Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

On the way back, Liu Xu asked curiously, "Dad, from what you said just now, it seems that Grandpa wasn't so cold-blooded before?"

That’s right, Liu Xu actually always thought that Liu Dashan was very cold-blooded, otherwise he would not have ignored them.

Liu Donglai sighed and said, "It's true that your grandfather was partial to me in the past, but he didn't really ignore me. Whether I went hunting or went to war, he would quietly remind me to save my life first."

"My mother, your grandma, had a difficult labor when she gave birth to me, and I don't know who told her that I was unlucky for her, so she always...your grandpa tried to persuade her, but she got even more angry. Later, I learned to hunt. At first, I didn't have much skill and couldn't catch anything, so your grandma wouldn't give me food. It was your grandpa who secretly saved up food for me until I could hunt in the mountains by myself."

"After your father passed away, it was just your grandfather and I who worked in the fields at home. He would consider the time and let me rest for a while, but he didn't talk much after we got home." Xu Ruolan also sighed.

Catkins...it seems like she's the only one who's been brooding over it.

The family did not continue the topic. Liu Xu told her father that she would go back and make some dried meat for them to take back to the military camp to eat. She also reminded Liu Donglai to remember to save the pig blood and pig hair for her.

"Xu'er, mother wanted to ask you yesterday, why did you ask people to bring back so much pig hair?" Xu Ruolan asked puzzledly, and Liu Donglai also looked over.

"Hehe, Mom, of course I left it because it's useful! Don't worry, I'll do it after I finish making the jerky!" She only remembered it when she saw it yesterday. She doesn't know how to make technological products, but she can make handicraft products, even if she doesn't have hands-on skills, but she can talk and draw!

After sending the two children back, the family of three went about their own business.

Liu Xu took Qiao Yun to the kitchen, and Han Duoduo came over to help them.

Fortunately, his father and his family were there to butcher the pig today, and the servants at home had all returned after delivering the food. Otherwise, she would have to make both dried meat and blood sausage, and she would have been too busy.

I asked someone to soak all the glutinous rice in the house in the morning. There was not much pig blood left yesterday, but there should be a lot today. Glutinous rice alone would definitely not be enough, so I asked Yan Niang to steam some more rice.

The Liu family’s kitchen was big enough, with four stoves. They used two pots to steam rice and one to braise beef.

He Lei and the others were called to help cut the beef. A basin was prepared outside, and the blood was washed away before being brought in to cook. Liu Xu was not able to do the hard work, so he was responsible for adding spices.

After cooking, it needs to be processed again.

When they got to the back, there were not enough pots, so they asked someone to bring out the barbecue grill and asked He Feng and the others to do secondary processing using iron plates outside.

When the rice was almost done, he led the others to stuff the pig blood sausage.

Today's pig blood was also delivered, adding up to about 40 to 50 kilograms. Liu Xu led the team to make the remaining few kilograms from yesterday.

The pig blood smelled bad and it didn't taste good when mixed with rice. Liu Xu asked someone to add chopped mushrooms, chopped green onions, ginger, salt, pork belly and the five-spice powder she prepared before starting to stuff it.

The kitchen yard was bustling with activity.

Xu Ruolan didn't go to the workshop. Her husband was leaving again, so she spent her free time these days sewing clothes, shoes and socks for Liu Donglai. He could get the cotton-padded clothes from the workshop, but she had to make two sets of underwear.

It happened that the family had a lot of leather left over, so Liu Xu asked Aunt Lin and Yue Niang to help make two pairs of leather boots.

"Madam, it's true that this is lined with rabbit fur, which is much warmer than cotton. But why do we need an extra piece of cotton cloth?" Yue Niang was a little puzzled, as rabbit fur would not prick the skin.

While sewing the clothes, Xu Ruolan replied, "Rabbit fur is too slippery. The master cannot afford to make any mistakes when he goes to the battlefield. If we put a piece of cotton cloth in between, it won't happen."

If Liu Xu were here, she would definitely be surprised that her mother actually understands the principle of friction and anti-slip.

On the other side, when Liu Dong arrived at the river, many people had already gathered. No one said anything about the fact that the servants of Liu Xu's family did not come to help today.

Yesterday, Miss Xu and her family of masters and servants were busy for a long time.

With the help of these men who returned from the military camp, the process was very fast. Killing the pigs, scraping the hair, dividing the meat, and cleaning the internal organs were all done by them.

The intestines and stomach were not cleaned well, and the aunts and uncles who had been instructed by Liu Xu yesterday couldn't stand it anymore, so they came to help directly.

Especially when Liu Dong said that every family in the village had one pair of internal organs, more people came to help.

As a result, in about an hour and a half, they had finished with more than ten pigs, and the pig blood filled a large vat.

Because everyone took a lot back yesterday, today basically no one wants it except the big families who didn't split up the family business.

It was lunch time, so everyone went home after cleaning up. They would come back in the afternoon when the pigs were delivered.

After calling two servants to watch over the Gao family while they were eating, Liu Donglai brought Butcher Gao and his family back to the Liu family compound.

Some dried meat and blood sausage were prepared, and the braised beef was also ready. Liu Xu had someone prepare a plate of each and bring it to the table.

The rest of the group continued to make the meat while they took turns eating. Because the meat was not dry enough, Liu Xu felt that it was not suitable for storage, so he asked someone to take the meat to the drying room.

At lunch, when everyone looked at the black and red glutinous rice sausage, some of them were afraid to pick up their chopsticks.

The men and women at home sat separately for the past two days. Liu Xu sat with the women and called out to the next table, "Dad, Grandpa, Grandpa An, Uncle Gao, please try it. Although this glutinous rice blood sausage doesn't look good, it tastes really good."

Liu Dashan and Liu Donglai were called together when they came back. Everyone at the table was waiting for him to start eating first. He naturally trusted his little granddaughter. Nothing this girl cooked was not delicious.

He picked up a piece with chopsticks and took a bite of the blood sausage. The aroma of rice and pig blood blended together. Because other things were added, there was no fishy smell. The more the old man chewed, the brighter his eyes became.

What are the others waiting for? Start eating!

"Well, girl Xu, this thing is good. It's especially suitable for people like us who don't have such good teeth!" Liu Dashan said as he picked up another piece.

"It has a unique flavor and a soft and glutinous texture. I'm afraid the Treasure Pavilion will have to fill it with another delicacy." Xu Hean did not expect that the poor and cheap things that were usually despised by the nobles would become such delicious things in the hands of the young lady.

"Well, girl, your cooking skills are much better than those restaurant chefs!" Butcher Gao gave a thumbs up.

The female members of the family also had expressions of admiration on their faces. Han Duoduo showed with her actions that what her junior sister cooked was extremely delicious!

"Bao'er, you said Daddy is leaving tomorrow. I don't know if he'll be able to eat when he gets back!"

“Hahahaha…” Everyone present burst into laughter. As they laughed, those who knew the situation felt a little sad.

Seeing this, Liu Xu quickly said, "Dad, don't worry! Whether it's blood sausage, braised meat or dried meat, I've prepared plenty for you. Granny Fang and the others are working overtime to make it! You can all take some away later!"

She wanted to sell the blood sausage, but she had to pack it for her father and Mu Lingxuan first.

The North is bitterly cold, and she can't do anything else to help now. She can only try her best to find ways to improve their food.

These things are durable, especially the jerky, and they are convenient.