The children were fascinated by the enormous wild boar, as it was the first time they had ever seen one.
It kept circling around the edge.
Grandma Su put her hands together and said excitedly, "It must be that God is watching over our Fu Bao and specially sent this gift because tomorrow is the full moon celebration!"
Who knows, our little lucky baby might just be the heavenly emperor's own daughter, descended to earth!
The third son asked, "Was this wild boar really a gift from God to our sister?"
"Of course, your little sister Fu Bao is the luckiest baby in the world. You all have to remember her kindness in the future."
"If it weren't for your sister, you wouldn't be able to eat this delicious pork."
The older brothers are all doting on their younger sister, and she's their favorite.
They agreed with what Grandma Su said.
They all chimed in, saying, "Grandma is right. My little sister is so cute and pretty; she must be a fairy from heaven."
"Exactly! Only a fairy could be this beautiful. My sister is the most beautiful fairy in heaven."
Xi Bao said to her younger brothers, "So from now on we must be good to our sister and not let others bully her. When we grow up and earn money, we will give it all to our sister."
Grandma Su listened with great satisfaction, knowing that all her sons were good and none of them were ungrateful.
She then gave the boys some advice on protecting their sister before going back to the kitchen to cook.
The adults in the Su family also got busy, with Su Laosan repairing the door.
The remaining people were processing the wild game.
Only Old Man Su sat to the side, smoking his pipe, his mind still on the things the old clan chief had told him.
Soon, Grandma Su had prepared a simple meal, and after the adults ate, they continued to process the wild game.
The children were urged to go back to their rooms to sleep (-?-)?o.
The Su family courtyard was brightly lit until midnight, with everyone busy at work.
First, the wild boar is bled, cleaned, cut into pieces, smoked, and then hung up.
Next came the pheasants and rabbits.
After they had finished off most of their prey, it was already late at night.
Everyone then returned to their rooms and took a short nap.
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Although they were exhausted after a long night, everyone got up as soon as it was just getting light in the morning.
Almost everyone in the Su family was full of energy and radiant.
After all, it was a whole pig weighing four or five hundred pounds, plus the half wild boar meat from before.
With so many pheasants and rabbits, we won't have to worry about meat this winter.
Who wouldn't be happy to have these things in their home? They'd be overjoyed!
Grandma Su went out excitedly early in the morning, intending to ask the village chief's wife to come and help.
Today is Fu Bao's first birthday celebration.
When holding a banquet, the village's young wives are invited to come and help in the morning.
Everyone invited had to pay a small donation, so many people were still willing to come and help.
As soon as he opened the door, he ran into Liu Wen, a petty hoodlum from the next village.
Liu Wen was seen crouching furtively on a large tree by the Su family's yard, peering into the yard.
Sure enough, the old lady saw it as soon as she went out.
"Liu Wen, what do you mean by climbing up my tree and peeking into my yard? Don't you have a home of your own? Why are you running into our village?"
"Oh, Auntie, it's like this. I heard that your Fubao is turning one year old, so I came to help out."
Grandma Su knew perfectly well that this cunning person would only offer genuine help if he wanted to gain something in return.
"Unfortunately, all the people who were supposed to help have already booked."
"Auntie, I don't want money, just treat me to a meal, is that alright?"
Grandma Su was at her wits' end with such a shameless person. "I really don't need your help, but if you'd like a meal, you can come back at noon."
Upon hearing this, Liu Wen quickly replied, "Okay, Auntie, I'll head back now."
After saying that, he walked away happily without looking back.
Su Muyao woke up at this moment and smacked her lips on the bed.
I patted my tummy and felt a little hungry, but I shouldn't eat much for breakfast; I need to save room for lunch.
I'm actually quite happy with this laid-back, laid-back lifestyle I'm living.
Every day, I eat my fill and then sleep; I sleep my fill and then eat again, with no worries whatsoever.
It's so great that I don't have to learn any different things! (^0^)\/
When the third son's wife saw that Xiao Fubao had woken up, she sat down next to her and looked at the little guy.
The old lady has given instructions to keep a close eye on this girl recently and prevent her from going up the mountain again.
When Grandma Su returned from the village chief's house to check if Xiao Fubao had gotten up yet.
The little dumpling lay obediently beside its mother, staring blankly at the roof beam.
The third son's wife was sitting to the side, sewing shoe soles.
Looking at his well-behaved granddaughter, he began to praise her to his daughter-in-law, saying how sensible and obedient she was.
Su Muyao was wearing a bright red dress with a vest over it today.
Her hair was tied into a cute little topknot pointing upwards.
When the girl was first given the nickname Fu Bao, it was mainly because the old Taoist priest said she was lucky, so Fu Bao became her nickname.
Little did Fu Bao know that as she called out to the little girl, she discovered that the girl was fair-skinned, with chubby, rosy cheeks that made her beautiful and lovable.
Looking at it now, isn't it just like the lucky doll from that old painting?
Putting aside her appearance, her inexplicable good fortune alone makes her worthy of the name "Lucky Treasure".
The more Grandma Su looked at it, the more she liked it.
Several young wives gradually arrived from outside to help.
Several other people from the third son's wife's family also came.
The third son's wife thought she had to bring her own child to meet them.
Only then did he carry Su Muyao out the door, first exchanging pleasantries with his older sisters-in-law before heading towards his sisters-in-law's home.
Only my second and third sisters-in-law came this time; I heard that my eldest sister-in-law didn't want to come.
When I was at home, my sister-in-law always gave me the cold shoulder. Their relationship didn't improve after she got married, but it didn't really matter.
At this moment, her second sister-in-law spoke up, "This is the lucky doll you always talk about. No wonder you always say she's blessed. She really is beautiful today."
The third sister-in-law next to her chimed in, "That's right. In all these villages, I've never seen anyone prettier than Fu Bao."
"Just look at our village, we've never seen such a fair-skinned and chubby girl. Old Su's daughter is truly blessed!"
Su Muyao was still basking in the smugness of being praised for her beauty when she suddenly heard someone say that she was fat.
Su Muyao puffed up her cheeks in anger, and the flesh on her cheeks trembled.
Then, pouting, she turned her head away unhappily and buried her face in her mother's arms, refusing to come out no matter what.
She's a 21st-century beauty, always pretty and cute from childhood to adulthood. When did the word "fat" come to be used to describe her?
This reaction made everyone laugh out loud.
As the group was exchanging pleasantries, Su Muyao felt uncomfortable all over from being held for so long so early in the morning, and struggled to get down.
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