Siheyuan: My Northeastern Farmhouse

Chapter 42 Killing pigs and cooking sheep for fun!

Sunday arrived leisurely like this. Of course, when Liu Guangtian came to Gu Weijun to ask for advice on how to get the reward of two eggs from the second uncle, Gu Weijun helped him with a profound analysis!
First of all, it’s not Liu Guangtian’s turn to be a part-time worker who loves his job and is dedicated to his job. Only good people and good deeds can do that!But good people and good deeds must have a pair of eyes to discover. Gu Weijun gave an example: for example, helping the old lady to go to the street; helping the old lady to cross the road; helping the old lady to bask in the sun; helping the old lady to go to the toilet. In short, the core point is one word: help!

Liu Guangtian was thoughtful.
Then when Gu Weijun got home from work in the evening, he heard the many contributions made by Liu Guangtian and his younger brother Liu Guangfu, such as: helping the deaf old lady go to the toilet 7 times in the morning; helping the deaf old lady walk through 5 alleys and more than 10 roads in the morning; helping the deaf old lady in the afternoon I went out to bask in the sun 6 times. Then when Silly Zhu got off work in the evening, I beat up these two guys!
Gu Weijun was paralyzed by the shock. Can't I just give you an example, these two brothers tried their best to kill the deaf old lady?This brain is amazing.
Sunday, March 3th, today is a good day!

The cute little pig is ready to be brought to the dining table!Of course, the first step is to tie it up. Among other things, the pig trotter buckle trick is a good one that Gu Weijun has seen and practiced, and it has been proven!

He got up early as usual, and after arriving at the Northeast courtyard, Gu Weijun deliberately changed into a half-length water body while being naked.Last night, Gu Weijun deliberately didn’t feed the pigs, but only gave them water. On the one hand, it emptied their stomachs, and on the other hand, it also made the pigs less hungry. Don’t think that pigs are just lazy and have no strength. When killing pigs in rural areas, they don’t have 3-4 An adult can't be tied up at all.Of course, our protagonist must be an exception. After drinking so much "bath water", is it for nothing?

As soon as Gu Weijun arrived at the door of the pig pen, several pigs gathered around the trough to give him a warm welcome. They were already about 220 pounds, and it happened to be the most delicious time!
Gu Weijun tied the double-knotted rope in advance, opened the door of the pig pen a crack, found a black pig that he liked, and put the double-knotted rope on the black pig's right front hoof while it was unaware, and then Pull it out of the pig pen.After closing the pig pen smoothly, he pulled the black pig a little further to the entrance of the yard, and gently pulled the tied pig's right hoof upward in the direction of its left hoof. The black pig couldn't resist and fell to the ground with its legs in the air "Ouch!" Call.

At this time, the cruel Gu Weijun had already prepared the second double set, which he put directly on the black pig's left front hoof. In the same way, he tied the black pig's left and right rear hoofs together, and a perfect pig's trotter buckle was completed. .Then when the pig is bleating, stuff a piece of wood into the pig's mouth, and then tie up the pig's mouth, and it's done!

Da Lao Huang and his three concubines had just been roaring around the tied black pig. When Gu Weijun tied the black pig firmly, Da Lao Huang continued to circle around Gu Weijun and wagged his tail.

Gu Weijun patted Da Lao Huang's dog's head proudly, "Da Lao Huang, don't worry, I'll be with you soon!"

The wheelbarrow had already been placed nearby. Gu Weijun used a large wooden board to build a slope, rolled the black pig onto the wheelbarrow, and pushed it to the newly dug slaughtering area in the open space northwest of the house.

There is a newly built large stove. The hot water in the pot has been boiled. The water temperature is 70-80 degrees. I will shave the pig legs later. It will not work if it is too hot!
A vertical wooden stake made of 8 pieces of wood as thick as a bowl. The 6 pieces of wood are built into 2 equilateral triangles. The top is tied tightly with a rope. After the 2 pieces of wood are placed on top, the two ends are reinforced and tied again, and the middle is hung. A large steel hook as thick as a thumb hangs down.

Gu Weijun pushed the black pig, rolled it from the cart to the specially widened stove, placed a large basin under the pig's neck, sprinkled it with salt and a little green onion and ginger water, and everything was ready!
Gu Weijun took a deep breath, held down the pig's head with his left hand, and picked up the butcher's knife that had been polished by the workers in the steel rolling mill with his right hand. He held his breath and concentrated, quickly and accurately, and stabbed the pig's heart from the bottom of the pig's neck, "squeaking" Pig blood spurted out instantly and fell into the basin below.

Gu Weijun continued to press the pig's head with his left hand, put the butcher's knife in his right hand, and picked up the corn stalks folded into two pieces again to stir the pig's blood in the basin to prevent it from coagulating.

After the pig's blood flows out, add a little white wine inside, continue stirring, and after a while, remove the pig's blood and prepare to blow and remove the hair!

Prick a hole in the pig's leg with a knife, poke it inward a few times with an iron rod, then insert a hollow bamboo pole and blow air in. When it swells up, tie it tightly with a rope.After the four pig legs are cut in sequence, the freshly killed pig will swell up to facilitate hair removal.

Stripping pig hair is a tiring job that requires patience. Pig-butcher Weijun Gu lit a cigarette and rested for a while. Then he filled a few handfuls of firewood into the stove to keep the water warm, and then started. Use a gourd and gourd to pour water on the pig.After watering a few times, change to a long knife and start scraping slowly; scrape one side, then the other, water the same and then scrape.
Unbutton the pig's trotters, put the pig skin upward, use an ox-ear sharp knife, and pull it downward along the midline of the pig's chest. Under the white lard, the pig's internal organs are revealed: heart, liver, gastrointestinal, and bladder.

Remove the internal organs, remove the pig's head, remove the limbs, and finally use an ax to split along the middle line of the pig's spine, divide the pork into two pieces, hang one piece on the wooden stake, and start unloading the meat from the other piece!
Remove the lard, use a sharp knife to cut through the fascia, remove the pig kidneys, and cut out the inner tenderloin; cut open the buttocks cover meat, and then take out the rear hip bones and pig feet. The rest is called the rear hip tip; separate the spine. Then use a knife to shave parallel to the ribs, and slowly shave inward to remove the entire ribs; cut off the large tenderloin, and the rest is pork belly.

Book friends, are you relieved?
Don’t think that if you are given a farm, you can have fun, but you can also learn!Is it easy to eat meat?Don't ask why Gu Weijun did it, because there is a video on his phone!The strange hobbies of middle-aged men...

Do you think this is done?It’s still early, do you want to boil the pork suet?Should pork belly and pig intestines be rubbed clean with plant ash?Should I feed pig blood sausage?Do pig hearts and lungs need to be repeatedly filled with water and blown with air to clean them?And the most important thing, the pig’s head and trotters, do they need to be repeatedly burned to remove the hair?

In short, Gu Weijun fought hard in the small courtyard for 4 or 5 hours... and found a not serious problem in the middle. These piglets had never been gelded before!No wonder he's so naughty!It seems that we need to build another pig pen and raise them separately. This time we will reluctantly eat three pigs... The remaining ones are just two pairs, so won't there be an endless supply in the future?Sustainable development is the last word!
After boiling the lard and stuffing the blood sausage, add the cooked pig heart and lungs with some salt and throw them to Da Lao Huang and his concubine.Gu Weijun washed his body with soap three times before putting on his clothes from the 60s again. After looking in the mirror and seeing that everything was fine, he left the Northeastern courtyard with a large basket of pork.First, deliver meat to Aunt Wang’s house and Secretary Huang’s house. Aunt Wang and Uncle Zhou were not at home, only a nanny was at home. Gu Weijun threw down a few ribs and a piece of pork belly and left. Anyway, he was not worried that Aunt Wang would miss him. money.

Sister Xia from Secretary Huang's family has just given birth to a baby and is in confinement.Secretary Huang's wife was very happy when she saw the ribs, pig's trotters, and pork sent by Gu Weijun. She was worried about how to add some nutrition to her daughter?Although I can ensure 1-2 eggs every day, I can’t produce milk!

When leaving, Mrs. Huang specially stuffed an extra dollar and asked Gu Weijun to get some more crucian carp and soybeans when he had time. Gu Weijun said, isn't this a small CASE?Gu Weijun, a large farmer, said that as long as the money is available, it will be delivered tomorrow.

When we arrived at Zhao Chenggang's house, my dear, the three families had already gathered here waiting?People are so enthusiastic about eating meat these days!Gu Weijun mentioned to Yang Yu and Zhao Chenggang when he got off work last night that he would go to the countryside to pick up meat tomorrow and Sunday. He had agreed with the fellow villagers before that they would continue to have dinner with the three families.Then he told Tiezi to tell his neighbors that it would be okay for the family to bring at least a few kilograms of meat.

Xiaoyu and Tiezi were still surprised. Aren't they focusing on speculation now?Can I still buy pork?

Gu Weijun curled his lips and made up a story. The pigs and poultry raised secretly in remote areas in the countryside are now even more afraid to be sold to supply and marketing cooperatives. Where did the extra pigs come from?Is it the tail end of capitalism?

Seeing Gu Weijun pushing a bicycle into Tiezi's yard, Gu's mother rushed up, lifted the cover on the basket on the back seat of the car, and took a breath of cool air; seeing this, Zhao's mother and Yang's mother They also stepped forward one after another, and then "hissed" to inhale the cold air, making a small contribution to global temperature warming.

Xiaoyu and Tiezi stepped forward to remove the basket, lifted it to the ground, and placed the pork in the basket on the table piece by piece.

As soon as Gu Weijun parked his bicycle, Gu's mother skillfully grabbed his ear again, "You're such a prodigal, how could you buy so much?" That means there wasn't anyone around who could take advantage of him, otherwise Gu's mother would have had a set of five lightning whips!

Gu Weijun covered his ears and explained repeatedly, "Mom, the price is right! For someone so old, 50 pounds only costs 25 yuan!" "The bones are all for free!"

Gu Ma was still confused, "Can't we just buy meat? Why don't we bring suet back?" "There's no suet for meat!"

Gu Weijun quickly pointed to the basket, "Mom, it's in the bottom jar! Is the lard residue wrapped in butter paper?"

Gu Ma looked back suspiciously, and Xiaoyu and Tiezi quickly took out a 5-pound jar and an oil paper bag containing lard residue.

Only then did Gu Ma let go of her hand, "Humph, you have done something reliable!" Then she ran back to the table happily, "Ah, there are blood sausages!" She happily talked to Zhao Ma and Yang Mother discusses what to do?
The pork belly must be used to make dumplings, and my silly son still has a lot of white noodles he brought back last year.Lard residue and lard can be stored for a long time, so I won’t do it today.Today I will make a big bone and cook a few pieces of pork neck together. Then slice the pork neck, cut more pickled cabbage, put the vermicelli into the bone soup, put the blood sausage on the floating head (dialect: surface), and kill the pig in this pot The food is so beautiful!
Thinking about it makes me drool. Gu Ma and several lesbians, including Yang Qing (why were they working when I showed up?), rolled up their sleeves and started to work. Boil water in a large pot, and put the bones and pork neck meat under cold water. After boiling the pot, skim off the foam. After 5 minutes, add onion, ginger and aniseed (star anise), pour in white wine, cover and lower the heat.

Then start mixing the noodles with half warm water and half cold water, chop the meat, cut the cabbage, and mix the stuffing!
Gu Weijun winked at Tiezi, who then went to knock on the doors of two other neighbors' houses and told them that the pork had been brought back. Should they have a dinner together before taking the pork away? (Have you noticed, book friends? When Gu Weijun’s family had a dinner together before, Tie Zi didn’t knock on the door, and neither of them came out? I don’t know about other places. When I was a kid, if my neighbor’s house killed a pig during the Chinese New Year, I would get greedy after smelling it. , my family members all told me not to come to the door. And vice versa!)

In the past, I just made some meat and fish in a small way. Forget it, I served dishes to the neighbors, and the neighbors were happy. I would also order eggs and vegetables for the neighbors, and the neighbors would not do anything even if they thought too much!This time Gu Weijun brought back a fan of pork, so he had to ask Tiezi to tell his neighbors in advance whether he wanted to bring the meat or not.Nonsense, can anyone refuse pork these days?
The two neighbors, whose surnames are Gan and Dai, are currently working in the district bureau. They are both comrades and colleagues with Zhao Dazhuang and Uncle Zhao. Of course, their positions are higher.

The first two times were to arrange work for the three young brothers, and the other time was to get sea fish. The yard was full of fish smell. This time after Tiezi knocked on the door, Uncle Zhao Dazhuang also took the initiative to come to the door and invite the neighbors to have dinner together!
Three companies became five, and they were all equally happy and harmonious. Gu Weijun was also happy, and he had two more customers who were relieved!

Some book friends may ask, isn’t there a fan of pork?Where did it go?Will the two section chiefs send it to their homes? Will Bai Ling and Wei Ping'an send it to their homes?And Director Zhao Yangxian?
You have to know how to be a good person!
(End of this chapter)