She did learn it, but what's the use? She barely ate meat a few times a year before, and her skills have almost gone to waste.

"You don't know this, do you? Having more skills means having more career options. It's always good to have more skills, hehehe."

"You, no wonder your mother always says you're a little devil."

The people waiting to have their meat cut urged them, "Stop chatting and hurry up and cut this fat off for me. I'm waiting to go home and render the fat into oil."

And just like that, you bought two jin, she bought three jin, and in no time half of the wild boar meat was sold.

Er Ya went out to check and saw that no one was coming over. She looked around and saw that there were still so many left, more than half of the ribs.

In modern times, this would be considered a valuable item, even more expensive than meat. However, in those days, people always felt that since they could spend the same amount of money to buy a piece of meat that could feed them for two meals, what use would the bones be? So, not many people wanted them.

It's perfect that nobody wants it. We can keep it to make braised pork ribs or stew pork rib soup. If there's any leftover meat, we can divide it up and let the people from Qianlu take it away.

It was getting late, and Chen Xiuhua and the others said they were going home. Jiang's mother heard this and, without even taking a break, came out to greet them, reluctant to let them go.

Er Ya also held Chen Xiuhua's hand reluctantly and said, "Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt, why don't you stay here for a while? I haven't had a proper chat with you yet."

Chen Xiuhua was actually worried about her daughter. Seeing her like this, she decided to stay for a few days. Her mother-in-law was unreliable. She wanted to help her for a couple of days, but she was afraid that her daughter-in-law would have objections. After all, there were many things to do at home. The relationship had finally improved, and she was afraid that it would suddenly go back to the way it was before.

Wang Meili knew what Chen Xiuhua meant as soon as she saw her expression. In the past, she would have said something, but now, her family was so fortunate thanks to her sister-in-law. Thinking of this, she touched Er Ya's little face and said to Chen Xiuhua:

“Mom, why don’t you stay here for a few days? My sister’s due soon, and the two of them at home aren’t much of a help. I’ll go back with Dad. They’re both home now, delivering things and doing business every morning.”

Jiang's mother was overjoyed. Since her sister-in-law had spoken, she looked at Chen Xiuhua and said, "Mother, stay here with me for a few days. I'm a little scared when I think about the scene of giving birth to Er Ya."

Since her daughter-in-law had said so, Chen Xiuhua was overjoyed and said, "That's fine then. The family is counting on you. I'll stay here for two or three days and then go back."

Wang Meili waved her hand and said, "Since you're here, stay a few more days. Don't worry about things at home. We've been doing this for months and we know everything. There won't be any mistakes."

Jiang's mother directed Lin Jianguo to cut about ten pounds of meat, and then cut a few pounds of roe deer meat, put them in a basket, and handed it to Wang Meili: "Sister-in-law, take this meat home for Damin and Ermin to eat, and say it's a gift from their aunt."

Seeing how generous Jiang's mother was, Wang Meili felt embarrassed and declined, saying, "We can't possibly eat that much. Cutting off a pound or two is enough. Let's keep the rest to sell."

Jiang's mother insisted on putting it in her hands: "It's our own food, it doesn't cost any money, we should only sell it after our own family has had enough, sister-in-law, just take it, don't be modest."

"Okay, then I'll take it. Thank you, girl."

After agreeing that Chen Xiuhua would stay here and keep Jiang's mother company, Lin Jianguo and Er Ya carried the things and put Jiang Heping and Wang Meili on the oxcart. This time, Lin Jianguo was quick-witted and paid the money first, then watched them leave.

After watching them leave the village, Lin Jianguo picked up Er Ya and headed home. He greeted everyone he met along the way. It seemed that selling them wild boar meat was a wise decision. As a result, his family's popularity had clearly improved a lot.

Those who disliked them still disliked them. Han Shi was a prime example. Before Er Ya and the others arrived, Han Shi was spitting as she spoke: "You still buy their pork? Be careful not to get sick from eating it. I don't know where they got the dead meat from. Otherwise, why would they sell it to you so cheaply? Is she stupid?"

There were still people who spoke up for them. A woman who had just bought meat from their store said, "You're talking nonsense. The meat was all bloody and fresh. Are you trying to cause trouble because you couldn't buy any?"

Han's eyes widened, her small eyes suddenly bulging: "Pah, am I that kind of person? I'm just trying to kindly remind you, so you don't end up sick and don't even know why."

Seeing how serious Han was talking about it, several women who were planning to buy some meat stopped in their tracks, afraid that Han was right and that the meat really wasn't fresh.

The first group of women who bought meat from Er Ya's house had just finished rendering the lard and were about to come out to rest and chat.

As soon as I stepped outside, I heard Han talking about people. I turned around, went back home, took out the meat that wasn't fully cooked, and started shouting from afar:

"You old woman, stop talking nonsense. Come, come, look at the meat I just bought. See if it's fresh or not. Let me tell you, it's super fatty. I bought four pounds, and it produced a full three and a half pounds of fat. If it weren't for the hot weather, I would regret not buying a few more pounds to store and eat slowly."

The crowd gathered around and looked at the meat the man had taken out. It was bright red, had no smell, and felt quite firm to the touch; it didn't look like a sick pig.

She wanted to turn back and say a few more words to Han, but when she turned around, she found that Han had already secretly run away. It seemed that the old woman was trying to stop them from buying Er Ya's pork, probably so that she could buy more for herself.

He called out to the women who wanted to buy meat, "Come on, let's hurry home and get the money to buy some. Don't let that old woman buy it all before it's too late. I also need to buy some to send to my family. That old woman is really a scoundrel."

What Han never expected was that her nonsense in the village would actually help Er Ya sell more wild boar meat. If Er Ya found out, given her petty nature, she would surely be so angry that she couldn't eat or sleep.

It seems I don't need to do it myself this time; someone has already stood up for me. I called out to Lin Jianguo, "Dad, it looks like we need to hurry home. We can't let them get there before us."

"Okay, hold on tight, Daddy will carry you home along the side path."

After returning home, Er Ya leisurely drank a glass of water before the women came over and weighed the meat they wanted. Er Ya deliberately weighed an extra pound for the woman who had spoken up for her family, winked at her, and politely saw them off.

To be continued!