Yunlong poked the wild boar's teeth with a stick and asked with a smile, "Mom, are we having wild boar meat tonight?"
As Liu Anran filled the large pot with water, she said, "First, boil the water to scald the pig, then use a knife to scrape off the pig hair, then cut open the belly and take out the internal organs..."
Before Liu Anran could finish speaking, Yunlong interrupted her, "Why is it so complicated?"
Liu Anran smiled. This is troublesome, and the trouble is yet to come.
"After removing the internal organs, you also need to clean out the pig's large intestine and the pig's excrement inside the stomach, and wash it clean before you can say that the pig is clean."
"Mom, I've never eaten pig intestines before. There's pig poop inside. Does it smell like poop?" Yunlong asked curiously.
"Put some green vegetables into the large intestine, then take the vegetables out of the large intestine. The feces inside will come out with the vegetables. Then, rub it repeatedly with salt and cornstarch, then rub it with white wine, then rinse it with water, and then blanch it in boiling water. Then there will be no fecal smell," Liu Anran said.
Upon hearing Liu Anran's words, Yunlong exclaimed, "Mom, now I finally understand why you never buy pig intestines to eat!"
Liu Anran laughed and said, "It's not that I find processing pig intestines troublesome, but the pig intestines in the market are all injected with water and sold at high prices, which is not worth the money. It's not cost-effective to buy them."
"Unscrupulous merchants," Yunlong said.
As Liu Anran tended the fire, she said, "The butcher who sells pork doesn't force anyone to buy it; it's just a matter of mutual consent."
"In the past, no one wanted to buy pig intestines. Later, when everyone had more money, they started to research food. There were pig intestines stir-fried with pickled cabbage, pig intestines stir-fried with pickled bamboo shoots, raw stir-fried intestines, and sizzling intestines. That's why pig intestines became more and more expensive."
Yunlong swallowed hard; the food looked delicious, and he wanted to try it too.
"Mom, can you cook those dishes?"
"Yes, if you want to eat it, I'll make it for you in a couple of days. We're having pork stew today," Liu Anran said with a smile.
"What is 'pig-killing feast'?" Yunlong asked.
“In rural areas, when people slaughter pigs for the New Year, they invite relatives and friends to their homes. They cut off parts of the pig and cook them together, which is called ‘pig-killing dish’,” Liu Anran explained.
Yunlong was overjoyed to hear that there would be so much delicious food that night.
Seeing that the water had boiled, Liu Anran filled a kettle with boiling water, then took out the baby bottles and rinsed them with boiling water before taking out the formula to make milk for the three children. After making the milk and seeing that the three children were not crying or making a fuss, she put the bottles aside and prepared to remove the hair from the wild boar first.
Just as Liu Anran finished removing the wild boar's bristles, the triplets started fussing. She quickly washed her hands and began breastfeeding the triplets.
Picking up the bottle, Liu Anran dripped a drop of milk onto the back of her hand. Finding the temperature just right, she skillfully picked up Chu Feng and gently fed her.
Seeing how hard Liu Anran was working, Yunlong felt a pang of guilt. If he hadn't suggested leaving the Chu family, his mother wouldn't have been suffering so much.
Isn't he being too selfish?
After Liu Anran finished feeding the triplets, she saw Yunlong looking worried, wondering what he was thinking.
She walked up to Yunlong and asked with concern, "Yunlong, why are you unhappy? Do you miss your father and great-uncle?"
"Mom, I feel bad seeing you working so hard," Yunlong said guiltily.
Liu Anran bent down to pick him up, kissed him on the cheek, and said softly, "Mom isn't tired. As long as you and your brother and sister are by Mom's side, Mom feels very at ease and happy."
"Mom, will Dad come looking for us?" Yunlong asked.
"No," Liu Anran said.
Yunlong frowned and asked, "Is Dad going to marry Bailu?"
"Probably!" Liu Anran said.
Yunlong: "Mom, Dad doesn't want us anymore, will you be sad?"
"I will be sad," Liu Anran answered truthfully.
How could you not feel sad watching the person you were closest to marry another woman?
Humans aren't plants or trees; how can they be without feelings? She's a person of flesh and blood, and forgetting a relationship takes time.
"Mom, I kind of hate Dad. I wish my great-uncle was my dad," Yunlong sighed.
Liu Anran was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, and then said seriously, "Yunlong, your great-uncle is indeed an extraordinary person, and your father is no less so! Perhaps he has made some mistakes, but he is more outstanding than many people. You can't have too high expectations of him."
"No one is perfect. Your father is not a saint and will inevitably make mistakes. We should learn to be tolerant of others."
"Don't say things like that again."
Liu Anran didn't want Yunlong to live in resentment, as it would affect his mindset over time. She hoped that Yunlong, as a man, could broaden his horizons.
"Mom, you still love Dad. If he finds us again, will we still live with him?" Yunlong asked.
Liu Anran put Yunlong on the ground, took her sword, walked to the wild boar, and gutted it.
“I still like your dad now, but I don’t know if I will still like him in the future. If he finds us one day and he’s not married yet, and you and your brother and sister are willing to give him a chance, I don’t mind,” Liu Anran said while working.
Liu Anran did not tell Yunlong that she was more disappointed than fond of Chu Yunxiao, and that she planned to live in the mountains for several years before coming out.
Over the course of several years, through countless days and nights, Chu Yunxiao may have long forgotten about the mother and her five children.
She didn't tell Yunlong that she was now more disappointed than fond of Chu Yunxiao.
She didn't want her emotions to affect the father-son relationship between Yunlong and Chu Yunxiao.
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