Ning Xiyue took Ning Qingyuan to the kitchen, where she had already prepared ingredients, including vegetables, meat, and seasonings.
There is also a major dish that will be served today. It is something Ning Xiyue has kept for a long time, specially for her parents and family.
Ning Qingyuan curiously followed Ning Xiyue towards the kitchen. Of course, Ning Hai and Yun Xiulan were also worried behind them.
"Sister, tell me what you got in the mountains? It can't be another wild boar." Ning Qingyuan made a reasonable guess.
His sister's wild boar story spread to several nearby brigades in the countryside. The other brigades were very envious of the Daliu team and hated themselves for not getting such a good seedling.
"It's not a wild boar, brother. There are not so many wild boars for me to fight." Ning Xiyue laughed helplessly.
Yun Xiulan was frightened when she heard her daughter hunting wild boars. These were not two piglets but two adult wild boars. How many people had died at the hands of those beasts? They were not called the most hateful of the four pests in the countryside for nothing.
She said earnestly, "Yueyue, don't go up the mountain alone in the future. It's too dangerous. Meat is not as important as your own life."
Ning Hai was also worried that his precious daughter might do something stupid: "Your mother is right. We just hope that you can live a peaceful life in the countryside. Nothing else matters."
"Mom and Dad, don't worry. I have medicine, the kind that can knock out blind bears. Those creatures will just become prey to my plate if they meet me. Our team used the medicine I provided for this winter hunt, and it works great."
Ning Xiyue not only comforted her parents, but also took out some sleeping pills from her bag and showed them to her parents.
Ning Qingyuan saw his parents looking at the medicine his sister took out with suspicion, and he patted his chest to make a promise.
"Mom and Dad, I can testify to this. Our sister's drugs are very powerful. Just a little bit of them can make people pass out. We used them on the bad guys we met before. They immediately fell to the ground and lost consciousness."
With this thing, the parents' worries were reduced by half, but Yunmu still reminded them: "Try not to go into the mountains alone."
Ning Xiyue opened the kitchen door and the window, comforting her parents.
"Well, I rarely go into the mountains. I haven't been there since I became a barefoot doctor. I only provide medicine."
"That's good." Ning Hai nodded, looked around the kitchen, and rolled up his sleeves: "Let's cook together as a family today. It's been a while since we've worked together."
"How about we have hot pot today?" Ning Xiyue smiled sweetly and went to remove the sacks covering the two large backpacks in the corner of the kitchen. "It's cold, so let's have some hot dishes. It's perfect for the whole family."
Ning Qingyuan leaned over and saw a whole deer in one of the baskets. Surprised, he squatted down and touched it, "Sister, you actually encountered a wild deer. It's quite big and has a lot of meat."
"Let's have venison hotpot today." Ning Xiyue said with a smile.
This deer was the one she had picked up when she and Aunt Yang Liu encountered a fight between two wild boars on the way back from looking for her second brother.
She kept it in her backpack and didn't eat it because she wanted to take it out when she returned home for the New Year and let her parents eat it to replenish their bodies.
Of course I have to eat it today since it is such a good opportunity.
There are venison hotpot, stir-fried venison, venison bone soup and other dishes. This fat wild deer is enough to make a whole deer banquet, which is enough for their family of five.
She couldn't help it. She drooled just thinking about it: "Brother, let's get started. I really want to eat it."
Ning Hai was very interested in how to prepare the deer. He remembered his previous food book on how to prepare venison, but he never had the actual meat to practice on.
The deer in front of him today was an opportunity, and he had to practice according to the steps in the book.
Ning Hai walked over and took the completely uneaten wild deer from Ning Xiyue. He felt excited as if he was touching a whole wild deer for the first time.
"The second brother and I will prepare the venison, and you and your mother will wash the vegetables and prepare the seasoning. You decide how to eat this venison."
Everyone looked at Ning Xiyue, wanting to hear her opinion.
She was the first to speak out her thoughts about the deer:
"We'll have some stir-frying, steaming, and boiling. Today we're mainly eating the deer. The hot pot soup base can be made with the venison bone broth. We'll eat as a family today, so feel free to cook as you like."
"Just do as Yueyue said." Yun Xiulan made the decision immediately after hearing it.
"OK."
Ning Hai and Ning Qingyuan, father and son, carried the deer out of the kitchen, and Ning Xiyue and Yun Xiulan, mother and daughter, helped them and took all the utensils such as knives and wooden basins.
Washing vegetables and preparing seasonings were not urgent and could be done quickly, so Ning Xiyue and Yun Xiulan, mother and daughter, moved a bench and sat beside them to watch the father and son deal with the deer.
The main person in charge was Ning's father, and Ning Qingyuan was just an assistant, doing whatever Ning's father said.
Bleeding, skinning, gutting, and separating the ribs, although the technique was rough, it was done step by step.
The meat was cut into pieces, and Ning's father marked what each piece was used for for future use.
Yun Xiulan smiled and said, "I didn't realize you had this skill, Old Ning. You do it so well. When you retire, you can go to the team and be a pig butcher."
"I saw it in a book, but I didn't expect it would actually come in handy." Ning Hai was overjoyed by his wife's praise and smiled faintly at Yunmu.
He also took this opportunity to educate his children and teach Ning Xiyue and Ning Qingyuan a lesson.
"See? This is the power of knowledge. What you learn will be useful one day. You can never go wrong by reading more books, studying more, and reading more newspapers."
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