Chapter 32

After returning the cart, he returned home.

He found that his mother and wife, leading his younger brother Wang Yi, were still busy with the food for the guests at noon.

After wandering around, he found that he couldn't help much, so he thought about soaking the deer penis and deer bones in the wine first.

As for soaking wine, people in the countryside like to soak a jar or two. The method is very simple. If there is a prescription, prepare the medicinal materials according to the prescription.

If there is no prescription, just throw the things you want to soak into the wine and that's it!

Wang An knew a very simple prescription: ginseng, deer penis, wolfberry. Wang An forgot the specific dosage, anyway, there are not so many rules for soaking this thing.

The two small jars were washed clean and rinsed with a small amount of wine.

The deer penis hanging in the lower room wasn't dry at all and was frozen hard. He washed it with water and rubbed it with wine!

When rubbing the deer penis, Wang An felt something was wrong, but he couldn't remember what was wrong; anyway, there was a strange feeling!

The wolfberries were picked and dried by themselves, very clean, no need to wash.

He poured the sorghum wine into the two small jars separately, and threw the non-human-shaped ginseng, the deer penis, and about a jin of wolfberries into the small jars.

Then he tore a piece of cloth from a clean flour bag, folded it a few times, sealed the mouth of the jar, and covered it with the lid. This ginseng and deer penis wine was done!

Deer bone wine is even simpler. Among the bones on a deer, the most suitable for soaking wine are the deer spine and deer leg bones!

Because the deer spine has spinal cord, and the deer leg bones have bone marrow! Wang An used leg bones because this thing saves trouble!

A deer has four legs, eight bone sticks. Wang An took four bone sticks at random, washed them, rubbed them with wine, threw them into the jar, sealed the mouth, and covered it with the lid. Done!

He carried the two jars of soaked wine to the north wall of the west room and put them away, and it was all done!

When taking the deer bones, Wang An saw the leopard bones placed aside. It is said that leopard bones are also quite good for soaking wine!

Although not as good as the bones of the big paws, they are still quite good! Anyway, he still has to buy wine!

After tinkering with the wine, Wang An, who was squatting by the stove helping to burn the fire, heard the three big dogs in the yard barking wildly!

Maybe because they weren't familiar with the place for the first few days, they didn't bark when people came, but today they knew how to bark, not bad!

Wang An stood at the door and shouted for them to stop barking, and the three dogs immediately quieted down and went back to their kennel! Very obedient!

He saw his eldest uncle Wang Dashu's family, carrying a dining table, carrying stools, and carrying baskets, with plates, bowls, and basins in the baskets, already walking into the yard!

This era is like this; when one family hosts guests, several families gather tables and stools, plates, bowls, and basins, otherwise there are no utensils (referring to tools) to eat!

Only chopsticks don't need to be gathered; every household has plenty, all made of wood by themselves!

Eldest uncle Wang Dashu, eldest aunt Xu Yongfeng, and the family of four of eldest brother Wang Yong who followed, and the family of three of third brother Wang Gan, a total of 9 people!

Wang An greeted them one by one with a smile, and a large group of people entered the house!

Wang Dashu also had two daughters, eldest sister Wang Xiaoyan and third sister Wang Xiaona, who had both married into other villages. They were far away and transportation was inconvenient, so he didn't invite them!

After a while, there was another burst of dog barking, and Wang An continued the previous operation!

The second uncle's family from the same village also came! Also carrying dining tables and stools, carrying baskets, with plates, bowls, and basins in the baskets!

Second uncle Wang Daliang, second aunt Yao Ping, and the family of three of second brother Wang Shun who followed, fifth brother Wang Li, and younger sister Wang Xiaorong, a total of 7 people, another large group of people!

Second uncle also had a daughter, second sister Wang Xiaofeng, who had also married and started a family. She didn't marry nearby, so he didn't invite her!

Following closely was the family of the old uncle from Liu Village, not far from Kaoshan Village. Liu Village is directly north of Kaoshan Village, about two or three li away, just over a mountain!

At this time, Wang An hadn't returned to the house yet and was still standing in the yard, and when the old uncle's family came, the dogs didn't bark! Hunting dogs, once they are taken out, are indeed sensible!

Greeting them one by one, old uncle Liu Deyuan, old aunt Ding Zhengxiang, and younger sister Liu Simeng and younger brother Liu Yongbing's family of 4 also entered the house!

At this time, the hostesses of each family were helping to cook in the outer room.

A group of old men were all in the east room, chatting and smoking. The tobacco leaves were exchanged by Wang An for roe deer meat!

A group of children were running wild in the yard!

Whether inside or outside the house, it was quite lively!

Around ten o'clock, his father Wang Dazhu drove the sled and brought back a large group of people, and they entered the house again!

Maybe because they were more familiar with Wang Dazhu, the three dogs didn't make a sound!

This time fewer people came; it was the family of the eldest aunt from Lin Village, about five or six li northwest of Kaoshan Village.

Eldest aunt Wang Yuqin, eldest uncle-in-law Lin Dajiang, and eldest cousin Lin Hongjun, eldest cousin Lin Hongbo, and eldest cousin Lin Dongqing, a family of 5!

Lin Hongjun's wife and two children, and the eldest cousin Lin Dongmei who had already married far away, did not come.

Following closely was the old aunt's family who also lived in Lin Village!

Old aunt Wang Yulian, old uncle-in-law Feng Chengmin, younger cousin Feng Weidong, and younger cousin Feng Ruosi, a family of 4, came by sled!

Old uncle-in-law Feng Chengmin is also a mountain hunter. To be precise, the men in the old aunt's family are all mountain hunters!

Feng Chengmin's father was an old gunner, but he was old and his physical strength couldn't keep up, so he no longer hunted in the mountains!

Feng Chengmin and his eldest brother and younger brother are all ordinary hunters! Their family background is quite good!

Therefore, the old aunt's family could afford to keep horses, and the whole family came by sled!

By now, the relatives who should have come were basically all here!

Actually, the eldest uncle Liu Delin's family didn't come, but the eldest uncle worked in a neighboring city and hadn't been in contact for several years, so he couldn't be notified at all!

At noon, the face-conscious Liu Guilan gathered 8 dishes. In fact, many of them came out of the same pot, otherwise there wouldn't be enough pots!

Stewed large bones and pork spine, braised pork ribs, stir-fried pork intestines with dried chili, braised pork belly, soy-braised pig trotters, braised venison, pheasant and rabbit stewed with mushrooms, and a basket (a small pot-shaped object woven from thin twigs) of vegetables with dipping sauce.

Mainly because there were too many people, some dishes weren't enough to set the table, so they couldn't be made!

Including their own family, there were 36 adults and children in total, and two tables were set in the east and west rooms respectively!

The room wasn't big, basically people were squeezed together!

However, the old men were pushing bowls and exchanging cups—that's right, pushing bowls, there were no cups!

A group of old women (no derogatory meaning, local custom) who liked to drink also had a cup or two!

A large group of children were noisy and chattering, and the whole house was bustling with noise and excitement!

After the meal, old uncle-in-law Feng Chengmin, who was flushed from drinking, stood in the yard, carefully examining the three dogs for a long time!

Hunters are particularly interested in and fond of everything related to hunting!

Just like alcoholics are to various wines! Fishermen are to various fishing gear! Horse racers are to various horses! And perverts are to various members of the opposite sex!

Because they are professional, they are focused!

He said to Wang An, who was standing by and accompanying him, in surprise: "Xiao An, these three dogs of yours are not ordinary! They are all fierce dogs that do hard work!"

Wang An asked suspiciously: "What do you mean? Old uncle-in-law?"

Feng Chengmin pointed to the largest black dog and said:

"Do you see those scars on its back? Those were scratched by a bear!"

Wang An nodded.

Feng Chengmin continued: "Do you see those scars on its ribs? Those were scraped by the large fangs of a boar!"

Wang An continued to nod.

Feng Chengmin pointed to one of the two helper dogs and said: "Look behind its neck, where there are four tufts of hair missing, that was bitten by a wolf!"

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