Gu Nian planned to use small intestines to wrap sausages, and Cai Xiaolian had already cut the meat for wrapping the sausages.
The large intestine is intended to be used to make a stir-fried dish of pork intestines and to make glutinous rice sausage.
The glutinous rice sausage was a dish taught to her by her modern-day sister-in-law. It uses the simplest ingredients, and once stuffed, it can be steamed or pan-fried, unlike sausages which need to be smoked.
Gu Nian originally didn't want Gu Xin and Gu Si to do anything, but the two girls couldn't stay still, so they brought their little stools and sat down to work together.
With Gu Hui and Grandpa Gu's help, it didn't take long to wrap it up.
Gu Nian couldn't help but sigh inwardly, the Gu family's ability to get started was truly impressive.
"Niannian, what's next? Tell me, Grandpa will do it." Grandpa Gu loves cooking, and he's naturally very interested in things he's never done before.
"Grandpa, let me demonstrate first. Watch me, it's very easy to learn," Gu Nian said.
"Alright, alright, Niannian is really smart, just like your dad when he was a kid, she loves to mess around with food." Grandpa Gu said with a smile.
"Did Dad like to cook for himself when he was little?" Gu Nian asked curiously.
"Yes! Everyone else boils eggs, but he insists on roasting them and adding salt. Everyone else steams pancakes, but he insists on frying them, which uses a lot of oil. Everyone else boils wild vegetables in soup and mixes them with grains to make porridge, but he insists on mixing wild vegetables with grains, shaping them into balls, and steaming them. It's a pity that after he went to school, he stopped doing these things." Grandpa Gu's expression was somewhat wistful.
"Wild vegetable dumplings? Hmm, that's a good idea. Grandpa, let's have wild vegetable dumplings for dinner tonight! I saw some wild vegetables over there." Gu Nian suddenly thought of a new way to eat them.
"Alright, alright, I'll leave today's dinner to you." Grandpa Gu said indulgently.
The people here eat two meals a day, calling the morning meal "morning meal" and the afternoon meal "evening meal."
"Sister, what are wild vegetable dumplings? Are they delicious? Do you roll up wild vegetables?" Gu Xin asked, tilting her head.
"Okay, Xinxin and Sisi will be in charge of making dumplings in a little while. Sister Huihui will tend the fire, and I'll be in charge of cooking. By the time Dad and Uncle come back, dinner will be ready!" Gu Nian assigned tasks.
After Gu Nian had Grandpa Gu hang up the sausages, she began preparing the filling for the wild vegetable dumplings.
By the time Cai Xiaolian returned after seeing Manager Cheng off, the ingredients were almost ready, and it was past 1-3 PM, almost 3-5 PM.
Cai Xiaolian sold half of the wild boar to Manager Cheng, and also sold him the cake recipe.
All that time was spent negotiating the price of the recipe.
Gu Nian was very confident in Cai Xiaolian. When it came to bargaining, the entire Gu family combined couldn't beat Cai Xiaolian.
Uncle Gu, Fourth Uncle Gu, and Gu En, the eldest son of the family who was in school, also returned one after another.
At the exact time of Shenshi (3-5 PM), Gu Shouxin returned.
Gu Nian asked Gu Hui to turn up the fire, and then she started cooking.
Grandpa Gu and Gu Xin, one old and one young, stood on either side of Gu Nian, openly learning from her.
Gu Nian kept telling her when to add what and when to take it off the heat while she was cooking.
"Wow! Sister Niannian, what are you stir-frying? It smells so good!" Gu En, with her keen nose, came running in after smelling the aroma.
"Enzi, what did your sister Niannian tell you? I bet you won't eat it," Grandpa Gu said with a smile.
"What is it? What is it?" Gu En became even more curious when Grandpa Gu said that.
"Pig intestines," Grandma Gu blurted out as she walked in.
"Huh? Aren't pig intestines smelly?" Gu En instinctively covered her nose.
"Hehehe, Brother Enzi, pig intestines really smell bad. They smelled awful when we went to wash them! Don't eat them later!" Gu Xin turned her head and chuckled.
If she didn't smile, Gu En guessed she really wouldn't eat for a while; if she smiled, Gu En would feel that Gu Xin was lying to him.
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