The second son wasn't one to be trifled with either. He pointed at his wife's face and yelled, "When did you ever say that? I clearly asked you, and you said you wouldn't take it. How could you take such a precious thing as a hoe out? I'm being kind by not hitting you, and now you dare to blame me?"
Hu's eyes reddened instantly. Why was everyone in the world bullying her? What had she done wrong? She had even given birth to a son for the Chen family, their only son!
The village head noticed the commotion and roared, "If anyone makes another sound, give the meat back! If you don't want it, plenty of others will!"
Old Master Chen's reproachful gaze swept over.
Hu was angry but dared not speak out.
Those who take a pound later can pick out some good meat, but when it's the turn of those who didn't contribute anything, all that's left are scraps, meatless pig's trotters, and offal.
These things aren't worth much. If you don't want four ounces of meat, you can get five pounds of offal.
But everyone wanted meat, and in the end, those who really had no meat had no choice but to use pig offal.
It's better to have something than nothing. Most people are still happy to receive something for nothing. Only a minority of people are envious and feel that they have been taken advantage of, such as Widow Ye and Chen Dafu. They can't really cause any trouble.
Yin Lan saw several women from different households frowning as they looked at the pig offal they had just received.
This stuff has a strong flavor, is hard to chew, and doesn't taste good no matter how you cook it.
Yin Lan walked over and said, "Auntie, how about we trade your pig's trotters and offal? I'll trade you some meat instead."
The aunties didn't have a good impression of Yin Lan to begin with, and they didn't really believe that Yin Lan had helped them at all today.
So when she came over, none of them really wanted to talk to her.
As soon as Yin Lan finished speaking, everyone's eyes lit up.
"How...how do I change it?"
Yin Lan smiled and said, "One pound of meat in exchange for ten pounds of pig's trotters and offal."
Four ounces of pork is more popular than five pounds of offal, let alone the fact that Yin Lan is exchanging five ounces for five pounds. The women's expressions changed instantly, and they looked at Yin Lan as if she were Guanyin Bodhisattva. "Exchange! Exchange! Exchange!"
Many people nearby heard this and rushed over to ask, "You have a runner-up wife, are you going to switch with ours?"
Yin Landu changed.
The group was overjoyed.
"Having a daughter-in-law is truly wonderful; she's so kind and generous."
“You’re such a generous person, and you’re good-looking too. Chen Yourun really got a great deal by marrying you.”
"If you ever need anything in the future, just tell your auntie. Your auntie will protect you."
Yin Lan: ......
They didn't say that when they used to criticize her.
However, Yin Lan didn't mind. Among these people, xxx and xxx were particularly happy. The child didn't eat offal, but everyone loved to eat meat.
Yin Lan wasn't a philanthropist. Most of these people had actually given Chen Yiqi and Chen Erqi a bite to eat, more or less.
She remembers and acknowledges this kindness.
Besides, the other party felt they had gotten the better deal, but Yin Lan also felt she had gotten the better deal.
People in that era didn't like pig's trotters, offal, and ribs, but in modern times, these are much more expensive than meat extract.
Yin Lan herself also likes to eat pig's trotters. Braised pig's trotters with kelp, braised pig's trotters with soybeans, braised pork ribs with potatoes, braised pig's trotters, braised pork intestines with potatoes, braised pork intestines, braised pig liver... Sigh, Yin Lan herself is drooling.
Moreover, with so much food, she knows that people don't like to eat these things nowadays. Once she's braised them, she can take them to the county town to sell, which would bring in a lot of money.
After this exchange, Yin Lan accepted everything offered, exchanging a total of ten catties of pork ribs, thirty catties of pig offal, forty catties of pig trotters, and a pig's head.
She still had twelve pounds of meat left, which was still a lot, enough for her three children and herself to eat for a long time.
Everyone else thought Yin Lan was crazy, exchanging good meat for useless things.
Those who managed to snag the meat but didn't take the offal are now filled with regret, as the offal could have been exchanged for half a pound of meat, but they only received four ounces.
This Lady Yin is truly generous.
Hu glanced at Yin Lan sideways, thinking she must have gone mad.
Old Mrs. Chen also felt that this Ms. Yin was not a person who could manage a household. She was still thinking that when her son came back, she should try to persuade him to get a divorce.
Grandma Zhao had a different opinion. Only her family knew that Yin Lan was selling Fairy Flower Jelly, so she knew that Yin Lan was a woman with her own ideas. Since she did this, she must have thought it through and had her own plans.
If they can help in the future, they will definitely do so without hesitation, but they will not try to find out what Yin Lan is up to.
Yin Lan changed the items and then looked at the pile of unwanted things in the corner. They were all sticky and lumpy from the snow, things that the villagers didn't want.
"Uncle Village Head, if you don't want these things, can I take some?"
Yin Lan was a major contributor to this pig slaughter, and the village head's opinion of her had changed. Naturally, he agreed to it, since the pigs were unwanted anyway, and in the end, they were just thrown away.
As for the other women, if it were before, no matter what Yin Lan wanted, even if it was this trash, they would definitely have said something or even tried to snatch it. But now that they had received her benefits, they naturally felt embarrassed to make things difficult for her.
"What do you need those things for, you run-daughter-in-law? They're filthy and inedible."
"My family is poor, let me see if there's anything else I can use."
Everyone in the village knew those things were useless, so they ignored her.
Yin Lan picked and chose among the items; they were really dirty. If it weren't for the frighteningly cold weather, she really wouldn't have wanted to take them.
Finally, Yin Lan collected some wild boar pelts.
Piglet also took four.
"This Mrs. Yin has it tough; she picks up all these unwanted items." Some others felt sorry for her.
Because the winters in this area aren't too cold, and there aren't many other wild animals, there's no fur trade, and the villagers have no idea that wild boar fur is actually very warm.
As for the pig's bladder, once it's cleaned and hot water is added, it becomes an ancient version of a hot water bottle.
Although I don't know exactly how cold this winter will be.
But Yin Lan didn't want to be cold; she needed to be warm and cozy even in winter.
Moreover, assuming this winter is indeed a severe cold winter, these things could be life-saving.
Inside the thatched hut.
The eldest child had been obediently taking care of the third child at home, but he also heard the commotion outside. He was unaware that his mother had gone up the mountain.
Some of the older women passing by started greeting them, saying, "Your mother is coming back soon, you're in for a treat!"
Then they saw that Grandma Zhao and her family had returned, carrying a lot of meat in their hands and on their backs!
Meat!
The eldest and second children's eyes were practically glued to their faces.
"Meat! Grandma Zhao, you've gotten so much meat!"
In the past, Grandma Zhao would definitely have shared some meat with her two sons. But now, these two sons' mother has more meat than her family, and Yin Lan's family is even smaller. So much meat will surely spoil the two sons' mouths.
"Go quickly and fetch your mother; she's even fatter!"
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