Chen Xiuyu looked strange as she watched Lu Lu driving the sledge back to the meadow and the three wild boars on it. Chen Xiuyu was slowly cutting the forage with a guillotine in the yard.
“I originally wanted to take a look at Chuuzigou, but who would have known that I met a wild boar almost halfway through the journey and I easily beat it!”
Wild boars can be said to be the most active group throughout the winter. In order to obtain sufficient food, they move around a large area every day. Especially after being alarmed, they can run for a long time and have amazing endurance.
When you are tired or hungry, you will stop to rest and look for food.
Wild animals around the villages are hunted in large numbers, and in many places, food is more plentiful than deeper in the mountains.
Whether you stray into the surrounding villages or come here in search of food, it is normal to see herds of wild boars in the fields and mountains and forests near the villages.
Lu Lu did not rush to Zhou Fangjing's home in Xiushan Village. Instead, he drove the sledge to his own meadow and overturned the two small wild boars from the sledge.
Then, he gathered a pile of firewood on the snow in front of the cellar, put two wild boars weighing more than 100 kilograms on the fire, and burned them until the surface of the wild boars was burnt black. Then he pulled them out of the fire with a knife.
Carefully scrape off the charred skin, and it will become yellow and round, as if it will explode at any time.
This is a common method used in the wilderness to burn the New Year pigs and remove their hair.
It originated from the discovery of fire fences by hunters in the early years of the wilderness to obtain meat.
Many of the wild animals that were surrounded on the mountain and set on fire were directly charred. It was probably for this reason that they discovered that this was a good way to remove hair and used it to kill pigs.
After he fetched warm water that Chen Xiuyu had boiled from the house and washed it briefly, he used a hunting knife to disembowel the two clean wild boars. Except for the two pig stomachs, the rest of the heart, lungs and sewage were used to feed Yuan Bao.
They and the three lynx cubs who were already squatting and guarding next to them.
He used an ax to chop the two wild boars into several pieces. Lu Lu marinated the eight legs with coarse salt and stacked them in wooden basins. They were prepared to take them out to dry after a period of time and save them for eating in the summer. This is
Similar to the southern method of curing ham and bacon.
He always uses the method of smoking to preserve meat. It's okay to eat a few meals occasionally, but it gets a little boring after a long time. He plans to change the taste. As for the other meat, he stuffs it into the snow and buries some of it.
It can be eaten and used to feed the three lynx cubs and Yuan Bao.
It took him an early morning to get the matter settled. After having dinner at home, he caught up with the sledge and delivered the three hundred kilograms of cannon eggs to Zhou Fangjing.
"Brother Lu, I'll go take a look with you!"
While Lu Lu was setting up the sledge for the green onions, Chen Xiuyu was also busy locking the wooden door and warehouse door of her house.
"Let's go, I have nothing to do anyway!"
Lu Lu knew that Chen Xiuyu was just curious and wanted to take a look first to see what kind of woman Zhou Fangjing had brought back.
It's time to do some exercise and relax, since staying at home is boring anyway.
The two drove the sledge and walked slowly.
When they arrived at Xiushantun, Lu Lu drove the sledge directly to the gate of Zhou Fangjing's courtyard. He saw Zhou Fangjing chopping firewood in the courtyard, and a woman was cleaning the courtyard. The windows had been pasted with big red words of happiness, making it very clean and tidy.
When Guiping was there, it was completely different to see the whole yard in a mess.
What pleased Lu Lu the most was that when he saw this woman, he immediately recognized her as the woman he knew in his previous life who could live a steady life with Zhou Fangjing, and he was also very happy for Zhou Fangjing's transformation.
Seeing Lu Lu and Chen Xiuyu coming together, Zhou Fangjing hurried over to greet him and opened the door: "Brother, why are you so fast! Come into the house quickly... Have you eaten yet?"
"I called you in the morning. I just came over after having dinner at home!"
Lu Lu drove the sledge into the courtyard: "Let's get started and I'll help you take care of it. It's a bit hard for you to deal with three hundred kilograms of cannon eggs alone."
He can be considered a good person and has done it to the end.
Hearing what Lu Lu said, Zhou Fangjing naturally wanted what he wanted. He glanced at Chen Xiuyu who had followed him in, and shouted to the woman who was embarrassed to approach him: "Jinzhi, it's cold outside. Please invite Xiuyu to come in and make tea for Brother Lu."
, By the way, heat up the kang!"
"Why!"
The woman named Jin Zhi hurried forward and greeted Chen Xiuyu into the house politely.
Lu Lu helped build the fire outside, and then dragged the cannon eggs to the fire to burn. In order to make it faster, Zhou Fangjing brought some straw to cover the cannon eggs and lit the fire.
With this assist, it only took the two of them more than an hour to clean up the cannon eggs and cut them into pieces for preparation.
Lu Lu followed Zhou Fangjing into the house and saw that Chen Xiuyu and the woman named Jin Zhi were already talking and laughing.
Lu Lu also went to the Kang, drinking tea and chatting with Zhou Fangjing.
Only then did I know that Zhou Fangjing and Jin Zhi also met when they were working as part-time workers on the farm. A woman whose man had died couldn't stay in her husband's house. They said she was a slave and was kicked out. She lived alone as a part-time worker. In Chun
I stay on the farm in summer and autumn, and in winter, I go to the forest farm to help with cooking and so on.
When it comes to logging in winter, most of the people who work in forest farms are rough men. Usually, few women are willing to put down their dignity and go to such a place to cook for others, which makes life difficult.
Lu Lu, who didn't have much interaction with Zhou Fangjing in his previous life, didn't understand him well, but now he knows some basics.
After chatting briefly for a while, Lu Lu called Chen Xiuyu to find an excuse to go to Chen Xiuqing's house, but refused their offer to stay for a meal.
After leaving Zhou Fangjing's house, the two went to Chen Xiuqing's house together.
"She is indeed a very hard-working woman. She takes care of the house very well, and she is also honest in taking care of people!" After some small talk, Chen Xiuyu gave this evaluation to Jin Zhi. It seemed that she was very optimistic about this woman.
"No matter what, it is always good to live a steady life. Zhou Fangjing is not a person who cannot endure hardships. With the two of you supporting him well, life at home will get better soon!"
Lu Lu was already certain that Jin Zhi was Zhou Fangjing's wife in his previous life. He probably knew that their lives would be good in the future, so naturally he had nothing to say.
The two of them arrived at Chen Xiuqing's house together. They didn't know where Chen Xiuqing had gone. The one who came out to open the courtyard door was Ma Jinlan. Seeing that she was limping, when she entered the house and got on the Kang, Lu Lu glanced at her.
Looking at Ma Jinlan's swollen ankle joints, he was immediately sure that it was gout.
This is a common and complex form of arthritis, often accompanied by symptoms such as joint pain, edema, and deformation.
Ma Jinlan was only about forty years old. He had lived a life of hardship and had not been able to eat or drink well at all, yet he contracted such a troublesome disease so early. Lu Lu couldn't understand.
But now, since the problem has been discovered, it should be treated as early as possible.
"I'll go find Uncle Wang and ask him to come over and take a look. You can't delay your illness. It's too much!"
Chen Xiuqing was not at home, and Lu Lu had nothing to talk about. The mother and daughter gathered together, and Lu Lu was only there to listen. Since Ma Jinlan is sick now, there is nothing to do now, thinking
There is no need to wait for tomorrow, go and see Wang Demin now.
"Qingzi asked Wang Demin to come over and show me yesterday. He just went to Wang Demin's house to get medicine. He should be back soon!"
Ma Jinlan quickly stopped her.
Lu Lu was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Chen Xiuqing to have such filial piety.
Not long after waiting, Chen Xiuqing came back with large bags of medicinal materials. When he went to the courtyard, he saw green onions tied up in the courtyard and a sledge set up. He suddenly became excited and ran all the way into the house. He was still outside the house.
Then he shouted: "Brother Lu..."
Lu Lu glanced at him with a smile, took the Chinese medicine in the snakeskin bag in his hand, opened it, and recognized several Chinese medicines inside: "Licorice, Qianghuo, cinnamon, honeysuckle, barley, angelica..."
"Do you know this medicine?" Chen Xiuqing looked surprised.
Lu Lu smiled: "I know more or less!"
It's strange that he didn't know. In his last life, he asked Wang Demin to prepare the traditional Chinese medicine, and it was a familiar formula. As for this familiar taste, he would have to leave it to Chen Xiuqing in this life.
"From now on, you can't eat soy foods, tofu, soybeans, kidney beans and other things, and you can't eat beef, mutton, fish and other things that have hair growth effects, especially animal offal... Eating these things, it's easy to
If you get sick, you should avoid eating anything!"
Lu Lu made some suggestions based on his experience in his previous life.
Ma Jinlan, Chen Xiuyu and Chen Xiuqing were all stunned when they heard Lu Lu Balabala ordered a lot of things.
"You can't eat this, you can't eat that, what else can you eat?"
Chen Xiuyu looked at Lu Lu with a puzzled look. The things he ordered were common things in ordinary people's homes, and there were also things like beef and mutton, which were not easy to eat on weekdays.
.
Seeing that life was getting better and the days of whole grains and wild vegetables were over, I never expected that I still couldn't eat a little better.
What a sin!
"Eat more vegetables. Noodles are also good. Garlic is also very good. You can soak it in joint pain or eat it. It has a relieving effect. In short, if you want to suffer less, you have to avoid eating it!"
Lu Lu didn't have any good solution, he could only give a reminder.
Unlike Ma Jinlan's sad face, Chen Xiuqing asked Lu Lu several times, trying to remember it clearly.
Lu Lu also said tirelessly that he had served him in his previous life and had rich experience.
What he is worried about now is that it is impossible for Ma Jinlan to keep her mouth shut. She has suffered all her life and is not tempted when she sees something good. Even a junior would not be able to bear to deny her a delicious meal.
She can only rely on herself!
"Brother Lu, I met Jiang Minghao when I came back just now. He went to your house to look for you!" Chen Xiuqing suddenly said.
"You didn't ask him what he wanted from me?" Lu Lu asked, stunned for a moment.
"I saw that he carried a lot of things in big and small bags. He said he was going to celebrate the New Year and would like to send you some New Year's goods!" Chen Xiuqing said with a smile: "I heard that he seems to have something to ask you for."
After leading Jiang Zewei to Zhang Guangcai Ridge, the relationship between Lu Lu and Jiang Zewei had already become very good. In addition, Lu Lu often sent delicious food to the old man, and Jiang Minghao also became very fond of Lu Lu.
He is very considerate and treats me as a brother.
"You didn't ask what happened?"
"I asked, but he didn't tell me!"
"Then if you didn't tell me earlier..."
Lu Lu glared at Chen Xiuqing and put his raccoon skin hat on his head. Seeing Lu Lu like this, Chen Xiuyu knew that she was going back in a hurry, and quickly followed Lu Lu to get off the kang.
The two of them left Chen Xiuqing's house, sat on the sledge, and trotted home.
On the road that forked toward Caodianzi, Lu Lu caught up with Jiang Minghao and his wife.
"Brother, I'm on my way to your house!" Seeing Lu Lu driving the sledge along the road, Jiang Minghao greeted him from a distance.
"I was at Qingzi's house. I heard that you had something to do with me, so I rushed back."
Arriving next to Jiang Minghao, Lu Lu and Chen Xiuyu got off the sledge. Lu Lu asked with a smile: "Brother Jiang, what do you want from me?"
"Over at the Xiangshui River Forest Farm, something happened to the wood storage point in the mountains. The leader of the farm wanted to ask a powerful hunter to help, so I recommended you and asked you to go out and fight." Jiang Minghao said with some worry.
"Do you know what it is?" Lu Lu thought for a moment and asked.
"It's a pack of wolves..."
Thanks to book friend 4 Degrees Coke and book friend Frozen Valley for the tip!