Xiao Lanlan was starving after a whole afternoon of hard work, and Xiao Hechuan was also very hungry. The brother and sister were eating with relish, and Jiang Sui was eating a little more gently. With her body, everything she ate tasted delicious, probably because of lack of nutrition.
Finally, she drank a bowl of cornmeal porridge, two steamed buns made of half a gram of flour, and ate a lot of meat and pickles.
Seeing that she ate with relish and a lot, Xiao's mother was happy. She thought that this was the best way to get her health back in shape.
Looking at Jiang Sui now, she feels like raising a daughter. The child looks so well-behaved. She really doesn't know what Widow Chen is thinking to be so cruel to her.
Not long after they finished eating, Xiao's father and his two sons finally returned. They came back from a small road and didn't meet anyone on the way. It was a hardship for them to carry the more than 300 kilograms of things back. The road was not easy to walk on and their shoulders were all rubbed raw.
But everyone was happy and no one complained of being tired.
The truth that Liu wanted to know in her heart was finally revealed. She looked at the wild boar and the robe in the yard and almost thought she was dazzled. She rubbed her eyes hard.
The third brother happened to pass by her, and she grabbed her husband's sleeve:
"Mom, am I seeing things? Where did you get the wild boar and the robe?"
Seeing her surprised look, Xiao Lao San explained with a smile:
"The fourth brother and his wife found them on the mountain. The two beasts had a fight and fell into the valley. We got lucky and now our family has no shortage of meat to eat. You can be happy!"
Upon hearing this, Liu slapped her thigh with joy, forgetting all the unpleasant experiences during the day.
We ate quickly, rested, and then started to kill the pigs, shave the hair, and gut them.
This wild boar was injured and almost all of its blood has been lost. It's a pity that the blood was wasted, otherwise it could be used to make blood sausage or something.
Robe blood is also a good thing. Although it is not as good as deer blood, it is also very tonic if eaten, so keep it for now.
Excluding the blood, the wild boar weighed about 240 kilograms, and the robe weighed less than 100 kilograms, about 90 kilograms.
Divide the meat and keep the wild boar offal. Don't waste it.
Everyone worked until midnight, burning torches for lighting. Apart from the dog in the village, who else could know that their family had picked up a wild boar and a robe?
Liu was so excited that she couldn't sleep. She was thinking about how to tell her husband to let her bring some meat back to her parents' home as a tribute.
But Xiao's mother had already planned all these things. Each daughter-in-law had something to take home. It just so happened that Jiang Sui had to go back the day after tomorrow morning. Xiao's mother didn't want to take things for Widow Chen, but she had to give Jiang Sui face and didn't want the villagers to gossip about her.
So she prepared to give Jiang Sui an extra piece of meat and let her take it back.
Jiang Sui slept soundly that night. She had a strong ability to adapt and was no longer as reserved and nervous as she had been the night before. Xiao Hechuan covered her feet as usual.
He sleeps very quietly and doesn't like to move around. Basically, no matter what position he falls asleep in, it won't change when he wakes up in the morning, and his hands won't be placed everywhere, so Jiang Sui feels very comfortable.
Tomorrow morning they will continue to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms. Xiao Lanlan said that in previous years she picked them by herself, and sometimes her mother and second sister-in-law would help her. The dried goods she saved every year could be exchanged for several hundred coins.
This year, with the help of Jiang Sui and Xiao Hechuan, we should be able to make more money than in previous years.
When it comes to making money, Jiang Sui seems to have turned on some DNA switch. In modern times, she is the type who is crazy about making money, with the goal of saving enough money and then living a lazy life.
The next morning, everyone was able to get up early as usual, except for a few men who were tired from the previous day and had to lie down for a while longer.
Mrs. Liu also got up early this morning because she was thinking about how to get more meat to take back to her parents' home.
In the morning, Xiao's mother was in charge of the kitchen, Zhou was lighting the fire, and when Liu stepped into the kitchen, as soon as her eyes rolled around, Xiao's mother knew what she was going to do.
"Mom, let me discuss something with you!"
"Okay, don't say anything more. I know what you are going to say. You and your second sister-in-law, each take a piece of pork and a piece of roe deer meat, and take them back to honor your parents." Xiao's mother said first.
"Mom, two pieces of meat are not enough. I have two younger brothers at home. How about you give me some of the pig's offal? My father loves to eat pig's intestines." Liu was thinking about the pig's intestines.
All the gentlemen love to eat this thing. The father and son of the Xiao family also like to eat it. Why didn't she say anything?
Mother Xiao glanced at her and said:
"You have two younger brothers, but we have five grown men in our family. Four of them have to work in the fields, and they all like to eat pig intestines. Besides, I treat them all equally. Your second sister-in-law has no objection, so where does your opinion come from? That's it, don't say anything more." Mother Xiao always has the final say when it comes to the main family.
Liu knew it in her mind, and she curled her lips and became unhappy again.
However, she thought about Jiang Sui's return visit tomorrow morning, so she wanted to find out what gifts Xiao's mother had prepared for her.
"Mom, what are you going to prepare for my fourth brother's wife tomorrow morning? Is it the same as ours?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao's mother raised her eyebrows. Zhou was also curious. Although she didn't say anything, she pricked up her ears and listened carefully.
"I just happened to tell you about this so that you won't have any objections. The wild boar and the robe were found by the fourth brother's family. When you returned home, you were given a piece of pork, a bag of sugar, and ten eggs. Now that we have it, we have it ready-made and you don't have to spend money to buy it. I plan to prepare two pieces of pork, a bag of sugar, ten eggs, and half a pig's liver for the fourth brother's family.
The Jiang family is from the same village as us, so it's inconvenient to let them know about the meat in the robe, so as to avoid it spreading everywhere. In the end, you are still getting the advantage. If you didn't have the luck of the fourth family, how could you bring it back to your mother's house?"
When you think about it, it seems to make sense. Zhou has no objection. Her family is small, so two pieces of meat are enough.
Liu wanted to take more advantage, but now it seemed that she had already taken advantage, so she stopped talking and went to fetch some water to wash her face.
One after another, Xiao Lanlan and Jiang Sui got up. Xiao's mother gave her the two sets of clothes that she had altered yesterday. Xiao's mother was good at sewing, but she did not alter them according to Jiang Sui's current size. Instead, she altered them to a size larger, thinking that the girl would be able to wear them after she gained weight.
The color is indeed a bit old-fashioned. After all, it is Xiao's mother's old clothes. How old is she? Can she still wear such fresh colors?
One was in the color of imperial concubines, and the other was in indigo blue. These were carefully selected by Xiao's mother.
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