vrcanaries Chapter 18 Buying suet and boiling suet residue
Chapter 18 Buying suet and boiling suet residue
Rice and flour must be bought, but not too much. I bought five pounds of them. Then I bought brown sugar, white sugar, and some salt. Zhang was reluctant to buy more, so she only bought two pounds. Li Mingxia readily agreed. I can use a little of the two pounds of salt and replenish it with the salt in the space. It will be enough for me to use it as long as I want. Then there are vegetables, fruits, and meat.
Li Mingxia had discovered long ago that vegetables and fruits here were very scarce, not even tomatoes, which were a delicacy! But when she asked around, Zhang said she had never heard of it, let alone eaten it.
"There's nothing we can do this year. We must plant more vegetables at home next year!" Zhang was worried about having to spend money on vegetables. She was determined not to waste this money next year. She would plant vegetable gardens in front and back, and raise chickens and pigs. Life would definitely get better and better!
The vegetables on the stall were all very common and not expensive. The vegetables bought for five copper coins were enough to feed their family of five for three days.
"We're out of oil at home, let's go buy some." Zhang took the initiative to say this, thinking about the empty oil can at home.
From the beginning, she felt heartache when she saw the oil can, then she became numb, and then she didn't care at all. Zhang's mentality has undergone tremendous changes.
Li Mingxia bought all the lard, and also bought three pounds of pork belly and three pounds of pork ribs. The boss already knew Li Mingxia, so the pork offal and pork bones were given as gifts, and both sides were very satisfied.
"Little girl, the taste of pig offal is not very good, but your family seems to like it very much. Do you have any recipe? Can you talk to your uncle?" The pork seller didn't eat pig offal himself, and didn't feel bad about giving it away. At first, when he saw Li Mingxia's family was happy about the pig offal, he thought they were some poor family that could not eat meat all year round. But since he knew that Li Mingxia was in the food business, he wondered if this little girl had any tricks to make the pig offal delicious?
Li Mingxia smiled faintly and put the pig bones and offal in the basket. "Uncle, we country people cook everything the same. You have been selling pork for so many years and you don't know how to make offal delicious. How can I know?"
The pork seller naturally heard that Li Mingxia was a little unhappy, and his face became a little embarrassed. Suddenly he remembered something and quickly took out a wooden bucket, "Little girl, uncle was wrong, don't take it to heart, take a look at this thing, do you recognize it, do you want it?"
Li Mingxia looked into the bucket and saw a faint smell of mutton, a crystal white color, and a thin layer of light yellow film on top. This is milk!
This is a good thing! Whether it is used to make cakes, milk tea, or cooked as a nutritional supplement, it is excellent. However, judging from this person's appearance, milk has not been developed?
"What is this?" Li Mingxia retracted his gaze, frowned slightly, and said with some disgust: "Why does it smell weird?"
The pork seller blinked and said, "This is what my relative brought me when he came to town today. He said that although this thing doesn't taste good, it can help children at home who don't have enough milk to eat. We don't know if it's true or not, but this thing will definitely not go bad!"
Li Mingxia smiled and said, "Thank you, uncle! I knew you were a kind person. I will buy meat from you next time!"
After pouring the half bucket of milk into the clean casserole, the mother and daughter thought about what else they wanted to buy.
Zhang seemed to be a little hesitant, but finally spoke.
"You don't need me to accompany you to town tomorrow. I'm thinking of going home to see your grandparents. They are quite old and they are still worrying about us."
Li Mingxia had an impression of her grandparents. Although they were not good at speaking, they really loved her and her siblings and helped them a lot, both openly and secretly. Li Mingxia would certainly not reject visiting such relatives, but she also knew what Zhang was worried about. Her grandparents were easy to get along with, but the two aunts in the family were not easy to talk to. Every time Zhang took the children back, she would be looked down upon and bullied.
"Of course we will go, but not tomorrow. Let's go together after I'm done with my work. One or two days won't make a difference."
Zhang didn't expect that Li Mingxia would be willing to go with her. You know, she used to be most afraid of those two aunts!
"Mom, you don't have to think too much. I know how grandma and grandpa treat our family. How can I not go? Just leave this matter to me." Li Mingxia knew what Zhang wanted to say and gave her a reassurance.
"Hey! Mother will listen to you!" Zhang blinked her red eyes and held her daughter's hand tightly.
When the mother and the eldest sister returned home, the three little kids were standing in a row, looking into the distance with anxious and worried expressions on their faces. Mother and the eldest sister had never come back so late before!
"What are you three doing standing at the door!" Zhang saw them from afar and walked faster. Mingqiu and Mingdong cheered, and the three little kids came running over to help Zhang and Li Mingxia get things.
I don’t know how long the three of them have been waiting here. Fortunately, it is summer now. If the weather is cold, wouldn’t they be frozen to death?
"When mom and I are not back, you just wait for us at home. You are the older brother, so you have to take good care of your two younger sisters, okay?" Li Mingxia touched Li Zhengde's head and said softly.
When Li Zhengde heard this, his chest straightened up unconsciously. Yes, he was a man, of course he had to take good care of his two younger sisters. Not only his younger sisters, he also had to protect his elder sister and mother!
"Sister, don't worry!"
Li Mingxia nodded with satisfaction, quickly heated up the leftover food from the morning, and simply stir-fried some shredded potatoes before serving the meal.
It is summer now and lard cannot be kept. After dinner, Zhang started to boil lard. The lard residue is very tempting to country children. It is crispy and full of oil fragrance. It is satisfying to take a bite. Who would not like it?
Li Mingxia looked at the three people who had been pacing around the kitchen door, called them over, and stuffed a piece of candy into their mouths. "Don't make trouble here. Eat a piece of candy, rinse your mouth, and go to bed. You can eat it when you wake up tomorrow. You've already bought it, why are these oil residues still running away? Look at how much there is? You can't finish it in two or three meals! Eat as much as you want!"
Li Zhengde liked being fed candy by his eldest sister the most. He chuckled twice, feeling the sweet taste in his mouth, and went out with his two younger sisters.
"Mom, shall we make dumplings with these oil residues?" Li Mingxia thought of the various delicacies made with oil residues that he had eaten in the past and felt a little greedy.