After collecting the money, Su Yan took clothes for Lu Yiming to take a bath. Lu Yiming was already five years old, so of course he had to take a bath by himself. She only needed to prepare the clothes, and Lu Ting prepared the bath water for him.
Living in a tube-shaped building is different from living in a bungalow. Although they have two bedrooms and a living room, modern houses do not have separate bathrooms. If a room is separated, the living room will be very small.
So they could only take a shower in their own room and pour the used bath water into the sink on the balcony.
Su Yan and Lu Ting usually take a bath in the space. It is naturally not easy to bring Lu Yiming back to the space since he is so old.
Not only did Lu Yiming have to shower in his room, but he also had to pee in a bucket at night. The Lu family lived in a small bungalow with a kitchen, shower room, and toilet in the backyard, which was much more convenient.
After Lu Yiming took a shower and put on his underwear, Lu Ting threw him three new comic books and then returned to the master bedroom with his son's clothes.
As soon as she entered the room, she locked the door and said, "Yan Yan, let's go into the space and wash our son's clothes first."
For winter clothes, Su Yan usually takes them to the space to wash them in the washing machine, and then hangs them on the balcony.
"Okay, is Yiming asleep?"
"He's lying on the bed reading comic books. Don't worry about him. He'll read for a while and then turn off the light and go to sleep."
"Did you buy him a new set of picture books? He's so engrossed in reading them even though he doesn't know many words."
"Isn't it his birthday today? I'll just give him a few books. They're not worth much."
"It's not about money. I'm worried that your son will become addicted to comic books and stop studying well."
"Yanyan, please don't worry. Our son is smart and should be good at studying."
Su Yan chuckled, "Yeah, you're smart, I'm afraid you'll spread the seeds everywhere."
"I only planted the seeds in you. Now that you're pregnant, it looks like I have to wait two more months before I can touch you."
"Lu Ting, I want to eat beef balls. Please kill that old bull!"
The old cows are still fertile and cannot be killed. Although their three calves have grown up, they cannot be killed either. Only the old bull can be killed when a new bull takes over.
"Okay, today, January 1st, is New Year's Day, and the 29th is New Year's Eve. If we kill the cow now, we can freeze some beef for New Year's."
"Um."
The meat yield of a cow is only about 40%. Su Yan estimated that the bull in the space weighed 610 to 620 kilograms, and the pure meat after being slaughtered should be around 270 kilograms.
One cow head weighs an estimated 60 to 70 kilograms, the cow bones weigh over 100 kilograms, and the remaining four cow tripes are also quite heavy.
Su Yan took Lu Ting to the space and went to the laundry room with her son's clothes. Lu Ting went to kill the cow. Su Yan didn't care how he killed the cow. She guessed that he would use the drugs they made themselves to knock it out before killing it.
The purpose of raising those livestock is to eat, so there is nothing to worry about. There is still a sika deer left in the space. Su Yan plans to cut the antlers again during the New Year and then kill the sika deer.
Deer blood and deer penis are used to make wine, deer bones are boiled into deer bone glue, deer meat is used to make hot pot braised meat, and the deer skin is tanned to make a vest for his son.
It took Lu Ting a total of fifty minutes to kill the cow, debone it and cut the meat. When he brought the pots of meat into the villa kitchen, Su Yan came down from the second floor.
Because she was afraid of vomiting after seeing the hot beef, Su Yan was holding a few plums in her hand.
"Lu Ting, have you weighed the beef?"
"The meat has been weighed, but the rest hasn't been weighed. A total of 262 kilograms of meat. How does Yanyan plan to eat it?"
"The 62 kilograms of beef were all pounded into a paste with a mallet and made into beef balls.
Of the remaining 200 kilograms of beef, 40 kilograms will be cured and made into cured beef, 30 kilograms will be made into braised beef, and 80 kilograms will be made into beef jerky of various flavors. Of the remaining 50 kilograms, 20 kilograms will be taken out tomorrow and divided among the three families. The remaining 30 kilograms will be refrigerated and taken out and distributed after the New Year.
More than 200 kilograms of beef may seem like a lot, but if it is made into cured beef or beef jerky snack, the weight will be greatly reduced.
Eighty kilograms of fresh beef can only make a little over twenty kilograms of beef jerky. A family of three loves it, so how long can more than twenty kilograms of beef jerky last?
Besides, Su Yan doesn't like to eat alone, so she has to give a kilogram or two to both parents.
Su Yan handed the task of making beef balls to Lu Ting, while she marinated the fresh beef for making cured beef and beef jerky snacks with salt and various seasonings for one to two nights.
After marinating 120 kilograms of beef in a large wooden basin, another 30 kilograms was placed in a large pot, and cooking wine, ginger, and a handful of green onions were added to slowly cook. The cooked beef was then soaked in cold water for a while and poured into the marinade pot to continue braising.
"Yan Yan, do you want to take the braised beef out of the pot?"
"Don't fish it out. Let it soak overnight and let it absorb the flavor. Are the beef balls cooked?"
"They're done. Rinse them twice with cold water and put them in a bucket. I'll bag them and put them in refrigerator number one later."
Su Yan looked at the three large buckets of beef balls and smiled knowingly, "Let's have beef hotpot tomorrow night."
"I haven't cleaned the tripe yet."
"It's okay. We'll eat the tripe during the Chinese New Year. Tomorrow we'll make soup with the beef bones and have Chaoshan beef hotpot. Beef and beef balls are enough."
"I put the beef bones, heads, and feet in refrigerator No. 3, and the tripe and other offal, along with the 30 kilograms of fresh beef, in refrigerator No. 2.
There are also 20 kilograms of meat in the refrigerator, which I have divided into three portions. Tomorrow morning, you take one portion to the hospital for your father-in-law, and I'll take one portion to my parents. We'll have hot pot with the rest tomorrow night."
If you stir-fry six or seven pounds of beef, you will definitely not be able to finish it. But if you use it for hot pot, you will definitely be able to finish it.
Don't ask why. A pound of beef is not much for hot pot. Su Yan and her son Lu Yiming can finish two pounds. Lu Ting, a grown man, only eats meat and not rice, so it is no problem for him to finish four pounds of meat.
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