Chapter 78 Visitors at Home
Mrs. Qin heard the noise outside. She stuck her head out and saw the men of the Ye family coming towards her house. She collapsed weakly on the ground.
"My dear, are you going to let me live..."
After a while, when Mrs. Qin could no longer hear footsteps, she got up and brushed the dirt off her body.
Qin Eryong rolled his eyes and said, "Grandma, with your skills, you still let my sister provoke Ye Beixiu."
Mrs. Qin raised her hand to hit Qin Eryong, "What's wrong with me? I did this just to find you a wife."
"Grandma, I think you mentioned the other day that besides the widower down the mountain, you also suggested a family for my sister?"
Mrs. Qin spat on the ground and said, "Don't mention it. That family has many men, but nothing else."
"Why do you care so much? Just give our family a betrothal gift. If she really marries that widower and gets beaten to death one day, I won't even be able to find a wife."
Mrs. Qin thought for a moment and said, "That's true. It's better to die of poverty than to be beaten to death."
Ye Beishan arrived at the back mountain first. Liu Mingda had been waiting eagerly on the side. He pulled Ye Beishan aside and whispered, "We have to think of a way to put these little wild boars back in their cages."
Ye Beishan counted them and said, "Oh my god, there are more than ten of them, all of them are wild boar cubs. I didn't see any sows. I'm afraid they ran away because they were playing around."
Liu Mingda glared at him and said, "If they weren't so playful, how could we have discovered them?
Have your grandfather and the others arrived yet? Let's try to get at least one, as the meat is the most tender and delicious at this time."
While they were talking, Ye Jishun and his men arrived.
When Ye Jishun stretched out his hand to count the wild boars, Liu Mingda answered for him, "Grandpa, don't count anymore. Your eldest grandson just counted more than ten."
"Ten is still more than ten, and nineteen is still more than ten. I have to figure out how many there are."
While the two were arguing, Ye Yunsheng had already spotted the positions and placed people in various locations.
“Don’t underestimate these little wild boars because they are young. If people provoke them, they are very ferocious.
We can't possibly catch all of these, so we can only do our best and try to catch as many as we can."
After Ye Yunsheng made the gesture, Ye Jishun, Ye Yunliang and Ye Beishan shot their arrows at the same time.
The little wild boar was frightened and ran around like crazy.
The wild boar shot by the four men was injured and unable to move, so they could only watch their companions escape.
Only after the other little wild boars ran away did they dare to move forward with their spears.
"Everyone must be careful not to get hurt by wild boars."
With concerted efforts, they finally carried the four little wild boars back to Ye Beixiu's home.
Liu Mingda felt the most regretful, "Why did we let them all run away? How much less meat will we have to eat now?"
"This pig weighs over 100 pounds, enough for us to eat for a while."
Zhang Juexia walked around the four little wild boars and said, "That's good, we have meat for the New Year.
Master, let's separate. When you leave later, carry the two ends back to the old house and I'll keep the other two."
Ye Jishun did not hesitate and nodded in agreement, "It's a good thing that everyone is here, so let's help you kill them.
Anyway, it’s cold now and can be stored. You can eat it however you want.”
Zhang Juexia was very happy and went to boil some water.
There is strength in numbers, and the two little wild boars were quickly cut into pieces of meat.
Liu Mingda was the most excited, clamoring to eat this and that.
Zhang Juexia told him, "Think carefully, eat the same thing every day."
"Today you stew big bones for me, tomorrow I want to eat pig offal."
"You can eat, but you have to work hard."
After Ye Jishun and the others helped Zhang Juexia finish his work, they carried the remaining two little wild boars back home.
Zhang Juexia first stewed large bones and a few pieces of meat in a big pot, and asked Liu Mingda to help her put the cut pork into the warehouse in the backyard.
Ye Beixiu was watching the fire in the kitchen and everyone working. He couldn't help, and although he felt a little regretful, he could now accept this reality.
My legs are only like this temporarily, they will be fine when spring comes.
Ye Beixiu encouraged himself.
For several days in a row, the family cooked according to Liu Mingda's taste. Zhang Juexia cooked for him whatever he wanted to eat and how he wanted to eat it.
The happier Zhang Juexia made Liu Mingda, the more enthusiastic he became in teaching them.
After eating meat for several days in a row, Zhang Juexia's appetite was sluggish.
She took out hawthorns and made some canned hawthorns to help everyone relieve the greasiness.
While doing this, she was wondering whether the can of hawthorns had been delivered to Li Yingyue.
There is also no definite answer as to whether the shopkeeper Wanxi tasted it or not.
As I was thinking, I heard someone knocking on the door.
Could it be someone from the Li family, or could it be that the shopkeeper Wan Xi came to discuss business?
She ran out quickly, and when the door opened, Zhang Wei and Liu Qiang, dressed in official uniforms, smiled at her happily, "Big sister, do you still remember us brothers?
It's been such a short time since we last met, and you've already seen a change here. It shows that you're living a good life, my sister.
Zhang Juexia quickly led them to the main hall.
When Liu Mingda saw that the two men were wearing official uniforms, he hid in the warehouse in the backyard and did not show up.
Ye Beixiu received the two men while leaning on a wooden stick. Zhang Juexia prepared some tea and brought it over. "Two big brothers, how did you find time to come to my house?"
"Hey, don't mention it. We brothers are here to ask for a meal."
"That's great! I just hunted a wild boar a few days ago. I'll stew the meat for you guys later."
"Thank you, sister. We brothers are unlucky today.
We were assigned an errand, and when we heard it was from Yejia Village, we thought about how capable our sister was at that time, so we agreed without thinking.
But when we got there, not only did we not get a sip of water, we also had to listen to the woman complaining. When it was time to eat, the woman didn't leave any food for us.
Our brothers' efforts are in vain!"
"Hearing what you two said, I guess someone in our village must be buying land, and you guys are here to help measure it, right?"
“That’s the thing, but if she wants to buy the land from you at such a low price, there’s no way.
This woman is so mad at me. I'm also wondering where her husband is, why is she, a woman, having to show up in public?
Zhang Juexia could tell the two were really angry, so he brought out the candied peanuts and spiced peanuts he had made that day. "Brothers, have some tea and something to eat first. Let my husband talk to you while I go to the kitchen to cook."
She first went to the backyard to tell Liu Mingda the reason why the two officials came.
After hearing this, Liu Mingda didn't plan to go to the main hall. "I'm going to sleep in my room for a while. You can leave some food for me. I'll come out after they leave."
"Have you committed some crime that's why you're so afraid of the people in the government office?"
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