Siheyuan: Happy life of veteran drivers

After a fierce battle, the hound wants most is to have a hot, nutritious meal.

So in this era when people prefer fatty meat and dislike pig offal, pig hearts and lungs have almost become exclusive to hunting dogs.

If a bear is killed, the hunter will most likely cut the bear meat and feed it to the dog, because the dog does not eat the bear's internal organs;

But if they kill a wild boar, almost no hunter will cut the meat to feed the dog.

First of all, hounds prefer to eat pig offal.

Secondly, hunters are reluctant to feed wild boar meat to pigs, especially the fat meat.

You have to know that what is most lacking these days is oil, and fatty meat with oil is the favorite of the people. Even if you have a meat ticket, you have to hurry up or find connections to make a reservation in advance to buy it.

It is autumn now, the season for harvesting all kinds of grains and mountain products. It is also the time when wild animals eat like crazy and save weight for the winter.

Whether it was bears, wild boars or other wild beasts, they were all eating like crazy in the mountains, eating high-calorie foods such as walnuts, acorns, hazelnuts, and from time to time they would come down the mountain to eat the grain grown by the production team. They all accumulated fat and their stomachs were full of fat.

Take the pig father that was just killed for example. In the spring, its body weight would be at most a little over 200 kilograms, but now its gross weight must be at least 270 to 280 kilograms, and the extra weight is all fat!

Not to mention anything else, the two pieces of fat on the belly alone can make more than ten pounds of lard. You have to know that workers in the city can only get two or three taels of oil per month, and they are all vegetable oil.

After boiling the pork lard, the originally rich and greasy fat will shrink and turn into golden and crispy lard residue. Sprinkle some salt on it and throw it into your mouth. The taste is simply amazing, fragrant and crispy to the heart!

Between the two options, pig offal is the most suitable way to reward hunting dogs.

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By the time Ah Huang had eaten his fill, the wild boars on the other side had also been dealt with.

Sha Zhu, Master Yang, and the "supervisor" from Xingshou Commune worked together and naturally cleaned up the mess quickly.

The meat must be cut open, bled out and the internal organs removed, and a series of operations must be completed on the spot. By the time you pull it back to the commune for processing, it would have already gone bad.

After I finished packing, I saw that it was already past one in the afternoon. It seemed that I would have to eat lunch on the mountain.

"Brothers, please lend a hand and carry the wild boar down the mountain first. There is a river at the foot of the mountain. We can clean it and then cook there." Wang Hongtao ordered.

It is not difficult to make a fire and cook in the wild. The important thing is safety. He dared to do it with only a sword at the beginning, let alone this time with so many soldiers.

"Got it!"

"Just go..."

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When we got to the river, we all washed the wild boar first to wash away the blood foam, which would also reduce the fishy smell.

Wang Hongtao took a sharp knife and cut back a fresh red willow trunk with many slender red willow branches on it.

Move the tamarisk trunks back to the gathering point, and then use a slashing knife to cut off the tamarisk branches and gather them into a pile.

"Please cut the branches and cut the meat so that we can have a barbecue at noon."

As soon as they heard that there was going to be barbecue, everyone started to move. Some were collecting firewood, some were cutting skewers, and some were surrounding Wang Hongtao to watch.

Wang Hongtao picked up the knife and dismembered a small chestnut. Wild boar meat smelled fishy, ​​but relatively speaking, piglet did not have such a strong smell, especially this kind of chestnut weighing twenty or thirty kilograms.

One chestnut can produce more than ten pounds of meat. Wang Hongtao plans to pick two of them, after all, the physical work in the afternoon is still very arduous.

He dismembered, peeled and chopped the chestnuts with ease.

I found that the flesh of the small flower chestnut is not only tender but also a little fat.

Fortunately, it is autumn now. There would be no such good meat in other seasons.

After chopping the pork, he told Sha Zhu to cut it into pieces and skewer it. Then he just left everything else to do. It didn't make sense to just leave a ready-made chef unused, right?

After stretching his body and walking a few steps downstream, Wang Hongtao took off his shoes and sat on a rock by the river, rubbing his feet and smoking, looking so leisurely.

This time, Shazhu finally learned his lesson and talked less and worked more.

I saw him cut the meat into neat thumb-sized pieces, and then string them on red willow branches one by one. Soon he had strung thirty or forty strings.

Seeing that there were not enough red willow branches, Abin went to cut some more. After skewering the meat, Shazhu took another piece. Everything was in order.

After skewering all the meat, Sha Zhu couldn't help but look at Wang Hongtao. Less than half a day later, Sha Zhu had developed a habit.

That is to pay more attention to Wang Hongtao's expression and follow his arrangements.

Seeing Shazhu blinking his eyes, Wang Hongtao picked up a stone and threw it at him:

"What are you looking at? Aren't you the cook? You expect to eat the ready-made food without even starting to work?"

Sha Zhu touched his nose and said nothing, then opened his small bag, which contained matches, seasonings, and other bottles and jars...

Sha Zhu felt very aggrieved, but he quickly comforted himself: Fortunately, Wang Hongtao didn't let him take the blame, otherwise it would have been in vain!

Thinking of this, Shazhu felt much more comfortable...

He did what he said. Sha Zhu first built a simple stove with big stones in a leeward place, and then gathered a pile of dead leaves in the middle of the stove.

In this season, dead leaves can catch fire easily and the fire is very strong.

After the dead leaves caught fire, Sha Zhu threw the dry branches he had just picked up into the fire. Soon, the fire began to make crackling sounds.

It must be said that as a chef, Sha Zhu was obviously qualified. Wang Hongtao just took a look at him and ignored him.

"Abin, keep an eye on Shazhu, don't let this kid spit all over you!"

"okay!"

After hearing this, Sha Zhu looked at Wang Hongtao resentfully, thinking, I've been so obedient, why do you still not trust me? Is it that serious?

After reading it, he turned around and continued to work. If he was in a daze for too long, he was afraid that a slap as big as a palm fan would scratch his scalp.

When the branches in the stove caught fire, Sha Zhu threw thick tree trunks into it. The fire was weakened at first by the tree trunks, but it grew stronger as the tree trunks burned.

Seeing that the tree trunk here is also on fire, Shazhu turned around and worked on another pit. There are more than ten people on the scene, so they can't just rely on one stove to grill meat, right? Then when should we go?

When the thick tree trunk was almost burned out and the surface was carbonized and began to emit red stars, Sha Zhu started to grill the meat. He inserted the skewers of meat around the fire.

Under the charcoal fire, the skewers of meat first change from pink to dark red, then to brown, and finally to golden yellow.

When the meat starts to turn golden brown, it will sizzle and sometimes drip oil, while emitting an enticing aroma that will make you salivate.

"Wait a moment, it hasn't been turned over yet!"

Sha Zhu waved away the security guard who wanted to try the new food, then turned the skewers over and continued grilling.

I saw Sha Zhu walking between the two stoves, flipping the skewers of meat non-stop, with his hands behind his back, looking smug.

This is when Shazhu is most proud.

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When the other side is almost baked, Sha Zhu uses a brush to brush the prepared sauce on the skewers a few times, and then it is ready to eat.

"Brother, you can come over and eat now!" Wang Hongbin called.

When Wang Hongtao walked over, Abin was already waiting for him with his hands full of meat skewers.

"Come here."

Wang Hongtao was already hungry after waiting for so long. He took the skewer of meat, blew on it a few times to make sure it was not too hot, and then took a bite.

Um! …

Shazhu controls the heat very well, making the meat crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The meat is full of aroma as soon as you put it in your mouth, and as you bite it, you can even hear the sizzling hot oil overflowing and filling your lips and teeth.

Because the chestnuts being roasted don't have much fishy smell, Sha Zhu didn't use much seasoning. This can both hide the fishy smell, which is already a bit, and preserve the freshness and fragrance of the wild boar meat.

Everyone praised Sha Zhu's craftsmanship, and even Wang Hongbin went over to pat Sha Zhu on the shoulder, indicating that he had done a good job.

This made Shazhu very happy, and a shy expression appeared on his face.

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After eating, they simply rinsed their mouths, patted their bellies, and sat down on the riverbank.

Wang Hongbin ran upstream and took a few gulps of stream water. After eating and drinking his fill, he felt lazy under the sun.

"Brother, how about we take a break before going down the mountain?"

All morning, everyone was either riding in the car or climbing the mountain, and there was no rest.

At this moment, Wang Hongtao, who had a full meal and a full drink, also felt a little weak. He looked at the time and it was less than 2:30, so he nodded in agreement.

"Okay, let's take a break for half an hour, and we'll set off again at three o'clock."

With so many soldiers, there is no need to worry about other carnivores following the scent.

No matter whether it is a big beast, a bear or a wild wolf, let’s not talk about whether they dare to come or not. Even if they come, they will just be sent food.

Wang Hongtao stood up and shouted, "Everyone, it's 2:30 pm now. Let's rest here for half an hour and get down the mountain on time at 3 o'clock!"

"Ah Huang is standing guard."