Chapter 495
The Brother and Sister Enter the Mountain
Chapter 495 The Brother and Sister Enter the Mountain
During the meal, the whole family praised the lamb with skin.
Except for the two young girls, the five adults all held garlic in their left hands and mutton in their right hands.
In Northeast China, people believe that "eating meat without garlic will reduce the flavor by half", so many people will add a bite of garlic no matter what kind of meat they eat.
I have to say, eating it this way is quite exciting and delicious.
I only heard Liu Guilan praising while eating:
"You know what, Xiao An is a real eater. He stewed the sheepskin with the meat. It's very chewy and delicious."
Wang Dazhu nodded and said:
"Yeah, I'm over 40 years old, and this is the first time I've eaten mutton with skin."
Zhang Shuya just ate and said:
"It smells so good. It's delicious. This is really delicious."
Wang An and Mu Xueqing naturally ate with gusto, but Wang An didn't eat much of the sheepskin at the beginning.
This was because Miss Wang Xiaomei and Miss Wang Xiaoli tore the sheepskin off the meat and ate it themselves, and then gave the mutton without the sheepskin to Wang An.
Fortunately, the two girls, one aged 7 and the other 6, were full after eating some lamb blood sausage, lamb offal, and a few pieces of lamb skin.
Otherwise, after this meal, Wang An would only be able to taste what sheepskin tastes like.
I have to say, with Zhang Shuya around, there is no need to worry about leftover mutton.
Because Zhang Shuya herself ate nearly 4% of the mutton!
Considering that nearly 4% of the meat is mutton, it’s actually not that much.
Because for a 70-jin yellow sheep, if you don't count the head and hooves that are in the water, the entire sheep body with the sheepskin is not that heavy, about a little more than jin.
This is because the sheep were raised very fat by Wang An's family, otherwise there would be even fewer of them.
From a lamb shank weighing more than 30 kilograms, only more than 20 kilograms of meat will be left after removing the bones.
You should know that the weight of meat will be halved after it is cooked, which means that after stewing 1 jin of meat, only less than 6 liang will be left.
So 5 adults and 20 children ate more than kilograms of meat, which was actually not a lot at all. If it weren't for the mutton offal and sheep intestines, the meat might not be enough.
Because lunch was very late, only a small pot of mutton was stewed for dinner, mainly for Wang Yi who came back from school.
But even though there was really little stew, everyone still put down their chopsticks after just a few bites. It has to be said that mutton is really filling!
After dinner, everyone strolled to the new residential area to take a look. There was no other purpose, just to digest the food.
Nothing happened that night. After breakfast, Wang An and Zhang Shuya checked their guns and ammunition, took the necessary equipment for going into the mountains, and the brother and sister drove the sled into the mountains.
During this period of time, the snow in the mountains has begun to melt, so whether driving a sled or a horse-drawn carriage, it is actually not very fun.
Fortunately, the friction of a sled in mud and fallen leaves and dry grass is not that great, so it is much better than a horse-drawn carriage.
The most important thing is that the sled is narrow, while the carriage is wide, so the sled is more convenient when traveling through the woods.
So Wang An still chose to use a sled to go into the mountains instead of a horse-drawn carriage.
Because he was familiar with the route, Wang An harnessed two horses to pull the sled this time when he went into the mountains. One was a big horse and the other was a big blue horse.
I have to admit that there is a saying that is really true, which is "Whether it is a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk."
The size of the Daqing horse is not small in the local area. To be more precise, it is quite large. However, when the two horses, the Daer horse and the Daqing horse, are pulling a sled, it can be clearly seen that the Daer horse is a whole circle larger than the Daqing horse.
Zhang Shuya, sitting on the sled, asked Wang Andao curiously:
"Xiao An, what breed is your chestnut horse? Why is it so much bigger than this blue horse?"
Wang An was stunned when he heard this, mainly because Wang An didn't know what breed this horse was.
Wang An only knew that the big horse and the big mare should be war horses.
So Wang An just said:
"I don't know. This horse was bought together with the bay mare at home. When I bought it, I was worried that the horse would be unruly without fanning. I didn't think that this horse was actually a good and kind horse."
Zhang Shuya nodded and said:
"Yes, this horse is very stable to ride, as if it has been specially trained."
Wang An nodded and said, "Yeah, I don't know how they train. I really want to learn."
Zhang Shuya thought for a moment and said, "Last time we went into the mountains to suppress bandits, I saw that the Oroqen horses were pretty good. Although they were a little smaller, I heard from them that Oroqen horses were good for driving horses in the mountains."
When the Oroqen horse was mentioned, Wang An's eyes lit up instantly, and he said anxiously:
"Of course, Oroqen horses are specially used for mountaineering. By the way, sister, where did you get those horses last time? I'm thinking of buying two."
Zhang Shuya was stunned when she heard this, and asked subconsciously:
"Why did you buy that? You already have a herd of mules and horses. What? Do you want the whole stable?"
I have to say that there is nothing wrong with what Zhang Shuya said. Seven horses plus one donkey is indeed a large number.
Wang An explained, "It's almost time to plant the crops, and I can't do the work in the mountains anymore. I'm thinking of digging ginseng or something. The mules and horses at home are too big to ride comfortably in the mountains."
Zhang Shuya thought for a while and said:
"It seems that Wu Dong borrowed those horses from the Black Mountain Brigade, which is the brigade in the north of the county seat. The people there are basically all Oroqen people."
When Wang An heard this, he subconsciously thought of the old Oroqen man who sold skins.
The address the old man mentioned seemed to be a village under the Black Mountain Brigade, so Wang An nodded and said:
"Well, after I finish your work, I will have to go there."
In this way, the two of them walked into the mountains while chatting.
Just when the two were talking about the gold mine in JY County, Wang An suddenly remembered going to pan for gold.
After thinking about it again and again, Wang An said to Zhang Shuya very seriously:
"Sister, there is something we need to agree on in advance. If you disagree after I say it, then just ignore it and you can't ask. If you agree, then you can only listen to me and you can't tell anyone else."
Seeing Wang An's face suddenly become serious, Zhang Shuya burst out laughing, and then asked with a smile:
"What's the big deal? Why is it making you so nervous?"
Wang An did not laugh, and continued to speak seriously:
"This may not be a big deal to you, but it's a big deal to me. If you don't agree, then even if you are my sister, I definitely can't tell you."
Seeing that Wang An didn't seem to be joking, Zhang Shuya also took it seriously, immediately put away the smile on her face, and agreed:
"You tell me, I promise."
(End of this chapter)