Being able to farm: starting from moving to the village and picking up furry

Perhaps because they were afraid that they would fight, Mrs. Li and the others spoke to the little ones one by one and rubbed their little heads.

Put the rice and vegetables in bowls and let the little ones share two bowls, which were originally used for Dabai and Xiaobai to eat.

Xiaobai and Dabai had only known the little black bear and the spotted caracal for a short time, but they did not fight over food.

Everyone knows that the owner rescued them because the little black bear and his friends have been insisting on protecting them and notified the owner in time.

[Master, this is delicious, as delicious as honey. ]

The little black bear was very happy.

Smiling, Xia Qingyu did not reply to the little ones who were busy eating, but watched the actions of Grandpa Li and the others.

Xiaobai and Dabai Flower Rabbit will eat whatever the family members eat, they are not picky eaters.

Li Yangguang quickly finished his meal and came to the kitchen to help.

He knew that his wife liked to cook delicious food, so he thought of coming over to help without his mother reminding him.

After washing the pork fat with water, Li Yangguang asked Xia Qingyu.

"Sister-in-law, this pork fat should be cut into cubes like you said before, right?"

"Well, try to cut it as evenly as possible so that it will be heated evenly when boiling." Xia Qingyu nodded.

"Don't worry, this is simple."

Not waiting to try it, Shen Qingqing has already started.

She cleared out an iron pot for cooking and quickly boiled water and cleaned the pot.

Shen Qingqing followed what Xia Qingyu said, repeating the words carefully while picking up the ladle and scooping water into the pot.

"Put some water in the pot first, and then put the cut pork fat in the pot."

"By the way, Qingyu, why do we have to boil this oil with water instead of oil?" Shen Qingqing couldn't figure out why water had to be added.

I was confused, isn't it just to boil oil? Why do I need to add water?

Hearing Shen Qingqing asking this question out of curiosity, Xia Qingyu explained to her, "Well, there are two ways to boil pig fat: boil it with water and boil it with oil. The oil boiled with water will be whiter than the one without water.

In addition to the bright white oil and nicer color, if you add water, the fat will not stick to the pan easily, otherwise it will take a lot of time and effort to scrub the pan. "

Especially the lard residue cooked with water is crispier and tastier than the one without water, and it won’t become mushy.”

"Qingyu, you know so much."

Blinking her eyes, Shen Qingqing gave her seventh brother's wife a thumbs up.

"By the way, don't forget to add a little bit of salt, not too much, otherwise the lard residue will be very salty." Xia Qingyu thought of the delicious lard residue and did not forget to remind.

Otherwise, seeing so much fat, the third sister-in-law would think that a lot of salt needs to be added, but in fact, the pork fat is cut into large pieces, and the pieces become very small after boiling. If too much salt is added, it will really choke people.

"Okay." Shen Qingqing immediately added a little salt.

“After the water in the pot boils and turns milky white, you can keep the heat at medium and simmer slowly.

There is a lot of pork fat, and it is easy to stick to the pan if it is not stirred. You can use a spoon to stir it constantly. Wait until the fat starts to slowly release oil, and then reduce the firewood in the stove a little.

When the milky white water becomes clear and translucent, the meat pieces become smaller, and the fat residue turns yellow, it is almost done. "

"Hmmmm." Shen Qingqing's eyes were bright. She stared at the pot very seriously and kept stirring it with a spoon.

The clay pot containing lard has been washed clean by sister-in-law Zhu Ping'an and put aside for future use.

It’s a pity that there are no soybeans and peppercorns, otherwise I would put some raw soybeans when packing lard to remove the fishy smell and extend the shelf life of the lard.

But it’s okay. There are many people building the house, so the lard, pork, etc. will be eaten quickly.

Xia Qingyu remembered seeing the Sichuan peppercorns when she met the little rookie in the mountains. She knew they would be ready to be picked after a while.

After explaining the relevant precautions, Xia Qingyu saw the second brother Li Yanchuan waving at her.

After saying something to Shen Qingqing who was boiling lard, Xia Qingyu left the kitchen.

Li Yanchuan was holding a wooden box in his hands with a smile on his face.

"Sister-in-law, this box is full of silver. I'll tell you about the sale of wild boars and the purchase of things today."

Sitting on the wooden bench, Xia Qingyu saw Li Yanchuan put the small box in his hand on the table.

Without waiting for Xia Qingyu to speak, Li Yanchuan had already started to take inventory for her.

"We spent one or two taels of silver, plus fifty cents, to buy pork, and then bought other coarse grains and seasonings..." Li Yanchuan told Xia Qingyu every detail very seriously.

"Spend what you should spend. Just give the money to mother when the time comes." Knowing what they were thinking, Xia Qingyu said with a smile.

I know they bought cloth and grain, and also had money to order bricks and tiles, as well as other daily necessities.

She stood up and left the table, and could still hear Li Yanchuan carefully calculating every sum.

"The first wild boar was bought by Shopkeeper Fu for a total of 26 taels, plus 460 coins in change. Another one belonged to Shopkeeper Dong and was bred at Wang's butcher shop... The rest were sold to the government at 30 taels each. Our total..."

"Sister-in-law, we made a total of 1,150 taels today, plus the extra 30 taels given by the county government, a total of 1,180 taels."

After calculating the money, Li Yanchuan opened his eyes wide in disbelief.

He looked at the box on the table, breathing faster. "The silver I spent is 20 taels plus 821 coins, and there is still... 1,159 taels plus 179 coins left."

Eh? Where's my seventh brother's wife?

Old Mrs. Li was so shocked that she didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

So much money was earned because of my daughter-in-law. It was a huge sum of money that I had never seen before.

When she heard her son talking about silver, she turned around involuntarily and looked at her seventh daughter-in-law in the kitchen.

"Mom, where is my seventh brother's wife?" Li Yanchuan swallowed and asked Old Lady Li.

Not hearing any response, Li Yanchuan closed the wooden box containing the silver.

Then he stood up and waved his hand in front of Mrs. Li several times, "Mother? Mother!"

"Hey, are you calling for help? I, your mother, am not deaf yet." Being brought back to her senses by her son, Old Mrs. Li picked up the box and went to find her daughter-in-law.

"Second brother, you were too engrossed in the calculation just now. Qingyu has already gone to the kitchen." Coming out of the house, Grandpa Li explained.

In the kitchen, Xia Qingyu saw that the lard was ready and reminded Shen Qingqing to wait until the oil temperature dropped before putting it into the ceramic pot.

The oil residue is fragrant and can be used as stuffing for steamed buns, or for stir-frying or fried rice.

Even if it is white rice, if you pick up some lard with chopsticks, stir it simply and add some salt, it will be fragrant.

Only after Xia Qingyu recovered did Old Lady Li pull her into the house.

"Qingyu, please keep this box..."

Mrs. Li had just opened her mouth, but before she could say how much silver was in it, she was interrupted by Xia Qingyu.

Reaching out to stop Mrs. Li's hand, Xia Qingyu smiled and said, "Mom, you take care of the family. I still have other things to do. We have a clear division of labor."

Old Mrs. Li looked at her daughter-in-law in front of her and was moved by her words, her eyes became red.

In many families, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law often quarrel, and sometimes they quarrel fiercely over a few coins.