Before going out today, Lan Shu had already inquired with her family and found out that the stall selling pork was under a big tree on the inside of the market street.

The market street is not long. From the street to the end of the street, the distance is only about a hundred meters. The two of them soon arrived in front of the pork stall.

At first glance, there were only half a fan of pork on the stall.

Although this is a semi-monthly market in several nearby villages, because there are usually very few people buying meat, the meat sellers do not dare to buy too much.

"Pork is sold for 70 cents per pound~!"

The owner of the butcher stall yelled, and people gathered around to pick and choose the position they wanted on the large fan of pork. Most of them were half a catty and half a catty, specially selected for the fat.

Fatty meat can produce oil. Pour the lard into a bowl and solidify it. Pick a little bit every time you cook, and the dishes will be very fragrant~!

It is unrealistic for them to eat meat every meal, so they would bring some lard every meal, which is enough to satisfy their craving. Therefore, fatty meat was the favorite of most people in the 1980s.

It doesn't matter whether it's a rural area, a county town, or even a city.

Lan Shu didn't ask for fat meat. She waited for the meat stall owner to finish cutting the meat buyers in front of them where they wanted. Then Lan Shu pointed to the lean meat on the inside of the spine and said to the boss, "Tenderloin, five pounds, pork belly."

Three pounds, how much does the ribs cost?”

Hearing that someone wanted to buy eight kilograms of meat, the owner of the meat stall suddenly smiled and said, "The ribs cost two cents a kilogram. If you want it, I'll give you fifteen cents."

so cheap!

In Lan Shu's time, the price of ribs could be twice as expensive as meat!

Nowadays, everyone is very tight when buying meat and only buys a little bit at a time. Who would buy ribs that are just bones and not a few ounces of meat?

So the price of ribs is very low.

Lan Shu hadn't eaten braised pork ribs for a long time, and she felt sorry for herself if she didn't buy more at this price.

"The ribs cost ten pounds," she said.

"Okay~!" The owner of the meat stall immediately started to cut the meat according to her request, and also cut off ten pounds of ribs.

Other people around who were also planning to buy some meat saw a little girl buying so much meat at a meat stall, and even buying bones. Many people's eyes widened in surprise!

Some older aunts kindly reminded me.

"Girl, it won't taste good if you buy so much lean meat. Meat is better than fat!"

"That's right, the bones are too heavy on the scale. It looks cheap, but in fact, there aren't a few ounces of meat removed, and it's still all lean."

Although the person who persuaded her had good intentions, to Lan Shu, lean meat was the best thing.

She has already thought about it. The tenderloin is tender. If you buy it back, you can marinate it, slice it and fry it, or mix it with some flour to make fried crispy meat.

Part of the pork ribs was stewed in soup and part was braised. Thinking of the taste of braised pork ribs, she couldn't help but drool...

As for pork belly that is both fat and lean, it can be stir-fried or minced to make dumplings.

By the way, if it were to make steamed buns, three kilograms of pork belly would not be enough. If her eldest brother worked hard enough to eat alone, he could eat five or six big steamed buns in one meal!

Thinking of this, Lan Shu added to the meat stall owner, "Add five more pounds of pork belly."

The old aunts around who originally wanted to persuade her to buy fat meat stopped saying anything after hearing this.

They finally figured it out. The little girl was rich and could afford to eat meat every day. She didn't care about the oil extracted from the fat.

With Lan Shu as a 'big customer', most of the pork on the stall in front of the butcher stall owner went directly to less than half!

Thirteen pounds of meat plus ten pounds of ribs cost ten yuan and six cents in total. The boss took the initiative to wipe out the zero and charged only ten yuan.

After calculating the price, Lan Shu took out a big ticket from her pocket and handed it over.

When other people saw that the little girl was so generous, under her guidance, the people who bought meat stopped paying attention and started buying half a catty or one catty.

The owner of the butcher stall was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear when he saw that his business had become so good~!

Before Lan Shu left, he did not forget to greet her with the best attitude, "Little girl, please go slowly. Come back during the market at the end of the month~"

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When the two of them returned from the market at noon, they had already returned with a full load.

Fortunately, Xiaobai is following me today. He is strong and can help carry the meat.

Otherwise, Lan Shu would not be able to bring back so many things she bought alone.

In addition to buying meat, Lan Shu also bought a pack of rock sugar and mixed some soy sauce.

After returning to the village, she and Aunt Wang next door bought a handful of green onions grown in Aunt Wang's yard, planning to steam a pot of steamed buns stuffed with pork and green onions at noon.

In the Lan family's kitchen, Xiaobai usually makes the fire and cooks alone, but today there is an extra Lan Shu.

Xiao Bai is responsible for lighting the fire and holding hands, while Lan Shu is responsible for holding the spoon.

Cut the tender tenderloin into strips, sprinkle with oil and salt and marinate for fifteen minutes, then mix with flour and fry in a pan.

Chop the ribs into pieces, take out a small half and add ginger slices, shredded green onions, Sichuan peppercorns, and clear soup to stew. The remaining half is stir-fried with the rock sugar she bought today until the color turns brown. Add the green onions, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns and a small amount of soy sauce and braise.

The soy sauce at this time is made from pure fermented soybeans, real ingredients, and has an extraordinarily fragrant taste!

It can be regarded as making up for the lack of other seasonings.

In addition to the pork belly and pork ribs, cut off more than half of the eight pounds of pork belly bought at the market, chop it into minced meat, mix it with the chopped green onion, add a small amount of warm water, salt, soy sauce, and stir evenly.

After the risen dough is fully kneaded and deflated, you can fill it with meat fillings and make steamed buns.

Wait 20 minutes after the buns are wrapped and the noodles are cooked, steam them over high heat, and lunch is ready.

At noon, when Lan Dazhuang came back, he could smell the tangy aroma of meat wafting in the air before he even walked in.

He was not the only one who was attracted by the fragrance. Several neighbors near his home walked out and stood outside their respective courtyards and inhaled sharply.

"Who makes delicious food? The meat is so fragrant!"

The neighbors who smelled the smell were envious. Then based on the direction of the smell, everyone quickly determined that the smell of meat was coming from Lan's house——

"The Lan family is living a really good life, and they are eating meat again!" someone said.

"It's nothing to eat meat now if you have money. But in the future, if you pay free land contract money to the village every year, you may not be able to eat meat~" Some people are jealous.

No matter whether the people in the village are envious or jealous of the Lan family, these will not affect Lan Shu's family.

When Lan Dazhuang returned home, he saw a plate of attractive ribs and a large bowl of steamed buns placed on the table in the main hall of his house with the door open. Lan Dazhuang finally knew where the fragrance just came from!

"Xiaobai has made some delicious food today!?" Lan Dazhuang was so excited that he walked much more briskly.

Hearing Brother Da Zhuang's voice, Xiao Bai walked out of the kitchen carrying a plate of fried crispy pork.

As he walked, he said, "Today's lunch was not made by me, but by Sister Lan herself."

When these words reached Lan Dazhuang's ears, he was immediately stunned!

"What? Little sister... can I eat the food she cooked?"
Chapter completed!