Go back to 1980 and enjoy it

Unconsciously, 1981 came to an end and 1982 ushered in.

Zhou Wang Brigade.

Xiaojiang Village.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Chen Dacong carried a cage home with a happy face. There were four hares in the cage. It was his biggest harvest since he learned to use traps to catch rabbits.

When I got home, my daughter Chen Bangli, who was feeding chickens at the door, saw it and said with surprise: "Dad, you actually caught four hares. Is this a trap dug at the door of the rabbit's house?"

Chen Dacong said with a proud look on his face: "That's about right. Anyway, the harvest is big this time, and the four hares are still alive!"

While the father and daughter were talking, Li Ying and his two sons also came out of the house after hearing the noise. They were all amazed when they saw Chen Dacong catching four hares at once.

In later generations, hares became extinct in Shuangwang Realm, but in this era, hares are still very common in rural areas of Shuangwang Realm.

However, this thing is not easy to catch. It is indeed rare for Chen Dacong to catch four hares at once.

Chen Dacong was so angry that he asked his wife, "How do you think we should deal with this?"

Li Ying said without hesitation: "I can't make this thing taste good if I keep it. My brother-in-law is such a good cook, he will definitely make it delicious. Why don't we give it all to him?"

If it were in the past, these four hares weighing more than ten or twenty kilograms, no matter whether they were delicious or not, would definitely be kept at home to eat. If you eat two rabbits a month, you can eat them for two months!

In this day and age, being able to eat two rabbits a month is already an enviable life.

But now their family's life is different from what it used to be. On the one hand, the fields are distributed to each household, and the food they harvest is much better than when they were on the production team. On the other hand, I got the care of my brother-in-law and earned a lot of money when I went to help with work.

There are also several more pigs and several times more chickens and ducks than before. In addition, every now and then, my brother-in-law will ask someone to bring a piece of pork or something to their family.

Taken together, their family's life is much better than before.

Especially because they eat meat every now and then, their family has become the envy of many people in the village.

In the past, my brother-in-law always brought meat to their family, but now that my man was lucky enough to catch four hares, it would be most appropriate to send them to his brother-in-law.

Upon hearing this, her daughter Chen Bangli also agreed: "With Mom's cooking skills, it would be a waste to keep this hare at home. It is indeed the most appropriate to give it to my uncle."

The eldest son Chen Bangguo even volunteered and said: "Dad, Mom, let me send it to my eldest uncle!"

Chen Dacong smiled when he heard this and said, "Okay, after breakfast, you can send it to your uncle!"

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Warming up over the fire can be said to be one of the favorite things for rural people in the south to do in winter.

When the weather is cold, it is very interesting to light a fire in the living room, and then sit around the fire with your family and neighbors, warming yourself up and chatting.

The adults were warming up the fire and chatting, while the children were warming up the fire while roasting sweet potatoes, taro, potatoes, cassava and various kinds of jackals. They could both eat and "play with fire", which was one of the unforgettable pleasures of childhood.

At this time, Deng Shirong's family was chatting around the fire, while Deng Yunzhu and the three younger ones were roasting cassava.

Among all the potatoes, the taste of cassava roasted over charcoal fire is really amazing. Only the oily roasted sweet potato can barely compete with it.

Soon, the cassava was roasted, and Deng Yunzhu was not afraid of burning it. She picked up a knife and peeled off the charcoal skin of the cassava, revealing the slightly browned flesh.

After everything was planed clean, Deng Yunzhu broke it in half to reveal the yellowish potato flesh inside, and the unique fragrance of cassava instantly spread out.

Deng Yunzhu handed half of it to her father and said, "Dad, try it and see if I bake it well."

Deng Shirong took the half of cassava, broke it in half, handed one half to his eldest son, and then said to his eldest daughter-in-law: "Sister A Ping, this cassava is slightly poisonous. The child is still breastfeeding, so try not to eat this. ”

Zhang Xiuping nodded and said with a smile: "I know, dad, I've been eating this cassava since I was a kid, and I've long been afraid of it. I won't be greedy, so you can eat it!"

Deng Shirong hummed and took a bite of cassava. The taste was really beyond description in words. It was so fragrant.

Deng Yuntai, Deng Yunzhen, and Deng Yunzhu also ate deliciously. Deng Yunsong and the other three boys couldn't bear it any longer. They dug out the remaining cassava in the brazier, stretched out their hands and pinched it. The knife starts to peel the skin...

Three minutes later, everyone except Zhang Xiuping and her daughter had roasted cassava.

Just after finishing the roasted cassava, the sharp-eyed Deng Yunzhu said: "The seventh cousin is here!"

After hearing this, everyone looked outside and saw Chen Bangguo walking in carrying a sack.

"Uncle, cousins, cousins..."

After greeting them one by one, Chen Bangguo put down the sack in his hand and said, "There are four hares in here. My dad caught them this morning. They are still alive. Let me bring them to you, uncle."

Hearing that there was a hare, everyone came to watch.

Deng Shirong said: "It's rare for your father to catch a few hares, why don't you keep them to eat and bring them all to me?"

Chen Bangguo smiled and said: "As for my mother's cooking skills, it's not like you don't know that it would be too wasteful to keep it at home. It would be more appropriate to bring it to my uncle."

Deng Shirong couldn't help but smile when he heard this, and did not refuse the kindness. He nodded and said: "Okay, then I will accept it. You don't want to go back today. I will prepare a table of delicious dishes in the evening and everyone will have a few drinks."

Chen Bangguo chuckled and said, "Well, I haven't tasted the hare meat you made, uncle. I'll take this opportunity to stay and taste it."

Deng Shirong sighed: "I haven't eaten hare meat for a long time. I must show you my skills tonight."

In this day and age, there are still many wild animals in the Bobai realm, such as wild boar, porcupine, yellow pheasant, civet, fox, porcupine, white-nosed pig, jackal, dagger, pangolin, hare, squirrel, otter, cat Raccoon dog, flying raccoon dog, etc.

In fact, if we go back a hundred decades, there will be even more wild animals, such as tigers, leopards, deer, black apes, monkeys, mountain horses, deer, dragon pigs, bell pigs, stone sheep, raccoons and other animals All are available.

Villagers in the mountainous areas at that time could hear the cries of tigers, leopards and monkeys day and night, and even during the reign of Guangxu, there was a phenomenon of groups of tigers eating people.

Unfortunately, in the early years of the Republic of China, more and more people hunted, and these wild animals gradually decreased. Black apes, mountain horses, and stone sheep became extinct at that time.

Then came the early days of liberation. During the spring and summer of 1953, the government organized township and village cadres and militia to carry out large-scale hunting. A total of 1,109 wild animals were killed, including 25 tigers, 131 mountain boars, and arrows. There were 231 pigs and 772 yellow cats.

In addition, 287,500 acres of forest were cut down due to large-scale steelmaking in 1958, which severely damaged the living environment of these beasts, and the types and numbers of wild beasts were significantly reduced. By the early 1960s, tigers, leopards, and monkeys , deer, deer, dragon pig, bell pig and other wild animals have become extinct. This is the price of the development of the times.