"Okay, let's go deal with these prey at noon." Mother Xu said while eating without raising her head.
Seeing that they all had solutions, Xu Qianjiao didn't say anything and just ate quietly.
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After lunch, when everyone in the yard had gone to sleep, Xu's father and mother quietly went out with baskets on their backs. Xu Qianjiao was told by Xu's mother to take out the cured chicken and meat and dry them in the sun.
She put the half cured chicken and a pound of bacon left over from this morning out in the yard to dry, then moved a stool and sat there to watch them.
There is no way. Meat is very precious nowadays. It will easily disappear if you are not careful. You will have no place to cry when that happens. So, it is best to have someone watching over it when it is drying.
The sun in the early winter afternoon hangs high in the sky like a giant furnace, emitting dazzling light and warmth. The sun mercilessly penetrates the clouds and shines on the earth, bringing endless warmth.
Xu Qianjiao sat in the yard, looking at the bacon and cured chicken drowsily. After a while, Xu's mother and father came back. They had already prepared the pheasant and rabbit.
Mother Xu handed the basket to Xu Qianjiao, "After the people from the big house leave, take it to the yard to dry. Remember to put it away before they come back, okay?"
Xu Qianjiao nodded solemnly. Although she didn't know why she had to do this, it was better to listen to what her mother said, otherwise, she would be scolded.
There is actually a reason why Xu's mother did this. Meat is hard to buy now, and their family is very poor. If they suddenly have so much extra meat, it will not only arouse suspicion, but may also cause jealousy.
And even if everyone thinks that they bought the meat with the money from the division of the family, where did they buy it and from whom did they buy it? These things can easily reveal flaws, so it is better to keep a low profile.
As for this person, when everyone's living standards are similar, they can be good friends, but once you live a little better than him, he may feel jealous. But if you have reached a height that they cannot reach, they will only envy you instead of being jealous.
So in life, there is still a lot to think about.
Never underestimate human nature.
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