Chapter 178 Watching the Pig's Head
Seeing Liang Jingyao giving instructions to Zhan Hu, Gu Mian did not dare to disturb him and followed Lin Xiaoyue directly to the kitchen.
The drunkard in the west wing was also carried out by Zhan Tian. Zhan Tian was found by Chen Yunyun at the request of the drunkard. The drunkard was afraid that Liang Jingyao would forget. Anyway, Liang Jingyao had already agreed, so the drunkard boldly ordered Zhan Tian to do things.
Chen Yunyun followed behind carrying the armchair. When Zhan Tian stopped, she put it down and said, "Uncle, please sit here. I'll go back to the house and get a blanket."
As he said that, Chen Yunyun returned to the west wing and took a blanket to cover the drunkard's legs.
Lin Xiaoyue saw the drunkard come out and asked with a smile, "Dad, has Brother Liang agreed to your request?"
The old drunkard said proudly, "Of course! As long as I don't ask him for a drink, he won't refuse me! Hurry up and take out the pig's head. I want to see what you can do."
Lin Xiaoyue nodded, took the pig's head outside, then lit a long piece of wood, and the flames burned back and forth on the pig's head.
The old wine freak asked curiously, "You don't want to wash it? Just roast it like this?"
Lin Xiaoyue knew that the drunkard had misunderstood, so she quickly explained, "Dad, I'm burning the hair off the pig's head. It's more delicious this way! Master Gu, can you please fetch me a basin of water?"
Liang Jingyao walked over and said, "Let me do it!"
He filled a bucket of water and placed it in front of Lin Xiaoyue, asking, "Is that enough? If not, I'll get another one!"
Lin Xiaoyue glanced at it and said, "That's enough for now. I'll trouble you again if I need more later!"
Lin Xiaoyue didn't extinguish the flames on the wood until the pig's head was burnt to a charred yellow. She took out a loofah, dipped it in water and scrubbed the pig's head.
After scrubbing it repeatedly several times, the burnt yellow color on the pig's head was finally washed away.
Lin Xiaoyue checked again and made sure that there was no hair on the pig's head. Then she used a knife to cut off both ears. Then she cut open the pig's ears to reveal the remaining dirt inside and put them in water to clean them.
Then, Lin Xiaoyue cut the pig's chin open, peeled it apart with a knife, cut off the pig's lymph meat, and threw it together with other garbage.
When the drunkard saw Lin Xiaoyue throwing away a few pieces of meat, he said anxiously, "Hey, don't throw it away! I love fat meat the most, save it for me!"
Lin Xiaoyue thought about it, ancient doctors all used traditional Chinese medicine for diagnosis. If she mentioned lymph, and the drunkard didn’t understand, she wouldn’t be able to explain it clearly!
So, she explained in general terms: "Dad, there are a lot of dirty things here that can't be eaten! Don't worry, I will definitely not throw away anything that can be eaten!"
The drunkard was still confused. Lin Xiaoyue was neither a doctor nor a butcher. How could she tell where the dirt was hidden in the pork and why it couldn't be eaten?
But then again, isn't the large intestine dirty? Aren't we eating it too?
However, despite his doubts, Jiu Laoguai didn't ask directly. He planned to wait until they were alone and ask Lin Xiaoyue alone. After all, Lin Xiaoyue was his daughter. What if he asked the wrong question? In front of so many people, he still had to show his support for his daughter, especially when Liang Jingyao was around!
As a girl, her parents should give her more support. No matter where she goes or what she does, she will be more confident!
While the drunkard was daydreaming, Lin Xiaoyue had already cut a knife on the front of the pig's head, and then took an axe to cut open the bones inside the pig's head. She was going to take out the pig's brain later!
Seeing Lin Xiaoyue's clumsy posture, Liang Jingyao was frightened and quickly took the axe and said, "Yue'er, let me do it! Is it right to chop it like this?"
Lin Xiaoyue bent down to take a look, nodded and said, "That's right! That's it! Brother Liang, be careful, don't cut your hands!"
Liang Jingyao waved the axe in his hand and said with a smile: "With this little thing, I can use a sword, and an axe is even more of a piece of cake!"
As he said this, he chopped down in the right direction and successfully split the bones at the back of the pig's head.
Lin Xiaoyue straightened the pig's head again, pointed at the place where it had just been cut, and said, "Okay, Brother Liang, split it in half again like this!"
Liang Jingyao nodded and swung his axe, splitting the pig's head in half. "What should we do now? Where else should we chop?"
Lin Xiaoyue hurriedly took out two bowls from the kitchen, took out the pig brain flowers on both sides and placed them in the bowls.
Then she added, "Now cut the bones into two more pieces so I can put them in the pot."
Liang Jingyao responded and cut out two more pieces. "Okay, is there anything else I can help you with?"
Lin Xiaoyue shook her head and said, "No, I'm going to stew it in the pot. Dad, please go back to the house. I'll bring it to you when it's ready!"
The drunkard pointed at the pig brain in the bowl and asked, "Wait a minute, can this be eaten in a bowl? I didn't see it clearly just now, can you show it to me?"
Lin Xiaoyue took it to the drunkard and said, "This is pig brain. It tastes like tofu after being cooked. There are only two. Dad, if you want to eat it, I'll save one for you!"
The drunkard was still hesitant at first, but when he saw Liang Jingyao craning his neck to look over, he immediately nodded and said, "Okay, be sure to save one for me!"
Lin Xiaoyue nodded and said, "Don't worry, those who like this thing really like it, and those who are afraid to eat it really don't dare to eat it!"
The drunkard patted his chest and said, "What's that? I've even eaten pupae before! If they didn't dare to eat them, I would have eaten them all!"
There was a flash of surprise in Lin Xiaoyue's eyes. It seemed that the drunkard really dared!
"Okay, I'll go back to the kitchen first!" Lin Xiaoyue put the two bowls of pig brains back into the kitchen, and came out to bring out the cut pig's head.
In the kitchen, Zhan Wei was already sitting inside and lighting a fire, with water in a large iron pot bubbling.
Lin Xiaoyue put star anise, bay leaves, and other spices into the pot, and then added red dates, chopped apples, a few large pieces of rock sugar, and finally the pork head and ears. When they were 80% cooked, she took them out and removed the bones.
After all the bones were removed, she put them back into the pot and cooked them until they were fully cooked, then took them all out and cut them into pieces.
"Alright! Come and eat it! It tastes best now!"
After hearing this, Liang Jingyao couldn't wait to take a piece and put it in his mouth, "Wow! It's really delicious! I'll give it to the old wine monster to try!"
Lin Xiaoyue smiled and said, "Don't just give it to my dad! Invite everyone else too, and eat it all while it's hot, otherwise we have to cook it again, and it won't taste as good as the first time!"
Liang Jingyao nodded and said, "I know! Come quickly!"
Lin Xiaoyue picked up two pig brains and said, "You go first. Dad wants to eat pig brains. I'll come over when I'm done! This thing is very fast. If you cook it for too long, it will become overcooked. I'll be in soon!"
As she spoke, she poured two bowls of pig brains into the big iron pot. When it was almost done, she quickly fished them out and put them in clean bowls. She also got another bowl and poured some salt in it to season the old wine monster.
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