Chapter 191: The Secret of the Silver
Before lunchtime, the father and son who were responsible for buying groceries had already returned with two large baskets full of things.
"Yu'er, I bought everything you wanted, and two jars of yellow wine, too."
For fear of wasting time, Sang Yongjing and Sang Xingjia did not dare to stop for even a moment, and returned home immediately after buying things.
"Okay, put the wine on the table in the main hall first, you guys sit down and rest for a while."
Sang Yu originally wanted to ask them to help pick and wash vegetables, but seeing that they were gasping for breath from exhaustion, she couldn't bear it.
Qingxi Village is not far from Lingnan City, but it is definitely not close either. It is unreasonable to not let them take a break while carrying heavy objects back and forth.
Since we were having a big dinner in the evening, we didn’t prepare too many dishes for lunch. We simply stir-fried two dishes and cooked a plate of braised pork to get by.
As for the braised pork, it was delivered by Zhang Pingchun the day before yesterday. I think it was the meat they kept for their own consumption, and they brought it directly to her at that time.
After eating and resting enough, the father and son did not stay idle any longer. Without Sang Yu's initiative, they began to pick and wash vegetables very tactfully.
They can even cut some dishes that don't require much knife skills and set them aside.
If I wasn’t afraid that the dishes I cooked would be inedible, I would have wanted to just fry them and serve them on the table.
Sang Yu gradually realized something was wrong: "What bad things did you two do today?"
It’s not that they weren’t diligent in the past, but they were like a broken clock, moving only once each time it was turned. Today, their unusual initiative actually made something seem amiss.
"Cough cough..." Sang Yongjing was so frightened by her sudden words that he choked on his own saliva and started coughing violently.
Now Sang Yu's gaze fell on Sang Xingjia. He subconsciously avoided eye contact with Sang Yu and tried to fool her by speaking vaguely.
"No, I didn't do anything wrong."
Sang Yu: ...She finally understood what it meant to be trying to cover up one's own faults.
If she had only doubted it before, now she was certain that these two people must have done something wrong behind her back.
Her expression turned serious: "Tell the truth, or I will interrogate you separately."
If the father and son of the Sang family were tough enough and gritted their teeth and said nothing, even if Sang Yu questioned them one-on-one, he would not be able to get anything useful out of them.
It’s a pity that they are not such tough people, and this matter is not considered a particularly serious matter in their eyes.
After being threatened by her, he told the whole story like spilling the beans.
Ever since they caught the musk rat yesterday, the father and son have been very excited. They always feel that if they can get rid of the musk rat, they will become rich instantly.
As a result, when I went into the city to buy things today, I unconsciously went to the large market in the north.
They were not stupid enough to go up and ask people if they bought musk, but just walked back and forth in front of the stalls selling spices.
From time to time, he would ask what this thing was and how much it cost per ounce, and then he would leave without any intention of buying anything.
My original intention was to have a casual chat, and after getting familiar with each other, I would ask indirectly where someone could buy musk.
However, they were mistaken by the stall owners as people sent from other markets to inquire about prices, and they were kicked out of the market on the spot.
Some people even threatened to beat them up if they saw them in this market again.
After listening to this, Sang Yu waited for a while. Seeing that the two of them were just staring at her stupidly and didn't continue talking, she finally understood that it was just a small matter.
"...You should be thankful that you didn't ask about the price of musk." After holding it in for a long time, she said this.
"Yu'er, what do you mean?" Sang Yongjing didn't understand.
"When do you go and find out how much a wild duck sells for?"
Sang Yongjing didn't even think about it and replied directly: "It must be when we caught wild ducks at home... Oh, I understand."
Most of the things people do are selfish, just like the example Sang Yu gave. If one has wild ducks at home and wants to sell them, he will specifically ask others how much a wild duck can be sold for.
If they were really stupid enough to ask others how much musk could be sold for, no matter how they tried to ask indirectly, the other party would immediately realize that they had musk in their hands.
At that time, it would not be just about being driven out of the market, it would be a question whether you could come back alive.
Sang Yu, who wanted to continue busying himself with the dishes, thought for a moment and added, "Dad, big brother, don't worry about this. I have my own ideas."
She was really afraid that if one of these two was not kept under control, something big would happen.
The father and son smiled awkwardly and nodded repeatedly in agreement, feeling a little scared.
Sang Yu asked them to buy a chicken, intending to make beggar's chicken with the roast suckling pig.
She cut the chicken's neck with a knife, drained the blood, and threw it away. The chicken began to flutter on the ground.
"Dad, go boil some water and help me pluck the chicken feathers later."
They don't dare to kill chickens, but they dare to pluck their feathers.
Estimating that the time was almost up, Sang Yu took out the suckling pig that had been marinated and refrigerated for several hours from the cellar, and used two thick, peeled wooden sticks that had been soaked in stream water to pierce the pig's body parallel to the spine.
Next, the limbs are usually tied with wire to keep them flat and prevent them from curling during baking.
However, there was obviously no wire here, so Sang Yu simply tied the suckling pig's limbs tightly with bamboo strips soaked in water.
The soaked bamboo strips will be burnt, carbonized and broken over time during the baking process, but there will be no problem as long as new bamboo strips are added in time.
Finally, brush the surface of the pig with a layer of sauce made of a 1:1 ratio of vinegar and rice wine to form a crispy skin when it is baked later.
The best match for roast suckling pig is of course fruit wood charcoal such as apple wood or lychee wood. The suckling pig roasted over fruit wood charcoal will have a light fruit wood aroma, which is refreshing and relieves greasiness.
But you still have to go to the charcoal yard to buy charcoal, but branches are everywhere on the mountain and you can just pick them up and use them.
She piled the firewood in the middle of the earth wall, waited for the fire to grow bigger, and made sure that the top flame would not touch the top of the earth wall before she placed the whole suckling pig on the wall.
Roasting suckling pig takes a long time, about three to four hours. Even if Sang Yu starts roasting it now, he will have to wait until the next day to eat it.
When the suckling pig is first placed on the fire, the flame below does not need to be too big. This step is mainly to dry and dehydrate the suckling pig.
Someone has to watch over the suckling pig and wipe off the oil droplets on its surface to prevent it from catching fire.
Sang Yu directly handed this matter over to Sang Xinghao, asking him to be careful and not to burn himself.
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