It turns out that it wasn’t that there were no rabbits in the mountains, but that the villagers couldn’t find any rabbits.
Butcher Yun whispered, "Yiyi, where did you find the rabbit? We went to collect firewood, and the villagers said they hadn't found any rabbits in the mountains."
Yun Yiyi also replied in a low voice, "Dad, Mom, there are definitely no rabbits on the mountain near us."
"Then where did you find the rabbit?" Zhang asked immediately.
"Dad, Mom, my brother and I climbed the mountain for a long time and passed through a cave. We found the rabbit in a valley."
"Then I thought about it, the presence of rabbits in that valley might be related to the spring there."
Yun Yiyi looked at Yun the Butcher and said directly, "Dad, I know what you want to say. That spring is very small, there is no way to get water."
"Big Brother and the others were able to clean up the rabbits because we dug the spring pit wider and deeper. The water flow is very small, though."
Butcher Yun sighed regretfully, "I thought I could get some water."
"Dad, don't worry. We'll find water sooner or later. There's no shortage of water in this place."
Zhang saw an opportunity and asked, "Yiyi, how many rabbits did you catch?"
"Mom, we caught four big rabbits and four small rabbits. The big rabbits weighed four or five pounds each. The small rabbits weighed two or three pounds each."
"Yiyi. How come you are so capable?" Butcher Yun happily picked up Yun Yiyi.
Zhang waved the spatula, "Zirui, Yiyi, we're in for a treat tonight. I've decided to make a pot of spicy rabbit."
Butcher Yun put Yun Yiyi down.
"Mom, is Heitian doing it?" Yun Yiyi said, and then looked at Zhang eagerly.
"Don't do it again, Heitian. The smell is too strong. It will attract attention too easily."
Finally getting the yes, Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui ate their vegetable boxes contentedly.
"Boss, go find some spices and dried chilies in the donkey cart. I'll need them later."
"I'll find it in a moment. It won't delay your use."
"Mom, we're back."
Zhang raised her head and said, "Big brother, second brother, third brother, you are back. Hurry up and wash your faces and rest for a while."
"I understand, mother."
After a while, Brother Yun came over and said, "Dad, we cleaned up the rabbits Yiyi caught on the mountain. Do you want to pickle them?"
"Good kids, you are really capable." Butcher Yun patted Brother Yun's shoulder happily.
"Dad, it was mainly because Yiyi found the rabbit hole that we were able to catch the rabbit."
"Come, tell me which basket the rabbits are in, and I'll take them out and pickle them."
"Dad, I'll go with you."
Butcher Yun took Brother Yun to get the rabbit meat.
Brother Yun San was very conscientious. After washing his hands, he cut a vegetable box with a knife and handed half to Brother Yun Er.
"Mom, this shepherd's purse stuffed vegetable box is really delicious."
Zhang looked at the children eating the food boxes with big mouthfuls, and her face was full of joy. "Eat slowly, mother made a lot today."
"Mom, did Yiyi tell you that she also found a few wild sweet potatoes? Then she dug out several big ones. The sweet potato vines were also brought back by big brother."
Zhang was pleasantly surprised. "Ah, Yiyi also found wild sweet potatoes. That's great. Tomorrow night, I'll get up early and make sweet potato porridge for you."
Yun Yiyi thought of the sweet sweet potato porridge, "Mom, cook more, we all love it."
"We all like to drink sweet potato porridge."
"Auntie, I also like to drink sweet sweet potato porridge."
Zhang happily picked up the shovel and said, "Okay, don't worry, I'll make more sweet potato porridge, which will definitely be enough for you."
After Yun Yiyi finished her vegetable box, she started to light the fire. Zhang then baked two more pots of vegetable boxes, filling up two large pots.
Zhang looked up at the sky. The sun hadn't set yet, so it would probably take a while.
She went to see the rabbits that Yun the butcher had prepared. The big rabbits weighed four or five pounds each, enough for everyone to eat.
Butcher Yun took out a big rabbit and chopped it into pieces.
Yun the butcher coated the other rabbits with white wine, ground star anise, and salt, spread them evenly, and then marinated them in a basin.
In order to avoid being discovered, Yun the Butcher put the basin on the donkey cart.
Butcher Yun inspected the rabbit skin that Brother Yun had processed. He found that the meat scraps had been cleaned off. However, if he wanted to use it, he still had to process it carefully.
There was no time to process the rabbit skins now, so Yun the butcher put the rabbit skins into a basket and put it in the mule cart he was driving.
To allow it to ventilate, I put the basket outside the car. I'll clean it up again when I have time.
Butcher Yun and Zhang saw the wild sweet potatoes that Yun Yiyi mentioned. They were quite big and enough for two meals.
Butcher Yun put the wild sweet potatoes into the basket where he kept the radishes so that they would be easier to take when he wanted to eat them.
Yun Yiyi, hands behind her back, walked out of the woods and saw that there were very few refugees on the official road. Only a few carriages sped by.
Yun Yiyi looked back at the woods behind her. Puffs of smoke were rising from the woods. The sun was almost setting.
What a peaceful life these days are.
Yun Yiyi walked back to the woods. "Mom, there are very few carriages on the official road. In a while, there won't be any refugees left."
"Why don't you make the rabbit while it's still light? Once it gets dark, we'll have to light an oil lamp, which won't be that convenient."
"Wife, I think what Yiyi said makes sense. If it were really dark, you wouldn't be able to see the pot clearly."
Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's start frying the rabbit now. But don't forget to add some dried mint."
"Don't worry, I'll light it now." After saying this, Yun the Butcher cleaned the big iron pot and started to light the fire.
Yun Yiyi was lighting mint beside her.
Zhang waited until there was no water left in the pot, then she put a spoonful of peanut oil and a spoonful of lard into it.
When the oil in the pot began to smoke, Zhang added half a bowl of pickled ginger slices into the pot.
The ginger slices in the pot soon became fragrant. Zhang poured the chopped rabbit into the pot and kept stirring it with a spatula.
After frying for a while, the aroma of the rabbit wafted out of the pot.
Yun Yiyi hurriedly ordered another mint, and the smell of the mint quickly covered up the scent of the rabbit.
Zhang waited until the rabbit meat in the pot was fried until it was slightly yellow and there was no water left in the meat before she started adding dried chilies and wild onions to the pot.
When the chili peppers and wild onions were fried until fragrant, Zhang added a spoonful of homemade soybean paste, a handful of star anise, half a bowl of white wine, and finally two spoonfuls of water into the pot.
Zhang covered the pot and said, "Boss, just keep it simmering on low heat. I'll go smash a few garlic cloves and put them in the pot before serving."
"Don't worry, wife. But when you think the rabbit meat is almost cooked, come and take a look."
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