Crossing the Unknown Country

Su He returned to his home with his brothers, while Su Pei and Su Che hurried home. They still had to watch their grandmother stew the rabbit meat, and maybe when it was ready, their grandmother could reward them with a piece of meat in advance.

Su He and the others packed up everything and put the rabbit meat in the kitchen. The two brothers still had to go help their parents with the work. There was a lot of work to do in the fields. Their parents worked too hard, so they helped as much as they could. The two brothers took their tools and went to the fields, but they still locked Su He at home because she was too young.

Su He thought about how to stew rabbit meat and started to cook it. First boil water, put the rabbit meat in it, wait for the water to boil and the blood foam in the meat will float up, scoop it out with a spoon, find the chopped green onions from the ground and put them in, and add a spoonful of soybean paste. Su He thought that people here don’t eat soy sauce or there is no soy sauce, so she will have to smell it later, and why didn’t she see vinegar. There should be vinegar when there is wine. She knows how to make soy sauce and vinegar, it is very simple and not complicated at all. Finally, add salt and stew it for a while. They have an iron pot at home, and a casserole is placed on the fire, so that the stew here can be directly scooped into the casserole and can be kept warm.

Then Su He added water to the remaining broth in the pot and cooked porridge. He cut the white radish into pieces and put it in the pot. Then the porridge was ready. He put the pancakes directly into the pot and cooked them. It was also delicious. Su He used the existing ingredients to make the best meal possible.

My parents came back early, knowing that there was rabbit meat at home, so they thought they would come back early to stew it. But before they even entered the house, they heard the neighbor next door asking, who is stewing meat on a non-holiday day? They didn't say anything, but just opened the door and went home, thinking that this must be the fragrance from their own home.

As soon as the gate was opened, the aroma of meat wafted over. Su Feng and Su Run asked Su He happily: "Su He, you have stewed the rabbit meat. It smells so good! Let's eat quickly!"

Su He scooped the meat directly into a large bowl and called his brother to bring it to the table. Su Feng went to bring it directly because he was afraid that the two little ones would spill the meat. Su Feng carefully carried the bowl to the dining table and took a deep breath. It smelled so good.

When the parents saw that Su He had finished cooking, they told their two sons to wash their hands and eat. The family of five finally had meat again. The last time they had meat was during the Chinese New Year, when the children bought two taels of meat and stewed a large pot of vegetables, which they ate for three days. The taste of that meat was much different from this. This one looked greasy, pure meat without any vegetables.

Su He told her mother to let them eat well today, and there was some broth to cook noodles tomorrow morning, which must be delicious. Her mother was happy but distressed, because eating such a big rabbit in one meal was too much meat. At least the smoked dried rabbit could be saved for the New Year, so she wouldn't have to buy meat then.

Then I thought, this is also an unexpected gift for the children, they have also suffered, so let’s nourish their bodies! Life at home is difficult, the children don’t eat well, and I have no way to improve their meals. This is a rabbit given by God for free, so let’s eat it!

Su He's parents, who were in the family, wanted their children to eat more, and they took a piece each and did not eat any more. Su He saw that his parents were reluctant to eat, so he took another piece from each of their bowls. His brothers saw this and took a piece for them too. Su He's parents were pleased to eat.

Su He smiled and said, "There is so much rabbit meat, enough for us to eat. There are also pot cakes here, which are delicious when soaked with meat."

The two elder brothers nodded in agreement and said, "It tastes just as good as meat. The cakes also taste like meat."

The family finally had a good meal. Su Run burped and said, "It would be nice if I could always eat rabbit meat in the future."

Su He smiled and said, "There will be bird eggs tomorrow. I will make some soft pancakes for you to eat."

Su Feng smiled and said, "Mom, you have no place to use your skills. My sister's cooking skills are much better than yours. I ate a lot today."

Su He's eyes were already narrowed with smiles. Everyone was very satisfied with his cooking skills. Seeing everyone eating meat and drinking soup with relish, he felt very happy. This is the highlight moment for every chef, and the praise from the diners is the greatest compliment.