Chapter 18 Whatever you think will come true!
Uncle Tai San was so happy that he didn't even have time to look at the harvest. He shouted to the villagers to quickly take over the makeshift wooden sled and pull it towards the village.
The villagers had already reported the news, and every household that had clothes to cover themselves and could go out to see people flocked to Tai's yard.
Seeing that everyone in the hunting team looked unhappy, Yang Lihua handed her daughter to her son to take care of, and then she and Liu Dongniang quickly lit a fire and heated up the sorghum porridge prepared for lunch.
Everyone got a bowl, took a sip and almost cried.
The dry food they brought was barely enough for two days, and they were in a hurry to return today, so they worked hard on an empty stomach. They were really half dead.
It’s so blissful to have food to eat as soon as I get home.
Zhuzhu lay beside her grandfather's legs, staring at him until he finished drinking the porridge, and then she tried hard to climb up with her chubby little legs.
Unfortunately, she was picked up by her eldest brother when she was halfway up.
"Haha, Zhuzhu, big brother brought you some meat! A big wild boar, which big brother killed himself! Big brother is awesome, right?" With the porridge in his stomach, Tai Yongan regained his energy.
He carried Zhuzhu on his shoulders and ran around, venting his joy and pride.
The villagers were already anxious, and after hearing this, they all clamored to see the prey.
Old Man Tai stood up, picked up his sword and cut the ropes on the two sleds.
The birch bark used to block the smell of blood was scattered all over the ground, revealing a wild boar with a half-shriveled head, two roe deer, and dozens of hares and pheasants.
Everyone was quiet for a moment, then cheered together.
"Oh, that's too much, too much! There's meat to eat!"
"It really wasn't a wasted trip to the mountains. I'm so lucky!"
Master Tai San excitedly pulled out several strands of his beard and turned to ask, "Sixth Brother, how are we going to divide these things? Do you have any plans?"
Grandpa Tai took his granddaughter from his grandson's shoulders, rocked her in his arms, and then said, "Yong'an beat the wild boar to death with a stick. He contributed the most, so he gets an extra five pounds of meat.
"Also, Erzhuzi and Mangzi have minor injuries, so give them two more pounds of meat each to replenish their wounds. As for the rest, you can divide it up as you see fit."
Master Tai nodded quickly, and seeing that the faces of the villagers, young and old, seemed distressed, he scolded, "Put away your petty ideas!
“It’s only right that those who work harder up the mountain and those who are injured get a little more meat!
"Otherwise, who would risk their lives in the future? They'd just stay at home and wait for meat to fall from the sky!"
The villagers looked embarrassed after being scolded and waved their hands to distance themselves from the incident.
"We all listen to Third Grandpa and Sixth Grandpa!"
"Yes, Third Uncle and Sixth Uncle have the final say!"
Master Tai San snorted and quickly asked everyone to gut the wild boar and roe deer, and count the pheasants and rabbits.
There was a bit of blood in the yard for a while. Grandpa Tai was afraid of scaring his granddaughter, so he dressed her up as a cotton ball again and took her out for a walk.
Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue were eager to hear their grandfather talk about the wonders in the mountains, so they followed behind him like little tails.
Grandpa Tai picked out the things that the children could understand and said a few words, which earned him admiring looks from his grandson and granddaughter.
Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue clapped and shouted.
"Grandpa, take me up the mountain next time. I want to kill wild boars too!"
"And me, our family must have meat to eat every day!"
Zhuzhu also joined in the fun, calling out in a baby voice, "Mimi, and Mimi, eat Mimi every day!"
Grandpa Tai pressed down his granddaughter's rabbit fur hat and replied with a smile, "Okay, from now on, our family will eat meat and white rice every day!"
At this moment, a horse-drawn carriage suddenly turned at the intersection, and the horse's hooves kicked up the snow as it ran, which was very impressive.
Grandpa Tai subconsciously pulled his two grandsons behind him.
As a result, after the carriage stopped, an old woman jumped out. She was wearing a brown jacket and skirt, and her hair was combed very neatly, but she looked like a stranger.
Mr. Tai couldn't guess it for a moment, but Zhuzhu became excited.
The fat girl hugged her grandfather's neck and shouted excitedly, "Mimi! Dim sum!"
Old Master Tai was confused, but Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue reacted.
Tai Yonglu shouted, "Sister, are you talking about rice and snacks? The ones you picked up from the overturned carriage?"
The old woman in the brown jacket and skirt also laughed when she heard this. She reached out and patted Zhuzhu's arm, saying, "You are so smart, little girl. You actually recognized me."
After that, she bowed to the old man and said a few simple words to him.
It turned out that the old lady in their mansion was seriously ill last time, and the young lady and the young master were staying in the manor for a while. When they heard the news, they hurried back, but accidentally overturned the car on the way. Fortunately, they met Tai Lao San to help them.
This time when she returned to the manor to get something, the young lady specifically instructed her to send two bags of rice as a formal thank-you gift to Tai Lao San.
As he spoke, the driver took down the rice bag and placed it at the door.
Mr. Tai didn't expect the other party to be so polite, and quickly declined, "Old sister, you are too polite. We are all from the same village, and it is only natural to lend a hand when encountering problems.
"Besides, the food and supplies left in the carriage are more than enough. We don't need your master to send more."
The old woman was also straightforward and said with a smile, "Brother, our master's family is a family of scholars and we don't have the habit of taking discarded items as a thank you gift. If this gets out, our reputation will be ruined."
"So, these two bags of rice are the proper thank you gift. Please accept them, otherwise our master will still be worried about it."
Old Master Tai was helpless and said, "Wait a moment, sister. We have some game at home. I'll pick it up as a return gift."
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