Sweet 80s

The two of them ran away from the back mountain at the fastest speed like wild horses.

After Dabao looked back frequently to make sure it was safe, the speed gradually slowed down. Finally, the two little guys were so tired that they sat down on the ground panting.

"No...you...you are running...why are you running...are there wolves chasing you from behind?" Ji Xiaoguang asked anxiously before he could even catch his breath.

Dabao was not in a hurry to answer him. He waved his hand and waited until he had rested enough before telling him the reason why he ran.

"If there is a wolf, it can still climb a tree. Didn't you hear it?"

"What did you hear?"

"Buzz-buzz-buzz."

After Dabao finished speaking, Ji Xiaoguang reacted. It turned out that he had been hitting it randomly not long ago. Who would have thought that he would hit a hornet's nest exactly.

Wow, they are so lucky. If they were really attacked by hornets, they would probably have died.

Ji Xiaoguang's eyes widened, his heart pounding wildly, and he felt a sense of relief at surviving a calamity.

After resting for a while, the two of them sorted out their things.

Ji Xiaoguang looked at the many things in the cage and asked, "Lin Kai, please take some of the crabs and shrimps. They will be delicious when you eat them at home."

Dabao waved his hands repeatedly: "Don't do that."

Then he raised his hand and held up a bunch of grasshoppers and said, "My mother will say a few words to me at most if she sees these. If the crabs are taken away, my father will fight with my mother!"

As they talked, the two of them laughed.

Dabao brushed off the dust and grass seeds on his body, stood up and walked back towards home.

The meal at home was almost ready. There was plenty of time at noon today. Wang Shuping used the meat that Lin Xiangdong bought last time and followed Aunt Pang's advice to make shepherd's purse and fresh meat dumplings.

The method is no different from making meat dumplings with other fillings, except that the vegetables inside are replaced with shepherd's purse instead of leeks, onions, cabbage, etc.

There was a trembling piece of pork fat in the meat.

Wang Shuping always remembered that her eldest son wanted to eat rice with lard and was almost obsessed with it, and also, the lard at home was not available very often.

So I took this opportunity to cook meat and just boiled the lard.

Making lard is not a skill unique to any particular place. In this day and age, there are not necessarily more families that eat vegetable oil than those that eat lard.

Wang Shuping first cut the fat into coin-sized pieces, then added an appropriate amount of water to the pot and threw in some cut scallions and ginger slices.

Cook over high heat for a few minutes, skim off the foam, remove from the water, rinse and drain.

Then pour in the blanched lard, heat over high heat, and continue cooking after the water boils.

When the water is almost boiled away, turn to low heat, the lard will slowly come out and the fragrance will fill the whole house.

At this time, adding scallion segments and ginger slices can remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor, making the fried lard more fragrant.

Wait until the lard residue turns brown, then turn off the heat.

Last time I made steamed noodles with beans and pork belly. There wasn’t much lard left, and the two children ate it all.

There was a lot left this time, so Wang Shuping took out some on a small plate, sprinkled some on it, and brought it to the yard.

Lin Xiangdong was in the yard repairing the corners, walls, gates and furniture in the house. He was busy for a whole day.

Wang Shuping walked over, took the towel hanging from Lin Xiangdong's neck, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.

"Stop working and take a break. This greasy food tastes best when it's fresh out of the pan."

After saying that, he handed over the bowl and chopsticks.

Lin Xiangdong took it and took a bite. The oil residue was crispy and fragrant. Every bite was covered with oil, which was very delicious.

"You eat too."

Wang Shuping waved her hand: "There's still some oil in the pot. I'll add it to the dumplings in a bit."

"Okay, it tastes even better when wrapped in dumplings!"

Wang Shuping thought to herself as she watched Lin Xiangdong smile and see his two little canine teeth as he ate the delicious food.

He doesn't look like a man who is almost thirty years old. He looks like Lin San Sui.

Wang Shuping returned to the kitchen, poured the extra lard in the pot into the lard jar, mixed the rest with the lard residue and the meat filling, and started to wrap them.

She worked quickly and steadily, and soon the dumplings were in the pot.

To make plump white meat dumplings, add cold water three times, then boil them over high heat. When the dumplings float up, they can be taken out of the pot.

Erbao received a command from his father and went to Ji Xiaoguang's house to ask his brother to come home for dinner.

"He's not here, then, when will he, they come back?"

Erbao had hardly ever been to Ji Xiaoguang's house and was unfamiliar with their family, so his behavior and tone seemed somewhat reserved.

He rubbed his hands and asked Grandma Ji timidly.

Grandma Ji was washing her grandson's soiled clothes in the yard. She loved her grandson very much when she saw his cute and cautious expression.

He didn't have time to wash his hands which were covered with soap foam, so he just rubbed some of it on the corner of his clothes, walked over and touched Erbao's chubby face and said.

"They went to the back mountain to play. They should be back soon. You are Lin Kai's younger brother. What's your name?"

When asked about his name, Erbao seemed even more embarrassed. He shrank his neck and dared not move. He smacked his lips twice and said in a milky voice, "Lin Hao."

"Oh, how old are you?"

"Five years old."

"Look at your big, twinkling eyes. You're really pretty, as pretty as a little girl. You look a lot like your brother."

Grandma Ji continued to pinch Erbao's face while praising him: "Why don't you go wait in the house."

"No need, I'll go back first. Goodbye, grandma."

After saying that, Erbao ran outside in a hurry.

"You're still shy, hahaha." After saying that, Grandma Ji sat back and continued washing clothes on the wooden washboard.

After going out, Erbao leaned against the corner of Ji Xiaoguang's house and stomped his little feet on the ground.

With his little mouth pouted, Lao Gao talked to himself.

"You said you were here to do your homework, but you're just lying. I'll tell my parents about it when I get home and have them spank you."

After a few minutes, voices were heard in the distance.

Erbao had sharp ears and recognized his brother's voice immediately, so he ran over in a hurry towards the sound.

"Brother, brother~"

Dabao seemed a little overwhelmed as he didn't expect his younger brother to come here to wait for him.

He glanced at the trap in Ji Xiaoguang's hand, thinking that his younger brother would definitely tell on him if he saw it.

If his parents knew that he went to the river to catch fish without permission, he would be in big trouble.

What if you accidentally hear about someone destroying a hornet's nest and being chased by hornets?

If things go wrong, the sky might fall.

Although his little mind couldn't understand why the quality of the sky was so poor and it was about to collapse at any time, he still had to do something.

"I go first!"

After Dabao finished speaking to Ji Xiaoguang, he ran out and hugged his younger brother in his arms, trying to block his sight with his body.

At this time, Erbao, who had rushed over, vaguely saw what they were holding in their hands.

I was curious about what the two of them did in the back mountain, so I had to take a closer look to see what new and interesting things they found.

Dabao held his younger brother in his arms, and Erbao buried his entire head in his brother's chest.

He struggled to break free and tried to see through the gap what was in Ji Xiaoguang's hand, but he heard Dabao waving his arms nervously, urging Ji Xiaoguang to leave.

"Go, go, go!"

Ji Xiaoguang received the order, tensed his legs, and quickly ran back to his yard. Only then did Dabao let go of his brother's body.

"What are you doing? Are you trying to suffocate me to death?!" Erbao asked Dabao angrily.

Dabao chuckled and shook his little head: "I haven't seen you for the whole morning. I missed you."

"Hmph~ You liar, you two didn't do your homework at all, you just went out to play. When I get home, I'll tell mom and have her spank you."

After saying that, Erbao walked quickly towards home angrily.

"Come on, look what I brought back for you."

When Erbao heard that his brother had brought back gifts, he slammed on the brakes and stopped where he was.

But when Dabao took out a few strings of grasshopper corpses from his pocket, some of them had been squeezed flat and the green juice stuck to Dabao's hands.

Some were still alive, jumping vigorously with their hind legs, trying to break free and escape.

There was nothing funny about this scene.

Erbao just felt nauseous. If he hadn't been unable to read, the word "disgust" would have been written all over his face.

He pouted and kept a straight face without saying anything.

"What's that expression on your face?"

"You said you brought it for me, but I won't eat it, hum~"

"You want to eat it but I won't give it to you. These are for feeding chickens. Chickens will grow up tomorrow after eating the bugs and will lay eggs the day after tomorrow. Don't you want to eat our eggs?"

Erbao suddenly felt that his brother's words made sense, and put away his angry face: "Okay, let's go home and eat."

"What to eat?"

“Meat dumplings.”

"What? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Dabao had consumed too much physical energy this morning and was already starving.

He ran towards home, leaving his brother far behind.