Although Ning Huan was sad, she still had to eat. Besides, she had such good ingredients at hand.
Ning Huan cut off a large piece of venison for dinner.
She put the rest of the deer into her consciousness space. The antlers from these wild deer were valuable; they could fetch a good price not only in a clinic but also in a restaurant.
She took out a few ginseng roots from her consciousness space, two each of sand ginseng and codonopsis. Zhou Jing'an's health was not good, and the little ones also needed nutrition, so she prepared to make a pot of venison soup.
Besides the venison soup, Ning Huan plans to set up a grill to roast venison.
Ning Huan removed the bones from the wild deer and first used the deer bones to make soup.
This deer bone soup was for making stewed venison. After simmering the deer bones, she went to the backyard to set up a grill.
On their way back, the Zhou family and others were still talking about what had happened that day.
Zhou Yan said fiercely, "Father, Mother, you have no idea how ruthless Ning Huan was to me. My whole body is in pain!"
Zhou's father glared at her and said, "Shut up! Wasn't the commotion just now enough? We all saw how you hit your third son's wife!"
Zhou's mother chimed in, "Yan'er, you shouldn't have hit her so hard today. Forget what your third brother thinks, how many villagers were watching the spectacle today?"
"You beat your sister-in-law in front of so many eyes. What if you're rejected when you try to find a spouse in the future because of this?!"
Zhou Yan has always refused to get married because she is looking for a good family, so she has always been concerned about her reputation.
She knew everything Zhou's mother had said, but for some reason, she felt annoyed whenever she saw Ning Huan today.
Furthermore, even though she was clearly beaten badly by Ning Huan, everyone said that she hit her too hard, which made her inexplicably angry again.
"I already told you you have no idea. It was clearly that bitch Ning Huan who hit me hard. If you don't believe me, go back and see the wounds on my body!"
Then she looked at Liu Shi beside her, rolled her eyes and complained, "Sister-in-law, you too. If you hadn't insisted on calling our parents over today, how could I have fought with that bitch?"
Liu pursed her lips and said, "I never expected that you, my little aunt, would get into a fight with my third brother's wife."
Zhou Yan snorted coldly: "Sister-in-law, if you hadn't taken the child to find someone else and made things unpleasant, would this have turned into an argument today?"
After saying that, she quickly walked away.
Ning Huan had just finished setting up the grill and put the venison on it when she thought about checking if Zhou Jing'an had woken up yet.
He got angry during the day, which caused his blood to churn and he vomited blood. Although Ning Huan fed him spiritual spring water, she was still worried about Zhou Jing'an's health.
She needed to hurry to town to find a doctor for Zhou Jing'an so she could see where he was injured and give him medicine.
If it weren't for the need to reassure Zhou Jing'an, she could have treated his illness and injuries herself long ago, and wouldn't have needed to find a doctor.
With that in mind, Ning Huan took the spiritual spring water to Zhou Jing'an's room.
As soon as she entered, she saw Da Bao talking to Zhou Jing'an. When he noticed her arrival, he quickly stopped talking.
She handed the bowl of water to Zhou Jing'an and said, "Now that you're awake, have some water."
After drinking some water, Zhou Jing'an looked at Ning Huan and asked, "I heard from Da Bao that you stood up for them and helped them out during the day?"
Ning Huan nodded and replied, "Yes, not only that, I also beat up your second sister."
Zhou Jing'an said, "I know, Da Bao told me. You..."
He paused, about to speak, when Ning Huan spoke first: "If you want to say something, I'll say it. I know hitting someone made you lose face, but you have no idea how outrageous that Liu woman was today, and..."
Hearing Ning Huan's tirade, Zhou Jing'an interrupted, "I didn't mean to blame you."
Ning Huan paused for a moment, then continued, "My sister-in-law and the others are not nice to the little ones, and I always argue with them about it. You don't need to explain to me."
However, Zhou Jing'an found it strange that Ning Huan usually disliked getting involved in the little ones' affairs, and she wouldn't care who bullied them.
He would even turn around and scold the four little ones, which often made Zhou Jing'an and Ning Huan angry.
This woman actually stood up for the little ones today.
Just as he was about to say something, Ning Huan suddenly smelled the aroma of bone broth coming from the kitchen. She suddenly remembered that there was still soup simmering in the pot: "I'll talk to you now, you drink the water. There's soup being made in the kitchen, I'll go check it out!"
Zhou Jing'an frowned slightly as he watched Ning Huan leave in a hurry.
The faint aroma wafting through the air, the clinking of kitchen utensils, and the sounds of several little children playing in the yard all combined to give Zhou Jing'an a sense of peace.
In the kitchen, Ning Huan hurriedly ladled the deer bone soup into a bowl, cut the deer meat and blanched it, then washed the ginseng she had taken out from her consciousness space with warm water, and also cut ginger slices and other seasonings.
Put all these ingredients together in a pot and simmer them into a soup.
Ning Huan brushed oil on the roasted venison over the fire, and soon the aroma wafted out.
The four little ones were pressed against the kitchen doorway, inhaling the aroma intently. The second child exclaimed first, "This smells so good, my mouth is watering!"
Little Sanbao chimed in, "Is this the smell of meat? I can't resist taking a bite!"
Xiao Sibao wanted to speak, but because Dabao and the others had just said they wouldn't talk to her, she didn't dare to utter a sound.
Hearing the little ones talking, Ning Huan reminded them, "You can't eat now. The meat isn't cooked yet. If it goes into the little glutton's stomach, it will cause a stomachache."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Sanbao quickly clutched his stomach, as if he were already in pain.
Besides making these dishes, Ning Huan also wanted to make some braising spices to marinate the venison into braised meat.
When it was time to eat, Zhou Jing'an was very surprised to see the meat dishes on the table: "Where did you get the money to buy meat?"
Ning Huan said, "I didn't buy it. A few days ago, when I went up the mountain to collect herbs, I set a trap. When I went there today, there was a wild deer lying in the trap, so I brought it back."
Zhou Jing'an asked with some doubt, "When did you learn to set traps?"
Ning Huan's heart skipped a beat. After thinking for a moment, she said, "I learned it from someone in my village when I was a kid, but I'd almost forgotten it. I was just trying it out last time, and I didn't expect it to actually catch any prey."
Hearing this, Zhou Jing'an nodded.
The four little ones, who rarely ate meat or vegetables before, no longer picked up their chopsticks as they used to; they just stared longingly at the food on the table, too afraid to touch it.
Ning Huan asked curiously, "Why aren't you eating?"
The two little ones exchanged a glance and then said, "We dare not eat it..."
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