Chapter 145 Kelp and Pig's Trotter Soup
The drizzle drifted with the wind, and crystal drops of water fell on the buds that were about to bloom.
Lin Xianwen sat in the pavilion, reading today's Qing Province Daily. The daily newspaper only had 6 pages, covering the daily events of Qing Province.
After the Kingdom of He occupied the land, it used modern provinces, cities, counties, towns, villages, and groups. Qingshui City is the capital city of Qingcheng, and each province has a daily newspaper that updates the major and minor events of the province every day.
The country currently has five provinces, all in the south. The weekly report has 5 pages, updating the big and small events, important decisions, new policies, and major events in the five provinces of the country every week.
Lin Xianwen was fascinated by what he saw. Lin Zisu walked gently behind him, put her hands on his shoulders, and then took a few steps back.
Lin Xianwen jumped up from the stone bench in shock and almost punched Lin Zisu, who was 2 meters away, and rolled his eyes.
Shen Xianglan walked out along the corridor, and her eyes hurt every time she looked at it.
The three of them stayed in the hospital for about an hour, and including the time spent walking back and forth, it was almost two hours.
Lin Zisu felt that her father should have taken care of it.
When the three of them walked back to Qingshui Government, Lin Youcai was already waiting for them on the mule cart.
Shen Xianglan: "Anyone else?"
Lin Youcai: "Those who have got their certificates are looking for work to do, while those who haven't are still waiting in line, or busy with their own things. What about you? What did you do this morning?"
The three of them talked about what they bought at the bookstore and pharmacy in the morning, focusing on Li Daya.
Lin Youcai: "Does the country have no way to deal with people like Old Man Li and Mrs. Zhang? However, you are right. After all, we still have to be self-reliant. That night, I will talk to everyone and ask Tao Mingyuan to come as well. He learns very quickly! The content of the beginner class is not difficult. Teaching one person is teaching, and teaching two is also teaching. Everyone is busy making money now. I originally planned to wait until the monthly exam results come out before talking about this matter."
A family of four drove a mule cart to the Xishi vegetable market, and Lin Youcai went to park the car.
Yesterday, Shen Xianglan paid a deposit to the butcher's shop for pig's trotters and lard. She went to the butcher's shop to pay the balance and then went to buy vegetables with a basket of meat.
Lin Zisu: "There is a dry goods store here, let's go in and take a look."
When Lin Youcai tied up the mule cart and came over, there was a bag of dried kelp in Shen Xianglan's basket.
The four of them went to buy some green leafy vegetables and then went back.
Lin Zisu looked at the time, 13:40. After a busy morning, it was still quite early.
Dahei heard a familiar voice in the yard and jumped excitedly behind the gate.
Lin Zisu got out of the car, unlocked the door, and pushed open the gate. Dahei excitedly circled around her legs. "Get out of the way, Dahei, the mule will step on you!"
Shen Xianglan washed and boiled lard, then cut it into small pieces on the chopping board. Lin Zisu, the stoker, lit the stove. Lin Xianwen took a basin of water and soaked the kelp in it, then went to the ditch to scrape the ginger skin, peel the garlic, and wash the dried chilies, shallots, and green leafy vegetables.
Lin Youcai used fire to burn the hair on the pig's feet, and a stinky smell spread. After burning the outside of the pig's trotter, he knocked off the nail shell on the tip of the trotter with the back of a knife, scraped the burnt black pig skin with a knife, washed it with water, and a large pig's trotter was ready.
He took out a bone-chopping knife from the RV that had never been used to chop a human being, and chopped the pig's trotters. "Bang, bang, bang! Bang, bang..." The chopping sounds echoed throughout the kitchen.
Dahei wagged his tail and walked around Lin Youcai. After a while, Dahei walked around Shen Xianglan, and the whole yard was filled with the aroma of meat.
Shen Xianglan scooped up the oil residue in the pot with a colander, put it in a bowl, sprinkled a little salt on it, and shook it to mix well.
Shen Xianglan: "Who wants to eat the oil residue just out of the pot~"
Lin Zisu immediately raised her hand, "Your cub wants to eat."
She took the bowl her mother handed over and couldn't wait to take a little bit of it into her mouth. The crispy oil residue sprinkled with salt was so delicious that she couldn't stop eating it.
Shen Xianglan: "Take the chopsticks!"
Lin Zisu took the chopsticks, picked up the oil residue and fed it to her mother, then went to give a bite to her father who was chopping pig's trotters, and a bite to her brother who was washing vegetables.
Lin Xianwen: "One more hundred million!"
Lin Zisu took another bite with chopsticks, "If you want more, I'll give you two bites."
"Dahei, control your saliva." Lin Zisu picked up a piece of oil residue and threw it towards Dahei. Dahei jumped slightly and the oil residue went into his mouth accurately.
Shen Xianglan: "Eat while watching the fire!"
Lin Zisu sat back in front of the stove with the bowl in her hand, and Dahei followed closely behind her.
Lin Youcai chopped the pig's trotters and washed his hands. "I'm going to go to the village head and my parents."
Lin Zisu: "I bought three large calendars and three small calendars. You can keep one for yourself and give the others to the village elders, grandparents, and grandparents."
“Okay.” Lin Youcai walked to the main room, looked through the pile of things he had just bought, and found 6 calendars.
The big calendar has a hook on it, so you can hang it on the wall or put it on the table. There is a pen on one side of the big calendar, which can be used to circle dates and record events.
The small calendar can only be hung on the wall, and a page can be torn off after a day passes.
Lin Youcai held an umbrella in one hand and three large calendars in the other. His parents' house was the closest, so he went there first. He knocked on the door, "Knock, knock, knock!"
"Who is it?" Old Lady Wang opened a side door and looked out. "Old Four is here, come in quickly."
Lin Youcai: "I'm not coming in. I have something to do with the village head. Mom, are you home alone?"
Old Lady Wang: "Your father and I are at home, growing some vegetables in the backyard."
"Don't plant until the rain stops, or you'll catch a cold. This is the calendar that Zi Su bought. Today is Sunday, March 3nd, and tomorrow is Monday, and we have to go to school." Lin Youcai took out a pen from the calendar and circled the number 22. "From now on, you can cross out a day with the pen."
"It's a waste of money to buy this thing!" Old Mrs. Wang wiped her hands on her body, took it and touched it lovingly.
"With the calendar, I will never make mistakes on the dates of the month and the days of the week. I'm leaving, Mom." Lin Youcai walked towards his father-in-law and mother-in-law's house.
It was the eldest sister-in-law who opened the door and told her not to bother and not to call her parents. He handed her the calendar and told her how to use it, then waved goodbye and walked towards Lin Lizheng's house.
Lin Youcai told the village head, Old Man Li, and Mrs. Zhang, about going to the hospital to beat Li Daya, and also about studying together in the evening. I hope everyone can graduate soon, make more money soon, and find a good and stable job.
Lin Lizheng's family has the largest population. His family rents a 4-type courtyard with many houses and a spacious courtyard. If there are many people studying, Lin Lizheng asks everyone to bring their own small stools and come to his courtyard.
Lin Youcai thought it was a good idea. The small Type 1 courtyard his family rented could not accommodate many people.
When Lin Youcai returned home, the pig's trotters were bubbling in the pot.
The fried lard had been filtered into a jar, and a bowl of lard residue was left to dry on the stove.
The two siblings ate a small bowl of oil residue each and then stopped eating, leaving room for pig's trotters.
Shen Xianglan put the washed and knotted kelp into the pig's trotter pot to cook.
Tonight's dishes are pig's trotter and kelp soup, and clear soup hot pot. Take out the steel tripod and place it on the charcoal fire in the fire pit.
Lin Youcai picked up the pot on the stove and placed it on the tripod in the fire pit so that he could blanch the green leafy vegetables later.
Lin Zisu prepared four small bowls of chili dipping sauce, and she began to drool just thinking about it.
Lin Xianwen: "Qingcheng is close to the river, not the sea. I didn't expect to have kelp and seaweed for sale."
Lin Zisu: "We also have mussels, which are convenient for water transportation!"
Lin Youcai: "Nan County also sells these dried goods inland, but the price is expensive and the people can't afford it."
"When you come to the country, it's no longer a rare dish." Shen Xianglan chopped green onions, put a little in each dipping sauce bowl, sprinkled some chopped green onions in the pig's trotter pot, and then sprinkled some white pepper powder.
She picked up the spatula and stirred the pig's trotters in the pot. "Bring two bowls."
Lin Youcai: "It's raining, I'll go and see you off."
Lin Zisu: "Put it in a basket, it will be easier to carry."
It has been drizzling all day. Although the rain is not heavy, if you go out without an umbrella, your clothes will get wet after a while.
Lin Youcai held an umbrella in one hand and carried a basket of vegetables in the other as he delivered them to his parents and parents-in-law.
It was past 5 p.m. and the gloomy sky was getting darker.
The family of four didn't have lunch, so they had dinner early. I took out a small bowl of chili dried fish from the refrigerator and heated it up.
Lin Youcai came back with a basket, took out two empty bowls and put them back on the stove, washed his hands, and sat down by the fire.
Shen Xianglan: "Are mom and dad ready for dinner?"
"The rice is cooking in the pot. Only my parents are at home. My brothers and sisters-in-law haven't come back yet. My eldest sister-in-law is washing vegetables. Rice is cooking in the kitchen. My two brothers-in-law haven't come back yet." Lin Youcai said as he picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks, rolled it in chili water, and stuffed it into his mouth.
Lin Zisu swallowed the meat in her mouth, took a breath and said, "This dipping sauce is a bit spicy! At this time, the uncles and aunts should be on their way back."
Dahei was lying on the ground, chewing on a bone with great pleasure.
Lin Xianwen picked up the green leaves in the basin and blanched them in the pig's trotter soup.
On this damp and cold night, a family of four sat by the fire, eating to keep themselves warm and refreshed both physically and mentally.