Fortunately, everyone was safe and sound. Otherwise, those who went out hunting were the pillars of their families. If something had happened, the entire Zaojiazhuang would be left with only the elderly, the weak and the sick.
Knowing that everyone's life is not easy, and that they want to eat more meat throughout the year, they hope to hunt more prey during the New Year. Now I see that they have taken out a lot of prey to thank Ergouzi.
She said hurriedly, "We, the Qin family, have received your kindness, but you should take the prey back and give it to the children at home."
"That won't work. If it weren't for Er Gouzi this time, we don't know how long we would have stayed in the dark cave. We might even be trapped to death in there."
"That's right. Compared with our lives, this little bit of prey is nothing. If you don't accept it, we will really feel uneasy."
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The villagers expressed their gratitude one by one, and finally Grandma Qin had no choice but to accept it.
Thinking that New Year’s Eve is coming soon, it’s time to slaughter a pig at home. I can prepare the pig-slaughtering dinner and treat the villagers to a good meal.
Upon hearing that the Qin family was going to slaughter a pig, several strong men in the village said they could help for free.
It just so happens that I have dealt with the wild boars and wild goats today, so I can help the Qin family slaughter pigs tomorrow.
After both parties agreed, Captain Liu led the villagers carrying the wild boars and wild goats to his home.
Today they killed two wild boars and two wild goats, weighing more than 800 kilograms in total. Together with pheasants and rabbits, they will not lack meat for the New Year.
"Jian Gang and Jian Guo, are you all okay?" Zhang Xiumei's heart was stuck in her throat when she heard the villagers say that there was an earthquake in the mountain and it almost buried them.
Seeing that Captain Liu had taken the villagers away, he couldn't wait to ask.
Qin Jiandang and Qin Jianguo had been staying in the mountains for more than ten days since they left Zaojiazhuang. They had trouble eating or sleeping and looked tired, but had no obvious external injuries on their bodies.
"We are fine, but this is all thanks to Ergouzi's timely rescue. The earthquake was so strong at the time that we thought the situation outside would be very bad, but we didn't expect there would be no change at all." Qin Jiandang looked puzzled when he said this.
Qin Jianguo looked at the family in confusion: "You really didn't feel the earthquake?"
"No, if you hadn't told us, we wouldn't have known there was an earthquake in the mountain." Old Mrs. Qin shook her head.
"That's strange. They are from the same place. Logically, the earthquake was so strong at that time, it should have affected the village as well." Qin Jianguo was puzzled.
At this time, Old Man Qin said, "Needless to say, it must be the old immortal in the family who showed up. Otherwise, you would never come back this time."
When the others heard this, they finally reacted, so Old Lady Qin took the lead, lowered her forehead, put her hands together, and bowed devoutly to the sky to show her gratitude.
As soon as Er Gouzi got home, he went into his doghouse. Although it was fun outside, it was still more comfortable at home. After a while, he fell asleep...
Now Jiang Yuxin finally understood why Han'er suddenly turned pale that day. It turned out to be because of this reason.
I'm afraid that Han'er consumed a lot of spiritual energy when he helped him, which is why he is so weak.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Han'er, who seemed as if nothing had happened, and her eyes became moist.
This son must have been sent by God to save the Qin family.
"Grandpa and grandma, what are you going to do with so many pheasants and rabbits?" Qin Han knew that his mother was looking at him, but he was not used to facing such sensational scenes, so he chose to ignore it.
He helped the Qin family simply because they were worthy. If it weren't for the Qin family, he would never have experienced such touching and warm family love in his life.
Old Mrs. Qin felt a headache looking at so many pheasants and rabbits. There were more than 200 of them, and she was afraid that she would not be able to deal with them all by evening.
She pondered for a while and said, "Let's get rid of the pheasant first. Aren't we going to slaughter a pig tomorrow? Then we'll invite the whole village to a pig-slaughtering dinner and stew a chicken for each table. We can't take advantage of the villagers.
We'll keep a few of the rest for the New Year, send a few to your aunt's house, and I'll pickle some of them. The rest we'll sell at the supply and marketing cooperative."
No one had any objection to Mrs. Qin's arrangement.
"Mom, I'll go to the kitchen to boil some water first!" Zhang Xiumei went to the kitchen immediately.
"Then I'll send the pheasants and rabbits to my aunt's house!" Qin Jiandang followed.
When Old Lady Qin heard this, she immediately stopped them: "No, both of you should go back to your rooms and have a good sleep. You don't have to worry about anything at home. Your father will send the pheasants and rabbits to your aunt's house."
Finally, the two brothers Qin Jiandang and Qin Jianguo took a hot bath and went back to their rooms to sleep. They were indeed very tired and it was impossible to sleep well in the ice and snow outside.
Old man Qin carried the pheasants and rabbits on a shoulder pole, as well as half of the wild goat meat that Qin Han took out from the space, and went to his sister-in-law's house.
As for Old Lady Qin and her daughters-in-law, they were in charge of processing the pheasants and rabbits. The older children, Qin Qiu and Qin Man, were also busy.
The action of killing and plucking the chicken was so neat and efficient. Seeing that their older brothers and sisters were helping, Qin Mang, Qin Dong and even Qin Qing were not idle either. The three of them were responsible for plucking the feathers of a pheasant.
Only Qin Han was idle. He thought the fur of pheasants and rabbits was dirty, and he couldn't bring himself to pluck them.
But he didn't just stand there and watch. The hot water was still boiling on the kitchen stove, and he would add some firewood to the fire whenever he had time.
At noon, Old Lady Qin made some egg noodles for everyone to eat, and then she got busy again.
Old Man Qin arrived home at three in the afternoon, carrying a lot of fresh white radishes and two cleaned ducks on his shoulders.
"I asked you to deliver something, why did you bring something back?" Old Lady Qin asked the old man.
Old Man Qin took out the cleaned duck and said, "You know who your sister is. We sent her a lot of things. How could she let me come back empty-handed?
She had the two brothers Weidong and Weimin secretly take the duck to the pond to process it. When I found out that the duck had been processed and I refused to take it, she got anxious. "
After hearing what the old man said, Old Lady Qin couldn't help but sigh: "Big sister, you are really something. We are all family, why are you being so polite?"
"Mom, it's all mutual. If you are nice to your aunt, she will naturally be nice to you too." Zhao Yan said with a smile.
Old Mrs. Qin also understood this principle. That is why she wanted to help her sister's family as much as possible within her ability.
After Old Man Qin put the duck in the kitchen, he saw the children helping to prepare the pheasants and rabbits. He rolled up his sleeves and took over the work in the children's hands.
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