Chapter 15: Meat comes to your door!
"Grandpa, help! There's blood outside the door!"
"Mother, help, help!"
The boys were in a frenzy and ran into the house like crazy.
The villagers, young and old, were also shocked. They simply comforted the boy and went out to see what was going on.
Old Man Tai even picked up a hatchet.
Tai Jizu and his two brothers were afraid that their father would suffer, so they also held sticks and protected him from behind.
Yang Lihua took her daughter and pulled her son and nephew into the house, not allowing them to go out.
As a result, when the gate was opened, Mr. Tai and others were stunned.
A roe deer died with its head tilted to one side next to a big rock at the door, its head flattened.
A layer of blood splattered on the stone, the bright red was very eye-catching...
"Ah, this roe deer has died in front of the door!" A villager shouted, almost crazy with excitement.
Everyone jumped and danced with joy, not knowing what to say.
Grandpa Tai stepped forward and quickly felt the roe deer's nose. After confirming that it was completely dead, he quickly called his son to get a basin, then wiped the roe deer's neck to try to reduce the remaining blood.
One villager was smart and ran to invite Master Tai San.
Those villagers who had not come to talk to the Tai family also gathered together when they heard the news.
In the blink of an eye, the whole village gathered in front of Tai's house.
The north wind was biting, but no one felt cold. They stretched their necks to look into the yard, afraid of missing anything.
I can’t even get enough to eat on weekdays, let alone meat.
It was such luck that a roe deer weighing over 100 kilograms suddenly fell from the sky!
Even if I don’t have the chance to eat a few bites today, it’s okay to smell the meat.
What's more, the Tai family is not stingy...
Mr. Tai San and Mr. Tai Lao got together and were discussing something.
Master Tai glanced at the villagers with red eyes and whispered to his old brother, "Although the roe deer died in front of your house, it has nothing to do with anyone else.
"But everyone saw it, and if I don't get involved, it won't look good if people tell others about it..."
Old Master Tai naturally knew this truth. Living in the same village, this kind of good luck would easily arouse envy.
He thought for a moment and said, "Of course we have to divide it, but we can't give it away for free. Otherwise, you'll develop a habit of asking for more, and it might get even worse in the future!"
"Well, I think this roe deer can produce more than 50 kilograms of meat.
"There are 30 households in the village, and each one gets one kilogram of sorghum rice. But in the autumn, each family has to return 10 kilograms of sorghum rice to our family. Those who want to exchange can do so, and those who don't want to exchange can't be forced."
"Oh, good, that's a good idea!"
Mr. Tai Sanye agreed and then went to tell his fellow villagers.
Most people immediately clamored to change, saying that returning the food would be a matter for autumn, so they should eat the meat first.
Of course, there were also people who hesitated and were reluctant, muttering that the Tai family was too stingy and refused to share even a little of the meat that was delivered to their doorstep.
But in the end, seeing the villagers carrying the meat home one after another, these people still reluctantly stepped forward and cut a piece...
Roe deer are not as fat as wild boars, and are not even as tall and strong as red deer.
After all the division, the Tai family had only more than 20 kilograms of meat left, but there were still a pile of bones. They could be eaten after cleaning the heads, hooves and internal organs.
Old Master Tai simply asked Master Tai San and other old brothers to drink the offal soup, so that they could also get some oil.
Yang Lihua left her daughter in the care of her sons, and then helped Liu Dongniang.
The two sisters-in-law were busy for a full hour, and the Tai family's yard was filled with fragrance.
The broth in the big iron pot was almost overflowing.
Occasionally, the head and hooves that were split in half and the chopped offal would float up, covered with a thick layer of oil, dyeing the soup milky white, making people drool.
Tai Yongan and Tai Yongning, the two older brothers, could still tolerate it, but Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue were extremely greedy.
They were also smart. They used the excuse of playing with their sister and carried her on their backs and went straight to the kitchen.
Liu Dongniang took a quick look outside, pulled them together and stuffed them into the corner of the kitchen. She used a small stool as a table and a wooden block as a chair.
Yang Lihua quietly took out a large piece of meat from the pot, chopped it up quickly and gave it to the children to satisfy their cravings.
Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue were so excited that they each stuffed a piece of meat into their mother's mouth, then their sister's, and finally they started eating it with big mouthfuls.
Zhuzhu's mouth was stuffed full, her cheeks puffed out like a hamster, her eyes widened in delight from the delicious food, full of surprise.
Woohoo, is this Rourou?
So delicious!
So delicious!
I will eat meat every day from now on!
The little girl danced with joy, shook her head and swayed her arms and legs, and almost fell into the firewood pile if she didn't sit firmly.
Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue ate very hard, but their eyes were always on their sister.
At this moment, they each held their sister with one hand, keeping her steady.
Tai Yonglu grabbed his sister and clamped her between his legs, and Tai Yongyue immediately stuffed a piece of meat into his sister's mouth.
Zhuzhu didn't even wait to be frightened, and continued to join the ranks of eating meat, trying hard to urge her two rows of little white teeth to work!
Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue winked at each other and smiled triumphantly.
They take care of their younger sister, and the key is their tacit cooperation!
Yang Lihua and Liu Dongniang were busy serving soup, cutting meat, and steaming cornbread made of sorghum bran.
There was still a small handful of pickled coriander left from last year, so I chopped it all up and threw it into the soup bowl to add some flavor.
Occasionally, when they turned their heads and saw the three children eating sweetly, the two sisters-in-law couldn't help but smile.
Mothers all over the world are the same. They are always happier when their children are well fed than when they eat themselves!
Soon, the big table in the main room was set up.
The big pot of offal soup, the plate full of boneless meat, and the big bones made everyone's eyes red.
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