Pig Killer

"Take a bite and let me see." Shen Hui'e said to her son with her beautiful eyes.

"Hey!" The big bug took a bite and brought the bowl to her, "What do you think?"

"The dumpling skin is cooked if there are no white spots." Shen Hui'e looked at them with eyes as gentle as jade and said, "This one is cooked." She smiled and said, "Come on! I'll serve you dumplings."

"Don't you need to see the meat and eggs?" asked the cat slave curiously.

"No need, as long as the dumpling skin is cooked, the stuffing, meat and eggs inside must be cooked." Shen Hui'e said as she served the dumplings.

Shen Hui'e served the dumplings and said, "Eat quickly!" She also reminded them, "Be careful of the heat." She watched them swallow the first dumpling and said, "Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious. Very delicious." Da Chong looked at her with sparkling eyes, then his eyes dimmed and he said, "It's a pity that I can't eat too much."

There is no way around it. Wheat production is low and the staple food now is mostly corn.

"If you eat too much of anything, you'll get sick of it." Shen Hui'e had no choice but to say.

"No, no, I'll never get tired of eating these dumplings." Da Chong shook his head like a rattle and looked at her.

"Besides, there are more delicious dishes." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her bright eyes and said, "I promise there will be no repetition, so you won't get tired of eating."

"Would you like to try different ways of eating it?" The raccoon said, staring at her intently with his eyes like black grapes.

"Yes!" Shen Hui'e looked at her with her dark and bright eyes.

"Can dumplings be made with fish meat?" Li Nu looked at her with his big, blinking eyes.

"Everything can be made into dumplings." Shen Hui'e looked at her with clear and bright eyes and said.

"It's just that there is no flour and no dumpling wrappers." The cat slave looked at her with a pout and said disappointedly.

"Let's plant more winter wheat this winter." Shen Hui'e looked at her with her black pupils shining brightly.

"Okay!" the raccoon said happily, then shook his head and said, "No, no."

"Why doesn't it work again?" Shen Hui'e looked at her in confusion and asked.

"The wheat harvest is small, so we need to plant more corn." The cat slave looked at her with his watery eyes and said sensibly and obediently.

Shen Hui'e looked at her daughter with eyes full of pity, "If we work hard to increase the production, we can eat dumplings every day."

"This is very difficult." Cheng Donglai looked at her with his dark eyes.

"Where there is a will, there is a way. This is for my daughter's wish." Shen Hui'e said to her with a smile in her crystal clear eyes.

When Li Nu heard this, his eyes curved into crescents and he looked silly.

"Eat quickly, eat quickly. It's already cooled down a lot." Shen Hui'e pointed at the dumplings in their coarse earthenware bowl with her chin.

About twenty dumplings per person is enough, and if you drink some dumpling soup, you will be full.

Original soup into original food.

"Are you full?" Shen Hui'e looked at them tenderly and said.

"I'm full, I'm full." said the big tiger, touching his bulging belly.

"Can I have some more soup?" Cheng Donglai asked her with his dark eyes.

"Of course, of course!" Shen Hui'e looked at him with bright eyes and said, "Whoever wants to drink can help themselves. Don't be polite." She smiled and said, "You are not full! I will pack more next time."

"No, no, flour is precious. I'll be satisfied if I can eat it once." Cheng Donglai looked at her uneasily when he heard it.

"Chives are delicious in spring, but not when the weather is hot. Let's eat them more often while they are delicious." Shen Hui'e looked at them with a smile and said, "We are not well prepared today. Once the rolling pin is ready, it will be much easier to roll out the dumpling wrappers."

"Rolling pin? What is that?" Da Chong looked at her curiously and asked.

"Dumpling wrappers? You can't use a clay pot to make them. You have to use a small wooden stick." Shen Hui'e pointed with her finger, "About one foot long." She smiled and said, "Like this..." She gestured on the chopping board, "The dumpling wrappers can be rolled out quickly and roundly."

"Uncle Liu will do this." Upon hearing this, Da Chong looked at her with his bright black eyes.

"That's right." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with a smile.

"Mother, do you want to sell these dumplings?" The cat slave looked at her with bright eyes and said.

Shen Hui'e was stunned when she heard this. Looking at her expectant eyes, she said firmly, "If we don't sell it, we won't have enough to eat!"

"Do we have to pass this method on to our neighbors as well?" The big tiger asked her with his round eyes.

"Even if they know how, they may not be able to do it." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her ink-black eyes.

"Because there is not enough flour and we can't afford it?" The big tiger's bright eyes suddenly lost their luster.

"Yes!" Shen Hui'e nodded slightly.

The big insect's black eyes rolled around and asked, "Can we use corn flour to make dumplings?"

"We have to try this." Shen Hui'e's eyes lit up when she heard this and said, "No, let's add some flour. Cornmeal is a bit too coarse and not as fine as flour."

"If we can mix the two, we can have more meals." Da Chong looked at her with shining eyes and said.

"No, no, there aren't that many leeks?" the cat slave said anxiously.

"If we don't have leeks, wild vegetables will do." Shen Hui'e smiled and said with the corners of her lips raised.

"Wild vegetables are too bitter." The cat slave said with a look of disgust, sticking out his tongue.

"Shepherd's purse is delicious." Shen Hui'e shook her head and laughed, "Blanch it in hot water to remove the bitterness, and mix the wild vegetables with lard to make them taste smooth."

"Aunt, you do this? I'm afraid it will be hard for anyone to follow your lead." Cheng Donglai hesitated for a moment and looked at her and said.

"It's too luxurious." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her deep and clear eyes.

"Yeah!" Cheng Donglai nodded slightly.

"We have the conditions. Without them, I can't do it even if I want to!" Shen Hui'e looked at them with eyes as gentle as jade and said, "If we have the conditions, we can eat well."

"Then let's go pick wild vegetables." Li Nu said to his mother with great interest.

"Okay!" Shen Hui'e said, gazing at her with her starry eyes.

"Auntie, now that spring plowing is over, can we help you lay the cobblestones?" Cheng Donglai looked at her hopefully and said.

"Okay! No problem." Shen Hui'e nodded and smiled, "Hurry up! It has rained for a few days, and the benefits of paving with pebbles are too obvious. After the spring plowing is over, many people will follow suit."

"I understand." Cheng Donglai nodded with a smile.

"By the way, the sewer in this yard needs to be repaired. We need larger pebbles." Shen Hui'e said simply, "Come on, come in with me. I'll tell you about the sewer problem."

"Okay!" Cheng Donglai and the others followed Shen Hui'e into the yard.

"This waterway will flow to the vegetable garden." Shen Hui'e said with a smile, "Don't waste any water."

Walking to the backyard next to the well, Shen Hui'e said again, "This water needs to flow directly outside the wall. It needs a slope to flow smoothly, otherwise it will taste bad in the summer."