Leng You loosened the quilt around him and soon fell asleep peacefully.
Wen Jiuyue still touched Leng You's forehead worriedly, and only after making sure that he was really fine did she fall asleep.
Starting from the next day, Leng You started hunting again in between digging medicinal herbs.
"Youyou, how did you bring back so many roe deer? We can't finish them all, it would be a shame if they went bad." Wen Jiuyue was puzzled when he saw Leng You brought back five roe deer at once.
"We can make air-dried meat, roe deer ham, bacon and sausage. If we can't eat them, we can sell them later." Leng You replied to Wen Jiuyue.
"Jerky is fine, but I don't know how to make ham, bacon, etc." No matter how skilled Wen Jiuyue is, she is unable to make these things that northerners are not familiar with.
"I know how to do it." Leng You had spent a year in the south with Wang Zicheng in his previous life and knew how to make these things.
"Youyou also knows this?" Wen Jiuyue was surprised.
"I heard about it when I went to the county town with my brother." Leng You could only respond this way.
"Is that so... then let's give it a try!" It was obvious that Wen Jiuyue was skeptical about Leng Youhui's technology.
Of course, Xiang Huaixin and Bai Changpu would be needed to pack up these things.
Leng You went to the valley and brought back a lot of pine branches, and cut some wild apricot trees. In fact, it is best to use citrus branches and leaves or sugarcane peels as fuel for smoking meat, because their branches and leaves carry the fragrance of fruits, and the smoked meat will be more delicious.
But these are things only available in the south, and there is none in the valley. Leng You can only come up with an idea to use wild apricot branches instead, hoping that it can enhance the fragrance.
Under Leng You's command, roe deer legs, pieces of meat, and strings of sausages were hung on the wooden rack, and the wet branches piled underneath were also set on fire.
Of course, they put the smoking process on at night when people go to bed. Otherwise, if the villagers saw smoke coming out during the day, it would easily cause trouble if someone brave enough came to check or someone became suspicious.
The people in Daheishan Village go to bed early, so even if someone goes to bed late or gets up to go to the toilet at night, they won't dare to run over to check. They must think it's a ghost, and it's lucky that they aren't scared to death.
Leng You did not just get roe deer, he also got a lot of rabbits and pheasants and made them into cured rabbits and chickens.
After smoking for half a month, Leng You cut off a piece of ham and asked Wen Jiuyue to cut it into thin slices and steam a plate.
When Xiang Huaixin and Bai Changpu each picked up a piece and put it in their mouths, they both opened their eyes wide and looked very enjoyable.
"Delicious, really delicious! I didn't expect it to be as good as the smoked ones made in the south. On the contrary, it has its own unique fragrance. Hmm... delicious, really delicious." Bai Acorus was also an knowledgeable person, and he gave his judgment after just one bite.
"It's really good, beyond imagination." Xiang Huaixin picked up another piece and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly.
"Eh...it's really delicious! When Youyou mentioned it before, I was skeptical. Is it edible if the meat is so smoky and hot? I didn't expect it to taste like this, and so fragrant." Wen Jiuyue also concealed her disbelief.
"It's best to use pork, and the longer it's smoked, the better it tastes. It's said that it's the best quality if it's smoked for half a year." Leng You took a bite. Although it was much better than she had imagined, it was still a little off.
"Then let's continue smoking. Anyway, we can just stuff a pile of firewood into the fire before going to bed and forget about it. It's not a big deal." Wen Jiuyue became interested.
"Okay." Leng You nodded. She wanted to make it taste better as much as possible.
Another half a month later, the open shed on the west side was filled with hundreds of smoked hams and countless bacon, cured chicken, etc.
Leng You has become increasingly silent these past two days, and he no longer goes to the deep valley. Every day after listening to the lessons given by Xiang Huaixin and Bai Changpu, he would follow behind Xiang Huaixin, not saying a word, just following him all the time.
"You girl, what's wrong?" Xiang Huaixin initially thought that Leng You was missing Xiang Wentian, because Leng You had spoken less since Xiang Wentian left. It was not until these two days that he realized that this was not entirely the reason.
"Nothing." Leng You lowered his head.
"Miss You, is there something you don't want to tell Grandpa Xiang?" Xiang Huaixin bent down and wanted to look Leng You in the face, but Leng You kept her eyelids down and refused to look at him.
"Grandpa Xiang, is there something you don't want to tell me?" Leng You finally raised his head.
"Uh...was it Wen Tian who told you that?" Xiang Huaixin finally reacted.
Leng You: “…”
He said nothing, just looked at Xiang Huaixin.
Although it would be sad to tell her directly, she would hate separation without saying goodbye.
"Yes, I am going back to Pingdu, maybe in the next few days! Because it was said before that it would be in late August." For some reason, facing Leng You's clear eyes that could not hide his attachment, Xiang Huaixin found it difficult to speak, and his heart felt dull and uncomfortable.
Leng You: “…”
Lower your head.
No one could understand Xiang Huaixin's special feelings for her. No matter in the past or present life, he was the one who loved her with the most upright and selfless feelings, and this had nothing to do with whether she saved his life or not.
Because before that, Xiang Huaixin had treated her like this.
"Don't be sad, You girl. When Grandpa Xiang returns to Pingdu and settles everything down, I'll find a chance to pick you and your grandma up and take you both to Pingdu, so you can live there in the future, okay?"
This was a decision Xiang Huaixin made after thinking for a long time. The reason he didn't dare to confirm the time was because even he himself didn't know what kind of situation he would face after returning to Pingdu.
If it was still like during the exercise, he would never come to pick up Leng You and Wen Jiuyue, as that would be tantamount to harming them. But if it was another situation, he would be fully capable of doing so.
"...Not good." After a long silence, Leng You suddenly said these two words.
"Oh?" Xiang Huaixin was stunned.
"Don't ask Grandpa Xiang to pick me up. I will bring grandma with me in the future." This was the answer Leng You gave to himself after thinking for a long time. It was more accurate to say that it was not the answer to Xiang Huaixin.
"What You girl means is... you don't want to rely on anyone, but want to rely on your own efforts, right?" Xiang Huaixin finally understood what Leng You meant.
"Yes." Leng You looked straight into Xiang Huaixin's eyes, his eyes full of confidence and determination.
In her previous life, it was because she was overly dependent on others that she ended up like a puppet, at the mercy of others, so that even her own destiny was completely controlled by others.
If she were to live her life over again, she would never be a puppet like that again. She wanted to take complete control of her own destiny. Most importantly, those demons were all in Pingdu, and she would send them to hell one by one.
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