Chapter 114: Halved Pork Head

However, Gu Cheng was still watching beside her. Jiang Cuihua pursed her lips and swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

Well, the men have nothing to say, and as a mother, she can’t be too interfering.

Upon hearing this, Liu Gengtian chuckled, picked up the pig's head and put it on the scale.

Eight pounds and nine ounces.

With Liu Yinyin's consent, the pig's head was counted as nine pounds. In addition, Liu Gengtian gave her half a set of pig's large intestine, a pig's stomach, and a pig's tail.

These pig offal weigh about two or three pounds.

If it wasn't too late and difficult to sell, Liu Gengtian would not have been willing to give it away.

It’s worth two or three kilograms of food... I can’t think about it, it makes me sad.

Liu Yinyin made a last-minute decision to come here, and she didn't bring any food. She only brought nine kilograms of food, and she said she would send it to him tomorrow morning.

Liu Gengtian had no reason to worry about her. It was just a few kilograms of food. Given Liu Yinyin's family conditions, there was no way they couldn't provide it.

Carrying the big pig's head home, Liu Yinyin lit a fire and started burning the pig hair to prepare the pork head meat.

The hair on the pig's head is the most difficult to deal with. The couple spent a long time shaving off all the hair on the pig's head.

Finally, Gu Cheng chopped the pig's head with an axe.

In addition to the pig head, the pig intestines, pig stomach and pig tail should also be cleaned and put into the pot with the pig head to make brined meat.

It's already dark.

The oil lamp was lit in the kitchen. Liu Yinyin first put the chopped pork head and offal into the pot and blanched them, then added scallions, ginger and white wine to enhance the flavor and remove the fishy smell.

Blanch the vegetables in water, rinse them clean, then add scallions, ginger, peppercorns, dried chilies, salt, soy sauce, rock sugar, and the prepared brine packet.

Put the brines in the pot for an hour, then soak them overnight. Tomorrow, you can enjoy the delicious brined pork.

That night, a strong fragrance was floating in the air.

Gu Cheng's train was at 9:30 in the morning, but he still had to go to the steel factory.

Liu Yinyin got up early in the morning and started working.

We'll be walking for several days, so we need to pack some clothes and food.

Liu Yinyin asked Gu Cheng: "How many people have been arranged to go on business trips in your factory?"

The pork head has been brined, and there is a big pot of it. If there are many people, she will put more meat in it and let Gu Cheng share it with everyone.

Gu Cheng told him: "...I will go alone, and if there is any emergency, I may come back later."

In fact, he was not sure when he would be able to complete the task.

Liu Yinyin: “…”

Why are you talking so mysteriously?

Liu Yinyin didn't ask any more questions. She picked up a pig's ear and cut a pig's tail into pieces and put them in the lunch box.

I also steamed eight white flour buns and baked four large cakes and put them in the bag.

The weather was not very cold yet, so the food could not be kept for too long. After eating all this, I had to buy some food on the train.

Liu Yinyin stuffed five hundred yuan into Gu Cheng's pocket and told him not to spend it sparingly.

After seeing Gu Cheng off, Liu Yinyin cut a large bowl of pork head and sent it to the Liu family.

"Is Gu Cheng gone?" Jiang Cuihua asked her.

Liu Yinyin nodded: "Mom, please help me take care of the child. I want to go to the county town."

She couldn't finish the pork head by herself, so she had to take it to the county town to dispose of it.

"Then go ahead." The busy farming season is over, and the wild vegetables on the nearby mountains have been almost dug up. Jiang Cuihua has been quite free at home recently.

Liu Yinyin left Gu Yanyan at Liu's house and took away the two bags of dried mushrooms that Jiang Cuihua asked her to exchange for food.

Pork head, only one bowl left for today's meal.

As for the rest, including the pig intestines and stomach, Liu Yinyin drained the juice and wrapped them in oil paper and put them in a basket.

I should be able to sell them all if I take them to the county town. Thinking of Aunt Zhou, Liu Yinyin picked out a fat rabbit and didn't kill it. She took it over alive. She could kill it whenever she wanted to eat it.

There were also two bags of dried wild mushrooms. Since I was going on a long trip, I left my bike at home.

Fortunately, Liu Yinyin can ride a bicycle to the county town, otherwise it would be difficult for her to carry so many things.

After arriving at the county town, Liu Yinyin first went to the house in the compound and sold two bags of dried mushrooms directly to the system.

Then, he carried the things and went to find Aunt Zhou.

I lived in the county town for half a month some time ago. In addition to Aunt Zhou, Liu Yinyin also got to know other neighbors. If there are any leftovers later, I will take them to other families to have a look.

"Auntie, are you home?" The gate of Auntie Zhou's house was not closed, and Liu Yinyin called out from the door.

"Here!" Hearing the voice, Aunt Zhou hurried out of the kitchen with a spatula in her hand.

Seeing Liu Yinyin, Aunt Zhou smiled until her eyes narrowed into slits: "It's Yinyin, come in quickly. I heard that you moved back to the countryside. Will you come back in the future?"

Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "I'll come over often. By the way, Auntie, I brought you something good."

Aunt Zhou exclaimed: "I knew it. I look forward to your coming every day."

It was a fat rabbit, its fur weighing about five or six kilograms, and Aunt Zhou was so happy that she couldn't see her eyes.

"Auntie, I cooked a pot of brine last night. Please try it and see if it tastes good." Liu Yinyin said as she cut a small piece of pork head for Auntie Zhou to taste.

Aunt Zhou gave a thumbs up while eating: "Delicious."

There was a lot of pork head meat, about four or five pounds, and there was also about two pounds of pork belly and large intestines. Aunt Zhou wanted them all!

"Brine won't last long. You have to eat it in the next two days, otherwise it will go bad." Liu Yinyin reminded.

"It's okay." There are many people in the family, so they can actually finish the food. However, Aunt Zhou is used to being frugal, so how can she let everyone in the family eat meat to their heart's content?

She was thinking about sending some back to her relatives.

Just like last time, Liu Yinyin chose to barter, and this time there were a lot of things.

Aunt Zhou took out all the good things she had at home and gave her two pieces of cloth, a hot water bottle, and an enamel basin.

They are all slightly flawed, but it does not affect the use.

However, these things are not only expensive, but also difficult to buy.

Especially the hot water kettle, which is equivalent to the ten pounds of meat that Liu Yinyin brought.

Liu Yinyin always felt that she had taken advantage of Aunt Zhou, so after returning home, she packed two kilograms of dried wild mushrooms and a piece of salted meat for Aunt Zhou.

Aunt Zhou said cheerfully, "Look at you, why are you being so polite to me?"

Although she said this, Aunt Zhou was still very happy in her heart. No wonder she was willing to exchange things with Liu Yinyin. Who doesn't like to take advantage of others?

After selling the brine, Liu Yinyin did not go home immediately.

When she came, she told Jiang Cuihua that she would be back a little late and might not even go back for lunch.

Liu Yinyin wanted to tidy up the vegetable garden in the yard, but it was too late to plant radishes and cabbage at this time.

You can only grow vegetables that mature quickly.

The open space was not big, and it took Liu Yinyin almost an hour to finish planting the vegetables. Just like in the countryside, she planted some Chinese cabbage and oilseed wheat.

After finishing her work, Liu Yinyin prepared to go back.