"It's all made into bacon? Can you finish all this?" the uncle asked in surprise.

"Half bacon and half sausage.

It’s not like I can eat this much meat myself.

Keep some for yourself to entertain guests later and to satisfy your cravings occasionally.

Most of them are for friends.

I have many friends, so if I share a little bit with each person, I can’t divide it into many families even though I have several thousand kilograms of pork.” Zhang Yan explained with a smile.

Making bacon is a method that Zhang Yan has been thinking about in the past few days.

The original plan was to secretly store thousands of pounds of pork in the inventory, but the system accepted the opinions of many handsome and beautiful readers and no longer rewarded tickets, but changed it to physical rewards.

In this way, if you buy food through your uncle, there will be no need for meat.

However, the words have been spoken, and this transaction must be completed first.

It just so happens that I can get several kilograms of bacon and give it as gifts at the end of the year, and keep some for myself to eat later.

The preparation methods of bacon in the north and bacon in the south are different.

Southern bacon is usually salt-dried or smoked.

For northern bacon, the first step is the same, which is to apply salt.

The second step is different. You need to marinate it in a jar for about seven days, then hang it outside in a sunny and ventilated place to dry for three or four days.

In the south, most bacon is hung and stored for a long time, while in the north, after drying, it must be put away and stored in a sealed container.

Because the climate in the north is dry, if the bacon is not sealed and stored in time, the bacon may become completely dehydrated and turn into bacon stone.

Of course, this is the most common and simplest method. There are also some more complicated preparation methods, such as adding peppercorns and star anise when marinating with salt, which makes it more delicious.

The bacon is made into spiced bacon.

"Okay, when I get back, I'll let you and the others start making bacon and sausages.

There are so many, it will take a while." When the uncle heard that it was prepared for a friend, he said nothing.

"Uncle, just buy a whole pig and kill it yourself. Use the good meat to make bacon sausage, and then make some blood sausage or something."

You can keep the other pig heads, ribs, leg bones and pig off-loads to eat.

Just consider it as reward for you." Zhang Yan continued.

"How can I finish eating this!"

"Eat slowly, you don't have to worry about it spoiling today." Zhang Yan said with a smile.

The winter of this era was much colder than the winter of later generations.

In later generations, there were not many times when Beijing was completely subzero, but in this era, it has just entered early winter, which is November in the Gregorian calendar, and the temperature is already several degrees below zero.

By the time we enter the twelfth lunar month, the average temperature is around ten degrees below zero.

When the wind blew, it was like a knife, cutting small bloody cuts on the face and hands.

Basically, the temperature is not much different from that of Liaoning in Northeast China in later generations.

There is no need to worry about meat spoiling in winter, as the outdoor is a natural refrigerator.

I took my uncle to the station, bought him a ticket, put him in the car, and then Zhang Yancai rode his bicycle back to the infirmary.

"How about it, are there any patients during my absence?"

"There was an external injury, a scratch on the palm. I debrided, sutured, and bandaged him," Zhao Shengli reported.

"Yeah!" Zhang Yan nodded, picked up the teacup, and made another cup of tea.

Then start reading and studying.

The afternoon was good, there were not many patients, which allowed Zhang Yan to read and study quietly.

Although when there were patients, Zhang Yan also gained quite a lot, and the rewards given by the system are now very generous.

However, in comparison, Zhang Yan still prefers the days without patients.

Fulfilling and quiet.

You can study happily.

He is a person who loves to learn, not a layman who simply pursues system rewards.

When it was time to get off work, Qian Hongying, Liang Yan and other girls suddenly came to the infirmary.

"Why are you here?"

"We went shopping in the afternoon and just came back.

Brother Zhang, this is my gift to you!" Qian Hongying took out a pair of leather gloves and handed them to Zhang Yan.

"Brother Zhang, this is mine!" Liang Yan took out a leather cap with fur inside.

"Brother Zhang, this is mine!" Xiao Li took out a white scarf knitted with wool.

"Brother Zhang, this is mine!" Xiao Yuan took out an earmuff and said a little embarrassedly.

Her things are the least valuable, so I feel a little embarrassed.

"Hey, you guys are going shopping and you want to give me a gift!" Zhang Yan said with a smile.

"Brother Zhang, you ride a bicycle to and from get off work every day. Now it's getting colder, so the four of us discussed it and bought you these things so that you won't be cold when you get off work in the morning and evening." Liang

Yan said with a smile.

"Thank you!" Zhang Yan took the gift with a smile.

Girls are careful and thoughtful.

The gloves are made of sheepskin, with fur inside, and they look very warm.

The peaked cap is a very popular hat in this era. It is much more beautiful than the big-eared hat, but it is not as warm as the big-eared hat.

However, the gifts from four people came together to perfectly solve this problem.

Both fashionable and warm.

In fact, his repeated achievements in writing books have made his physical fitness several times higher than that of ordinary people, and his resistance to cold is also several times that of ordinary people.

Although it is not as invulnerable to cold and heat as in martial arts novels, on this day, even if you wear a fleece jacket, you will not feel cold.

Although he was not afraid of the cold, Zhang Yan still readily accepted the wishes of Qian Hongying and the other four girls.

"Thank you for your gift, I like it very much.

To express my gratitude, I’ll call your sister-in-law and let’s go eat hotpot mutton together tonight!” Zhang Yan said with a smile.

The four little girls had prepared cold-proof items so thoughtfully. How could he ask for their things in vain?

I just took this opportunity to introduce them to Tong Mei.

"Okay! Okay!

I've wanted to eat hot-boiled mutton for a long time, but it's too expensive and I'm reluctant to eat it." Xiao Li agreed excitedly.

Xiao Li, Liang Yan and the others only had a monthly salary of more than ten yuan, so naturally they were reluctant to eat hotpot mutton.

One meal can eat up half a month's salary.

"Today you are open to eat, so that you can enjoy it to your heart's content."

"Brother Zhang, it's too expensive to eat in a restaurant. How about we buy mutton and eat it at home? That would be much cheaper." Xiao Yuan suggested.

"It's better for us, Xiao Yuan, to live a good life, so we should follow Xiao Yuan's suggestion and go home to eat.

I'll buy the mutton and dipping sauce first, and then you can come to my house.

Do you know where I live?" Zhang Yan glanced at the dozens of kilograms of mutton in his inventory, nodded and smiled.

"I know!" Liang Yan and Xiao Li nodded.

They all knew that Zhang Yan lived in Tong Mei's house. Tong Mei was a celebrity in Xicheng District and they all knew where she lived.

"Okay, you go there by yourselves, I'll go first." After Zhang Yan finished speaking, he picked up the hat and gloves given by Qian Hongying and the others.

Dress well.

"It's really warm. With these equipment, it won't be cold even in the twelfth lunar month." Zhang Yan praised with a smile.

He left the infirmary on his bicycle.

Riding a bicycle, I went to Liubiju in Dashilan and bought sesame sauce, chive sauce, fermented bean curd, sugared garlic and other dipping ingredients.

By the way, I bought a cloisonné copper hot pot and some charcoal.

I first bought a few sheep bones, then turned into a deserted alley, took out ten pounds of mutton and five pounds of beef from the system inventory, and carefully wrapped them in the oil paper prepared in advance.

In this era, there are no plastic bags, and meat is basically packaged in oil paper.

Of course, raw meat is rarely wrapped in oil paper, and most cooked meat is wrapped in oil paper.

Raw meat is usually wrapped directly with hemp rope and lotus leaves. First, wrap the meat with lotus leaves, and then tie one end with hemp rope, so that it can be carried around without being contaminated by dust on the road.
To be continued...