Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

Han Zhaozhao nodded, poured the persimmons on the ground and started to pick them. Some of the persimmons were overripe, and some had become soft. If he didn't pour them out to pick, they would all be rotten.

"Hey, what's going on? Don't throw them away. You can still eat these soft persimmons. They are ripe now and they are very sweet!"

As he spoke, he picked a red and transparent persimmon like agate, tore a small hole in it, and sucked it into his mouth, "Oh, it's sweeter than honey!

This is the best way to eat persimmons, cool, sweet, and not too chewy! "

The old man ran back to the front yard, got a basin from the kitchen, helped pick out all the soft persimmons and put them in the basin, then carried the basin to the water press.

"Zhao Zhao, come and pump the water, wash these persimmons, and give two to your grandma to try. Put the rest on the windowsill and keep them for later consumption.

These juicy persimmons taste better the colder the weather is. Hehe, they are even more refreshing than eating popsicles in the summer!

Also, our family has never seen a wild boar, so don't tell nonsense to others when you go out.

You know, the mouth can cause trouble. Now, everything belongs to the collective, so don't make trouble for yourself."

Han Zhaozhao pressed water to wash the persimmons. After washing, she took two red persimmons to give to her grandmother, and then placed the rest on the windowsill.

There are a row of them on several windowsills in the house. From a distance, they look like a string of rubies, which are quite beautiful.

At night, Grandpa Guan was left to eat. Thinking of the wild boar he saw in the afternoon, he couldn't help but ask, "Zhao Zhao, are there really a lot of wild boars outside the city? These things are quite dangerous. It's easy to get hurt if they dig at you."

"Of course there are, but you can't usually see them up close. Hehe, maybe they knew we were short of meat, so they came to deliver the goods!"

Grandma glanced at her, put down her chopsticks and said, "I heard from the older generation that there used to be wild boars. But these animals also know how to avoid people. It's not easy to see them these years. How come we encountered them just after we got up the mountain?"

"A lot of trees have been cut down on the mountain, so the wild boars have no place to hide! Zhao Zhao said that the sweet potatoes at the foot of the mountain are rotting in the fields, but we can't attract wild boars here!" Grandpa Guan's analysis was correct.

There is no shortage of food for wild animals this year, and they are all very fat.

The two elders were a little worried about her, "Zhao Zhao, don't go too deep into the mountains next time. It's not safe to go alone.

You are still young, and even if you are stronger, you can't beat the wild animals. It's really not worth it to get hurt."

"That's right. If you don't have time, don't go up the mountain. Let's buy firewood this year." Since it was related to her granddaughter's safety, the old lady was willing to spend money.

"Don't worry, you two. Don't forget, I've learned Chinese medicine. Wait for me to prepare some sleeping pills tonight. Even if a tiger comes, you won't be afraid. Maybe I can even make you a tiger-skin mattress!"

The old lady was so angry that she laughed, "Look how capable you are! If you really meet a tiger, you won't be able to even move.

In the past in the Northeast, hunters in the village said that ferocious beasts like tigers and wolves have hair that is very scary. When ordinary people encounter them, they can’t even fight back, let alone run away, because they are paralyzed by fear. "

The old man nodded, "That's not some kind of Shen Renmao, the book says that's the pressure that comes with a ferocious beast.

Not to mention humans, even in the Qing Dynasty, the powerful hunting dogs raised by the princes of the Erqi tribe would tuck their tails between their legs when they smelled the scent of a ferocious beast, and would be so scared that they couldn't walk!

Zhao Zhao, does your recipe for the drug work? Who taught you that?"

"Grandpa Bai! He gave it to me last year. The herbs are not expensive and it is easy to prepare them.

When he was young, he would bring various medicinal powders with him when he went up the mountain to collect herbs.

Not only are there drugs to treat wild animals, but there are also drugs to repel mosquitoes and snakes!"

Now the old man was relieved. He knew that in the past, the old Chinese doctor often went up the mountain to collect herbs by himself and went deep into the mountains and forests. How could he not have some means of protecting himself?

Han Zhaozhao nodded, but thought to herself, Grandpa Guan is really capable. He helped her cover up the lie.

After dinner, not only did Grandpa Guan not leave, Han Zhaozhao also called Qian's father and Niu's father to help.

If you want to work fast, you have to be an adult man.

It only took the two middle-aged men an hour and a half to skin and dismember a small wild boar weighing over 100 pounds.

The meat was cut into pieces, the internal organs were cleaned out, and even the pig's head and trotters were thrown into the fire and burned and scraped clean.

Han Zhaozhao followed Niu Xiaomin's third son to help, and in the end they finished the job, killing a total of 40 to 50 kilograms of meat, more than ten kilograms of pig offal, a pig's head weighing seven or eight kilograms, and four pig's trotters.

Han Zhaozhao divided the meat between the two families, but they both refused.

“Nowadays, we all eat in the canteens. We don’t even have a pot at home, and we can’t cook with it when we take it back.

You guys should keep it for yourself. The old lady is injured, so it's a good opportunity to take care of her. Your family is better. You have your own small courtyard to live in. You can eat whatever you want and carry someone on your back."

"Zhao Zhao, don't be so polite. We are friends. When your family makes delicious food, you don't forget our children. I know what's going on!"

Grandpa Guan waved his hand and said, "Zhao Zhao, don't give in anymore. I'll boil the pig's head tomorrow and give each of your two uncles some pork head meat to satisfy their cravings. That will be enough.

This little pig is not big, you should keep it and feed it with milk so that it can recover quickly and go back to work soon.

Well, it’s getting late, let’s all go, we have to go to work tomorrow!”

After everyone left, the old lady called Han Zhaozhao to the bedside.

"They are all good people! Zhaozhao, tomorrow, go buy a few pounds of salt and marinate the pork.

There was too much meat to eat in one meal. I would boil the pig's trotters tomorrow and share them among the three families.

If I give it to them now, they won't be able to do anything with it when I take it home. I'll keep the favor in my heart and repay it slowly in the future."

The old lady fell asleep, and Han Zhaozhao was in a dilemma.

The smell of boiled meat is quite strong. If the news gets out, won’t it cause trouble? After thinking about it, she decided to bring the sack into the mountain tomorrow and stew the meat there.

It’s a big mountain, no one can smell it unless you get close!

But what should she use to stew the meat? The pots have been taken away. Why not ask tomorrow? She remembered that there seemed to be a half-large pot in Grandpa Guan’s kitchen. She didn’t know if it could withstand the fire?

Lying on the bed, Han Zhaozhao couldn't help laughing. She didn't expect that although Uncle Niu looked honest, he was actually very shrewd in private.

If she hadn't slaughtered a pig tonight, she wouldn't have thought that the Niu family had hidden a dagger. Hehe, looking at how sharp it is, the dagger must have an extraordinary origin, maybe it's an antique.

It seems that we should never underestimate others. In this era, you never know who is smart and who is stupid!

The next day, Han Zhaozhao went to Grandpa Guan's house to take back the jar and told him his idea.

The old man also agreed, saw her out, and gave her a handful of peppercorns.

"Grandpa Guan, we have peppercorns at home, you can keep them for yourself."

Han Zhaozhao went into the mountains again. The old lady and Grandpa Guan peeled persimmons at home and prepared to make persimmon cakes.

After entering the mountain, Han Zhaozhao entered the space, chopped the pig's head and stewed it together with the offal in a large stainless steel barrel, and also put in the marinade package that he had prepared according to his memory.

After leaving the space, Han Zhaozhao did not rush to pick persimmons. He first dug a few traps at the entrance of the valley, supported steel pipes on them, installed flaps, and then sprinkled soil and weeds on the flaps.

She also threw two bowls of corn kernels into the trap, and scattered some cabbage, carrots and corn kernels on the flap and in front of the trap.