Defeat natural disasters with farming

The rain lasted for a month, and in the next few days Ye Yu felt that he was almost drowned by the humid air, so the first thing he did after the rain stopped was to go outside to bask in the sun, and not only He did this by himself, and the open space in the village was full of people, some of them were simply basking in the sun, while others were doing needlework while talking about family affairs.

Mother Ye took a deep breath while knitting a sweater, then put down the needle in her hand, crossed her hands and rubbed her arms, "It's just a rain, and it's getting cold."

"It's better to be colder," someone answered, "As the saying goes, auspicious snow heralds a good year, and I'm looking forward to a snowfall this year."

The others also echoed a few words when they heard this.

Mrs. Ye said: "Because the sun is good today, we have to quickly take out the quilt and pillow to dry."

"You reminded me, I'll go right away." Ye Tongsheng's daughter-in-law finished trotting home.

The old lady Ye instructed again: "Remember to turn out the thick clothes and mend what needs to be sewn. Don't have any clothes to wear when it's cold."

The people in their village probably haven't worn thick clothes for two or three years. They put them in the deepest part of the cabinet. Even if there are no insects, they probably don't keep warm. is no problem.

Ye Yu thought that the cotton planted before had not been harvested, so this year he could only take out the cotton in the old quilt and play it again.

Just talking about cotton, when Ye Mu came home, she lifted three old quilts out of the house, unwrapped the thread openings, took out the cotton inside, and spread them on the straw mat.

They mostly use bamboo cotton slingshots to play cotton here, and the two ends are tied tightly with hemp rope.

Ye Mu taught Ye Yu while flicking the cotton: "Old cotton is definitely not as soft and warm as new cotton, but as long as it is loosened, it will keep you warmer."

The flying cotton flakes fell all over their heads, like snowflakes.

The whole morning passed while they were constantly playing cotton. After lunch, Ye Yu put the cotton back into the quilt, and then Ye Mu sewed the stitches. The two worked together to hang the three quilts in the yard. On the hemp rope where the clothes are dried.

The twine was bent under the weight of the quilt.

At the same time, taking advantage of the sun, Mother Ye took out the sweet potatoes and corn harvested a few days ago from the cellar and dried them in the sun. As long as they are dried, they can be stored for a longer period of time.

The quilt was exposed to the sun all afternoon, and it was almost completely sun-dried. Ye Yu was covered with this quilt at night, and the smell of sunlight lingered from the tip of his nose all the time, which made him sleep soundly.

As soon as he woke up the next morning, he learned from Father Ye that pigs and sheep were going to be slaughtered in the village.

"The Chinese New Year is just around the corner, so it's good to eat pig-killing vegetables earlier."

Ye's father finished eating a steamed bun with mixed noodles in two or three bites, and then said to Ye's mother: "Remember to help make pig-killing dishes later."

Mother Ye responded, "Okay."

After finishing the housework, the three of them strolled to the pig pen and the sheep pen. At this time, there was a circle of people around these two places, and this group of people stared at the pigs and sheep to pick and choose.

Ye Zhong pointed to the pig in the middle and said, "Kill this one. I can see that it is full of fat and has the most meat."

His son Ye Shuan disagreed with him, "It's better to kill the one next to it. It's lean and lean, and the meat must be chewy."

Ye Zhong observed for a while and resolutely turned his back, "That's what you said."

Ye Yu wanted to laugh listening to their conversation.

Now everyone in the village has the skill of slaughtering prey, so Ye Zhong quickly led people to slaughter the pigs and sheep, and the large pieces of meat were placed on the table in Washe, which made people dizzy.

Washe has its own fire stove, and Mrs. Ye and the others began to make pig-killing dishes on the fire stove.

The first is the blood-filled sausage, that is, after washing the pig's small intestine, pour the mixed pig's blood into it, and then tie the upper and lower openings tightly with a rope.

However, a pig has a lot of small intestines, and after finishing the blood sausage, there are still a lot of casings left. Ye Yu pulled Ye Mu's cuff and asked her to ask for the casings. He thought that he could make some sausages and Sausage to eat.

The pig's small intestines that were coming over were temporarily put aside, and Ye Yu started to clean up the pig's head with his mother, burned off the hair on the pig's head with fire, put it in hot water and cleaned it with a brush.

The bristles of domestic pigs have degenerated, and there is almost no hair on the neck, so they can't be used to make brushes, but Ye Yu's family has a lot of brushes made of wild boar bristles, and they don't lack these things for the time being.

The washed and cooked pig's head is cut with a knife, and all of them can be eaten except the pig's brain and pig's eyes.

In fact, pig's brain can also be eaten. It is very popular to simmer pig's brain when eating hot pot, but Ye Yu always feels that there are many bacteria in it, so if you can not eat it, you should not eat it.

As long as the leftover pork head is slightly marinated, it will be delicious. The marinade can also be poured on the rice, and the meat and soup can be eaten in one bite. Ye Yu can eat several bowls of rice.

The pig's ears are crunchy, and they will linger on the lips and teeth after being cold. These two dishes are excellent accompaniments to wine.

The whole body of a pig is full of treasures. After the internal organs are marinated a little, then dried, they can be cut into slices and placed on a plate. The fat of the pig is placed in a basin and can be refined in the future. Lard oil is more expensive than other animal oils. It is said to be more fragrant, and the fried dishes are also more delicious.

Immediately afterwards, a large pot of blood sausage and sauerkraut was stewed, and a pot was placed on each table. In addition, there was a plate of pork head meat, a plate of pork white meat, and a plate of pork heart and liver. If you feel that the taste is a bit bland, you can eat it with seasoning.

As for the sheep, there is no need to be so troublesome. You only need to remove the sheep's head, sheep's internal organs and sheep's feet, cut the whole sheep's body in half, fix it on the oven, sprinkle with baking ingredients and roll it slowly to bake.

Apply a layer of oil, and then spread a layer of special sauce, the lamb is roasted quickly, Ye Yu also sprinkled some chili powder on it, and then put the cut lamb in the bowl.

As a result, Ye He snatched a piece of mutton from Ye Yu's bowl as soon as he walked over.

"Wait..." Before Ye Yu finished speaking, Ye He stuffed the meat into his mouth and asked vaguely, "What's wrong?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the pepper on the mutton began to exert force, and the numbing and spicy taste stimulated Ye He to gasp, tears streaming down his face.

"Why is it so spicy?" Ye He sneezed while crying.

Ye Yu reluctantly picked up pork with chopsticks, "You didn't even listen to me, I sprinkled some homemade chili powder on it, I'm not used to eating it suddenly."

Ye He didn't speak until he drank the pork bone soup in one gulp, and finally regained his composure.

"Blame me, blame me," he said.

After a while, Ye He smacked his lips, and couldn't help but move closer to Ye Yu, "But it's quite delicious, give me some too."

Ye Yu glanced at him, took out a paper bag from his pocket, and specially warned before handing it to him: "Sprinkle less, this pepper is very hot."

Ye He should be fine, but Ye Yu saw him running out while covering his stomach halfway through the meal, and didn't even look back when Auntie Ye called him, which made Auntie Ye full of doubts.

In just one meal, Ye He had diarrhea three times. He didn't even wait for the time to divide the meat, so he bent over and covered his stomach and went home. Immediately, Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Ye complained.

Ye Yu mourned for him in her heart, fearing that she would be scolded after returning home.

When dividing the meat, Ye Yu's family got a lot of pork and mutton, which together weighed about [-] catties, which is quite a lot. The three of them estimated that it would take a month or two to finish it all.

As soon as they brought the meat home, Mother Ye began to cut the meat, among which the lean pork and pork belly were to be saved for making sausages tomorrow.

But the pork ribs can be processed first. Ye's mother called Ye's father to cut them open. The pork ribs were hard, and Ye's father cut them in half until his hands hurt.

He shook his hands and said, "Oh, it's really hard."

Mother Ye smiled and said, "If I hadn't stopped, I wouldn't have called you either."

Father Ye continued to cut and asked at the same time: "What are the ribs for?"

Ye Yu knew the answer to this question, "The cured spareribs can be preserved for a long time. When eating, they can be cut into pieces and stewed with vegetables, and there is no need to add extra salt."

Father Ye nodded, "Then I'll just wait and eat."

Then he put the cut ribs in the wooden basin, set aside a place, and handed over the next work to Mother Ye, who grabbed a handful of salt from the small bowl on the side and spread it evenly on the ribs, massaging for two , so that the ribs can fully absorb the salt.

After finishing these things, she put the ribs in a ventilated place in the yard, and nothing covered the pots.

"Okay, if it's windy tonight, it can be marinated tomorrow." She clapped her hands and said, "Go back to the house and sleep."

It happened to be a bright starry sky tonight. Although the wind was gentle, it was more than enough to dry the ribs.

Ye Yu slept soundly that night, and when she woke up the next day she was even more refreshed, and started making sausages after washing up.

Mother Ye was looking at the spare ribs that had been dried overnight. She poured out the meat water seeping out of the basin, pinched the spare ribs, and said to Ye Yu: "It's still a little bit short, I guess it won't be until the afternoon, I will help you first." You make sausages."

"It's not the same as sausage." Ye Yu explained while knotting the end of the casing: "I call it sausage, and it can be eaten directly after it is cooked. If you don't want to cook in the morning, you can eat it after heating it up. Slices can also be put into pancakes, and then coated with the tomato sauce made earlier, I drool just thinking about it.”

Mother Ye laughed and teased, "Is it so delicious?"

"Of course, trust me." Ye Yu licked the corner of his mouth when he thought of the sweet and sour tomato sauce.

Then he called Father Ye over, "Father, come and cut some meat."

After thinking about it, he added: "It needs to be chopped up a little bit."

After hearing his words, Father Ye quickly picked up the knife and started chopping the meat. He needed to chop all the lean pork, pork belly and a piece of pig fat. All of a sudden, the kitchen room was full of noises from the collision of kitchen knives and chopping boards. "Dong Dong" sound.

There is no need to chop it too finely. Ye Yu thinks that the sausage will taste better if the stuffing is chewy.

While Father Ye was chopping stuffing, Ye Yu took out all the necessary seasonings from the cupboard, salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, etc., and ground a large piece of ginger into minced ginger.

When Father Ye had almost chopped the meat, he mixed in all the prepared seasonings, mixed with water and mixed with the minced meat evenly.

Then began to fill the sausages. Before starting, Ye Yu specially spread a meatloaf in the pot with the mixed minced meat. After frying, he cut it and gave it to Father Ye and Mother Ye, asking them to taste how it tasted.

Ye Yu took a sip himself, and he thought it was okay, neither salty nor bland.

Seeing Father Ye and Mother Ye nodding, he started stuffing the sausages. Using a funnel, he stretched out two fingers to spread the dried casings open, then stuffed the funnel into the casings, and finally poured the prepared sausages into the casings. Pound the meat stuffing with chopsticks little by little.

This is a very patient affair, and the hands must be light and the stuffing must not be overfilled, or the casings can easily break.

Ye Yu used his fingers to draw out the appropriate length, and twisted the casing twice when the stuffing was loaded. This was one section of the sausage. When the next section was installed, the casing needed to be twisted to the other side, and so on. Soon, the sausages were formed in their hands.

"There are air bubbles here." Ye Yu pointed to a small bump on the sausage and said, "It needs to be pierced with a needle."

Mother Ye did as she said.

The finished sausages were dried in the yard for a quarter of an hour. When they were brought in again, they didn't look very good, the casings were red and white.

But as long as the sausage is cooked under cold water, the sausage will become firm and springy, and then the twisted knot on the sausage will be cut with scissors, and the sausage will become section by section. Very convenient.

Their family ate fried three sausages at noon, and the first time it was made, it was a success. The sausage itself was firm and elastic, and the meat inside was fat and thin, making it even more salty and delicious.

When Ye Yu was eating, he took out the tomato sauce and spread it on the sausage with clean chopsticks. The tomato sauce had a sweet and sour taste, which just neutralized the greasyness of the sausage, so he could eat two at a time. Three sausages.

Mother Ye also really likes the taste of tomato sauce, she regretted: "If I knew it, I would have made more sauce."

The tomatoes they picked before were only enough to make two clay jars of sauce, and the jars were not big, only the size of Ye Yu's palm. Moreover, the consumption of tomato sauce has become faster recently, and now more than half of the jars have been emptied.

"Next year, we can grow some tomatoes. Anyway, they are delicious to eat as fruits, and they won't be wasted," Ye Yu said.

Mother Ye nodded and replied, "Okay."

In the afternoon, Mother Ye spread another layer of salt on the ribs and rubbed them carefully for a quarter of an hour to fully dissolve the salt into the ribs.

After two times of marinating, the ribs are preliminarily made, and then they only need to be hung on the eaves of the house together with the sausages to dry for half a month.

Sausages are not the same as sausages. After being dried, the sausages are thin and long, bright red in color, without any moisture. When eating, they are cut into slices and fried with various vegetables. The taste is especially delicious. It is also a good choice to stew together and make claypot rice. There are rice and vegetables. It is convenient to make and has balanced nutrition.

Now the eaves of their house are full of ribs and sausages, and Ye Yu often feels a sense of satisfaction when he sees them.

The past two weeks have been rarely sunny without rain or snow, so the cured pork ribs and sausages gradually dried and soon turned a deep brick red.