man of oz

Early the next morning, the three of them drove two big fat pigs back to the village in a pickup truck. They shared one with their uncle and second uncle's family, and the other was sold to others.

Meng Renfeng and several uncles and cousins ​​slaughtered the big fat pig together. They were responsible for processing the pork, while Lu Yuege and Nongzijian were responsible for processing the internal organs, washing vegetables and cutting meat, and preparing lunch.

Set up a large iron pot on the stove, first put the chicken in it and cook, then put some salt, ginger, onion and garlic, and the aroma will come out after the water boils.Plates of lean meat, pork liver, vermicelli sausage, pig heart, pig kidney, chicken kidney, chicken intestine, chicken blood, radish, oily tofu, and green bean sprouts are placed on the table. Cook in a pot.

The hot water vapor rises, and the food is fresh and hot. After taking a bite, it warms the heart and soles of the feet. The whole family gathers around the big table to eat, laughing and laughing.

This is the busiest time of the year in the village. The children are the happiest, running around with new toys, scraping cannons, buying box after box, and throwing them into the big pile of cow dung, and throwing them into the ditch Here, they burst into laughter with a bang.

Meng Renfeng looked at the young men and women at the door of the neighbor's house, and said to Lu Yuege, "The girl in the pink dress is Xiaojiu's girlfriend, and the one in the skirt is Ajia's girlfriend, not the one I brought back last year." Yes, I heard they are going to put on wine in March."

Lu Yuege said, "So fast? I remember he was still in technical school last year."

Meng Renfeng said, "It's not too fast, he's only one year younger than you."

The north wind was whistling, Lu Yuege and Nongzijian were very close, he lowered his voice and smiled in Nongzijian's ear, "My brother said, those girls over there are all coming back with their boyfriends for the New Year, preparing for You are going to get married, so you are also a prospective daughter-in-law who will come to our house to celebrate the New Year..."

"Bah! You are the daughter-in-law if you have long hair!" Nong Zijian gave him an elbow, but unfortunately the clothes were thick, Lu Yuege didn't feel it at all, it seemed like he was flirting.

The two couples looked childish, Nong Zijian said, "People here get married really early."

Lu Yuege said very softly, "Well...if it's possible, I also want to...marry you earlier."

Nongzi's sword hands were itchy, and he really wanted to pinch his face, "Is that why you want to marry me?"

Lu Yuege nodded vigorously, "Yes!"

His jet-black hair flutters in the cold wind, his fair skin looks more rosy in the winter, under his sharp sword-shaped eyebrows, his shining eyes are full of the most sincere and strongest love, Nongzijian's heart is pounding when he sees it .

"Little daughter-in-law, we've all passed the bridal chamber..."

The two had been whispering stickily, Meng Renfeng leaned over and asked, "What are you talking about again?"

Lu Yuege smiled, "Cough...a lifelong event."

After lunch, Lu Yuege prepared to make glutinous rice blood sausage.

The glutinous rice should be boiled until it is half mature, and then fresh pig blood, minced pork belly, dried bamboo shoots, salt, monosodium glutamate, minced ginger, chives and other condiments are added and stirred.Tie one end of the cleaned pig large intestine tightly with a rope, and spread the other end with a small circle of bamboo, then pour the stirred glutinous rice into it, and tie a knot when it reaches a length of [-] to [-] cm. whole strip.

After filling the blood sausage, put it in a pot filled with clean water and boil it. After the water boils, prick the casing with a toothpick a few times to deflate it to prevent it from bursting.Continue to cook on low heat until the soup boils. Although it has not yet come out of the pot, the aroma has permeated the entire kitchen and wafted far outside the house. People passing by can't help but sniff their noses and swallow their saliva.

Lu Yuege was making glutinous rice blood sausage, while Meng Renfeng was making chili bone.People in the southwestern area love spicy food, and all kinds of chili peppers are indispensable on the dinner table, among which the chili bone is a must.

Chinese people have always been very particular about eating. Poverty and lack of material cannot stop the predecessors from pursuing delicious food. In the poor era, meat was very scarce, and people would not even give up their bones. Pork bones with meat removed, They can make a delicious dish with chicken bones.

Meng Renfeng picked a few catties of fresh pork bones with meat, crushed them in a stone mortar, then added some rice wine, a large amount of pounded dried chili powder and ginger salt, and stirred them, and finally put them in a jar and sealed them. It can be tasted in an altar, spicy and appetizing, and can also dispel wind and cold.

The glutinous rice blood sausage was boiled and picked up. Nongzijian, Meng Renfeng and uncle and cousin couldn’t wait to taste it first. The glutinous rice was soft and tasty, and the fine pork belly and bamboo shoots were mixed in it. Not greasy, and they can eat another ten pieces.

The glutinous rice blood sausage just out of the pan is delicious, and after drying in the cold north wind for a period of time, it is sliced ​​and fried with peanut oil.

The pork has already been divided. The big fat pig weighs a little more than two hundred catties, and each family gets more than ten catties of pork belly. In addition to the pork belly and lean meat, Lu Yuege also asked for the pig's head and tail. Ribs, a hind leg.

In the afternoon, they took their share of pork, cooked glutinous rice blood sausage and chili bone, and drove back to the mountain.

Back home, Meng Renfeng prepared the condiments. Lu Yuege cut the fat and thin pork belly into strips, and then added the condiments to marinate. After two days, the bacon was ready to be smoked. The bacon smoked with cypress wood and sugarcane for many days had an excellent flavor. No one does not like to eat.

In the morning, Lu Yuege got up from Nongzijian's warm embrace. It was gray outside the window, with thin sleet falling, and it was extremely cold.

He is used to getting up early, and just as he was about to get up, Nongzijian, who was hit by the cold wind, groaned a few times, and he immediately got back into bed, anyway, it was still early, and he had nothing to do, so let's sleep for a while.

"What time is it?" Nongzi Jian drilled into his arms and asked in a daze.

"45:[-]." Lu Yuege picked up the watch on the table and replied, his body was warm in his arms, and he kissed the top of the other's head, "It's still early, go to sleep again."

"It's so cold, I can't leave the bed anymore..."

"It's raining and snowing outside, so it's very cold." There was nothing he could do in this cold and wet weather, so he tucked Nongzijian under the blanket, "Go on to sleep, we'll make zongzi when we get up, do you want to eat zongzi?" ?”

"Thinking...do you still want to make that gray rice dumpling?"

"Well, it's gray rice dumplings. I remember you like it."

"I like it. Our family also likes to eat it. Your cooking is very delicious."

"I'll pack a little more this time, and you'll take more home after the next year."

"Hey, you're so filial before you get through the door...what's the fun this time?"

"What? To please my father-in-law and mother-in-law. In addition to mung bean pork, I also added some chestnuts this time."

"Okay! I like to eat chestnuts."

"Okay, then I'll put more chestnuts later." Lu Yuege said, few people in their village grow chestnuts, and most of the dumplings made in the past were mung bean and pork dumplings. This year, it was the first time to put chestnuts.

At nine o'clock, Nongzijian finally crawled out of the bed, and was shivering instantly, "Damn it, why is it so cold!"

Province G is located in the southwest, the temperature in the central and southeastern parts is relatively high, and the lowest temperature in winter is only five or six degrees, while the mountainous west and north are relatively cold, with frequent frosts and snow at higher altitudes.

Ranan City is located in the most prosperous east of Province G, and the house has air conditioning and heating, so Nongzijian has never experienced such a cold morning. He quickly put on the clothes and pants that Lu Yuege prepared for him, and then he felt better , You have to use hot water to wash your face and brush your teeth, otherwise your face will be frostbitten.

When he went downstairs, Lu Yuege had just washed his clothes and was drying them.Seeing that his hands were red from the cold, Nongzijian was so distressed that he bought clothes and electric blankets, so why did he forget about the washing machine.He put Lu Yuege's hands in his clothes, "Now that the electricity is on here, let's buy a washing machine. After the market opens, we will drive directly to the county to buy it. You won't need to wash it by hand in the future. Your hands are freezing." .”

"It's not that serious. It's been washed for so many years. It's okay. I just added some hot water to wash it." Lu Yuege didn't care about these little things he was used to. The back of his hand was covered by Nongzijian's big hand. Under the palm of the hand, through the warm clothes, is the psoas muscle of the opponent's stove, and the frozen hand slowly regained consciousness.

Nongzijian said, "It does matter, you didn't have a boyfriend before, but now you do."

Lu Yuege laughed, and squeezed Nongzijian's waist through a layer of clothes, "Say such nice words again, be careful that I eat you!"

Meng Renfeng also just got up, he shrank and walked to the door, "Aren't you cold, what are you doing standing there?"

The two quickly separated.

When making breakfast, Lu Yuege had soaked the glutinous rice with warm water in a bucket, and the mung beans had been soaked since last night.He scooped a few ladles of hot water into a large basin, and asked Nongzijian to help wash the zong leaves, while he mixed the drained glutinous rice with salt and thirteen spices.

Meng Renfeng peeled the chestnut shell, rubbed the mung beans to remove the skin, and finally cut the pork belly into strips, and stirred it with spices for later use.

The zongzi they make here is a little different from other places. They make gray zongzi.The so-called gray rice dumpling is a rice dumpling made by mixing plant ash and glutinous rice. The local people like to eat it very much.When outsiders heard that the zongzi was wrapped with plant ash, they thought it was very strange, and some people thought it was dirty and unacceptable.

Nongzijian had eaten it twice before, and he didn't know if it was because of Lu Yuege's good craftsmanship or what. Compared to other rice dumplings, he felt that gray rice dumplings were indeed better.

The process of making plant ash is actually very clean. First, wash a proper amount of glutinous rice stalks, dry them in the sun, and then put them in a large iron pot and ignite them.The degree of burning should also be paid attention to. It should not be burned too fast or too long. After burning, the ashes should be carefully rubbed with hands and sieved two to three times. Finally, the plant ash should be poured into the glutinous rice Seasoning and stir well.

During the period at the end of the year, Meng Renfeng's live broadcasts are relatively frequent. In addition to the daily routine in the mountains, there are also various ethnic cuisines, and the number of fans has been increasing.

Chinese New Year is approaching, and everyone spends a lot of time in front of their mobile phones. They were surprised to see Lu Yuege mixing plant ash into glutinous rice.

[By the way, are the zongzi made in this way really edible?What can I do if I have diarrhea? 】

[Eatable, very delicious, fragrant, promote digestion]

[The little brother makes salty rice dumplings, as expected, salty rice dumplings are king! 】

[Not convinced, sweet rice dumplings are the best! 】

"We are all made of gray rice dumplings here. We have eaten them for so many years without any problems. They are really delicious," Meng Renfeng said.

After everything was ready, they moved to the living room and started making zongzi around the warm charcoal fire.

An apron was tied around Lu Yuege's body, and a piece of plastic film was placed on her knees to prevent water from seeping into her pants.Nongzijian also took pictures with his mobile phone and recorded. Lu Yuege worked very quickly. He first took out a zong leaf, put two smaller bamboo leaves on it, and then scooped a spoonful of rice on the zong leaf and spread it out. , spread a large spoonful of mung beans and chestnuts, put a piece of pork belly on top with chopsticks, then cover with a layer of glutinous rice, and finally tie the zongzi tightly with straw rope.

They wrapped pillow palms about 15 centimeters in length. They tied the two ends with straw ropes and then tied the middle, and a green and plump rice dumpling was wrapped.

[Little brother, let’s talk, I want to hear my voice! 】

[It would be nice if I could sing a song! 】

[Sing a song to wish me a happy new year, sing it, sing it, sing it]

Singer Lu Yue kept moving and hummed softly, "Happy New Year, Happy New Year, I wish everyone a Happy New Year, we sing, we dance, I wish everyone a Happy New Year..."

[Oh my god, what kind of luck am I, my little brother actually sang for me! ! ! ! 】

[Envy, jealousy, ahhh! ! ! 】

[Sing a song Gong Xi Fa Cai, I wish everyone a fortune and a lot of money]

Lu Yuege snorted again, "I congratulate you on getting rich, I congratulate you on being wonderful, the best ones please come here, the bad ones please go away..."

[Oh oh oh, I earned it, it sounds so good! ! 】

【Brother is in a very good mood today】

Lu Yuege glanced at Nongzijian, of course it's fine, her boyfriend is celebrating the New Year with her.

[Hair is so dry in winter, I ask my brother for the secret of hair care. 】

【Seek the secret of hair maintenance, I will soon become bald】

Meng Renfeng grabbed a handful of Lu Yuege's hair, "There is no secret, we all wash our hair with tea seeds, and let it dry naturally after washing."

"He also used ordinary shampoo at school, hey, maybe this is the so-called natural beauty." Nongzijian smiled from the side, "The secret should be that the mountains and rivers here support people, and he has a regular schedule , the typical early to bed and early to rise is good for health."

【Huh!A new brother has arrived]

[The mandarin of the new brother is correct, and he is not a local by visual inspection. 】

【Seeking a positive face, seeking a positive face】

[A handsome guy's friend must also be a handsome guy! 】

"They want to see you." Lu Yuege turned around and smiled at Nongzijian.

The camera panned to Lu Yuege's smiling face, and the screen began to flicker again. There was even someone called Husband, what else would I be willing to give birth to a monkey for you.

Nongzijian is a little upset, don't bark, he's mine!mine!He can only have my monkeys!

So he hugged Lu Yuege's neck, smiled and waved to the camera, "Hi everyone, I'm June's (boy) friend."

【really! 】

[Handsome guy's friends really look good]

[I love handsome men, I also love handsome sportsmen]

【As long as they are handsome, I love them all, and there is no need to add a dozen more】

【The teacher hasn't come back yet, I miss him】

【Missing him +1】

The teacher refers to Mr. Lan Tang, because he wears glasses all the time and is gentle and serious, so the fans gave him such a title.

[Hey, it turns out that the handsome guys are all cold and talkative, the little brother is reluctant to show his face a few more times, and the teacher has never said a word]

Meng Renfeng said, "Yes, I'm the one who talks the most about not being handsome."

[No, no, you are also handsome, with a super good figure! 】

【Women are superficial】

……

Nongzijian also wanted to learn how to make zongzi. He sat next to Lu Yuege, and Lu Yuege taught him how to make zongzi. He was clumsy, and often tied one end and the other end was exposed. Sometimes the zongzi was broken with too much strength. Lu Yuege tied the two ends of the zongzi first, and then asked him to tie the remaining four straw ropes. Finally, the zongzi made by the two of them was quite decent.

Fifteen catties of glutinous rice, three people made it for more than two hours, and the wrapped zongzi filled two large buckets.

The next step is to cook the zongzi. Lu Yuege first spread a layer of straw in the big iron pot to prevent the zongzi from sticking to the pot, then put the zongzi one by one into the big pot and arrange them neatly, add water to cover them, and spread a layer of straw on top , and finally close the lid and start cooking.

In the evening, the sky began to sleet again, and it was already dark before five o'clock. Meng Renfeng went to the vegetable garden with an umbrella to pick a handful of bean sprouts, a few small cabbages and two white stalks. Radishes, and some green garlic chives and coriander were pulled out to make a sauce.

The hot pot is easy and delicious. After the chicken blood and mushroom soup is boiled, put the chicken and pork into it. After it is cooked, dip it in some sauce and eat it. Then boil a handful of sweet bean sprouts, eat it in the stomach, and warm the whole body.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the zongzi came out of the pot. Lu Yuege took two and went back to the hall. The leaves of the zongzi were peeled off, and the aroma was overflowing. The gray rice grains were wrapped with mung beans, chestnuts and pork. One bite, the glutinous rice was soft and bouncy, and the mung beans and chestnuts were soft. It's powdery again, the pork belly has been steamed to oil... Nongzijian and Meng Renfeng took this rice dumpling as a supper, and solved a rice dumpling by themselves.

On the New Year's Eve, Lu Yuege got up early to cook and kill chickens, and was going to pay homage to the club.When visiting a shrine, you usually have to prepare a pig's head or a chicken, a piece of boiled pork and a piece of fried fish, rice, white wine, fruit sugar cakes, incense sticks, paper money and firecrackers.

People in the world celebrate the New Year, and the ancestors also celebrate the New Year.

Lu Yuege packed the prepared things into a bamboo basket, carried them on his shoulders with a pole, and went out with the Nongzi Sword.

There are three communes in their village, and they are all far apart from each other.The first club to go to is in the stockade. From a distance, Nongzijian can see a small temple with cigarettes curling up. The small temple was refurbished a few years ago, with cornices and black tiles, and two stone lions standing at the door. The land, the God of Wealth, and Guanyin are enshrined in the temple, and there are murals painted on the walls.

There are a lot of people visiting the club today, middle-aged women in traditional costumes holding their grandchildren, men in suits and leather shoes, women in short skirts and black silk, and middle school students returning from school. Conflict, the atmosphere of "Nian" is very strong.

Lu Yuege arranged the offerings one by one, and then lit the incense candles. He inserted two big red candles into the incense burner in front of the altar, and handed half of the incense in his hand to Nongzijian, "Zijian, bow like they did just now. Let your ancestors bless you in peace and prosperity."

Nongzijian took the incense in his hand, bowed down and worshiped three times, and said softly, "Ancestors, please bless our family in good health and safety, and bless me and Yuege to be together forever .”

Standing next to him, Lu Yuege may have the same wish: to bless my family with health, safety and success, and to bless me and Zijian to be together forever.

After pouring the wine three times, they bowed again. Lu Yuege went to burn the paper money and pack up the tribute, and Nongzijian went to set off a string of firecrackers outside the door, and then the two of them carried their things to the next shrine.

The second shrine is farther away from the stockade, and it took more than half an hour to arrive. The third shrine is the most special, not a temple or other buildings, but a huge banyan tree.

It is a bright color in the cold winter, with luxuriant branches and leaves, a huge crown, covering an area larger than two basketball courts, a thick trunk that can only be embraced by several people, and countless roots of different thicknesses hanging down from the branches into the soil , There are also red paper and red cloth strips that people pray for blessings on the slightly shorter branches, which is very magnificent.

In front of the trunk of the banyan tree stood a stone tablet and stone platform. After placing the offerings and inserting the incense candles, Lu Yuege tied red cloth strips to the nearby branches. The red cloth strips flying all over the branches reflected his face. That's how Chinese people are.