Chapter 90 The whole family drove to go shopping "We won't trade this yellow goat horn." Li Long took the yellow goat head and said to Wang Caimi, "Brother Caimi, you can trade it for the yellow goat meat, but we'll keep the horn for future use." "I can exchange it for one." Wang Caimi said with a smile while holding a clip of bullets, "Ten bullets for four pounds of yellow sheep meat. I don't want the meat, but I want a horn. Is that okay?" "That won't work either." Li Long insisted, "Next time I hunt a yellow sheep with horns, I can trade with you." "Okay, then give me four pounds of yellow mutton, from ewe." Wang Caimi settled for the next best thing. Neither Li Long nor Wang Caimi said it out loud, but he knew that Wang Caimi should know the function of the yellow goat horn. At that time, information was not so developed, and most people still thought that gazelles were the same as wild goats, and would never think of them as antelopes. Many people came to exchange yellow mutton today. Xu Haijun alone exchanged ten kilograms and used twenty bullets. Most of them came here to try something new. Bullets are still easy to get these days. The militia training twice a year requires live ammunition shooting. The management of bullets is also loose, and bullets taken from the armed forces are usually not returned. Although the number of shots is recorded as a fixed number, it actually depends on one's mood. Li Long set the price of ten bullets for four pounds of yellow sheep meat. Before dark, the forty pounds of yellow sheep meat were all exchanged. If Li Long had not asked his sister-in-law to cut a yellow sheep leg and half a ewe steak in advance, he probably wouldn't have been able to get any ewe to eat. When it got dark and no one was coming, Li Jianguo and Li Long put the remaining mutton meat into an unused house without a fire and hung it up.
"When has our family ever had such abundant meat?" Li Jianguo sighed as he looked at the wild boar meat, two sheep and now the two yellow sheep hanging on the beam. In addition, the idle house also contained more than 100 kilograms of processed fish, two large jars of refined mutton fat and wild boar oil, and several plates of stored sheep offal. There is almost no room for the idle houses. "What should we do if we can't finish eating it by spring?" Liang Yuemei was also worried. "What can we do? Divide it." Li Long said with a smile, "Aside from Uncle Liang's family, my sister-in-law also has two younger sisters. Let's give some to each family. If we can't divide it here, we can sell it. We can also exchange it for other things. The people in the team don't have money, but they have a lot of miscellaneous things. If that doesn't work, we can ask the carpenter to make furniture for us. Anyway, we have a lot of wood at home." After Li Long said this, Li Jianguo smiled and nodded, thinking that my little brother is more creative. "Let's go, eat and drink mutton soup." "Mom, I don't want to drink mutton soup anymore." Li Qiang said with a bitter face, "I'm tired of drinking it every day." "What are you capable of? You can even get tired of drinking mutton soup. Who do you think can eat like this every day?" Liang Yuemei scolded. "You can't drink it every day..." Li Juan also muttered quietly. "Then shall I grill some mutton for you?" Li Long said with a smile. He saw that the fire in the stove was just right, the red charcoal was burned through, there was no smoke and no open flame, it was just right for grilling meat. "Really? Uncle, you haven't baked anything for us for a long time!" Li Qiang cheered. "Xiaolong, just spoil them." Liang Yuemei gave Li Long a reproachful look, "How do we roast this meat?" "Easy." Li Long broke off a few pieces of thin wire, used a knife to cut strips of meat from the sheep hanging in the idle house, strung them on the thin wire, then smeared salt and chili powder on them, opened the stove lid, grabbed the long end of the thin wire, slowly put the meat down, and began to rotate. The thin wire in my hand was quite long, so it wasn't very hot. The meat was only in the stove for less than half a minute, and when the oil was dripping, I took it out. "Uncle, is it ready?" Li Qiang asked anxiously. "Bring the plate over." Li Long ordered. Li Qiang hurriedly took an enamel plate and held it in both hands.
Li Long put the roasted meat on the plate and said to Li Qiang: "Go, bring it to your father and mother, let them eat first." Li Jianguo was drinking mutton soup at the table, listening to the noise and smiling. It was a wonderful feeling. Li Qiang knew since the last time he ate roasted old sparrow that everything made by his uncle had to be eaten by his parents first, so he didn't hesitate and immediately took the plate to the table. At this time, Li Long had already cut the meat again, spread seasoning on it and started grilling it. Soon, four more skewers of meat were cooked. He put the meat on the plate again and said to Li Qiang: "Okay, go eat with your sister." Li Juan carefully picked up a piece of meat from the plate and handed it to Li Long: "Uncle, you eat it!" Li Long smiled and ate the piece of meat. Li Qiang took a look and quickly picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into Li Long's mouth: "Uncle, you eat!" "Okay, that's enough, two pieces of meat will do, you guys eat them, I'll grill some more." Roasted meat is naturally more flavorful than mutton soup, but Li Long didn't let them eat too much as it would be difficult to digest at night, so two skewers per person would be enough. A happy family. After dinner, Li Long said to Li Jianguo: "Brother, the New Year is just a few days away. Let's go shopping together tomorrow." "Go to the street?" Li Qiang's eyes lit up when he heard it, "I want to go!" At this time, going to the county town to buy things was called "going to the street." "We already have all the New Year's goods at home, why go to the street?" Liang Yuemei was used to being frugal and didn't want to spend more money. Besides, Li Long was definitely ready to spend money since he proposed this. She didn't want her brother-in-law to spend more money either. Wouldn’t it be nice to save that money to marry a wife? "Juan and Qiangqiang haven't been to the streets for two or three months, right?" Li Long said, "Sister-in-law, you haven't been there for half a year, right? Why don't you go for a walk? It's the New Year and it's a good time to have some fun." Liang Yuemei looked at Li Jianguo. Li Juan also looked at her father nervously. "Let's go." Li Jianguo said with a smile, "I have nothing to do at home." "There are so many things in that house..." Liang Yuemei was still worried. "Let Mrs. Lu look after it. Anyway, the door is locked, and no one can come and pick the lock at this time, right?" Li Long said. "That won't happen!" Li Jianguo waved his hand, "If you dare to come and pick the lock at this time, you are asking for a fight." The matter is settled. "By the way, Xiaolong, why are you keeping the yellow goat horn if you don't exchange it for Wang Caimi?" Li Jianguo asked. "Brother, that yellow goat horn is very useful." Li Long said, "This yellow goat is not a sheep..." "If a yellow sheep is not a sheep, what else can it be? If it is not a sheep, why is it called a yellow sheep?" Li Qiang has always had a strong desire for knowledge. "The yellow sheep should actually be called the yellow antelope." Li Long only explained it with one sentence and Li Jianguo understood it immediately.
"No wonder!" He suddenly realized, "Then I really can't exchange it with him - this thing is a precious medicinal material!" Seeing that his elder brother understood, Li Long did not explain any more. He continued: "Then, big brother, you should keep the yellow sheep's head and horns safe, just in case." "Ah." Liang Yuemei was not sure and asked: "What is the function of this horn?" "It can reduce fever and fight convulsions. If a child suddenly has a fever, cut some powder from the horn, add it to warm water and let the child drink it, and the fever will go down." Li Jianguo said, "I never thought that the yellow sheep... is actually an antelope!" "Fortunately, I didn't change it. Wang Caimi must have known about it." Liang Yuemei also suddenly realized, "His eyes are still very sharp." Li Long smiled and said that he had experienced that before. He returned to the east room and fell asleep peacefully. But the people in the west room couldn't sleep well when they thought about going out to the street tomorrow. (End of this chapter)