Yun Dazheng wasn't completely ignorant about these matters, and upon hearing this, he couldn't help but ask, "Isn't it a bit late to make sausages now? We probably won't be able to eat them during the New Year, will we?"
Yun Qi said, "Why can't we eat it? At most, we'll go through the trouble of cutting some cypress branches and smoking them properly. By the time of the New Year, even if the taste isn't as good, we can still eat it."
"As for the Lunar New Year..."
"There are only three of us, how can we eat that much? We'll just cut a couple of pieces and steam them, and add a bowl. The rest, we'll just wait for it to dry and then eat it again."
Hearing Yun Qi's words, Yun Duo said from the side, "Grandma, let's buy some meat and make some cured meat. We won't make sausages. I forgot to tell you yesterday that the lady from the city and her husband really liked the gifts we gave them. They said they would bring us some New Year's specialties from the South Province. I couldn't refuse, but I'm afraid someone will really bring us things back."
Upon hearing Yun Duo's words, Yun Qishi instinctively opened her mouth and said, "How could we possibly accept this... We are clearly supposed to return the favor, but what you're saying makes it sound like we're going to have to keep giving more and more gifts?"
As soon as Yun Qishi finished speaking, Yun Duo interjected, "Grandma, I really did try to refuse, but I just couldn't. Besides, they said they wanted us to try the specialties from Yunnan Province, saying that the ham there is delicious, and it would be such a waste not to try it..."
"The ham over there is delicious." Madam Yun Qi nodded and said, "When Grandma was little, she ate it a few times. The taste... it was simply wonderful!" She paused and then added, "It's a pity that it's too expensive."
"Wouldn't that mean we'd owe them another favor?" Yun Dazheng couldn't help but say.
Yun Duo said, "Grandpa, it's just a matter of reciprocity. Actually... we don't need to be too concerned about it. I don't think that lady and gentleman are petty people. What they value more is the sentiment. If you keep thinking that you owe them, they will probably be unhappy. If you ask me, we should just accept it happily and not think too much about it. If there is an opportunity in the future, it's not too late to return the favor."
Since their granddaughter had said that, Yun Dazheng and Yun Qishi stopped worrying about it.
However, Yun Qi added, "If that's really the case... I don't know how much they'll send us. If it's a small amount, that's fine, but if it's a lot, I don't know what to do..."
After thinking for a moment, Yun Qi looked at Yun Dazheng and said, "How about you buy less meat, old man? Just like Duo'er said, buy some to make cured meat, and forget about sausages. Anyway, no matter what, this year, even without sausages, the food on my table will definitely be much more abundant than in previous years. Not to mention, there will definitely be fish and meat. We won't be short of that little bit of food."
"Anyway, the butcher is right there. We can just buy more after we finish the cured meat. Our family is doing alright now, so we don't need to worry about the money for meat. Besides, buying it regularly costs money, and buying it all at once also costs money, so it's all the same. It's better than having too much food that we can't finish and it gets moldy."
"Eating moldy food is bad for your health."
"We've finally achieved this kind of life, so we need to take good care of ourselves and live a long life."
Yun Dazheng nodded haphazardly, which was his way of agreeing.
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