Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1228 Must be roasted

As soon as he entered the house, Wang An took off his neck warmer, cotton gloves, cotton hat, and thick cotton-padded coat.

After removing all the freezing cold clothes, Wang An couldn't wait to go into the east room.

There was no way around it; apart from chatting with Sun Nian and temporarily forgetting about the two little darlings, Wang An spent the rest of the morning thinking about them. He absolutely couldn't let them go without giving them kisses and hugs.

The two babies had just finished feeding, and Mu Xueqing and Huang Li were trying to put them to sleep.

"Happy and blissful, have you two missed your dad?" Wang An's voice came into the house before he even entered.

Upon hearing Wang An's voice, Happiness and Joy, lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), immediately burst into laughter.

Mu Xueqing pinched the happy and tender little face of the child, and couldn't help but laugh:

"You two are so happy that Dad's back? Hmm? Hehehe."

As soon as they entered the house, Wang An took Joy and Happiness and hugged them to his left and right, kissing them affectionately.

The two little darlings, Happiness and Joy, laughed even more happily.

At this moment, Mu Xueqing asked Wang An:

"How was your morning? How much did you print?"

Wang An buried his face in Happiness's embrace, making Happiness giggle. He then buried his head in Joy's embrace again, making Joy laugh as well, before finally saying:
"It was alright. We killed quite a few, over 100 greyhounds, a few jumping cats and some wild chickens. Oh, and Xiao Zhong even killed a fox."

Upon hearing this, Mu Xueqing frowned slightly and said:
"We need to tell Xiao Zhong that as long as that fox doesn't provoke us, we shouldn't bother fighting it in the future. It's not worth it."

Upon hearing this, Wang An blinked, suddenly remembering that his mother had said something similar to him when he killed that fire fox.

To be fair, the saying "like mother-in-law, like daughter-in-law" is quite true.

However, in Northeast China, although there are people who specialize in catching weasels and foxes to sell for money, most people are quite wary of "foxes, white foxes, yellow foxes, and willows" and do not want to provoke them easily.

Wang An nodded upon hearing this and said:
"Hmm, I just remembered to remind him."

Turning his head, Wang An said to Huang Li again:

"Little Oriole, remember to remind your little brother too, I'm afraid I'll forget."

The oriole nodded obediently and said:
"Okay, I got it, big brother."

While talking to Huang Li, Wang An subconsciously glanced at her and had to admit that after such a long period of nutrition and a full meal, Huang Li had indeed undergone a tremendous transformation compared to before.

The oriole in the past had no other advantages except for its delicate facial features. Its hair was dry and yellow, and its face looked like skin and bones.

But now the orioles not only look fresh and beautiful, but their faces are also fair and tender, giving people the feeling that this flower has finally blossomed.

It's no wonder that Wu Dong and Wang Shuai suspected that Wang An had ruined Huang Li's life. As the saying goes, "Those near the water get the moon first," and if someone else had such a beautiful young girl, Wang An would definitely suspect them as well.

After spending some more time cuddling with the two little ones, Wang An put them on the kang (a heated brick bed) and went to the shed outside to help Wu Dong and the others with their work.

At this moment, Huang Zhong had already added water to the stove in the shed and set up a fire in the firebox. They were just waiting for the water to boil so that they could be used to pluck the feathers of pheasants and birds like the Siberian Husky, as well as to blanch the meat.

Zhang Shuya asked Wang An:
"Aren't my nephew and niece well-behaved?" Wang An said with a smile.

“Good boy, they’re so good. They started laughing as soon as I walked in. They were so happy.”

Wu Dong said with a hint of sourness:

“You’re clearly the youngest among us, yet you’re the first to have a child.”

Wang An was taken aback upon hearing this, then said with a smile:
"Well, there's nothing we can do. You're all city people with jobs, so you have to follow the family planning policy. I'm just an ordinary citizen, and I'm already in my twenties. If I don't have a child soon, people will laugh at me."

To be fair, although Wu Dong and Zhang Shuya held high positions of power, in this era they still had to respond to the family planning call, otherwise the consequences would be very serious.

Therefore, ordinary people have more freedom when it comes to having children.

After Wang An finished speaking, Wu Dong and the others clicked their tongues but didn't reply, and it was unclear what they were thinking.

Seeing the silence fall, Wang An pointed to the pile of prey in front of him and changed the subject with a smile:
"How do you all want to eat these things? Once they're almost done, I'll have to cook them for you."

No sooner had Wang An finished speaking than He Liang said very urgently:
“Roast them. These greyhounds and sparrows are only truly satisfying when roasted, just like you roasted the meat yesterday. I guarantee they’ll be absolutely delicious.”

Unusually, this time no one refuted He Liang; instead, they all expressed their agreement.

The main reason was the oven-roasted meat that Wang An made yesterday, which completely won over everyone's stomachs.

It must be admitted that while squirrel meat is delicious as long as it is cooked, any meat can only retain its unique aroma to the maximum extent when it is roasted.

Wang An nodded, then asked again:
"What about the other things? How do you all want to eat them?"

This time, Zhang Shuya suddenly said to Wang Andao:
"You're full of clever ideas, how about you come up with a way of eating that none of us have ever tried before?"

Zhang Shuya's words immediately received everyone's agreement.

Wang An thought for a moment and said:
"It doesn't really matter how you eat it. How about we make this chicken into beggar's chicken? Then we can stew the pheasant, rabbit, and half a catty of hamster together in one pot for convenience. We can make soup with the four grouse. There's nothing special about cooking grouse except for soup."

Upon hearing Wang An say he was going to make beggar's chicken, Wang Shuai immediately exclaimed in surprise:
"Xiao An, you're really something! You can even make beggar's chicken? Why don't you turn all the wild chickens into beggar's chicken too?"

Wang An shook his head and said:
"Pheasant won't do. Pheasants, like rabbits, have no fat on them and are too tough. They only taste good when stewed in lard."

Wang Shuai laughed:

"If you have so much to say, then I'll listen to you."

The group chatted as they worked, and soon they had finished skinning more than 50 squirrels.

Actually, skinning a squirrel is the same as skinning a rabbit. If you are skilled, you only need to make a vertical cut on the squirrel's chin, make a circular cut at the joints of the four legs, or cut off the claws along with the shin bones. Then, peel off the fur on the head, grab the skin and pull it down. The whole squirrel skin will be torn off in a barrel shape. It is very simple.

After skinning the squirrel, everyone cleaned its internal organs together. Except for the squirrel's heart, liver, and lungs, which were kept, the intestines and other parts were all thrown away.

　Thank you so much, "Emperor of the Great Empire" for the donation!

Thank you "Brother Hei Niu" for the donation, thank you so much!

　
(End of this chapter)