Xie Jinyan also came over, wiped his saliva and said, "Let's wait, I can't wait to eat. Uncle Jiu, can you get us a piece of meat to roast and eat to satisfy our craving?"
Xie Chengyuan knew that his four nephews had suffered a lot during this period and had not had a single bite of delicious food.
He felt very distressed and nodded in agreement without saying a word.
Xie Jinchen also smiled and said, "Then I'll find some firewood to make a fire. It's too cold to stand here and wait for the wind to blow."
"Third brother, I will go with you to find firewood."
Xie Chengyuan quickly stopped them and said, "Don't worry, let's take the prey and find a river, otherwise there will be blood and we won't be able to deal with it."
"Okay, there's a river a little further ahead. I'll cut the ice and get some water later."
Xie Chengyuan and the other four immediately moved and headed towards the river.
Although this river is not as big as the river at the base, it is also a very large river.
A layer of hard ice has formed on the surface of the river.
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Xie Jinxing and three others were divided into two groups.
Xie Jinxing and Xie Jinyan went to get usable wood and dried it with their internal energy.
Xie Jinchen brought Xie Jinhui to the river and tried to find a way to dig a hole in the ice using knives and stones.
Xie Chengyuan is a good hunter, but he is still somewhat helpless when it comes to processing and dissecting prey.
He hesitated for a long time before finally making the first move.
Peeling.
Skinning was relatively easy for him and he finished it quickly.
But how to perfectly separate the various parts next was a bit tricky for him.
You can only dig out the internal organs first, then cut off the entire cow head, and then split it into two parts along the spine.
"Why don't we have roasted ox heads for lunch?"
If that’s not enough, just eat some offal or something like that.
Xie Chengyuan was worried that he would spoil some of it and Shen Shuli would not be able to eat the beef she wanted.
He clearly remembered that her favorite dishes were roast beef and shabu-shabu beef hotpot.
Xie Jinxing and the others had no objection and were happy to eat anything.
As long as they can eat as much meat as they want.
The five of them tinkered with it for an hour.
I finally got to eat the sizzling barbecue that I had been longing for for a long time.
But you can eat it in one bite.
The five of them frowned in unison.
"Uncle Jiu, the taste is quite different from what I imagined, isn't it?" Xie Jinyan wrinkled his nose and swallowed the meat in his mouth with difficulty.
Xie Chengyuan was silent.
Xie Chengyuan remained silent.
Only then did he remember.
I didn't bring any seasoning when I went out, not even salt.
This meat has no taste at all, it's strange that it can be delicious.
But he was really hungry after all the hard work.
I had no choice but to eat it.
"We didn't bring any seasoning, so we'll just have to make do with what we have and have a good meal when we get back."
Xie Jinyan and the other three were helpless, but they still gritted their teeth and ate the meat.
After a few people finished eating the piece in their hands, they no longer touched the other grilled meat.
Xie Jinxing said awkwardly: "Uncle Jiu, don't waste these. Let's take them back and sprinkle some seasoning on them before eating. I really can't eat any more. I'm going to vomit if I eat any more."
The others were worried that Uncle Jiu would be angry, so they all nodded in agreement.
Xie Chengyuan also had the same idea and immediately nodded in agreement.
Xie Chengyuan cut the two slabs of beef into two again, making four pieces so that the weight would be evenly shared among the four horses so as not to tire the horses.
Return to base.
It's already mid-afternoon.
Xie Chengyuan brought his four nephews back home and asked them to wash up quickly and eat something to fill their stomachs.
He also went back to his room to take a shower, change clothes, and carefully cleaned the stubble on his face.
The house where the Xie family lives is the largest unit, No. 4.
There are five main rooms.
The room in the middle is the largest main room, which is used to entertain guests and for family members to gather together to chat and work.
Of the two main rooms on the left, the best one belongs to Old Madam Xie, and the other one belongs to Madam Xie, who is Xie Chengyuan's mother Ji Mengqi.
The two main rooms on the right are the rooms of two men, Xie Chengying and Xie Chengyuan.
The five rooms on the left and the two rooms on the right were occupied by the seven daughters-in-law of the Xie family and their daughters.
The other three rooms in the right wing are occupied by the twins Xie Jinxing and Xie Jinchen.
Xie Jinyan and Xie Jinhui were still young, only nine years old, and they lived in the same room.
The kitchen, woodshed, washroom and toilet are in the row of houses at the entrance.
The Xie family lives in the largest apartment, but it is still a bit crowded.
The eldest lady, Lan Jingxian, originally had an eldest son, Xie Jinming, who couldn't wait to go to the northern border to join the army when he was just fifteen years old.
But not long after, news of his death came back.
After she lost her eldest son, she immediately restrained and sent troops to protect her second son, Xie Jinyan, who was only nine years old, because she was worried that something might happen to him.
The sons of Second Young Lady Xie, Liu Shiyao, are twins Xie Jinxing and Xie Jinchen, who are eleven years old.
Mrs. Xie's third wife, Gu Zhiqing, gave birth to twins, Xie Jinhui and Xie Jinxuan, who are nine years old this year.
The other young ladies all gave birth to daughters.
The fourth young lady of the Xie family, Li Zixuan, gave birth to a daughter, Xie Jinzhao, who is eight years old.
Mrs. Xie Wu, Zhang Xuezhen, gave birth to a daughter, Xie Jinqing, who is six years old.
Mrs. Xie's sixth wife, Ye Suyun, was three years old when she gave birth to her daughter Xie Jin.
The seventh young lady, Zhu Huilan, even has a pair of twin daughters who are just over one year old.
The eighth child, Xie Chengying, and the ninth child, Xie Chengyuan, are twins. They are seventeen years old and have not yet married.
There were limited rooms, so they could only share one with their daughter.
Fortunately, the space in each room is not small, about 30 square meters in size.
It can also separate half of the room into a small living room activity area and half of the inner bedroom.
The young ladies in the Xie family are all widows. They are unwilling to divide the family property and want to fulfill their filial duties to their mother-in-law and grandmother on behalf of their husbands.
Otherwise if the family splits up.
As there were no male descendants in the family, the daughter-in-law of the Xie family could only live alone with her young children.
Life must be difficult and it must be hard to feel good.
It is better to live together in a lively place so that we have no time to miss the deceased and be sad.
After washing up, Xie Chengyuan couldn't wait to take half a beef to visit the Su family next door.
He knew that Shen Shuli would stay at home these days and would not go out.
The Su family also has a large population.
When Su Yunhai was choosing a house, he proposed to separate from his eldest brother and third younger brother.
When I was in Taohua Village before.
Su Yunhai has already separated from his parents and brothers.
But at that time, parents and brothers were strangers with blood relationship.
His current parents are Su Yunhai’s biological parents, and his brothers are his biological brothers from his previous life.
We still need to talk about this matter carefully.
The atmosphere in the Su family in modern times has always been harmonious and friendly. The brothers do not compete with each other. They just do what they should do and get what they deserve.
I won't force my parents on how to divide the things, I'll just take what's in other brothers' pockets.
When old man Su and his wife came to this era, they still wanted to live with their sons and enjoy life.
After all, they are ten years younger here than in their previous lives, and their bodies are getting younger and stronger day by day.
In the prime of life.
I like the lively and bustling home the most.
But there is a practical problem facing them.
Su Yunhai, Shen Yuehua and Shen Shuli all came from other times.
The three of them are a loving family.
But there are three more adopted sons: Su Changan, Su Pingan and Su Dingan.
Although these three sons each have their own strengths and weaknesses, they are not from the same generation after all, so there is definitely a generation gap.
The most important are the two brothers Su Yunshan and Su Yunlin.
In these two families, only two of them came from other times.
Their wives and children are all pure ancient people.
Especially Su Yunshan’s wife Cui Yuhong.
This is a ignorant troublemaker who is always coveting what is in other people's pockets.
If the family does not separate.
There are certainly a lot of contradictions.
Su Yunlin's wife Lin Xiuxiu was a little more obedient, but she was always upset about not giving birth to a son.
They always feel that the room given to them at home is too small, so it is inevitable that they will have some ulterior motives.
Su Yunhai took the lead in stating.
He is so busy every day that he has no time to deal with these trivial family conflicts.
So it’s better to just split up.
Anyway, the three families can choose houses together and move around freely during the day.
It makes no difference whether you split up or not.
The two old people can choose which son to live with at will.
It’s just a few steps away, you can stay in a different place every day.
Su Yunshan's family has the largest population, with fourteen people.
He has three sons and one daughter.
The eldest son Su Mantang and his wife Wang Chunhua had two sons, Su Tianbao, eight years old, and Su Tianfu, five years old.
The second son, Su Manyian, and his wife Zhang Xiaohong, had a daughter and a son, Su Tianxiao, six years old, and Su Tiangui, three years old.
The third son, Su Mancang, and his wife, Lu Taohong, had a daughter, Su Tianxiang, who was three years old.
My daughter, Su Manyue, is sixteen years old.
Originally, the marriage was arranged when we were in Taohua Village.
But because of the famine incident, the plan was delayed.
Su Yunshan chose room type 2, which has three rooms each for the main house and the east and west wing rooms.
It was just enough for their family of fourteen.
Cui Yuhong was unhappy at that time.
You must choose the largest apartment.
I think the Su family has the highest status in the team, so they should live in the largest room.
It is room type 4, which has five rooms each including the main house and the east and west wing rooms.
By then, she and her three sons and their wives will all live in the main house.
It would be nice if her daughters and grandchildren could each have their own house.
As for the empty house, my grandchildren will get married and have children in the future, so we have to prepare it in advance.
This is a new house.
The quality materials used are excellent!
The most important thing is.
The room is large.
The front and back yards are also very large, covering a considerable area. She can grow vegetables and raise pigs and chickens at home. How great!
My man must be out of his mind, he didn’t even choose the biggest house!
This is their Su family’s house!
She is so jealous!
If possible.
She even wanted to let each of her three sons get the biggest house!
How nice it would be to live close together!
She made a fuss for a long time just to live in a big house, and also had a big fight with Su Yunshan for a long time.
But Su Yunhai didn't even look at her.
He had a very cold temper and was too lazy to argue with this woman.
The main thing is that this woman has the same appearance as his modern wife.
He didn't want to say anything hurtful to that face.
If my wife were to come through this world in the future, she would cry after receiving these memories.
His sons and daughters also wanted the largest apartment, and made requests to Su Yunshan openly and secretly.
But Su Yunshan also didn't give them face and directly decided on apartment number two.
Su Yunhai's family also has three sons and one daughter.
But the population is half that of its big brother.
Su Changan is single for the time being, and one room is enough for him and his three-year-old son.
Su Ping'an and Zhang Lanhua are a couple.
Although Zhang Lanhua is pregnant, she will live with her child for the next five years, and one room will be enough.
Su Ping'an and Shen Shuli each had a separate room.
He only chose the smallest apartment.
Su Changan now has no dissatisfaction or thoughts about his father's decision. As long as his father does not separate him from his parents, he will be extremely satisfied.
Su Dingan is single and is very happy to have a house of his own, and he has no complaints about it.
But Zhang Lanhua was very dissatisfied.
She didn't understand why her father-in-law didn't choose a big house.
She will not have only one child in the future.
Such a small house, not even a single empty room.
What will happen to her children in the future?
But she secretly encouraged her husband Su Ping'an to talk to his father.
At least I could choose the same apartment type as my uncle’s family!
At least prepare a house for her child!
But Su Ping'an felt that the current house was big enough for him to live in.
There are still many people on the island waiting for housing allocation. Why should we occupy empty houses and leave others with nowhere to live and cold?
And there are even fewer people in Su Yunlin's room.
There are only Su Yunlin and Lin Xiuxiu, a couple, and their two daughters, Su Manye and Su Mandi.
They chose the smallest apartment size, but the house was not full.
Lin Xiuxiu also coveted the largest apartment number four.
But she knew it was impossible.
She thought that she should at least have the same apartment as her uncle, right?
This would be fair to their second and third wives.
But before she could express her thoughts, she heard that the second bedroom had foolishly chosen the smallest apartment size!
She was so angry that she almost vomited blood!
The people in the second room are much more than those in the third room!
People don’t choose large apartments.
Why should she choose the larger apartment No. 2 when her family consists of four?
It's so stupid!
She felt that she was at a great disadvantage compared to the first wife!
It's not fair at all!
What made Lin Xiuxiu most angry was.
My father-in-law and mother-in-law actually want to live with them!
Not only does she have to serve her parents-in-law, but she can't even live in the main house!
The smallest apartment has only two main rooms, one of which is the living room, and there is only one bedroom.
If the parents-in-law come over.
She must let the elders live in the main house!
Why is it such a nice new house?
The two old ones should be allowed to live there first!
Shouldn't they go live with the eldest brother first?
Let’s get back to the topic.
Xie Chengyuan came to the door of the Su family carrying half a beef.
Now these houses don’t have any doors on their courtyard gates.
The main thing is that the courtyard gate is not an important item and can be put at the back.
The most important thing is to install cold-proof doors and windows in the room first.
And the people on the entire island.
There are very few people who can do carpentry.
They need to train inexperienced people as quickly as possible, have them help with some basic work, and instruct everyone to speed up the production of doors and windows.
As for carving, don't think about it. The simpler and faster the better.
But making doors and windows is a delicate job that cannot be compared to building a house.
It is much slower than building a house.
Today only one-third of houses have doors and windows installed.
More than half of the houses are still leaking.
Xie Chengyuan looked inside through the gate and asked, "Is Aunt Su home?"
Shen Yuehua was on her menstrual holiday recently. Su Yunhai felt sorry for his wife and worried that she would catch a cold, so he immediately sent her back home and let her rest at home for a while.
Shen Yuehua was sitting by a fire in the main room sewing cotton clothes.
Hearing someone shouting, she immediately walked to the door and looked outside.
Then I saw Xie Chengyuan standing at the door carrying a large piece of meat.
"Mr. Xie is here, please come in."
After saying that, she jokingly glanced at her daughter who was sitting on the recliner with her consciousness in space, and said jokingly with a meaningful tone: "My daughter, Master Xie is here. Guess what he is here for?"
As a person who has experienced this, Shen Yuehua can see Xie Chengyuan's feelings for his daughter.
She personally likes Xie Chengyuan very much and thinks this kid is good.
That's right.
My daughter looks like she is less than fourteen years old.
If this happened in modern times, it would be considered premature love!
But the reality is.
My daughter’s actual age is 26 years old, but Xie Chengyuan is only 17 years old now!
That being said.
Her daughter is just an old cow eating young grass.
But Shen Yuehua couldn't figure it out.
My daughter's appearance was definitely one of the best in her previous life.
During the eight years she was missing.
She doesn't even know whether her daughter has ever been in love or been hurt in love.
Think of this.
Shen Yuehua's eyes were filled with some self-blame.
When Shen Shuli heard that Xie Chengyuan had arrived, she subconsciously sat up from the recliner and looked out the door impatiently.
Then I saw Xie Chengyuan standing at the door carrying a large piece of meat.
Even so, it couldn't hide his stunning face that seemed to be shining.
"Why are you standing at the door? Come in." Shen Shuli ran to the yard and waved to Xie Chengyuan.
When Xie Chengyuan saw Shen Shuli, his eyes were particularly bright.
He never took his eyes off her and explained with a smile, "I hunted a buffalo on the way. I remembered that you like beef, so I brought it to you specially."
Only then did Shen Shuli focus her attention on the two large pieces of meat.
It turned out to be beef!
"This beef looks very fresh. Come on, come on, follow me to the kitchen. I have decided to have a beef dinner tonight!" Shen Shuli pulled Xie Chengyuan to the kitchen.
There was no intention to refuse the other party's gift.
The kitchen is in the only back room.
It's a full thirty square meters, which is too big to be used as a kitchen.
A small half of the room was separated and used as a washroom.
The remaining half can not only be used as a kitchen, but also as a dining room.
Shen Shuli looked at the roughly processed meat, smiled and said to Xie Chengyuan: "It seems that you don't know how to process meat, watch, I will teach you how to do it."
Xie Chengyuan nodded and said, "Well, I really don't know how to process it, and I don't know which part you like best. I'm worried that if I cut it into small pieces, I will destroy the part you want."
After listening to Xie Chengyuan's explanation, Shen Shuli couldn't help but feel her ears turn red.
She didn't expect that Xie Chengyuan was thinking about her, so he didn't cut it into small pieces that were easy to hold.
Although Shen Shuli has no shortage of meat to eat.
But she really likes the feeling of being remembered and cared for.
Who wouldn’t like it?
Xie Chengyuan studied very hard.
The island is full of wild beasts innumerable.
Once he learns this, he can send her all kinds of processed prey.
"This is the beef thigh. Cutting it this way will allow you to cut off the entire leg."
"This is the tenderloin, also known as fillet. This piece of meat is very tender."
Shen Shuli discovered that the portion of beef that Xie Chengyuan brought over included beef tenderloin.
It seems that he should have sent the larger part over.
Really honest.
Shen Shuli cut a very thin slice of beef tenderloin and tasted it. It tasted very good and extremely delicious.
Then he gave Xie Chengyuan a piece for him to taste.
Shen Shuli was worried that Xie Chengyuan might not be used to eating raw food, so she took the lead in trying a piece herself as a demonstration.
Xie Chengyuan didn't expect that beef could be eaten raw. He immediately thought of the raw seafood he had in Lihai City last time. It was indeed delicious.
I think the beef must taste delicious.
Xie Chengyuan tried one slice.
It tastes really good!
"Well, it's delicious!" Xie Chengyuan gave a fair evaluation.
"Hehe, it will taste better if you dip it in the sauce." Shen Shuli said, and continued to work on the decomposition.
soon.
Shen Shuli had already prepared half of the beef.
"These two pieces of beef shank and beef elbow are delicious when stewed."
"The ribs are roasted, and the topsides and tenderloins are used for roasting and shabu-shabu."
Shen Shuli was already thinking about how to eat different parts of the meat.
"Why don't you stay for dinner tonight? It's been a while since we've gotten together." Shen Shuli suggested.
Xie Chengyuan had exactly the same idea, and nodded in agreement without hesitation.
He lowered his eyes and looked at Shen Shuli's head, his eyes were gentle and he said, "Well, it's true that I haven't eaten the delicious food you prepared for a long time, and I really miss it."
Shen Shuli smiled and said, "Hey, everyone is very busy recently, but I won't be leaving the island in the near future, you can come to my house for dinner anytime."
Mu Wanjun and Xiao Yuxuan were both staying in the military camp, so Shen Shuli had no one to chat with.
Xie Chengyuan has also been helping out in the military camp for nearly a month, so Shen Shuli can only think of him.
Think of partners.
Shen Shuli immediately patted her forehead.
"Oh, how could I forget about Qiyaya and Li Qinghe! Could you please ask Qiyaya and Li Qinghe to come to my house for dinner?"
Xie Chengyuan really wanted to have dinner alone with Shen Shuli.
But he knew it was impossible.
After all, how could it be possible that there were only two of them having dinner at the Su family?
Two more people wouldn't matter.
"Okay, then wait for me. I'll come back and help you. Otherwise, it will be too tiring for you to prepare the ingredients for so many people by yourself."
Shen Shuli nodded.
She was not a diligent person.
It was definitely a heavy job for her to prepare the ingredients for half a beef.
Shen Shuli first put all the meat into the space warehouse and asked the space to help disinfect and sterilize it so that she could eat the meat raw with confidence.
I also took some fresh seafood from the space to eat with it.
The people on the island have a clear division of labor.
Some people are responsible for catching seafood in the waters near the pier to provide food for the people at the base.
So there is no shortage of seafood.
When not leaving the island, all crew members and the captain will be arranged with various matters.
Some people are fishing, while others are responsible for infrastructure construction, carpentry work, land reclamation and other tasks. In short, no one is idle.
After Shen Shuli took out all the ingredients, she went to the main room and called Shen Yuehua for help.
"Mom, let's have a beef feast tonight. The ingredients are brought by Xie Chengyuan, and he will eat at our house. Oh, by the way, I asked him to call Qi Yaya and Li Qinghe over. Can you help me prepare the ingredients?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuehua smiled and responded, "Okay, that kid is really honest. He even brought so many things when he came to visit. You have to prepare some gifts for him later. Don't be impolite."
"Okay, I understand, mother." Shen Shuli nodded in agreement. This was as she should.
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