After hearing what Yun the Butcher and Yun Third Brother said, Zhang laughed happily.
If my family loves the food I cook, it’s worth the extra effort.
The meal ended with everyone chatting.
It was just getting dark, and the two children, Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui, finished washing up and went to bed.
The three brothers of the Yun family began to feed grass and water to the mules and donkeys.
Zhang and Yun the butcher washed the dishes together and started to pickle wild celery.
Zhang cleaned a small jar with a brush and wiped it with a dry cloth. Then she placed a handful of dried wild celery at the bottom of the jar and sprinkled it with a handful of salt.
Then add a layer of wild celery on top and sprinkle with salt. Repeat this process until the jar is full.
Zhang covered the jar with oilcloth and tied it with hemp rope. Butcher Yun picked up the jar and put it in the mule cart.
Making pickled vegetables is much simpler. Zhang puts the washed and dried jar into which she puts the dried wild celery.
Fill it up to 70% full, then add a handful of peppercorns that Yun Yiyi and the others had prepared today.
Then, Zhang sprinkled a handful of salt into the jar. She then poured cooled boiled water into the jar, and stopped when she estimated that the jar was half full.
The most critical step came. She scooped out a large bowl of kimchi water from the original kimchi jar.
Just pour this big bowl of kimchi water into the jar, and the kimchi water can be used to make kimchi.
Finally, Zhang poured half a bowl of white wine into the kimchi jar.
The last step is to cover the jar with a lid, add water, and isolate it from the air. After a while, the wild celery in the jar can be eaten.
However, you need to check the edge of the jar frequently and add water in time if there is no water.
As long as there is water on the edge of the top of the kimchi jar, the kimchi in the jar will not easily grow mold.
Zhang and Yun the butcher worked all night and made two jars of pickled vegetables and two small jars of pickled vegetables.
After Butcher Yun loaded all the vegetables onto the mule cart, Zhang pounded her waist and said, "Thank goodness I bought the jars and salt. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to handle the wild vegetables I dig later."
Butcher Yun whispered, "Wife, I see that many families in the village choose to dry wild vegetables in order to save salt and jars."
Zhang took over the conversation, "Boss, although drying wild vegetables saves salt and jars, they don't taste as good as pickled vegetables. And the vegetables taste better too."
"Wife, it's a good thing we bought a cart, otherwise we wouldn't be able to carry so many jars and pots with just a donkey cart."
"Yeah, now that I have a car, I dare to pickle vegetables like this."
"Wife, take a break. I'll go to the village chief and come back soon."
"Okay, go ahead. I'll put out the lamp and build a fire for you."
"Okay, wife. If you're sleepy, go to bed first."
"Go and come back soon. I won't be able to sleep well if you don't come back."
When Yun the Butcher heard this, he immediately walked quickly towards the woods behind.
Many families in the village were still eating, so there was light in the woods and it was quite lively.
Butcher Yun went next door to call Old Man Wu, and the two of them went to the village chief to inquire about the news.
According to the village chief, during the day, people from outside came to inquire about the news, and the main thing they did was to spread a lot of stories about the bandits in Qingfeng Village.
The villagers had a more direct understanding of the brutality of the Qingfengzhai bandits.
Of course, everyone had even less confidence in how to safely pass through Qingfeng Village.
Some villagers were reluctant to stay here, but after hearing the news, they were very glad that they had followed the village's arrangements.
The village chief and the elders had no good ideas, so they asked Yun the butcher if Yun Yiyi had any good ideas.
Butcher Yun also conveyed Yun Yiyi's opinion, asking everyone to wait with peace of mind, as it was a good thing to have outsiders coming.
As long as it’s not the bandits from Qingfeng Village coming, it will be a good thing for everyone.
After conveying Yun Yiyi's words, Butcher Yun went home with Old Man Wu.
The village chief and the elders discussed it for a long time, and finally decided to listen to Yun Yiyi and remain unchanged in the face of all changes.
As the night deepened, most of the refugees fell asleep. Yun the Butcher and Zhang took advantage of the situation and started a large fire.
Then they took out all the previously smoked meat and smoked it again for most of the night.
Especially the rabbit meat caught some time ago, it needs to be smoked more so that it can be kept.
Fortunately, Yun the Butcher told the night watchman that he was working overtime tonight to process wild vegetables and didn't need to come over specially.
Otherwise, the night watchman would have discovered that his family was smoking meat.
Although it’s nothing to know, it’s still better to keep a low profile.
It was almost dawn. Yun the butcher and Zhang, who had not slept all night, quickly put the smoked meat back into the basket and then put it into the mule cart.
Butcher Yun cleaned the big iron pot and started to boil water.
Zhang lit the oil lamp, took out two large potatoes, peeled them, and cut them into thin strips.
Then she cut a piece of pickled ginger, a handful of dried chilies, and smashed a few cloves of garlic.
After Yun the butcher boiled the water in the pot, Zhang filled a large jar and a small jar. The small jar was for Yun Yiyi to take to the mountains.
It was the time when everyone was sleeping soundly, and Zhang was not afraid of being discovered. She scooped a large spoonful of lard into the large iron pot.
After the lard melted, she added pickled ginger and dried chilies. When the aroma of chilies and pickled ginger filled the pot, she poured the shredded potatoes into the large iron pot.
Next, Zhang kept stir-frying the shredded potatoes. When they were softened, she added half a bowl of water to the pot.
After the water boils, add appropriate amount of salt and smashed garlic cloves.
Stir-fry for a few times and the spicy and sour potato shreds are ready.
Zhang cleaned the big iron pot and waited until there was no water in the pot. Then she put the leavened bread from last night into the pot.
She turned the pancake carefully, and when both sides were hot, she took it out, wrapped part of it with a clean cloth, and put it aside.
After thinking about it, Zhang cut a plate of the braised beef that she bought from Yun the butcher yesterday and put it into a jar the size of an adult's palm.
Thinking that eating is impossible without chopsticks and drinking water is impossible without bowls, Zhang wrapped two bowls and four pairs of chopsticks with cloth. After wrapping them, she put them together with the cakes in a small basket.
"Master, take a look at the meal I prepared for Yiyi and the others to eat on the mountain. There are bread, vegetables, and meat. They should have everything they need, right?"
Butcher Yun stretched his head to take a look and said, "Wife, these things are almost done. Besides, they will come back for lunch at noon."
Zhang nodded. "Yes, that's enough. I'm just worried that I might have left something behind."
"Mom, Dad, you guys got up so early?"
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