Chapter 1121

In the countryside at this time, because of poverty, every family's seasonings were very simple; besides salt and soybean paste, there were mountain peppers picked in the mountains and green onions, ginger, garlic, and chili peppers grown by themselves.

Of course, these seasonings were enough for daily use; as for MSG, which is commonly used in later generations, most families wouldn't buy it at this time, mainly because they couldn't afford it, and as for chicken essence, oyster sauce, and thirteen-spice, people in the countryside at this time hadn't even heard of them.

However, it must be admitted that although many seasonings were missing, the stewed meat seasoning, or rather, the braised meat seasoning, that Wang An stir-fried could definitely be called top-level at this time.

As the fragrance began to permeate, Wang Li also finished dismantling the remaining meat. He sniffed his nose hard and suddenly said to Wang An:

"Fourth Brother, why do I feel like making fish is purely extra? You stewed this meat too fragrantly. With this beef to eat, who would eat fish meat?"

In fact, although this beef was too thin and there wasn't much meat on the bones, the reason Wang An insisted on stewing cow bones to eat was that besides not being easy to stew until soft, as long as you put in more animal fat, the taste would definitely not be bad.

At the very least, this thing was better than wild boar meat.

After Wang Li finished speaking, Wang An looked at Wang Li with a half-smile and said:

"You're the one who wants to eat, and you're the one who doesn't want to eat. Why are you so damn troublesome? Hurry up and cast the net."

At Wang An's command, Wang Li smiled awkwardly and went to the warehouse to find a fishing net to catch fish.

To be honest, although Wang An believed that the cow bones and cow innards he stewed would be very delicious, when Wang Dazhu and the others came back from the fields, whether he could stew this pot of cow bones and meat until soft was an unknown.

So in case the meat was still a bit undercooked by then, he could eat some fish meat first to pad his stomach.

Of course, as the old saying goes, "Eat it hot whether it's raw or cooked." Moreover, after such a long time of stewing, the beef was definitely cooked; it just might not be very soft.

Wang Li went to catch fish, and Wang An wasn't idle either; after filling the stove with a few pieces of wood, he went to prepare the seasonings for stewing fish.

There were too many people eating, so methods like boiled fish and vinegar fish were not very possible; the simplest and most effortless way was stewing.

Just as Wang An was preparing the stewing ingredients for the fish, Mu Xueqing walked out smelling the fragrance, sniffed her nose, swallowed her saliva, and asked Wang An:

"Xiao An, what are you making? This smell is too fragrant."

Wang An smiled and said:

"Stewing cow bones and cow innards. We'll gnaw on cow bones and eat cow innards when we get back. How about it? Do you want to eat it?"

Mu Xueqing sniffed her little nose again and said with great emotion:

"Yeah, I want to eat it. This smell is too fragrant!"

It must be admitted that even Wang An himself felt this taste was damn good, without a trace of flaw.

As they spoke, Mu Xueqing walked toward the big pot stewing cow bones, looked at the bricks on the pot lid, turned her head, and said to Wang An flatteringly:

"Xiao An, can you get me a piece to taste first? I want to eat as soon as I smell this."

Now, Mu Xueqing, because she was pregnant, was both greedy and able to eat; she ate quite a lot every meal, and even Wang An's appetite was no match for hers now.

It was just quite magical that although Mu Xueqing could eat very well, besides her big belly, she didn't look fat on her body or face; she just looked a bit fuller than before.

Looking at Mu Xueqing, who had a foodie look on her face, Wang An said helplessly:

"The meat isn't cooked yet. Wait a while, wife."

Mu Xueqing promised and stood by the stove, staring at the pot lid, as if she could make the meat cook faster just by staring at it.

Not looking at Mu Xueqing anymore, Wang An continued to get busy.

Whether stewing this kind of cow bone without fat or stewing fish, the only thing you can't do without is oil, preferably animal fat, and you have to put in a lot of oil; otherwise, the meat won't taste good.

However, less than 2 minutes later, Mu Xueqing called out to Wang An again:

"Xiao An, is this meat cooked?"

Wang An was cutting ginger shreds, so he didn't raise his head and said:

"Not yet. Wait a bit longer."

Mu Xueqing didn't reply but continued to stare at the pot lid.

It was clear that Mu Xueqing was truly greedy; she kept swallowing her saliva to prevent it from flowing out.

After cutting the ginger shreds, Wang An continued to prepare other seasonings, but Mu Xueqing couldn't help but say again:

"Xiao An, get me a piece quickly; I'm going to die of greed."

At this moment, Mu Xueqing was like a little child, without a bit of composure.

Wang An looked at his watch, estimated the time, and said in a tone of coaxing a child:

"Wait a bit longer, wife. Wait another 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, I'll get you a piece of cow liver and cow intestine to eat."

For this kind of old cow, not only is the meat not easy to stew until soft, but even the cow's offal is not easy to stew until soft. However, relatively speaking, although cow liver and cow intestine can't be stewed until soft, they can cook a bit faster.

Mu Xueqing rolled her eyes at Wang An, pouted her little mouth, and didn't make a sound.

Soon, Wang Li came back carrying fish. It must be said, this kid truly knows how to eat, because at this moment, Wang Li only had two fish in his hands; in his left hand, he was carrying a big chum salmon, also known as salmon, of at least fifteen or sixteen jin, and in his right hand, he was carrying a kaluga fish weighing about 20 jin.

As soon as he saw these two fish, Wang An immediately said irritably:

"You truly know how to pick. There aren't many kaluga fish this big in the whole pond, yet you managed to catch one. There are plenty of carp and grass carp; just eat those. Why do you have to catch such big ones?"

In this era, water resources in Heilongjiang Province are quite abundant, which can be seen from the saying "hitting roe deer with sticks and scooping fish with ladles," but precious fish like kaluga fish still account for a very low proportion.

Every time Wang An casts a net to catch fish, even in a full net of fish, there are only a few kaluga fish; the vast majority are grass carp, carp, and other common fish.

No way, this thing is delicious and valuable; no matter where it is, it is being severely overfished.

After Wang An finished speaking, Wang Li didn't care and instead said with a smile:

"That must be knowing how to pick. It's been a long time since I've eaten fish; if I eat, I have to eat the good stuff. Hehehehe..."

Wang An glared at Wang Li fiercely and said one word helplessly:

"Damn!"

I don't know why, but when fishing in the river, no matter how precious the fish is, you don't feel bad about catching it, but once this kind of precious fish enters your own fish pond, you feel a bit reluctant. That's strange.

Seeing Wang Li put the fish there and intending to slip away, Wang An called out directly:

"Hurry up and clean the fish for me. What? Are you waiting for me to clean it?"

Wang Li smiled awkwardly, took a knife, sat down, and started scraping the fish scales.

Just at this moment, he heard Mu Xueqing say:

"Xiao An, ten minutes are up."

(End of chapter)