Zhang waved her hand and said, "Big Boss, you've been tired all day. Go take your brothers to bed quickly."
"Mom has to wait for your dad to come back. He never drinks in moderation. You don't have to stay up late with me."
"Okay then, Mom."
Brother Yun could only turn around and take his younger brothers to wash up and go to bed.
Zhang first washed the bowls and chopsticks, then poured warm water from the pot and fed it to the mule and donkey at home.
She watched them eat all the grass, then carried some sweet potato vines over.
We haven't been traveling recently, so the mules and donkeys have obviously gained some weight and look more energetic.
The hen at home may have been eating well recently and lays an egg every day.
If she hadn't received an egg every day, Zhang wouldn't have been willing to cook eggs for her children often.
Zhang went to the side to listen. Yun the butcher was still drinking and chatting, but his voice was much quieter.
I guess the Wu family’s children are asleep too.
Zhang took the big iron pot down, then placed a lot of wooden sticks on the stove hole and lit it.
Then, she secretly took the smoked wild boar meat out of the carriage.
Next, Zhang kept putting firewood into the stove.
It burned for more than half an hour before she stopped adding firewood.
After more than ten minutes, all the firewood was burned out.
Zhang first lit the dried mint, then strung the pork and offal on a wooden stick and hung them above the stove hole.
Finally, when Zhang had hung all the pork, the stove hole was already full.
Zhang covered the charcoal with some ash to prevent the fire from being too big and burning the pork.
There's no way around it, smoking meat is a time-consuming job and can't be rushed.
Zhang kept burning the charcoal while adding more charcoal into the stove.
As the night deepened, Zhang sat in front of the stove, her head nodding.
I don’t know how long it took, but Yun the Butcher came back.
"Wife, don't sleep here. Go back to the mat and cover yourself with the quilt."
Butcher Yun gently shook Zhang.
Zhang woke up in a daze. She tried hard to open her eyes and realized that it was Yun the Butcher who had returned.
"Boss, are you drunk? How about you go to sleep and I'll keep an eye on you?"
"Wife, you're not needed. Go to sleep. I'll stay here for a while and sober up. Don't worry, we didn't drink much. We just wanted to chat."
"Everyone's been feeling a bit unsettled lately, so it's rare to relax. But we don't dare drink too much."
"Okay, I'm going to bed then."
After Zhang finished speaking, she stood up and went to sleep.
Butcher Yun first drank two bowls of water, then came back and moved all the pork.
There was little charcoal in the stove, so he lit a fire next to it.
He didn't dare go to bed until he had refilled the stove with charcoal and lit some dried mint.
Before dawn, Yun the Butcher got up twice and added more charcoal.
When it was just dawn, Yun the Butcher got up and put all the pork into the basket and put it into the carriage. Only then did he feel at ease and go back to sleep.
After dawn, the first person to get up on time was Zhang.
After she washed up, she was busy cooking.
Later, the eldest and second brothers Yun woke up and were busy helping Zhang cook and feed the mules and donkeys.
When the Yun family sat down to eat, most of the people in the village were also eating.
"Yiyi, we've had a great harvest in the mountains recently. Especially persimmons, peaches, and hawthorns."
"They've almost filled the carriage. And they're all fruit. We can't finish them all in one winter."
Yun Yiyi looked up and said, "Dad, do you have any ideas? Tell us so that everyone can listen."
Butcher Yun whispered, "I was thinking, why don't I take the eldest and second brother with me and go to Shilin Town."
"When I was selling watermelons and hawthorns before, I made an agreement with the families in town. If there are more, they will want more."
"We have too many of these things at home. They take up too much space in the carriage. It would be better to sell them and exchange them for food to store."
"Yiyi, what do you think?"
"Dad, logically speaking, your idea is feasible. However, you forgot that Shilin Town is in chaos right now."
"I think it's best not to go to town right now. But there are really too many of these things at home."
After Yun Yiyi finished speaking, her eyebrows were almost wrinkled like caterpillars.
Zhang looked around and said, "Master, I see people coming and going to town quite often recently. They leave early in the day and return early at noon. They shouldn't be in any danger, right?"
Butcher Yun heard this and said, "Yes, especially the peddlers who come in and out very frequently."
"Yiyi, why don't we go after dinner and try to be back early for lunch. It's okay if those stores don't want them. There are so many people in town, and if we sell them at a lower price, they should still be able to sell."
"If we really can't sell it, we can just take it back."
Yun Yiyi knew that Yun the Butcher was determined, so she stopped trying to persuade him.
"Okay, Dad. Then you, Big Brother, and Second Brother, go early and come back early."
"After dinner, I won't go up the mountain. I'll rest at home for the morning. When you come back, I'll go up the mountain with my brother and the others."
Butcher Yun smiled and said, "That's the best, Yiyi. I'll be relieved if you all are home."
Zhang urged, "Alright, you two have already discussed it, so hurry up and eat and leave early."
Everyone ate noticeably faster.
After the meal, Yun the butcher kept a basket of each type of peach, about ten pounds of hawthorn, and a basket of each type of persimmon.
The remaining persimmons, hawthorns, and peaches were taken to Shilin Town by Yun the butcher and sold, and then exchanged for grain.
"Yiyi, we're leaving. You, the third brother, and Zirui, please take good care of the house and don't run around."
"I know, Dad, you should go now. It's getting late."
"Yes, Dad, if you delay any longer it will be noon."
"Don't worry, Uncle Yun, I will take good care of my hometown."
Butcher Yun patted Xie Zirui on the shoulder and said, "Zirui is really obedient. Wait, Uncle Yun will bring you some delicious food."
After hearing what Yun the Butcher said, Yun Yiyi and Third Brother Yun rolled their eyes at the same time.
Big Brother Yun and Second Brother Yun on the mule cart also secretly covered their mouths and laughed.
Just as Yun the butcher was about to scold the two children a few more words, Zhang pushed him into the car.
"Boss, it's really getting late. You should leave quickly. The sooner you go, the sooner you can return."
Yun the Butcher had no choice but to drive his car to Shilin Town.
Zhang turned around and said, "Third brother, take Yiyi to the foot of the mountain ahead to cut two baskets of grass."
"Your father left so hastily that he hasn't cut grass for the mules and donkeys yet. They're constantly feeding the sweet potato vines. If we don't feed them sparingly, they'll be gone soon."
"Aunt, can I go with you?" Xie Zirui looked at Zhang with anticipation.
"Zi Rui, can you use a sickle now?"
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