Chapter 30： braised pork

Chapter 30 Braised Pork

It was already afternoon when the mother and son arrived in the town. They didn't care about their blushing faces and went directly to An Yongliang's house with the fish.

An Yongliang didn't expect Jiang Ning to be so quick and come as soon as he said it. He immediately invited them into the house and offered them sugar water.

Jiang Ning pointed at the crucian carp and said, "You see how much you need, and I'll send the rest to the Dashan Inn."

"Yongliang, I brought you some dishes, yo! Is there a guest at home?" As soon as Ma entered the door, he went straight to the main room, his eyes swept across Jiangning Yang Santie's face and fell directly on the fish, " Oh! I’m buying fish! It just so happens that your grandma has a bad appetite these days, so I’ll take one back to make soup for her.”

Ma said and was about to take action.

Yang Santie immediately went over to protect a few barrels, "Auntie can only get the fish if you give me money."

Ma's face instantly dropped and he looked at An Yongliang, "What's going on? Isn't it okay for your grandma to eat a fish from you? You are the one who raised her, so you can't be so heartless!"

"Auntie is joking. Since it's grandma who wants to eat Yongliang, she will definitely prepare it and send it over. You don't have to worry about it." An Yongliang's mother-in-law, Mrs. Hu, who was in confinement, suddenly came in from outside and said to Jiang Ning, "Thank you for your hard work." Auntie has gone on a trip, but our Yongliang hasn’t gone out to sell goods these days, and we can’t bring out that much copper wire, just enough to buy one fish.”

Jiang Ning understood it immediately, and laughed with Mrs. Hu: "What's so difficult about this? Your aunt is here, isn't she? Since the old lady wants to drink fish soup, just ask your aunt to buy one. She is an elder. , I can definitely understand your difficulties.”

Ma Shi glanced at Jiang Ning angrily, "What's the matter with you?"

After saying that, she glared at Mrs. Hu again, "You are still very particular about giving birth to a child! Yongliang Auntie eats a fish of yours and still refuses, it's really shameful!"

Ma Shi cursed and left the yard, not forgetting to take away the vegetables she had brought.

Mrs. Hu chased her to the door and shouted at the top of her lungs: "Auntie, you are the most filial grandma. Don't forget to bring money to buy fish from auntie. Auntie will be waiting for you!"

The door on the opposite side suddenly opened. A woman looked suspiciously at Mr. Ma who was leaving in a hurry, and said to Ms. Hu, "The sun is really coming out from the west. That iron rooster of Ma's family wants to buy fish for your grandma?"

Mrs. Hu smiled shyly, "I don't know. I'm useless. I have no milk after giving birth. Yongnian made an appointment with an aunt to buy fish. Unexpectedly, the aunt suddenly came. As soon as she walked in, she said that grandma wanted to eat fish. She directly Start fishing, we haven’t paid yet, and they won’t let us go.”

When the woman heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, you haven't paid yet. If you really buy it, Ma's temperament will be taken away! By the way, is the fish seller still there?"

“Here you are!” Madam Hu turned sideways so that the woman could see Jiang Ning in the main room.

The woman immediately ran through the door and saw that there was indeed a crucian carp and it was still fresh. She immediately negotiated a price with Jiang Ning.

The two parties bargained for a long time, and finally the crucian carp only received ten cents.

After the woman left, Mr. Hu rounded up the remaining crucian carp at the same price. As for the carp, they didn't want them.

Jiang Ning sent all the rest to Dashan Inn. This time she didn't ask for money and asked shopkeeper Jin to pay for it with meat.

Yang Santie couldn't move his eyeballs when he saw the piece of meat. He was worried about whether the meat would fall out of the basket along the way. He protected it carefully but failed to look at the road. He was hit by a little beggar who rushed out of the ruined temple. For a moment.

The little beggar looked to be only five or six years old, a head shorter than Yang Santie. His whole body was dirty and bloody, and his small hands were muddy and mixed with blood, making him completely unrecognizable.

Jiang Ning was about to get angry, but she couldn't open her mouth when she saw the little beggar's appearance. She was just about to say it was okay, when she heard movement from the ruined temple, and the little beggar immediately hid in the grass.

The two men walked towards Jiang Ning aggressively, "Hey! Madam, have you seen a little beggar?" Jiang Ning subconsciously pulled Yang Santie to his side, shook his head, pretended to be angry and scolded Yang Santie, "Let you be good. If you don’t listen when you walk, you’ll know it hurts if you fall!”

Yang Santie immediately joined in the crying.

"Cry, cry, cry! Just cry! Go back and see how your father beats you! Your fine clothes are all stained, and your grandma and grandpa will still blame me later! They are here to collect debts!" ​​Jiang Ning pulled Yang Santie up while He was cursing and cursing, and the more he cursed, the more angry he became. It was quite similar to that.

The mother and son ignored the two men and continued on their way. Yang Santie was about to put away his tears when Jiang Ning winked at him.

Yang Santie immediately understood and said weakly: "Auntie, I know I was wrong."

"What's the use of knowing I'm wrong! I will definitely be scolded by your grandma when I go back! Really." Jiang Ning quickened his pace.

Yang Santie quickly jogged to catch up.

The two men followed for a while, and then left after confirming that Jiang Ning and her son had not seen the little beggar.

Mother and son were still sullen until they entered the village. When they returned home, Jiang Ning hurriedly pulled Yang Santie into the house and said, "Go and change clothes!"

As soon as Yang Santie entered the room, he whispered fearfully: "Aniang! I almost wet my pants with fear! Are those two uncles bad people?"

Jiang Ning looked solemn, "I don't know, but he is definitely not a good person."

“That little brother is so pitiful!” Yang Santie couldn’t bear to think of the child’s appearance.

Jiang Ning said seriously: "Santie, you can be kind and well-meaning, but you must remember that when you are kind, you cannot bring trouble to the family. That child is indeed pitiful, but you can't beat those two big men at all." Maybe there will be more than two, what will happen then?”

Yang Santie obviously had not thought about this problem. He struggled for a while and bit his lip to admit his mistake. "Aniang, I understand. I will never be a good person again."

Jiang Ning touched Yang Santie's head and smiled lovingly, "Just remember, I don't blame you."

Mother and son did not mention the matter again.

Meat can't be left out in this weather. The children have worked hard these days, and Jiang Ning also wanted to reward them. He made braised pork for them directly, using all the spices stored in the system. First, he cut the meat into pieces and blanched them. Heat up the pot again, add oil, add onion, **** and garlic and sauté until fragrant, then add pork belly and stir-fry well, add water, add star anise, cinnamon, fennel and soy sauce, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat.

Dashan Town doesn’t eat soy sauce, and Jiang Ning doesn’t know if there is soy sauce in this era. She dares to put it like this only because of the spices added. The children have never eaten it, so no one will doubt it.

The aroma of meat spreads from the yard and can be smelled even down the slope. Fortunately, it is already dark now and the villagers have gone home. Even if someone smells the aroma, they will not pursue it.

After the braised pork was out of the pot, Jiang Ning mixed the wild vegetables with the remaining soup.

Yang Santie asked eagerly: "Mom, do you want to give milk to grandpa?"

(End of this chapter)