Chu Tian smiled when he heard this, "Grandma, in the pastoral area, you can buy it anytime as long as you have food."
Actually, it is not like that. Those herdsmen are also very cautious. They will not give anything to someone they are not familiar with. Chu Tian exchanged very little in the beginning. It was also because he went there more and more often that he generously gave them some things that they could not exchange normally and were not very expensive. Only then did they feel at ease and bold to exchange supplies with him.
Chu Tian didn't want to talk about the exchange of supplies with his family, so he changed the subject and said, "Grandma, I heard from Xiujuan that Brother Chu Wei has a son?"
Mrs. Chu smiled and nodded, "Yes, we even picked a name today. Can you guess what it is?"
Chu Tian blinked and asked in agreement, "What's your name?"
Mrs. Chu narrowed her eyes and replied, "It's called Xinjiang!"
"Because it's from Xinjiang and he was born in Xinjiang, your brother Chu Wei named him Chu Xinjiang!"
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Chu Tianjing paused cutting up the mutton, and after a moment he spoke, "Very good, very practical."
Old Mrs. Chu nodded in agreement, "Well, I think it's good too!"
At this time, Yao Xiuli came out, looked at the chopped lamb ribs, thought for a moment and asked, "Brother-in-law, are you going to make lamb soup?"
Chu Tian nodded and said, "Let's stew it. You've all been working hard recently. Drink some mutton soup to replenish your body."
After a pause, he looked at Old Mrs. Chu again, "Grandma, I was out driving during the Dragon Boat Festival. I'm back today and I just bought a sheep. How about giving some to my eldest uncle and second uncle's families?"
Old Mrs. Chu frowned, "Xiujuan had already sent something to their family during the Dragon Boat Festival."
"This mutton is so precious, so..."
Before he finished speaking, Chu Tian pointed at the lamb leg bones that had been removed from the table and said, "Then how about the lamb leg bones? Look at the four lamb leg bones. Give two to the eldest and second uncle's families. Stew a pot of soup with them. Even if they can't eat much meat, they can still have a bowl of broth. It's good for nourishment."
"My dear grandson..."
Old Madam Chu looked at the meat on the four lamb leg bones and thought that if she removed them, she could get at least half a pound of meat from each bone. Two bones would make one pound of meat, and four bones would make two pounds of meat...
The corners of Old Mrs. Chu's eyes reddened, and she thought to herself that her darling grandson was indeed the most like her youngest son, both in appearance and temperament. They were so similar, both kind-hearted, respectful of elders and friendly to brothers.
Chu Tian looked at the red-eyed old lady Chu in confusion, and was at a loss what to do. "Grandma, you, what's wrong with you?"
Old Mrs. Chu hurriedly turned her head and touched the corner of her eyes, then turned to look at Chu Tian with a smile, but with a hint of sadness in her smile, she said, "It's okay, grandma just thinks my good grandson has a good heart."
"ah?"
Chu Tian was a little confused, thinking that it would be enough for him to give two lamb leg bones to his uncle and second uncle's families?
Old Mrs. Chu smiled and said, "My dear grandson, Grandma knows that you see that your eldest and second uncles can't afford to eat anything good, so you find all kinds of excuses to subsidize them."
"Grandma thanks you on their behalf..."
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Chu Tian was really confused. What happened to him? Just four sheep bones, how could he subsidize them?
Yes, Chu Tian didn't realize at all that the four bones he gave had a little more meat on them because he was not very good at deboning them, which made Old Lady Chu think that Chu Tian was giving them some subsidies. In fact, this was really a beautiful misunderstanding.
This year, because he was away from home for a few days at a time and sometimes for a month at a time, Chu Min and Chu Jun came over every day to help with some work, which made Yao Xiujuan and Old Mrs. Chu's work a lot easier.
Therefore, after Chu Tian gave the bones to Uncle Chu and Uncle Chu II, Chu Jun and Chu Min did not leave any behind. Chu Tian simply divided the other ribs into two, intending to give half to each family.
Chu Tian divided the remaining mutton into two-pound pieces and put them in the ice cellar to freeze, saving them for later consumption.
By the way, Chu Tian really loves this ice cellar. Dozens of ice blocks were frozen in the winter and all piled up in this ice cellar three meters underground. Who would have thought that in Xinjiang with a temperature of over 30 degrees in the summer, they would not melt all in the summer. It is so convenient to freeze meat and preserve it.
Chu Jun, Chu Min, as well as Uncle Chu and Uncle Chu Er, saw it last autumn and dug one in their own yard. They all praised it after using it.
"Brother, sister-in-law, are you ready to go to work?"
As soon as Chu Tian stepped into Chu Jun's house, he saw Chu Jun and his new sister-in-law Yu Zhen walking out of the house.
When Chu Jun saw Chu Tian, he immediately went up to him in surprise and asked, "Little brother, you're back?"
Yu Zhen also came up, "Little brother..."
Chu Tian smiled and nodded, "Yeah, I'm back."
He handed the basket to Yu Zhen and said, "I went to Hami this time and bought mutton with my colleagues from the herdsmen there. I was away from home during the Dragon Boat Festival, so now that I'm back, I brought some ribs to see you."
Chu Jun pulled Yu Zhen back two steps and waved his hands, "No, no, mutton is so expensive, take it back to your sister-in-law, she's pregnant now and needs to nourish her body."
Before Chu Tian could say anything, Liu Zhaodi, who came out of the house, spoke.
"Yes, why not? Chu Jun, are you stupid?"
Chu Jun's face darkened instantly when he heard this. He turned around and confronted her, "Mom, if you're saying that, then when the third child came back on Dragon Boat Festival, he brought a bag of egg cakes. Why didn't you take it away? You even asked me to give him two pounds of our fine grains? Aren't you even more stupid?"
Liu Zhaodi's face turned livid with anger, and she roared, "That was given to me by your third brother. Whether I want it or not is my business. What does it have to do with you?"
Chu Jun said calmly, "This is also given to me by my younger brother. Whether I want it or not has nothing to do with you, mother."
"I···"
Chu Jun wanted to say something, but Yu Zhen behind him pulled his sleeve. Feeling Yu Zhen's pull, Chu Jun looked back at Yu Zhen, smiled at her, and then looked at Liu Zhaodi.
"Mom, you're not young anymore. Just live your life eating whatever your sons give you. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Don't worry about so many things. Can't you learn from my grandmother's broad-mindedness?"
Chu Tian looked at Chu Jun in shock, wondering if Chu Jun had been possessed by someone?
“You…you…”
Liu Zhaodi's face turned red with anger at Chu Jun. She walked out and glared at Chu Tian fiercely when she passed by him.
"Brother, you..."
Chu Tian didn't care about Liu Zhaodi's indifferent look at all. What he cared about was why Chu Jun had changed so much? Why did he suddenly become a different person?
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