Miao Cuifang didn't even look at the two lists carefully. By the time she finished buying them, Master Miao was furious. Huo Xiaolong had written "forty piglets" on them.
Forty heads!
Looking at the densely packed piglets in the pigpen in front of him, Master Miao resignedly called for help.
The mountain paths were already difficult to traverse, and it was impossible to make it up the mountain with forty piglets and all the heavy bags and packs.
When the boys and girls saw this group of piglets, their mouths watered.
"Brother Cuifang, are you asking us to come and help you hold the piglets?"
"Should each person hold one?"
"I don't know if we have enough people, so only seven or eight of us came."
"Hehehe, it must have been bought by that young lady from the shop yesterday. I heard she's the biggest spender."
"We can just pick out the bones and make soup later."
Miao Cuifang looked at her group of good-for-nothing younger siblings and sighed.
"She bought all the piglets in this pigsty."
"..."
"..."
"This young lady of the house is really rich."
There was no blame, just simple envy of Huo Xiaolong's wealth. It was true that there were more piglets than usual, but they could just make a few more trips. If it weren't for Huo Xiaolong, every household would still be leaking, and the rainy season would be the most unbearable.
When Miao Cuifang put the last piglet into the Miao village pigpen, Huo Xiaolong also pulled the Holy Maiden back. Seeing the children drooling around the pigpen, the little dumpling felt uneasy again.
It's just eating meat, no big deal.
It's just that you're greedy. You guys have to work hard to eat meat every day, but I can still treat you to a meal.
"Brother Cuifang, I want five more big pigs. I want to eat them tonight!" Huo Xiaolong said, tugging at the hem of Miao Cuifang's clothes.
The man quickly grabbed his belt. He had indeed gained weight in the past few years at the brothel. He used to have great difficulty fitting into the clothes he wore at home. He wanted to change, but the mountain roads were muddy, and Liu Xu had said something.
She likes the look of tight-fitting clothes that show off her muscles.
That kid has such a strong grip, I hope he doesn't rip his pants off along with his skirt.
"Buy, buy, buy! I'll go downstairs and buy it for you, but don't pull on my pants," Miao Cuifang said.
"Then I want fifty more hens," the little dumpling said, pushing his luck.
"Can we hire a hen tomorrow? We can't find anyone else in the village."
"Alright then..." Huo Xiaolong said somewhat dejectedly.
Seeing Miao Cuifang busy running around being bossed around by the little dumpling, the two mothers had no choice but to stuff silver into his purse.
Since they were in a Miao village and unfamiliar with the roads, they had no choice but to trouble these young men and women.
But everyone who ran the errands was very happy, because it was the first time they had ever seen such a good thing as getting paid for running a few errands.
"Brother Cuifang, is your boss's daughter always this generous? I feel it's quite nice working for her."
“Yes, she’s sweet-talking but doesn’t put on airs, and most importantly, she’s generous. Look, this is a piece of loose silver that she insisted on giving me. I said I didn’t want it, but I didn’t tear it. Just now I gave the silver to my mother-in-law, and she told me to keep it for myself.”
"Why did the young lady buy so many pigs?" a young girl asked Miao Cuifang.
"eat."
"How could those few people eat so much?"
When she heard Huo Xiaolong say he was going to kill all five adult pigs, the saintess's heart trembled a little, but her nose also felt a little sore.
"Kill them all, and let everyone eat the meat."
"Everyone eats it."
"No need to save money."
The priestess sat in the wooden house with Cen Ang and He Yi. The two mothers looked at their children and thought, "My son is kind-hearted, and he has the ability and the means to be kind."
They treated everyone in the Miao village to a meal, and didn't ask their families for a single penny.
“Some of the children in my village have only eaten pork a few times during the Spring Festival since they were little. They usually rely on the mountains and forests to make a living.”
The mother-in-law sighed, her eyes red-rimmed, and her voice choked with emotion as she spoke.
"It's my fault as an elder that I'm useless, making it impossible for them to live a good life."
“Mother-in-law, there’s no need to blame yourself so much. Even if someone else were in your position, they might not do as well as you,” Mother Cen said to the old lady.
“You may only see that they don’t eat good food, but in my opinion, these kids are honest and lovely, and they don’t go along with others’ corrupt practices. That’s the best thing about them. Besides, they are happy every day, aren’t they?” He Yi said.
These Miao children are indeed like that; they speak their minds. In Pingyang County, even in unfamiliar places, they will speak out and help whenever they see injustice.
"This is all thanks to you; you taught me so well."
The two mothers kept pouring sweet words of love into the village, and most people couldn't resist until the aroma of meat filled the air. A group of children stood around the door of the priestess's house, unable to move.
Because it's Zhang's mother who makes braised pork here. The braised pork is stewed in a pot, and it's crystal clear and full of red color.
Huo Xiaolong stood at the door handing out snacks to them and said something to them.
"You guys go home first, get a bowl, and then bring over a bowl of rice. By then the meat will be ready too. Add a few big pieces of meat and a spoonful of sauce, and it'll be delicious with the rice."
Last night, my father and mother told us to be considerate of this young lady from the host family. She looks fairer than them, and besides, she's a guest, so we should give her the best food first.
The children were prepared to give her bamboo rats to eat while Huo Xiaolong and the others were with them for the next few days, but the next day this young lady treated them to meat.
There's something a little awkward about it.
The children scattered in all directions, and Huo Xiaolong watched the orange sunset descend behind the mountains, the sky also turning pink—a unique kind of romance found only in the mountains.
“Miss Huo…”
It was that kid who slapped the five-step snake with a big slap in the morning.
He handed a bowl of rice to Huo Xiaolong.
"Here, have some first."
The child spoke the Central Plains dialect rather awkwardly, Huo Xiaolong said with a smile.
"You eat, I'm not hungry. The Holy Maiden sister just took me to eat roasted spiders, and they were quite delicious."
"Then... here, take this..."
The little boy took out the five-step snake he had just caught that day from the bamboo basket and continued speaking.
"It's quite strong. I can use it to make Gu in the future. I just put it in my Gu basin a day ago, and it's the only one that's still alive."
Huo Xiaolong forced herself to accept the trembling five-step snake, her scalp tingling. She was genuinely afraid of being bitten, but she couldn't lose face, so she had to pretend she wasn't afraid.
The little dumpling maintained its smile and said...
"Thank you! Come in and eat!"
Then he watched the child run away, climb over the wall, and find Sister Liuxu in one smooth motion.
"Sis! This snake! Aaaaaah! It's going to bite me! Sis! Help me!"
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