Uncle Xiong's loud voice rang out: "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and carry your things down the mountain. Are you waiting for them to be your food?"
"They're here, they're here! These two kids have really intimidated us."
“Keep your mouth shut when you go out, don’t blurt out anything.”
"Oh, Uncle Xiong, we all know that. This is a great treasure in our village. We all know what to say."
"Wow, what a great harvest today! We're going to have a truly fulfilling New Year."
"That's right, it's been so many years since we've had a proper meat feast."
"The way you talk is as if you've eaten your fill of meat."
"Hehe, no, not really. It's not like we can just fantasize about it. I wonder when we'll be able to eat meat to our hearts' content."
"Let's just think about it. Who knows what next year will be like?"
"Sigh! That's right, I don't know what's wrong with God, why can't He see how hard it is for us farmers?"
"Alright, God can't control everything. This year is much better than those years. At least we don't have to worry about losing our lives at any time."
"That's true. Compared to the old days, life is much better now."
Grandma Qian was startled when she saw her eldest granddaughter. She quickly pulled Qian Xiao around and said, "Where are you hurt? Let Old Man Zhang take a look. You little brat, I told you not to go, but you were unhappy. Look at you, you've suffered now."
"Grandma, Grandma, stop it! If you keep spinning it I'll throw up. I'm fine, this isn't my blood, I'm perfectly okay."
Grandma Zhou quickly pulled her little grandson over to check him over. Seeing that her grandson looked calm and his complexion was good, she knew he wasn't seriously injured. But when she looked at Qian Xiao, she saw that his face was covered in blood, which looked quite frightening.
Grandma Zhou quickly let go of her grandson's hand and walked up to Qian Xiao: "How did you get all this on you? Are you really not hurt?"
Sun Kaicheng... are you still my maternal grandmother?
Qian Xiao quickly waved her hand, not wanting anyone to scrutinize her anymore: "It's really nothing, it was just an accidental spray, I'm fine."
Grandma Qian asked again, still worried, "Are you really alright? You can't just leave without saying anything if you're hurt."
"Really, really, I'm not hurt. It was just an accidental spray. Are all the other injured people alright?"
"Don't worry, it's not serious. Your Grandpa Zhang said that if you're careful, you'll be fine in a few days."
"That's good. I can't take it anymore, the smell is suffocating me. I need to go home and wash up first."
"Go quickly, go quickly, your second aunt and third aunt have already boiled water for you. Chengcheng, do you want to go wash up too?" The child wasn't much cleaner, but his face was clean. He didn't look as scary as his own Erdan.
Sun Kaicheng glanced at his clothes. Luckily, his grandfather had found him the most worn-out clothes to wear; otherwise, he didn't know if these perfectly good clothes would even be washable.
Grandma Zhou also glanced at him with obvious disgust. She couldn't even bear to look at her own picky grandson: "Yes, yes, Chengcheng should go back and wash up too. The water in the pot is already boiling."
"Okay, Grandma, Grandma Qian, I'll go back and wash up first, then I'll come back to help in a bit."
Grandma Qian waved her hand: "No need, there are so many adults here, you don't need to. Go find Erdan to play later, just eat at home today."
Grandma Zhou nodded to her grandson. The two families had a good relationship, and whenever one of them cooked something delicious, they would remember to send some over to the other to try. It wouldn't hurt to share one more meal.
When Sun Kaicheng arrived at Qian Xiao's house after washing himself up, Qian Xiao was holding a pair of scissors and gesturing with them. Her hair was thick, although not particularly black, but there was definitely enough of it. Now that her hair had grown a bit longer, it was not easy to dry it after washing it once.
She was thinking of cutting it shorter, but she didn't know where to start. Her mother always did her hair before. Now her hair was long enough to expose her earlobes, which made her look quite cute.
Sun Kaicheng's heart tightened upon seeing this: "What are you trying to do?"
Qian Xiao almost shoved a pair of scissors into her face: "My god, you scared me half to death! You almost disfigured yourself!"
What are you trying to do?
Qian Xiao rolled her eyes: "What? Can't you tell? I just thought your hair was getting too long and I wanted to cut it shorter, otherwise it would take a long time to dry after washing it."
"Don't cut it, you look good like this. I have a hairdryer over there, you can go in and dry your hair after you wash it," Sun Kaicheng really thought so. Looking at it this way, you can tell at a glance that Comrade Erdan is a girl. Before, he looked androgynous, but this way he is even cuter.
"Wow! You have everything! But it's such a hassle to wash your hair like this, and it wastes shampoo."
Qian Xiao is a very frugal person, but she is quite particular about hair washing products. She will not use soap to wash her hair, except for soapberry.
But they don't have soapberry trees here at all, and buying soapberries isn't much cheaper than shampoo, so she cuts her hair shorter to save on shampoo and money.
“I have a lot of shampoo. Pick one that doesn’t have a strong smell to use for washing your hair. There’s also a soapberry tree growing there. You can use that to wash your hair if you don’t like it.”
"Oh, when did you plant this soapberry tree? How come I never noticed it before?"
"I planted it after I got back. It's probably not grown yet, which is why you didn't notice. It won't be long before it's ready to use."
Most of the shampoos in his space were scented, and he only remembered to plant soapberry trees after he came back.
"How about I watch it for you while you go in and dry your hair?"
Qian Xiao glanced at herself in the small mirror and realized she looked much better. Should she just keep her hair long instead of cutting it? What girl doesn't love to look beautiful?
Qian Xiao opened the door and glanced into the yard. Sun Kaicheng said, "Don't look. When I came, my second aunt and third aunt had already gone out. It's just the two of us at home."
"Okay, I'll go blow-dry my hair. You keep an eye on things for me. If anyone comes, tell Shuangdan to call me."
"Okay, go quickly."
The village is bustling today. Even in the dead of winter, no one is staying indoors. Adults and children are all out watching the excitement. The men are slaughtering pigs and wolves and skinning them, while the women are cleaning the offal. On such a good day, the whole village is sure to have a feast of pig-slaughtering dishes.
With more prey, there are more offal. Today, everyone can have a hearty meal of meat. As for the meat that is divided up, no one can afford to eat it all. It is all cut into small pieces and frozen. This much meat can last until next autumn harvest.
When Qian Xiao and Sun Kaicheng arrived, the meat had already been distributed. Some was left as a thank-you gift for borrowing the gun; they could be delivered together when the gun was returned tomorrow.
Big pots were set up in the village, and each family brought out some potatoes, cabbage, and other vegetables to cook together. However, each family had to prepare their own meals.
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