Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 498 Chapter 497 Beibei
Tang Zhitong felt that he had thought too highly of people and didn't know how low their moral standards were.

After parting with Tang Gang, Tang Zhitong walked to the southeast for a distance, then turned back and headed straight west.

Three people were killed on the east side. Tang Zhitong didn't know whether the other side would look for someone. The rabbit fur coat was a bit eye-catching and someone had seen it before. If he went to the river again, he might find it on him.

And the uniform the officer was wearing at the moment was even less suitable for appearing on the river.

Although there are still some yellow croakers in the space, there are that person's teeth marks on them, so it is not appropriate for them to appear here.

Although he still wanted to get some more food, Tang Zhitong decided to stay out of the spotlight in order to avoid unnecessary trouble.

There are still more than 2,000 kilograms of corn in the space, enough for the family to eat for a while, so we won’t take any risks for now.

Anton is not big now. After leaving the residential area, Tang Zhitong pulled out the slow horse, sat on the sled and continued to walk west.

As he walked, Tang Zhitong tried to cover up any traces of his passing.

There were mountains to the west. Tang Zhitong walked west for another two miles until there were no more footprints or tire tracks on the road. He was almost in the forest when he found a corner sheltered from the wind and stopped.

Due to the stagnation of space, whatever you put in will remain the same as it comes out. The horse has been traveling for six or seven hours straight and is very tired.

Tang Zhitong tied the horse to a tree and gathered a bunch of remaining grass in the space so that the horse could rest and replenish its strength.

It was getting late, Tang Zhitong cleaned up the cabin, and in addition to freezing some fish and shrimp, he also had a meal.

Next, I plan to continue making some food and stock up.

First, fry some pine nuts. Pine nuts are good, high in energy and don't taste very tasty. Then pour the pine nut shells into the stove and no traces will be left.

Next, Tang Zhitong stewed a pot of sea cucumber.

The growth and habitat range of sea cucumbers is limited, and most of them are distributed in the Bohai Sea area.

After cutting off the head and tail of the sea cucumber and washing the internal organs, only a layer of skin is left, but this layer of skin is rich in amino acids, so it tastes particularly delicious.

The production of sea cucumber is not high and its popularity is not wide, but it is very popular among the people of Jiaodong and is expensive. It is known as the "naked sea cucumber".

It is said that Shandong cuisine is famous because of sea cucumber. Before MSG was invented, the chefs of Shandong cuisine would carry a small leather bag with them and pour a little powder into each dish they cooked.

This powder is made by grinding sea intestines after drying them.

Tang Zhitong didn't have the time to dry the sea cucumbers, nor did he have the equipment to dry them. After the water in the pot boiled, he pulled them all into the space and chopped them into small pieces.

The reason why others dry and grind it into powder is to facilitate storage and carrying, but I have a cheat device and can skip this step.

One pot is not a lot, but I use less every time I cook. These sea cucumbers plus the oyster sauce I made last time are enough for my family to use for a few years.

After brushing the pot clean, Tang Zhitong refined another half pot of lard.

It takes a lot of time to cook lard, and you may think it tastes bland at ordinary times, but in the years of hunger, cooking lard is like a firefly in the dark night, so tempting!

As soon as it is boiled, the aroma will spread out and the neighbors will know that someone nearby has got lard.

The smell on clothes can last for three to five days.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Tang Zhitong plans to make some finished products here.

After boiling the lard, collect the oil residue and leave the pot outside to cool naturally.

Tang Zhitong collected a batch of frozen fish and shrimps from outside, and also collected the well-fed horses. The weather was too cold, and if the horses were frozen, they would not be able to accompany him on the journey at night.

Change a wave of fish, take a break to smoke a cigarette, and wait for the lard to condense into a white paste before scooping it into the space.

Although a little tired, Tang Zhitong still cheered up and spent half a pig to make several delicious dishes.

Such as braised pork, twice-cooked pork, pork ribs stewed with potatoes, and even a pot of braised pig's trotters.

After you get home, you can just pick them out and eat them without letting your neighbors smell the aroma of cooking. Perfect!

Tang Zhitong had a delicious meal with the dishes he cooked himself. It was the most filling meal he had had in more than a month.

Until this moment, Tang Zhitong felt that he could empathize with those people who, upon seeing food, stuffed it into their stomachs without hesitation, even without caring about overeating to death.

After being hungry for a long time, who can resist the temptation of delicious food?
After eating and drinking, it was already dawn. Tang Zhitong yawned, put away the fish and shrimp, thought for a while, and marinated some hairtail, planning to fry some before he woke up.

I can only take this opportunity to fry the hairtail fish. When we return to Sijiu City, Zhang Guifang will definitely not agree with this method. It wastes too much oil!
After stuffing a bunch of dry firewood into the stove, Tang Zhitong lay down on the wooden board with his clothes on and slept until the afternoon.

There was only the cooking oil that Tang Zhitong exchanged with Gao Lide at the beginning of the year in his space, and no other vegetable oil, so he chose to fry the fish with the lard he had just boiled.

This cooking method was very rare a few decades later, but it is normal practice now, and many chefs choose to use animal oil.

After frying the hairtail fish, the remaining oil at the bottom of the pot could not be wasted. Tang Zhitong cut the steamed buns that Zhang Guifang prepared for him into slices and put them into the pot one by one.

Even decades later when material wealth had greatly increased, Tang Zhitong still liked this way of eating, and thought that dipping steamed buns in the remaining oil after frying fish was the ultimate delicacy.

The oil contains seasonings of pickled hairtail fish, mixed with a unique fishy smell, and the soft steamed buns also have a sweet taste. The taste makes me drool just thinking about it.

After coming here for more than a year, Tang Zhitong finally relived the taste of his childhood memories for the first time.

After lunch and dinner, Tang Zhitong lit a cigarette and sat on the edge of the bed thinking about what to bring to the forest farm.

Yesterday, Tang Zhitong observed carefully and found that except for necessary outings, people here basically did not go out and all stayed at home.

In addition, the population density in the forest farm is low, which creates favorable conditions for making and eating meat.

Each family will receive two sets of pig heads, plus thirty kilograms of lard.

As for fish, Tang Zhitong had no shortage of it. His family had two sacks of Spanish mackerel, which must have weighed at least 300 kilograms.

Looking at the looks of his uncle and aunt yesterday, Tang Zhitong felt that they would definitely convert it into money for him.

In order to make them have more money, Tang Zhitong planned to give them more fish, two sacks of mackerel to each family, which would weigh at least 300 kilograms.

However, the mackerels this time were not big, all of them were small, which was not only convenient to eat in the winter, but also easy to sell, so that my uncle and aunt could get some money back.

Tang Zhitong planned to offer the price of this batch of Spanish mackerel at 0.2 yuan, and he would make at least twice the profit after reselling it.

Tang Ting was very thin, Tang Zhitong saw it and felt pain in his heart, so he planned to persuade her to put on some weight in the winter. As for the more difficult next year, he would just make two more trips here next year.

Tang Zhitong even did not forget to take care of his uncle's two hunting dogs. He took away all the spine and leg bones removed from the half-pulled pork. Although they were already very clean, they could improve their food.

After putting everything in order, Tang Zhitong checked the horse again. There were no special marks on the surface, but to be on the safe side, Tang Zhitong used ash from pot bottom to give the horse's hair an "artistic" treatment.

In this case, I’m afraid that even if those three people are resurrected, they won’t be recognizable, right?
Tang Zhitong was very satisfied with his masterpiece. He put away the house, lit a torch, tied up the sled, and performed the sledding exercise again.

As for the things, we must wait until we get to the forest farm to pull them out, which can save the horses some energy.

While Tang Zhitong was hurrying on his way in the dark and snow, Xiao Wang had already taken the gold quilt and silver bed given by Sister Jiang back home.

When the kitten first arrived in an unfamiliar environment, it meowed in a baby voice and looked a little uneasy.

"Wow! So cute!" Fengzhi, who was doing homework, saw the kitten and immediately dropped the pencil in her hand and squatted in front of the kitten. The quick movement scared the kitten, and it fell to the ground.

"Meow meow." Fengzhi stretched out her hand towards the kitten and placed it next to its mouth.

The kitten replied "meow meow", hid back, stood up and turned to look for Xiao Wang. This shit shoveler has been taking care of him all day, so he felt more secure.

"Come, sit on the stool and hug me." Classmate Xiao Wang grabbed the kitten's neck and picked it up.

The kitten seemed to have its fate strangled by the throat, with its four paws hanging down and landing accurately on Fengzhi's legs.

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Fengzhi carefully held the kitten with one hand, fearing that it would fall, and gently stroked the cat with the other hand.

Seeing that the little girl had no ill intentions, the kitten did not resist, but continued to cry in a baby voice.

"Is it full moon?" Zhang Guifang was watching in surprise. Many of her neighbors have cats, but this was the first time she had one at home.

"Well, it's one month old. My colleague said that we can just feed it with whatever we have at home. Her cat has little milk, so she fed it like this for a few days at home." Student Xiao Wang shared the feeding experience that Jiang Ye taught him today.

According to Jiang Ye, although this cat looks beautiful, it is easy to raise and is not picky about food. You don't need to take care of it after it grows up and just let it catch mice by itself.

"Okay, then feed him some steamed buns." Zhang Guifang nodded and started to clean up and prepare for dinner.

"Sister-in-law, is the kitten hungry? Why does it keep meowing?" Fengzhi asked while stroking the cat.

"Maybe. I fed it a few bites at noon." Xiao Wang was not sure. When he fed the cat earlier, he was still young and also lacked experience in feeding kittens.

"Then I'll feed it!" Fengzhi became very excited after hearing this and volunteered to take over the task of feeding the cat.

"Okay, you feed it, but you have to chew it into pieces and put it near the cat's mouth." Xiao Wang said with a smile.

"Okay, sure!" Fengzhi agreed happily.

"Go wash your hands, eat first, and feed the cat last." Zhang Guifang cleaned up and urged Fengzhi.

"Oh..." Fengzhi didn't dare to resist. She reluctantly put the kitten down and patted its head. She said as if she was telling a kindergarten kid, "Be good, kitten. I'll feed you later."

Dinner was a little better than before because everyone had a few crumbs.

Fengzhi ate very quickly, but unlike usual, she didn't touch the oil residue today.

"I'm done!" Fengzhi finished most of her portion in no time, put down the steamed bun in her hand and announced.

"Why don't you eat the oil residue? Do you want to save it for the cat?" Student Wang looked at his sister-in-law with a smile and felt that she was very caring.

"Well, the kitten is still young and just left its mother. It must miss home. I have to feed it a good meal." Feng Zhi said with a little shyness but as a matter of course.

"The kitten is still young and can't eat so much, nor can it eat too much oil residue. You eat your share and give it this little bit, plus a piece of oil residue, that's it." Xiao Wang said, breaking off a small piece of his steamed bun and handing it to Fengzhi.

"Okay, finish your rations. The cat's food will come from the previous stored food." Zhang Guifang reached out and took a steamed bun from the pot, then broke off a small corner and placed it in front of Fengzhi, ending the two aunts and sisters-in-law's politeness.

Fengzhi chuckled, finished her portion, and then put the "cat food" given by her mother and the two pieces of oil residue she had saved into her mouth and chewed them.

After chewing, he spit it into the palm of his hand. After a while, a ball of paste the size of a matchbox appeared in his palm.

He lifted the kitten onto his lap with one hand, then put the paste in his other hand to the kitten's mouth, muttering, "Kitten, kitten, it's time for dinner!"

The kitten probably didn't understand, but it smelled the fragrance of the food, so it came forward, stuck out its pink little tongue, and started licking the food.

"The kitten has eaten! The kitten has eaten!" Fengzhi was more excited than the kitten when she saw it eating. Although she had fed rabbits before, they were for meat. This kitten, on the other hand, was a companion at home, and there was a huge difference between the two.

"Well, don't shake. If you shake, the kitten won't dare to eat." Classmate Xiao Wang, who was watching from the side, reminded.

"Oh." Feng Zhi steadied her hand and moved closer. Seeing the kitten start to eat again, she couldn't help but ask, "Sister-in-law, can I touch the kitten while it's eating?"

"Wait until it finishes eating." Student Wang wasn't sure either, but that didn't stop her from making a suggestion.

"Oh, okay." Fengzhi just looked at the kitten, and after a while, she suggested, "Sister-in-law, can we give the kitten a name?"

"Okay, what do you want to name it?"

"Emm...Baibai, is it okay?" Fengzhi has a limited vocabulary. Her eyes fell on the kitten's white belly and little paws, and she gave some unconstructive advice.

"Baibai? No. According to your grandmother's hometown, Baibai is like 'uncle'. Do you have to call a cat an elder?" Zhang Guifang shook her head and rejected it immediately. [Note: Uncle is pronounced as baibai, softly]
"Then..." Fengzhi racked her brains but couldn't remember what to call it.

"Sister-in-law, is this a male cat or a female cat?" Feng Zhen interrupted at this time.

"Cat girl, have you thought of a name?" Classmate Xiao Wang gave Fengzhen an encouraging look.

"Beibei, is that okay?" Feng Zhen asked tentatively.

"I think it's okay, Mom, what do you think?" Student Xiao Wang was the first to affirm.

"Well, this is fine." Zhang Guifang nodded.

"Yeah, yeah, Beibei sounds nice too." Fengzhi said blindly. Seeing the kitten licking her palm after eating, she raised her hand and stroked the cat from head to tail, saying to the kitten, "Kitten, you have a name now. From now on you will be called Beibei. Beibei, Beibei..."

"Meow~" Beibei probably still didn't understand. He lay on Fengzhi's legs and scratched his mouth with his paws, as if he was washing his face after a meal.

The others watched the interaction between Fengzhi and Beibei and their eyes softened a lot. Perhaps this was the change that the cat brought to this family.

(End of this chapter)