Before the heavy snow closed the mountains, they went into the mountains to hunt again. Because of the snow, the animals moved more slowly, so they had a good harvest this time.

When Qiu Yantang returned, she saw Frog waiting for her at the door.

She quickly walked over and held it in her arms, "Frog, the weather is so cold now. Just go straight into the space when you come back." Qiu Yantang knew that Frog could go straight back to the space, but it was a bit stubborn and would wait for her at the door every time.

At this moment, the frog spit out something round, a bit like Maltesers, "Tang, eat..."

Sugar? It looks like something like chocolate, and it's so smooth that the frog boy can't even drool!

The frog boy opened his eyes wide and looked at Qiu Yantang expectantly. Qiu Yantang did not disappoint its kindness and put the frog in his mouth and ate it.

If the little frog says it is edible, then it is definitely edible.

It does have a bit of chocolate flavor when you take a bite, but once it touches your saliva, it melts immediately and goes straight into your stomach. After smacking it, Qiu Yantang thinks it tastes pretty good.

I still want to eat!

"Are there any more?"

Frog spread out his hands, indicating that he had no more either.

...Early in the morning, when Qiu Yantang was carrying the washbasin, he used too much force and the water splashed on his head.

Qiu Yantang was bewildered.

"What's wrong?" Qiuhua hurried over to take a look. The little ancestor was too careless.

"I don't know. I didn't try hard."

Qiu Yantang lifted the basin again, very lightly...

Then she walked out of the house. There was a stone table at the door, and Qiu Yantang picked it up easily with one hand.

She had to admit that she was quite strong before, but not to this extent. If she hit the wild boar with a brick now, it would probably be killed in one hit.

"Tangtang, what are you doing..."

Qiuhua was dumbfounded. This was not normal. This was absolutely abnormal.

"Frog gave me a chocolate chip yesterday! It turned out to be a power pill!"

Qiu Yantang realized it later. She was still wondering why Frog only brought a chocolate bean?

Now if you give her a stone, she can crush it in one go.

"To celebrate, let's make some braised pork later!"

After hearing Qiu Yantang's words, Qiuhua fell silent. Wouldn't she get tired of eating braised pork early in the morning?

"I'll teach you a new way!"

Qiu Yantang brought Qiuhua into the house. Qiuhua was not cold, but she was a little cold. At this time, a thick layer of ice would freeze outside overnight, and people could only bear it in the house.

"Little ancestor, I'll go chop firewood first." Zhang Shouquan said. A space had been cleared at the entrance of the yard, and firewood was neatly stacked on it.

Half of it was split large pieces of wood, and the other half was drier branches.

Qiuhua and Zhang Shouquan both work very seriously and meticulously, which is something Qiu Yantang likes.

"Come back early, we're having braised pork today."

They don't need to eat, but Qiu Yantang will still share any good things with them.

"Okay, I got it, little ancestor."

Qiu Yantang brought back a large piece of pork belly yesterday and placed it in the house so it wouldn't spoil or freeze in the cold weather.

She plucked all the hair off the skin and roasted it over a fire until the skin blistered.

Then scrape it with a knife so that there will be no hair on the skin and it won’t have that pig hair smell.

Then Qiuhua and I cut the meat into small pieces, about 1.5 cm thick, and put some of the fatter ones aside.

Chop some green onions and ginger, put a little bit of oil in the pot, add the green onions and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, then put the fatter ones directly into the pot, stir-fry continuously, and keep the heat low.

The oil in the fat will slowly come out. When the oil is almost out, put the leaner meat in and stir-fry again.

Then skim off the oil. This oil is very delicious when used for cooking.

These days, everyone is short of oil and water.

Looking at the pork belly stir-fried by Qiu Yantang, Qiu Hua couldn't help but sigh, "Little Ancestor is really good at cooking. Just sprinkle some salt on this dish and it will be delicious."

"That won't do. It would be a waste of food if we eat it that way."

After saying that, Qiu Yantang added a few pieces of rock sugar to the pot and fried it until it melted. It didn’t matter whether the sugar was colored or not, but it could enhance the flavor.

Add salt, soy sauce, star anise, and peppercorns...

Then I thought about it and added a piece of crushed ice blue rose petals, which made the dish taste better.

Add plenty of water and simmer over low heat.

If you use high heat, the juice can be absorbed quickly, but the lean meat will become tougher, and wild boar meat is tough to begin with.

Simmer it over low heat and it will taste better.

The fat part melts in your mouth, and the lean meat is also very soft and tasty.

When Zhang Shouquan came back, Qiu Yantang was just collecting the juice.

The smell lingered around the pot for a long time.

Just then, Qiu Guangbei came over.

"Little Ancestor, are you home?"

"Here!" Qiu Yantang opened the door directly. Qiu Dingxiang and his family were all experts in taking down doors, so she decided to open it herself first.

"Just now I seemed to see a bundle of firewood flying past..." Qiu Guangbei muttered to himself.

However, Qiu Yantang did not respond to what he said.

"Are you bringing me something?" Qiu Yantang looked at Qiu Guangbei, who had two bags next to him.

"Oh, yes, today we have yellow rice and beans. My brother asked me to give you yellow rice and red beans."

Small red beans are adzuki beans. Rhubarb rice and adzuki beans can be used to make glutinous rice balls, which are also called sticky rice dumplings.

In some places it is called by other names, but Qiu Yantang is not sure, as she has been called this since she was a child.

There are also glutinous rice, but glutinous rice is a fine grain and hard to buy, so every household makes a small amount of it at this time.

The filling can be made of red beans, kidney beans, or carob beans. Qiu Yantang thinks that among these, the best one is the one with small red beans, which has a little sweetness.

"Oh, do you have glutinous rice? I want to make some glutinous rice."

"Yes, I'll get it for you right away."

If Qiujia Village is in trouble again one day, Qiu Yantang will have to eat well even if the whole village provides for him, after all, that’s where his status and position are.

Looking at these yellow rice and red beans, Qiuhua was in a dilemma. "My dear, I don't know how to make yellow rice balls either."

Qiu Yantang waved his hand and said, "It's okay, don't feel inferior, I can do it."

Qiuhua: I really don’t feel inferior.

Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, and it's normal to have none.

Only then did Qiu Yantang remember, "Oh, let's go eat the braised pork! It'll get cold soon!"

The weather is getting cold very quickly at this time.

When I got into the house, Frog Boy was already sitting respectfully on the table.

There's no way, it's too small, so we can only eat it at the table.

"Frog, were those the powerful pills you brought me yesterday?"

The frog boy nodded. He couldn't say it, but Qiu Yantang guessed that it was okay for him to nod.