An Shuyi laughed and said, "Don't worry, I don't have any money to help you. There aren't many families that can afford meat these days. The boss has a lot of pork left. I had to haggle with him for a long time before he agreed to give it to me for twenty coins. Look, it even has bones with it, it's not just meat."
She then showed them the spare ribs she had bought, and gave some to Xia Hua as well.
The clansman continued, "As long as my sister-in-law doesn't give us any extra money, I'm relieved. Sister-in-law, give me two jin (1 kg). It's been so long since I've had meat, I'm so hungry for it."
“Okay,” An Shuyi nodded, “but I have to make it clear that there are no scales. These are all pre-cut by the boss, each weighing one jin. Think it over before you buy.”
Because there was no scale, she had to buy it by the pound, which took her a lot of time. But this was for the best, so she wouldn't make a mistake. Even if it was a little more or less, the people of her tribe wouldn't mind, but she couldn't deceive them.
An older woman standing nearby said, "Don't worry, An Shi. Do you think we don't know what kind of person you are? Hurry up and give Yi boy some meat. We're still waiting to buy some!"
"Thank you for your trust," An Shuyi said, handing over the meat. Soon, everyone was buying one or two pounds at a time, but she treated everyone equally, accepting money from everyone except her mother.
After all the meat was sold, he took out two baskets and said, "Xiao Wu, take this meat, along with these cabbages and radishes, to your maternal grandparents in a basket."
Although her mother bought some earlier, it was only two jin (1 kg). She still has quite a bit left, so she can give them some more, along with some vegetables.
"Okay, Mother!" Xiao Wu said, then picked up the basket and left.
After he left, An Shuyi continued, "Zhao Shi, Wu Shi, you two should cook the rice and wash the meat first. I'll teach you how to cook later. Otherwise, it would be a waste to let you cook such good meat."
Looking at the few pieces of meat left in the basket, everyone was very happy, because this meant they could eat lots of meat and eat it for a long time.
"Mom, don't worry, we'll do a good job." This is meat, and no other family here has as much meat as they do.
An Shuyi picked up her basket and stood outside the carriage. She also called Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi to join her. The rest of the items were what she had bought. Luckily, she took the largest basket, which was a meter tall and could hold a lot of things. However, she added the meat and vegetables later, so they weren't heavy at all.
Standing outside the carriage, I put things in one by one until there was nothing left, then I put the basket aside.
She carried the two children up to the carriage before getting on herself. She picked up the books she had bought and said, "Little Six, these are the books your mother promised to buy for you, but you can't read them all the time. You can't read them for too long each day, understand?"
Xiao Liu looked at her in surprise, "Mom, is this for real? You really bought me a book?"
An Shuyi couldn't help but chuckle to herself. She handed him the book and said, "I promised you, and of course I will keep my word. But you also have to promise me that you can't read for too long, okay?"
“Okay,” Xiao Liu nodded vigorously. “Mom, don’t worry, I will keep track of the time and won’t read for too long. You can rest assured!” As he spoke, he flipped through the books in his arms and saw that they were all books he had never read before. His mother was so kind.
Xiaoqi saw that her sixth brother had books, but she had nothing, and snuggled unhappily in her mother's arms. "Mother, Huahua wants something too."
"What does Huahua want? Tell your mother." An Shuyi hugged her and asked softly.
“No,” Xiao Qi shook her head. “My daughter doesn’t want anything. It’s just that I see Sixth Brother has something that I don’t.”
"So, Xiao Qi was envious of your sixth brother having one. Don't worry, Mom bought one for you too," she said, taking out two pearl flowers and placing them in front of her. "These are for you. Do you like them?"
"Wow!" Xiaoqi exclaimed excitedly, "Mom, you are so good to Huahua, I like it very much, Mom, please help me put it on."
“Okay,” he said, placing the beaded flowers in her hair on both sides. “They look beautiful. Huahua is indeed the most beautiful.”
"Thank you, Mother!" Xiao Qi nestled in her arms and whispered.
"No need to thank me, these are pastries that I bought. You and Xiao Liu have a piece first. I'll go outside and watch your sisters-in-law cook." An Shuyi said, reaching for the carriage, but Xiao Qi stopped her. "Mother, I'm not hungry yet. I'll go with you. Sixth Brother is reading a book and won't pay attention to me. Mother, I want to go with you."
"Alright, then Xiao Qi will stay with her mother, and your sixth brother can study here." Saying this, she got off the carriage and carried Xiao Qi down.
I put Xiaoqi down and made her stand up. I took her hand and went to see my two daughters-in-law cook. When I arrived, the rice was already cooked, but the meat and vegetables had only been washed and hadn't been touched.
"Zhao, cut the meat into pieces about the size of bird eggs. Wu, I'll tell you what to do, and you do the cooking." She had no hope for Zhao's cooking skills now, so she might as well let her second son's wife try; maybe she could make it taste better.
Fortunately, although Wu was timid, she still had to obey her orders. Finally, under her guidance, she managed to cook the meal: braised pork with potatoes and cabbage on top, all of which she had bought from the trading system.
Only then did she realize that cabbage was available here, but potatoes and sweet potatoes did not exist in this world, and none of her family members had ever seen them. Moreover, she discovered that the grain yield here was also poor, too low.
No wonder the tribesmen have a lot of land, but not enough food. It must be because of low yields. Moreover, they don't have high-yield potatoes, sweet potatoes, or corn, so it's hard not to go hungry.
Wait a little longer. Once she finds a suitable place to settle down, she will start planting these high-yield crops. She believes that by then, even if there is little land, the people of her tribe will be able to fill their stomachs.
Her demands weren't high; she just wanted to earn a lot of money in this world so that she and Huahua could live out their lives without any worries.
Perhaps because there was meat to eat, the place where we were resting tonight was filled with laughter and joy, a far cry from the usual dullness, and the children were full of energy to play around.
An Shuyi added a bowl of rice to her bowl, then put some vegetables on top. She also gave the three children, Xiao Wu, a few extra pieces of meat, and told them to eat by themselves. Then she went to find Xia Hua. She needed to see how she was doing and whether she had taught her daughter-in-law how to cook. The resting area smelled of meat everywhere, and it was hard to tell whose food smelled better.
As soon as she walked over, she saw Xia Hua, who was also carrying a bowl. The two smiled at each other, then found a place to sit down and began to eat.
"Huahua, try the braised pork my second son's wife made. I also asked her to add potatoes and cabbage." This braised pork wasn't easy to make because there was no soy sauce, so she used white sugar instead of rock sugar to caramelize it. Although it wasn't very authentic, it tasted pretty good.
Xia Hua took the bowl of braised pork from her daughter-in-law, then put some of the stir-fried pork from her bowl into her own bowl. "This was cooked by my daughter-in-law, and there are also ribs, but they're stewed so the child can drink the soup too." Her grandson is almost a year old and can eat solid food, but she doesn't dare to give him anything too greasy.
An Shuyi picked up a piece and put it in her mouth. It was too bland. "It's delicious, but there's not enough salt. Maybe it's because I haven't eaten meat for a long time, but I find this meat really delicious."
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