On the way back, Fang Yuan carried a basket full of medicinal herbs on his back, with a lot of firewood on top, and dragged a large wild boar behind him.
Zhou He carried a rabbit and firewood on his back, and a small wild boar in his hand.
Fang Yuan wasn't embarrassed, but Zhou He was a little awkward and walked away quickly.
Fortunately, both of them were lucky and didn't encounter anyone else on their way home.
When Fang Yuan got home, he looked at the two pigs. It was too late to skin them by the river now.
"It's almost noon, let's cut some meat to eat first, and then go to the river to clean it up after everyone gets to work?"
As Fang Yuan spoke, he dragged the little wild boar to the back of the house, gutted it, and cut off a small piece of meat.
"Okay, then let's leave the rabbits here for now, we can keep them for a few more days!"
Zhou He placed the rabbit in a large vat specifically for keeping live animals.
When Zhou Jiahui and Luo Jin returned covered in sweat, they were greeted with a table full of meat dishes.
Zhou Jiahui's eyes lit up: "Wow, so much meat?"
There were five dishes on the table, all of which contained meat.
Good heavens! She's never been this arrogant since she came here.
Did you manage to hunt a wild boar?
Luo Jin quickly discovered the problem.
The meat dish in front of me actually included shredded and sliced meat.
That definitely wasn't a pheasant or a rabbit.
"Okay, let's eat quickly. This wild boar is quite big; we need to process the meat this afternoon," Zhou He said, looking at the two of them.
"Really? Are there that many? Where are they?" Zhou Jiahui asked excitedly.
She hasn't even seen where the meat is yet.
"Are you asking us to take leave too?" Luo Jin asked Zhou He, looking puzzled.
That's a bit too quick a change of heart, isn't it?
"A whole pig is waiting for you to clean it. Do you want to start working or clean the pork?" Zhou He countered.
He knew he had contradicted himself.
But in this kind of weather, I can wait, but I can't wait for this meat!
"The main thing is that we need to deal with the wild boar this afternoon, and someone also needs to go to town to buy some pickling seasonings," Fang Yuan replied.
"Oh, okay? Then I'll go to town to buy things," Zhou Jiahui volunteered.
She prefers to go to town to buy things rather than go to work.
"Then I'll stay and help clear out the wild boars," Luo Jin said.
Zhou He: "Alright, let's eat quickly, we'll talk after we finish eating."
The group enjoyed a hearty lunch.
After final discussion, it was decided that Zhou He and Fang Yuan would clear out the wild boars, while Luo Jin and Zhou Jiahui would go to town to buy seasonings.
In order to make dried meat, but since the meat couldn't be taken outside to dry, Fangyuan used a kang (a heated brick bed).
Of course, she didn't use her own, but Zhou He's.
His kang (heated brick bed) is connected to one of the stoves. Both the kang and the stove can be used to bake dried meat, and sausages and pig's trotters can be smoked on the stove.
Zhou He didn't mind; he just needed to clean the kang (heated brick bed) after drying the meat.
For three days straight, Fang Yuan didn't go to work; he stayed home and cooked all the meat from the wild boar that could be used.
The finished products include: 40 jin of sausages, 30 jin of salty and savory dried meat, 30 jin of spicy dried meat, plus 10 bottles of 1-jin meat sauce.
There were also two jars of lard, eight blackened pig trotters, and two charred pork ribs.
It wasn't as much as they had imagined, but it wasn't a small amount either.
As for the pig's head, other pig offal, and pig's tail, she braised them all and ate them for several days in a row.
Since they couldn't finish it all, they gave a portion to the brigade leader and the village secretary so they could take leave again in the future.
Unexpectedly, these people couldn't forget the braised meat after eating it, and kept asking where they bought it. Zhou He didn't dare to say.
"Hey~ this meat is all cooked. Let's divide it among the four of us and see if anyone wants to send it home."
That evening, after dinner, Fang Yuan took out everything he had prepared.
"We've already eaten the meat you two brought back, so let's just forget about this."
Luo Jin waved his hand, saying that although he really wanted to get a share for his parents, he hadn't really done anything and was embarrassed to ask for it.
"Then I don't need it. Anyway, you didn't forget my portion when we ate, and I've already eaten all of these."
Zhou Jiahui looked at the food in front of her and reluctantly refused.
These things are really delicious, but... but she doesn't have the nerve to take such a big advantage of others.
Zhou He also shook his head: "You killed this wild boar, you dragged it back, and you cooked it. We've already gotten a great deal by eating it with you. You can keep it for yourself."
They had all eaten these things after Fang Yuan made them, and the taste left them wanting more; there wasn't a trace of fishy or gamey smell.
He really wanted it, but he wasn't shameless enough to do it.
"It's as if I didn't eat any of your food. Well then, I'll keep half, and the three of you can divide the other half. After all, everyone contributed."
After Fang Yuan finished speaking, he packed up half of the things on the table, turned around, and went back into the house.
She plans to send these things out tomorrow so that her relatives can try them.
The food and meat resources here are plentiful, and she feels that she will not lack food even without the help of the space.
The three of them saw that Fang Yuan went in and didn't come out again, so they knew that he really meant to give them these things.
After discussing it for a while, the three of them looked at the things on the table and started grabbing them.
"My mom would definitely love this spicy jerky, so you can have it!"
Luo Jin was closest to the table, and he quickly hugged the spicy jerky to his chest.
He wanted to let his mother try it, to let her know that her son had made something of himself.
Not only is there no shortage of food and drink in Northeast China, but I can also send her nice things back home.
"How could you eat it all by yourself? I also like this spicy jerky, you could at least share some with me!" Zhou Jiahui said anxiously.
"I'll take this one, the rest are for you two."
Luo Jin shook his head. He would send this back to his mother, and he was sure that other good things would arrive soon.
"Then I'll take this meat sauce. It's delicious. I'll let my parents try it."
Zhou Jiahui also unceremoniously hugged several cans of meat sauce to her arms.
This meat sauce is her favorite, and she wants to send it to her parents to try.
"·····"
Seeing the children's behavior, Zhou He spoke up directly:
"How could Comrade Fang Yuan's cooking be bad? Let's all share some."
As Zhou He spoke, he divided the food on the table into three equal portions.
Seeing this, Luo Jin and Zhou Jiahui had no choice but to take out what they were carrying.
When Fang Yuan woke up the next day, he received thirty yuan from Zhou Jiahui.
They said it was a thank-you gift of pork, and they specifically emphasized that it was a thank-you gift, so Fang Yuan had no choice but to accept it.
It just so happened that it was time to hand over the grain tax, so the four of them went directly to town with the main group.
They went to deliver the grain tax, while a few people from the surrounding area went to the post office to mail parcels.
Before the items were even shipped, Fang Yuan received a package.
"Is this a package sent from your family? We've come at just the right time," Zhou Jiahui asked with a smile, looking at the round package.
“It was sent by my dad. I don’t know why it came at this time.”
Fang Yuan glanced at the address; it was sent by her unjustly father.
The letter she wrote back should have just arrived home, right? Was this the one I sent her earlier?
Judging from the size and weight of the package, it most likely contained thick clothing.
"Sure enough, once my family found out we live in the countryside, they all did the same thing." Zhou Jiahui was happy for Fang Yuan.
I had previously thought that Fang Yuan's family situation was complicated and that her family wouldn't send her anything.
I didn't expect that her biological father still cared about his daughter.
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