Chapter 205 I want to be a matchmaker
Yue Feng, who successfully completed the task, returned home humming a tune and squeezing his arms. When he entered the courtyard, he saw Xiao Tao and his brothers skinning a badger in the courtyard. Woolen cloth.
Five badgers of different sizes, one big and one small, have been picked out. Each of the three brothers has a little badger in front of them. They all hold wide-edged knives in their hands and lower their heads to peel off the skin. While working, he also observed the progress of his companions next to him.
"What are you doing? Competing?" Yue Feng asked curiously.
Although the badger's skin is somewhat useful, it is not valuable. Normally, even if you peel the skin, you don't need to be so meticulous. You can just cut the four legs around, then break them around the inside, and directly Just step on a stressed point and pull the leather off.
Yue Feng has never seen anyone use this kind of embroidery-like operation to carefully separate the skin and subcutaneous oil on badgers.
"Brother, you are back. We are competing! Whoever loses will go to the small shop to buy spiced peanuts later, and go up the mountain to drag the sledge next time!"
< br>Xiao Tao had done most of the work of going up the mountain and disemboweling people, so he had a slight advantage in terms of skin removal speed.
Xiao Wu also raised his head: "Last time, Uncle Zhao's skin-peeling skills shocked several of us. Brother, didn't you also say before that more practice makes perfect! It just so happened that I didn't have it at home. Whatever it is, just make some gestures and gestures! Just think of it as practice!”
Yue Feng nodded: “Okay, it’s good for you to have this awareness. If you practice your skills, you can hit foxes or other furry animals in the future. It can be used too! ”
Xiaowen also raised his head, looked at Yue Feng's clothes up and down and asked: "How are you, Brother Feng? Did the trick I gave you work? How is the progress this time?"
Yue Feng curled his lips: "The effect Yes, if I hadn’t promised you some badger meat and radish stew for lunch, I would have stayed at Wang’s house for dinner! !”
Xiao Wu: “Why don’t you stay to eat? I’ll have some lunch with my uncle, and I’ll just give it to him under the table. Then we’ll just have to deal with it! "Everything is fine!"
Both Xiao Tao and Xiao Wu agreed, but Xiao Wen shook his head: "You can't eat this meal randomly. If you don't talk about anything else, there are opinions on where you sit. Yes! It might be embarrassing!”
The daughter-in-law and son-in-law sit at the table. This is not an empty talk. When the uncle comes in, he is the most distinguished guest of the master's family. He must sit at the table when eating.
But Yue Feng is a junior, and his relationship with Xiaona has not yet been engaged. If he stays to eat, where should he sit? It is obvious that no matter which choice is made, both parties involved will be a little embarrassed.
Of course, this is only one of the problems. If you say something carelessly or do something carelessly, which will cause other effects, it will be even more serious.
So, in this case, Xiaowen also felt that staying to eat would do more harm than good.
Yue Feng nodded towards Xiaowen: "Yes, so I'm back now! Don't worry about me, we have no other plans today, let's continue!"
Soon, the results of the skinning competition between the three brothers came out.
Xiao Tao led by a slight margin, Xiaowen was more than ten seconds behind, and Xiaowu finished last.
After carefully processing the skin with a peeling knife, the quality of the skin is obviously much better, and the subcutaneous fat on the back has also been scraped off. If tanning is needed, it only needs to be processed carefully again. .
The skin was peeled off, and soon the badger meat was accurately dismantled by Yue Feng with a knife, and then soaked in cold water.
Badgers also have suet. After peeling off the skin, the white and slightly yellowish parts are its oil reserves. Yue Feng used a knife to carefully remove all the oil and concentrated it in a basin for later use.
After Yue Feng carefully processed the badger meat, only the red muscle texture remained, which looked very appetizing.
This badger meat, even if it is bled immediately after being killed, will still have an earthy smell when it is stewed. It is easy to solve this problem. You only need to boil the meat before putting it in the pot. If the pieces are soaked in blood water as much as possible, the smell will be much lighter.
When the pot is ready, add some white wine to remove the fishy smell, and add a pinch of cinnamon, star anise, and peppercorns. If done well, the flavor will be completely covered. In terms of meat quality alone, this badger meat is pretty good.
When everything was ready, Yue Feng put the badger meat pieces into the big pot, added the side dishes, poured water, covered the pot, and turned on the fire.
The meat of the little badger back then was not too old. In less than an hour, the badger meat was stewed until it was tender. Yue Feng took a chopstick and gently inserted it to make sure it could move. Stop adding firewood to the bottom of the pot and simmer for another 15 minutes to further allow the flavors to blend.
When the time was up, Yue Feng opened the lid of the pot, and the rich aroma of meat mixed with the smell of spices hit his nostrils.
A large pot of badger meat was brought to the table, Xiaowu went to buy some spiced peanuts, Yue Feng took out the liquor from the warehouse, and the whole family sat around the table.
The cold wind is howling outside, the steaming badger meat in the house is exuding the aroma of meat, and my close friends are drinking heavily and eating meat. I live a very comfortable life.
Having half a catty of white wine per person, the topics started to increase. At the dinner table, Yue Lei once again asked Yue Feng the question after he went to deliver the badger child. Yue Feng replied that Xiaona was very enthusiastic about him. The stone in the old man's heart also fell to the ground.
After they had finished eating and drinking, the three brothers Xiaotao said hello and went home. Yue Lei and his wife took their son to the east room. "Xiao Feng, when do you think it's appropriate for your mother and I to propose marriage?"
"Huh? Don't worry, let's take a look first!" Yue Feng was stunned.
"What do you mean by not being in a hurry? Remember this matter sooner rather than later! Set the relationship first, and then you can take your time to deal with it! Otherwise, you will spend the whole day in a couple and let outsiders watch. What a bad influence!”
Dad’s consideration also makes sense. In this era, the social atmosphere is still relatively conservative, and free love is not unavailable, but even if you are with the person you are with, the public will have to do it. My little hand reached the sky.
You know, at this point in time, there is still the crime of hooliganism. For example, after the millennium, it is common for couples to live together without any engagement or marriage ceremony. At this point, it is absolutely impossible.
"Then just listen to dad!" Yue Feng didn't want to get entangled in this matter, so he simply followed his father's arrangements.
Yue Lei nodded and said: "Okay, your mother and I will go to Wang's house tomorrow! Then we will find a matchmaker to arrange the marriage first! You and Xiaona are not too old either. , If you don’t want to get married early, you can wait for another year or two!”
At this moment, he quietly walked into the east room with a mouth full of oil.
"Dad! Shouldn't I be the matchmaker between my brother and my sister-in-law?"
"You yellow-haired girl, why are you causing trouble! This is business, not playing tricks. ! Do you know how to be polite? What are the rules and regulations?" Meng Yulan looked at her dissatisfied when she heard what she said.
"Why are you making trouble! I..."
Jingjing still wanted to fight for it, but in her little mind, the knowledge about marriage and engagement was completely blank.
"Okay, okay, your dad and I will go find Zhang Mazi in the village to be a matchmaker! You are still young, so don't poke fun at your brother's affairs!" Meng Yulan waved her hand and directly asked Jing Jing's idea of becoming a matchmaker was suppressed.
When the little girl heard what her mother said, she felt anxious and helpless. Even the meat she had just eaten no longer tasted good.
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In the next two days, Yue Feng's team stopped for two days. They went to the mountains to fly eagles every other day. When they were off duty, they just stayed at home. After catching the prey, he rode into the city to deliver it to the canteen, step by step.
During this period, Yue Lei and Meng Yulan went to find another matchmaker in the village, Zhang Mazi, to learn the relevant details in advance, and took the matchmaker to Wang Jianguo that afternoon.
It was originally a good thing that both families were willing to do, but going this time was like going through the motions and complying with etiquette and rules.
Just like that, the date of engagement was confirmed in less than half a year after Yue Feng was reborn. The eighth day of next month is an auspicious day!
What you say is long, but what you don’t say is short. In the next few days, there was a new round of snowfall, strong winds and cooling weather, and even the eagle flying activities had to be temporarily suspended.
During this period of time, Yue Feng spent most of his time at home, playing with the eagle and the family dog when he had nothing to do, so the days were not too difficult.
After the family took the matchmaker to agree on the date of engagement, Yue Feng went to Wang Xiaona's house more frequently. When he had nothing to do, he went to Wang Xiaona's house for a walk. With the help of Badger Oil, Wang Xiaona The old skin on the feet burned by boiling water quickly shed and new skin with a slightly different color grew.
The impact of the new round of snowfall has temporarily suspended the activities of the Yuefeng Hunting Team, but on the other hand, the Xiaowen family's card game business is becoming more and more prosperous.
Hu Xiaoli gathered people and played cards and made money at Xiaowen's house almost every day. For more than ten days, it was always a four-person combination of Wang Musheng, Hu Xiaoli, Zhou Xiaobao, and Zhu Erhai.
But a few days later, Zhou Xiaobao and Wang Musheng suddenly stopped coming.
Zhu Erhai seemed to have suddenly become rich.
This kind of trick played by a partnership happens every year. No one can rely on them if they wish!
Winning or losing is a private matter between the customers themselves, so Xiaowen knows the rules and doesn’t pry around.
But there is one thing. Zhu Erhai did not sit idle after he got rich. He quickly went to Hexi to buy five hounds.
This hound is the hound of Sun Paotou's family in Hexi. It can hunt pigs and bears with black hair. The first dog is also quite famous in the surrounding area.
It is said that Sun Paotou had an accident while drinking at home. He suffered a stroke and became hemiplegic. The five dogs he kept at home had to help deal with it.
Zhu Erhai didn't know where he heard the news, so he took his friends to Sun Paotou's house that day. After some bargaining, he packed up the five dogs and brought them back.
(End of this chapter)