Haitang would pick the wheat and throw it into the basket, while Xiuxiu would carry it by hand. Haitang was not as tall as Xiuxiu, so carrying it was too heavy for him to bear.
Under these circumstances, Haitang had no choice but to give up. However, with Yueyue by her side, the two of them were quite a handful.
Xiuxiu broke off a lot, and after everyone had broken off quite a few, Haitang looked at the sky and said, "Second Aunt, let's go back, it's going to get dark soon."
Upon hearing this, Xiuxiu looked around, nodded, and picked up her load to go back. On the way, she encountered a female picking wild fruit. "Hey Xiuxiu," she said, "what exactly is this stuff? I see you picking it all day long. Don't keep it from us."
"If you want to know, come find me tomorrow," Xiuxiu said. Hearing this, the females nodded. Haitang looked at them without saying anything, and instead carried her basket back with Yueyue.
On the way back, Haitang said she went to catch fish. While catching fish, Haitang and Yueyue caught a few. When the females not far away looked at Haitang, they couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
Actually, many people know how to cook fish, but they don't tell others how, and Haitang didn't tell either.
More and more people are starting to catch fish, but at this time of year, the fish are migrating back to their home range, so in some cases, there are still too many fish to catch.
When Haitang was catching fish, she had Yueyue stand on the shore with a vine tied to a tree nearby to prevent herself from being swept away by the water. After Haitang went into the water, she placed the basket directly at her feet, and the water rushed over to her.
At this time, the river was flowing quite fast and strong, so Haitang didn't dare let Yueyue go into the water with the child. Even if she did go into the water, she would tie herself up and wait for the fish to hit the basket before handing it to Yueyue.
Xingxing knew that Haitang would be back soon, so she came to pick her up. Seeing the wheat lying not far away, she carried it back and asked Yueyue to watch over Haitang to prevent it from being washed away by the water.
Haitang caught several fish this time, all weighing around one pound each. Of course, she released the smaller ones.
After catching the fish, Haitang started killing them nearby, Xingxing brought a clay pot to put the fish in, and Yueyue took the last basket of wheat back.
After Haitang and the others had cleaned the fish, they took the clay pot back and started a fire.
Haitang started grilling fish directly. Today, instead of making dumplings or anything like that, she served fish with sweet potato noodles. While Haitang grilled fish, Xiaohe was cooking sweet potato noodles not far away.
When Dongfang Long and Shi Hu returned, several fish had been grilled. After washing their hands, they sat down a short distance away, intending to eat. Haitang went to her room to get some fruit wine. "What's this?" she asked.
"Wine," Haitang said. "Father, you should try some. It's for you to drink. Xiaolong is too young, he can't..." Haitang immediately said, looking at Dongfang Long's gaze.
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Long pursed his lips but still nodded and said, "Okay, I understand..." Haitang made this fruit juice for Dongfang Long; it was a fruit with a sweet and sour taste, perfect for brewing tea.
Dongfang Long took a sip and thought it tasted good. As a child, Dongfang Long naturally liked the fruit juice. Yueyue and the others also drank it and thought it tasted good.
Shi Hu and Dongfang Long brought back a wild boar today, which weighed only about 200 jin.
If the weight is too heavy, the two of them won't be able to carry it. More importantly, it will attract even more wild boars, which would be dangerous. So they chose the smaller ones to make their move.
"By the way, what does Tangtang plan to do with the pork?" he asked, looking at Haitang. Upon hearing this, Haitang glanced at the pig not far away, which was still breathing.
"After killing the pig, fry the pork in oil to make sausages, stuff the meat..." This way, the sausages can be preserved for a long time, and they taste very good.
Upon hearing this, Shi Hu was slightly taken aback, then nodded directly. His daughter had grown up, and at least in terms of preserving food, Haitang was the best. In the past, during this season, he had hunted even more prey.
They would choose not to go out, afraid that the meat would spoil, and would only go out after two days when it was gone. But now it's different. Meat can be preserved well. Even if they go out all day long, their daughter can still take care of it.
To make sausages, Haitang naturally needed to wash the meat by the river. To preserve the freshness of the meat, Haitang would light a fire by the river at night and clean the pork and wash the sausages with Dongfang Long and the others.
While Haitang was washing the pig's blood, she also asked Yueyue to collect it so they could make pig's blood rice later. They also had rice at home, which was just enough to make pig's blood rice.
When Haitang was at home, she would have Yueyue chop ginger and chili peppers, while Haitang cleaned the place. Dongfanglong would then prepare the meat, and Xiaohe would marinate it. It was all done by division of labor, which made things much faster.
After the small intestines were prepared, Xiaohe started making sausages. Xiaohe and Haitang made sausages while Dongfanglong and the others cut the meat. The pork weighed about 200 jin, and even after cleaning, it still weighed about 100 jin.
Almost all of Haitang's hair was used to make sausages. Under these circumstances, Haitang and the others were busy until late at night.
Once the sausages from Haitang are ready, they are tied with thin thread and hung to dry not far away. In the current weather, they can be dried in about four days, and sausages can be eaten everywhere. The sausage meat slices are not chopped, but are the size of a finger, because they are too big to stuff.
Of course, there were far fewer ingredients, but people weren't picky in this era. When the sausages were being stuffed, Haitang estimated that it was about midnight. Haitang told Shi Hu and the others to go to sleep while she cleaned up. Shi Hu didn't say no, but went to bathe in the river with Dongfang Long and then went to sleep.
Haitang and Yueyue packed up, while Shihu and Dongfanglong were going hunting and got up around five or six o'clock, so they naturally needed to sleep.
After Haitang finished tidying up, it was already one or two o'clock. She prepared some food for the children, had them sit down for a while and then go to sleep, while she prepared breakfast for Dongfang Long and the others to take with them.
Fortunately, she had fermented a lot of dough during the day, which she used directly to make pancakes. The pancakes filled a small basket. She also made some roasted meat. When Shi Hu and the others woke up, Haitang gave them some wild vegetable soup and meat before going to sleep.
Haitang went to sleep, while several females came to Xiuxiu's house early in the morning. Xiuxiu didn't hide anything and directly took out the dumplings she had made, tempting them to eat. After they ate the dumplings and pancakes, she said directly, "If each of you brings ten catties of meat, I will tell you where this stuff comes from and how it can be preserved for a long time."
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