Ma Jinbao was still tending sheep. Li Long looked up at him, shook his head and said:
"Not for the time being." He pointed to the two big ones and said:
"These two, I One for each of Daqiang.”
“Aren’t there two more?” Ma Jinbao really asked for it in front of him.
If it were anyone else, whether it was Tao Daqiang or Yang Yongqiang, it would be hard for a thin-skinned person to refuse. After all, Ma Jinbao is older and considered one of their elders. Why don’t you give in when someone asks? That's so embarrassing.
Li Long is different. When it comes to what he does, he is better than those elders. There are many older people in the team who have received his favor. As a person in my second life, I don’t take the so-called face so seriously.
So when Ma Jinbao said this, Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang, although they had the intention not to give, could not refuse, so they both looked at Li Long.
Li Long waved his hand and said:
"The cave was discovered by Yongqiang. He worked hard and worked hard, so there must be more points. The two younger ones belong to Yongqiang. Yongqiang, Your sister is already in junior high school, right? She’s about the same weight as Li Juan, so she’s two years older!
That won’t work! Ah. Take these two badgers back and boil them in oil. The four of you will be able to eat them for two or three days. You can go back and skin them. , if not, follow me back later, I will help you pick it up, and you should be able to sell the skin for a few bucks at the purchasing station.”
Li Long was afraid that Ma Jinbao would ask Yang Yongqiang for it alone after he divided the badger, so he directly arranged the use of the badger.
The money issue has already been mentioned. Even if Ma Jinbao pretends to be stupid, he can't speak.
Otherwise, if an elder tries to trick a young man out of his money, he will be scolded to death if he tells the truth.
"Then I..." Of course Ma Jinbao was still a little pity, why didn't he have anything to do? If you want to come here early and help yourself, why not share one?
“If you really want it, then see if there is anything else in the hole.” Li Long said, “We dug this hole, and we don’t know exactly how much is in it. Look and see if there is anything else in it. Yes, it's yours.
By the way, there may be badgers that haven't come back yet. If you wait here, if a badger comes back at night, you can also ambush... You may not be able to handle it with your whip. You need to find a big-headed stick. All right. "
After Li Long gave Ma Jinbao advice, he picked up the badger, signaled to Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang, and the three of them left together.
The sun had already set.
< br>Ma Jinbao He felt that Li Long's words really made sense. He looked like he was going home soon, so he would just wait here.
Tao Daqiang followed Li Long to Li's house after thinking about it. The past.
He really didn't know how the badger was skinned.
When we arrived at Li's house, the sky had already darkened, and Li Long didn't see anyone outside. He said to Tao Daqiang:
"Daqiang, go get some hot water."
< br>Li Jianguo's family was all in the yard, and they were all a little surprised when they saw Li Long coming back with a big badger, followed by Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang.
"Where did you get it? This is a badger." Li Jianguo recognized it at a glance, "Didn't he bite you?"
"No, I'll let you shoot it to death when you come out." Li Long said, "I peeled it for them and went home so they can play with it."
"Well, I'll get a basin. This oil is good stuff. "Li Jianguo stood up and went to get the basin.
Liang Yuemei asked with a smile:
"Daqiang, Yongqiang, did you dig it after setting down the net?"
"Yes."
"Yes."
Li Long took the knife and started peeling off the skin. While peeling, he explained to the others:
"We dug the holes Yongqiang discovered. These two big ones Daqiang and I took two small ones one by one. "
Li Jianguo brought the basin, and Li Long had already skinned one of Yang Yongqiang's badgers.
After peeling the skin, he said to Yang Yongqiang:
"There's oil in the chamber, so I won't open it for you. Go home and peel off the oil yourself, then put it in the pot and burn it. When it's cool, pack it up and use it."
"Okay. I know." Yang Yongqiang watched Li Long peeling off the badger skin, and he really admired his technique - it felt like there was no barrier between the skin and the meat, and he could open it with just a single cut of the knife.
Of course he knows that this is not the case, there must be some, it is just that Li Long has good skills, that's why it is so easy.
After skinning the two badgers, Li Long asked Yang Yongqiang to take the things back with the basin. He would just take the basin back tomorrow.
Yang Yongqiang thanked him and left.
"Daqiang, it's your turn." Li Long took the big badger, touched his back and abdomen, and said with a smile:
"It's so fat, can it produce at least half a kilogram of oil?"< br>
This is the season of autumn harvest. The harvest is not only for people, but also for small omnivores such as badgers, it is also a season of abundance, or a season of fat storage. In winter, they hibernate. Although their consumption is reduced, they still need a lot of fat.
Now is the time to accumulate fat.
Peeling off the skin of the big badger, Li Long felt that there was already a thick layer of fat under the skin.
The two little badgers just now actually weighed six or seven kilograms each, and together they were larger than the big badger. But the fat under the skin is obviously not as much as that of the big badger. There was a thick layer of oil just under the skin, especially on the abdomen. Li Long could already imagine how thick the oil was in his stomach.
"Daqiang, we can catch it this time. This badger is very fat and fat!" Li Long peeled it off quickly. Because of the fat, the skin peels off very smoothly. "You can take it back later, clean out the contents in your stomach, and watch how you eat it. It's so fat, so it should be delicious when you eat it."< br>
"How about eating it?" Tao Daqiang had never eaten this before. He believed that his father, Tao Jianshe, had never eaten it either.
“Braised in braised sauce!” Li Jianguo was familiar with this question. “Badger meat is best when braised in braised pork. The oil and fat meat are refined into oil. The oil can cure stomach diseases, as well as scalds and burns. The meat Just braise it - add more ingredients , put more wine, otherwise you won't be able to suppress the smell.
By the way, when you get badgers, wash the blood several times, otherwise these wild guys will be too earthy and you will not be able to get used to it. ”
"Brother, will you make this badger tomorrow?" Li Long said with a smile, "I don't know how to do it." "That's okay." Li Jianguo waved his hand, "This badger is so big, except for the oil, it can make a big one." Let’s all share the pot when the time comes.”
The Li family has no shortage of meat these days, unlike other families. So this badger didn't want to stay and make dried meat or something like that, so I just braised it and finished it. I just gave some to relatives and friends.
Tao Daqiang didn’t ask for the basin and just grabbed the badger’s tail and went home. The skin was left at Li's house. What he meant was that when Li Long went to sell badger skins, he would sell his as well.
“This lazy guy.” Li Long laughed and scolded while peeling his badger, “Da Qiang is also lazy.”
"He's not lazy, he's timid. It would be nice if he went out more often."
Although he said this, to be honest, Li Long felt that Tao Daqiang did need more exercise. In fact, he himself is aware of this aspect. For example, he is already practicing on riding a tire down the net.
Li Juan and Li Qiang had been watching Li Long skinning badgers. After Li Long peeled off his own badger skins, he said to Li Juan and Li Qiang:
"You stay away, this is about to be disemboweled, and the dirty smell doesn't smell good."
Li Juan and Li Qiang hurriedly stepped back.
Li Jianguo was touching the badger skin and sighed:
"This skin is really good. It's just too small..."
Li Long opened the badger's chest with a knife, and a piece of Dirty air rushed to his face. These omnivorous ones don’t smell very well. Li Long looked at the intestines and belly and asked Li Jianguo:
"Brother, do you want this intestines and belly?"
"Yes, why don't you want it?" Li Jianguo said hurriedly, "Come on. , let me turn it over. This cannot be wasted. ——Don’t look at how much meat our family has eaten this year. Looking back one year, our family didn’t eat meat twice in the whole year last year. How happy we would have been if we had this thing last year... Go get the oil. , I’ll turn this belly and intestines!”
Li Long smiled and didn't say much.
From the beginning of his rebirth in this life, he basically didn’t lack much flesh, so he didn’t feel it deeply.
But the remaining memories really contain the days before last year.
Although it can really fill your stomach, to be honest, the lack of oil and water is a disadvantage.
He also couldn’t figure out why a year ago he didn’t know how to go to Xiaohaizi to catch fish or set rabbit traps in winter?
Of course it might not happen at all. After all, many technologies and experiences were brought over by rebirth.
Pluck out the oil from the badger's belly. Li Long didn't plan to let it stay overnight. He went to smoke the case and untied the badger right here. He picked off the fat, cut it into thin slices, and put it together with the oil. onto the plate.
Li Juan reacted quickly and had already lit a fire beside the stove.
Li Long smiled at her approvingly, scooped out the water in the pot, and brushed the pot twice with a pot brush. After the fire dried the pot, he put the fat meat together with the fat. Pour it in.
"Juan, step back and I'll make the fire. Don't let the oil splash and hurt you."
"I'm not afraid."
"It's okay not to be afraid. You are a girl, and your face is very important." Li Long drove Li Juan away.
Li Qiang also wanted to run over, so Li Long also drove him away.
The reason is that he is still young.
At this time, Li Jianguo had turned over the intestines, washed them, and put them on the plate.
He looked at the time and said:
"Put the meat in cold water first and cook it tomorrow. I'll stir-fry the intestines and drink some later?"
Li Jianguo took the initiative to ask Li Long to drink for the first time. Li Long said with a smile:
"Brother, I listen to you."
The oil was refined quickly and was only warmed in the pot. , and scraped it out. As for the remaining bit, Li Jianguo has already picked chili peppers from the vegetable garden, pulled out onions, peeled garlic, and started to stir-fry.
Li Long rarely saw his eldest brother cooking, so he thought he could take a good look and taste it today.
At this time, there was not so much sound and light pollution, and no one in the village had a TV. Occasionally, you could hear the sound of dogs barking, crickets, and melon seeds (toads), and the rest was occasionally heard. Someone's child cried once, and was suppressed by the scolding of his parents.
In the Li family yard, only Li Juan was holding a flashlight, illuminating the light and sound of cooking for Li Jianguo.
As expected, Li Long could see that Li Jianguo's movements were extremely skillful, and he coordinated well with stir-frying and adding seasonings. The fire in the stove filled the courtyard with fragrance, and it felt like a happy life in a rural farmhouse.
It's like the kind seven or eight stars are outside. Although you can't hear the frogs, at this time, any sound is very sensory.
Then a plate of food came out, and Li Long had already taken out a bottle of wine.
The glass bottle of Baiyang Tequ is considered a famous wine at this time.
A plate of food is not too much, but dinner has already been eaten at this time, even if it is a late night snack, and the Li family is not short of meat, so the children are not greedy, and they mainly want to try something new. One person ate a few pieces and then got off the table.
Li Long placed three cups. Liang Yuemei hesitated a little and said with a smile:
“Shall I drink too?”
"Drink, you must drink. There is nothing to do at night anyway." Li Long said, "Sister-in-law, you are also very busy. Have a drink to relieve your fatigue."
"Then have a drink." Liang Yuemei smiled. .
This feeling is very strange. In two lifetimes, he has never sat down with his elder brother and sister-in-law to have a drink and chat like this. Li Long felt a little novel and a little ashamed.
In fact, compared to father and mother, elder brothers and sisters-in-law are family members in a more substantial sense. And with family, shouldn’t it be like this?
It’s just that Chinese people are traditionally used to being reserved and not expressing their emotions.
Then have a drink. (End of this chapter)