Fearing that the smell of blood would attract wild beasts, the old hunter directed everyone to skillfully carry five wild boars back to the camp.
The three little wild boars naturally became their victims. There was no other way, they had to survive.
It took an hour to reach the chestnut forest.
The village chief and the villagers were all shocked! Seeing the blood on their bodies, they quickly asked if anyone was injured and told everyone to go back.
The village chief told everyone to stay for another day and come back to pick chestnuts tomorrow.
It was past noon, and the hunters had cleaned themselves up. The women had already boiled hot water. They went to the river, slaughtered all five pigs, shaved them, cleaned them, and cut them into pieces. The village chief had several large fires built (they had always taken good fire prevention measures).
Save the two little wild boars and all the pig offal for dinner tonight.
Two large wild boars and one small wild boar were used to make the oil. The meat on the wild boar was very firm, and there was not much lard, but it was better than nothing. The rest of the wild boar meat was roasted and saved for eating on the road.
There were three small wild boars, each weighing fifty or sixty kilograms, and two large wild boars, each weighing about two hundred kilograms.
Everyone was busy and happy, cleaning the boar's offal. Nothing useful could be thrown away, as these were the products of the brave men who had risked their lives to obtain them.
When people heard that Liu had hunted a wild boar, most of them felt envious and in awe.
In addition to Han girl, the Liu family now has another hero.
Liu Yuhan brought several women with him and taught them how to chew chestnuts. Everyone wanted to taste the chestnuts they brought back.
After a pot of chestnuts is ready, we start to cook them. Chestnuts are easy to keep, and everyone is reluctant to take too many, so each person just tastes two or three first.
Four large pots of offal porridge were prepared. Liu Yuhan was in charge of the cooking. Seeing everyone had finished cleaning the offal, he instructed them to scrub it again with wood ash until it turned white.
Cut the pig offal into thin strips and blanch them. Heat the lard in a pan, add ginger, garlic, bay leaves and star anise, pour in the blanched pig offal and stir-fry until fragrant, add salt, chicken essence and soy sauce, and remove from the pan when cooked.
Put brown rice and white rice into a large pot and cook them together. When the rice is half cooked, add the fried pork offal evenly into the three pots of porridge, stir and cook until done. Add some salt and chopped green onions before serving.
The woman watching the fire was drooling at the aroma.
The other two little wild boars are used to stew yam. The wild boars are put into the pot with cold water, blanched, then taken out and washed. As long as there is water, you can do whatever you want.
Clean the wok, heat oil, and sauté ginger, garlic, star anise, and bay leaves. Add the wild boar meat and stir-fry for a while. Then add the soy sauce and rock sugar and stir well. Add enough water to cover the pork. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer. 15 minutes before removing from heat, add the yam and stir, then continue to simmer. Before serving, test the meat and add salt and chicken bouillon.
Liu Yuhan was directing and adding ingredients while the women were stir-frying.
They didn't ask much about the spices and seasonings she added. They just said that they were given by the pharmacy as mentioned before, by the rich woman of the family whose child was cured.
As the aroma slowly wafted out, the people who were busy shelling chestnuts couldn't help but stretch their necks to look over here, and the children were even more happy to watch over by the pot.
Liu Yuhan couldn't help but laugh at the sight. She added a little sugar and salt to the pot while cooking the chestnuts. She removed the chestnuts from the pot first, fished them out, and placed them in a bamboo basket to dry. She told the village chief they were ready to eat.
The village chief told everyone to take two, no more. Just give it a try. With over 400 people, two per person would be over 800 yuan, which is not too much.
Village chief Liu Mang felt distressed. This was food that could be saved, and every time one was eaten, it was one less.
Only those who manage the household know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are. During this journey, Liu Mang became petty and calculating.
The public food is managed by the village chiefs and their wives, and supervised by the village elders.
Everyone carefully peeled off the hard outer shell of the chestnut, then peeled off the thin layer surrounding the chestnut flesh, smelled the fragrant chestnut scent, and slowly put it to their mouths.
The taste of chestnuts is very unique. The chestnut flesh slowly breaks in your mouth, which will slowly evoke your beautiful yearning for food.
For Liu Yuhan, it is like a combination of jelly and cake, its sweetness and fragrance intertwined together, making people intoxicated.
The other people in the village were also surprised by the taste of the chestnuts. Before they could savor them carefully, the two chestnuts in their hands were eaten up.
They have to bring all these delicious chestnuts back tomorrow!
After tasting the chestnuts, it was time to drink pork porridge and eat pork and yam.
When the villagers drank the pig offal porridge, they realized that the pig offal, which was once despised by others, could be cooked into such a delicious food! It was completely different from the extremely pickled and smelly pig offal they had imagined.
The women who followed Liu Yuhan in cooking had already learned how to clean the pig's offal and how to cook it to make it taste better. They secretly decided to give it a try next time if they had the chance.
Braised pork with yam is also delicious. Wild boar meat is rougher in texture than domestic pork, with stronger meat and larger fibers. A wild boar has very little fat, and is almost entirely lean, so the oil produced is not much.
When cooked pork is cooked, you can see with the naked eye that the pork is shredded individually, so wild boar has a more fragrant flavor than domestic pork and tastes better than domestic pork.
In fact, it was Liu Yuhan who added seasonings and cooking wine to cover up the fishy smell of the wild boar meat.
Not everyone can eat until they are completely full, but 50% to 60% full is enough. They are really very satisfied.
Roast the wild boar meat and have it collected by the village chief's family. It's public property.
When the hunter's family went hunting today, they gave them some extra pork when they shared the food, and also gave them a small portion of roasted wild boar meat.
There were also 32 pheasants and 19 rabbits that were shot back. A pheasant was given to each member of their family, and the rest were confiscated, packed up and roasted.
Although this is not very fair to the hunters, the whole village came out to escape the famine, and those who are capable should do more work. Everyone has their own responsibilities, and even if they don't make a big contribution, they will still make a small contribution.
The hunter and his family had no objection.
These are the precious qualities that Liu Yuhan admires. The evil of human nature is usually exposed in the face of interests.
But most of these villagers are simple, hardworking, and grateful. Only when people are united and grateful can they go a long way.
Liu Yuhan felt gratified and was willing to contribute to the best of his ability while ensuring the rights and interests of his family.
Before going to bed, a few people were left to take turns on duty, and everyone fell asleep one after another.
Liu Yuhan "fell asleep" again, leaning between his mother and grandmother.
The space harvested another row of cabbages. Fortunately, the vegetables grown in the space will not go bad if kept in the space, and will remain in the state of being just picked.
Liu Yuhan was busy doing everything, including repairing, planting, and setting up bamboo poles.
Before going to bed, she practiced swordplay and read books. She had already memorized these books firmly in her mind.
She memorized all the case studies in "Treatise on Febrile Diseases", "Thousand Golden Prescriptions", and "Treatise on Warm Diseases" in her mind, waiting to find a master in the future to put the precious experience and fruits of labor left by her ancestors into practice.
But where can I find a master?
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