My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 16
Xu Dong continued his efforts and said, "Anyway, the truck has a freezing function, so you don't have to worry about spoiling the meat. The big deal is to do it slowly."

Xu Ma's eyes lit up after hearing this, and she seemed to have made up her mind.

"There's too much pork. It's too troublesome to make air-dried meat. Let's make bacon. It's easier to make bacon."

Xu Dong nodded immediately and replied, "Mom, do what you say you want."

To marinate the bacon, a large clay pot is needed. Xu Dong was afraid that his mother would regret it, so he didn't even bother to eat lunch, so he stepped on the gas pedal and went out.

Finally, after many inquiries, I bought ten large water tanks at the Flower, Bird, Fish and Insect Market, and after spending high shipping costs and going back and forth several times, all the water tanks were moved into the courtyard.

The big water tank is in place and the whole family starts making bacon.

The ingredients for making bacon are very simple. All you need is salt and pepper. Xu Dong went to the farmers market and directly packaged the sea salt and pepper from the merchant.

Then there is the meat division. Xu Dong still overestimated himself. Using a chainsaw to cut frozen meat is not only dangerous, but also not easy to operate.

In the end, he had no choice but to drive the car to find a small meat workshop, and spent 5000 yuan to break down all the pork into the required meat strips.

When I got home, Mother Xu scolded again. It was buying a water tank, and paying someone to cut the meat. In addition to the gas money for driving, I still made a dime!
Qi returns to Qi, bacon still needs to be done, otherwise you will lose more.

Making bacon, Xu Ma is a veteran, and the family does it every year.

The practice is really simple. First, fry the sea salt and pepper to make a marinade;
Then put the meat strips into the marinade, and rub the marinade on the surface of the meat with your hands;
Then put the meat strips into a large water tank, arrange them neatly, cover with plastic wrap, and marinate for a week;
Finally, take the meat strips out, hang them in a ventilated place, and wait for them to dry slowly.

By the time a carload of meat is processed, it will be the third day of the new year.

To be honest, Xu Dong felt a little regretful. For these meats, the whole family did not have a good New Year, and they only cooked a few home-cooked dishes for the New Year's Eve, without any taste of the New Year.

In fact, there is no shortage of meat in the warehouse in the basement. The sealed bacon, jerky and ham are enough for the whole family to eat until they expire.

Xu Dong himself has purely developed a habit of collecting, and he wants to move all good things into his home, coupled with his fear and anxiety about the future, that's why he is so tossed.

Fortunately, he also conducted self-reflection in a timely manner 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 it was also the last trip before the catastrophe, Xu Dong drove the whole family around, and almost visited Yanjing City.

The New Year's atmosphere in the big capital is much better than that in Luyang. There are many temple fairs and various special snacks, which are also mouth-watering.

last stop.

The family came to Shijinglong Ski Resort. It has only been three days since the opening of the Winter Olympics, and the enthusiasm of the whole people for skiing is at its highest.

Xu Dong worked hard to get three tickets, and the father and daughter had a good time.

It is very likely that this is probably the last time the three of them will 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 they were not interested in skiing, they simply stayed in the hotel to rest.

The skiing was over and it was unsafe to drive at night, so everyone stayed in a hotel for one night.

Early the next morning, Xu Dong drove home.

It's not that I don't want to play for a few more days, but the old sister called last night to inform me that she will 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, sitting next to a pair of children and Xu Jingyi.

The Winter Olympics are being held in Yanjing, and the whole family can just take advantage of the excitement to travel.

"I said Lao Ma, do you think my parents are used to living in Yanjing?"

Xu Ting's husband's surname is Ma, Ma Jie, 36 years old this year.

Ma Jie secretly complained: "Where there is money, there is heaven, and without money, there is hell."

But this can't be said, otherwise, with Xu Ting's bullish temper, she won't be able to go to bed for a month.

"I should be used to it. I heard that the courtyard house is down-to-earth and is good for the elderly." Ma Jie answered quite well.

Xu Ting thought for a while and sighed: "It's still too cold in the north in winter, and I don't know what Dongzi is thinking. Shanghai and Beijing are no worse than Yanjing, and it's closer to home."

"Maybe it's for work!"

"But I heard from my dad that Xu Dong doesn't have a job at all right now, and he wanders around all day long and doesn't stay home all day." Xu Ting shook her head and said, she was a little worried that her brother would learn badly if he had money.

"Didn't you say you opened a convenience store? I heard that you will open dozens of them this year?"

Xu Ting rolled her eyes and sneered:
"Don't listen to my mother's bragging. There are dozens of them, and this one has finally made some money. According to my dad, if you want to open a chain of convenience stores, it's better to wash and sleep, in a dream. Everything."

Ma Lingling couldn't help but smile, Xu Jingyi also covered her mouth and smiled: "Grandpa is quite trendy, he even knows the catchphrase on the Internet."

"Convenience stores are very busy. It's strange that the old man watches short videos all day long. Didn't he shoot a short video for the convenience store before, and even called me to like and share it."

Xu Jingyi laughed even more, "Haha, I also liked that short video. I thought it was taken by my uncle. What's 'turkey, duck, delicious food', I just laughed to death."

All of a sudden, everyone seemed to have been hit with a laugh, and they kept laughing one by one.

After laughing enough, Xu Ting rubbed her sore cheeks and continued to "reveal the secret":
"To be honest, the old man's convenience store can't make a lot of money at all, but now your grandma is the one who makes the most money at home."

"Isn't grandma going to help take care of the children, why do you still have time to work?" Xu Jingyi asked curiously.

"It's not a formal job, it's selling air-dried chicken and duck, and I can earn more than 10,000 a month, which is higher than your uncle's salary!"

"Just say it, why did you bring me with you!" After all, in front of the children, Ma Jie couldn't hold back his face.

"Humph……"

Xu Ting didn't say anything, and quickly changed the topic: "I wonder if Dabao and the three of them have learned to walk?"

"Cough... I'm almost 16 months old, I should be able to walk."

Xu Ting shook her head, "Not necessarily. The triplets are inherently weaker than normal babies. Dabao and the others were less than three pounds when they were born, so they must develop later."

"Now that technology is so advanced, it shouldn't be a big problem."

"That's fine."

Chatting and chatting, Yanjing arrived soon.

When the five walked out of the station exit, Xu Dong had been waiting for a while.

"Ma Lingling, Ma Xu, my uncle is here."

After receiving five people, Xu Dong suggested to go to the restaurant next door to eat before going back, but Xu Ting insisted on going back to eat.

According to the old lady, everyone came out with snacks, and everyone was not very hungry.

　Ask for a recommendation ticket!Ask for a recommendation ticket!Ask for a recommendation ticket!
　　


(End of this chapter)