After hearing what Zhang said, Brother Yun patted his chest and realized that Zhang had not reacted just now.
Only then did she react.
"Boss, do you think we should braise this rabbit or stir-fry it spicy?"
Zhang muttered to herself. Before Big Brother Yun could say anything, she had already made her own decision. "Let's make it braised. We can put potatoes in it."
"After the rabbit meat is cooked, the potatoes that have absorbed the broth taste even better than the meat."
Zhang took the rabbit meat wrapped in large leaves and walked towards Yun the butcher.
"Here, Boss, chop the rabbit into small pieces. I'll put the potatoes on and braise them later."
"Okay, I'll clean the rabbit meat and chop it. By the way, wife, are these the only pancakes you haven't baked yet?"
"Yes, wait until the pancakes are out of the pan, then you can stew the meat directly. Oh, by the way, boss, cut a bowl of pickled peppers and ginger for me, I'll need them later."
"Okay, I'll go get it later."
After five or six minutes, Zhang shoveled the pancake out of the pan.
Wash the pot with water and start preparing to stew the rabbit.
"Zi Rui, you can turn up the fire a little. I want to stew the rabbit."
Xie Zirui added a few more pieces of firewood to the stove. "Aunt, did my brother and the others catch any rabbits in the mountains?"
Zhang lowered her head and whispered, "Yes, Yiyi caught a fat rabbit in the mountains. Let's stew it for dinner tonight."
Xie Zirui immediately became happy. The food had improved tonight, which was really great.
After the wok was hot, Zhang poured half a bowl of oil into it. The fire was high, and the oil heated up quickly.
Zhang put the chopped pickled peppers and pickled ginger into the pot and stir-fried them. When the aroma of peppers and pickled ginger wafted from the pot, she poured the chopped potatoes into the pot.
Next, she kept stir-frying the rabbit meat. When the moisture in the rabbit meat dried up and the outside was slightly burnt, Zhang added half a bowl of soybean paste to the pot.
Wait until the rabbit meat is coated with soybean paste, then add star anise, Sichuan peppercorns and half a bowl of white wine into the pot.
Finally, Zhang added half a basin of water to the pot. She covered the pot and said, "Zirui, now it's up to you."
"Aunt, don't worry, I will watch the fire carefully."
"That's good. I'll go cut some potatoes now."
In the end, Zhang cut five large potatoes and filled half a small basin with them. It looked like a lot.
She figured the rabbit meat would need to be stewed for a while longer, so she turned around and went to help Yun the Butcher pick wild vegetables.
It quickly got dark and Yun the butcher lit the oil lamp.
Except for Yun Yiyi who was sleeping and Xie Zirui who was making a fire, everyone else was picking wild vegetables by the light of the oil lamp.
"Mom, I smell a strong aroma of rabbit meat. Is it cooked?"
Zhang smiled and glanced at Third Brother Yun. "Third Brother, you have a very sharp nose. Wait, I'll add the potatoes. As long as the potatoes are cooked, we can eat."
Upon hearing this, everyone smiled.
Zhang looked at the rabbit meat and saw it was almost done. She poured the potatoes into the pot and covered it.
"Zi Rui, just cook it for another ten minutes."
"I understand, Auntie."
The next ten minutes or so became unbearable.
The aroma of rabbit meat grew stronger and stronger, and everyone's eyes kept turning to the iron pot.
Finally, the time came and Zhang opened the lid of the pot. The potatoes were already stewed until very soft and ready to be taken out of the pot.
She deftly put the rabbit meat into the bowl.
"Boss, quickly set the table for dinner. Oh, and someone go wake up Yiyi."
"It will be ready soon, wife."
Butcher Yun cleared the table, poured the porridge into the bowls, put the chopsticks away, and brought over the baked pancakes.
When Zhang placed the basin of rabbit meat in the middle of the table, she said, "Okay, it's time to eat."
At this time, Yun Yiyi also came over, rubbing her eyes, "Mom, the rabbit meat smells so good."
"Just served, sit down and eat."
Yun Yiyi sat down immediately, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of rabbit meat and started eating.
"Wow, Mom, the rabbit meat is so fragrant and delicious."
"Mom, potatoes are delicious too."
"Wife, fresh meat is still the most delicious."
Everyone was talking loudly while eating.
Zhang was also eating and laughing.
The rabbit meat and potatoes fill up almost a small bowl.
However, the Yun family had big appetites, so they finished all the rabbit meat. Third Brother Yun even used a piece of bread to dip into the remaining soup and finished it all.
"The food tonight is so delicious. I wish we could eat like this every day." Brother Yun San said while touching his belly.
The others nodded in agreement.
Zhang laughed while pouring cold water on everyone, "What are you thinking, you? With the appetite you have, if you eat like this every day, our family's food won't last through the winter."
Butcher Yun smiled awkwardly, "Wife, I think we can improve our food once in a while."
Zhang rolled her eyes at Yun the Butcher and said, "That's a good idea."
Others thought it was okay. After all, at this time of year, there weren't many places where people could eat to their heart's content.
"Big Boss, take your younger brothers and sisters for a walk on Guanlu Road to help digest their food. Then watch them wash up and go to bed."
"Okay, Mom." Brother Yun responded obediently.
Soon, all the brothers and sisters of the Yun family went for a stroll on the official road.
Yun the butcher was left behind to help Zhang clean up.
After all the pots, pans, and utensils were washed, Zhang brought the oil lamp into the carriage.
Zhang and Yun the butcher took advantage of the light to take out all the yams from the basket and put them back into the basket.
When Zhang poured out all the yams, she was very surprised.
"Boss, I didn't expect the children to pick so many yam beans."
"That's quite a lot indeed. However, yam beans are easy to store, so let's save them and eat them slowly."
"Okay. Put the yam beans in the basket. Just leave the top open. Don't cover it up, or they'll rot."
Butcher Yun took the empty basket and put the yam beans in it.
"Head of the family, our children have really grown up this year. Look at how much they have gained in the mountains recently."
"Yes, these things the children found in the mountains are enough for us to spend the winter in comfort."
Zhang then sighed deeply, "Alas, the children have worked so hard."
"Who says they aren't? Even though we've been eating well lately, the children haven't gained weight. It's because they've been working so hard."
"Now the kids basically just lay down on the mats and fall asleep. It's obvious they are extremely tired."
"There's nothing we can do. We don't have any elderly people to help look after the house, and we can't go up the mountain to help the children."
"It's okay, wife. When the weather gets colder, we have so much food at home. You can cook different dishes for the children every day."
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