The original owner knew that Old Lady Huang's former daughter-in-law was beaten to death by her son because he accidentally overheard Old Lady Huang's conversation with Old Lady Fan.
However, Han Yiyi brought this up not to seek justice for her former daughter-in-law, but simply to scare Old Lady Huang and prevent her from yelling at her for compensation.
Actually, Old Lady Huang saw that Han Yiyi had bought so many things today, and considering that Han Yiyi usually had a timid personality, she thought she could get some freebies.
But now, hearing Han Yiyi's words and seeing that she was not as easy to bully as before, she turned and left. However, as she left, her mouth did not stop. She pointed at Han Yiyi and cursed something as she walked away, but her voice was too soft for Han Yiyi to hear clearly. After seeing that the person had left, Han Yiyi looked at Granny Fan, who was still dry heaving to the side.
Han Yi glanced at the large intestine that had fallen to the ground and thought to himself, "Luckily, it was wrapped in oil paper." However, he was still a little disgusted that it had been touched by Fan's wife's foul mouth. But after thinking it over, he still went forward and picked up the large intestine.
Although large intestine can be considered a type of meat dish, it is difficult to clean, and there are not many seasonings available, at most just some oil and salt. However, people who can afford oil and salt on a regular basis would not think of eating large intestine. Therefore, only those who cannot afford meat year-round would think of buying some to add some oil to their stomachs.
When Granny Fan saw Han Yi pick up the large intestine from the ground again, she couldn't help but sneer.
"Sure enough, only those useless jinxes would eat this stuff that even dogs wouldn't eat..."
Hearing what Fan's wife said, Han Yiyi chuckled and spoke up.
"Yeah, even dogs won't eat this stuff, yet some bastards, worse than pigs and dogs, are trying to snatch it. They're even impatiently trying to gnaw on it on the ground like dogs..."
When Granny Fan heard Han Yiyi call her worse than a pig or a dog, she was about to exchange a few words of cursing when that soft, greasy, and foul feeling from before surged up again, and she couldn't help but start gagging again.
Seeing this, Han Yiyi quickly stepped back in disgust, put the large intestine back into the basket, got on the oxcart, and told Old Man Wei to drive it away quickly.
When Fang Wei saw Old Woman Huang and Old Woman Fan fighting over Han Yiyi's things, he wanted to help, but since they were both women, it was really inappropriate for him, a widowed old man, to help. So he stayed by the side and looked after the two children.
Seeing that Han Yiyi had bought pig intestines to eat, and thinking that it must be really not easy for a woman to take care of two children, he took out five more of the ten coins Han Yiyi had given him earlier and returned them to her.
"Han girl, it's not easy for you to raise two children on your own. Take this. If you can, buy some meat for the children. It's better to eat less of this large intestine..."
Han Yiyi looked at the five coins that Old Man Wei handed over and knew that he must have misunderstood. However, she was still grateful. Old Man Wei had no children and, although he could occasionally pull an oxcart, he could only barely make ends meet. So Han Yiyi quickly said something.
"Uncle Wei, you should keep it. I've already bought the meat. As for the large intestine, I bought it for another purpose..."
After hearing Han Yiyi's words and seeing that she insisted on not accepting them, and considering that he had just seen the basket and several oil paper packages, he thought that he might have misunderstood. So he stopped insisting, helped Han Yiyi unload the things from the oxcart, and left.
It was well past noon, and they had eaten steamed buns on the way, so they weren't hungry. Han Yiyi didn't plan to prepare lunch. Seeing that the two little ones were a bit tired, she told them to go back and rest, while she started organizing the things she had bought.
There are no refrigerators here, and even if you buy one from the system, there's no electricity, so you can't use it.
When I bought pork earlier, I thought about giving some to Aunt Zhang's family. So I packed my things, cut off half of the pork belly, and then, after thinking for a moment, I used the bamboo tube that she had given me before to fill it with some salt. I put it all in a basket and carried it to Aunt Zhang's house.
The salt in the bamboo tube was bought today. For some reason, Han Yiyi felt that the salt here had a slightly bitter taste. After comparing it, she found that it was indeed different from the salt that she could exchange for in the system. Just in case, she decided to keep the salt that she couldn't exchange for in the system for her own consumption.
When Aunt Zhang saw Han Yiyi coming over, she quickly got up to greet her.
"Han girl is here. Have you had lunch yet? I cooked a lot today, so I came over to eat some..."
When the children saw Han Yiyi, they all called out, "Sister Han..."
Han Yiyi looked at the wild vegetable porridge and several grain cakes on the table, a strange feeling passing through her heart. She greeted the children as well, then handed the basket to Aunt Zhang and said.
"Auntie, I bought some pork today. I brought some over for you, so the children can have some more oil and fat..."
Only then did Aunt Zhang see the meat in the basket. Startled, she quickly refused.
“You’re a child too, this won’t do. They’re all grown up now. As long as they’re not hungry, they don’t need any extra oil or fat. Hurry up and take it back to Daya and Shitou to eat…”
Upon hearing that there was meat, the children exchanged glances and swallowed hard. They hadn't eaten pork for many years, not since their father passed away. However, they knew how precious pork was, and that it wasn't easy for Sister Han to raise two children alone. They couldn't accept her pork, so they all chimed in.
“Yes, Sister Han, we’re all grown up now and don’t like eating meat. Let’s leave it for Shi Tou and Daya to eat…”
Seeing that Aunt Zhang kept pushing and shoving him with a firm attitude, Han Yiyi grabbed her sleeve and said something.
“Auntie, listen to me. I went up the mountain to dig up some medicinal herbs yesterday, and sold them in town today to make some money. I was thinking of buying some meat to nourish the children. I bought a lot, and I've already saved some for the two children at home. Now that the weather is hot, if you don't accept it, the three of us won't be able to finish it and it will spoil. Besides, you take such good care of me every day. How can you not accept any pork? How can I ask you for help in the future if I need anything…”
Hearing Han Yiyi say this, Aunt Zhang had no choice but to accept it, but she still complained.
"You mustn't do that again, child," she said, quickly handing over the two baskets that Da Niu had woven that day to Han Yiyi, which were also filled with some green vegetables.
Old Mrs. Fan also heard the commotion next door. As soon as she went out, she saw Han Yiyi leaving with two baskets filled with vegetables.
Therefore, they assumed that Han Yiyi was having a hard time making ends meet, as she was not only eating pig intestines but also coming to Aunt Zhang's house to ask for food. So they scoffed and thought to themselves, "It seems I should stay away from this jinx in the future, so as not to get tainted by her bad luck."
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