Jincheng flower hour

Pork ham and belly pork belly are best for grilling. After being cut into pieces, they are threaded on bronze forks and sizzled as soon as they are placed on the grill.

By the stream, Lao Duan and Lao Wu were skinning and cutting the big wild boar, and Gouzi passed the pork and pig bones to the fire.Pork is used for grilling, and bones are used for soup, so nothing is wasted.

Yuan Anshi rolled up his sleeves and took a large spoon to stir in the soup pot. When the soup boiled, he pulled out a firewood to reduce the fire, and the bone soup had to be boiled slowly to taste good.Not to mention that he is a poor man, even Lao Duan and Lao Wu can hunt, and they can't eat pork a few times a year. Smelling the smell of meat, they suddenly feel that life is happy.

When Yuan Anshi saw Zhuang Bing coming to visit, he said, "Brother Bing, the soup is almost ready, but wild vegetables are missing. I'll go pick some."

Zhuang Bing took Yuan Anshi's spoon and sat by the stove watching the fire.

A picnic stove is nothing more than digging a hole in the ground, placing two stones on it, and setting up a pot. It is simple and easy to use.

Yuan Anshi went to the grassland to pick wild vegetables. He picked a handful of amaranth and a few dandelions with yellow flowers.Take the collected wild vegetables to the stream and wash them until they are clean.The leaves and flowers of dandelion are removed, but the roots are not used; the leaves of amaranth are removed, and only the roots are left. The rhizomes of amaranth picked are all red, which is the best amaranth root.Put the wild vegetables into the pot, and they will be cooked in a short while.

Zhuang Yang took care of the grill, and Gou Zi was sitting beside him, and Gou Zi quietly helped Zhuang Yang to skewer the meat with the copper fork.Zhuang Yang chops ginger on a flat, clean stone and minces pepper leaves, adding them to the sauce.Zhuang Yang is meticulous in his work. He dips each piece of barbecue with sauce and then grills it on the grill.The aroma of barbecue makes people move their index fingers.

Gouzi was very slanderous, and looked at the meat skewers on the grill from time to time. Because of the sauce, the roast meat was dark red in color, charred on the outside and tender on the inside.

Zhuang Yang turned the copper fork over, he noticed the dog's eyes, he took a plate, and took a bunch of roasted meat off the copper fork, the meat on a fork was half as much as a plate.

"Ah Hong, I'll give you the first portion as a reward for saving your life in danger."

Zhuang Yang handed the plate and a pair of bamboo chopsticks to Quanzi with a gentle smile.

"Ah."

Gouzi took it over politely. He looked at Zhuang Yang and the people around him, and found that only Zhuang Yang was watching him, so he picked up a piece of barbecue and put it in his mouth.

This skewer is grilled pork belly. It is oily and tender, salty and delicious. It is really delicious.

The dog didn't gobble up the food, he tasted it piece by piece slowly, until his mouth was full of greasy food.

A rack of fresh meat was quickly grilled and put on a plate. Zhuang Yang rearranged a rack of fresh meat again, and Zhuang Yang enjoyed it.

Zhuang Yang kept grilling, and Gouzi put on skewers for him, and the two cooperated seamlessly.

In one morning, they hunted a wild boar, two rabbits, one jacana and one merganser, which can be regarded as a rich harvest.

After the pork was roasted on a large plate and the bone broth was served, the six people happily sat on the table to eat.

Yuan Anshi said: "It tastes good only if it is dipped in sauce. I brought three dishes of sauce."

Three saucers are placed on the small wooden table in the banquet.

The Yuan family is poor, and they usually eat coarse corn and vegetable soup with bean paste.Today, the homemade sauce is finally stained with pork. It is a great honor, not to be missed.

"Not bad."

Lao Wu stuck a piece of barbecued meat with his chopsticks, dipped it in the sauce, and stuffed it into his mouth.Lao Duan doesn't care what kind of sauce, just pick up the barbecue and eat it.

Zhuang Bing picked up a piece of roast pork, dipped it in the pepper sauce, and ate it with a calm expression. He chewed slowly, savoring the deliciousness.

Zhuang Yang held the spoon and served a bowl of bone soup for everyone, and the dog carried it to their respective seats to share.

"Come on, Erlang and Hiro stop busy, come and eat."

Lao Duan greeted him warmly, not forgetting to turn over to the barbecue beside him.

"I brought a can of wine and almost forgot it was still in the car."

Zhuang Bing held the bowl and lowered his head to drink, only then remembered the wine.

Lao Wu said: "Da Lang doesn't need to get up, I'll go get it. Eat meat with a big piece, drink with a big piece, have fun!"

The wine was brought quickly, and everyone poured a glass. The dog drank for the first time, picked up the bowl, and sniffed.

Zhuang Yang held the wine glass with both hands, raised his chin, and drank slowly.Gouzi sat beside him, imitating him to hold the bowl with both hands, but swallowed it down.

"Cough cough."

The old Duan laughed at him: "Boy, it's the first time you drink alcohol, so don't drink too much."

Lao Wu drank two bowls of wine, held an empty pottery fou in his arms, and danced in the banquet to perform a rough country dance. He was tall and clumsy, with uncoordinated hands and feet, but he danced very intently.

Bamboo joints were beating pottery fou, and Lao Wu sang festive ballads, and everyone responded, and the dogs, who couldn't sing, clapped in time.

When returning, everyone divided the remaining pork, and the old Duan cut a large piece of bone with meat and gave it to the dog as a reward.

The dog didn't dare to take it away, so he looked up at Zhuang Yang, who nodded to him.Quanzi took it and wrapped the pork in banana leaves.

The weather is hot, and it is not allowed to stay in the wild, as pork is prone to rancidity.After they divided the pork, they left Xigu Mountain, said goodbye with a joke, and went back to their families.

When saying goodbye, the old Duan patted Gouzi on the head and said, "Boy, if you come to Lai, remember to find me, and I will teach you martial arts."

"Okay." The dog nodded vigorously.

With a ring-shoulder attached to his body, Lao Duan carried a huge bow on his back, and stepped off a tall horse.Lao Duan waved his hand, whipped his horse and left. Although he was dressed in shabby clothes, he was tall and stalwart.

On the way back, the slightly drunk Zhuang Yang leaned against the carriage and fell asleep leaning against the carriage.

Gouzi was sitting in the carriage, looking at Zhuang Yang's sleeping face from time to time, he was sleeping peacefully, and couldn't bear to wake him up.

In his sleep, Zhuang Yang saw the wild boar coming towards him. When the wild boar was only a few steps away from him, the dog suddenly jumped out of the bush and stood in front of him.Quanzi drew his bow in an instant, the arrow feathers shot out quickly, and the wild boar howled and fell to the ground.Gouzi looked back at Zhuang Yang sideways, under the light and shadow, he couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, but felt that his figure was tall in a trance, as if he was an adult man.

The weather was hot, and Liu's mother picked up the pork that Quanzi had brought back, marinated it, made soup with bones and mushrooms, and didn't waste a single bit.

When the soup was ready, Mother Liu filled a bowl and served it to the dog.

"Mother, I drank a lot in Xigushan, you drink."

Watching his mother drink the fragrant bone broth, Quanzi told his mother about roasting pork, which part of the pig to take, how to cut it, how to roast it, and what kind of sauce to prepare.

"Mother, when we have money, we will also roast pork."

"Okay, when you grow up and become famous, grandma will enjoy the blessings along with you."

Mother Liu laughed and said that she was very satisfied with a son like Quanzi.When she was young, she had many fantasies about wealth and honor. When Liu's mother was young, she was the most beautiful woman in Fengxiang.Time flies, those beautiful dreams of mother Liu's childhood have faded, but she still has expectations and sustenance in her heart.

Two days later, at dawn, Gouzi set off with dried fish in a bamboo basket and walked to the dirt road south of Zhuli, just in time to bump into Dachun and his son who were pushing a cart and were about to go to the county seat.

Father Chun pushes the wheelbarrow, and Dachun follows him. When encountering slopes and uneven roads, Dachun helps push the wheelbarrow by the side. The father and son work together, which is really enviable.

Gouzi was alone, walking beside him carrying a load, and in front of him were Dachun and his son pushing a cart.

The road out of Zhuli was very slanted, and Dachun and his son gradually fell behind.Tired from walking, Gouzi unloaded the bamboo basket and rested on the shoulder pole. He looked back at Dachun and his son behind him, and saw a bag rolled into the grass on the cart.Father Chun held back the car, and Dachun went to pull the sack, trying to resist it on his shoulders, but it was obviously very heavy, and he couldn't resist it.Seeing this, Quanzi stepped forward to help Dachun lift the sack and put it back on the cart.

Father Chun asked: "Liu Hong, where are you going with the burden?"

"I'm going to Wu's shop to sell dried fish."

"Wu's shop can't sell a few. You can go to the county with us and come back after dark."

Quanzi naturally knew that it was not worth much to go to Wu's store to sell, but the county was far away, and he didn't know the way.He was very happy when Father Chun said that he would take him with him.

The three of them set off, Dachun and his son were still in front, and Quanzi followed.After walking for a while, the burden on Quanzi's shoulders became heavier and heavier, and his pace gradually slowed down, lagging far behind Dachun and his son.Dachun and his son stopped in front, and Dachun turned around and ran towards the dog. Dachun said, "Father asked you to put the burden on the car."

Dachun unloaded the bamboo baskets, poured the dried fish from two bamboo baskets into one bamboo basket, picked up the bamboo baskets again, and walked towards the cart.

Gouzi carried an empty bamboo basket on a pole, and followed shyly.

On this road, when encountering potholes or steep roads, Dachun and Quanzi stood by the side to push the car frame.People who didn't know thought it was a family of three, one father and two sons.

Sometimes, Gouzi envies others for having a father, but this emotion is often just fleeting, and he doesn't like to feel sorry for himself.

There weren't many dried fish in the bamboo basket, and Liu's mother was afraid that he wouldn't be able to pick it up, so she didn't put more.However, even with such a heavy load, there was still a red mark the width of the shoulder pole on the dog's shoulders, grinning in pain.Not to mention the long journey, Quanzi is still only a half-grown child, and his strength is not as strong as that of an adult.

Quanzi followed Dachun's family's wheelbarrow, he didn't talk much, but Chun's father liked to ask him, he was very talkative.He asked Liu's father's situation; asked why he moved out of Fengxiang; asked who learned bow and arrow from;

Stopping and stopping along the way, near noon, the three of them came to a village, Quanzi thought it looked familiar, and asked Father Chun, "Is this Laili?"

"It's Laili, we are close to the county, and we can go straight on this road."

Father Chun pointed to the open road ahead. There were horse-drawn carts and ox carts passing by, and it was very lively.

Gouzi wrote down the road.

Father Chun often comes to the county to sell grain. He is familiar with the county and knows where the shops are.He led the dog to a corner of a market, where he placed soybeans for sale, while the dog sold dried fish beside him.

In Wu's shop, you can't sell much dried fish in a day, and the price is low.When I came to the county seat, within an hour, Quanzi sold out the dried fish and collected dozens of coins.

On the return trip, Quanzi told Dachun Fuzi that he was going to find someone in Laili.

Father Chun asks Quanzi if he knows the way?Gouzi said he knew him.

Carrying a jug of wine, Quanzi went to Laili alone, and visited Lao Duan's house.

Quanzi saw a girl in the yard feeding the chickens, and recognized her as Lao Duan's daughter, named Xiaosi. "Is Duan Youyu there?" Quanzi plucked up his courage and stepped forward to ask. "Are you looking for my father? Father!" Duan Si obviously didn't recognize Quan Zi as the boy who came last time. No wonder, Quan Zi is dressed in rags today, and he is dusty and unkempt.

Duan Si yelled towards the side of the house. Old Duan was feeding the horses in the stable, and asked Duan Si what he was calling him for. Duan Si said, "Father, there is a boy looking for you with wine." Old Duan guessed who it was, and laughed: "Call him in."