Chapter 94: Killing the Chicken

"However," Lizhan added, "I found a button. I think it was left there by that man carelessly."

No matter how concerned he was last night, he still did all the necessary investigations.

Naturally, this button could not escape his eyes.

Xia Juanjuan immediately took it, looked at it, and then returned it disappointedly.

The buttons are just ordinary black buttons, the kind you could find on any man’s clothes!

However, there is another clue, which is that he must have kicked and injured the gangster. Judging from the fact that he later tried to make himself dizzy but failed in the end, he must have been seriously injured.

She was familiar with the man's voice, so she could ask who had urgently gone to the doctor to get medicine yesterday, and she might be able to find out something.

Xia Juanjuan hesitated for a moment, but still told Li Zhan this clue.

Of course, when she said this, she didn't expect Lizhan to help her get revenge.

Of course you have to avenge yourself to feel better!

That bastard, if she hadn't used some vile drugs to weaken her at the beginning, with her current skills, she would have beaten him to a pulp!

If she doesn't find him out and make him pay a painful price, she won't be named Xia!

When the two were analyzing the "case", Zhou Qiuhe came in with Xiaowen, Xiaowu and Beibei.

"mother!"

"mother!"

When Xiao Wu and Bei Bei saw Xia Juanjuan wake up, they shouted excitedly.

But just as he was about to rush to the bed with his short legs, he was so scared when he saw Li Zhan that he hid behind his brother.

Xiaowen was actually afraid too.

The fierce battle last night seemed as if he wanted to eat them alive, and he even drove the three of them to live at Auntie's house... How could they not be scared?

But he still bravely opened his arms to protect his younger brothers and sisters.

However, the three boys all looked at Li Zhan with timid eyes, which made Li Zhan feel depressed.

Did he do anything bad? Why are these three kids so scared of him?

Xia Juanjuan, who was standing by, also noticed it and asked in confusion, "What did you do? The three kids seemed very afraid of you..."

She remembered that when Lie Zhan came back from his wedding night last time, the three little guys were still very attached to their fourth uncle Lie Zhan.

Zhou Qiuhe looked at the three boys who were so silent that she couldn't help but smile and said, "What are you doing standing there? Call someone!"

When the three kids heard this, they could only whisper, "Fourth... Fourth Uncle."

The corners of Lizhan's mouth twitched. Could this shouting be any more reluctant?

Zhou Qiuhe was actually a little scared when she saw Lizhan. Lizhan's appearance last night was really scary.

However, she was somewhat envious of Xia Juanjuan in her heart.

Wasn't it because Lizhan was worried about his wife's safety last night that he behaved like that?

Sigh... I wonder if her husband Lijie would have lost control if she was the one who was unconscious last night...

"Juanjuan, I'm glad you woke up! You don't know how worried Lizhan was last night because of your behavior! Even your third brother had never seen your usually calm fourth brother like this before!

Without saying anything, they rushed the three little brats into our room. Last night, Xiao Wu and Bei Bei even asked me timidly if we didn’t want them anymore!”

When Xia Juanjuan heard this, her face turned red again.

But he also understood why the three brats were afraid of a fight, and he couldn't help but give him a reproachful look.

Li Zhan also scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. He didn't remember what he was like last night, but he remembered that the string in his head was always tense...

Zhou Qiuhe had to rush to the supply and marketing cooperative in the town, so she sent the three kids back early in the morning and said apologetically, "They have already had breakfast. I'm sorry, you are not in such good health, I should take care of you for a few more days."

Xia Juanjuan immediately waved her hands and said with a smile: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'm fine now!"

After Zhou Qiuhe left, Xia Juanjuan waved her hand, and the three little guys dared to go into the inner room. They still looked at Li Zhan timidly and walked around him.

Xia Juanjuan couldn't help laughing, and shared the remaining scallion pancakes with them, saying:

"Isn't this your dear fourth uncle? Why are you so scared? Besides, your household registration is under your fourth uncle and I, how could he not want you? Really! How old are you? You are worrying about nothing!"

In fact, Lizhan had hardly ever said hello to the children, so he felt unfamiliar with them and was a little helpless. He knew he had to do something to eliminate the fear and alienation of the three kids.

After breakfast, Xia Juanjuan got out of bed.

Today is the 27th day of the 11th lunar month. According to the calendar and custom, it is the day to kill chickens and gather them together.

It's fine to rush them together, but killing the chickens still has to be appropriate to the occasion.

Xia Juanjuan took the old hen out of the space the day before yesterday, tied its wings and legs, sealed its mouth, and threw it in the kitchen.

It's been two days and my stomach is almost empty.

Lizhan is back, so naturally he has to do the job of killing chickens.

Li Zhan was not vague. He took a kitchen knife and cut the chicken's neck with one stroke. The chicken's blood flowed into the bowl below and then into salt water. It soon solidified into blood tofu, which is what people in Sichuan call blood stew. It is also a delicious dish.

As for the old hen that has been bled dry, boil water and use the boiling water to scald the chicken's feathers, and the feathers will be easily removed.

Then they cut open the belly and took out the chicken offal...

Lizhan killed the chicken, Xia Juanjuan boiled water to pluck the chicken feathers, and then Lizhan cut the chicken open and quickly cleaned it out.

The chicken was hung outside in the sub-zero weather to keep it fresh, but I planned to eat the chicken offal and chicken blood tofu at noon.

Stir-fried chicken with bamboo shoots and mushrooms, and pork blood with bean sprouts and red oil, just thinking about it makes me drool.

There are too few vegetable varieties in winter, so she grew bean sprouts using soybeans a few days ago. They are bright yellow, white and tender, and look quite good.

She has some luncheon meat in her space, but it seems inappropriate to take it out...

Wait! She remembered that when she was stockpiling supplies, she checked the brands and found a brand called "Mei Lin" luncheon meat, which was produced in Shanghai and was also available in this era!

Then she can take it out and eat it, and say that she bought it when she went to the county town!

However, it was still early for lunch, so Xia Juanjuan thought about visiting Aunt Wu's house and asking her if she had heard of any men in the village who suddenly felt unwell and went to see a doctor...

The earlier you ask this question, the more reliable the information will be.

Thinking about this, she grabbed two handfuls of bean sprouts with a small bamboo basket and said to Li Zhan, "You sit in the house. I'm going to visit Aunt Wu."

Li Zhan: "..."

It was a rare occasion for him to come back, but his wife didn't bother with him at all, and she even had the mood to visit...