"Sister Shufen, you should try some too."
Lu Fangfang picked up a piece of fried pork fat with her chopsticks and brought it to Sister Shufen's mouth.
"No, no, I won't eat it, I..."
"Mmm, it smells good, really good, even better than pork scraps, good stuff, really good stuff."
Wang Shufen's eyes lit up. She chewed slowly in her mouth, reluctant to swallow, because it was so delicious.
Beside her, Lu Fangfang smiled, revealing dimples.
The rendered pork cracklings were indeed very fragrant and crunchy, and she didn't find them greasy at all.
Holding her chopsticks, she picked up a few more pieces, put them all in her mouth, and slowly chewed them.
She was finally satisfied. There were still two pieces left in the bowl, which she picked up and handed to Sister Shufen.
"I don't want it anymore, I don't want it anymore, um..."
Wang Shufen chewed slowly, giving her a reproachful look.
"Meow~"
"Awoo~"
Little Flower and Little Tibetan Fox, who were resting inside, came out as soon as they smelled the aroma of bear meat scraps.
They ate a lot of bear offal this morning, and their bellies are still bulging.
If it weren't for the wonderful aroma, the two of them wouldn't want to move from their spots inside the house.
Lu Fangfang asked Sister Shufen to scoop some more bear fat residue from the iron pot.
She blew on it, then tossed it to the two little guys so they could taste it.
"How is it? Does it smell good?"
"Awoo~"
"Meow~"
The two little ones raised their heads and looked at her with bright, sparkling eyes.
"You can't eat too much of this. Here's another piece for you. Open your mouths."
Lu Fangfang picked up some bear fat residue and gave each of them a piece.
Holding the small bowl, she switched to a different pair of chopsticks and walked over to her husband. "Mingcheng, you should try some too."
Zhuang Mingcheng opened his mouth and chewed slowly.
"It smells good, this stuff really smells good, it's crispy and fragrant. Fangfang, find a small bowl and put the cracklings in it properly so that they don't get wet. You can eat them as a snack later."
"It's too oily, I can't eat this every day. By the way, what are you doing?"
Lu Fangfang looked at the things placed in front of her husband with some curiosity.
This includes lime, rice, and three rather large jars, all of which were prepared by the husband of the family.
“I want to seal the bear paws using traditional methods. You can’t finish them all at once, so we can eat them slowly later. At least we should save one for after you give birth to help you recover.”
Zhuang Mingcheng took some straw paper and wiped the blood off the three bear paws one by one, then set them aside to dry.
He moved the jar over and started putting lime into it.
Beside her, Lu Fangfang chewed on bear fat cracklings while watching her husband's actions with curiosity.
He lined the bottom of each of the three jars with lime, and then went back to dry-frying the rice in the pot.
After a while, the rice turned slightly yellow and emitted a fragrant aroma. He then spread the rice on the lime in the jar while it was still hot.
He picked up the clean bear paws and stuffed them into the jar one by one.
Luckily the jar was quite large, otherwise these three bear paws wouldn't have been able to fit.
He even made a special mark on the jar where the bear's forepaws were placed.
After finishing his work, Zhuang Mingcheng stir-fried the remaining rice again, and then poured the hot rice into three jars, filling them to the brim.
At this moment, Lu Fangfang had already forgotten about eating the bear fat residue.
She felt a little sorry that her husband had wasted such fine grains of rice.
She had been saving this for a long time, intending to cook it into porridge when she didn't have a good appetite.
"Mingcheng, will this work? Don't waste the rice, and won't the bear paw rot inside?"
"No, these are all old methods passed down from generation to generation. They have all been tested by the elders. The bear paw will not fall apart inside, but will instead be infused with the aroma of rice. It will taste even better after a year."
"The rice won't go to waste. Be careful when you pour it out. It's been moistened with bear oil, so it will taste good when you make porridge."
As Zhuang Mingcheng spoke, he started mixing lime again.
There's a specific method to this. After the fried rice in the jar has cooled completely, you have to seal it with oil paper and lime, and then it's done.
Legend has it that in ancient times, bear paws were eaten this way, otherwise they were too fishy.
Lu Fangfang smacked her lips, unable to suppress her admiration.
What were our ancestors thinking? They even came up with this method; they really knew how to eat.
"Oh...ah..."
The little wild donkey lay by the south wall of the yard and brayed at Lu Fangfang.
"what?"
The little wild donkey couldn't speak, it just kept staring at the bowl in her hand.
Lu Fangfang: "..."
Helpless, she walked over, picked up some fried pork cracklings, and fed a few more to the stubborn little donkey.
This stuff is very oily, so she doesn't dare feed it too much.
Turning her head to look at the quiet chestnut horse, Lu Fangfang asked, "Mingcheng, does your horse eat meat?"
Zhuang Mingcheng: "..."
He was busy dealing with the last bear paw and didn't bother to answer his wife's question. Besides that stubborn little donkey, whose horse or donkey eats meat?
"Chestnut horse, would you like some?"
Seeing that her husband did not reply, Lu Fangfang picked up a piece and placed it in front of the chestnut horse.
The chestnut horse sniffed the air, showing absolutely no interest.
"Oh...ah..."
The little wild donkey turned its head away and put it in its mouth.
Lu Fangfang slapped the donkey's head, put down the bowl in her hand, and gave the chestnut horse some corn kernels to eat.
Fearing the stubborn little donkey would snatch the food, she led the little guy aside by himself.
"Fangfang, quickly go get a basin and put the cracklings in it. This pot of oil is ready."
"They're here, they're here."
Lu Fangfang turned around and quickly went into the house, then came out with a larger enamel basin.
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