butcher's little man

Too many things have happened in the past two days. Now that there is a solution, everyone can sort out their emotions and have a good year.

29. Go to the grave and ask your ancestors to make a big offering.

Li Amu prepared the sacrifices and asked Li's father, Li Yiran, Li Wenxuan and Le Ge'er to make offerings to the ancestors.There is no custom here that requires married brothers not to follow, but the current situation of the Li family is special.

Lian Meng was sick and Tian Xiaoman was pregnant, Li Amu couldn't go away naturally, so they let them go.

Looking at their backs, Tian Xiaoman remembered the scene when he went up the mountain with his father and brothers.Le Ge'er will definitely be hugged and held incense to worship, and he has to say something like, "The ancestors bless the Li family to be safe, healthy, and everything goes well."

In the blink of an eye, he became so big, and had a child with the person he likes. Tian Xiaoman felt very happy when he imagined that he and Li Wenxuan would take the child to worship the ancestors and teach him some auspicious words.

After returning from the mountain, Li Amu immediately asked them to take a bath. He had already boiled two large pots of hot water.

Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year, so today everyone has to take a hot bath to wash away the troubles and sorrows of this year, and welcome the New Year cleanly.

But the new clothes have not been changed yet, so I have to wait until the New Year's Eve dinner to change clothes.

Li Wenxuan was the first to wash it, because when he first went to the grave, he had removed the weeds on the grave, and it was already dirty.

Tian Xiaoman helped him pack his clothes and sent them to the bathroom. Li Wenxuan called him, "Xiaoman, it's just in time for you to come, please help me rub my back."

Tian Xiaoman was not pretentious, picked up the cloth towel and rubbed it on his back, Li Wenxuan closed his eyes in enjoyment.

The people taking a bath one after the other, when Brother Le also finished washing, Li Amu's meal was ready, and everyone went to the table to eat.

This afternoon, the village chief summoned the young men from each household to his yard to summarize all the big and small things in the village this year. Li Wenxuan, father and son all went there.They were busy, and Li Amu was not idle.

The New Year's Eve dinner is very important to everyone, and the Li family is no exception, and this year, his family has added a population, so it should be more grand than in previous years.

Just after eating, Li Amu lit the stove, scrubbed the big pot, and the stew was about to start.These labor-intensive dishes have to be prepared today, otherwise it will be too late tomorrow.

Although the meal on New Year's Eve is called New Year's Eve dinner, this Liushupo is different. Generally speaking, it is celebrated in the afternoon. Paper money is paid, firecrackers are set off, and then the whole family can start the reunion.In order to catch a good omen, every family in the village goes earlier than one family. If the big dishes are not prepared first, tomorrow they will be left behind.

Li Wenxuan had already prepared the meat for the Chinese New Year. A pig weighing more than 200 catties was half-flaked back.Except for the pork belly needed for the stew, the rest of Li Amu was marinated and put in the jar.

At this moment, Li Amu took out the piece of pork belly and cut it into squares the size of mahjong.

Tian Xiaoman finally got the chance to help out. Country people are all in good health. If he starts to rest from now on, he will die of boredom. What's more, cooking is his hobby.

Li Amu was convinced by him, and as long as it didn't require a lot of strength like kneading noodles, there was no need to stop other things. Who didn't come here like this?Therefore, the chef of the New Year's Eve dinner became Tian Xiaoman.

Scooping out the water in the pot, watching the remaining water vapor in the pot evaporate, Tian Xiaoman put a little oil in it, because there is a lot of oil in the pork, if you put too much oil, it will be greasy.After the oil was hot, he poured out the fatty meat that Li Amu had cut up.

When the cold fat meat came into contact with the sizzling hot oil, a scent rushed up immediately, Tian Xiaoman turned it a few times, and threw some star anise and sliced ​​ginger into it.

This will not only remove the fishy smell, but also increase the aroma of the meat.When the fatty meat was boiled out of oil and the surface turned brown, Tian Xiaoman put all the lean meat in, and there were a few bones that Tian Xiaoman asked for.

The bones are not spare ribs, but the kind of bones with corners and corners. The meat is usually in the seam, and impatient people can't eat it at all.But Tian Xiaoman likes it, it tastes much better than the ribs that fall off as soon as you bite, and it will give you a sense of accomplishment after eating it.

The meat in the pot changed color under Tian Xiaoman's constant stir-frying, and the aroma of the meat became more and more intense. Tian Xiaoman picked up the salt shaker and put some salt and soy sauce in it, and then continued to stir-fry.

Seeing that it was almost done, Tian Xiaoman picked up the sugar bowl and put some sugar in it, which not only seasoned the meat, but also made the meat in the pot look bright red and more appetizing.

Tian Xiaoman picked up the ladle and put two ladles of water into the pot, then put the lid on the pot and ignored it.Of course, the fire under the stove should be controlled and changed to a low fire to simmer slowly.

Le Geer didn't go out with Lin boy today. When Tian Xiaoman was stewing meat, he was sitting in the kitchen playing with his fat cloth tiger.

In the past two days, that vicious Ah Mu has treated him a lot better, but Le Geer just can't get close to him, probably because it was the first time Le Geer was scolded, so the memory is very deep.

He was still clinging to Tian Xiaoman like a tail, seeing him cover the pot and having some free time, he immediately walked over and hugged Tian Xiaoman's calf, looked up at him pitifully, "Well, you want to eat meat!"

Tian Xiaoman pinched his round face, "I want to eat too!"

"Huh?" Brother Le was a little confused, and then said to him, "Let's eat together!"

"It's not good yet, even if it's good, you can't eat it."

"Why?" Why can't the food at home be eaten?

"I can't eat it until tomorrow!" This kind of big dish should be used to worship the ancestors, and the chopsticks can only be used after it is placed in the yard, otherwise it is disrespectful to the ancestors.

"Oh..." Brother Le is very good, and he didn't roll when he heard that he could eat tomorrow, but Tian Xiaoman was a little bit worried when he looked disappointed.

"Brother Le, why don't you go to Mommy and ask for two eggs?"

"Why do you want to make custard?" Brother Le's eyes lit up, thinking that he was going to make custard.

"No, you'll know when you get it!" Tian Xiaoman kept his secret.

Le Geer went out with his calf bumped. He is walking very fast now.Tian Xiaoman continued to look at the pot in the kitchen, and vaguely heard Brother Le telling Li Amu outside to ask him to get the eggs.

Soon, Le Geer came in with an egg in one hand, and had something to eat, and the cloth tiger he carried out just now had long since been forgotten by him.

Tian Xiaoman took the egg from his hand, and kissed him by the way. Seeing the two red clouds instantly floating on Le Geer's white and tender face, Tian Xiaoman couldn't help laughing, this little guy has learned to be shy.

After picking up the two eggs, Tian Xiaoman found some oiled paper for wrapping things and wrapped them up.Then it was stuffed into the stove, of course, not the stove with fire.

The stove here has two layers. The upper layer is for firewood, and the lower layer is for collecting firewood ash. They have to be pulled out every once in a while and placed in the vegetable garden. The vegetables grow well.

Tian Xiaoman put the egg in, poked the firewood on the upper layer with iron tongs, and some firewood ash with sparks fell down, burying the egg.

Le Geer looked at Tian Xiaoman, as if asking him, how to eat this?Seeing him tilting his little head in confusion, Tian Xiaoman smiled, he was going to simmer the eggs with firewood ash, it tasted tender on the inside and burnt on the outside, it was delicious.

Tian Xiaoman thought of his mother again, he made it for him before.Originally, he was pregnant, and Li Wenxuan really wanted to tell Tian Xiaoman's family right away, but because of Lian Meng's incident, he was delayed.Fortunately, I can go back to my mother's house after the Chinese New Year, and it's not too late to tell them when the time comes.

When Tian Xiaoman was holding Brother Le and telling a story, Li Amu came in again with a big pot of bones.The bones have been marinated for a while and taste salty and delicious.

Tian Xiaoman once heard Li Wenxuan tell him that there is a seaweed dish far away from their place, and it tastes especially delicious when boiled with big bones.At that time, Tian Xiaoman was very greedy, but now he thinks of it again when he sees the big bones.

But forget it, if you don’t have that, you can also eat soybeans stewed with big bones.The soybeans had been soaked a long time ago, Tian Xiaoman poured the washed bones into another pot, there was half a pot of hot water in that pot, just for blanching the bones.

Skimming off the foam above, Tian Xiaoman scooped up the bones with a strainer, then changed a pot of cold water, and put the bones down again.Pour in the soaked soybeans, sliced ​​ginger, and then some of the rice wine brewed by Li Amu, and Tian Xiaoman put the lid on the pot. This has to be boiled slowly, and the pot will not be usable in a while.

The meat in the pot in front had been slurping for a long time, Tian Xiaoman lifted the lid of the pot and saw that the water was almost level with the meat, gathered at the bottom of the pot, emitting a tempting aroma.Tian Xiaoman and Le Geer swallowed their saliva at the same time, but Tian Xiaoman restrained himself. He poked the meat in the pot with a chopstick and found that it was soft, so he took a large plate and put it on. Put it in the cupboard.

Le Geer looked at his movements and felt like crying, he felt that the Chinese New Year was not good at all...

Tian Xiaoman observed his movements, poured a ladle of water into the pot, then used iron tongs to pick up the ashes from the bottom of the stove, and pulled out the two eggs wrapped in oil paper.

The oiled paper was wrapped in several layers, and the outer layer of the oiled paper became black and crumbled when touched, as it had been baked crisp.Tian Xiaoman quickly peeled off the outer layers, revealing the eggs inside.

The egg shell was still white, but the temperature on the surface was a bit hot. Tian Xiaoman knocked the egg on the stove, and then began to peel the skin. The white and tender eggs slowly appeared in front of their eyes, smelling burnt , Brother Le took a bite, but found that it was tender, and the egg yolk was still fluid, but only slightly solidified.

Brother Le's eyes lit up, and he quickly finished eating one bite after another.Seeing that he loves to eat so much, Tian Xiaoman peeled the skin of the other and prepared to feed it to him, but Le Geer only looked at it, but didn't open his mouth, just now he said he wanted to eat it, he couldn't eat any more!

Tian Xiaoman is very pleased, Le Geer is really a good boy, he doesn't know what he was like when he was a child, but in his mother's mouth, he is very protective of food, he is definitely not as generous as Le Geer at this time.

After eating the eggs, Tian Xiaoman cooked the fish and chicken that Li Amu had washed.These dishes are time-consuming dishes, so after finishing these dishes, it will be dark soon.

"Ah Mu, Xiao Man, is the meal ready?" Li Wenxuan spoke loudly, asking for food as soon as he entered the door. They sat at the village chief's house all afternoon without even getting any saliva.

"The meal is not ready," Tian Xiaoman looked at Li Wenxuan's slumped face, and smiled happily, "but the noodles are ready, let's have noodles tonight!"

Li Wenxuan looked at Tian Xiaoman who was teasing him with a smirk, hugged his head, and gnawed a few mouthfuls on his mouth, "Then I'll eat some meat first!"

Tian Xiaoman thumped him a few times, this was outside, and he could kiss as he wanted inside the house.However, Tian Xiaoman laughed again, he is pregnant now, and Li Amu has already told Li Wenxuan not to mess around.

The noodles at night are cooked with the extra broth from the stewed meat. The ancestors ate meat, so it’s okay for them to drink some soup first. Tian Xiaoman also fried a few poached eggs and served them with spring onions planted in a pot. Fragrant.

On New Year's Eve, Tian Xiaoman woke up amidst the noise outside.

"Go up a little bit, go up a little bit, no, no, come down a little bit!" Father Li stood below, directing Li Wenxuan, who was standing on the stool, to put up couplets.

As soon as Tian Xiaoman came out, he saw Li Wenxuan listening to Father Li's instructions with a sad face. He had been posting for at least a quarter of an hour, and he didn't know what his father wanted to post!

Tian Xiaoman walked over, picked up the blessing characters, auspicious characters, window grilles and so on that were placed on the stone table, and pasted them on every door and window.Le Geer followed him with a small paste bucket, listening to his instructions at any time.

Under the busyness of a few people, the whole yard turned red, and it looked extremely festive.Even the well in the yard has the words "Long Flowing Water" posted on it.

"Mum, where are the two red lanterns I bought last time? Where are they?" Li Wenxuan asked his Eminem. The color of the two lanterns in front of the courtyard was almost fading and they had to be replaced with new ones. He saw his Eminem It seemed that two came back that day.

"It's in the attic of my house!" Li Amu told the location, and Li Wenxuan went there, and Tian Xiaoman followed, ready to help him hold the ladder.

In fact, the attic that Li Amu mentioned was his house where a few pieces of wood were erected on the girders, and then boards were laid so that things could be placed there.

Ordinary people go up to build a ladder, but who is Li Wenxuan?As soon as he stepped on it, he climbed up the wall.In addition to the red lanterns, he also found a lot of new year goods, which must have been bought by Li Amu to entertain relatives.When he came down, Li Wenxuan grabbed a large handful of peanuts and put them in his pocket before jumping down with a red lantern.

He walked up to Tian Xiaoman and Le Geer, and gave two peanuts to Le Geer, and the rest went into Tian Xiaoman's hands. Le Geer looked at the big handful in Tian Xiaoman's hand, thinking that his uncle was partial.Luckily, Memo was kind to him, filling the front pocket of his bib, and hitting his uncle.

Li Wenxuan was lightly thumped by him, and seeing his shy and angry eyes, he felt his heart flutter, but he couldn't think about these things now, so he had no choice but to hurry out with the lantern.

Tian Xiaoman felt that Li Wenxuan spoiled him like a child, and felt a little embarrassed in front of Brother Le.

Li Amu looked at the two peeling peanuts to eat, and when she thought about it, she knew that Li Wenxuan had smuggled down here. She shook her head and smiled. The second child has been a ghost since he was a child. Jumping down.

After the lanterns were hung, the whole small courtyard seemed to be full of joy, Tian Xiaoman nodded in satisfaction, this is just like Chinese New Year!

Since I ate late in the morning, I saved the meal at noon and waited for the reunion dinner.

The menu Li Amu has drawn up a long time ago. In addition to the necessary braised pork, braised fish and roast chicken, there are soy stewed big bones, spinach ball soup, braised lion head, sauced pork ribs, pig's trotters, eight-treasure duck , radish stewed lamb, nine-turn pig intestines, fried celery.

Among the twelve hot dishes, celery is a must. The most important thing for farmers is to be hardworking. Eating celery will not make you lazy.There are also four cold dishes, fried peanuts, cold pork head meat, boiled eggs with sauce, and leek boxes.

A total of sixteen dishes came out, anyway, they can't be served alone, they should be served in pairs.

What the men want to drink is the shochu bought from the tavern in jars. It doesn't have a nice name, but it tastes very exciting.The buddies were not idle, they boiled the rice wine brewed by Aunt Li, and cracked two pink eggs in it.

As soon as noon passed, the ancestors were invited to the small courtyards of each household. Let them enjoy a reunion dinner first, then burn paper money and set off firecrackers, so that the whole family can sit together and have a delicious meal. that's it.

A square table, with Father Li and Amu Li sitting directly above, Li Yiran and Li Wenxuan sitting on the two sides, Geer Le sitting at the bottom alone, everyone is wearing brand new clothes.

On this important day, everyone didn't say anything else, with happy smiles on their faces, toasting and changing, drinking and eating food, until very late...

After clearing away the bowls and chopsticks, Li Amu brought out a pot of dumpling stuffing and made dumplings with noodles. Everyone sat around the table, chatting and making dumplings. Brother Le took the lucky money from everyone and took a A brand-new little windmill was running and jumping underneath. Li Amu looked at the lovely Le Geer and thought to herself, a child is too lonely.