Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 523 Hunting

There is no doubt that the family that asked Hualei to buy cooked food sent their housekeepers to buy a few portions of spicy rabbit and spicy fried chicken. In addition, many jars of sweet potato wine were sold on the carriage.

Because when she bought rabbits in the kitchen, Hualei thought of selling spicy rabbits. So, she took more rabbits and pheasants, leaving only two or three rabbits and pheasants there.

Anyway, I made it, you guys bought it, it tasted good, so I just considered it a good deed. You spent money to enjoy your food, and I worked hard to offset the food I ate, so we're all happy, right?

If you are not used to spicy rabbit and spicy fried chicken, there are still wild rabbits and pheasants in the kitchen. You can steam white nao or something else. It's all right, right? I've left it there for you.

In case it is not enough, there is a mountain behind you and you can go and plunder by yourself. In the Great Sheng Dynasty, if you can kill a tiger, not only will you not be punished, you will also be regarded as a hero.

Hualei was thinking about her little tricks in her heart, while Zhenzhu was counting the money from selling spicy rabbits with a smile on her face. Unexpectedly, while others had not yet gone to the mountains to hunt tigers, Jiang Yunqi and Rong Jin were actually going to the mountains with their guards to hunt wild rabbits and pheasants.

The next day, we woke up to a sunny day, but it unexpectedly started to rain, with the rain coming in heavy and then light. Considering that we had been traveling for a long time, we were all quite tired.

Rong Jin and Hua Lei discussed whether they should rest at the post station for a day. Hua Lei looked at the rain outside and nodded.

Indeed, he sat in the carriage all day doing nothing, just thinking about eating and drinking, and there was no need to do anything.

But the housekeepers, guards, and drivers travel under the scorching sun every day, which is really exhausting. Even horses and mules need a rest.

When they heard Hua Lei say that they would not leave today and would rest at the post station, many people breathed a sigh of relief and involuntarily slowed down their pace.

After putting the most important supplies in their rooms, some of the more tired grooms leaned on the bunk beds to catch up on their sleep. The maids and servants also hid in their rooms and began to rest.

When Hualei and Zhenzhu were reading books in the room, Rong Jin came over and said that he wanted to go hunting in the mountains with Jiang Yunqi and several other familiar officials in the post station.

When they were in Shangjing City, Lord Pei would occasionally take Rong Jin, Xiao Yuan and others into the mountains. However, the mountains in Shangjing City were probably not big enough, and there were not many people going there, so there were not many prey. They mostly went empty-handed and returned empty-handed.

I looked at the mountain behind the post station. There were still a lot of trees and not many people living nearby, so there should be prey.

Then he carefully told Rong Jin a few words, asked him to take his guards with him, and left him alone. He and Zhenxi continued to rest in the room.

At noon, Rong Jin and Jiang Yunqi had not returned. Hua Lei did not care. After asking the maids and servants to have a good rest, she and Zhenzhu also took a rare nap.

Just when I was dozing off, I heard a noisy sound outside.

Hua Lei got up and left the post station, only to find that Rong Jin and Jiang Yunqi had both returned with beaming faces, carrying a few pheasants, rabbits and other things in their hands.

The guards behind him actually came back carrying a big wild boar and a roe deer. Isn't this really good luck?

The wild boar was quite large. A rough estimate was that it should be more than 300 kilograms. The roe deer should also weigh about 50 to 60 kilograms.

The other two families who went with them also had a very good harvest. Except for one less roe deer, they had a few more pheasants and hares than Rong Jin and his group.

Seeing Hualei and Zhenzhu coming out, Rong Jin happily came over and said with a smile, "Sister Hua, we have a good harvest today. Shall we kill a pig tonight?"

"Okay, I haven't eaten fresh pork for a long time. Today I can eat to my heart's content." Hua Lei said with a smile.

So, the drivers and women who had rested for a day started to work. Some made fire and boiled water, some killed pigs and cut open their bellies, and some killed chickens and rabbits, all in an orderly manner.

Except for the wild boar which was still gasping for breath intermittently, the other prey were already dead, so they had to be stripped of their hair and skin and cleaned up, otherwise they would easily go bad.

After waiting for more than an hour, all the prey had been cleaned up. The guards had also dismembered the wild boar. They also collected a large basin of pig blood, and Hualei asked Sister Hehua to add the appropriate amount of salt and water to make blood tofu.

Looking at the pile of meat and buds, I don't know where to start. Although it is raining, the temperature is not low. When the sun comes out in the next few days, the temperature will be higher immediately. These meats will not last long.

Should I pickle it? While Hualei was still hesitating, the meat buyer came to the door.

Today, many people came to the post station again. They had been on the road for nearly half a month and had been away from the bustling state capital for many days.

For these nobles who are very particular about their food, they have not been eating well these days. Now that I see that Hualei has so much fresh meat, even game, I came over to ask if they sell it.

Hualei heard this and said, "Sell it, of course, or we can't finish it." So, you and I each gave a piece, and after estimating the weight and paying a similar amount of silver, we carried the wild boar meat away.

Of course, pheasant, hare, and roe deer meat were also sold, and the price was definitely much higher than in the capital. By the time the small cloth bag containing the silver was full, almost half of the fresh meat had been sold.

So, Hualei decided to make some delicious food at home. No one buys the internal organs, and they are the easiest to spoil, so she decided to get rid of them first.

Clean the pig's large intestine, flower buds, add dried chilies and onions, and make stir-fried pig intestines.

As for the pig small intestine, Hualei took some effort to make the small intestine into a nest of intestines.

First rinse the small intestine clean, then soak it in sweet potato wine for a while, and put one end of the intestine into the other. You can use a chopstick to press and scrape it continuously until it fits tightly.

After everything is put in, boil it in boiling water, take it out, and gently poke the intestines with a wooden stick to drain the water out, which will make it easier to cook.

Then add onion, ginger, garlic, cooking wine, soy sauce, spices, etc., bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer over low heat until the sausage is soft and the braised sausage is ready.

The process of making sausage is quite troublesome, but the taste is really delicious. Seeing Rong Jin Zhenzhu eating with gusto, Hualei felt it was worth it.

As for the pork tripe and flower buds, the previous way of eating chicken wrapped in tripe has been changed. Sauerkraut is added and garnished with a little dried chili pepper. It is made into sauerkraut tripe slices, which is sour and delicious and goes well with rice.