Chapter 110 Weighing and Dividing the Wild Boar Meat
Gu Yuexuan raised one eyebrow and asked provocatively, "Do you want me to raise the table to my eyebrow when I treat you to dinner?"
In front of her, he could hardly hold back his anger and put it into action, stuffing all the dishes on the table into her mouth.
Tu Subo was amused by the anger flashing in her eyes and smiled slightly, nodding with satisfaction: "Since you don't like it, then it's fine."
Gu Yuexuan narrowed her eyes dangerously, her tone cold and hard: "What do you think?"
“Coincidentally, I don’t like it either.”
He chuckled, rubbed his palms, and said slowly: "We are husband and wife, no need to be polite to me."
"I will accomplish what I should and can do, step by step. I will compensate bit by bit for what I owe and what I lack. As for 'thank you', there's no need to mention it again."
Gu Yuexuan was speechless and remained silent for a moment. At this time, the sound of noisy voices gradually came from outside the door.
In a blink of an eye, many people came, each bringing their own tools.
Some hurried to fetch water with buckets, while others rushed to the stove with firewood.
"Hey, Xuanxuan, do you have a butcher knife at home?"
Aunt Hu busily walked around and said happily, "It would take a lot of butchering to kill a wild boar this big!"
Gu Yuexuan smiled bitterly and replied, "Auntie, you really put me in a difficult position. Can I use a kitchen knife?"
"That won't work."
Aunt Hu said seriously, "How can a kitchen knife have the power of a butcher knife?"
"Please wait a moment. I'll ask my daughter-in-law to borrow one from the village butcher!"
"Here we go! The big pot outside is ready! Hurry up and send the hot water out!"
"Okay!"
Gu Yuexuan scooped the hot water from the pot into a bucket, and Tu Subo, Xi Lanfang and others began to take turns carrying the bucket out.
The fat wild boar was lifted onto the wooden board amid the concerted shouts of the crowd. After hot water was poured on it, they began to shave its hair.
Xi Lanfang and her two aunts were a little nervous as it was the first time they saw such a spectacular sight. They wanted to help but didn't know where to start.
Gu Yuexuan simply suggested: "You guys continue to boil water in the house, and use the glutinous rice wine we just ground yesterday to make a pot of rice wine, so that those who are resting can have a few sips of warm drinks."
Li seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden. She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, okay. I'll be there right away."
Yu also gently pulled Xi Lanfang and said in a gentle tone: "It's the same for us to help here. If you feel uncomfortable, don't force yourself to continue watching."
In just a few moments, they witnessed with their own eyes the blade piercing into flesh and blood. The scene was extremely bloody. The faces of several spectators turned increasingly pale, and their fear was beyond words. If they continued to watch, some of them might not be able to bear it and vomit.
Xi Lanfang's face was as pale as paper, and he said in a slightly trembling voice, "Well, let's go inside first."
The three sisters-in-law hurried back to the courtyard. Aunt Hu saw them and said with a hint of kindness, "To be fair, your mother-in-law and aunts do look different from the women in our village."
Although her daughter-in-law was not very old, she was also an expert at slaughtering chickens and ducks. However, she was anxious when she saw that Hu Hongsheng was not skilled in shaving the hair. She wished she could grab the knife and do it herself.
However, he didn't even dare to look at the women of Tu Su's family. They were gentle and delicate, as if they were not grown up in the soil. Instead, they looked more like the noble ladies who ate vegetarian food and chanted Buddhist scriptures in wealthy families.
Gu Yuexuan couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this: "Auntie is really humorous."
"My mother-in-law and two aunts are good at delicate handwork. They have been engaged in weaving for many years. Their most skillful hands are their hands. Whether it is embroidering the most complex patterns or making the most exquisite clothes, it is a piece of cake for them. Such rough work is naturally not their turn. With me, who has clumsy hands, how can I let their delicate hands suffer?"
"If we switch places, I might be able to do what they do, but if they do what I do, I'm helpless. After thinking about it, I think it's more suitable for me to do it."
As soon as these words were spoken, not only Aunt Hu laughed out loud, but also the people from other families who came to help laughed.
The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been complicated. There are many examples of them joking with each other and sabotaging each other, but it is rare for them to praise each other and say good things about each other.
Gu Yuexuan is young, but she is very eloquent.
She always handles interpersonal relationships skillfully and never lets anyone feel offended.
There was constant laughter outside the door, and the three people in the yard who were originally a little nervous also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
What they fear most is that what others say will reach Gu Yuexuan's ears and become a thorn that is difficult to ignore. They are also worried that it will destroy the rare harmonious atmosphere in the family.
Since Gu Yuexuan didn't care, they felt much more relieved.
With the joint efforts of everyone, the wild boar that was as big as a hill was quickly cut into steaming pieces of meat.
The most precious part is the two hind legs. The bones there are extremely large, and the most meat can be cut off from them.
Hu Hongsheng's father slowly exhaled the smoke ring from his mouth. With several families gathered together, he resolutely made the final decision: "It's well known that the boy from the Tu Su family has made the most outstanding contribution. They also sent two people. The remaining support should naturally be attributed to them. Is there any objection?"
"How can there be any objection? This matter is obvious."
Tu Suye responded with a smile: "If it weren't for Tu Subo's great help, we wouldn't be able to catch the pig's tail even if we saw the pig's hair. We can only get these shares thanks to the blessings of their uncle and nephew!"
"Indeed, in my opinion, the Tusu family should be in the lead, and we will be content with just a little bit of their influence."
"How can this be possible?"
The old grandfather interrupted without missing a beat, "The fruits of our joint efforts should be shared equally. Three wild boars of varying sizes, totaling 620 kilograms of meat, should be divided so that each family gets something. Our village is simple and honest, and we can't monopolize the fat. Otherwise, how can we face others?"
The village chief wanted to make a few arguments, but his authority in the village was nothing compared to his grandfather's experience in the court, and he was convinced by his grandfather in just a few words.
The village chief was unconsciously being led by the grandfather: "So, according to you, we should take it all out and divide it equally?"
"Equally, of course."
The old grandfather had already made up his mind. He casually pointed out the distribution plan and then weighed the items to make the final decision.
Three wild boars of different sizes were piled heavily on the scale, totaling 620 kilograms of meat.
Tu Suting and Tu Subo were from the same family, and there were five families in total sharing the food. The old grandfather wanted to find a good match, so he decided that the Tu Su family would get an extra 80 kilograms, and the other families would each get 120 kilograms.
Hu Hongsheng originally thought that his family was lucky to get 50 or 60 kilograms, but at this moment he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"We've gotten so much meat, aren't you and your third uncle at a disadvantage?"
Tu Subo chuckled and said, "It's my job, so why should I suffer any loss?"
"As for those pig organs..."
"Oh, we can't be greedy anymore."
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