Chapter 538 - 536: Warming the House
The women were busy at the hearth, chatting idly.
The children also found their amusement; two pig bladders were filled with water, tightly tied, and brought outside to be kicked around, attracting a bunch of kids.
The men had their wine and dishes, and whenever they got cold, they would call on the women to heat them up again for eating, continuing to feast until the late afternoon before finally feeling satisfied.
After sending off the pig-slaughtering master and those who came to help, the Wang Family men, having been drunk from the last reward feast and having thrown all responsibilities to the women of the house, were scolded by Wang Yongzhu when she found the chance.
Today, although the wine was excellent, they dared not indulge, only drinking in company.
When the guests had had enough, Wang Laozhu too drank more than his fill, while his other brothers remained quite sober.
Once the guests were seen off, they were naturally called over by Old Granny Zhang and Wang Yongzhu to help.
With the men’s help, even though they couldn’t do the delicate tasks, the jobs requiring strength were perfect for them.
Old Granny Zhang and Lady Jiang took a moment to work on stuffing sausages; they chopped the meat evenly, adding finely minced ginger and garlic, soy milk, a little white wine, and stirred until well mixed, then scooped the filling into the pig intestines with a spoon.
The pig intestines used for the sausages had to be the small intestines, thoroughly cleaned inside out without any odor, thin and translucent.
One end was tied with string, then the meat was filled in, with gentle squeezing by hand towards the bottom; the touch had to be gentle, as too much force would break the intestines, rendering them unusable.