"Okay, then I'll carry the pork and the pig's blood. Boss, don't forget to carry the hoe."
"Third brother, how about you carry Yiyi on your back?" Brother Yun nodded, "Sure, Dad."
Butcher Yun took a handful of wild celery and placed it on the pork.
He looked at the pig blood in the wooden barrel. It was not okay to carry it like this. He had to find something to cover it.
He thought about the large leaves of a plant he had seen in the grass just now, which could be used to cover the wooden barrel.
"Wait a few minutes. I'll go pick some big leaves and cover the pig's blood in the barrel."
"Dad, please go quickly."
Butcher Yun ran a few steps, picked a few large leaves, and washed them in the puddle.
After shaking off the water on the leaves, he put the pig's blood on top. By then, the pig's blood had solidified and there was no need to worry about it spilling.
"Yiyi, that's enough. Stop pouring water. The fire in the stove must be out."
Only when Yun Yiyi heard Yun the Butcher's shout did she reluctantly put the water scoop into the basket carried by Brother Yun.
Just now, while Yun the Butcher was busy, she grabbed the watering can and poured water into the stove.
"Okay, let's start going down the mountain now. Third brother, you and Yiyi go in front. Big brother will be in the middle, and I'll be at the back."
"I know, Dad."
"I heard you, Dad."
"Third brother, I'll walk for a while. When I can't walk anymore, you can carry me."
Brother Yun nodded and said, "Okay, Yiyi, then you can lead the way."
Yun Yiyi walked to the front and led the way, and the others followed slowly behind.
Yun the Butcher and his men were working very efficiently. The sun was still high in the sky, and they probably knew it would set by the time they got to the bottom of the mountain.
There was no conversation along the way, and everyone went down the mountain smoothly without meeting anyone else.
In the second half of the journey, Yiyi could no longer walk, so Brother Yun San carried her back home.
After arriving home, Yun Yiyi was still asleep.
"Third brother, put Yiyi on the mat and let her sleep for a while. I'll make the dumplings and wake her up later."
"Big brother, third brother, you guys should go and have a rest. Mom will make you some dumplings."
"Mom, let's go then."
Zhang waved her hand, turned around, took out the oil lamp from the donkey cart, lit it, and placed it on the dining table.
"Boss, help me set up the iron pot and add water, and I'll light the fire."
"Okay. I'll go now." Butcher Yun put the basket of meat next to the dining table.
After Zhang installed the iron pot, she started to light the fire.
Butcher Yun added half a pot of water and covered it with a lid.
He sat down next to Zhang and whispered, "Wife, turn around and look at the pork in the basket."
When Zhang turned her head, Yun the butcher picked up the wild celery and put it on the dining table.
"Wife, there's offal and a pig's head on top. I washed them all up in the mountains. I even used boiling water to remove the blood foam."
"Next is the pork. I estimate it's over a hundred pounds of meat."
Zhang's eyes sparkled as she looked at the basket of pork, pig offal, and the pig's head. She said excitedly, "Boss, I didn't expect there would be so much meat left after slaughtering the pig."
Butcher Yun put the pig's head and offal back in place and covered it with wild celery again.
"Wife, this wild boar is actually quite big. However, it has more lean meat and less fat."
Zhang shook her head. "Master, we have plenty of lard. It's okay if the pork is a little lean."
"Besides, this wild boar isn't too old, so it will be easy to stew when the time comes."
"Yiyi is such a capable child." Zhang said with emotion.
Butcher Yun nodded in agreement. "Yes, Yiyi was exhausted today. The third brother carried her down the second half of the way down the mountain."
"Normally, she would have just strolled down. She must have done too much work and walked too much today."
"Oh, wife, I told the kids to make dumplings for them tomorrow. These wild celery were picked by the third brother and Yiyi at the stream."
"They have even thought about what kind of filling to make the dumplings with." Butcher Yun said with a smile.
Zhang heard this and said, "Okay, mistress, I'll make celery and meat dumplings for the children tomorrow. The children have worked hard, so I'll make them something they like.
"Wife, thank you for your hard work. You need to make dumplings for so many people."
Zhang rolled her eyes at Yun the butcher and said, "What's the big deal? The children only eat dumplings once in a while."
Butcher Yun kept smiling at Zhang, and Zhang also started smiling.
"By the way, wife, there's so much pork, pig heads, and pig offal. Have we smoked them all tonight?"
Zhang heard this and asked, "Why, Boss, what do you think?"
Butcher Yun came over and said, "Wife, I was thinking of exchanging some pork for Brother Wu's family next door."
Zhang was a little skeptical. "Aren't we being too high-profile? Besides, his family doesn't lack meat."
Butcher Yun disagreed and said, "Wife, they don't lack meat to eat, but they definitely lack fresh meat."
"Even if they can hunt small animals like rabbits, they probably can't catch many. As for wild boars, it's even harder to say the least."
"As for your question about confidentiality, I think Brother Wu's family is very tight-lipped. We can trust them."
"Master, it seems possible, based on what you said. But what should we exchange our meat for? Food?"
Zhang shook her head after saying this. "They probably wouldn't want to exchange it for food. He has a large family and eats a lot of food."
"But if we don't use food, what else can we exchange for it?"
Butcher Yun waited for Zhang to finish her words before speaking, "Wife, have you forgotten that we were planning to buy the Wu family's furs?"
Zhang suddenly realized, "Yes, if you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten about it."
"Wife, I think we don't need to change too much. The weather is getting colder, so let's change a few furs and spread them inside the carriages of our cars."
"When the time comes, you can put a mattress on top of the fur, so that we won't be so cold when we sleep in the carriage."
Zhang nodded repeatedly, "Okay, boss, I'll do as you say. As for what kind of meat they want to exchange, you can discuss it with Brother Wu."
"As I said, we can exchange a small portion of the pork, but we still have to keep the bulk for our family. We have so many people in our family."
"Besides, it's not convenient to go out and buy meat right now. Even if I could go to Shilin Town to buy meat, the price is too high. I can't bear to buy more."
"Our meat is still the most cost-effective."
Butcher Yun nodded and said, "Don't worry, wife, I know what's going on. We'll need to eat a lot of meat this winter."
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