After saying that, Zhang Shufen ordered Zhou Daqiang to carry the skinned wolf meat to their fireside. She had to process the meat quickly, otherwise she didn't know how long she would be busy.
"Sister, we're at a disadvantage.
I don't mind carrying one more wolf on my back. I've recovered and I have plenty of strength. I'm just worried that we'll all be hungry again."
After Zhang Shufen and the others left, Leng Liecheng came to Chaoge and muttered softly.
Although he looks innocent at such a young age, he actually has a lot on his mind.
“Oh, I don’t think so.
It's good to be able to exchange a wolf for some salt, as not all of these refugees may have extra salt.
Besides, with the black panther here, will there be a shortage of meat in this mountain?
It's better to travel light. Although you have recovered from the cold, you are still a child. How can I bear to see you carrying hundreds of pounds of flesh on the road?"
Speaking of Black Panther, Leng Liecheng couldn't help but look at the sizzling rabbit that was already roasting, and the unhappiness in his eyes disappeared.
“Yes, that’s what the elder sister said.
I like that black panther so much, and it’s a relief to have it with me today, otherwise we would have been separated from you forever.”
Here, Zhang Shufen, who had tricked herself into getting some wolf meat, happily took her husband and daughter to divide it up.
After a while, the sound of grilled meat sizzling on their fire could be heard.
Zhou Dong's villagers were naturally jealous, and some of them were dissatisfied and went straight to Zhou Dong to make some sarcastic remarks.
"No wonder you, the village chief, are so cunning to take care of those siblings. You are asking the whole village to do you a favor!
After receiving benefits from our village, it is your family that is the one who feels grateful.
There are more than a hundred of us here, and we can only watch you eat meat with envy, but we can't even get a bone?
Village chief, isn't your family going too far?"
Zhou Dong was overjoyed and thought the matter was over, but his villagers became dissatisfied and came to him to attack him.
"Hey, we exchanged this for a lot of salt, a clay pot and the little pigeon, but the little pigeon was not given to us for free.
If you want to eat meat, Little Pigeon said that this meat is only exchanged for people in our village.
Whether it is refined grain or coarse grain, two pounds of grain can be exchanged for one pound of meat.
This is something that Little Pigeon gave us as a courtesy because we are from the same village.
Other refugees want to switch?
Haha, there is no chance at all!
If you want to eat meat, go quickly, or else someone else will take its place and you will just be left to watch. "
There was no need for him to clarify things, as his wife explained the whole story. The hypocritical Zhou Dong was a little unhappy, but after seeing the anger disappear from the eyes of these villagers, his dissatisfaction slowly subsided.
"Yes, that's exactly what the little dove said.
Besides, you clearly saw us giving things in exchange!
Salt is a precious commodity. Even if it is not a famine year, it costs one penny of silver on a normal day. What's more, in a famine year like this?
If you have extra salt, you can go and exchange it with her.
If there is no salt, you can just exchange grain for some meat to satisfy your hunger.
Also, Little Dove is not only good to our family. Have you forgotten about it when he took us to dig yam?
She even told you how to eat yam, are you so heartless that you forget her kindness? "
Being confronted by Zhou Dong and his wife, several villagers were speechless and left in shame.
Food was precious. Even if they wanted to eat meat, they did not dare to exchange the little remaining food for meat.
But there were still some people who felt sorry for the children and were greedy for meat. Among them, a few villagers found Chaoge with food.
Chaoge was also very clear about it. Whether it was grains or sweet potatoes, he kept his word and really exchanged them for them.
"Big sister, you are amazing, you have no scruples at all because you saw that Heizi is here, right?
If we keep changing like this, maybe we’ll even have a quilt to cover ourselves with in two days!”
"Little black guy? Hahaha!
Sister, your name is not very good, but it is quite appropriate.
But you guessed it right, I have already made an agreement with Xiao Heizi, and he nodded in agreement that he will help us get a lot of prey before leaving the mountain.
We won’t be short of meat in the future, what we lack are various supplies.”
After hearing what Chaoge said, not only Leng Furong, but even Leng Liecheng looked at Black Panther with gratitude and admiration.
That night, everyone finally ate barbecue with salt. Compared with the tasteless pheasant that night and the sparrow this morning, the boys really wanted to swallow their fingers along with it!
There was not only meat, but also yams and fruits. This night was the best meal they had since their escape.
Even when drinking water, everyone was no longer cautious, because Chaoge quietly told them that if Xiao Heizi could be found, they could drink it.
This time, the siblings really drank to their heart's content. They drank up two large bamboo tubes of water.
"Big sister, don't we tell the other refugees that little Blackie can find water?"
Leng Furong had little experience after all, and after eating and drinking, she couldn't help but feel pity again.
Hearing her question, Chaoge quickly lowered her voice and brought the two siblings together: "Don't tell them, these people know that you are going to find water.
But if they knew that Xiao Heizi could find water, they might force Xiao Heizi to take them there.
You are still young, and if you want to find water you will definitely have to go around a long way in the mountains.
That would be too dangerous. Besides, if we only let Xiao Heizi take them there, even though Xiao Heizi is very powerful, what if someone among them is jealous of us getting Xiao Heizi and plots against us?
So, sometimes we can be kind, but we can't be too kind, understand?"
"Don't worry, sister. I understand this."
Leng Liecheng nodded seriously and assured Chaoge.
Instead, Leng Furong looked at Leng Liecheng with surprise, as if she had a new understanding of her brother's IQ.
"Brother, if it weren't for my elder sister's reminder, I wouldn't have thought of this at all.
You are younger than me, how come you are so smart? "
“Read more.”
Leng Liecheng glanced at Leng Furong, his eyes full of helplessness, and directly gave her three words.
"Ah? Can you understand all this just by reading?
I also read the books on women's precepts and virtues, and I have memorized them by heart.
Besides, my elder sister didn’t study before, how can she understand the truth but I don’t?”
Chaoge: "......."
“It’s true that we can learn a lot of lessons from books, but we can also learn more as we grow and experience more.
Isn’t there a saying that every failure makes you wiser?
After following these refugees for a few days, haven't you seen the ugly side of human nature?"
After a day of running around, everyone went to bed early.
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