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Chapter 4 Pork Bartering

After the news spread, few people believed that in this situation, there could be such a good thing as exchanging meat for cloth? Isn't it possible when you think about it?

But some people still came over with their own things. After all, there was a real pile of pork in front of Sunanxi's house.

Aunt Li took out a roll of coarse cloth: "Wan Niang, do you think this cloth can be replaced?"

Her three grandchildren have not been exposed to meat for a long time. Now that they can exchange cloth for meat, it is a great thing! Anyway, the family has enough clothes and shoes, and it is tiring to carry this cloth all the time.

Lin Wanniang took the cloth and looked at it: "Okay."

Su Dazhuang raised his knife and cut off a large piece of meat and handed it to Aunt Li: "Auntie, take it."

"W-isn't this too much? My fabric is not that good..." Looking at the large piece of meat in front of her, Aunt Li was so shocked that she could hardly speak.

She thought that maybe she could only exchange a small piece of meat to satisfy her grandson's craving. Who would have thought that Su Daqiang gave her such a big piece with a wave of his hand, which was enough for her whole family to eat for two meals?

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Su Nanxi handed the meat to Aunt Li's hand and said with a smile: "No more, no more, just take it, Aunt Li. My family is short of fabrics now. Fabrics are also precious things to my family and are worth replacing."

These are meaty.”

"You kid, you're so good at talking. Then I'll accept it." Aunt Li smiled from ear to ear, didn't refuse any more, and walked away happily with the meat.

The villagers who had been motionless saw Aunt Li exchanging a small roll of cloth for such a large piece of meat. Without hesitation, they all rummaged through their packages and took various items to exchange for the meat.

Cloth, salt, baskets, pots, ginger, garlic and other condiments, Su Nanxi left behind everything he could use.

One wealthy family even gave several large pieces of brown sugar in exchange.

The man looked haggard: "My wife is pregnant. This was originally for her to eat, but now she has to drive dozens of kilometers every day and can't eat well. She is getting weaker and weaker. When I saw that your family can exchange meat, I thought

Let’s take it and see if you want it?”

Lin Wanniang originally wanted to refuse, because brown sugar was of little use to them.

But she saw her daughter shaking her hand, her eyes shining brightly: "Mom, do you want it? Can you make braised pork later?"

Today's pork belly is evenly fat and lean. Now that we have seasonings and brown sugar, we can just eat braised pork.

Lin Wanniang scratched the tip of Su Nanxi's nose with her index finger and said angrily: "You little greedy cat, you have almost exchanged for what you need at home. If you want to eat, just accept it."

The three children's eyes lit up when they heard the words "braised pork". Su Sanbao said excitedly: "Auntie, is there braised pork?"

They only had braised pork once a few years ago, and each person shared two pieces, but they always remembered the taste, it was delicious.

"Well, my aunt will cook it for you to eat."

"Okay!" the three children cheered.m.zx.

The three little guys are the eldest brother's children. Su Dabao and Su Erbao are twins. They are eight years old this year and Su Sanbao is five years old.

Su Nanxi touched the little guys' faces one by one. They were all skinny and dry. Su Nanxi thought about getting some facial cream for them to rub on after finishing their work today.

It didn't take long for the pork to be replaced. In the end, many people failed to replace it and had to leave disappointed.

"Ouch, I was delayed for a while, why did the time disappear in the blink of an eye?"

"Brother Da Zhuang, remember to let me know next time your family wants to have meat for exchange. I have to be the first one!"

Su Dazhuang laughed and said, "Okay."

In the end, there were only two pig's trotters, pig's head and pig's guts left. Most of the people who could exchange things now were living a pretty good life, so they didn't want the remaining ones with less meat.

In addition to these, Sunanxi also left a piece of meat for his own consumption, a piece of suet for refining and cooking, and a few pieces of meat for Old Uncle Li and the others who had just helped with the pork processing.

Several people were eager to help, but they didn't expect that each of them would get a large piece of meat in the end. They were so moved.

"I have eaten pork twice since I was born. If it weren't for Brother Da Zhuang's blessing this time, I thought I would never be able to eat meat again."

"Dazhuang, if there is anything we can do to help you in the future, just ask."

On the other side, Mrs. Su's eyes almost popped out of her head: "This little bitch! It's all this little bitch Su Nanxi who is causing trouble!"

Otherwise, they would never have discovered the hidden grain, and most of the grain would not have been given away like now.

Now it’s okay to share most of the food, and in the blink of an eye, we still have wild boar meat!

Old man Su sat with his skinny and hunched body under the tree root, his expression gloomy: "I have been unlucky for eight lifetimes by marrying you. I am so ashamed of my strong mother."

Old Mrs. Su was still a little wary of the slap she just received. She didn't dare to approach Old Man Su. She only dared to scold him: "I'm sorry for her? Then why don't you go find her? You'd better save me the trouble."

Su Erzhuang grabbed his mother and advised him: "Mom, my father is not in good health, so don't get angry with him."



Su Dazhuang's family has a clear division of labor. Lin Wanniang and her sister-in-law Zhao Mingyu took their three children to pack and sort out the things they changed today; Su Dazhuang and his three sons washed pigs, roasted pig trotters and heads; and Su Nanxi cooked vegetables.

Sunanxi took out a large piece of pork belly, washed it and cut it into even pieces, blanch it in a pot under cold water, beat off the foam, and picked it up after a few minutes.

Heat oil in a pot, add an appropriate amount of brown sugar to boil, then add the meat, add salt, onion, ginger and garlic and stir-fry for a while, finally add an appropriate amount of water, cover the wooden pot with a lid and start stewing.

When the braised pork was almost cooked, Sunanxi used another pot to cook a large bowl of light wild vegetable soup, and then fried the pork liver.

After the oil is hot, add shredded ginger and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the chopped pork liver and stir-fry. Finally, add the wild onions and stir-fry a few more times. Add salt and it is ready to serve.

The rich aroma spread, and some villagers had just finished eating, but the gluttons in their stomachs were aroused again. This was the first time they had smelled such fragrant vegetables after more than a month of escaping from the famine.

The family sat around the fire, and Sunanxi served everyone a bowl of rice.

Su Nanxi put a spoonful of braised pork into each bowl: "You guys should try the braised pork, it's delicious. There's also pork liver. Mom and sister-in-law should eat more pork liver, it can replenish qi and blood."

The three children had already accumulated a lot of saliva, and they all picked up their chopsticks to scoop the rice into their mouths.

Su Xiaobao ignored the heat and eagerly picked up a large piece of braised pork and stuffed it into his mouth. His mouth was full. The sweet meat juice overflowed his entire mouth. Su Xiaobao narrowed his eyes with satisfaction: "Auntie, good time!

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The other two children also stuffed their mouths full of meat and praised Sunanxi repeatedly.

A few adults couldn't help but pick up their chopsticks and start eating after being teased by them. A bite of fat but not greasy braised pork, a bite of fragrant and soft rice, and another bite of fresh pork liver. If you get tired of it, eat some wild vegetables to relieve your pain.

greasy.

Finally, there is nothing more satisfying than a bowl of braised gravy with rice.

As soon as they had eaten, Li Zheng came over and told everyone to pack their things. The fog had almost dispersed and they were about to start on their way.

Following the urging voice of Satsuma, everyone packed their bags and started to move forward.

Before the team sets off every day, a few people will explore the road first, and more than a dozen men will be responsible for opening the road as they move forward.

Because there were many elderly and children in the team, the march was not very fast and we would take a break every time we walked.

After climbing several mountains in a row, Li Zheng took advantage of the break and said, "It's getting late. After climbing over the mountain in front, there is a lake. We will settle by the lake then. It will be easier to get water."

The weather was sultry and after walking for several hours, Sunanxi's throat seemed to have dried up. He turned on the kettle but not a drop of water came out.
Chapter completed!
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