Seventy Buddha Cannon Fodder

"Founders of the country, what did A Dong just give you?" A sharp-eyed commune member leaned over and asked, looking into the bamboo basket.

Third Aunt Gu quickly covered the bamboo basket to block those prying eyes: "It's nothing, this child, A Dong, is filial, so he gave a piece of meat to his nephew."

"Really? Boss Gu is quite generous, how much did you give?" The man chased after him, reaching out his hand and wanting to lift the lid.

Third Aunt Gu turned around to avoid it, squinted and said, "It's the child's filial piety to give more or less, and it has nothing to do with your family."

After speaking, he stuffed the bamboo basket into the hands of the eldest daughter-in-law: "Chrysanthemum, take it back first, and I will line it up here."

Their own meat hadn't been distributed yet, and Third Aunt Gu was worried about the two daughters-in-law, fearing that they would be young and thin-skinned, and they would bring home lean meat, so she decided to stay in line by herself.

The daughter-in-law of Gu Bao's family was also clever, and ran away with the bamboo basket, without giving others a chance to ask questions.

Their meat hasn't been distributed yet.

The member who was rejected curled his lips and snorted coldly: "Why are you so secretive? I'm afraid I won't be able to steal it."

Stealing food is naturally impossible, but Third Aunt Gu knows the temperament of this group of women, and she is the most capable of telling stories. You must know that Gu Mingdong gave more than half of it, so she can't tell the flowers later.

All the members envied Gu Mingdong's good luck from the bottom of their hearts. If they had known that they would run into wild boars when they went up the mountain, then she would definitely go too. Now they are the ones who can share ten catties of meat.

She had forgotten the fear she felt when she first saw the wild boar, and she only thought about the little meat.

Seeing that there was less and less pork on the door panels, the members who hadn't arrived couldn't help becoming anxious, and shouted: "Captain, you can watch some, don't finish all the fat."

Third Aunt Gu was also anxious when she heard this, and she stretched her neck to look forward. She knew that Gu Jianguo was a rigid person, and she would definitely not leave fat for her family, and she could not count on him.

Thinking of Gu Mingdong giving her a large piece of fat without hesitation, I didn't know what it was like for a moment.

The shriveled old Liu at the front said in a muffled voice, "I can't."

Suddenly, someone noticed that Mrs. Wu's two sister-in-laws were also in the line, and said with a sneer, "Boss Wu and Mrs. Wu's family, a few days ago, your younger brother wronged A Dong for stealing food. This is the wild boar he killed." , you have the face to come here too."

Mr. Wu lowered his head and did not speak.

The second son of Wu's family was violent, and retorted loudly: "It's all labor exchange, why can't our family come here? Besides, we cut off relations with Wu Laosan long ago and drew a clear line. , the crimes I committed have nothing to do with me."

Wu Laosan was criticized and struggled, and was finally sent to a nearby farm for transformation, where he did the hardest and most tiring work, and he couldn't come back for a while.

It is said that he picks excrement inside every day, and his whole body stinks, and those who reformed together despise him and exclude him.

It's useless for Mrs. Wu to cry and go blind. The two brothers and sisters-in-law don't care at all, and they have separated from him.

Even so, the villagers still feel that their family is thick-skinned.

Gu Mingdong walked in front slowly, while Gu Erdi was carrying a basket of pork, showing his white teeth in a smile.

On the way home, the two brothers happened to pass by Widow Liu's house.

Seeing Widow Liu washing clothes in front of the house, Gu Erdi shouted: "Auntie, the wild pork has started to be distributed in the brigade. My brother beat it. You go quickly, and the fat will be gone when it's too late."

Widow Liu wiped her hands on her body and said, "I'll go right after I finish washing, thank you for reminding me."

Second Brother Gu smiled and said, "There's no need to thank me, they're all neighbors."

When the two brothers walked away, Widow Liu sighed and sat down to continue washing clothes.

A person came out from the room, it was Widow Liu's eldest son, Liu Dazhu, and he asked coldly, "Mom, let's change a piece of meat."

The Liu family's second daughter and youngest son were also drooling, looking at Widow Liu expectantly.

Widow Liu frowned: "Our family only has a few work points. If we replace the meat, we won't have enough food."

"It's not bad for those few." Liu Dazhu lowered his head, "If the food is really not enough by then, I'll figure out a way."

Widow Liu's complexion darkened, she stared at him and said, "The previous thing is over, then you are not allowed to do it again. Even if our family starves to death, there is no one with dirty hands and feet."

The humiliation on Liu Dazhu's face disappeared in a flash.

Widow Liu sighed and straightened up: "Forget it, what you said is right, it's not short of that work point, I'll go and change it."

After speaking, he rubbed his sore waist, and walked quickly with the bamboo basket.

Liu Dazhu looked at her back with a gloomy expression.

Liu Aihua was obviously a little afraid of this brother, and asked in a low voice: "Brother, I'll help mom do the laundry, you go and rest."

Liu Xiaozhu even hid behind his sister, not daring to look up at him.

Liu Dazhu glanced at the little boy, and snorted coldly: "I'm not familiar with the white-eyed wolf."

Gu Mingdong didn't speak, and glanced at Widow Liu's house.

After walking a few steps, Gu Mingdong suddenly asked, "A'nan, are you familiar with their boss?"

The second brother Gu was focused on the meat, and replied casually: "Are you talking about Brother Dazhu? I don't know him very well. He is a few years older than me and has good grades in school. Before, everyone thought he could go to high school, but then I don't know why he didn't." Go to work, he doesn’t like to go out except for work.”

No wonder the original owner didn't have much of Liu Dazhu in his memory, but in the next ten years or so, Liu Dazhu will be an amazing and ruthless character.

However, in the memory of the original owner, the gap between the two families became wider and wider, and the connection between them became less and less.

Thoughts flashed by, and Gu Mingdong's attention turned to the pork again.

Second Brother Gu held up the basket and shouted loudly: "Third Brother, Xiao Bei, Ah Xing and Ah Chen, let's eat meat tonight!"

"A lot of meat!" Gu Sanmei didn't even bother to bicker, and Diandianer took it.

The twins stared wide-eyed and jumped around the bamboo basket: "Fatty meat!"

It was also rare for Gu Simei to put away that frowning look, and she smiled happily: "Wild pork is not easy to stew. I just heated up the pot, and now it will be perfect for stewing at night."

After finishing speaking, he quickly rolled up his sleeves and got busy. There are not many old Gu family members, but Gu Mingdong is the biggest contributor. Even if he gave half to Aunt Gu, it would be a big mess right now.

It was rare for Gu Sanmei to work in the kitchen with her. Gu Simei carefully picked out all the fat and planned to cook lard first.

"I don't have an iron pot at home, so cooking lard in clay pots is too much firewood." Gu Sanmei said regretfully.

Gu Mingdong didn't get involved, he stood at the door of the stove and took a look, and said: "It's not a good thing to have a pot at home, I'll find a way to get an iron pot when I come back."

Without an iron pan, the previous vegetable oil was wasted. Would it be delicious to add vegetable oil to sweet potato porridge and wild vegetable porridge?

When mentioning this matter, Gu Sanmei raised her head and said, "I almost forgot, brother, those two little wild boars are still inside the house."

She wiped her hands and hurried out. Gu Mingdong was amused when he saw it. His two younger sisters were also courageous, and stuffed two little wild boars under the bed.

Looking at the chubby little wild boar, Gu Sanmei wondered: "This is all meat, but how do we kill a pig?"

Second Brother Gu patted his head, and asked tentatively, "Brother, why don't I try it out. Just now I saw a pig butcher killing pigs, and I think I already have experience."

Gu Sanmei couldn't help but rolled her eyes: "Second brother, do you have an idea in mind, you can't even kill a chicken, and you even kill a pig."

Gu Erdi stuck his neck and shouted: "I am no longer what I used to be. As long as I can eat meat, there is nothing wrong with it."

After speaking, he went into the kitchen to find a kitchen knife and came out, gesticulating aggressively, as if wondering where to start.

As a result, after making gestures for a long time, the second brother Gu's momentum became weaker and weaker, and finally said dejectedly: "Brother, I, I dare not."

Obviously it is easy for others to kill a pig, a white knife goes in and a red knife comes out, but he can't do it himself, even if the little wild pig is dead.

Gu Mingdong raised his eyebrows and motioned for Second Brother Gu to give him the knife.

"Brother, are you here to kill?" Second Brother Gu immediately handed him the kitchen knife and looked at it expectantly.

His eldest brother even killed the big wild boar, and it was not easy to kill two small ones.

As a result, Gu Mingdong turned his hand and returned the kitchen knife to Gu Sanmei: "Let's go cook."

"Then these two pigs?" Gu Sanmei asked suspiciously.

Gu Mingdong stood up: "Could it be that you plan to kill pigs at home?"

Although it is a small wild boar, each one must weigh forty to fifty catties, and there is no container to hold it in the house: "By the time, there will be blood everywhere, and the smell of blood will not be washed away with water."

Gu Erdi was suddenly disappointed: "Well, that can also be kept, what a waste if the meat is spoiled."

He looked at the two fat little wild boars, thought about the delicious braised pork, and felt that he could work harder.

"It won't be wasted. I'll exchange it for food at night," Gu Mingdong said.

These words made Second Brother Gu's eyes shine again.

While the three of them were talking, an enticing fragrance could already be heard from the stove.

Leaving aside Gu Erdi and Gu Sanmei, Gu Mingdong thought he had eaten countless good things, so he couldn't help swallowing at the moment.

For those who lack oil and water, the smell of fat meat is the fatal temptation.

Gu Simei is careful in her work, and it is inconvenient to boil lard in clay pots, but she cut the lard into small square pieces and boiled it slowly over a high fire, and the fat soon shriveled into lard.

The twins surrounded her, holding her thighs one by one, looking up at her vigorously.

When the cooking was almost done, the fatty meat had already smelled burnt, so Gu Simei picked it up one by one with chopsticks, squeezed it to squeeze out the remaining oil and water, and then put it into a large porcelain bowl.

A large bowl of lard residue is freshly baked, no other seasoning is needed, just sprinkle a few salts on top, it is a delicacy that can only be tasted in the countryside during the New Year and festivals.

Gu Erdi sucked his saliva, but put the big porcelain bowl in front of Gu Mingdong: "Brother, you eat first."

Gu Mingdong was not too polite, he picked up a piece and tasted it, it was burnt and fragrant, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the lard residue was full of fat, but it didn't taste greasy at all, on the contrary, it was crisp and delicious, which made people have endless aftertaste.

"You eat too." Gu Mingdong said.

So the family moved their chopsticks around the big bowl of lard residue, and you took a bite, as if it was the best delicacy in the world.

The twins couldn't lift their heads from eating, and they only knew that it was delicious. It was because Gu Mingdong was afraid that the children would be too young and eat too much lard all at once, so they wouldn't allow them to eat too much.

At the end, the twins could only suck their fingers and watch their father and uncles and aunts eat.

Gu Mingdong felt guilty when they saw them, and patted the heads of the two children: "Don't worry, I'll eat meat pie and steamed eggs for you tonight."

As soon as they heard that they could eat meat and eggs at night, the twins finally put away their weeping expressions.

Gu Simei said with some pity: "I shouldn't eat it all at once, so much lard residue can be used to stir-fry wild vegetables for many days."

Gu Erdi said, "It's too wasteful to stir-fry wild vegetables with such delicious lard residue. I like to eat like this. It's best to eat until I can eat it."

Eating wild vegetables every day, Gu Erdi is most afraid of eating wild vegetables, and feels bitter in his mouth when he sees wild vegetables.

Gu Sanmei rarely agreed: "Fourth sister, we have to eat it once in a while. Hey, it's a pity that there is no white sugar in the house. Otherwise, lard dregs dipped in sugar is more delicious than salt."

"What kind of taste do you have? You also dip it in sugar."

"I just want something sweet."

Amidst the noise, a pot of wild boar meat was finally stewed badly. It took nearly five hours without wasting, and the chopsticks could pierce through it directly.

Gu Simei did not know where to find some star anise. Although there was no soy sauce, the stewed meat was rotten, and the taste was not bad.

The twins also ate the meatloaf stewed eggs they had been thinking about. Five bird eggs were added, and the minced meat was minced underneath. It was sweet and delicious, and it was more flavorful than stewed meat.

Gu Mingdong and the others only took a bite of the meatloaf and steamed eggs, and left the rest to the twins, who greeted the stew with chopsticks.

Just as he was eating, a voice suddenly came from outside the door: "A Dong, are you home? I am your sister-in-law Chrysanthemum."

Second brother Gu bit the meat, raised his head inarticulately: "Sister-in-law Chrysanthemum? What is she doing here?"

"I'll go and have a look." Gu Mingdong put down his chopsticks and walked out.

Chrysanthemum was standing at the door with a bamboo basket on her shoulders. When she saw him, she said, "There is braised pork at home. Mom said that your family must have no soy sauce. Let me bring a bowl for you to try too."

After finishing speaking, he turned and left without giving Gu Mingdong a chance to speak.

Gu Mingdong opened the bamboo basket and took a look. There was a porcelain bowl inside. The braised pork in the bowl was red and oily. At first glance, it was better than their stewed meat that lacked ingredients.

"Third Aunt sent it." Gu Mingdong put the braised pork on the table.

The second brother Gu still remembered what he said that day, and muttered, "It's so strange, it's not the third uncle but the third aunt who gave it to me."

"Using her fake kindness, the meat was given by my elder brother."

Gu Mingdong didn't say anything, and directly put a large piece of braised pork in his bowl: "Eat it."

Gu Erdi opened his mouth wide and bit down, commenting: "The taste is not bad, a bit worse than our Xiaobei."

Fourth Sister Gu chuckled, and took a bite too: "Third Aunt's craftsmanship is much better than mine."

This evening, every household in the Shanghe Village brigade was filled with the smell of pork.

Wang Mazi, who had wandered around for a whole day and just came back, smelled the smell of meat as soon as he entered the village. His eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked what happened.

Hearing that Gu Mingdong had killed a big wild boar, the captain directly divided the meat among the households, and Wang Mazi's eyes lit up.

He quickened his pace and walked towards the house.