Well, there are 365 days in a year, but during the Chinese New Year, we don’t even have a chance to have fun watching TV.
"Frog, please play a few skits for me, and then play 'Unforgettable Tonight'. Anything before 2011 is fine, but nothing after that!"
Later on, she felt a little disgusted, not wanting to make dumplings while watching others make dumplings.
There was no Spring Festival Gala at that time, so she created one herself.
The little frog nodded. It was a pity that his master still had some aesthetic sense.
After eating dumplings, Qiu Yantang took down the stickers of the God of Wealth and the Kitchen God that he had been pasting for a year and put them into the stove. The flames turned into curling green smoke.
The custom here at Qiu Yantang's place is generally to worship the Kitchen God on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month and to welcome the God of Wealth on New Year's Eve.
On the 24th and 25th, Qiu Yantang did not go out and started to clean the house with Qiuhua.
The windows at that time all had wooden frames and single-layer glass. They were not very strong and would let in drafts in the winter. Qiu Yantang pasted newspapers in the gaps between the windows, stuffed cotton in the larger gaps, and then pasted newspapers again.
It's the New Year, so it's a good time for them to reinforce it.
There were also clothes, bed sheets and quilt covers at home that needed to be taken apart and washed. Qiu Yantang then remembered that she hadn't washed them for several months.
The quilts at that time were not the kind of quilt covers that could be put on in later generations. Those were easier to clean, but this kind was difficult to clean.
You need to remove a layer, clean it, and then sew it back on with needle and thread. At this time, most of the quilts are velvet, which is not very comfortable to use. Most of them are not comfortable, and some will even pill after being used for a long time.
Qiu Yantang boiled pot after pot of water. If you didn't wash your hands with hot water at this time, your hands would be very cold and soaked.
After washing, Qiuhua and Qiu Yantang each grabbed a shampoo brush and twisted it in opposite directions until most of the water was squeezed out before shaking it out.
Then put it on the kang to dry. The kang is hot and it will dry quickly.
If left outside, it will dry into a big popsicle...
The 26th day of the twelfth lunar month is coming soon.
"My dear, Grandpa Dong is organizing the slaughtering of the New Year pig today. Shall we go and take a look?" As a core member of Qiu Yantang, Qiu Manyi naturally comes to her every day.
She was also at home helping to clean the house and take apart the quilts a few days ago.
"Go ahead, little ancestor. These are the only mattresses left. I can do it." Qiuhua said.
She is very satisfied with her current life. If she is reborn, she will just be in an ordinary family doing ordinary things. It would be better to work for Qiu Yantang.
It won’t be too late for her to reincarnate when the prosperous era comes.
"Okay, I'll go then!"
At this time, the frog boy jumped out and said, "Tangtang, I want to go and see it too!"
Qiu Yantang nodded and put it in his pocket.
When they arrived at the place, Qiu Guangdong was presiding over it. Killing the New Year pig was completely different from their previous ones. This was the time of year that represented a good harvest.
In some places, the New Year pig is slaughtered on the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, and in some places, it is slaughtered on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month. However, no matter when the New Year pig is slaughtered, it will be distributed directly. In addition to eating a stewed sauerkraut meal together, everyone will use the rest to make dumplings during the New Year.
People in Northeast China attach great importance to festivals, and they eat dumplings during every festival. During the Chinese New Year, they will probably eat dumplings from New Year’s Eve to the 15th day of the lunar year.
Fortunately, there is plenty of meat this year, so every family can eat meat-filled dumplings.
This pig was raised in the village. It is white and plump and tastes better.
A big fat pig weighing more than 300 kilograms has a lot of fat.
After the village chief finished speaking, everyone lifted the big fat pigs onto the chopping board. There were two big fat pigs in Qiujia Village, and they weighed nearly 700 kilograms.
This little ancestor is back, and the fat pigs are bigger than in previous years!
For Jin San, killing two pigs was just a matter of two knives. Qiu Yantang watched the pigs being slaughtered with an expressionless face. The frog baby in his pocket looked a little scared and covered his eyes with his claws.
But I didn't cover it tightly. Anyway, I wanted to see it, but I was also afraid.
Qiu Yantang directly pulled it out and said, "Look at it!"
The pig's screams only lasted a few minutes, and two large basins were filled with its blood.
Then we started pouring hot water on it and removing the hair. The process was quite quick.
Then we separated the pig intestines and lard first. The pig was quite large and had a thick layer of fat.
"Everyone has eaten a lot of fat meat. I will take the initiative to refine the fat and pork fat together, and then distribute it to everyone!" Qiu Guangdong said, and this statement was unanimously agreed by everyone.
Those who lack fat in their stomachs would like to eat something fatter, but this year the people in Qiujia Village have already eaten several waves of meat since the autumn harvest.
I can’t eat fatty meat at all.
But you can go out and share the oil with everyone. This is done at the village office. If you do it at home, it will be a very wasteful task.
Finally, three large pots were filled with lard and fat. When adding oil, add water first, and the white will come out.
There were also conjoined pigs and pig kidneys, which were also cleaned and placed next to them.
One group was cleaning the intestines and making blood sausage, another group was refining pig fat, and Jin San and several of his men were cutting up the pork.
"Little ancestor, wherever you want, I will cut it out for you first."
Jin San said happily to Qiu Yantang, "This pig is so big, it's not even cooked yet, but he can already smell the fragrance."
"Pig's trotters, pig's heads, and spareribs, there's still plenty of meat at home!"
"Okay, I'll give you both pig heads and trotters!" No one likes to clean up these things, they just like the ones that are all meat.
Give Qiu Yantang more, and no one else will have any objections.
Qiu Yantang waved his hands repeatedly, "You can give me all the pig's trotters, I only want one pig's head."
After hearing her say this, Jin San didn't insist anymore and would just give Qiu Yantang more ribs later.
After the blood sausage is stuffed, there are still some large intestine parts left, which are directly fried with chili peppers.
Someone was already kneading the dough and cutting the sauerkraut. When the oil was almost dry, they cut the pork belly and pork kidneys and put them in to fry. The smell of the pork kidneys was also carefully removed.
I put some salt in the jar and took out the pork. This way it can be preserved for a longer time. If I don’t add salt, it will easily have a rancid smell.
The remaining oil was scooped up, sprinkled with a little salt, and shared with the children.
Qiu Yantang also ate some, and they were all delicious. They were soft when eaten hot, and very crispy when eaten cold.
The oil filled a whole small tank, estimated to be more than 20 kilograms, so the oil yield was quite high.
After the dough was fermented, everyone mixed it with pickled mustard greens and oil to make the filling. Although there was a lot of pickled mustard greens, these were big buns...
It's oily and flavorful, and two spoonfuls of pork are added to the stuffing. It tastes so delicious.
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