Xu Dong kept up his efforts: "Anyway, the truck has a freezing function, so you don't have to worry about the meat getting spoiled. In the worst case, just do it slowly."
After hearing this, Xu Ma's eyes lit up and she seemed to have made up her mind.
"There is too much pork, and it is too troublesome to make dried meat. Let's make it into bacon, which is easier to make."
Xu Dong immediately nodded and agreed: "Mom, I will do whatever you say."
Curing bacon requires a large clay vat. Xu Dong was afraid that his mother would regret it, so he didn't even bother to eat lunch, so he stepped on the accelerator and went out.
Finally, after asking around a lot, I bought ten large water tanks at the Flower, Bird, Fish and Insect Market. After spending a lot of money on freight and going back and forth several times, I moved all the water tanks into the courtyard.
The big water tank was put in place and the whole family started making bacon.
The ingredients for making bacon are very simple, just salt and Sichuan peppercorns. Xu Dong went to the farmer's market and bought all the sea salt and Sichuan peppercorns from the merchant.
Then it was time to divide the meat. Xu Dong still overestimated himself. Using an electric saw to cut frozen meat was not only dangerous, but also not easy to operate.
In the end, he had no choice but to drive to a small meat workshop and spend 5,000 yuan to break down all the pork into the required strips of meat.
When she got home, Xu's mother scolded her again. She had to buy a water tank, pay someone to cut the meat, and pay for gas for driving. She still made a dime after all this!
Qi returns to Qi, and you still need to make bacon, otherwise you will lose even more.
Xu's mother is an expert at making bacon, and she makes it every year at home.
The method is indeed very simple. First, stir-fry the sea salt and Sichuan peppercorns to make them fragrant and make a marinade;
Then put the meat strips into the marinade and rub the marinade on the surface of the meat continuously with your hands;
Then put the meat strips into a large water tank, stack them neatly, cover with plastic wrap, and marinate for a week;
Finally, take out the meat strips, hang them in a ventilated place, and wait to dry slowly.
By the time I finished processing a cart of meat, it was already the third day of the Lunar New Year.
To be honest, Xu Dong regretted a little. Because of these meats, the whole family did not have a good New Year. They only cooked a few home-cooked dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner, which had no New Year flavor at all.
In fact, there is no shortage of meat in the warehouse in the basement. The sealed bacon, dried meat and ham are enough for the whole family to eat until they expire.
Xu Dong himself simply developed a collecting habit and wanted to move all good things home. Coupled with fear and anxiety about the future, he was so troubled.
Fortunately, he also conducted self-reflection in time and readjusted his mentality. From this aspect, at least it was not useless at all.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, in order to ease the family atmosphere and make his last trip before the catastrophe, Xu Dong drove the whole family around and visited almost all of Yanjing City.
The New Year atmosphere in the big capital is much better than that in Luyang. There are endless temple fairs and various special snacks, which are also mouth-watering.
last Stand.
The family came to Shijinglong Ski Resort. It has only been three days since the opening of the Winter Olympics, and the national enthusiasm for skiing is at its highest.
Xu Dong spent a lot of effort to get three tickets, and the father and daughter had a great time.
There is a high probability that this will be the last time the three of them play in the snow in their lives.
As for Xu's mother, Xu's father and Yang Lina, because they had to take care of the triplets and were not interested in skiing, they simply stayed in the hotel to rest.
After skiing, it was unsafe to drive at night, so everyone stayed in a hotel for one night.
Early the next morning, Xu Dong drove back home.
It's not that I don't want to play for a few more days, but my sister called me last night to inform me that I would arrive in Yanjing at noon.
…
At the same time, on the high-speed train from Luyang to Yanjing, Xu Ting was chatting with her husband, and a pair of children and Xu Jingyi sat next to her.
The Winter Olympics are being held in Yanjing, and the whole family can take advantage of the excitement to travel.
"Say, Lao Ma, do you think my parents are used to living in Yanjing?"
Xu Ting’s husband’s surname is Ma, and his name is Ma Jie. He is 36 years old today.
Ma Jie secretly complained: "Everywhere you have money is heaven, and everywhere you have no money is hell."
But you can't say this, otherwise with Xu Ting's bad temper, she won't be able to go to bed for a month.
"You should be used to living there. I heard that courtyard houses are down-to-earth and good for the elderly." Ma Jie answered in a satisfactory manner.
Xu Ting thought for a while and sighed: "It's still too cold in the north in winter. I don't know what Dongzi is thinking about. Shanghai and Beijing are no worse than Yanjing. It's even closer to home."
"Maybe it's because of work needs!"
"But I heard from my dad that Xu Dong has no job at all now, and he wanders around all day long without being home all day." Xu Ting shook her head, feeling a little worried that her brother would become a bad student if he had money.
"Didn't you say that you opened a convenience store? I heard that dozens more will be opened this year?"
Xu Ting rolled her eyes and sneered:
"Don't listen to my mother's bragging. She has opened dozens of stores. This one is finally making some money. According to my father, if you want to open a chain of convenience stores, you might as well go to sleep. In my dream
It has everything.”
Ma Lingling couldn't help but laugh. Xu Jingyi also covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Grandpa is quite trendy. He even knows Internet buzzwords."
"Convenience stores are very busy. The old man posts short videos all day long. It's strange that I don't know. Didn't I shoot a short video for the convenience store before? He even called me specifically to like and share it."
Xu Jingyi laughed even louder, "Haha, I also liked that short video. I thought it was taken by my uncle. What about 'local chicken and local duck, delicious food', it made me laugh to death."
All of a sudden, everyone seemed to be struck with laughter, and everyone laughed non-stop.
After laughing enough, Xu Ting rubbed her sore cheeks and continued to "reveal the secret":
"To be honest, the old man's convenience store doesn't make much money at all. Now it's your grandma who makes the most money in the family."
"Grandma doesn't have to help take care of the children, how come she still has time to work?" Xu Jingyi asked curiously.
"It's not a formal job. I sell dried chicken and dried duck. I can earn more than 10,000 yuan a month, which is higher than your uncle's salary!"
"Just say it, why did you bring me with you!" After all, Ma Jie felt embarrassed in front of the children.
"snort……"
Xu Ting said nothing more and quickly changed the subject: "I wonder if Dabao and the others have learned to walk?"
"Ahem...he's almost 16 months old and should be able to walk."
Xu Ting shook her head, "That's not necessarily true. The triplets are inherently weaker than normal babies. The Dabaos were less than three pounds when they were born, so they will definitely develop later."
"Now that technology is so advanced, there shouldn't be any big problems."
"That's good."
While chatting, Yanjing arrived soon.
When the five people walked out of the station exit, Xu Dong had been waiting for a while.
"Ma Lingling, Ma Xu, my uncle is over here."
After receiving five people, Xu Dong suggested going to a nearby restaurant to have a meal before going back, but Xu Ting insisted on going back to eat.
According to what the elder sister said, everyone was not very hungry after bringing snacks.