After a simple rebirth

There are no fixed dishes and quantities for the pig-killing dishes in Yunnan Province. It mainly depends on the number of people in the family. The more people eat, the more dishes there are.

But Fu Ying knew that Fu's mother would definitely stir-fry pig blood and pig liver. Fresh pig blood is indeed delicious, and pig liver should be eaten while it is fresh, but Fu Ying doesn't like it.

Killing pigs is one of the more important family banquets, so it is usually eaten in the evening, and close neighbors and relatives will be invited to come and have a good meal together. The Fu family will invite Fu Ergu and her family to come and eat.

We also had some fresh pork at noon. Dad Fu fried some pork with garlic leaves and added some other dishes. We had lunch first.

Ever since Fu's father and his family came back, Fu Ying knew that she basically couldn't study anymore. The Chinese New Year was approaching and there were many things to do.

The spring cleaning is not yet finished, and the crispy pork and fried tofu for New Year's Day have not been prepared. In two days, I still have to smoke bacon and put up couplets.

Fu Yu and his wife are already too busy to help here now, and they will be even busier when they return to Wang's house in two days. It is impossible for Fu Ying to stay in her room to study at this time.

Fu Ying asked Fu Yu to take care of the baby, and she would cut the pork fat. Fu Yu said she could do it, so Fu Ying did it anyway, because she was not inexperienced in cutting this kind of fat.

When they were in Guangdong Province, the Fu family got used to eating lard in order to save money. Fu's father would go to the nearby meat processing factory to buy this kind of pork fat in the early morning. It would be cheaper at this time and the quantity would be larger.

After buying it, I will wash it first, mainly to wash off the pig hair as much as possible. Then I will cut it into thumb-length pieces. Some are harder and easier to cut, while others are soft and need to be cut harder, which can easily cause pain at the base of the thumb.

If there is lean meat on the pork fat, it will be cut out and used to stir-fry a dish.

Fu Ying cut quickly, and sharpened the knife when she found it was not sharp enough. She liked to use a sharp knife because it cut quickly and with less effort.

Put the chopped pork fat in the largest pot, fill 2/3 of the pot, then add water to the point where you can just see it, and start cooking.

Just stir it before it boils, and stir it evenly after it boils to ensure that it does not stick to the pan. Mix the water and oil and cook until the water dries up and the oil starts to come out. Continue to boil and stir until the pork belly is fried into small pieces of oil residue and the oil residue turns golden yellow.

It takes nearly an hour to cook a pot of soup. If the pot is big, you can cook it all in one pot. If the pot is not big, you need two rounds. Fu Ma directly uses the big stove at Fu Ergu's house to cook the soup. She can also chat with Sigu and the others outside.

After the lard is cooked, we start preparing the pig-killing dishes.

Mom Fu asked Dad Fu to notify Second Aunt's family to come over for dinner in advance, so we have to prepare more food for tonight.

We also invited our fourth aunt's family, but as expected, they refused.

Mother Fu steamed the rice in a steamer, and asked Father Fu to go to Second Aunt Fu's vegetable garden to pick the onions and garlic that would be used, and then started cutting meat and vegetables.

Fu Ying looked at the dishes and felt that they were all hard dishes, not suitable for children, so she asked her mother to make steamed eggs. Fu's mother said that it was too much trouble for Fu Ying. Fu Ying said that although those dishes were edible by children, they were still not that good. Steamed eggs were appetizing and nutritious.

Let Wang Changjie look after his child. Fu Ying picked a small piece of meat and minced it. Then she beat four eggs and mixed them with the eggs. She added a little water. She used chopsticks to make a cross on the rice and put the bowl in the steamer to steam it. When the rice was ready, the steamed eggs were ready too.

Fu Dad is the chef for the pig-killing dish. He cooks all the dishes when he is around, especially during festivals. Sometimes Fu Dad cooks all the dishes by himself.

The real hard-working person in the family is Dad Fu.

Fu Yu helped Fu's father with the work, and Fu Ying continued to look after the children. His father was occasionally ordered to do things, and the children ran around between the adults and were easily bumped into.

Fu Yu cut fresh pork into a large bowl and continued washing the vegetables.

Dad Fu poured lard in the oil, and when the oil was hot, he put the pork in. If there was too much, he would fry it in two pots. This is how pork is fried locally. It is not fried all at once. Dad Fu said that if the pork is fried at high temperature for the first time, the pork will not be too soft the second time and will taste better. So this step is just to fry the lean meat. When the meat is cooked, take it out. It is similar to boiling it before making soup to remove the oil.

After frying the lean meat, put it aside and set it aside. Fry the pork liver and put it aside. Only start cooking after all the meats are preliminarily cooked.

Add the carrot slices and fry until cooked, then pour in the fried lean meat, add the seasoning immediately, stir evenly and it is ready to serve.

Dad Fu cooked six dishes and a soup, but there weren't enough bowls and plates, so he went to borrow some from Aunt Fu's house...

Stir-fried meat with carrots, stir-fried meat with garlic leaves, stir-fried meat with sauerkraut, pork belly, stir-fried potatoes, and vegetable soup.

They ate at two tables in the evening. One table was for a group of adults sitting around the stove, including elders like Fu Ergu and Fu Ma. The other table was an octagonal table for the children. Fu Ying, Fu Yu's three children, and Wang Yu and the others were at this table.

Fu Yu had already called the people from Fu Ergu's family to come for dinner. Fu Ying poured some soy sauce on the steamed eggs, sprinkled some chopped green onions on them and took them out.

Fu Ma said Fu Yingmiaozi eats all day, Fu Yu said Fu Ma,

"Mom, it's just one dish. It's good for children. Fu Ying and the others can eat it too. Please stop talking."

Fu's mother shut up, and Fu Ying put the steamed eggs on the eight-immortals table and started serving the rice.

Fu Ying served the meal, Fu Zhe brought it over, Fu Yu handed out chopsticks, and Fu's father and mother greeted Fu's second aunt and uncle.

Fu Ying used to hand out chopsticks as well, but one time Fu Yu saw this and suddenly asked her not to do so, saying that the older generation said that unmarried girls shouldn’t be given chopsticks. He didn’t explain why, but just asked her to serve the rice. From then on, Fu Ying was only responsible for serving the rice.

Happy New Year, Dad Fu asked Wang Changjie to buy a few bottles of beer, and bought some Sprite for the children to drink. Second Uncle Fu brought his own white wine, as he didn't like beer.

Wang Yu and the others came over, and Fu Ying asked them to sit down and brought them bowls. Fu Ying sat down and looked after the children, who were very noisy.

The third child of Fu Ergu's family said, "Ergu, I want to eat eggs." Wang Ruiya said, "Erjiu, I want to eat eggs." Fortunately, Fu Yu was close by, so he scooped up the eggs when he heard who asked.

Wang Ruizhong was older and insisted on eating by himself, but he loved meat, so he picked up all meat. When asked if he wanted to eat eggs, he nodded, and Fu Ying gave him a spoon.

As expected, the kids love this kind of food. Their table is not very competitive, but they have finished eating all the eggs. Fu Ying couldn't help but call for Fu's mom.

"Mom, you're still blaming me. Look, they all like steamed eggs very much. They've all eaten them."

Mother Fu was busy chatting with Aunt Fu, and nodded casually, "Yeah, it's good after we finish eating."

The children ate little but quickly. Those who had finished eating ran out to play. Fu Zhe had also finished eating. Fu Ying asked him to look after the other children first while she was still eating.

Fu Ying started to sit at a table by herself and eat slowly. Fu Ying asked Fu Yu to sit down and eat with her, but Fu Yu waved his hand to refuse.

"I can just eat while standing, and I can also add more food for them. You eat yours, don't worry about me."

Fu Ying has also gotten used to it. There must always be someone in a family who eats while standing to take care of the guests.

Fu Ying's favorite dish is the pickled cabbage with meat, which is really delicious. The authentic pickled cabbage is cut into thin pieces, sour and salty when you bite it, and it is crunchy and delicious.