Xu Ning started to make barbecued meat after breakfast. Barbecue meat needs to be cooked slowly over low heat, so she didn't ask others to help her. She lit the fire and cooked it herself.
After a busy day, I only managed to roast about ten kilograms of dried meat. Thinking that Lu Xiaotang would leave early tomorrow morning, I planned to make two more dishes tonight: stir-fried pork intestines, braised wild boar meat, stir-fried meat with black fungus, stewed rabbit with potatoes, cold shredded radish, and a pheasant and chestnut soup. I also took out two bottles of wine.
In the evening, Xu An and Lu Xiaotang went to the cowshed. Xu An said he would eat there too, and told Xu Ning not to wait for him to come back for dinner.
After dinner, Xu Ning kneaded a bowl of dough and fried pepper salt in a pan. She planned to make pepper and salt biscuits as dry food for Lu Xiaotang to eat on the road. There would be five days on the road, and if he would eat ten a day, she would have to prepare 50?
When Lu Xiaotang and Xu An came back, Xu Ning was still making pancakes, and Xu Mo helped her light the fire.
Lu Xiaotang might have drunk a little today, so his face was a little red. Xu Ning asked them to go to bed first.
After a while, Xu An came out and said to Xu Ning, "Sister, why are you making sesame cakes now?"
Xu Ning said, "Prepare some dry food for Brother Lu on the road. Brother Lu is going to sleep!"
"Are you asleep? Brother Lu and Grandpa Qi had a great chat today and drank some wine. Sister, Brother Lu is leaving tomorrow, what should we bring him?" Xu An asked.
"I packed a bag of dried wood ear mushrooms, wild vegetables, some pine nuts and hazelnuts, and ten kilograms of dried meat. A goose that I bought from the city some time ago is now half-dried, so I'll give it to him as well." Xu Ning pointed to a large bag of things he had packed up from the ground and showed it to Xu An.
After finishing the salt and pepper biscuits, Xu Ning chopped some pork filling and planned to make some dumplings for Brother Lu to eat tomorrow morning before leaving.
The next morning, when Lu Xiaotang woke up, he saw Xu Ning making dumplings.
"Brother Lu, you're up. Wait a moment. The dumplings are ready. I'll cook you something to eat before you leave," Xu Ning said, and then he started to light the fire and cook the dumplings.
Lu Xiaotang said, "It's so cold, why are you getting up so early? I'll just go to the city to eat something." As soon as he finished speaking, Xu An also came out dressed.
Xu Ning put the dumplings on the table and asked Lu Xiaotang to eat them quickly. He then took his kettle and poured in the brown sugar, ginger and jujube tea that was brewed on the stove.
After eating the dumplings, Lu Xiaotang saw Xu Ning dragging out a large bag and a small bag from her room and asked, "What is this?"
"Brother Lu, this big bag contains dried wild vegetables, hazelnuts, and pine nuts. As you can see, the room is full and we can't finish them. You can take some back for your comrades. This small bag contains dry food for you on the road. Vegetables are not easy to carry, so you can buy some on the train and eat them with bread."
Lu Xiaotang didn't say anything for a long time, and Xu Ning finally spoke up, "Brother Lu, let's go. I told Grandpa Chen yesterday to take you to the city. He's waiting on the road now."
After saying that, she took the big bag and walked in front. Xu An also picked up the small bag. Lu Xiaotang followed behind the siblings with his luggage. Looking at the two petite figures in front, he felt indescribable warmth in his heart.
The few of them walked out of the small door and onto the main road. Old Chen was waiting on the ox cart. Xu Ning walked over, handed him a kettle, and said, "Grandpa Chen, please send my cousin off today. This kettle contains ginger and jujube tea. Drink it to warm your body. You don't have to send the kettle to me separately. Erdan can just bring it when he comes to play."
After saying that, she picked up the big bag and was about to put it on the cart. Lu Xiaotang took it up before her and put it on the cart with the luggage. He then took Xu Ning a few steps to the side and said to her, "I put some money and tickets on the kang cabinet. Go buy anything you need. I will also send money every month. There is also an address with the money. It is my uncle's friend here. You can go to him if you have any problems."
"Brother Lu, I have money, why do you keep it for me?" Xu Ning said hurriedly.
"Here you go. I'm leaving now. Write or telegraph if you have anything to say."
When they turned around to get on the cart, they saw a few people standing at the door of the cowshed. Lu Xiaotang waved over there and got on the cart. The brother and sister felt a little depressed when they saw the cart slowly going away.
When they returned home, Xu Mo had already woken up and was sitting on the kang getting dressed. Xu Ning walked over to help him put on his clothes and shoes, then took him out to wash his face.
Xu An took out a stack of money and bills from his room, as well as a piece of paper with the address of the county family compound written on it. Xu Ning put the paper away and counted it. There were a total of 200 yuan and various bills, including sugar bills, cloth bills, industrial coupons...
Xu Ning sighed, put these things in the space, and went to the kitchen to cook dumplings. The dumplings were stuffed with pork and green onions. Xu Ning and Xu An ate twenty of them, and Xu Mo also ate ten. They were all full. Xu Ning saw the sun coming out, so he took the two children for a walk on the road.
The few of them stayed outside for less than ten minutes before they ran back home as they couldn't stand the cold anymore. Xu Ning looked at the large pot of wild boar meat and wanted to make it into bacon, which could be kept for a long time and would be convenient to cut off some when eating.
She first took out two pieces to prepare the meat sauce in the afternoon. He packed all the meat sauce in the house into cans for Lu Xiaotang.
Cut the remaining meat into small pieces of about one pound, and make them all into bacon. Then send some to the cowshed. When the mountain is closed due to heavy snow, no one will go to the cowshed, and her mother and Aunt Lu can make what they want to eat.
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