It was quite a coincidence that when Lin Xueqing and the others returned, they saw three pheasants on the road. Lin Xueqing originally wanted to take them to the farm to raise them, fatten them up, and then eat them, and they could also lay eggs.
Little did they know that Lin Gou Dan was by their side.
There's no way to put the chicken in the space.
Lin Jinyue saw the chickens and felt a little hungry.
However, this time Lin Xueqing brought three pheasants at once, all of which were injured, so Lin Jinyue thought she might as well cook them all and give everyone an extra meal.
Lin Jinyue said to them, "Kill all these chickens and eat them. They're hard to carry alive on the road, and in this weather, they'll probably rot in a couple of days. Let's eat them quickly to help everyone recover."
The villagers were stunned when they heard this: "What? One chicken is enough for us, but there are three here! It's no trouble to carry them, we can take them and eat them slowly on the way."
Lin Jinyue felt that the villagers were too stingy. It seemed that there were several families who would rather let chicken and pork rot and go hungry than eat it.
Treating these chickens with herbs would be a waste, and it's inconvenient to carry them on the road.
Lin Jinyue then said, "Stop thinking about it, let's hurry up and kill it to eat, so as to avoid trouble. There may not be water ahead. The livestock need water, and so do the people. We don't want to end up dragging the livestock along when we can't find water."
At this point, they stopped suggesting keeping it.
Thinking about all those troubles, staying alive is the most important thing right now.
Lin Fugui's wife quickly cleaned up the chickens. Lin Shucheng looked at Lin Youliang's family, who were tied up and gagged, and was in a good mood. He said with a smile, "I'll show you my skills today. Everyone, have something good to eat later. We have to set off before dawn tomorrow and get to Lingnan as soon as possible."
The village chief felt a pang of regret, but still ordered someone to kill the chicken.
Lin Shucheng personally cooked the meal and changed into a patched-up outfit.
He directed his assistants to cut the chicken into pieces, then marinate the innards, and even used a large bowl to marinate the meat, putting in all sorts of seasonings.
Also, I put all the cooking wine, soy sauce, and light soy sauce I bought from the system store into it.
The people watching were practically twitching.
Li the blacksmith watched from the side, utterly shocked.
It seemed they hadn't expected that not only was Lin Jinyue in charge of the household, but Lin Shucheng was also the one cooking!
Lin Shucheng looked extraordinary, not like an ordinary person, yet he was willing to do the work that women usually do.
Take Li the blacksmith, for example. Everyone who knows him would say that there is no better man in the entire Runan County than him. But even so, he can't possibly cook. If word got out, people would laugh at him.
Li the blacksmith muttered a few words to himself, and Li Youcai overheard them.
But they didn't take it to heart.
Lin Youcai was currently feeling sorry for the amount of oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar Lin Shucheng used.
Although they didn't use their own seasonings, putting so much salt in is something you wouldn't do even in peaceful times when you weren't fleeing famine.
But they use their own money, and they have the ability to exchange it for silver. They don't use public money, so what can the authorities say?
The people from Linjia Village were truly heartbroken.
Lin Shucheng noticed this and asked, "Uncle, what do you want to say?"
Lin Youcai didn't want to accuse him of being extravagant, lest he be disliked, but he couldn't think of a better excuse for the moment.
"What a coincidence," Lin Youcai thought, recalling Li the blacksmith's mutterings, but before he could think straight, he said, "Which man is cooking? You've been so busy these past few days, haven't you? You haven't slept a wink all night. Go to sleep and let your wife and daughter do it."
When Lin Jinyue was mentioned, Lin Youcai muttered, "Er Ya is almost ten years old now. She should start learning a few more dishes so she can find a husband in the future."
Lin Youcai didn't mean anything by it. He just saw that Lin Shucheng used a lot of seasonings when cooking, and he thought that the old men didn't know how expensive it was to cook. If he had a wife, they could save some money and save themselves from having nothing to eat later.
Little did Lin Shucheng know that he had misunderstood.
Lin Shucheng didn't care that this was the village chief; he would confront anyone who spoke ill of his wife and daughter behind their backs, regardless of whether they were the village chief or the clan chief.
Lin Shucheng put down the spatula and turned to the village chief and the others, saying, "My wife takes care of all sorts of trivial things every day, which is already hard enough. Look, she even washed these clothes for me."
Everyone was speechless. What wife doesn't wash her husband's clothes? What man has ever washed clothes?
Why does it seem like Lin Shucheng has done something incredibly important?
Lin Shucheng continued, "My wife is already so tired, what's wrong with me cooking? And my daughter, she's not even ten years old yet. She not only has to worry about everyone's affairs, but also helps with household chores. Who would dare to look down on my daughter? How dare he look down on my daughter?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Jinyue couldn't help but laugh, remembering the past.
She's pretty, and her parents love to buy her beautiful clothes and dresses. Many girls at school are pursuing her, but her dad is a university professor, and the daughter of her high school principal is one of his graduate students. So, whenever a boy writes her a love letter, her dad finds out the next day and can go to the school to have a heart-to-heart talk with those boys.
I don't know what they were talking about, but anyway, after that, those classmates who were interested in her would avoid her and look like they were questioning their existence.
So, regardless of the social environment, her father would never allow her to suffer any injustice, let alone the idea that women in ancient times were expected to be devoted to their husbands and raise their children.
Seeing that Lin Shucheng was unhappy, Lin Youcai blamed himself for being stingy, wondering how things had turned out this way.
He was just happily preparing something delicious, why did he have to say something so intrusive?
Lin Youcai quickly said, "Third brother, don't take it to heart. That's not what I meant. I just saw you cooking, throwing in oil and salt like they were free. I was just thinking that you don't know how to manage money, so I thought I'd have your wife come and save some oil and salt. Otherwise, it will be inconvenient for us to go to town to buy them later. Every little bit helps."
Lin Jinyue then stepped in to smooth things over: "Father, you go ahead with your work."
Then she said to Lin Youcai, "Grandpa, don't be reluctant to use these seasonings. We've prepared quite a lot. When we get to Lingnan, we won't lack salt or oil. I have a way to get more."
Lin Youcai nodded, feeling a pang of regret.
It wasn't that he didn't believe Lin Jinyue, but could such an expensive thing really be made?
Lin Youcai then leaned close to Lin Jinyue and would occasionally make a subtle suggestion, his words revealing his concern for their family.
Lin Jinyue had seen scenes of powerful and wealthy people oppressing the common people in ancient times. The bloody things happened right before her eyes, and she was in a bad mood.
She looked at Lin Youcai and felt a pang of sadness.
The book says that people in ancient times had a hard life and were always just talking theory on paper.
The cruelty behind phrases like "Guanyin soil" and "exchanging children to eat" is indeed difficult to comprehend from the text alone.
Looking at Lin Youcai now, the village chief, he is quite wealthy, yet he still worries his hair out over a spoonful of salt and a spoonful of oil.
Even a spoonful of salt and a spoonful of oil can lead to so many conflicts.
Lin Jinyue was feeling quite upset. She decided that when she got back to Lingnan, she would think of more ways to make money and help them earn money together.
It's not easy for anyone.
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