Chapter 211 Hot Pot with Lamb
Underneath the tattered cloth, half a pig was clearly visible!
Qin Suisui was taken aback: "Brother Ruwen, why did you bring so much pork?" This half-pig was estimated to weigh over 100 jin, close to 200 jin, and there were also three other pig offal dishes next to it.
Sun Ruwen smiled and said, "The New Year is just around the corner, and every household is curing bacon. I remember you used to love bacon, sausage, and ribs, right? We just harvested a lot of pigs, so we sent you some."
"But this is too much! Don't you need to make money?"
"What's the rush? It's not like I don't ask you for things. It's almost the end of the year, and business is busy. I was thinking of taking some medicine back with you."
"Okay, the same old ones?" Sun Ruwen had been asking her for medicine frequently lately, always the same ones for treating external injuries. She wondered what kind of dangerous business his men were up to every day.
Sun Ruwen nodded: "This time, we'll take a bigger cut for sprains and bruises, and give the brothers a bigger gift at the end of the year."
Qin Suisui: ...
This is the first time I've ever heard of giving medicine as a gift. Their line of work must be really dangerous, right?
Seeing her expression, Sun Ruwen knew what she was thinking and smiled: "What are you thinking? Didn't I tell you, it's really not that dangerous? With so many goods going up and down, some of them are transported from far away, and a lot of it is done by manpower. It's inevitable that there will be injuries and muscle aches. Isn't that normal?"
Qin Suisui thought about it and agreed. She had encountered smugglers from Hong Kong in the wilderness before, and regardless of their character, they were indeed quite tough.
Fortunately, Qin Suisui usually likes to study these things in her spare time, and she has a lot of medicine stored in her space. She can take out the amount that Sun Ruwen needs at once.
Before leaving, Sun Ruwen suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Sui Sui, aren't you going back for the New Year?"
Qin Suisui nodded: "Yes, I won't be going back this year."
"Okay, I'll be back on the second day of the Lunar New Year. I'll bring you some local specialties from Guangzhou then."
After seeing Sun Ruwen off, Qin Suisui couldn't help but laugh as she looked at the cartload of pork. Now, she wouldn't have a chance to take the pork out of her spatial storage again.
Pei Jiuyan had gone back to the dormitory with Chi Donglin and the others because of some business. When he came back now and saw so much pork, he was stunned for a moment before asking, "Was this delivered by Ruwen?"
"Oh my, 'Ruwen'! Calling each other so intimately, I wonder who it is? I used to secretly get jealous!"
Pei Jiuyan looked at her amusedly: "Yes, it's me."
What's wrong with letting her have her way in this little verbal spat? As long as she's happy.
Then the next step is to cut the pork, wash the pork, and marinate the pork.
Chi Donglin and Song Yunlai, those two scoundrels, were naturally called upon by Pei Jiuyan to do chores, but they did so voluntarily. After all, they would definitely be coming to their house for food and drinks during the New Year.
Yesterday, the two of them left part of their hunt with Qin Suisui and the others, saying it was to hand over their "food expenses" for the New Year in advance. They also gave the rest to other colleagues. Song Yunlai gave the rest to Su Yunyi, as the young couple probably wanted to enjoy some time alone during the New Year.
Qin Suisui loves to eat cured pork ribs and cured pig's feet. The pork ribs are cut into pieces and cured in half, while the pig's legs are cured whole and then cut into small pieces when it's time to eat.
Although it was only half a pig, Sun Ruwen brought over the other two as well, making a total of four large pig legs, enough to eat for a long time.
Three big men were busy in the yard, while Qin Suisui sat aside, eating sunflower seeds and supervising the work. These sunflower seeds were just brought by Chi Donglin and his group, who said they were new arrivals from the military service center and were quickly sold out. The two of them happened to be passing by when they saw them, and the big men only managed to grab less than two pounds of them.
Qin Suisui thought to herself that she didn't have this stuff in her space. If she had the chance, she would have to stock up on some. It would be more fun to eat some melon seeds, roasted peanuts, and roasted broad beans during the New Year!
Qin Suisui had stockpiled a lot of salt on the black market and hadn't used it all up, so she wasn't worried about wasting it on marinating meat.
The three big men worked quickly. Apart from cutting off some pork belly and lard to render into lard and for the next couple of days, they marinated the rest of the pig.
The pig offal had been washed in advance. Qin Suisui ate some melon seeds for a while, then got up and went to the kitchen to braise the offal.
Although December is much cooler on Qiongtan Island, it's not as icy and snowy as the north. Raw meat doesn't keep for long, so it's better to braise it before eating.
Chi Donglin and the others always said that Qin Suisui's braised offal was delicious, and they always felt that she had some secret recipe. In fact, she just used water from the stream in her space, plus the high quality of her own braising sauce, which is why the taste was so authentic.
When she finished braising the food and rendering the lard, she came out of the kitchen and found that the three men had already cured the bacon and were now washing cabbage to make sauerkraut.
Qin Suisui had never done this before, but she knew that in the north, especially in the northeast, people would indeed pickle cabbage in advance every winter. Fortunately, her yard had a high cabbage yield, so even if she pickled a whole vat of cabbage, the cabbage in her garden would be enough to eat.
By the time everything was finished, it was already dark, and Qin Suisui had prepared dinner.
What they ate was naturally the braised offal that had been prepared in the afternoon. Qin Suisui also threw in quite a few eggs. Little Zanzan loves braised eggs the most and can eat two in one go.
I used the freshly cut pork belly to make a braised pork dish, and the pork cracklings left over from rendering the oil were also a good dish after being sprinkled with some salt and mixed in. For vegetables, I stir-fried green beans and eggplant.
I also took some pickled radishes and pickled peppers out of the kimchi jar. The sour and spicy kimchi was refreshing and helped to cut through the greasiness.
After all that work, everyone was hungry. Song Yunlai specifically asked for rice mixed with lard, and Qin Suisui was also tempted to eat it, especially since the lard that had just been rendered that afternoon was white and glossy. Mixed with rice and a little soy sauce, it smelled incredibly delicious.
Several large plates of food were devoured by the group. Chi Donglin patted his stomach and lay on the sofa, still savoring the meal: "If this were in Beijing, in a few more days we could go to Donglaishun for hot pot. It's been so long since I've had it, I really miss that taste!"
Qin Suisui's eyes flickered. She had mutton in her spatial storage! She just hadn't had a chance to take it out. When she came back from Beijing, she really liked the taste of hot pot mutton, so she even went to the black market to buy a copper pot. It was just a pity that she hadn't had the chance to use it.
She suddenly jumped up, ran to the storeroom (actually, she went into her spatial dimension), and pulled out the copper pot. Clutching it, she ran to the group: "Brother Donglin, what do you think of this pot for hot pot with mutton?"
Chi Donglin's eyes lit up. He quickly took the pot and examined it from all angles, his face full of excitement: "Great, little sister! Where did you get such a pot? This is perfect for hot pot!"
Qin Suisui's eyes were even brighter than hers: "I saw it at the black market before and bought it. I'll go to the black market tomorrow and see if they sell beef and mutton. I'll buy some and we can have hot pot with mutton!"
"Okay! Little sister! You buy it, and I'll reimburse you!"
The two foodies' longing for hot pot lamb reached an unprecedented consensus at this moment!
However, she naturally couldn't go the next day. Early the next morning, before dawn, Captain Medford knocked on the door and asked her to go to the port.
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