Chapter 13 Killing a Wild Boar
"My sister-in-law said your name is Wanqing, so I will call you Wanqing too.
"No wonder you're praising her, sister-in-law. Wanqing is really good, very pretty, and she's tidied up the cave very neatly." Aunt Gu said affectionately, holding Li Wanqing's hand.
"Thank you for the compliment, aunt. I'm just cleaning up. Aunt, have some water, and aunt, have some water too." Li Wanqing poured two cups of water over in bamboo cups.
Gu Xiaogu was really thirsty, so she took the cup and drank it all in one gulp. Li Wanqing poured her another cup.
"Wanqing, is this a new quilt you're making? Come, let your aunt make it with you." Aunt Gu is also someone who can't sit still.
When Zhang Dahua saw her sister-in-law pick up the needle and thread, she hurried forward to help.
With the help of the two of them, two quilts were made in half a day.
This was the dowry she prepared for herself. Of course, her dowry was not just these two quilts, but also two sets of clothes and some pieces of cloth.
There were also two cabinets. Li Wanqing asked Gu Yan to buy these cabinets from the carpenter's house. Gu Yan carried them back with his two brothers.
In addition to these, there was also a silver bracelet and a silver hairpin. These were originally the things of the original owner. Li Wanqing did not act pretentiously and directly took them out as dowry.
Li Wanqing particularly couldn't understand some women who traveled through time. Even their bodies belonged to the original owners, but they still disliked things used by the original owners. Isn't this pretentious?
Anyway, Li Wanqing is not like that. Since she has become the original owner, all the original owner's things belong to her.
In addition to these, Li Wanqing also prepared eight taels of silver as a reserve.
This was put on the table, and together with the ten taels of betrothal gift given by the Gu family, Li Wanqing now had eighteen taels of silver on the table.
Li Wanqing prepared these things and did not hide them. She paid for Gu Yan to buy them.
It was these things that stopped Li Yingdi from muttering.
You know, Li Yingdi's family also asked for a betrothal gift of ten taels of silver. It was called a betrothal gift, but in fact it was just the money for selling her body.
Li Yingdi's parents had so much betrothal money, but they didn't leave any for Li Yingdi.
Not only did he not give her any money for her savings, he didn't even make her a new dress. He made her marry in her old clothes with nothing.
The finished bedding was placed directly here. Li Wanqing was alone and had no family to pick her up.
Originally, Li Wanqing could have moved in with Zhang Cuihua and the others in advance, and then Gu Yan could have taken her in.
But Li Wanqing refused, saying it was unnecessary.
Besides, this is a deep mountain forest, and usually no outsiders can be seen here. It’s just their family, so there’s nothing wrong with going through the motions.
We can just have a simple ceremony tomorrow and then set up two tables for dinner.
Since Li Wanqing said it was unnecessary, Gu Chongshan and the others would not say anything.
At noon, the men were not at home, so Zhang Dahua just made some vegetable porridge to fill their stomachs.
"Sister-in-law, I've been here for such a long time, why haven't I seen my eldest brother and nephews?" Aunt Gu asked because she hadn't seen her eldest brother and nephews.
"Their grandpa went hunting, so there must be some delicious dishes for the banquet tomorrow." Zhang Dahua said.
It was almost dark when Gu Yan and his friends returned, and they also brought back a wild boar.
"Oh, are you going to Wild Boar Ridge? Didn't I say that we just need to hunt a few pheasants and rabbits? Why did you go so far?" Zhang Dahua started nagging as soon as she saw the wild boar they carried back.
"I haven't been to Wild Boar Ridge yet. Don't you know how far it is from here? How can I get back in one day?
This is what we found at Pheasant Hill. We were planning to hunt some pheasants today, but we unexpectedly saw a lone wild boar instead. "Gu Chongshan took a breath and explained.
"It's so far from Wild Boar Ridge, how could there be wild boars there? It's a good thing you went there today. If the children had gone there to dig wild vegetables, we would have been doomed.
"Children, be careful when you go there next time. It will be troublesome if you encounter a wild boar," Zhang Dahua said fearfully.
"After tomorrow, let's go around the area and see if there are any large animals," said Gu Chongshan.
"That's right. We can't let those large animals move around near our homes. Otherwise, children and adults will be afraid to go out." Gu Xiaogu also said.
In fact, whether it is animals or humans, they all have their own territory. Unless their lives are at stake, they generally won't cross the line.
"Okay, let's get the wild boar out first. We'll have the pig-killing meal tonight." Gu Chongshan didn't even take a rest and started slaughtering the pig.
"Come, lift the wild boar onto this." Gu Yan found a table from somewhere.
We were all good hunters, and of course we were good at collecting the prey. Working together, we had the 200-pound wild boar cut up in less than half an hour.
Li Wanqing stood by and watched the fun. It must be said that these people were very skillful. Before she could enjoy watching enough, the wild boar had been chopped into pieces.
Li Wanqing was enjoying the show when she saw Gu Yan carrying the pig offal and preparing to throw it out. These were all good things, so Li Wanqing quickly stopped him.
"Wait, Brother Gu, are you going to take these out and throw them away?" Li Wanqing quickly spoke out to stop him.
"Well, these don't taste good. They smell like pig manure when cooked. I'm going to dig a hole and bury them." Gu Yan said.
Li Wanqing knew that if the pig intestines were not cooked well, they would have a smell, but if they were cooked well, they would be a delicacy.
As for how to do it? Li Wanqing is good at it.
In modern times, she often watched videos from a certain book and tried to cook many delicious foods, including braised pork.
"Don't throw it away. I can do it. It just takes a little effort to wash it clean. Wait for me, I'll get some things and we'll go out and wash it together." Li Wanqing said.
Zhang Dahua saw Li Wanqing about to wash the stinky pig offal and quickly stopped her: "Wanqing, this is really not tasty. If you want to eat meat, let's eat pork.
The third brother and his friends hunted a wild boar and brought back plenty of pork."
Not only Zhang Dahua said this, but Gu Xiaogu also said: "Yes, Wanqing, this pig offal is really not tasty. Our family is a hunter, we have no shortage of meat."
"Yeah, pig offal really doesn't taste good, so let's just throw it away."
“That’s it…” The family members tried to dissuade him.
Li Wanqing knew at a glance that they had never eaten delicious braised pork offal, so her words alone would definitely not be convincing.
When the stew is ready tomorrow, they will be surprised.
"Auntie, auntie, don't worry, I know how to cook pig offal, and it tastes really good when it's done.
If you don't believe me, wait until I make it and try it, and you'll know." Li Wanqing said confidently.
Seeing that Li Wanqing was so determined, the family had no choice but to let her try. After all, it was just some pig offal that was going to be thrown away anyway, so it was okay to let her try.
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