Chapter 395 Bacon Jealousy (5)_1
She had long heard that that man had started doing business in the neighboring town, but his business had never been doing well. Given the chance, once she made something of herself, she would definitely go flaunt her success in the neighboring town, to let that man see how well she, whom he once looked down upon, was living.
After realizing this, Loudmouth immediately and cheerfully agreed to go to the town to help Lin Yuan mind the store.
Lin Yuan, of course, was thrilled, as she knew full well what Loudmouth was capable of, efficient and resourceful, she would certainly take good care of Rice Flower Fragrance.
With her help, Lin Yuan could rest easy and start managing Fuman Building. The thought of being able to resume her old profession and work in the restaurant filled Lin Yuan with energy as if she had taken a shot of chicken blood.
Loudmouth lived alone on usual days, with one son working in town and the other building houses with his cousin, rarely coming home. Hence, Lin Yuan got her a box of pastries and some food to eat over the next few days.
Since there was an excess of pork left at home, Lin Yuan planned to make it into cured meat. Although the weather was not too cold, it was still an appropriate time to air-dry it now.
No sooner said than done, after sending Loudmouth off, Lin Yuan cut the remaining meat at home into long strips, ready to be made into cured meat.
The kind she was making wasn’t the smoked variety, but the simplest kind which still tasted superb. It was essentially about curing the meat and then letting it air-dry in a cool place.
The best way to make cured meat is to use a large flat box, but Lin Yuan chose a big basin from her home instead. She neatly arranged the strips of meat in the basin and then mixed soy sauce, salt, Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, a little bit of white wine, and rock sugar, and poured the mixture over the pork belly. She then covered the basin and shook it to ensure all the meat was coated with the sauce.
Like this, she let the meat marinate in the basin for three or four days; afterward, she would take it out to air-dry in a cool place.