Chapter 90 Eat Meat in a Big Mouth

Chapter 90 Eat Meat in a Big Mouth

In the muddy yard, everyone cleared a space and set up a pot to boil water. Killing so many pigs was very dirty and smelled bad, so they cleaned it here before taking it away.

There were four large pigs and 23 sub-adult pigs. Looking at the wild boars filling the yard, the men worked hard to carry water, chop wood, make fire and boil water.

The pig's blood was carried back to the house at the entrance of the village and poured into a wooden basin. The man then took a bucket to fetch water from the public well in the village.

The public well is just behind the courtyard at the entrance of the village. A round well is bubbling with water. The water flows from the stone trough into a rectangular pool built with bluestones, which is more than one meter wide and two meters long. The water in the pool continues to flow along the trough to another rectangular bluestone pool. Finally, it flows into the ditch, and the water in the ditch flows into the fields.

It was the first time for everyone to see such a well, and they discussed it for a while. The water in the well was used for drinking, and the two pools at the back were very convenient for washing clothes and vegetables, and the water was not wasted and flowed into the fields.

Lin Youcai's family of four are very familiar with such wells. There is such a well in their hometown village in the countryside.

The wells were not frozen, and when people were drawing water, they saw small fish swimming around in the wells and ponds.

Lin Zisu looked at the temperature displayed on the RV. It was -1 or 2 degrees Celsius during the day, and the coldest at night was only -4 or 5 degrees Celsius. Shen Xianglan recalled her original memory. In winter, the river in Nan County was frozen and people could walk. It was probably -20 or 30 degrees Celsius, which was extremely cold.

The family of four observed the environment and guessed that they were close to the south.

Lin Xianwen went to the village head to ask the old man for pig blood. There was too much pig blood, so he asked for a bucket of pig blood. He and his sister set up their big iron pot and poured the bucket of pig blood into it to cook.

Old Mrs. Wang looked at the two siblings, humming in anger. She tried to turn a blind eye and went back to the house to warm herself by the fire.

Lin Zisu touched the four dogs surrounding her one by one, patted their tails and laughed, "Hahahaha...if you keep wagging your tails, they'll turn into propellers and fly into the sky!"

Lin Xianhe asked curiously: "What is a propeller? It can fly! How does it fly?"

Lin Xianwen scooped out the cooked pig blood and put it in a wooden basin to wait for it to cool down. "Xianhe, don't believe her, she's talking nonsense."

The four dogs eagerly surrounded the wooden basin, sniffing around.

When the pig blood was warm but not hot, Lin Zisu took a plastic bag from the car, put it in a small basin, and scooped out the pig blood for the four dogs to eat.

The dogs can eat meat and drink soup even in the middle of winter, so they can finally have a full meal today.

Cuihe came over with an amused look on her face, washed the pot, and prepared to cook pig blood soup later.

The women set up the pot and lit a fire. The women who went to the sink to wash radishes and cabbages came back and poured the radish pieces into the pot and added water.

When they took the cabbage and radish to the sink to wash, they brought a chopping board with them and placed the chopping board next to the sink. They chopped the vegetables immediately after washing them and put them directly into the pot when they brought them back.

Boil the pig blood in water, add the cabbage and then salt, and the five big pots of pig blood soup are ready.

Every time Lin Zisu saw everyone in the team cooking together, she was shocked by the amount of rice and vegetables. There were more people, more work, and more food.

Everyone eats pig blood and vegetable soup at noon, which can fill their stomachs and warm their bodies. After drinking the soup, the people in the yard go to call the men working in the yard at the end of the village to come back, and then continue working after drinking the soup.

Some women went to the end of the village to call people back to drink soup and bring back pig offal. There was a wide open space next to the well, so some women took firewood, pots, and tripods to the well to boil water.

When the women at the end of the village came back with the pig offal, more than 20 women divided the work and worked together. They were so hot in the heavy snow that they cleaned the offal and cut it easily.

After a busy afternoon, everyone finally cleaned up the pig's internal organs with sore backs. They fetched water to clean the open space next to the well, packed up everything, and carried it back to the yard together.

After drinking the pig blood soup, the men returned to the courtyard at the end of the village, feeling warm all over. The pig skin was too thick and hard, wasting firewood and not tasty, so they peeled it off and put it aside.

An adult wild boar of this species weighs only over 200 pounds. The pork is cut into whole pieces and strips, and the pig head, legs, spine, and ribs are chopped into small sections and lumps.

Butcher Zhao and his family are experts at butchering pigs, cutting up pigs, slicing meat, removing bones, and chopping bones. They teach everyone how to do it while they do it themselves.

The men worked for most of the day and finally finished everything. They carried all the pork and pork bones back to the yard at the entrance of the village.

All the fires from the pots in the yard were piled together to form a big bonfire, and the pig hair was poured into it and burned.

The men went into the house to check, and apart from the unpleasant smell, there was no pig manure inside. The pig manure was all in the yard. Wild boars are quite particular.

Everyone dug a big hole in the yard, shoveled out the blood-stained mud, the blood-stained snow, and the pig manure in the yard, and buried them. After burying them, they patted the pit with shovels.

Zhao Zhuang: "Dad, this village is so close to the mountain, the wild boars have come down the mountain, I'm afraid there may be wolves, big insects, etc..."

Lin Youxing thought it made sense. "Every household in this village has a courtyard wall, and it's built quite high. There must be a lot of wild animals!"

Butcher Zhao wiped the sweat off his face and said with a smile, "Oh, if one comes, I'll kill one and eat the meat! If two come, I'll kill a pair. After eating the meat, I can sell the fur."

Lin Youcai: “The more the better.”

Tao Mingyuan looked at the mountains not far away and said, "It's better not to have too many. We are lucky today. What if a big insect or a wolf comes? This mud yard can't stop them!"

Lin Youcai imagined the scene in his mind: "That's right! What if I fall asleep one day and wake up to see the beasts face to face? That would be terrifying!"

Tian Daniu imagined the scene of waking up from sleep and looking into the eyes of the beast. Goosebumps appeared on his skin and he shook his head. "There is nowhere to escape! No, no, there are many old people, children and women in our team. We have to think of a way."

Lin Youcai: "Dig a trap behind the house, set it up for tigers, bears and other ferocious animals. Anyway, the land here is not like ours, it is frozen solid and hard to dig."

Butcher Zhao: "Okay, I'll talk to you later. It's getting late today, so we have to dig tomorrow. Don't go out after dark."

Everyone agreed that food and safety were equally important and must be arranged.

In the evening, everyone agreed to eat the pig blood, pork bones, and pork viscera together. The New Year is coming soon! Today is like God has sent the New Year pig. Everyone is so happy that they can't stop smiling. The person who is lying in bed recovering from his injuries is also very happy. He is in pain and happy at the same time.

There is a fire pit in the house, and a fire is burned every day. Pork is hung on the beams, and the smoke from the fire pit is just right for smoking the meat.

Each person could probably get a few pounds of pork. The meat would be smoked well and would not go bad, so they could save it for eating while traveling. Everyone agreed.

Everyone has their own little thoughts and schemes, and generally no one is too bad to do anything. Everyone works very hard and is willing to do it, and there is no one who is cunning and sly. The lazy people are also very hardworking, but they don't dare to do it in the current situation.

Three large iron pots were bubbling with food, and the aroma of meat filled everyone's nose.

The children had just eaten pig blood soup at noon, and now they couldn't help but stare at the pot with their mouths watering. Not only the children, but also the adults were the same.

Nanlin Village is considered a wealthy village, and no one there eats meat often. Meat is too rare and too tempting for them.

It was the first time for most people to see meat being cooked in several large pots.

Lin Youcai told everyone to eat less tonight. The body, which had not eaten oily food for a long time, would not be able to bear eating so much meat suddenly. There would be no medicine to cure the illness.

Meat can be kept in cold weather, so it’s great to be able to eat some meat every day!

Everyone had no objection and lined up with their bowls. Each person had a bowl of meat and vegetables, which contained meat, radish and cabbage.

The staple food is prepared by oneself, and they bake cakes and steamed buns on the fire pit and eat them with meat and vegetables.

Every family would make extra pancakes and steamed buns. When it was cold, they could be kept for a few days. They didn't have to be made every day. They could just be baked over a fire. There were always unexpected situations when traveling, so there was no time to make them every day.

The children happily chewed on the meat bones, and the dogs ate the bones even more happily. From time to time, people would give them special treatment.