This year, there were only seven or eight families in Lantang Village who slaughtered pigs for the New Year, and only the Shen family really needed pork. Other families had bought some cheap wild boar meat from Shen Qing before, but the old Shen family had been very upset ever since Old Lady Shen went to the courtyard at the foot of the mountain to ask Miao for pork but failed. Later, they couldn't even buy tofu, and were laughed at by the villagers.
"I heard from the eldest sister who lives next door that she often hears Old Lady Shen yelling at home recently, like crazy." The person who spoke was cracking melon seeds, with no sympathy on his face, full of jokes: "Her two daughters-in-law are not easy to deal with either. That Zhao Aiye was originally--" Because Miao was there, the man smiled awkwardly, did not continue, and skipped directly: "Now facing that Widow Li, it can be said that they have met a match."
What happened to Zhao Ai Ye originally? They have bullied the Miao family a lot! Even though he looks pitiful now because he is at a disadvantage, he is not a good person. When he was still in the old Shen family, he treated Shen Qing and Miao as servants, and he also played a role in stepping on Miao to elevate himself. Ever since Shen Zhang passed away and he had a boy named Shen Zhuang, he no longer regarded Miao as his sister-in-law, but he was still very arrogant.
Although Zhao Aiye didn't dare to talk back to his mother-in-law, Old Lady Shen, just as he was not afraid of the Miao family, he was not afraid of Li Jiaofeng either - the baby in Li Jiaofeng's belly hadn't been born yet, so who knew it would be a boy? Zhao Ai Ye had told people she knew about this countless times behind her back that it would be best to have a boy, but a girl would be fine too.
If this family must produce a "Miao", there must be someone who will be bullied, and it cannot be Zhao Ai Ye himself!
Of course, in addition to competing with Li Jiaofeng, Zhao Aiye also had other selfish motives in wanting Li Jiaofeng to give birth to a boy or a girl: over the years, he had always regarded all the property of the old Shen family as Shen Zhuang's. If Li Jiaofeng really gave birth to a boy, wouldn't at least half of the family property have to be divided away!
With such tangible interests at stake, it's not as petty as the one between Second Aunt Lian and Wang. Shen Zhigao was unhappy about the fight between Zhao Aiye and Li Jiaofeng. Although Shen Zhiwei was a bit cowardly, he had a very good relationship with Zhao Aiye and knew how to protect her husband.
Although Shen Zhiwei did not dare to contradict his brother openly, the two branches of the Shen family had already become somewhat alienated, and the house was in chaos every day. Old Mrs. Shen was unable to reconcile the conflicts in the family, and gradually she could no longer control her two sons. She was also scolded by Old Man Shen for being incompetent. She couldn't even manage the family well, so the pressure was enormous.
When Zhao Aiye's family came to visit at this time, Shen Lao Niang naturally understood that Zhao Aiye wanted her family to support him - or maybe she knew it was not the case and just wanted to find a way to vent, which led to the farce.
"Tell me, when has our village ever slaughtered the New Year pig without inviting guests? It's not like the whole village goes to eat. There are only one or two people from each family who go and eat as much as they want. Can they eat ten kilograms of meat in total? It looked quite respectable before, but why are they so stingy now and have no dignity at all?" The person who spoke shook his head.
What else could it be? No money left! Shen Qing and Miao had a rough idea of how much wealth the Shen family had. After paying their money and food compensation, and Widow Li's dowry, there was not much left. If we save ten kilograms of meat, can't we sell ten kilograms more?
There is a saying that goes, "A poor man has low aspirations, and a thin horse has long hair." When times get tough, no one cares about being respectable or not - besides, the Shen family wasn't a very respectable family to begin with!
"Speaking of which, have you seen Widow Li recently?" The two people sitting on the edge of the kang chatted: "I ran into her the other day. Her belly was so big. I don't know when she got pregnant. It looked like she was about to give birth."
Another person also lowered his voice and said, "I heard...she's going to give birth in two months...her belly is really pointy, maybe it's really a boy, I hope Shen Zhigao can make his wish come true..."
Those people were discussing right next to her ear, and Miao couldn't let it go completely. As the voices grew louder, she stood up uncomfortably and said, "I'll go to the kitchen to see if Sister He Xiang needs any help?"
"Hey, you're a guest today, why are you going to the kitchen? There are many people helping, why would you be needed? Sit down and take a rest."
Miao walked away quickly without looking back. Shen Qing actually wanted to listen a few words, but seeing Miao's expression, he had no choice but to follow.
In the inner room, the old, kind and benevolent man glared at the people who had just spoken: "You are just so quick-witted, and you always have to poke people in the heart!" Wasn't Miao kicked out just because she had no boy?
"Oh, who knew she still cared so much. It's been such a long time since the divorce, and the baby is about to be born. Could it be that she is still thinking about Shen Zhigao and feels sad after hearing this?"
"Shut up now. What you said before is okay, but what are you saying now? You are saying this on the Lian family's land? Lian Er's wife will tear you apart if she finds out!" This man, who had seen Aunt Lian Er fighting with others under the big locust tree before, hurriedly tried to stop them.
"She dares? I'm her aunt from her sister-in-law's family, so I'm her elder. How dare she touch me?" The struggle between Second Aunt Lian and Wang also involved their respective families. Miao was a sister of Second Aunt Lian, so Wang's family naturally disliked her.
Miao went to the kitchen, where the meal was already cooked, a big pot of sauerkraut pork ribs, blood sausage, and boiled pork with mashed garlic. The Lian family kills the New Year pig just to save face, so naturally the pig is cooked to look great, with plenty of meat and big bowls of delicious food.
This person is really interesting. His own child usually eats eggs very stingily, but he is willing to spend a lot of money on such a face-saving thing!
"Why are you here? Why aren't you sitting in the house?" Second Aunt Lian was preparing garlic juice when she turned around and saw Miao.
"It's boring to sit in the house, and I don't like chatting with people, so I came to see you." Miao glanced at the pot: "This blood sausage is really good."
The Miao family has no shortage of meat this year, but they haven't had much blood sausage to eat: the blood of those wild boars killed by Shen Qing has almost been drained out in the mountains, how much can be squeezed out when they are carried home? I was really greedy when I saw it at this time - blood sausage is most fragrant when fried, but it also tastes good when steamed on sauerkraut.
Second Aunt Lian looked around to see if there was anyone around, scooped a few pieces of cooked blood sausage from the pot and put them in a small bowl, then poured a little garlic sauce on them: "Go away, if you don't want to stay with those gossipers, take them to my room. The good meat and pig's trotters I reserved for you are also in my room."
Miao was so unhappy after eating the pig-killing meal that she was still a little depressed when she returned home. It's not that she still has any feelings for Shen Zhigao, but when she heard that Li Jiaofeng was about to give birth, she couldn't help but think of the child she failed to give birth to.
In fact, she has always been in good health. It is not her first time to give birth. Her previous two children were born smoothly. She knows what to pay attention to and how to maintain herself. The child had been well-behaved and obedient in her belly, and had a pointed face and looked like a little boy. If I hadn't fallen that day...
When Miao recalled what happened that day, her face still turned pale. She always felt that her fall was not an accident. It was not raining when it happened and there was no mud on the ground. She was walking on the nice stone road, but she felt as if her feet were stepped on oil. She slid a long way with one step. Then my stomach hit the steps, which dislocated the fetal position.
But at that time she didn't think anyone was trying to harm her on purpose. She just thought someone accidentally spilled oil or soup on the ground and she accidentally stepped on it. Later she told Shen Zhigao about this matter.
At that time, Shen Zhang was still alive and Shen Zhigao was quite nice to her. After hearing this, she tried to look for him seriously. But it had been so long since she gave birth that there was no trace of it left.
Shen Zhigao lost his patience after searching for her twice, thinking that she had lost her baby and was looking for trouble because she was upset.
She had only told Shen Zhigao about this. She didn't tell Qingger, the missing Shen Zhang, and Miao Xing and Miao Wang. Miao touched her now flat belly, and thought of those people today talking about the fight between Zhao Ai Ye and Widow Li, and hoping that Widow Li would give birth to a boy... The doubts from many years ago could not help but surface in her mind again: Was it really an accident?
But so many years have passed, and she has now divorced and left the Shen family. Even if it is not the case, what can it do? Miao sighed, turned over and curled up in the quilt.
Shen Qing put two pig's trotters and a slaughtered chicken into the backpack. He decided to go to that world again before the New Year. He went to the city and bought a lot of seeds. Shen Qing also wanted to see how Qu Weiwei and their vegetable business was doing. And... Shen Qing touched the three books in his arms.
After visiting Miao Xiucai again, Shen Qing's thirst for knowledge made him a little impatient. He felt that recognizing words was not that difficult. After Miao Xiucai read it once and compared it with the book, he remembered it easily. Of course, I don’t know what this word means or what this sentence means.
And as for things about the "ancient times", Shen Qing couldn't wait to know!
He had previously falsely claimed that the gunshots were caused by huge rocks rolling down the mountain, so that recently people in the village were afraid to go up the mountain. As the person who proposed it, he naturally couldn't just run up the mountain openly, so he went out at night when no one was around.
The wind was howling in the mountains on a winter night. Shen Qing was walking at night when he suddenly heard a sound that seemed to be a wolf howling coming from the deep mountains. Although it was very far away, Shen Qing was startled and stood still.
Because the crossbow was a weapon that the imperial court prohibited civilians from owning, Shen Qing was afraid of accidentally revealing it and causing trouble, so he kept the crossbow hidden in the cave. At this time, when he heard the wolf howling, Shen Qing, who had no weapon in his hand, was still very nervous.
As the old saying goes, if you walk too much at night, you will always encounter ghosts. Shen Qing tightened his backpack, thinking that he couldn't take the risk and should keep some weapons at home. Or you can leave the gun at home - even if someone sees it, they won't know what it is, right?
You can also buy two bows. In this era, crossbows were banned, but bows were not, because it took great arm strength to draw a bow. Shen Qing had never used a bow before, but he was somewhat confident in his strength and thought he could give it a try.
As I was daydreaming along the way, the journey didn't seem that long. Shen Qing entered the cave and held the gun and crossbow in his hands. He felt a little relieved and started to think about the origin of the wolf's howling.
Shen Qing had been living in the mountains since he was a child, and he had never heard the howling of wolves in the area near the village before. Maybe it’s because this territory has always been inhabited by wild boars, and other animals are unwilling to come and conflict with the wild boars? Now that the wild boars have been eliminated, this area has become a no-man's land, so the wolves have migrated here...
Shen Qing was so frightened by the thought that he broke out in a cold sweat and quickly shook his head. He was now more determined to bring the guns home. Not only that, but he wanted to bring more and better guns. If anything happens, I can handle it myself!
And as for Song Kaiji... If this place is really the "ancient times" of that world, did they also encounter the trouble of being attacked by wild beasts before inventing guns? How did they solve the problem?
Since Shen Qing arrived at the Hongcheng base, he has only heard about how powerful mutant animals are and how unpalatable their meat is, but he has never seen a mutant animal. Maybe the people in that world already have very mature methods to deal with wild beasts. It would be great if I could learn these methods!
Thinking of this, Shen Qing walked towards the base faster.
Qu Weiwei and Song Kaiji were not asleep at this time either.
Qu Weiwei gets up early to grow vegetables: she now really treats this as a serious career. Every day, he would start working before dawn, and fill two large baskets with vegetables. Then he would go to the morning market with Tang's mother to sell the vegetables, and then come back to catch up on some sleep.
Get up in the afternoon and practice attacking abilities: This was Shen Qing's strong request. He recruited people with abilities just to hold armed forces for self-protection. How could he let Qu Weiwei be a useless person?
Today, Qu Weiwei has also made great progress in attacking: she only needs to concentrate and close her eyes slightly, and in an instant, vines as thick as a can will sprout from her hands - a whole circle larger than the thickness of a rolling pin before! It instantly knocked a big hole in the iron plate hanging in the middle of the living room. And this iron plate will return to its original state after Tang Wenjie wakes up.
Qu Weiwei was very satisfied with her current strength: if this was a zombie, its entire head would probably have been smashed to pieces by her vines.
“But zombies won’t just stand there and let you hit them without moving.” Song Kaiji said casually. He was keeping accounts, recording how many vegetables were grown every day, how many seeds were used, how many crystal cores were sold, and how many crystal cores they used to cultivate their supernatural powers. Although Shen Qing had never checked his accounts, Song Kaiji felt that Shen Qing did not check out of trust in him, but they could not really not keep count.
Qu Weiwei slumped her shoulders: "Oh, I kind of want to go out and fight zombies." She collapsed on the sofa beside her: "You know what a weird guy is. I used to wish I'd never see zombies in my life and just stayed at the base and lived like a parasite following my boss. But now that my ability has broken through to level four, I actually miss the feeling of fighting zombies." Mainly, she wanted to test whether her level four ability was powerful enough.
That’s right, after absorbing sufficient crystal cores every day and practicing her supernatural powers diligently, Qu Weiwei finally made a breakthrough two days ago. The fourth-level supernatural power not only evolved the attacking vines, but also greatly improved the efficiency of promoting plant growth.
The same goes for Tang Wenjie. Although his ability only upgraded from level one to level two, his innate ability was even stronger, and at this time he almost showed the level of level four. Occasionally, Qu Weiwei and Tang Wenjie would practice fighting each other, and they would almost always end up in a draw.
"This is so unfair... I've worked so hard for so long, but how come I can't even beat a newcomer like you!" Qu Weiwei was very sad.
Tang Wenjie looked at his hands. He had to admit that their boss was truly an expert! Under the guidance of Shen Qing, Tang Wenjie made great efforts to finally condense the silver into the shape of a gold ingot. Tang Wenjie found that his ability improved very quickly, and the precision of his ability to manipulate metal was unmatched by other gold-related ability users.
For example, now: other gold-type mutants can only control the shape, speed, and hardness of their two life weapons, but Tang Wenjie is now able to split his life weapon into dozens of thin silver needles and attack the prey at the same time - suddenly changing from a 1v1 battle to a group attack.
After discovering this, Tang Wenjie practiced more seriously, condensing the silver into various shapes. Finally, he twisted out a bracelet with very delicate patterns on it, and when Shen Qing arrived, he took it out to show Shen Qing like a treasure.
Shen Qing:? ? ?
Is this what I want? ?
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