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Chapter 10 Pig Skin Jelly

After seeing off all the guests at night, Father Li ordered Boss Li to close the door, and the family sat down in the main room according to their seniority, as if they were being judged in three halls.

Li Zi'an knew that his father did this because of his affair with Li Ziqiang in the morning, but Li Ziqiang dared to make trouble under his nose, he just couldn't bear it.

Judging from the original memory, they didn't have much contact with Sanfang in these years, but every time they meet and do things, Sanfang always puts himself first.If there is a benefit, they take it first, and if they contribute money and effort, they go to the fourth room first, and they have to put on an appearance that they are at a disadvantage when they are done.

Father Li thought it was his elder brother, a compatriot with the same milk, and he was a few years older than him, so he should endure it, fearing that his third wife's behavior would be unfair, so he would grit his teeth and swallow it.But it's his business that the old man is willing to endure it, but he, Li Zian, is not happy!

The serious atmosphere at home made the children quite uneasy.Seeing this, Li Zian winked at Li Wenming and his wife, and took a few radish heads out.After several people went out and closed the door, Father Li also put down his cigarette pouch.

"Zian, although it's not easy to be a scholar, you can't forget your brotherhood because of it." After that, Father Li might feel that his tone was too harsh, so he swallowed for a moment and then said, "Ziqiang is usually It's a bit out of tune, wouldn't you just let him say a few words and you'll get rid of it? Now everyone knows that you and your cousin are at odds, and it's useless to let the neighbors see our jokes."

Seeing Li Zi'an bowed his head and remained silent, Father Li continued, "Tomorrow you will go to town with me to your third uncle's house to apologize to your cousin. Your third uncle and the others are not people who can't be bothered. It's over."

Hearing that he was asked to apologize, Li Zian raised his head and said, "Why should I apologize? I didn't do anything wrong in this matter. You can go if you want, but you don't need to represent me, I don't need it."

Seeing his father's expression changed, Li Zi'an didn't wait for him to speak and continued, "I was young at the time, but I didn't forget some things. Grandpa was still alive at that time, and we hadn't separated yet. It was snowing heavily in winter, cousin Pushed my second brother into the pond outside the village. If my elder brother and my mother hadn’t looked for it, I’m afraid my second brother would have frozen to death in the pond. But my cousin only said that he was joking with my second brother. It's over. Dad, do you know? My second brother is still afraid of the cold, why didn't my third uncle come over to apologize to you at that time."

When mentioning the past, Father Li couldn't help but fell silent.

"It's all over, why mention this?"

Perhaps he himself was a little short of breath, and Father Li's tone was no longer as tough as before.But today's matter, Li Zi'an is still ready to explain clearly to him, so as not to be used as a gunman without knowing it.

"Well, instead of talking about the past, let's talk about what happened today." After speaking, Li Zian raised his head and glanced at Old Madam Li. "Mother, the doctor said that the sister-in-law has been pregnant for three months, right?"

Old lady Li nodded, her eyes were a little puzzled as to why her son would ask such a question suddenly.

"The sister-in-law is three months pregnant, and the doctor also said that she is thin. Even though the third aunt treats her harshly, but the daughter-in-law is pregnant with her own grandson, she won't rub her like before? The first three months When her own fetal gas is not stable, how dare she follow her cousin all the way back to Lijia Village from the town?"

It is true that the cousin's sister-in-law is having an unsatisfactory life at his third uncle's house, but she doesn't want to stand up, no matter who intervenes, she can't help her.Judging from the mood of the cousin sister-in-law at the time, she really didn't want that child.But since the child is already pregnant, unless life is endangered, she, a mother, should not give up this life no matter what the circumstances.

Just to point it out, Li Zian didn't want to meddle in her business.

Everyone in the Li family is not an idiot, just point out some words.Li Zian saw that he had finished talking, he greeted everyone in the main room and got up to go out.

The summer breeze was slightly cool, Li Zian walked around the yard and found that the carrot army was not there.Then I came to the well and continued to clean up the pigskin 'salvaged' from my father in the morning.

There are many ways to eat pig skin, and the method is simple.But considering that everyone in the Li family is not too accepting, I decided to make a slightly more delicate cold dish-pig skin jelly.

Speaking of which, his grandmother taught him to cook this dish before, and after his grandmother passed away, whenever Li Zian got hungry, he would make it at home and eat it by himself.However, this dish is most suitable for eating when the weather is dry in autumn and winter. It can not only supplement collagen, but also satisfy appetite.But now I just make it for everyone to try it out, so I don’t need to pay too much attention to these details.

Half an hour later, after Li Zian cleaned up the grease and hair on the pigskin, a few carrot heads also came back from the outside.Seeing my uncle squatting in front of the stove and lighting a fire, everyone surrounded him.

"Uncle, what are you doing delicious tonight?"

Li Wenqing ran the fastest, and was about to reach out to lift the lid of the pot, when Li Zian knocked it open with chopsticks.

"You'll know tomorrow morning. Watch the fire and don't put it out." After finishing speaking, Li Zian stood up and poured the pigskin that had been cleaned in the basin into the water again.After the water boiled for a few minutes, they were fished out with a bamboo strainer.After the processed pigskin was soaked in water, it was crystal clear, and the eyes of the little radish heads were straight.They scrambled to stand next to Li Zian and asked what it was.

In order to maintain a mysterious silence, Li Zi'an just jumped up and down in a hurry, and the scene was very funny.

While playing with the children, Li Zi'an had already chopped the pig skin into pieces, put it into the pot, added three times the water of the pig skin, and put the spices into the pot one by one.After Li Wenqing let the fire boil, he took out some firewood and turned the fire down, and then led a few children to play hide-and-seek in the yard.

Several people in the main room also came out of the room when they heard the children's laughter.Seeing that Li Zian was like a child king under the moonlight, he couldn't connect him with the aggressive Li Zian just now.The old man was silent for a long time, and he couldn't say the words to ask Li Zi'an to go to the town to make an apology.

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After sending the tired children back to the room one by one, Li Zian came to the kitchen alone.At this time, the pigskin in the pot is already a little sticky, so pick out the peppercorns inside one by one.Putting an appropriate amount of salt and soy sauce on, Li Zian bent down to extinguish the fire in the stove.Take the cleaned clay basin, put the boiled pigskin and soup into the basin, cover it with a clean cloth towel and put it in the cellar.

In the countryside, basically every household will dig a cellar.The cellar is warm in winter and cool in summer, which is convenient for storing grain and vegetables.Therefore, Li Zi'an is now cheaper.After packing up, Li Zi'an went back to his room to sleep.

Early in the morning, Li Wenshu and the others got up early thinking about the delicacies prepared by their uncle yesterday.At this time, Li Zi'an was still in a deep sleep, and was pulled up from the bed by several children, feeling very upset.

When Li Wenyue asked Li Zian where the delicious food he made was full of anticipation, Li Zian closed his eyes and replied vaguely, "I've eaten it all."

When Xiao Wenyue heard this, she was immediately unhappy.Holding his mouth shut and about to start crying, Li Zian woke up instantly in fright. After a good meal, he got up and brought a few children to the entrance of the cellar.

Ask Li Wenqing to go down and bring up the crock pot that he placed yesterday. Li Zian lifted the cloth towel and looked at it. The pigskin jelly in the crock pot had successfully solidified. go.

In the kitchen, Sister-in-Law Li couldn't find the clay pot for kneading noodles and turned around anxiously. She turned her head and saw that what she was looking for was in Li Zi'an's hands, and immediately rushed forward to get it back.

"Oh, what are you doing with me and the washbasin if you have nothing to do? If you can't find them anymore, the family will have to drink porridge this morning."

Li Zian sideways bypassed Mrs. Li's extended hand, and quickly walked to the chopping board and dumped the frozen pigskin in the basin on the chopping board.Aunt Li looked at the crystal clear pork skin jelly on the chopping board, and couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

"What is this? It's so beautiful." As she spoke, Mrs. Li poked it lightly with her finger.

The frozen pigskin that has been formed has a springy texture. Mrs. Li felt it was very strange after touching it, so she hurriedly asked Li Zi'an what it was.

"This is pork skin jelly, mother, peel the garlic for me." Li Zi'an explained, and shouted at the old lady Li who was lighting the fire in front of the stove.

Old Madam Li responded, got up and took out a head of garlic from the bamboo basket at the door, glanced at Li Zi'an who was busy in front of the chopping board, cursed 'people are crazy' and didn't bother him.

Li Zi'an carefully cut the jelly of pigskin into thick slices. Seeing the children standing beside him eagerly watching, he reached out and took a few slices for them to taste.Then he squeezed another piece and walked quickly to Old Madam Li, and handed it to her mouth.

"Mother, open your mouth." Li Zian said.

Old Madam Li looked down at the things in Li Zian's hands, and wanted to refuse at first, but after seeing her son's expectant eyes, she couldn't bear it anymore, so she opened her mouth and ate the frozen pigskin in Li Zian's hands .

Li Zi'an had never cooked before, and Mrs. Li didn't believe that her son who didn't touch Yang Chunshui could cook anything good.But when the pork skin jelly entered her mouth, the springy taste made old lady Li unable to say anything.And this thing is fragrant but not greasy, very refreshing.

"Is it delicious?" Li Zian asked with a smile.

"Well, let alone, this pork skin jelly is really delicious." After speaking, Mrs. Li smacked her lips and asked, "Is this really made of pig skin?"

"Yeah, I think it's a pity that Dad wants to throw away the pigskin, so I thought of a way to make it."

Li Zian deftly put the sliced ​​pork skin jelly on a plate, took the garlic peeled by Mrs. Li, washed it, chopped it, mixed it with soy sauce, sesame oil, shallot, and chili oil to make a sauce, and handed it to Li Wenqing as a signal to the other party. Bring it to the main room and eat it together when you are ready to eat.

Father Li had been a cook for decades and it was the first time he saw that pig skin could be made so delicious. He wanted to ask Li Zian how to make it, but he swallowed his words when he thought of the cold face his son gave him yesterday.Just after everyone in the Li family finished their meal, the third room of the Li family came to the door. You changed the URL, and changed the URL again and again. Everyone re-collected the new URL. After the new URL and the new computer version URL are saved, they will be opened in the new URL. The old URL will not be opened in the future. Please keep in mind:,,,

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