Chapter 167: Sharing the meat and listening to gossip



"Okay, I'll bring all the dishes over, and then we'll cook on your side," Fu Shinian said.

"Well, you can, but you have to tell Dong Zhiqing that the three of us will take turns cooking. Of course, during the busy farming season, if you are not available, I can cook for a few more days," Tong Yiya said.

"Yes, I'll tell him when I get back. I'll go back first and call you when I get the meat from the brigade," said Fu Shinian.

"Go ahead"

After Fu Shinian left, Tong Yiya tidied up the things on the kang, thinking that when they came over to eat in the future, they would have to eat in the kitchen. But it would be too cold to eat there in winter, so she thought about getting a clay stove there that people could step on.

She remembered that people in her hometown and the countryside burned firewood and coal, and they didn't have kangs at home like in the north. Some families with large families would burn coal mud stoves in winter.

So she thought about getting a clay stove in the kitchen and then putting a table on it so that it wouldn't be cold when eating.

Thinking of this, she got up, found a pen and paper, and simply drew the shape of the clay stove in her memory. After a while, a small square stove shape appeared on the paper.

Not long after Tong Yiya finished drawing the clay stove, Fu Shinian came to her with a backpack. He said to Tong Yiya, "Don't bring a basket. Put all the meat in this backpack. Guard Dong and I will definitely not get as much meat as you. When the time comes, you can calculate how much money you have, and we will give you the extra money."

Tong Yiya did not refuse and nodded in agreement. Seeing that he had nothing in his backpack, she went back to the house to get some oil paper and threw them into his backpack. Then the two of them locked the gate and walked towards the team.

They met many villagers on the way, and many aunts were talking to them. What Tong Yiya heard most clearly was: "Look, they are really together. Although it's a pity that Tong Zhiqing didn't marry into my family, what can I do if they look like a good match?"

"That's right, they both look good, and you can see that Fu Zhiqing is obviously very fond of Tong Zhiqing. The height difference is so enviable," said another aunt.

"That's right. Fu Zhiqing acted early, otherwise Tong Zhiqing would be very popular in our village. I heard that the youngest son of the Wang family in Liu Village met Tong Zhiqing somewhere and has been making a fuss at home recently, asking her mother to find a matchmaker to propose marriage." Someone spoke

"Alas, I have heard about this, but at that time his mother didn't want her youngest son to marry an educated youth, so she delayed finding someone. Not long after, I heard that Tong Zhiqing and Fu Zhiqing were dating. Tell me, does the old lady from the Wang family regret it now?" another aunt said.

"Who cares if they regret it or not? Didn't you see that there are many young men in our village who like Tong Zhiqing? Look at the way they look at Fu Zhiqing." The aunt on the side pointed at the young men who were looking at Fu Shinian fiercely and said

The voices they were talking on this side were already quite loud, so of course the guys over there heard it too, and quickly looked away, but they were still too late, as many of the aunts had already seen it.

Fu Shinian had already sensed those unfriendly gazes. When he looked over, he saw some young men from the village. He immediately knew why they were looking at him like that.

He thought about it with a bit of complacency, thinking that it was because he was quick, otherwise he would not have been able to get such a soft and sweet object now.

Thinking of the smile on his lips, Tong Yiya glanced at him, turned her head and took a good look at him, then said: "You should smile like this more often in the future, it will look good."

Fu Shinian didn't expect her to say this suddenly. He wanted to say "OK" to her, but when he saw that the two of them had already walked into the crowd and there were too many people around, he didn't say it.

When they arrived, the pigs from the village had just been dragged in, and many people went to help boil water and shave the pigs.

Fu Shinian also saw Guard Dong who came to help in advance. He lowered his head and said to Tong Yiya beside him: "Xiaoya, I saw the guard. I will go over to help too. I will put the backpack over here first. You wait here for a while. Remember to stay close to the fire and don't catch a cold."

Tong Yiya thought it would be bad for a grown man like him to stand here and wait with her, so she nodded and said, "Okay, go ahead."

Fu Shinian put down the backpack, walked through the crowd, went to guard Dong, greeted him first, and then joined the team to help.

Tong Yiya looked over there and saw that they were catching pigs and killing them, so she turned around, put on the backpack, and stood next to the group of people who were burning a bonfire.

Many aunts were gossiping around the fire, and she happened to hear one of them say, "Hey, did you know that Guihua and his wife were taken to the city by their eldest son a few days ago?"

"I know that. I heard her say that she wanted to live with her two sons for a while and would not come back until after the Chinese New Year."

"It's because their sons are promising, so they just took him away without saying anything."

"Yes, I also heard that her youngest son's position has been promoted. It may not be long before the two old people can join the army."

"Really? When she comes back, I have to go and find out if her youngest son has a girlfriend. If not, I have to introduce my niece to her family."

Tong Yiya listened for a while without any idea. She did not say anything and just listened quietly to the aunts chatting.

The next few aunts talked about the child from the village who had found a boyfriend, and how the other party asked for a large portion of the betrothal gift, and how the boy's family managed to raise the money.

It's winter now, and many young people in the village have reached the age of marriage. This is the only time the farmers can stay at home and relax. So they all use this time to think about solving the major life events of their children.

Not long after, the team leader was heard shouting at the butcher's office to line up for the meat. When the village aunts heard this, they hurriedly picked up their baskets and rushed over to line up.

Tong Yiya was almost pushed down, but luckily she quickly took a few steps to the side, and when there were no people around the firewood pile, she went over to divide the meat.

She didn't know why these aunts were in such a hurry. The village was slaughtering two pigs this year, and only one had been slaughtered. Now, only those in the front of the line could get the fatter meat.

By the time she was assigned the position, the other pig might have been slaughtered and carried up. She first told the people behind her, and she also helped Fu Shinian and the others to line up the pile.

Seeing that the two were still helping, others didn't say anything.

As Tong Yiya had guessed, the second pig was slaughtered, processed and carried for cutting when it was almost hers.

After the two people were separated, Dong Weibing and Fu Shinian came over after washing their hands. Fu Shinian took the basket from her back and said, "You will be the one to pick our meat later. We will eat together anyway."

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