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Pork, chicken, and duck meat, these more popular meats were quickly sold out,
When it was her turn to buy, there were only pig offal, pig trotters, and sporadic bird livers, heads, and claws left.
These internal organs and bones were not oily, and people did not like to eat them,
But Zhao Lanxiang did not dislike them. These parts were all good things in her eyes, and their value was no less than fat meat. It was just that the people in front of her lacked oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar,
They could not display their delicious taste.
In the end, Zhao Lanxiang grabbed two catties of pure lean meat and two catties of pig trotters. She did not leave out the chicken and duck kidneys, heads, and claws, these scraps, and put them into her bag with a smile. She quickly spent all the unwarmed meat coupons that she bought from Master Dao.
The salesperson of the non-staple food store could not help but cast sidelong glances at this generous girl,
He glanced at her a few more times.
Zhao Lanxiang coughed lightly and explained, "I am the new buyer of the cafeteria, and I am in charge of purchasing meat."
Zhao Lanxiang's words dispelled the salesperson's doubts. It had to be known that sometimes the food in the city was not as free as the food in the countryside,
Each person's monthly share of pork was only half a catty to one catty,
Zhao Lanxiang bought a whole year's worth of pork in one go,
It was hard not to attract attention.
Zhao Lanxiang put the meat in a bamboo basket and quietly left the long line,
She gave a look to He Songbai, who was hiding in the alley.
In order not to attract attention, Zhao Lanxiang did not take a car, but chose to walk back to Hezi Tun, and she specially chose a remote mountain road to walk.
In this era, there was no such thing as free trading,
Except for farmers who produced and sold a small share of their own products, the rest of the reselling of food and supplies were all classified as speculation. Speculation was a very dangerous thing to do.
If caught, according to the severity of the case,
They would be dragged to a labor camp or thrown into prison,
She did not want to lose her life in order to make money.
Zhao Lanxiang walked ten miles and finally returned to Hezi Tun before the sun set.
He Songbai's dark and thick brows had not relaxed since he came back from the black market street.
He followed the "audacious" Zhao Zhiqing. Along the way, he watched her carefully walk around the mountain road, and then she grabbed a few handfuls of wild vegetables and covered them tightly in a basket, pretending to be digging for wild vegetables. Only then did his tense face become less ugly.
If she was caught, the He family could not escape being an "accomplice". He Songbai explained his behavior of following Zhao Zhiqing in his heart.
Zhao Lanxiang didn't know the complex mental activities of the man at this time. After returning home, she went into the woodshed and began to busy herself with cooking.
She quickly cleaned the meat and picked out the chicken and duck meat. Then, she sliced some ginger and onions and added some seasoning wine and salt to marinate them. It would take a long time to marinate, and he would have to wait until noon the next day to finish marinating. She found an earthenware pot and put them in place. Then she began to prepare the delicate marinade.
The meat she was going to make was similar to the cold duck neck and duck feet that were popular in the future. It had a unique flavor and was very attractive.
In those days, because she and Sister He liked delicious food, Ling Tianyi sponsored a huge sum of money for a popular food program. Zhao Lanxiang was often invited to be a guest judge. The theme of the program was to go into the folk food and explore the secret recipes of the lost food. She benefited a lot from this program. From the first episode to the last one, she collected a lot of secret recipes.
She had tried all kinds of cuisines and local delicacies that she was interested in and tasted good. She didn't expect that this interest, which she cultivated in her leisure time, would become her skill now.
Zhao Lanxiang shook her head and sighed with emotion about the impermanence of the world.
She boiled more than 30 kinds of spices, such as star anise, sannin, cinnamon, fennel, grass fruit, cloves, amomum, pepper, cardamom, parsley, bay leaves, and other spices into a pot of marinade. She boiled it until it had a color and let it cool, waiting for the duck meat to be marinated tomorrow.
After she finished cooking, the He family's kitchen overflowed with an incredible fragrance. The delicious spices were mixed with the sweet taste of meat.
Although the He family's old house was located in a relatively remote place, it wasn't a place where people lived. Zhao Lanxiang deliberately closed the windows when she was cooking. There was also a basin filled with charcoal that wasn't completely burned to absorb the smell. After she finished cooking the cold duck meat, she went out to take a breath of fresh air. The woodshed with the windows closed was as hot as a stove. Her black hair was stuck to her face and it was sticky and uncomfortable.
She pushed the door open and walked out, seeing He Sanya who was drooling.
Zhao Lanxiang smiled as she took out a piece of caramel candy from her pocket. "Have some."
This was the candy she bought for the child when she went to town. He Sanya loved to eat sweet things, but she hadn't had much candy in her life.
He Sanya's dark and bright eyes seemed to have been blessed. She accepted the candy, but her eyes couldn't help but look at the woodshed. This old and rundown woodshed of the He family's house was like heaven in her heart. She smelled the fragrance coming from the door and saliva kept coming out from the tip of her tongue. She couldn't stop swallowing her saliva.
Zhao Lanxiang's heart softened when she saw how pitiful and cute she was.
She said, "There's pork trotters to eat tonight. Don't worry, I won't forget about you."
She then pinched the child's nose and the corners of her lips curled up unconsciously. It was the biggest affirmation she received that she was able to please someone with her homemade food.
Although … the child probably hadn't eaten anything good before and wouldn't be able to stand even the slightest bit of good smell. But it didn't matter … She would use all that she had learned in her life to let her taste everything and fatten up this weak and pitiful child.
Zhao Lanxiang was still worried about the fragrance coming out of the woodshed, so she went back and took out a pile of charcoal that hadn't been completely burned through. She smashed it into small pieces and placed them flat on the ground. Then, she tightly sealed the jar to store the marinade and bacon.
She waited until the smell was almost gone before she started to stew the pork trotters. Making the pork trotters with five spices wasn't as troublesome as making the marinade. A few days ago, when she made the five-spice pork trotters, she didn't find enough spices. This time, she went to the black market and bought a lot of spices to fill in the blanks. Tonight's pork trotters would be even more fragrant!
He Songbai went to chop firewood and fetch water after he got home. After he finished all the chores in the house, he finally had the time to think about the "restless" Zhao Zhiqing.
When he smelled the fragrance coming out of the woodshed's window and saw He Sanya happily eating the meat, his dark eyes flashed with a trace of darkness and complexity.
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind to make this woman settle down. On the way back, he was repeatedly tortured. However, when he saw this scene, He Songbai was shaken.
All these years, they had been honest farmers and didn't dare to break the rules or do bad things. Did God just let them go and let them live a peaceful life?
No. Ever since he could remember, the gossip around him had never stopped for a single day. Rumors and malice had enveloped his life. He was branded as a bad person. He was grateful that the organization didn't completely abandon them and gave them a chance to turn over a new leaf. However, he knew that as long as he was alive, the He family would have to tuck their tails between their legs and behave themselves. They would always carry the mark of shame that couldn't be washed away …
The situation was already as bad as it was. What else could make it worse?
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