As the New Year approaches, the compound is particularly lively.
Many people who work outside have returned home, and the whole family gathers together and everyone starts preparing for the New Year.
Ye Wangshu looked at the many old people and children coming and going in the courtyard, and for the first time he felt the fun of the New Year.
Ever since Zhou Zhanpeng came back from his grandparents' place, he has become extremely wild and disappears every day.
Zhou Xiaohong also made a new friend who came to her every day.
"Erya, don't you need to go home?"
Zhou Xiaohong looked at her new friend with curiosity. This was Mrs. Zhang's younger sister, and she would be taking the entrance exam to high school with her next year.
In order to help her get familiar with the environment here quickly, Mrs. Zhang took her home.
Erya shook her head. "No one at home welcomes me. I might as well stay with my sister."
"Okay! If you miss home, just tell me. I think Sister Zhang will definitely let you go back."
Zhou Xiaohong was spoiled since she was a child, so of course she would help with the housework. She thought Erya didn't want to make things difficult for Mrs. Zhang, so she said she didn't want to go home.
Erya glanced at Zhou Xiaohong in a daze, then shook her head, "Little sister, I really don't want to go home."
"I know you probably don't understand, but I really don't want to go home."
Erya's voice was very soft, but Zhou Xiaohong heard it all.
She still remembered the day when she first met Erya, when Mrs. Zhang pushed Erya in front of her and asked her to stay with her and play.
But Erya just glanced at herself and then hid behind Mrs. Zhang.
It took a lot of effort before Erya agreed to contact me.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go and do the test! The exam will be after the New Year, and I'm going to do better than you then!"
Zhou Xiaohong extended her hand to Erya with confidence, and then the two of them went to Zhou's house together and started doing the questions.
At this time, Ye Wangshu was returning home from the city with a bunch of New Year's goods he had just bought.
After returning from Shenzhen, the cosmetics store was crowded.
It was not until today that Ye Wangshu had time to buy some New Year's goods to take home.
But it’s just simple food, and it will probably be finished in less than two days, so it can’t be considered New Year’s goods.
"Can't you two just take a break?"
As soon as Ye Wangshu got home, he saw Zhou Xiaohong rubbing her hands. He shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and took out the gloves he bought today.
"I bought this for you two. It won't have such a profound impact when you're doing the test."
Because the number of people studying increased from one to two, and Zhou Xiaohong was too busy in the room, the two of them kept studying outside.
But the weather was already cold, and Ye Wangshu didn't want to freeze them.
"These gloves are really nice, thank you, second sister-in-law."
Zhou Xiaohong took the gloves, handed a pair to Erya, and then put them on herself immediately.
"It's true. It's not that uncomfortable now. My fingers are just a little cold."
"These are the best gloves available now. They were recently introduced. If they had been made a few days earlier, your hands wouldn't have been frostbitten."
Ye Wangshu took out a small porcelain jar and held Zhou Xiaohong's hand. "This is the frostbite medicine I modified. Although it's a little sticky when applied, it doesn't have a strange smell and heals quickly."
"Sister-in-law is amazing!"
After Zhou Xiaohong praised Ye Wangshu, her eyes were fixed on the white paste.
After applying the medicine, Zhou Xiaohong put her hand to her nose and sniffed, "Sister-in-law, my hand smells so good! And it doesn't hurt at all, just a little sticky."
Zhou Xiaohong curled her lips and pretended to pick up a pen.
"Wait, wait until it's no longer sticky before you start doing the questions." Ye Wangshu shook his head and prepared to apply medicine to Erya.
As a result, before Ye Wangshu could hold Erya's hand, Erya hid her hand.
"This medicine must be very expensive, Dr. Ye, please don't waste it on me."
"How can this be a waste, kid? This medicine was made specifically for you and my little sister. Look at your hand, it's much more serious than my little sister's."
The previous medicine was too slow to work, and Zhou Xiaohong could barely use it, but the frostbite on Erya's hands was too severe.
"I don't need it. I, I still have to..."
Erya opened her mouth, wanting to say that she still had to work, but she hadn't done any work since she came here.
"You still have to study! Your hands are in this condition, it's hard to do the homework!"
Seeing Erya's evasive look, Ye Wangshu placed the small porcelain bottle on the table and said, "Let me apply it on you! I have to make some pastries as snacks."
After Ye Wangshu left, Erya was indeed relieved.
When Ye Wangshu discovered this, he couldn't help but be curious about what kind of life Erya had lived before.
But after all, this is someone else's family affair. As long as they don't tell him, Ye Wangshu won't ask.
Ye Wangshu had just washed his hands, put on an apron and was about to scoop noodles when he heard the sound of gongs and drums coming from not far away.
Unable to suppress his curiosity, Ye Wangshu wiped his hands and walked out.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Ye Wangshu opened his mouth in shock.
Zhou Jincong and his men carried a wild boar back with a wooden stick, and a man was beating a gong beside them. The comrades went to divide the pork.
"This pig is quite large, and it was taken down by Zhou Jincong, so I think everyone would be ok with giving them some extra meat!"
The person who was striking the gong struck it again immediately after he finished speaking. The villagers watching looked at each other and nodded.
"Since everyone agrees, let's get started. If it's close to home, grab a pot or basin to collect the pig's blood. If anyone wants some pig offal, just let me know!"
Wild boars have a strong smell, but people of this era don’t mind it, especially those whose families are not very rich.
As soon as these words were spoken, many people began to rush to ask for something like pig offal.
Ye Wangshu couldn't squeeze in, so he just watched from afar.
She really wanted to try some braised meat, but when she smelled the fishy smell in the air, Ye Wangshu gave up.
The smell is too strong, and it's not easy to prepare with just this little amount.
The crowd gradually dispersed. Ye Wangshu saw Zhou Jincong carrying a pig's hind leg and immediately went over.
"Did you go boar hunting today? Did you encounter any danger? Were you injured?"
Ye Wangshu walked around Zhou Jincong and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he had no obvious external injuries.
"How dangerous! What if you get hurt if you're not careful?"
Ye Wangshu felt distressed when he recalled the time when Zhou Jincong injured his shoulder when he first arrived.
"Can't you just let me have some peace of mind?"
Looking at Ye Wangshu who was so nervous about him, Zhou Jincong tried to hold back, but couldn't help but started to laugh softly.
"You're still laughing. Aren't you afraid that something will happen to you? Or do you just want to see me worry about you?" Ye Wangshu tilted his head and glared at Zhou Jincong, then his eyes fell on the hind leg meat in Zhou Jincong's hand.
"This meat is good. I wonder if it can be made into pork jerky."
"Pork jerky?" Zhou Jincong looked at Ye Wangshu with a puzzled look on his face. "Wife, what is pork jerky?"
"I thought Captain Zhou injured his throat while catching wild boars! Turns out he didn't!"
Ye Wangshu snorted lightly and walked home first.
But what was on my mind was how to make pork jerky.
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