"My wife, I'm back. The price of food in the town has increased recently. The rabbit and the embroidered handkerchief sold for a total of eighty-seven cents."
Before entering the house, Yu Qingshu began to report his work to his wife.
Hua Qinglu chopped the rabbit meat into small pieces in the kitchen and kept half of it to marinate. Food was precious nowadays, so he didn't dare eat it all at once.
Then, I added some green onions I'd picked from the vegetable patch to the rabbit meat, along with a little salt. There was also a handful of wild vegetables. Although the seasoning was a bit lacking, it was still game, so the stewed flavor was naturally quite good.
For the Yu family, who had not smelled meat for a long time, this rabbit meat was simply a delicacy.
I wouldn't eat the prey before, it's because Yu Qingqing was injured that I wanted to have a meal to replenish my energy.
"Husband, have you seen our son? How much food did he buy?"
Hua Qinglu’s first words were about his son. After all, he was his own flesh and blood, so how could he not love him dearly?
"Yes, I left him three pounds of brown rice. There are still seven pounds of brown rice and half a pound of corn left here."
"Here, there are still two cents left. My wife, please keep it. Now the price of brown rice and corn has increased by two cents. Life will be really hard from now on!" Yu Qingshu said with a distressed look on his face.
"Ah? The price has gone up! Why did it suddenly go up?" Hua Qinglu brought the rabbit meat to a small table with a missing leg and also served the vegetable porridge.
I was about to call the children out for dinner, but when I heard my husband say that food prices had gone up, I felt a little panicked.
"Don't worry, I'll hunt more and earn more money to buy food." The crops in the fields weren't growing much, so they probably couldn't be counted on.
Yu Qingqing's family has two mu of fertile land. They had previously reclaimed three mu of wasteland, making a total of five mu. There's also a half-mu plot next to the house, where they usually grow vegetables.
"Dad, you're back. What's going on in town now? Food prices have gone up so much. Will they go up further?"
Yu Qingqing was supported by Yu Qingmei and walked out. Her thin body looked like it could be blown down by the wind.
"Qing'er, walk slowly, don't rush. The price of grain in town will probably continue to rise. With the half bag of brown rice we bought this time and the rice we bought earlier, I think our family will be able to survive for a while.
I'll have to tell the village chief about this news later, so that those who don't have food can prepare some early. Otherwise, the food prices will be too high and no one can afford it. That would really starve people to death!"
"Take good care of yourself and don't worry about these things. Dad will go to the forest tomorrow to see if he can hunt some more game. We also need to buy some more food for the family, and we have to save some money for emergencies."
Yu Qingshu finished speaking in one breath. "Oh my! It really took so long, and he said so many words in a row." He quickly picked up the water in the coarse porcelain bowl, took a sip, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Husband, don't be anxious, drink the water slowly. Eat your meal first, then we'll talk."
Hua Qinglu quickly placed a small bowl of rabbit meat and a small bowl of thin vegetable porridge on the table. Then he scooped a small spoonful of rabbit meat into a small bowl and handed it to Yu Qingji.
"Xiao Ji, take this bowl of rabbit meat to your Aunt Mei's house next door to thank her for saving your third sister. Go quickly and come back soon. We will be waiting for you at home."
Yu Qingji looked at the rabbit meat in front of him, his mouth constantly secreting saliva. His mouth smacked, he really wanted to have a bite of rabbit meat, it smelled so delicious.
"You little greedy cat, don't steal food. Otherwise I will spank your little butt."
Yu Qingmei looked at her little foodie brother, his eyes fixed on the rabbit meat in the bowl, and he didn't answer his mother. She thought it was funny, the little guy was really about to cry because of his greed.
Yu Qingmei patted Yu Qingji's little head with her hand, and felt an urge to hold her forehead.
"Mother, I know I won't eat secretly. You and my second sister can rest assured." After being slapped by his second sister, the little foodie Yu Qingji finally came back to his senses.
I felt a pang of sadness. I was so embarrassed just now. I was actually staring at a bowl of rabbit meat.
Yu Qingji carefully carried the rabbit meat and walked towards Aunt Mei next door.
"Aunt Mei, are you home? Open the door." Yu Qingji's childish voice sounded outside the door.
With his chicken claw-like little hands, he stood on tiptoe and knocked on a wooden door with several small holes on it.
"Pah! Pah! Pah!" After a few sounds, the door was finally opened by a little girl of seven or eight years old.
This little girl is Aunt Mei's youngest daughter, Lin Xiaomei, who is eight years old. She has two pigtails on her head and although her face is not very plump, her features are still quite pretty.
He was wearing a green linen shirt and looked relatively clean.
"Wow, what a nice smell!" The little girl forgot why she opened the door and only remembered that she smelled the aroma of meat.
"Here you go, my mother asked me to give this to you. Thank you mother for saving my third sister."
Yu Qingji handed the bowl over reluctantly. He also wanted to go back and eat meat early.
"Oh, that's too polite. I didn't do anything. It's no big deal to help Qingqing girl."
The person who said this was Aunt Mei. At this time, Aunt Mei heard the noise and came to the door.
A woman with a rag tied on her head and wearing a half-worn skirt came out.
Looking at the bowl of meat in front of her, she swallowed hard. She knew that Yu Qinghai often went hunting, but she also saw that he basically sold the meat and rarely ate it himself.
"Aunt Mei, you're too polite. Our whole family is very grateful to you for saving my sister. Mom said that we will come together to thank you after my sister gets better."
Yu Qingji scratched his little head embarrassedly. These words were taught by his mother and he couldn't have thought of them himself.
Aunt Mei married in from the next village and is thirty years old. The girl just now is her youngest daughter, and she has an older son, fourteen years old, named Lin Xiaohao.
Aunt Mei's husband is Lin Zhiwei, 35 years old. He usually does some carpentry work at home, which he can sell to make a living.
Lin Zhiwei got married relatively late because his family was relatively poor. There were many bachelors in the village who were unable to get married due to various reasons such as lack of money.
The village spirit in Shuihe Village is relatively better than that in other villages. The village chief, He Qiang, is a relatively upright person with a good relationship with others. He is a rare good person.
The village chief usually takes care of all matters in the village personally. He treats the villagers like family members, and the villagers respect him very much.
Aunt Mei is also a kind-hearted person and will not take advantage of others easily, so Yu Qingji's family gave her a bowl of meat.
She was also very grateful in her heart. At a time when even having enough to eat was difficult, meat was something so precious that few people were willing to buy it.
"Okay, thank you Xiao Ji, and thank your mother for me. As for the bowls, I'll ask Xiao Mei to bring them to you later. We don't have any good bowls at home."
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