Xiao Yunying ate quickly, finishing her meal before going around to the kitchen. Her two sisters-in-law were still cooking, so she rolled up her sleeves and said, "I'll cook, eldest sister-in-law. You and second sister-in-law go eat."

Zhang ladled out the stir-fried dishes: "You don't need to lift a finger. Is this the last dish? Are you full?"

Xiao Yunying patted her stomach: "I'm full. The sauerkraut stew with pork bones tastes much better than regular cabbage stew."

Wang casually washed the pot and said, "It's all because your pickled cabbage is so delicious. Let alone using it to stew meat, I can eat an extra bowl of rice just by eating the pickled cabbage."

Zhang took off her apron, washed her hands, and came over, saying, "Let me see you. Are you really not badly injured?"

Xiao Yunying stretched out her right hand: "It's really not serious. Look, it's just a minor external injury. My wrist is a little twisted, but I have some plaster I bought at a clinic in the city that I've applied. It will be fine in a few days."

Mu Lianrong entered the kitchen at this moment and glanced at it: "Is this a plaster?"

Xiao Yunying calmly said, "That's right, it's a newly developed plaster. Mother might not recognize it because it's very effective and expensive. They only make a small quantity and sell it to wealthy families. Ordinary families have basically never seen it."

Mu Lianrong was busy greeting guests and didn't pay much attention to the plaster: "The smell of medicine is quite strong. Okay, there's nothing much to do here. Eat your fill and go back to rest."

Xiao Yunying turned around and went to the cabinet, opened the cabinet door and took out two empty wine jars. She used her body as a cover to fill them with liquor from the supermarket.

“Mother, I’ve come to get two jars of wine for Father and the elders, and also to show my face. This is my house, it would be impolite not to show up.”

"Don't carry it if you twist your wrist. Your second sister-in-law and I will carry it. Eldest daughter-in-law, you take the dishes over first, so they don't get cold."

Xiao Yunying followed behind with a limp. When she encountered unfamiliar people, she called out to them one by one after being reminded by her mother. Mu Lianrong felt sorry for her daughter and told her to go back to her room to rest after a while.

The news that Xiao Yunying had fallen and hurt herself had already spread, but no one thought she was being rude. They politely told her to go back to her room and rest.

Back inside, the children had already finished eating and were tidying up the table on their own.

Before she could start, Luo Chen said, "Mother, you rest. We'll clean up ourselves."

"Then I'll take a break and wait in the living room until they finish eating. They'll be drinking and it'll be late when they leave. If you don't want to go over there, you can go back to your room or the study."

She waited for Luo Xin to wash her hands, then carried her onto the kang (a heated brick bed), telling the little girl fables and playing with her at the same time.

As it was getting dark, I heard a commotion in the courtyard. I guessed that the people who had been drinking were leaving, so I got off the kang (a heated brick bed) to help clear the table.

Mu Lianrong wouldn't let her do it herself, and told her son and daughter-in-law to clean up while she went to the kitchen to fry the reserved lard until it rendered into lard, then stored it away to cool.

"The lard is hot now, wait until it cools down before you cover it up."

Xiao Yunying looked at the several large jars full of lard: "Mother, is all this lard for me?"

"Yes, you twisted your wrist, didn't you? Mom will fry it for you, so you don't have to lift a finger."

"Did Mother save any for herself?"

Mu Lianrong cleaned the pot: "I left half of the lard and the other half of the pig. Your dad carried them back. This half pig is for you. Your dad will chop it up for you in a bit."

Xiao Yunying picked at the pig's leg: "Half a pig is too much for us to eat. Mother, why don't you cut another half and take it back?"

She forgot that her family was going to slaughter a pig, so she bought a lot of pork in the city and put it in the supermarket.

"If you can't finish it, eat it slowly. It's cold outside, so you can bury it in the snow or put it in the well to keep it for a while. Your house is warm, so just don't put it inside."

Xiao Yunying said, "Then I'll make some more sausages, and we can also make cured meat."

"Yes, the dried sausages and cured meat you made are quite delicious and keep well. I'll come over tomorrow and make more with you. Your father loves them, and your two sisters-in-law will be going back to their parents' home after the New Year, so let them take them back as New Year's gifts."

Xiao Shanhai drank quite a bit of wine with the clan elders, and Xiao Yunying told him to go back and rest. She was unsteady on her feet and didn't dare let her obviously drunk father brandish the boning knife around.

The two older brothers worked together to cut the half-pig into pieces, tied them with ropes, and hung them from the roof beams outside.

Cover the pork cracklings with a basin, Mu Lianrong and her two daughters-in-law cleaned up the kitchen, gave Xiao Yunying a few instructions, and then went home.

The next day, when Ling Qi came to pick up the vegetables with his men in the morning, he noticed that Xiao Yunying's walking posture was not right and asked, "Miss Xiao, is your leg uncomfortable?"

Xiao Yunying made some semi-finished pork patties from the supermarket, wrapped them in oil paper, and gave them to them: "Did you hear the sheep bleating behind you?"

Ling Qi took the oil paper and handed it to the drivers behind her: "Did you hear that? Wasn't it the sheep that the young lady bought yesterday?"

"On the way back, I was dragged down by a sheep and fell."

"Ah?! Are you badly injured?"

"I twisted my wrist and my arm hurts so I can't use my strength, so the pancakes you're eating today might not be as chewy."

There's a difference between machine-made and handmade pancakes; you can taste the difference immediately.

"We can go back for dinner. Miss Xiao, please take good care of your injuries during this time. You don't need to bother preparing breakfast for us."

If the young master finds out that Miss Xiao was injured but still cooked for them, she will definitely be punished.

Xiao Yunying said, "It depends. If I'm diligent, I'll make it for you; if I'm lazy, I won't."

After seeing Ling Qi off, Xiao Yunying picked up another oxcart, accompanied by a driver and a shop assistant from Jinxiu Pavilion.

Xiao Yunying casually asked, "Why did you only arrive today? Didn't Sister Cheng Yue say she could bring it over yesterday afternoon?"

The shop assistant replied, "We couldn't buy any garlic yesterday, so the boss specifically asked me to go to the farms outside the city to buy some. I hope I didn't take up too much of your time, young lady."

"No, no, I was just asking casually."

"The employer told me to tell the girl that the pickling jars were soaked yesterday, cleaned this morning, and the garlic skins have been peeled off, so they are ready to use."

Xiao Yunying glanced at the amount of cabbage and garlic that had been brought over: "Sister Cheng Yue is quite thoughtful. These vegetables can be pickled today, and you can come and pick them up tomorrow."

"Thank you for your hard work, young lady." The waiter carried two bolts of cloth down from the back of the cart: "This is what our master asked me to bring to you, young lady."

"Why are you sending fabric again? I haven't even used the one you sent before. Take it back quickly."

"Please don't make things difficult for me, young lady. My master said that if you don't accept the money, I don't need to go back."

Well, that's got that domineering CEO vibe.

Xiao Yunying smiled helplessly and accepted the two bolts of cloth: "Please thank your employer for me."

"Young lady, are you feeling unwell?"

Xiao Yunying's smile immediately froze; she was truly exhausted from explaining.

She had to explain, lest the waiter go back and say something unclear that would worry Sister Cheng Yue: "It's nothing, I just fell on the way back yesterday, it's not serious."

After seeing off the Jinxiu Pavilion staff, Xiao Yunying looked at her two sisters-in-law and her mother who were busy in the courtyard, and the children were running around helping out.

Today is going to be a busy day.