Chapter 220:
When they were almost home, Luo Zhi’er gave the wild boar to Li Sanmao, letting him carry it back himself.
Li Sanmao saw that her shoulder was dirtied by the wild boar, and he took it over in great surprise. His wife no longer despised the wild game he hunted.
She even helped carry it back, without even panting. Her strength was actually so great; he had never known before.
By the time they got home, it was already late. Zhou Shi was sitting at the doorway cursing that Second Son’s Family’s Chen Shi had stolen her salt, her seasoning!
From far away, she saw Li Sanmao carrying a wild boar back.
Her eyes lit up and she stood up eagerly, but then she suddenly thought of something and sat back down again, utterly deflated.
Her eyes gouged at their family of three, full of killing intent, and she began cursing from her mouth.
Miaomiao was scared and shrank behind Luo Zhi’er……“Mom, Grandma is so scary, like she’s going to eat someone!”
“Miaomiao, don’t be afraid. Grandma is just cursing a few words!”
“Tsk! Look at this. After the family division, you immediately hunted a wild boar and brought it back. Must be so happy, huh? Still sneaking around? Hmph! I told you not to get too smug too soon!”
Her body bounced high along with her voice,
“Old Third, don’t you forget that it was us useless parents who gave birth to you and raised you!!!”
Zhou Shi reminded.
Li Sanmao kept a cold face, grunting as he put the wild boar down at the old spot for slaughtering pigs, not saying a word! He squatted down to scrape off the hair and gut it.
“You don’t even make a sound when cursed to death? Did you grow wooden shell ears?”
Seeing this, Zhou Shi cursed and hurriedly ran into the room to find Old Li Tou.
“You woman, are you done or not? Why are you cursing nonsense again?”
His ears had calluses from it, so Zhou Shi quickly told him about the matter.
Old Li Tou’s ears twitched, and he struggled to get up, preparing to put on shoes and go out to see. But just as he sat up, he thought for a moment and lay back down!
“That’s what they hunted. Since the family has divided, it’s theirs. Being jealous won’t help, and as for the meat, don’t worry, there’ll be some for you!”
Old Li Tou sighed. He still understood Li Sanmao.
Since the family has divided, if you eagerly demand it right at the start, it’s not the same as them voluntarily bringing it.
San Mao already had ideas about them, so it was better to leave them a good impression, play the good parents well, and let them respect and show filial piety from the heart!
His daughter-in-law’s attitude was making him restless……
These past few days, he had thought a lot. His heart ached, but he had figured some things out. He was old, and grown children don’t obey their parents!
Let them be! He would just watch if their few branches could really live better than when he was the butler.
Did they think it was easy? He didn’t believe they had the ability.
Old Li Tou issued orders,
“Wait a bit more.”
Zhou Shi’s eyes flashed, “Hmph! Wait wait wait, wait a damn, even a cooked duck could fly away. That’s at least one or two taels of silver. With the silver, I’ll see if they still remember you as their dad!”
“Zhou Shi, you woman, just stop making trouble!”
“Tch!” She complained a few words and ran out to keep watch!
Eldest Son’s Family’s Xiao Zhou Shi and Chen Shi’s jealousy goes without saying.
Xiao Zhou Shi secretly hated this damn stupid pig Li Daqiang, who knew nothing but farming.
Chen Shi regretted marrying the selfish and self-serving man Li Lei.
She also hated his incompetence.
Several children ran over to watch them slaughter the pig. Luo Zhi’er took an iron basin to catch the pig blood. Although the wild boar was dead, its body was still warm.
Li Daqiang rubbed his hands and ran over to help, revealing a mouth of big yellow teeth: “Hehe! San Mao, how about Big Brother helps?”
“Then thanks, Big Brother!”
Xiao Zhou Shi glared fiercely at Li Daqiang several times. Seeing him eagerly fawning, who would recognize him?
Luo Zhi’er and Miaomiao helped sort and pack the chopped pork chunks, to make it convenient for selling tomorrow!
For the rest, she had Li Sanmao cut some stew meat for Old Li Tou and them, and cut some meat from the pig stomach for Eldest Son’s Family and Second Son’s Family.
Li Sanmao sent the meat to Zhou Shi, who quickly took the meat with slanted eyes.
Although she muttered curses from her mouth, she had other ideas in her heart.
This old thing wasn’t wrong, but compared to this bit of meat and one or two taels of silver, she was naturally extremely dissatisfied.
Wild boar meat naturally couldn’t compare to the domestic pigs one raised oneself. A domestic pig sold to the pork shop in town could fetch at least three to five taels of silver!
As for the retail price at the pork shop, it was even higher than that.
The other two branches had long been coveting it, and Li Daqiang even came over to help.
When they were almost done, Li Daqiang finally spoke honestly,
“San Mao, you don’t want these pig offal, right? If not, I’ll take them back to give the kids a treat!”
Earlier he had gone to the cogongrass pit, and his wife had specifically told him to bring some back. Third Brother’s wife’s braised offal was too delicious!
His wife also wanted to make some to eat.
Li Sanmao looked awkwardly at Luo Zhi’er. His wife loved eating this the most. He wasn’t reluctant to give it to them, but compared to others, he preferred giving it to his wife!
After all, one pig had only one set of pig offal.
Luo Zhi’er didn’t speak, but lowered her head and gave them a set of small intestines and pig lungs. She didn’t give the rest, fearing Xiao Zhou Shi would spoil it.
Li Daqiang took these things back and got a beating and scolding from Xiao Zhou Shi!
“Who do you think you’re looking down on? Is this stuff for humans to eat? Where are the pig stomach, pig large intestines, pig kidneys, pig heart, and such?”
“Keep your voice down. People need to eat too, and the rest is for selling for silver!”
At this point, Xiao Zhou Shi hated it so much. This Third Son’s Family had just divided out and already had income, while they were still freeloading.
Chen Shi saw that no pig offal was brought for her, and glanced at the knife of pork just sent over. She felt a bit uncomfortable inside too.
But she had no man to help, so she couldn’t say much. Right now, she still needed to occasionally get some wool from Li Sanmao.
Luo Zhi’er was in the room rubbing medicinal wine on Li Sanmao’s back, when clanging sounds came from the kitchen outside again!
Miaomiao nimbly ran out to check, then ran back in, “Mom, Second Aunt is making pork for Jiabao and Jiayong to eat!”
Li Sanmao helplessly looked at his wife. Well, this kitchen had become shared.
“Wife, don’t be angry. Tomorrow when I come back, I’ll help Second Son’s Family build a stove.”
“Do as you like!”
She wanted to say he was too kind, but Second Son’s Family had no one to help build it, and Chen Shi wouldn’t do it herself. This wasn’t a solution forever.
That night, Li Sanmao planed the cutting board smooth again before sleeping!
……
The next day, before dawn, the family of three drove the mule to town.
“Miaomiao, sit properly with your mother. Let’s go!”
“Got it, Father. Be careful driving the cart too.”
“Clop!”
Zhou Shi’s face was ashen as she watched them leave from the window.
They were free now.
She still had to get up to serve these two old men!
Old Li Tou huddled in the quilt and turned over.
Xiao Zhou Shi and Li Daqiang’s couple had been unable to sleep hearing the sounds outside and got up.
They started preparing plans to earn silver.
Chen Shi silently shed a few tears, her eyes full of resentment as she touched the two kids’ heads.
