Chapter 112 Sweet and Sour Lychee Meat
Jiang Cuihua curled her lips and said, "I heard that they couldn't keep the pigs alive, so they killed them and sold them."
Pigs have a very big appetite and need to eat a large pot of pig food every day.
In the past, people could eat as much as they wanted, but now... wild vegetables are not enough for people to eat, and some people are reluctant to feed them to pigs.
Also, if the pig is not full, it will lose meat, so it is better to kill it right away.
Many people have this idea.
However, if you only have one pig at home, you can just hand it over directly. At most you will earn a little less money.
At this time, money is not as important as food.
The next day.
At about half past six, Jiang Cuihua came to find Liu Yinyin to buy pork.
Gu Cheng hasn't gone to work yet, so he's at home taking care of the children.
Liu Yinyin carried a basket and went with Jiang Cuihua to buy pork.
She brought twelve pounds of cornmeal and some money.
Liu Yinyin wanted to buy it directly with money, but she didn't know whether the other party was willing. If not, she would exchange it with food.
The man who slaughters pigs in the village is called Liu Gengtian. Like Liu Yinyin, he is one of the few people in the village who raises two pigs.
Of the two pigs in Liu Gengtian's family, one was handed over to the collective, and the other was the pig that was killed today.
Because the harvest is bad this year, few people come to exchange pork.
When the mother and daughter arrived at Liu Gengtian's house, there were only seven or eight people queuing in front of them.
Moreover, most people who come to buy pork buy it in quantities of one or half a pound.
Pork is definitely more expensive than grain, so they were reluctant to buy more, so they bought a little to bring back as a snack for their children at home.
Liu Yinyin also found that many people exchanged mung beans, soybeans and red beans for pork.
These bean crops were not considered staple food and did not have to be handed in at the time of grain exchange.
Jiang Cuihua also brought soybeans.
Liu Yinyin: “…”
She reflected on whether the twelve kilograms of cornmeal she brought with her were a bit too ostentatious.
In fact, Liu Yinyin was already trying hard to restrain herself. Originally, she wanted to exchange for more pork.
Jiang Cuihua saw through her thoughts and said comfortingly, "It's okay. My son-in-law eats commercial grains. It's not too much for you to exchange cornmeal for pork."
At most, people would mutter a few words behind his back, but who made the son-in-law so capable? These people could only watch and envy him.
Liu Yinyin smiled and said nothing. In her opinion, cornmeal was actually less valuable than soybeans and mung beans.
However, this cannot be said.
Unlike previous years, this year the harvest is bad and three pounds of coarse grain can be exchanged for one pound of pork.
The twelve pounds of cornmeal that Liu Yinyin brought can be exchanged for four pounds of pork.
At that time, fat meat was recognized by everyone as good meat. Liu Gengtian's family did not sell any pork fat, but kept it for making oil at home.
Liu Yinyin took a look and selected one pound of pork belly, one pound of pork tenderloin, one pound of pork loin, and one pound of front leg meat, which had more lean meat and less fat.
Jiang Cuihua grumbled to the side that she didn't know how to buy things: "Why did you buy so much lean meat? You didn't plan it."
She would pick the piece of meat with the most fat. People these days were short of oil and water, and besides, fatty meat could be used to make oil for cooking.
"I'll make porridge for Yanyan." said Liu Yinyin.
She bought a pound of tenderloin for Gu Yanyan to eat.
After hearing this, Jiang Cuihua clicked her tongue twice, thinking that the life of a lady in a family is still comfortable.
Four full pounds of pork. Who would dare to eat so much? Moreover, with her grandson, there are only three people in her family.
On the way back, Jiang Cuihua asked Liu Yinyin to go to Liu's house. The chestnuts from last time had not been given to the young lady yet.
In total, they got 56 kilograms of chestnuts. Jiang Cuihua packed half of them for her daughter, and said, "The chestnuts have been dried. Remember to put them in the cellar when you get home. They won't spoil easily."
Twenty-eight kilograms of chestnuts, the girl's family definitely cannot finish them in a short time.
Liu Yinyin said shyly: "Mom, I don't want so much."
There are not many people in my family and we cannot eat so many chestnuts.
"You can keep them for later consumption. They won't go bad if you store them in the cellar for three or four months." Jiang Cuihua stuffed the chestnuts into her basket and said, "Or else, you can take them to the county town and exchange them for something else."
The chestnut tree was originally discovered by the young lady. We cannot let her suffer the consequences just because she has a small family.
Speaking of going to the county town to exchange things, Jiang Cuihua thought of her two brothers again, so she said, "Yesterday your two uncles sent two bags of dried mushrooms, saying that they wanted us to help exchange them for some food."
She only secretly told Liu Yinyin's two uncles that she had connections and could exchange dried mushrooms for food, but she did not mention Liu Yinyin.
Liu Yinyin nodded: "I will go to the county town tomorrow to take a look."
Jiang Cuihua hesitated: "Why not let your third brother go with you."
There was not much dried mushrooms in the two bags, only about 60 to 70 kilograms in total. I didn't know how much food they could be exchanged for. It would be a lot of trouble for the girl to go to the county town alone to exchange things.
Liu Yinyin quickly refused: "...No, if there is too much food, I will leave it in the house over there in the compound and ask Gu Cheng to bring it back later."
It would be troublesome if Liu Mingyuan went with them. She didn't plan to go to Aunt Li to exchange things, but to smuggle out of the system directly and make plans.
"That's fine." Jiang Cuihua exclaimed. It's convenient to have a house in the county town.
She will come back to get the two bags of dried mushrooms.
Liu Yinyin went home carrying a basket of chestnuts.
After class in the afternoon, Liu Yinyin cleaned up the space in the yard and went to cook.
The weather is not very hot now, so if we hang four pounds of pork in the well, it will be enough to feed us for two or three days.
In the evening, cut a small piece of pork loin, chop it into pieces, put it in a casserole and cook it with rice.
After cooking the porridge, Liu Yinyin suddenly had the urge to make sweet and sour lychee meat.
There is no shortage of meat and oil at home, so it is better to take action than to think.
Liu Yinyin cut a pound of pork belly into pieces, added ginger, garlic, light soy sauce, cooking wine, pepper and an egg white, and marinated them evenly.
There were potatoes at home, so Liu Yinyin took two potatoes, peeled them and cut them into pieces.
After the meat is marinated, coat the meat and potato cubes with a layer of sweet potato starch, pour them into the pan and fry until golden and crispy, then remove and set aside.
Liu Yinyin couldn't help but sniff. It smelled so good. Fortunately, she was in the countryside.
If she still lived in the compound, Liu Yinyin would not dare to cook lychee meat because the smell was too strong and could not be blocked even with the doors and windows closed.
It just so happened that Liu Yinyin had made a jar of tomato sauce earlier. She scooped a few spoonfuls of tomato sauce into the pot, added light soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar to boil it until fragrant.
Add the fried potatoes and meat and stir fry evenly.
When serving, sprinkle some chopped green onions.
"What are you doing? It smells so good." Gu Cheng smelled the fragrance before he even reached the yard.
Liu Yinyin smiled and gave him a piece of lychee flesh: "Try it quickly. This is the first time I make this. I don't know if it tastes good."
Gu Cheng chewed a few bites and swallowed them, praising, "It's delicious."
It is really delicious. When you take a bite, it is crispy, sweet, charred on the outside and tender on the inside.
Liu Yinyin didn't think she was a good cook: "How can it not taste good if it's fried in oil?"