roccoschili Chapter 159 Killing the New Year Pig
Chapter 159 Killing the New Year Pig
After they finished eating, they went to buy some red paper to write couplets.
He also bought some candies, melon seeds and peanuts, and Gu Mingyue made careful observations on the way.
There were almost no people selling grain, only a few selling sweet potatoes.
When the second sister-in-law saw it, she immediately bought everything. She was now very concerned about stockpiling food and would not buy anything else except food.
The group didn't go shopping for a long time and didn't get home until the afternoon. My uncle got off the ox cart and walked home without looking back.
Gu Mingyue and her sister-in-law whispered to each other, "Haha, next time I call you uncle, I guess he will make excuses like my brother and the others and stay out of the house. The old man is exhausted today."
These words made Uncle Gu, who was driving the coach, laugh along.
Starting from the Little New Year, every family officially begins preparations for the festival.
Gu Mingyue has been very busy these days.
Although the house is cleaned every day, when it comes to spring cleaning, everything is dirty.
Clean it inside and out, and take apart and wash all the curtains, door curtains, quilts and bed sheets.
She was so tired that she could hardly straighten her back. She felt that she had done more work in a year than in these two days. She was really exhausted.
As the saying goes, 'Children, don't cry, we will kill the pigs after the twelfth lunar month.'
In Northeast China, slaughtering the New Year pig is an indispensable part of the Chinese New Year celebrations and can be considered a rare event.
There are four pigs in the village, two of which are normally used for tasks.
However, the village paid less grain this year, so it only paid three heads.
Fortunately, Gu Mingyue had caught a wild boar before, otherwise, with just one pig, each family would have only one share, and there wouldn't be much left.
On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, the New Year pig is killed.
Early in the morning, the villagers organized people to catch the pig, tie up the pig's trotters with ropes, and carry it to the open space.
With one shrill scream after another, the pig's life also came to an end.
Little Shitou, who had originally run over curiously to join in the fun, saw this scene and immediately ran back to Gu Mingyue in fear and hugged her legs tightly.
The little guy hid behind her, scared but unable to help peeking.
This caused Gu Mingyue to touch his head curiously.
The butcher skillfully cut the pig with a knife, while the man next to him waited with a basin to collect the pig's blood.
This job is very delicate. You have to put a little cold water, salt and flour in the basin in advance, and wait for the knife to be pulled out to let the blood flow for a while before you connect it.
In this way, the pig blood will be clean and coagulate quickly. When boiled in boiling water, it will be honeycomb-shaped, chewy and delicious.
Gu Mingyue looked at the basin of pig blood, and various ways of eating it came to her mind, such as steaming the pig blood, stewing blood sausage, etc. Slurp, don't worry, you will be able to eat it soon.
After collecting the pig blood, start scalding the pig hair.
At this time, the children watching rushed forward and attacked the pig bristles.
Pig bristles mainly refer to the five centimeters long bristles that grow on the pig's neck and back.
Because of its toughness, elasticity, moderate hardness, and friction resistance, bristle brushes made of it are used in many aspects, such as daily brushes, paint brushes, and machine brushes.
This thing is very popular at the purchasing station and the price is also very high. One or two ounces of pig bristles can be exchanged for eight cents.
As one of the few sources of pocket money, it is naturally popular among children.
After the pig's back was cleaned up, the butcher cut open the pig's belly, peeled the skin and removed the bones. It was a smooth process, fast, fierce and accurate.
Seeing the white meat spread out on the table, everyone swallowed their saliva. Domestic pigs are fatter than wild boars, and they taste better when stewed.
The butcher was used to everyone's shining eyes and continued with his actions calmly.
Soon it was the moment the children were most looking forward to.
The butcher skillfully removed the pig's bladder and threw it into the group of children.
The children scrambled for the food, and after getting it, they blew at it without caring about the remaining urine smell on the pig's bladder.
You have to find a stone slab in the middle, blow air into it, and rub the bladder on the stone slab with your feet, so that you can expand the bladder as much as possible.
After a while, the pig's bladder became like a balloon. The children patted it with their hands and kicked it with their feet. It was so lively.
Gu Mingyue looked on in amazement, she really had no idea that this thing could be played like this, and she pulled back Xiao Shitou who wanted to move forward.
I thought to myself, please spare my aunt. She can roll around in the dirt, but she really can’t stand the smell of urine.
But he consoled her by saying, "Let's divide the pork first and then go play."
Little Stone didn't think much about it and agreed obediently.
After a while, the enlarged pig bladder finally died under the children's feet. Gu Mingyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, that was great.
She pretended to be sorry and said, "Oh, this thing is not strong. Auntie will give you the whole ball tomorrow and you can play with the other kids."
The men divided the meat and cleaned the pig's trotters and offal, while the women cut the meat and cooked, all for a sumptuous 'pig-killing meal'.
The meat that is distributed is almost all fat, the fatter the better, so that you can make more lard when you go back.
The rest of the offal, along with the pig's heads and trotters, were left in the canteen, waiting to be stewed.
The food just keeps bubbling in the pot, and when it's cooked, take it out and put it on a plate.
Stew the remaining bones and ribs in sauerkraut, add some vermicelli and the stuffed blood sausage, and stick a large pancake on the edge of the pot.
The villagers stood or squatted together, eating from two steaming pots, enjoying the meal with gusto.
This was the last dinner before the New Year and also the most sumptuous one.
Gu Mingwei raised the sauerkraut soup in his hand and said loudly, "I am drinking soup instead of wine. Here, I wish you all a happy new year in advance. Today, sauerkraut vermicelli can be made as much as you want. Everyone, eat and drink well. Let's eat our fill and welcome a brand new and beautiful year."
The villagers shouted "Yes."
Everyone ate with their mouths drooling, their faces flushed, and their hearts full of anticipation.
All the prophecies and disasters are forgotten, life goes on and the delicious food continues.
It is true that the daily life of the world is what soothes people's hearts the most.
Gu Mingyue didn't mind that little bit of meat, so she didn't ask for more. Except for a piece of plum blossom, she exchanged the rest of her share for a small basin of pig's blood.
After arriving home, Xiao Shitou played outside with Guangxin and the others.
She took out two pork elbows and six pig trotters from the space and roasted them on the bottom of the pot.
After cleaning, put it in the pot, throw in the marinade bag and start braising.
When it is cooked, serve it out, cut it and steam it when you eat it. It doesn't have to go bad even if the weather is cold.
Blood sausage and glutinous rice sausage are stuffed with pig blood.
During the Chinese New Year, fried food is a must.
The twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is called "zouyou" in Northeast China.
After pouring half a pot of oil, Bai Fenglai and the eldest and second sisters-in-law came over to help.
Noodles, red dates, peanuts, tofu cubes, sweet potato balls. The meat dishes included fish and meat slices, and Gu Mingyue also took the opportunity to add some chicken nuggets and French fries.
Mix each item with eggs and flour in advance and fry them in the pan one by one.
The eldest and second sister-in-law have always known that Mingyue is very particular about food.
But seeing the white flour and oil, I can't help but feel sorry for it.
In the yard, the children of the family gathered at the door like cats smelling blood.
The purpose is to get the fried food fresh out of the pan as soon as possible.
In the words of my sister-in-law, with that much oil, even frying shoe soles would smell delicious, not to mention that those things are mixed with eggs and flour.
Not only the children but also the adults in the family couldn't help but eat the food.
So many families didn't open the fire that night. There was nothing they could do. They were so full...