On this cold winter night, everyone in the Lao Bai family was in high spirits and excited because of the abundant game harvest.
Even Eugene Gui, who was dissatisfied with the Bai family and criticized Xie Chuntao for quarreling with Bai Erzhuang, restrained his acrimonious and sarcastic attitude and showed a beaming face.
Completely forgetting about his own behavior.
He even took the initiative to go to the kitchen to help Xie Chuntao light the fire.
Of course, with the help of Bai Dazhaomei and Bai Dalang, Xie Chuntao didn't let her interfere.
There is no bad habit in Lao Bai's family of men being reluctant to work in the kitchen. The brothers learned to chop wood and make fires when they were young, and whoever had free time would help in the kitchen.
The housekeeper, Mrs. Bai, ordered two pheasants and one rabbit to be stewed in the evening.
The Bai Zhaomei Dalang Sanlang was attracted to help Xie Chuntao chop wood and cook the pot more actively. The fish stewed last time was delicious enough, and the meat was more fragrant than the fish.
In the yard, Bai Banban and his sons bleed the wild boar, remove its fur and disembowel it.
Bai Sanzhuang took the lead and wanted to take charge of the sword.
It was also his first time to kill a pig. He searched the intestines and scraped the belly and recalled the pig-killing girl Tian Maimiao's method of killing pigs. Unexpectedly, the knife missed the target.
Bai Sanzhuang sighed in his heart, it looked easy but he didn't expect it to be difficult in practice. Tian Maimiao is a very good girl. She can cut down such a big pig very hard and accurately. He must learn from her as his teacher next time.
Seeing that his third brother was pretending, Bai Dazhuang took the knife with disgust and opened up the pig.
The wild boar was so big that several men were panting from exhaustion before they cut the pork into pieces.
A large pot of pig's blood was put in. Mrs. Bai brought it into the house. Half of it was stewed that day, and the other half was solidified for later consumption.
Xie Chuntao happily took the pig's blood and planned to stew it with tofu.
"Zhaomei, come here, take these to your Aunt Xia's house, and say thank you to Sister Qinghe for the sheep." Old lady Bai called Zhaomei out of the kitchen and handed him a basin.
There was a skinned hare in the basin and a pile of pig hind legs.
Eugene Gui, who was watching the pig killing in the yard, was heartbroken.
Damn old woman, you are so generous. She gave away such a fat hare without blinking an eye.
It doesn’t matter if you give it to someone else, but you give it to Xia Qinghe by name. Does she, Xia Qinghe, deserve it?
She and Xia Qinghe also played together when they were little. Xia Qinghe liked roasted hare the most. Every time, she followed Bai Erzhuang and called Erzhuang brother, "Let's go up the mountain to catch the hare."
Just thinking about it gives her a heart attack.
She felt that Old Mrs. Bai was deliberately causing trouble for her.
I still remember Xia Qinghe's preferences. She also likes to eat. Why didn't Mrs. Bai give her a whole rabbit to eat?
Old Mrs. Bai is bright and generous in her work. She just thanked Xia Qinghe for the sheep she gave to her granddaughter. As the talkative person of the Lao Bai family, she was in no mood to care about what Eugene Gui thought.
"Mom, look at this wild boar. This wild boar has produced so much meat. You won't have to worry about meat for the Full Moon Banquet. With the addition of pheasants and rabbits, I figured there will still be some meat left after the next banquet." The meat was hung on a white wooden board. Go to the vent of the storage room and talk cheerfully to the old lady Bai.
There are still seven or eight days until the full moon feast. Fortunately, it is winter and the meat can be stored.
"Let's have a meal today to satisfy our cravings, and sell the extra meat for money." Old Mrs. Bai ordered.
"Okay, then all you need to do is buy some vegetables, fruits, and a few jars of wine, and it will be enough to make things decent."
Rubbing hands on a white wooden board, since we have decided to hold a full moon banquet, we can’t be too shabby.
"I will go to the town to sell meat soon." Bai Dazhuang volunteered.
"I'll go back to the shop tomorrow, and my eldest brother and I will be together." Bai Sanzhuang said.
The white board looked at the sons, their bodies splattered with blood and their hands smelling fishy, and frowned.
"You guys boil water and take a shower before entering the house." Bai Banban said.
"What? Dad, it's such a cold day, just take a shower and just wipe it off." Bai Dazhuang didn't understand that they were all farmers. Why was his father so particular? Could it be that he went to Huaicheng and got contaminated by the city people's stupidity? Something wrong?
Several other brothers also looked at their father suspiciously.
"Dad, I'm washing when I get to town." Bai Erzhuang shuddered at the thought of taking a bath at home in the dead of winter. Besides, he was not dirty. His student's house had a bath, and he often took a bath from time to time.
"Wash them all, wash them all. I'll wash them too. Da Zhuang, go and boil the water." The white wooden board was unmoved and continued to order, "Your sister is so young. Don't let the smell of blood offend her? It's okay if you don't wash it. If you don't wash it, it's fine." Stay away from you girls, and don’t go into the house to eat.”
Before the white board could finish speaking, the brothers of the Bai family carried water and boiled pots.
It's not okay not to let him see his sister, and it's not okay if his bloody aura hits her. Such a small and delicate baby is the treasure of all brothers. Compared with my sister, it's just a bath on a cold day. What are you afraid of? I just gritted my teeth and got over it.
If it weren't for the old lady Bai, Bai Dazhuang would have gone to the village chief's house to borrow a piece of soap.
I can't bear it if I'm not allowed to see my sister.
Little Fuyuan was lying in Zhen's arms in the upper room, her eyes wide open, and she could hear clearly what was going on outside.
Oh, my daughter’s slave father!
And there are some stupid brothers of my own!
It feels really good to be a group favorite.
"Babbling." Xiao Fuyuan wanted to say something, but he started babbling as soon as he opened his mouth.
When can my baby learn to speak?
"You little clever guy." Mrs. Zhen nodded Xiao Fuyuan's head and kissed her cheek.
Xiao Fuyuan sighed inwardly, his mother's eyebrows and eyes did not look old, her skin was white and thin, but her brothers were actually that old.
Do people here have babies so early?
"Mother." Yu Jingui opened the curtain and walked in.
Little Fuyuan was frightened. This aunt, ah no, she should be the second sister-in-law, she didn't look easy to mess with.
For example, the mother of a male classmate in class who likes to hit others. Every time her son bullies someone, she comes to school to argue but blames the bullied classmate.
Mrs. Zhen felt the trembling of little Fu Yuan in her arms, and thought she was cold, so she tucked her little quilt and called her little darling.
Eugene Gui curled his lips secretly, but he spoiled this little brat, just a little girl.
"You're pregnant, why don't you go and rest?" Zhen said calmly.
Eugene Gui smiled and stretched out his flat belly: "...I just hope to give birth to a beautiful daughter like my sister-in-law and that's enough."
Xiao Fuyuan couldn't help turning her head to look at Eugene Gui's belly, but where was the baby?
She didn't see it.
"Mom, our family has been very lucky recently." Eugene Gui said with a smile, "There are such big wild boars, as well as pheasants and rabbits. Just now, my father said that my sister-in-law can't use so much meat for her full moon banquet, so she has to sell some. Saburo's cotton-padded jacket is all exposed. Already..."
Speaking of this, Eugene Gui was dissatisfied. Her Saburo was a participant every time when catching fish, catching hares, and hunting wild boars. Why couldn't he enjoy the benefits?
She didn't dare to ask for it from Mrs. Bai, so she had to go to her mother-in-law. Anyway, her mother-in-law was much softer than Mrs. Bai.
Before Eugene Gui finished speaking, Mrs. Zhen understood what she meant.
"Sanlang is our child. Can your breasts hurt between me and your father? I've thought of this a long time ago." Zhen replied in a nonchalant manner. With the money Erzhuang gave her, she planned to buy cotton for Xiaofu. Yuan and three grandchildren in cotton-padded jackets.
I just didn’t say it.
"Mom, let me just say, you still love Saburo." Eugene Gui stretched out his stomach again.
But his eyes glanced at Xiao Fuyuan in Zhen's arms.
If it weren't for this little girl, she wouldn't be worried.
But now, the entire Lao Bai family holds her in their hearts, and even a powerful old woman like Mrs. Bai is clamoring to hold a full moon banquet for her. Which of the children and grandchildren in Lao Bai's family have ever enjoyed this kind of treatment? When Sanlang in her family was born, they only delivered two red eggs from door to door.
It was hard for her not to suspect that from now on all the furniture in Lao Bai's house would be hidden and given to this little brat.
Xiao Fuyuan met Eugene Gui's gaze and trembled again.
She could clearly feel the second sister-in-law's hostility.
