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Chapter 132 - 132: Method
Chapter 132 - 132: Method
Chapter 132 - 132: Method
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The pigs in this place were considered northern pigs. The smell of the pig innards was very strong. If they were not handled well, they did not taste good at all, and their texture was like a rubber band, and they could not be chewed. ‘l’ne nsny smell or pork liver was even stronger. It It was eaten directly, It tasted like flour, and almost no one was willing to eat it.
Sun Li also knew how to cook braised meat. However, in that era, the price of braising ingredients and spices was not cheap. It far exceeded the price of pig innards. Therefore, most people only cooked braised meat and not braised pig innards.
Of course, if Ye Ling liked to eat pig innards, Sun Li wouldn’t be stingy with the spices and marinade in her cupboard. As long as Ye Ling was happy, it was fine.
Ye Ling smiled and shook her head. “My method of processing pig innards was a little special. I didn’t need so many marinades and spices. Auntie Sun, if you had time, you could come up the mountain with me tomorrow.”
Hearing Ye Ling’s words, Sun Li was a little curious. What special method did Ye Ling have to deal with those pig innards?
At night, Min Nan and the others came back and saw that Ye Ling had bought a lot of pig innards. Min Nan took a wooden basin and placed the pig innards in it, preparing to wash them.
With Min Nan and the others around, Ye Ling would not do such dirty work. Ye Ling was a little embarrassed. She stood beside Min Nan and whispered, “Sorry to trouble you, Big Brother Min Nan.”
“It’s okay. Stand further away. Be careful not to splash dirty water on your clothes.”
Ye Ling was about to say something when she heard Sun Li calling her.
Sun Li walked out of the kitchen with a slice of watermelon in her hand. She said to Ye Ling, “Lingling, come and eat the watermelon. After a few more autumn rains, there won’t be any watermelons this big and sweet to eat.”
Ye Ling smiled and replied. She walked over and sat with Sun Li under the roof to eat watermelons. Not far away, Wan Feng and Wan Xue were holding watermelons in their hands. The two of them squatted on the ground and competed to see who could spit the watermelon seeds farther. Wan Hai stood at the side as a referee for the two of them.
In the small courtyard, the atmosphere was warm and harmonious. Ye Ling looked at everyone in front of her and felt a strong reluctance to part with them.
If only time could stop at this moment forever.
The next day, Ye Ling and Sun Li went up the mountain together with a basket. Ye Ling was already very familiar with the way up the mountain. She took the nearest mountain path to a ravine.
After that, Ye Ling began to pick the plants that grew in the ravine. As she picked, she introduced the names of the plants she picked to Sun Li.
Sun Li didn’t understand why Ye Ling brought her here to pick these plants, but she still followed Ye Ling and picked all the plants.
The two of them returned home with two baskets full of herbs. Ye Ling took out the pig innards that Min Nan had prepared yesterday. After washing the herbs, she mashed them into juice.
“Auntie Sun, these herbs can replace spices and marinade to process the pig innards. Although the taste of the pig innards will be a little special in the end, it won’t affect the consumption.”
Ye Ling mixed different herbs with different types of pig innards.
The liver contained the highest amount of blood among all the pig innards. If it was not handled properly, not only would it have a strong fishy smell, but its color would also turn black. After Ye Ling added the herbs to treat the liver, she also added some white wine that Yu Huan had sent over.
Sun Li could tell that Ye Ling was teaching her another way to deal with the pig innards.
Although the Wan family’s financial situation was not bad, they could not eat meat every day. There were still three boys in the family who did not have a wife. Some betrothal money had to be prepared in advance, and they could not spend money without restraint. Before Ye Ling came, the Wan family ate meat once a week.
If Ye Ling’s method could effectively process the pig innards, it meant that she didn’t need to use expensive spices and marinade to eat delicious meat.
The price of pig innards was much cheaper than pork.
In that case, the Wan family would not need to spend too much money in the future and would be able to eat meat and vegetables often.
Sun Li’s eyes lit up at the thought of this, and she watched Ye Ling’s every move with increasing seriousness.
After processing all the pig innards, the two of them sat on the chairs to rest. Sun Li applied the ointment to Ye Ling’s hands.
“Weren’t you a little girl from the city? How did you know so much? Was it because your family didn’t treat you well and always made you work?” Sun Li asked as she applied ointment on Ye Ling.
It had to be said that Sun Li’s guess was quite accurate.
Ye Ling remembered that she had never told Sun Li about her family’s situation, so she explained simply, “After my mother passed away, my father married my stepmother. My stepmother brought a sister over. Later on, they became more like a family..”