She told about her meeting Lu Jinzhong in the capital, "When I learned that you were about to become a father, I thought of coming out for some fresh air and taking care of your wife's confinement. You wouldn't mind me meddling in other people's business, right?"

?”

"Of course not." This was answered by Grandma Ruan. As a mother-in-law, she could come all the way from the capital to take care of her granddaughter. She was very grateful.

Han Xue smiled softly at Grandma Ruan and looked at Xiang Yisen expectantly.

"You're here, and I can still drive you away." Xiang Yisen looked awkward at Han Xue.

"It's best if you think so." I left the whole family behind and came to Yicheng in the cold to take care of my daughter-in-law. She is already a very good mother-in-law. If this kid dares to dislike her, she will definitely make it difficult for him.

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The weather was still cloudy the next day, but at least it didn't rain again.

At noon, when Xiang Yisen went home and had lunch, he was instructed by Yu Qing to move some wooden strips from the wing and nail a square frame in the courtyard.

After the shelf is set up, hang the pork pieces that have been marinated for several days with hooks on the wooden shelf, so that they are hung densely.

Han Xue stood at the door of the living room, looking at a large tank of pork from a distance. She opened her mouth in shock and didn't know what to say. It was hard for her to find a piece of meat in the capital, but her son bought so much meat.

Just for the specially smoked bacon!

Qiao Jun was even more happy to circle around the wooden shelf. With so much meat, he could at least ensure that he would have enough meat to eat during his stay in Yicheng.

Grandma Ruan seemed to understand Han Xue's doubts and explained to her: "They bought these meats at a high price from the countryside. They cannot buy these meats in the city without meat tickets."

Han Xue felt distressed. How could the good meat be all smoked bacon? "You don't need to smoke so much bacon in a year, right? It's one or two hundred pounds?"

Grandma Ruan told her directly: "It's a pig weighing more than 200 kilograms."

Han Xue took a breath of air, her heart and liver trembling: "A pig?!"

Her family's annual meat allowance in the capital adds up to less than twenty kilograms, while Xiang Yisen and his family's bacon at the end of the year costs several hundred kilograms, not counting the meat they usually eat.

Man, there is no comparison!

Once compared, the difference is obvious!

So cruel!

"Yes, a pig!" Grandma Ruan curled her lips slightly.

Han Xue's distressed brows furrowed, "Oh! Young people just don't know how to be in charge. A pig weighs two hundred kilograms, and all of it is made into bacon. How can it weigh more than one hundred kilograms? Twelve months a year, which is equal to 100 kilograms per month.

More than ten kilograms, who eats more than ten kilograms of meat a month?"

Grandma Ruan lowered her head and smiled: "My mother-in-law, this meat is not only for home consumption, but also for a year's worth of human relations. If you really think about it, you can eat a few kilograms of bacon in a month, which is pretty good."

Han Xue's eyes widened in astonishment. This kind of gift-giving method was simply unbelievable in these difficult times. "You need to give away more than a hundred kilograms of meat in a year's favor?"

"Yes, Qingqing will give each of our Ruan family dozens of kilograms. Isn't it more than a hundred kilograms in total?" Grandma Ruan's tone was a bit showy.

Originally, Grandma Ruan did not agree with Yu Qing's approach, but Yu Qing's words made sense. She said: "Now the conditions at home are slowly getting better. In this era of scarcity, our first priority is to improve our family's living standards and ensure that

Good health. If you are not willing to spend the money you have earned and cannot improve your family's living standards, what is the difference between you and a miser?"

Whether you bring money with you in life or take it with you in death, you can spend it as you should.

For people of Grandma Ruan's age, she can see more clearly that nothing is as important as good health.

If you work hard to make money, but you are reluctant to eat or wear clothes, and your body is slowly worn out, then the gain is really not worth the loss!

When Han Xue heard that it was such a big gift for her mother-in-law, she was about to say something, but she didn't know what she thought of, and she closed her mouth at the right time.

When Grandma Ruan saw that she was silent, she said a little show off: "Qingqing also said that after the bacon is smoked, before she gives birth, she will find an opportunity to buy a batch of chicken, duck and beef, and marinate it for a few days.

Chicken, duck and cured beef. Then there will be a few more dishes on the dinner table for guests at home or during the Chinese New Year.”

"Not only smoked bacon, but also smoked chicken, duck and beef?" Han Xue saw that the good meat was all smoked into bacon, and just thinking about it made her heart bleed.

Ruan Nai nodded: "Yes, in order to preserve the meat longer, it is necessary to smoke it. Moreover, cured chicken, duck and cured beef are very delicious, and our family likes to eat them."

Han Xue twitched her lips and couldn't help but feel distressed. In this era, it was extremely difficult to buy enough chicken, duck and beef outside. She thought of this belatedly and immediately stopped worrying.

If you want to smoke bacon, you must first find chicken, duck and beef. If you can't find it, everything will be in vain.

Yu Qing didn't know the content of the conversation between her grandma and her mother-in-law.

At this time, all the meat has been hung, and the wooden frame has been sealed with paper shells, leaving only a hole for the fire.

She directed Xiang Yisen to get some firewood, light the fire, and when the fire was strong, she poured the tea seed shells collected last year on top of the fire, extinguished the open fire, let the fire smolder slowly, and finally closed the opening where the fire was burning.

Also seal it.

The heat and smoke from the fire will suffocate the space inside, which can be used to smoke bacon.

According to this method, the meat can be smoked in two or three days.

In the evening, Han Xue came to Xiang Yisen while he was washing in the bathroom, "Brother Sen, how did you think of smoking so much meat?"

"Don't even think about it. If you have the opportunity to buy meat, smoke it more while the weather is cold. Wouldn't it be better to do this?" Xiang Yisen disagreed.

"..." Han Xue was stunned for a moment after hearing this, "But there is no need to buy so much. High-priced meat is free. If you buy less, you can still smoke it, start a family and start a business. There will be children here soon. You young people live like this

I don’t know how to budget carefully. When I earn money, I have to think more about saving some money. There will be many ways to use money when I have children in the future.”

Xiang Yisen didn't want to explain more about his family's financial situation, so he could only say perfunctorily: "Mom, we have our own discretion in this matter."

Han Xue choked, waved her hands, and sighed: "Okay, I'm meddling in other people's business. You have to know your own business. Marriage and living are not just talk, it's not easy. What matters do you two need to discuss?

Come on, don’t create gaps and conflicts due to lack of communication.”

This can be regarded as her heartfelt words!

Xiang Yisen finished washing and returned to the bedroom.

Yu Qing took Xiang Yisen's hand and entered the studio together, leaving him packing and shipping in the warehouse. She went up to the second floor and ordered a batch of prepared chicken, duck and beef online.

When the chicken, duck and beef arrive, they will be marinated for a few more days. The bacon we started smoking today will be almost ready.

At that time, the completed wooden rack can be used to smoke chicken, duck, beef, etc.

When the bacon was almost smoked, Xiang Yisen drove Yu Qing out for a spin. When he came back, he pulled a trunk full of chicken, duck and beef.

Han Xue looked at the meat that was brought in, and her smiling face turned dark instantly, "Didn't you smoke a lot of meat? Why do you still smoke it when so much meat is not enough for you to eat?"

Yu Qing said helplessly to her mother-in-law: "All kinds of meat have different flavors. How can bacon replace cured chicken, duck and cured beef? Mother-in-law, don't you think so? If you smoke these meats well, you can still go back to the capital."

Take some back and eat them slowly, so that your family can taste the flavor of our hometown."

"..." Han Xue wanted to say something more, but was blocked by her words. She really didn't know what to say.
Chapter completed!