“Sure, your second uncle has a lot of children, you can go and talk to him about it. Also, teach your second sister-in-law how to do some things, that would be good too…” Shi Hu had a deep affection for his family, and he helped them whenever he could at the beginning.
Although none of his brothers came to visit him after he was injured, Shi Hu was not heartbroken. What should he say? Shi Ming was a human, and he relied on polishing stone tools to exchange for a little food, and he was often hungry.
Shi Shui has a child and a wife to support. He helped his family once, and now he wants to help a second time. Even if the other party wants to help, the problem is... Xiu Xiu will get angry.
Haitang smiled and said, "Well, but I can't just give it away for free." Haitang then made some dumplings, pancakes, and roujiamo (Chinese hamburger). Only then did Haitang take the basket out, which she had made herself.
She had learned a lot from making handicrafts before, and since she already knew how to weave baskets, this basket wasn't difficult to make.
Haitang carried her things directly to find Shishui. Judging from the sky, he should be back by now. Shishui had a baby a few days ago, and Xiuxiu had just finished her postpartum confinement and was taking care of the baby at home, sometimes going out to dig for wild vegetables.
When Xiuxiu saw Haitang arrive with a basket, she frowned, but she didn't show the same rejection towards her niece as before. After all, Haitang had saved her youngest son, and Xiuxiu wasn't ungrateful.
Haitang asked directly, "Has Second Uncle returned yet?" Upon hearing this, Xiuxiu nodded.
"You just got back? What's wrong? Is something the matter?" Did you need food? Xiuxiu immediately became alert. "I haven't had much food at home these past few days, and I haven't been able to go pick wild fruit, so I don't have any..."
"No, I have something I want to say to my second aunt and second uncle. Second aunt, let's go inside," Haitang said. Hearing this, Xiuxiu nodded.
Shi Shui was eating at home when he saw Haitang come in. "Haitang, you're here. Did something happen to your brother?"
"No, I have something to discuss with my second uncle. I'd like to trade you for a pig," Haitang said as she looked at Shishui. Xiuxiu immediately frowned.
"What pig? Are you kidding me? What are you going to trade for it, porcelain?" he said, looking at Haitang. Haitang shook her head, opened her basket, and took out food and wheat, which was not yet dried.
"Second Uncle and Second Aunt, please try these." Haitang made two roujiamo (Chinese hamburgers), ten dumplings, three flatbreads, and noodles, which were cold noodles.
"Second Aunt, I'll eat some to show you." Haitang broke off a piece and started eating. Shishui immediately looked at Xiuxiu, who pouted, wondering if this thing was poisonous.
However, seeing that Haitang was eating, he didn't touch it. "Our family has been eating this food for quite some time now. Oh, and Uncle San is eating it too. It can be preserved for almost two springs and winters," Haitang said to Xiuxiu.
Xiuxiu then looked at Haitang, picked up a dumpling with soup in her hand, and her eyes lit up after eating it. After eating the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), the soup was almost ready.
"How are these things made?" Xiuxiu's expression immediately changed. Her family didn't have much to eat, and under these circumstances, she wanted to make something delicious. The food that Haitang sent was tasty and filling.
“It’s made from this stuff. Second Uncle, I want to trade you a pig, and then you can get this wheat, dry it, and then come to my place to learn how to make flour. Once it’s flour, you can use it to make roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), dumplings… and many other foods. Flour can be stored for a long time, and wheat can be stored even longer. So when winter comes, you won’t have to worry about not having anything to eat,” Haitang said.
When Xiuxiu heard about the pig, she couldn't help but frown. Shishui asked, "Are they all made from this thing?"
"Hmm, why would I lie to you, Second Uncle?" Haitang said. "Second Uncle, are you going to exchange or not? Once you have these things, you'll be able to reduce your meat consumption significantly. And it's not just meat; you'll also be able to eat your fill, and the children won't go hungry. I think as a beastman, Second Uncle, you'll have an easier time getting wheat."
Haitang's words made Shishui nod and say, "Okay, just like you said, we'll change... I'll go get you a pig tomorrow." Shishui said, and Xiuxiu looked at Haitang but didn't say anything.
Although she felt it wasn't worth it, she couldn't change the current state of Shishui. After Haitang left, Xiuxiu said, "This is too much of a loss. Meat is worth much more."
“Do you know how much wheat there is? I hunted in a place where it was almost all wheat. When we bring it back, you won’t have to be frugal, and the children will have enough to eat.” Shi Shui said, looking at Xiu Xiu. “You won’t lose out.”
When Xiuxiu heard this, she nodded. Then she heard the baby crying in the room, so she immediately went to breastfeed. While breastfeeding, she couldn't help but wipe away her tears.
She dared not eat too much meat, fearing that if Shi Shui ate too little, he would not have the strength to hunt and would suffer the same fate as Shi Hu. Because of this, she had little breast milk, and her child was becoming more and more pitiful.
But if I had this flour, I could make a lot of food, just like dumplings. I could wrap meat in them, and they would taste delicious, I wouldn't go hungry, and I could even drink soup.
Shi Shui would do whatever he thought of. The next morning, he took Xiu Xiu hunting to get wheat. He left the children with his eldest daughter, Hua'er, who was eight years old and about the same age as Xiao He.
However, she has become even thinner than Xiaohe these days. The next day, Shishui went hunting alone, and Xiuxiu immediately started breaking the wheat in half after seeing it not far away.
Haitang told Xiuxiu and the others how to break the wheat, how to get it back, and what to do with it later. Xiuxiu prepared two baskets that day. Shishui went hunting wild boars and put in a lot of effort. When he came back, he and Xiuxiu started harvesting wheat together.
After filling about two baskets, Xiuxiu followed Shihu back and dried the food on some rocks not far away. In this world, there's no such thing as a place without rocks. After the food was dried, Xiuxiu went straight to Haitang's house.
Shishui also carried the wild boar away. Haitang was just preparing food when Xiuxiu and Shihu arrived. Haitang had finished preparing dumplings and roasted meat.
Xiuxiu couldn't help but swallow hard when she smelled the aroma. She watched as Haitang's family ate outside. There were some pieces of wood in the distance, separating a space about 100 meters away.
The area separated by the crabapple trees is 300 meters away. Under these circumstances, it will not cause trouble for others because the crabapple area is not a necessary passage for them, and it is also a small hillside.
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