Chapter 16: Changing Meat
soon.
The sun has set.
Jiang Dahe hurried back with his younger brother and sons.
Because no villagers in Jiangjia Village raise cattle.
Therefore, there are no ox carts to ride in the village.
If you want to go to the town, you can only walk there. If you want to go somewhere farther, you have to walk to the town and rent a ox cart.
It's very troublesome.
"Hey, dad, what's wrong? Did you pick up some money on the way back? Look, your mouth is almost crooked from smiling."
Sun Pingmei, who was leaning against the kitchen door, saw that everyone had a smile on their face.
Joking with curiosity.
"That's about the same." Jiang Eryong kept it a secret.
"What? Did you really pick up some money? How much? Where did you pick it up?" Sun Pingmei's eyes widened instantly. She rushed to the door, grabbed Jiang Eryong's sleeve and asked hurriedly, looking very excited.
"Do you really believe it? Tell me what's wrong with your brain. I'm really afraid that our two sons will take after you and be so stupid that they can't even find a wife. That would be the end of us." Jiang Eryong felt helpless.
To put it nicely, his wife is innocent.
To put it bluntly, he is both stupid and greedy.
However, his wife still has many advantages. She is filial to her parents-in-law, works hard, and is kind.
Once the two are offset, the problem will disappear.
"The price of the pigeon eggs picked up by Fubao is a bit high. These pigeon eggs are worth a lot of money. They are even higher than what Aunt Chunxia next door said. I sold eight of them for a total of four hundred coins!"
Jiang Eryong didn't dare to joke anymore.
He was afraid that his wife would take it seriously.
"What the hell? Four hundred coins? Mom, did you hear that? Four hundred coins! Such small eggs are sold for fifty coins each, and eggs are only two coins each! Are these landlords crazy? Or do they have too much money to spend? They spend four hundred coins to buy eight bird eggs. If this were my son, I would beat his ass to pieces. Even rich people are not made for this."
Sun Pingmei's mouth opened wide in surprise.
It can even fit an egg.
"Mom, what does it have to do with me? Why are you hitting me?" Jiang Tonghuo, who was chopping wood at the side, was speechless.
He was scolded for no reason.
"You kid, mom is just assuming, why are you so stupid? You must be like your father."
Sun Pingmei's words had just fallen.
The father and son looked at each other, and Jiang Eryong and Jiang Tonghuo sighed together.
"Yahe, do you take your second brother's words seriously?" Zhang Jinlan, who was sitting and resting in the main room, also came out. In this family, she only believed what her honest and upright eldest son said.
After all, the second and youngest sons were usually slick and joking all the time. They were habitual offenders and she couldn't trust them.
"What my second brother said is true. I sold eight pigeon eggs for four hundred coins. I heard that these are wild pigeon eggs, which are rare and very nutritious. Many wealthy families like to eat them. Before I even named the price, a steward bought them all. By the way, mother, the price of meat has also increased. It is 40 coins per catty. I bought a catty and had three hundred and sixty coins left. Add the thirty coins we paid for carrying the grain bags, and the total is three hundred and ninety coins. Mother, please count it."
As the boss.
He is in charge of the money every time.
Jiang Dahe took the money bag off his waist and handed it to his mother.
Zhang Jinlan quickly took it and weighed the money bag. It was heavy.
"I won't count anymore. You've always been reliable. Go to the house and take a rest. I'll go cook."
"Daddy, daddy, let me see the backpack." Jiang Fubao took advantage of the conversation between grandma and uncle.
She tugged at her father's clothes and coquettishly wanted to see the basket.
Jiang Siyin, a doting father, immediately put down the backpack.
Jiang Fubao lifted the green leaves covering the meat, bent down, covered the basket, and while touching the meat, she took the opportunity to exchange the meat in the empty space with the meat in the basket.
Finish the meat.
She skipped to wash her hands.
"Hey, why is this meat so heavy? It must be more than one pound. It's almost two pounds. Why is it still watery? Did you wash it with water?"
Zhang Jinlan, who was about to cook the meat, noticed that the weight was wrong.
She has lived almost half her life.
You can feel the weight with your bare hands, and it’s always accurate.
She looked at her sons with a puzzled look on her face.
"No, we have nothing to do, why would we wash it with water? Let me take a look." Jiang Siyin was puzzled.
He has always been carrying the backpack.
It didn't rain on the road.
From the meat stand until I get home.
Never touched water.
How can I wash it with water?
He somewhat doubted what his mother said.
"Weigh it and see if it's two kilograms. I can't lie to you, Yamato. Did you buy the wrong thing? This meat is more than one kilogram."
Zhang Jinlan slapped her younger son on the head and handed him the meat.
Then he asked his eldest son.
"No, the meat weighed one pound when I received it. It couldn't have become any heavier."
Jiang Dahe was also confused.
"Wow, it's definitely more than a pound, it's pretty heavy, big brother, take a look."
Jiang Siyin passed the meat to Jiang Dahe.
Jiang Dahe then passed the meat to his biological father Jiang Shoujia.
Until the Jiang family members stood in the yard, staring at the meat in confusion.
Jiang Fubao then spoke slowly in a childish voice.
"Grandma, I'm hungry."
"Oh, it's getting dark. I'm going to cook. The meat is getting heavier. Maybe the butcher got it wrong. He's at a loss. We got a bargain. We spent the price of one pound to buy nearly two pounds. I'll cut the fat and make lard. The lard residue is also a dish. I'll stir-fry some salted vegetables and meat slices. Oh, there's wild pheasant soup on the stove in the kitchen. We drank it at noon. The remaining chicken soup is for the five of you, but the chicken leg has to be saved for Fubao."
When Zhang Jinlan heard her granddaughter crying for hunger, she didn't think any more about it.
Anyway, we won’t lose out if we have more meat.
The butcher shop is the one that suffers.
Why does she worry so much?
The extra pound of meat can be used to make lard, and the lard made before the New Year is almost finished.
I'm so lucky today.
Not only did they catch wild pheasants, they also got the upper hand.
It seems like ever since the granddaughter woke up from falling into the water.
Everything goes smoothly for the Jiang family.
Zhang Jinlan's mouth widened more and more.
She took the pork and went into the kitchen.
"What's going on? Where did the wild pheasant come from?" Jiang Eryong looked at Sun Pingmei.
"Fubao heard a bird chirping and pulled his mother to look for it. When they got there, his mother found that it was not a bird at all, but a lame wild pheasant. This creature can't fly high, so it can only run fast. Its legs are lame, so it is easy to catch. Look, we all drank at noon and each of us ate a piece of chicken. The rest in the pot, my mother said, I will give it to you when you come back in the evening. Dad, please give me some chicken soup."
Sun Pingmei sucked her saliva.
She spoke softly and acted coquettishly to Jiang Eryong.
"Why am I so scared? Speak to me nicely. The children are watching us. Aren't you ashamed? You are almost 30 years old, but why are you so greedy every day? Fortunately, our son is not old enough to get married, otherwise, if he saw you, he would laugh at you."
Jiang Eryong shuddered.
You are an old couple, why are you acting so coquettishly?
He gave Sun Pingmei a look and quickly went back to the house.