After raising the piglets in Haitang's family for a few days, they grew much stronger. Haitang then started slaughtering the sow and began making sausages. It wasn't just Haitang's family making sausages; other people started making sausages too.
The meat that couldn't be eaten was all cured and preserved, and sausages were also made and hung up. Last year, the men in the family exchanged a lot of salt, and the family in Haitang had quite a lot of salt, all of which was boiled from salt stones.
Although it was a bit thick, it was not bad for Haitang and the others. While the sausages were hanging up, Haitang was marinating pig's feet. All of these were cut by Dongfanglong for Haitang.
Today, Shi Hu went hunting with Shi Shui, so Dongfang Long stayed home to help. Xiu Xiu also brought back a wild boar yesterday, so she and the baby are cleaning its intestines and stuffing it with meat not far away.
Sausages can be seen hanging everywhere in the village. They are hung out in strips on the walls of the courtyards. Of course, some people's courtyards are not big enough, so they just hang them outside.
In this era, no one steals from others, so there was not much to worry about. The sausages in Haitang's family were not the most numerous, but they were definitely not the best either.
Because sausages can be stored and taste incredibly good, the orcs of the Tiger Tribe were all working even harder to hunt.
Some people were even more skilled and daring, and they went to the outside world with many others. During these days, Haitang taught people how to plant many things, and they didn't need to bring Haitang with them when collecting medicinal herbs, so Haitang didn't go with them.
Instead, she went out with Xiaohe and a few others to find something to eat. When they returned, they saw a large group of people surrounding a giant creature. Haitang went over and looked at it for a while.
"Third Aunt, what is this?" Haitang asked. The enormous body was hard to discern; it was about the size of a small truck.
"It's the meat of a ferocious beast. The meat is delicious, but we've never tasted it before. We heard it was hunted by ten men from the tribe working together, and now they're dividing the meat."
When Xiuxiu looked at Haitang, she immediately answered. Upon hearing this, Haitang looked at the murderer in front of her and at the meat being cut into pieces and distributed not far away. She couldn't help but swallow her saliva. It looked delicious.
"This...beef." Haitang recognized it instantly. It was a cow, but why was it so fierce and so big?
Beef is a good thing, and Haitang likes it too. After the others finished preparing it, Haitang thought she should try some of it instead.
So when she got home, she went to hug the jar. Among these beastmen, Haitang recognized one person as Huoqiu. "Huoqiu..." Haitang hugged a jar and looked at Huoqiu.
"You can give me some of this meat, the tendons are fine, the skin is good too, I'll even take the bones, here you go..." Haitang handed the jar to Huoqiu, who had initially said she didn't want it and that she would give it to Haitang.
But after smelling the jar of crabapple blossoms for a while and taking a sip, he exclaimed, "Good!" He immediately gave some meat from his leg to the crabapple, who was overjoyed.
She took the beef and started cleaning and cutting it nearby, then asked Yueyue to get her some radishes to wash. Once she was ready, she took it back with her.
"Does sister really like eating this?" Yueyue asked Haitang. Haitang immediately nodded. Who doesn't like beef? However, although she liked beef, she didn't dare let Dongfang Long and the others take the risk.
After returning home, Haitang started making radish stew with beef. It was a good cut of lean meat. Haitang wanted other kinds of beef, but it seemed impossible because it was too expensive. The beef she had exchanged for a jar of wine probably wouldn't be enough for everyone.
But if it's beef bones, tendons, and brisket, that's a different story. Haitang started simmering it, and when she smelled the aroma, she couldn't help but lick her lips.
Unexpectedly, they saw a lot of people standing outside. "Hey, Haitang... do you still have any fruit juice left for Huoqiu? We want some too."
Hearing this, Haitang was slightly taken aback. She knew it was fruit wine. Looking at the baskets the people were carrying, which were full of beef brisket and beef, Haitang thought for a moment and immediately changed her mind.
"You've drunk from it, but you need to take the jar back," Haitang said to the people carrying the jars. They all nodded and happily walked away with their jars.
Although it's not right to trade Dad's wine for food, it's the season with the most fruit. Next time, we'll brew wine for Dad in a big vat, and it will taste just as good.
When Dongfang Long and Shi Hu returned, they noticed something was off about the food; it tasted too fresh. Haitang started serving everyone a bowl. "Is this the meat of a ferocious beast?" Everyone in the village knew that someone had hunted a ferocious beast and returned, so they were surprised when they saw it.
"Yes, I traded it for wine. Father, you should try it. It's delicious." Hearing this, Shi Hu didn't say anything. Since the wine was originally prepared by his daughter, it was fine to exchange it for food.
When they ate the beef, the children's eyes lit up, and Xiaohe was almost the same, saying, "Delicious!" The taste was really good, and Haitang nodded as well.
It tastes better than modern beef, and it's also higher in calories. You don't have to worry about the chewiness though. The beef tendon is simmered for a long time and it almost melts in your mouth. Actually, many people don't like beef tendon and other similar ingredients.
The problem was that Haitang liked it. Haitang made some delicious food and even sent some to Shiming and Xiuxiu's homes. When Shiming was eating, he felt a sudden inspiration and thought about going to get some for himself.
But soon they discovered that almost all the beef tendons and tripe were at Haitang's house. Haitang spent all day cleaning up the beef, and Huoqiu came to Haitang's side.
"Those things are almost inedible, what are you going to do with them?" Huo Qiu frowned as he watched Haitang change so many things. He gave Haitang beef brisket and beef as well.
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