Er Ya exclaimed excitedly, "Da Ya, now it's time to get the meat, right?"
Da Ya said, "It's a raw lamb leg. I hunted a lamb."
Daya used up one energy point to take out a leg of lamb, wondering how big it was.
The crowd exclaimed in surprise, "What a huge, fat sheep!"
Daya: "What? Wasn't it a lamb leg?" She clearly saw it as a lamb leg when she picked it up. She was wondering why she had killed a whole sheep but only received a lamb leg.
Daya's head was wrapped in bandages, making it difficult for her to turn. She glanced at it out of the corner of her eye and saw that it was indeed a whole sheep.
Er Ya: "No, it was a whole sheep. Although it was dead, it was still quite fresh."
Zhou said happily, "This sheepskin is perfect for tanning and making warm clothes. If we get more, we won't have to suffer from the cold in winter."
Daya said happily, "I still have a sheep here. I caught two. There seem to be a lot of animals over there. They're all running around on the mountain and they're easy to catch. I'll bring more back next time."
Old Man Chen said, "We can skin the sheep first and cook the hides. We can't eat two sheep all at once, and we don't know if we'll be able to find food in the future. Let's save them and eat them slowly. Ask Silly Girl if we can skin the sheep and then put them back."
Da Ya said regretfully, "Silly girl said it's impossible; once the things are taken out of the warehouse, they can't be put back in."
Old Man Chen: "Let's do it this way for now. Cut all the mutton into pieces, hand over half a sheep to the team, and let our family have some mutton soup today. We'll have a proper meal tomorrow for the sacrificial ceremony. The rest can be left with Farmer Chen to eat slowly later."
The children exclaimed excitedly, "Mutton soup! Mutton soup!"
Daya asked happily to herself, "Silly girl, isn't it a leg of lamb? How could you give me the whole sheep?"
Mini World System (Silly Girl)
Energy Points: 2
Backpack: Egg-Changing Gun
She still has two energy points, not bad.
Silly Girl: "The host is fighting a whole sheep. In the Mini World, it was shrunk into a leg for easy access. But outside, it's still a whole sheep."
Daya: "This is good, otherwise it would be too much of a loss."
The fact that the Chen family had two sheep caused a stir among the villagers once again. Old Man Chen didn't hide it from the villagers; he set up a frame outside the shed and had people skin the sheep.
When the team members came to collect the mutton, Old Man Chen asked Daya to put out a block of ice for the team members. They had almost finished distributing yesterday's ice, so he wanted to give them another block.
A large crowd gathered outside the Chen family's thatched hut, chattering excitedly.
"Why is the Chen family so generous? They've given up half a sheep."
"We're just glad we have something to eat. We don't know if we'll even get a piece of meat among so many people."
"I'll ask later if I can get a bone to make some soup."
A woman came out and said, "Aunt Zhou, could I borrow a clay pot? I want to boil some water for my child to drink."
Zhou was in a good mood and agreed, "Er Ya, go and get her a pottery jar."
The woman said gratefully, "Thank you!"
Not long after, the village chief of Lijia Village also came with two people to borrow the pottery jar.
"Master Chen, this is some Smilax glabra that we just dug up today. There isn't much. Could we borrow two earthenware jars?"
Old Man Chen took one look and saw that there were several pieces. He said happily, "Okay, Er Ya, go and fetch two more earthenware jars, and also two bundles of sugarcane roots while you're at it."
Village Chief Li said gratefully, "Thank you, thank you. If you ever need anything in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."
At this moment, Old Mrs. Zhao also came over.
"Master Chen, these are two pairs of straw sandals woven by my family. Could you also borrow a ceramic jar?"
After saying that, he hesitated for a moment and then said, "If possible, could you give me another piece of lamb bone, just a small piece?"
Seeing that they were a pitiful family, Old Man Chen said, "Alright!"
"Thank you, thank you!" said the old lady of the Zhao family gratefully.
Er Ya shouted happily by the fire, "We're having mutton soup! We're having mutton soup!"
Chen Kai quickly grabbed a short bamboo tube, ran over, filled it with mutton soup, and squatted down to drink it.
Without any seasonings or salt, the mutton soup could be quite gamey, but in these days of food shortages, who would complain? It's good enough to have something to eat.
Sanya took a sip of mutton soup and asked contentedly, "Will Grandpa and Grandma let us have enough to eat tomorrow?"
Chen Kai felt a pang of sadness. "I guess so!"
Don't be fooled by these kids. They get a bowl of beef soup every day these past few days, but they're not really full. There's more soup than meat. A bowl of soup only has one or two slices of beef floating in it, along with small pieces of Smilax glabra and Smilax china root.
The four children lying dead received preferential treatment because they were injured; that's why their beef soup wasn't so watery.
After the meal, Old Man Chen carried Chen Nong into the straw shed. He wanted Chen Nong to take everything out of the buns and put fresh mutton in.
Clean up the stuff and put some in Lao Wu's leftovers.
Old Man Chen was tidying up when he suddenly noticed a wooden box among the things Chen Nong had taken out. "What's inside this?"
When Zhou looked inside, she saw, "These are our good son's toys, the black clay balls he used to make at home."
Old Man Chen said with great interest, "Open it and take a look."
Zhou found the key and opened the door. When Old Man Chen saw it, it really was the black mud ball that his good son had made at home before.
Old Man Chen said, "I'll take one and keep it to amuse my son."
Zhou didn't think it was a big deal. When she locked the door, she took one out herself, thinking that if her good son was ever in a bad mood, she could use it to amuse him.
Her good son must really like this lump of black mud, otherwise he wouldn't have locked it and put it in the bun.
Chen Nong was chatting with Zhou Kai and didn't notice them.
Chen Kai, who was outside munching on a sweet stalk of Napier grass, suddenly had his right eyelid twitch violently.
"I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen."
Looking at the long, fiery line inside the black mud, Old Man Chen asked curiously, "How do you play with this? Do you just swing it around while holding the line?"
Zhou casually remarked, "I don't know. Maybe they're just playing with fire. Look, isn't the fuse the same as the one on our Molotov cocktails? Maybe they're trying to make firecrackers for rich people."
No one paid any attention to these words, and the black mud ball was casually put into the bamboo basket, which they took with them when they left.
This time, in search of food, they crossed several mountains and walked for nearly an hour and a half.
Zhou said, "We need to hurry, or we'll have to travel back at night."
After saying that, he found a place and started digging, looking for food to eat.
They now dig up any non-toxic grass roots to fill their stomachs; the roots of all non-toxic plants can be used to stave off hunger, and generally the more tender the roots, the better.
But it's so dry, it's hard to find roots with moisture.
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