flstandardbreds Chapter 380: Rich Prey
Chapter 380: Rich Prey
On this day, everyone in the village knew that the warriors in their village had hunted and obtained a rich harvest. So far, five carriages of prey had been transported back, and the whole manor was in an uproar. People were drawn from various positions to clean up the prey, otherwise the kitchen staff alone would not be able to handle it. Even the place where the prey was processed was moved to a more spacious threshing ground. Such a grand scene, of course, could not be absent from the women. Although they had no chance to take action, they still had to watch the excitement.
When Yiyi, Bailu and Yanan's families brought their children to the threshing ground, several women with pregnant bellies were already watching the prey lined up in rows.
"Oh my god, it's really a wild boar, look at its fangs!"
"Oh my god, it's really a wild buffalo. We can hunt this one. That's amazing!"
"Oh my god, this is a wild deer. Why does it feel like it's still alive?"
The women chattered with curiosity, while the men on the other side had already set up a row of large iron pots to boil water, ready to remove the hair from the prey. Behind them were also a row of large wooden basins, several barrels of salt, several barrels of strong liquor, and several baskets of spices, which were ready to pickle bacon.
"Are there any living creatures? Are there any living creatures?" Bai Lu rushed into the crowd and asked. She wanted to add more species to her son's zoo.
"Yes, yes, but they are all a little injured!" Lolina answered first.
"Oh, let me see. Forget about the rabbits, there are plenty of them in the garden. But does the deer have a broken leg? It's hard to raise. And this calf is so wild and hard to tame. It struggles even when it's tied so tightly. Ruibao, which one do you like?" Bai Lu was as excited as a child. She looked at the animals one by one and did not forget to ask her son to choose.
"Mmm...Mmm!" Rui Bao'er, who was chubby and strong, was not afraid of this strange thing, and even responded to his mother with a mumble. He was about to struggle off his father and pounce on the prey.
"Ruibao, don't worry, let's wait for the uncles to catch a live one for us to raise on the last day." Ye Xiao coaxed his son. He knew too well the enthusiasm of the men in the village who had just been released. They must have gone crazy with killing. Only after they had their fill, would they have the patience to look for opportunities to hunt living things.
"Really? Then we don't need to look any more. All of them in this row are injured. The only way they are still alive is because they are fresh." Upon hearing this, Bai Lu gave up the idea of looking for living things among the pile of prey.
"Brother Xu, after bleeding the wild boar, you can directly use fire to burn the hair by placing it on straw, and then shave it clean. This way, all the hair, big and small, will be removed cleanly, and the pig skin will be burnt and orange-yellow. Boiling water will be more effective in removing the hair." Yiyi took a look at the situation on the drying yard and saw the dry straw piled up next to it, and suggested this.
"Good idea, we can burn the prey that doesn't need to be preserved, it will be faster this way!" Xiao Ba immediately gave instructions to sort the prey for processing. The chefs and servants in the kitchen, who were originally worried about too many prey and it was too difficult to deal with them, were very happy. They finally understood the truth that there are always more solutions than problems. After this classification, the workload was reduced by more than half.
"The cowhide, deerskin and rabbit skins must be peeled off carefully. They are great for the winter. The pig skin is also thick enough and is definitely good skin. Well, in this era of material shortages, it is more important to provide food for people first." Yanan said from the side. She was sure that if she said to keep the pig skin as well, she would be drowned in the saliva of the villagers.
"Don't worry, my lady. There are plenty of good leathers. We even have sheepskin!" Shen Wen persuaded while holding his daughter Shanshan. He raised one arm so that his daughter could also watch the fun.
"…We don't need anything. I'm talking about ordinary families. We can make use of the lack of food and clothing. Besides, we also need to popularize some common sense of life. I don't know how popular the literacy competition has become. In addition to literacy, do people learn arithmetic? How can we do business without arithmetic? I don't know if there are any life tips in the newspaper. If not, I will mobilize the sisters to publish their ideas." This is the first time that Yanan has regained her normal thinking after giving birth to children. It seems that the decisive Yanan has returned.
"My wife is wise, and I think there is great potential in your work. However, I remember that the little life hack you published this time seemed to be about how to make bacon, right?" Hua Heng echoed while holding Diandian in his arms.
"Really? That's in line with the times!" Yanan was quite satisfied with this arrangement. It was the time when autumn harvest and winter storage were changing, so it was just the way it should be.
"My dear, I think the veal today is tender enough. Why don't we cut some tenderloin and bring it back for hot pot to nourish you and increase your milk production. I think Shanshan hasn't eaten enough recently and has lost weight!" Shen Wen came up to Yanan and suggested.
Yanan looked down at her bag of baby food, which was full of food. She turned around and glared at the protective demon. "It's obviously Shanshan who has reached the stage of weaning. Which eye of yours sees that it's my fault?"
"There is a lot, but I'm afraid it's not fragrant enough, otherwise why would Shanshan be so picky?" Shen Wen held his beloved Shanshan and insisted on his logic. Others clearly saw a chubby face, so why did he look so skinny from hunger?
Yanan was speechless. She really suspected that this man would be so crazy that he would let his daughter, a mother, eat whatever he wanted before giving it to her?! For a moment, Yanan felt that he had figured it out, but seeing how much he loved his daughter, she was his daughter too. She couldn't question him. Forget it, let them be. Yanan compromised in her heart, but it would be more difficult for her to maintain her figure.
The people were busy slaughtering pigs, rabbits, cattle and sheep, and drying grain in the fields. Every household was given the meat they liked and cooked it at home. The rest, no matter what kind of meat it was, was pickled and then cured and air-dried. Cured meat and sausage were indispensable, and there were also some innovative methods such as cured ham and cured whole rabbit.