Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 43 Bear Meat Stewed in Bear Oil by Xu Feng
  In the afternoon, around two o'clock.

Li Fuqiang and Yang Shuhua walked in side by side. Liu Lizhen and Han Fengjiao took her into the west room, where they sat on the kang and drank tea and chatted.

When it was almost three o'clock, the three of them came to the outhouse and started working.

After unloading this black blind man, he was left with more than 200 kilograms of clean meat and more than 40 kilograms of fat. He washed the fat and blanched it, then threw it into a pot and simmered it in oil.

In late autumn and early winter, the fat of a black bear is the thickest, with a thickness of six to seven centimeters. The fat layer of an adult brown bear can reach a thickness of ten centimeters.

And this bear oil is extremely delicious and nutritious whether it is stir-fried, stewed or pancaked.

Bear oil can be used externally to treat alopecia areata and ringworm in the hair, and oral administration combined with herbal medicine can treat goosefoot.

Fires were lit on the stoves in the outhouse and in the east wing, and water was boiled to cook and marinate the meat.

Liu Lizhen thought that there were many people eating in the evening, so she didn't think about braised rice or pancakes, which would be wrong while eating.

So she suggested making bread on the hour at night and filling it with bear fat and sauerkraut.

This suggestion was unanimously approved by everyone. It is impossible to eat whole buns frequently these days. Because white flour is expensive, we usually eat corn noodles.

"Sister-in-law, don't mix corn flour into it. I'll go home and get some white flour, and we'll make big white flour buns."

Liu Lizhen thought for a while and nodded: "That's okay, just a little less when you go home will be enough."

"alright."

After Han Fengjiao left, she turned to Yang Shuhua and said, "Shuhua, let's braise two bear paws tonight, one for each table, and we'll save the remaining two for the New Year."

"Okay, auntie, then I'll let Qiangzi pluck the hair out of the bear's paws."

Immediately, Yang Shuhua walked out of the outhouse and came to the courtyard.

In the courtyard, Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang, and Wang Hu were scraping minced meat from the bear skin.

"Qiangzi, go and shave two bear paws. My aunt said that there will be one braised bear paw on the table tonight."

Li Fuqiang's eyes lit up, "Hey, mom, where are you fixing this delicious dish? Okay, I'll fix it later. You go back to the house first, it's cold outside."

Now, Yang Shuhua and Li Fuqiang have resumed the most basic communication.

Through these two days of observation, Yang Shuhua also saw that he really wanted to live a good life, so he did not show any expressions, but instead spoke with warmth.

"Brother, the bear's skin will be shaved off soon. Huzi and I can trim it. You go and trim the bear's paws."

The word "Zheng" is used in many ways in the Northeast. It is a universal word and can be used in any context.

Li Fuqiang stood up to deal with the bear's paw hair, while Xu Ning and Wang Hu continued to scrape the minced meat from the bear's skin.

Bear skins are not valuable now, and Xu Ning has no intention of selling them. After the bears skins are dried, he will find a cobbler to make a bears skin coat. This should not only be cool but also warm!
  At around four o'clock, Xu Feng came back from school.

Li Jinyu and Li Mantang, who were walking home with her, saw that their parents were at Lao Xu's house, so they went straight in without going home.

When they saw a bear's head in the outer room, the three of them trembled and exclaimed. They looked around the bear's head with curiosity and poked the bear's face from time to time.

When Xu Feng smelled the aroma of the meat, she kept pestering Liu Lizhen to eat bear meat. Liu Lizhen was really frustrated by her, so she took out the canned food that Li Fuqiang sent the day before yesterday.

"Bring the bowls and let the three of you share."

"alright."

Although Xu Feng was a bit greedy, she was not picky at all. She gave Jin Yumantang two large bowls of canned hawthorn, and then drank the can with only the bottom left.

This is Jin Yu Man Tang’s second visit, and he is no longer unfamiliar with the first time.

"Isn't my second brother great? Have you enjoyed eating wild boar and roe deer these past two days? This one is a whole bear!"

Li Jinyu nodded: "That's awesome."

Li Mantang bared his teeth and said with a smile: "Then what else did my second uncle say? Look at my dad following my second uncle these days. That's a change from the norm!"

He is worthy of being Li Fuqiang's son. Even the father and son have similar catchphrases.

Xu Feng asked: "Does your dad still drink when he comes home?"

"Don't drink anymore."

"Not even a bite! Didn't you see that my mother was laughing?"

Xu Feng grinned when he heard this: "Hey, my second brother is awesome. From now on, let's follow my second brother to eat the spicy food!"

Li Jinyu asked in a low voice: "Isn't Mr. Xu the master of your family?" Xu Feng pouted, "My dad? He can't do it. My mother would kill him just by looking at him at home, and she would starve to death if she followed him...

Look at my second brother again. He used to make money and play in the streets, but my mother still turned against him.

Not to mention going up the mountain to hunt such old animals in the past two days. Then my second brother's status in the Fang family will be greatly improved! "

Xu Feng's little mouth said: "You two, you usually wear your beard with my sister-in-law, your mother. With her support, your life will be extremely comfortable."

Li Jinyu blinked and said, "Xu Feng, why are you so thoughtful?"

"Hey mom, isn't this just following your roots! My dad is very clever..."

In the west room, the three of them chatted and ate cans. After making the cans clean, they started doing homework.

In the outer room, Liu Lizhen and the three of them heard Xu Feng's words, and they looked at each other secretly in front of the stove and started to enjoy themselves.

Sometimes I feel really happy when I think about it. Xu Feng's mouth is a bit awkward, but her words are reasonable!
  In the Northeast, there is no house where the old women are not the masters of the house. The men mainly go outside to show off and show off. If there is really a big deal, they have to talk about it.

"Shuhua, how has Qiangzi been doing these two days?"

Yang Shuhua raised her head and said with a smile: "He has been doing well these past two days. He stopped drinking and smoked less. He helps me with work inside and outside the house."

"That's fine. You have to give this man a chance to change his ways. Isn't that what life is all about? It's a stumbling block. Before I was young, your old uncle might have been a demon, but isn't it much better now?"

Han Fengjiao said: "It's not that good. Your second uncle is also a member of my family, so he is much more secure now."

"Yeah, auntie, why don't you tell me that my uncle hid the money?"

"Don't tell me, this is my hobby. Just hide as much as you can. How much can he hide? Just turn a blind eye and pass."

Han Fengjiao smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, didn't it mean that my eldest brother used his private money to buy you a gold barge and then surrendered you?"

After saying that, Liu Lizhen and Han Fengjiao looked at each other and laughed. Yang Shuhua was also deeply affected and immediately grinned.

More than five o'clock.

In time for lunch, Xu Chunlin, Xu Long and Wang Erli came back. Less than two minutes later, Liu Daming also came to the door.

As for Liu Tianen? After school, he went to Lao Wang's house to play with Wang Biao.

As soon as the four people entered the door, they saw the black blind man's head in the outer room and the meat in the pot, and asked what was going on.

Liu Lizhen told Xu Ning about going hunting in the mountains, but her storytelling skills were not very good, so she asked Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang to tell them together.

The two of them cooperated with each other and told each other what happened on the mountain as briefly and vividly as possible.

Xu Long was quite shocked and felt incredible.

The family has not stopped eating meat in the past two days. If we usually cook meat and stir-fry dishes every three days, we will live a better life.

But now, there is meat every meal on the table, and he is given five full meals and six yuan.

Moreover, now that Xu Ning no longer makes money, he goes up the mountain to show off such a powerful siege ability. It's like he has become a different person!

Xu Chunlin, Wang Erli and Liu Daming were also shocked into silence for a long time.

They raised their hands and smoked old dry cigarettes, using nicotine to calm their complicated hearts.

"As soon as the black blind man came out of Tiancang, you shot him down?"

Xu Ning shook his head: "Two shots, I didn't consider that they were high and low. The first shot missed and pierced the black blind man's ear. With the second shot, he rushed towards me and I hit his head."

At this time, Xu Feng opened the door curtain and walked in, hugging Xu Chunlin's waist in a coquettish manner.

"Dad, isn't my second brother great? I'll kill you!"

Xu Chunlin lowered his head and glanced at Xu Feng, then raised his head and squinted at Xu Ning.

This time, he didn't deny it, and there was no resistance in his heart.

"Awesome! How can my son not be awesome?"

After saying that, Xu Chunlin looked at Wang Erli and asked with a smile: "Erli, how is my son's handle? Is it powerful?"

　One more chapter, please read it! Dear relatives, you must read it this week, otherwise you will not be able to get on the third wheel. Donkey, thank you all!

　　Thank you! It’s so sad when I have no money. Thank you!

　　
  　
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