"Third sister-in-law!"
He, who was standing on the crooked tree, saw Qin Yao outside the crowd and waved to her quickly: "Here! Here!"
From her position, she had a great view.
Qin Yao nodded in agreement and hurriedly led the two girls over.
The villagers she met along the way greeted her happily when they saw her.
Some admired her ability, while others asked her if she was hurt.
Qin Yao responded one by one, and it took her a long time to finally reach He's side.
Just like Si Niang Monkey, Jinhua climbed up the tree in two steps.
He was afraid that the old tree could not bear so much weight, so she quickly came down and gave her place to the two little girls, and sternly warned them: "Be careful! Hold on to the branches with your hands, you hear me!"
Si Niang answered obediently: "Yes, I know."
He stroked the girl's tender face with satisfaction, turned around and took Qin Yao's arm, pointing at the heads in front of them and sighed:
"Our Liujia Village has never been as lively as it is this year in the past few decades."
"Look, sister-in-law, those people are all here to buy wolf meat. I heard that wolf meat is not very tasty, but everyone thinks it is rare and is fighting over it. Hahaha."
It was through He that Qin Yao learned that the wolf meat from last night, after removing the skin and head, weighed more than 1,800 kilograms.
We slaughtered a pig two days ago, and each pig weighed only about two hundred pounds. The wolf meat we ate that night was equivalent to nine pigs, and the villagers couldn't finish it all.
Of course, if they have to divide it, each family will definitely not mind, as they have plenty of ways to preserve the meat.
But if this happens, those who have contributed will not be happy.
In order to avoid quarrels, the village chief decided that each of the 42 households in the village would receive 20 kilograms of meat, totaling 840 kilograms.
The remaining 960 kilograms were cooked in a big pot and the whole village came together to eat. The rest was sold, and the silver was put into the public treasury to be used for repairing ancestral halls, building bridges and paving roads.
There is another vision that the village chief did not express.
If the money is enough, he will build a school!
Wolf skin is more valuable than meat, but it is a bit bumpy and not in good condition. The village chief doesn't know how much it can be sold for. Anyway, he lets the villagers who know how to make leather take it away and then let Liu the peddler take it and sell it later.
This part of the money will still be confiscated and kept for future use.
As for the skin and head of the wolf, the whole village assumed that it belonged to Qin Yao's family, so they packed it up early and sent it to her home.
"Third Aunt!"
Liu Qi squeezed through the crowd and saw He was there, so he hurriedly called out, "Aunt is here too."
He said, teasing the young man, "You can only see your Third Aunt, right?"
Liu Qi hurriedly said that he didn't dare, secretly wiped the sweat from his head, and motioned Qin Yao to let him step aside to talk.
Qin Yao patted He's arm in amusement, and reminded the monkey Si Niang on the tree to be careful. Then she followed Liu Qi to the alley behind the house and avoided the crowd.
"What's the matter?" Qin Yao asked curiously.
Liu Qi took out a purse from his bosom, opened it, took out two copper coins and handed them to Qin Yao.
"Aunt, this is your share and Uncle's share. The villagers paid for this. Each of you in the Wolf Killing Team gets 110 coins. These two strings of money total 220 coins. Please count them."
Then he smiled at Qin Yao and said, "When Third Uncle comes to me to ask for money, I will tell him that I have given it to you."
Everyone in the village knew that his third aunt was in charge of the financial power of her family, so it was only natural that his third uncle's share should be given to her.
Qin Yao gave Liu Qi an admiring look that said "You are a very sensible boy", and stopped counting the money. She weighed it and put it in her pocket, "Then you guys go ahead, I have something else to do at home, I'll leave first."
Liu Qi said regretfully, "Aren't you going to stay and eat at the big pot stove?"
Qin Yao waved her hand, "Eat more."
He walked out of the alley behind the house and shouted toward the crooked tree, "Liu Pingling, go home!"
"Oh, here I come~" Si Niang quickly slid down from the tree and reminded her sister Jinhua, "The school will start recruiting students again after the New Year. You have to work harder and don't be lazy anymore."
Jinhua also slid down the tree and nodded, "I know, I know! I want to go to school. I can't go to the factory cafeteria with my mother to be a fire-making girl."
If Mrs. Qiu knew that her daughter was so aware, she would have dragged her to the cafeteria to help clean the tables and watch over the stove.
But it’s not too late now.
"Then come to my house tomorrow morning and I will help you memorize the Thousand Character Classic and Hundred Family Names." Before Si Niang left, she did not forget to remind her again. She was really worried about her sister Jinhua.
He trotted all the way to Qin Yao, took her big hand in his, and the mother and daughter held hands and walked home.
As soon as Qin Yao entered the room, Liu Ji came over like a dog smelling meat, smiling happily and asking, "Madam, have you divided the money from the Wolf Squad?"
"I just heard from Jinbao that the elder brother and the second brother gave the money to the elder and second sisters-in-law this morning. The elder sister-in-law was very happy and said that she would cook a good meal for the two of them tonight. Let's go and be surprised."
As he spoke, he spread his palms and said, "One hundred and ten coins each, right? Give it to me and I'll keep it so I don't have to ask you for money every time I buy something small. I'm a grown man, and if I always ask a woman for money, it will be embarrassing for you to tell others."
Qin Yao smiled, "Haven't you embarrassed me enough?"
Liu Ji choked and felt that it was hopeless to get the money. He curled his lips and was about to say something sarcastic, but a bunch of heavy copper coins were thrown into his palm.
"Do you think I would embezzle your little money?" Qin Yao asked dangerously.
Liu Ji suppressed his smile, put the money away seriously, and waved his hand, "How could it be, my lady, you are the most generous!"
"That's nothing. I'll go back to my room and study first?" Liu Ji asked in a flattering manner.
Qin Yao nodded, and he turned and ran away, his hand still pressing the money on his chest, fearing that she would go back on her word.
Qin Yao simply couldn't bear to see his mean look, so she called Awang, and the two of them went to the backyard with knives to collect the 20 kilograms of wolf meat.
"Awang, have you ever eaten wolf meat?" Qin Yao picked out the bones and handed the piece of meat to Awang.
Awang shook his head and said he had never eaten it, but he already had the recipe in his mind.
"The meat of carnivorous animals is not very tasty. It is difficult to stew or fry. I will make it into jerky for Dalang and the others as a snack."
The meat is cut into even-sized cubes, blanched and boiled until 70% cooked, then marinated with spices and smoked directly on the stove over charcoal fire.
The strong flavor of the spices can make people ignore the shortcomings of the meat itself, and it should taste pretty good.
Qin Yao didn’t care, she was responsible for eating anyway.
"Then let's make soup tonight with the bones?"
Awang nodded and looked at the bones that Qin Yao had picked out, feeling a little disgusted.
Qin Yao: “.”
Today's dinner is sumptuous, not only for Qin Yao's family, but for the entire Liujia Village.
The aroma of meat filled the air above the village for a long time, attracting the wild animals in the mountains to howl non-stop.
While Qin Yao was drinking the wolf bone soup that Awang disliked but was actually very delicious, she was thinking whether she should take the opportunity to go into the mountains and get some game to satisfy her craving. (End of this chapter)
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