into pieces.

Trim off the fat, which is used for frying.

Divide the meat into several pieces and marinate them as well.

Also remove the two front legs, which will be used to make braised pig's trotters with soybeans.

After dividing the meat, we waited for Dashan to come back.

This amount of meat can last two people for a long time.

How much can Dashan eat alone? Zhang Weiguo doesn't dare to eat it every day.

There are no problems here and no one cares, but it’s not the case in the Siheyuan.

There are beasts waiting to take advantage of you.

As long as you eat something delicious, others will find ways to take advantage of it.

I didn’t see that the old man only earned 99 yuan a month and ate the same food as everyone else, which was cornmeal buns.

People rarely eat steamed buns made of white flour.

He's just afraid that others will target him. With such a high salary and no children, there are many people who are targeting him.

Sometimes we have to close the door before eating meat.

The third uncle is even more calculating. If he doesn't pick up any money when he goes out, he will be considered at a loss.

If there is anything delicious, Uncle Sanye will definitely have a share.

Not to mention Jia Zhang, this guy just started to rob.

If you don't give her good things, she will call people good-for-nothings.

This thing often sneaks out to buy meat buns to eat.

Zhang Weiguo also encountered this once.

She simply left her eldest grandson behind and went out alone to eat something delicious.

There is a reason why she can grow so fat, besides the fact that Qin Huairu intercepted Sha Zhu's lunch box.

Her sneaking out to eat alone was also a factor.

Now, Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu are separated, so there is no need to worry about Jia Zhang if there is anything delicious.

Just give Jia Zhang three dollars a month as pension.

Now, without the gluttonous Jia Zhang, Qin Huairu's life has become better.

She was able to eat some good food too.

Now, the happiest one is Banggeng, as there is no Jia Zhangshi to compete with him for food.

The more you eat, the fatter you get.

Being able to raise the scorpion so fat is also a skill of Widow Qin.

Even though she is just a widow, her monthly salary is not high.

Just like that, eat better than most.

She was the one who raised the dog, and it just wanted to eat delicious food.

If you want to eat good food, you have to think of other ways. Xu Damao used to have chickens, and Bang Geng had his eyes on them. Now all the chickens in Xu Damao's family are eaten by Jia Zhang.

Bang Geng would have no chickens to steal.

The only place we can go is Sha Zhu’s house, but there’s nothing good there either.

All of Shazhu's money was used to buy a bicycle, and Shazhu doesn't have much money left.

Sha Zhu had money and asked Widow Qin to borrow it all. Widow Qin only borrowed and never returned the money.

I borrowed money based on my own ability, why should I pay it back?

Everyone else knew what kind of person Widow Qin was, so they all stayed away from this family, except Sha Zhu, who was jealous of Widow Qin and rushed to deliver food to her.

There are always a lot of gossips about widows, and others don't want to provoke Widow Qin for fear of rumors that they are bullying the widow or something.

Reputation is still very important in this era. No matter what you do, you need a good reputation.

If someone introduces you to a partner, no one will agree if you have a bad reputation.

I don’t care whether this is true or false, and I can’t tell whether it is true or false.

It takes two to tango. If you have such a reputation, you must have done something wrong, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people saying bad things about you.

Even if you want to work, reputation is very important. Some departments have stricter examinations and will also check your family background.

If you have a bad reputation at this time, it can be said that you will have difficulty in taking any step forward.

Dashan bought the salt back quickly.

The two men found a large basin and began to marinate the pork.

First marinate the two thighs and apply a layer of salt on them.

The purpose of doing this is mainly to remove blood.

Then apply a thick layer of salt.

Ordinary ham needs to be pickled several times, but Zhang Weiguo does not have so much time.

Zhang Weiguo simply added more salt at a time until a layer of salt was almost covering the surface.

Then apply another layer of salt and place the thighs in a cool place to air dry.

The same goes for pork. It is not easy to marinate so much meat all at once.

First rub a light layer of salt on the pork, then rub a thick layer of salt on it.

After the pork is coated with salt, place it in a cool place to air dry.

Wait for two days and then cover the mountains with a thick layer of salt.

After marinating the pork, Zhang Weiguo began to boil lard.

Dashan cleaned the two front hooves.

Boiling lard is a delicate job. You can't be impatient and you have to simmer it slowly over low heat.

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