Pork fat, five copper coins a pound.
Pork belly, ten copper coins a pound.
Pig's trotters, six copper coins each.
Spare ribs, ten copper coins a pound.
A large pork bone costs three copper coins.
After inquiring about the price, Jiang Yue ordered ten catties of pork fat, five catties of pork belly, but no pig's trotters or ribs, and only two large pork bones.
The butcher was overjoyed. He weighed the pork, collected the money, and even threw in a heart and lungs as a free gift.
Wu Xiaocao's heart skipped a beat when she saw her mother readily handing over the money.
Her mother is usually very stingy, so why is she being so generous today? Could it be that she wants to sell her?
Yes, just a few days ago she overheard her mother discussing with Aunt Guihua about selling their daughter to the Liu family in town, where they could get ten taels of silver...
Based on her mother's behavior last night and now, Wu Xiaocao became even more certain that her mother wanted to sell her!
The timid, cowardly, and filial Xiaocao thought she had guessed the reason for her mother's change, and the joy and hope in her eyes faded.
"Cao'er, Mom will carry half, and you can carry the other half. If you can't carry it anymore, tell Mom, and Mom will ask your brothers to carry it."
No matter where you are, a woman's desire to shop is endless.
Even in an unfamiliar time and space, Jiang Yue has money in her pocket and a cheat code, so she doesn't hesitate to buy things.
Anyway, it's not her money!
However, the children belong to the original owner of the body, and she feels no guilt whatsoever about using the money left by the original owner's husband to raise the children!
"Okay, I'll do whatever Mother says."
Wu Xiaocao concealed her disappointment and confusion, forcing a smile.
She had made up her mind; even if her mother sold her, she would accept it!
"When we get home, Mom will cook something delicious for Cao'er. Oh, and I need to buy some salt~"
Jiang Yue carried the meat strung on straw rope with light steps, unaware of the strangeness in the straw, and muttered something to herself.
In the original owner's memory, there were hardly any seasonings on the market, only salt and chili powder.
The original owner of this body was a lazy woman. The food she cooked was only eaten by her husband and even the grass ate it. She wouldn't even glance at the food she fed to the dog!
Fortunately, although the eldest and second eldest are lazy, they are quite enthusiastic when it comes to cooking.
Unfortunately, the original owner of this body valued money too much, especially after her husband died. Although the compensation was substantial, she hid it all away carefully and didn't use a single penny to improve her family's living conditions!
Before Jiang Yue transmigrated, the third branch of the Wu family either frequently went to Old Wu's house to beg for money, or the children would fish in the river, forage for wild vegetables in the back mountain, and eat only gruel...
Eating only these things wouldn't provide enough nutrition; the children's hair was dry and yellow, and they were skin and bones.
Alas, this is all the sins committed by the original owner!
"Mom, you really bought meat? And so much of it?"
When Wu Daniu saw his mother bring over the meat, his eyes lit up and he swallowed hard. There was more meat in the meat buns than in the meat buns!
"Mom, let's go home quickly, I want to eat meat!"
When Wu Ergou saw the meat, his expression was exactly the same as his brother's.
Meat, so much meat!
Wu Qingyun, however, felt a renewed sense of suspicion upon seeing this. His mother had been lazy for over a decade; ever since he was old enough to understand, he'd heard his second aunt and grandmother say that his mother was lazy and couldn't even cook...
"Look at you all, here you go~"
Remember this from now on: Little Grass is still so young, and she's a little sister. As her older brothers, you should cherish her and help her carry things.
Jiang Yue cautioned, but she didn't have much hope that her unfilial sons would listen to her advice.
"Yes, yes, Mother is right. I'll take the meat with me, Mother, shall we go home?"
Wu Daniu nodded. "As long as there's meat, that's what matters. Whatever Mom says is right!"
"Wait a minute, Mom is going to buy some salt. We're out of salt at home. Wait for me a bit and keep an eye on the grain and meat."
Jiang Yue shook her head, indicating that Cao'er and her three unfilial sons should stand there and wait for her while she went to the general store to buy some salt.
Actually, she sent Xiaocao away because she didn't want Xiaocao to know how much salt she had bought.
Through the original owner's memories, Jiang Yue learned that salt was frighteningly expensive in this dynasty!
A piece of salt the size of a palm costs one tael of silver!
Pooh!
This is highway robbery!
In her trading space, exchanging a bag of fine salt only costs five points!
I'll just buy a small amount of salt this time, and then slowly switch it out later when I have enough points...
After their mother had walked away, Wu Qingyun suddenly asked his younger sister:
"Cao'er, tell your third brother, you sleep in the same room as Mother, what happened to Mother? Why did she suddenly become... better?"
"Didn't Mother say that she dreamt of Father, and that Father told her to take good care of us?"
Wu Xiaocao looked innocent. Although she guessed that her mother might sell her, she would not speak ill of her mother!
So she concealed the fact that she had witnessed her mother gesturing wildly at the roof the night before...
"Alas, if Father were still alive, the four of us siblings wouldn't have suffered so much cold treatment."
As the eldest son, Wu Daniu had particularly vivid memories of his father.
In his heart, his father was the best father in the world, and now hearing his sister say this, he felt even more grateful to his father.
"Third brother, little sister, you're too young to remember Dad, are you? When we were little, Dad loved to carry me and my older brother to the river to catch snails. Stir-fry them with chili peppers, and the snail meat smelled amazing!"
When Wu Ergou thought of his father, he felt an urge to urinate.
Sigh, he's such a grown man, he's about to get married, what's wrong with crying in the street?
"It seems that it really is Father's ghost that can't let us go."
Wu Qingyun could only think of it this way, otherwise there was no other possibility.
"Father will protect us."
Wu Xiaocao sniffed. She was the youngest, never having experienced her father's love, yet as she grew up, her father's shadow was everywhere in her life...
Soon, Jiang Yue returned.
Seeing that the children's eyes were slightly red, she didn't ask why, and only said that they had bought everything and were going home!
On the way back, everyone walked much more lightly, and even when villagers drove by in oxcarts, the family just laughed it off.
The family didn't return home until close to noon.
As soon as Jiang Yue sat down, her stomach started growling.
"Mom, shouldn't we start cooking?"
Wu Daniu was afraid that the meat he had just gotten would slip away, so he quickly reminded his mother that it was time to cook.
"Okay, eldest brother, second brother, carry all the grain into my room first, then pack three bowls of coarse grain and two bowls of fine grain for later use."
Having lived for thirty years, Jiang Yue could easily see her eldest brother's urgency.
Being starving, it was already a miracle that she could remain rational; she didn't expect too much from the other person.
"Okay, I'll listen to Mom."
Wu Daniu nodded without hesitation. He was used to keeping important things in his mother's room.
Wu Ergou was the same; he didn't complain. Although it was a mix of coarse and fine grains, as long as it was enough to fill his stomach, he was content!
"Third brother, don't just sit idly by. Move the firewood from the yard to the kitchen so your eldest and second brothers can cook later."
Jiang Yue felt no discomfort at all when ordering around the third brother, whom the original owner had once favored.
She hadn't forgotten that it was this third son who hadn't been properly educated, had gone astray, and later became a notorious traitor. Not only was he executed by slow slicing, but he also caused his whole family to die!
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