Chapter 322 Eating Barbecue
"Oh my, why did you buy so much? What a waste!"
"Just the big bone soup and pig's blood are not enough to eat."
Liu Cuilan was about to take the pig face from the table with distressed eyes, "We'll eat this another day when your elder and second brothers come back. Today, let's eat the pig's blood first."
"Mom, I want to eat barbecued pork! This barbecued pork smells so delicious."
Su Jianwu stared at the half-pig face on the table. It smelled so delicious that it even aroused his appetite.
Su Jianwen also ran out at this time and stared at Liu Cuilan with the same pitiful eyes.
"Mom, what does roast pork taste like? I've never had it before. Is it delicious? Is it better than red braised pork?"
After he said this, Liu Cuilan froze in place and her eyes turned red.
These children have suffered so much following her. They have never even had roasted meat.
Her heart softened immediately, and she said, "Eat! Let's eat as much as we can tonight. We'll buy more when your eldest and second brothers come back. Mom is making money now, so she can afford it."
After that, he said to Su Xiaoxiao, "Old Three, go get two pickled cucumbers. Let's eat cucumbers mixed with roast pork."
When the two younger brothers heard they were going to get cucumbers, they immediately followed and said, "Third sister, we'll go with you."
As they were talking, the three sisters went into the inner room together to get cucumbers from the cellar.
Liu Cuilan looked at the backs of the three people, sighed, raised the back of her hand and wiped the corners of her eyes vigorously.
There are no greenhouses here, so vegetables like cucumbers, which can only be eaten in summer, are basically not seen in winter.
But Liu Cuilan has her own way of preservation.
When cucumbers are in season, wash and dry them, put them in soup with salt, sugar, vinegar, star anise, peppercorns and other seasonings, seal them in coarse porcelain jars, and put them in the cellar. They can be stored for several months.
This is similar to pickled cucumbers today.
The cucumbers are salty and not as refreshing as fresh cucumbers.
But there were no greenhouses in that era, and eating cucumbers in winter was a luxury. Even cucumber pickles were in great demand.
Liu Cuilan usually doesn't want to take it out to eat, and only takes it out when guests come or on important days.
Most of the daily dishes are basically potatoes and cabbage, which are common dishes on everyone’s table in the north in winter.
The cellar was dug under the kang in Liu Cuilan's bedroom. When it was opened, the space was not too small.
Su Xiaoxiao glanced at the dark cellar and was a little afraid to go down.
It's pitch black and feels eerie inside. Who knows what's inside?
Seeing that Su Xiaoxiao had not come down yet, the two younger brothers became anxious to eat the barbecued pork.
Su Jianwu couldn't wait to speak: "Third sister, if you don't dare to go down, let me go down instead. I dare."
He was like a mud monkey, and he had gone down to the cellar countless times.
His third sister is a lesbian and timid, and he understands that very well.
"Okay, then you go down."
Someone volunteered. Su Xiaoxiao was so happy that she quickly made way for Su Jianwu to go down.
At the entrance was a simple wooden ladder that creaked when walked on.
Su Xiaoxiao watched Su Jianwu climbing down and hurriedly took out a flashlight to help illuminate the way.
The ladder creaked and trembled as Su Jianwu moved, which looked a bit scary.
She couldn't help but remind him: "Old Five, go slowly, don't be in a hurry."
This ladder looks a bit flimsy.
Su Jianwu's movements were very fast. He climbed to the bottom in no time and shouted to the top: "Third sister, throw down the flashlight. I can't see clearly."
The space below is not small, and the flashlight can only illuminate a small space under the ladder.
Su Xiaoxiao estimated the distance and felt that she shouldn't be injured if she fell from this height.
"Okay, wait, I'll throw it down."
She aimed at the position next to Su Jianwu and threw the turned-on flashlight directly down.
With a bang, the flashlight fell to the ground with a dull sound.
Su Jianwu hurried over to pick up the flashlight.
Fortunately, the flashlight was still on. He picked it up and shone it around, quickly locking onto a location.
In the corner stood a coarse porcelain jar more than half a person's height, its opening wrapped in layers of white cloth and tied tightly with a ribbon.
Su Jianwu immediately ran over with his eyes shining: "Found it!"
Su Xiaoxiao remembered her mother's instructions before she left, and hurriedly said, "Take out at least two, and seal the mouth quickly."
"I understand, Third Sister."
Su Jianwu responded, put the flashlight on the ground, and began to untie the rope with a grunt.
After a while, he appeared at the entrance with two pickled cucumbers.
When going downstairs, Su Xiaoxiao gave him a piece of oil paper, which was just right for wrapping cucumbers.
He had to climb the ladder and hold the flashlight, so he had no free hands and had to pin the cucumber to his waistband.
After rubbing his hands, he climbed up in no time, as nimble as a monkey.
The Su family had a very sumptuous dinner today.
Golden corn paste and steamed bread made of white flour and coarse grains, as well as a large plate of pork head mixed with cucumber and a small pot of cabbage stewed with tofu.
When the two little brothers saw the pig's head on the table, their eyes almost sparked.
As soon as Liu Cuilan put down the plate, the two of them hurriedly reached out their chopsticks to pick up the meat.
Su Xiaoxiao didn’t like eating pig’s head before because she thought it was too greasy.
I don’t know if it’s because we live in this era and are too short on oil and water, but I actually think this pig’s head meat is particularly delicious.
It's soft and not greasy, and delicious.
The whole family was eating so much that they couldn't even lift their heads, especially the two little brothers, whose chopsticks were almost flying.
The family of several people had a big basket of steamed bread for dinner, and they ate up all the two dishes.
Even the vegetable soup was eaten by the two little brothers by dipping it in the steamed bread.
After the meal, everyone's stomach was full.
Su Xiaoxiao touched her round belly and burped.
The food was so delicious that I ate too much without realizing it.
After dinner, Liu Cuilan went to figure out what to do with the two large basins of pig blood and large bones.
It's cold now, so leaving it outside for a day shouldn't be a big problem.
Su Xiaoxiao calculated the date and found that tomorrow was Liu Cuilan's birthday, so it was time to take out the sewing machine.
Only after she figured out how to give her mother a surprise did she fall asleep in a daze.
The next morning, she got up early and smelled the aroma of meat in the air.
Following the smell, I saw a large bowl of steaming bone soup on the table.
The bone soup should have been cooked for quite some time, and it should be milky white in color, with a few pieces of green onion floating on it, which looks particularly appetizing.
A big bowl of this in the morning in the middle of winter warms your heart and stomach, and it’s so comfortable.
Su Xiaoxiao drank a big bowl in one breath and felt warm all over. She was in a good mood when she went to work.
But this happy mood did not last long. As soon as she entered the department store, she ran into Liu Changjiang, who was full of joy.
No matter how much she disliked him, he was still her immediate superior, so Su Xiaoxiao greeted him symbolically: "Manager Liu, good morning."
Hearing her voice, Manager Liu suddenly stopped and turned to look at her with a somewhat smug look on his face.
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