"Mom, don't you have firewood at home? Why are you picking it up?" Niu Caohua took Niu Xiaodi's hand, walked over and asked curiously.
"There is no more fine firewood." Niu Xiaodi answered first.
"Yeah, grass flower, this stings, it hurts." Xiao Cuier nodded repeatedly. She stood up and found that her daughter had picked up a basket of stinging fruits, and her face wrinkled.
"This hurts, but the fruit inside is delicious. I'll cook it for you when I get home. I also caught a pheasant." Niu Caohua said softly.
"Pheasant!" Niu Xiaodi and Xiao Cuier exclaimed at the same time, then lowered their voices in time when they reacted.
"Shall we have pheasant for lunch?" Niu Xiaodi said in an angry voice.
"That's right, have you finished collecting firewood? When we're done, we'll go back and kill the chickens."
The chicken in the basket was originally alive, but it was crushed under a pile of chestnuts and had not squeaked for a long time. Now it is unknown whether it is alive or dead.
"Okay!" Niu Xiaodi shouted loudly. Just pick up some fine firewood to start the fire, not a lot.
"Then let's go."
"Okay." Xiao Cuier held the basket in one hand and the cowherd's basket in the other. Looking at the two children jumping in front, she also showed a happy smile.
OK, there’s chicken to eat.
When I got home, I immediately saw the cow belly busy on the roof.
When it rained before, water leaked into the house, so the roof must have been repaired.
But Niu Caohua was frightened when she saw it.
The thatched house is inherently not strong, especially the top. It has been exposed to wind and rain, making it even more fragile. In addition, the beams are not thick enough. I am really worried that if I accidentally fall down while standing on it, I will break my leg.
The family currently only has one labor force.
"Dad, be careful." Cow Grass Flower shouted.
"Don't worry." Niu Dadu turned to look at them and continued working, but his movements became more careful.
"Dad, we are having chicken for lunch. When you are done, come down and help us kill the chicken." Niu Caohua continued.
Although chestnuts are more troublesome to handle, at least they can be handled.
But killing chickens is not enough. Except for the cow belly, none of the other three people can do it.
The pheasant whose wings were injured was still alive and well. As soon as he put down the basket on his back, he couldn't wait to stretch out his neck.
"Okay." Niu Dadu's food has become better these days, and his mood has also improved a lot, with a smile on his face from time to time.
Seeing that the roof was almost repaired, he slowly climbed down from the ladder.
When I took over the fat chicken in my daughter's hand, I subconsciously started to feel heartache.
Such a big pheasant is still alive. If it is sold at the market, it will cost a lot of money.
"How about we have eggs for lunch? This chicken..." Although the words were not finished, the meaning was obvious.
"Crack!" A thin black claw stretched out towards the chicken's neck, and the pheasant died before it even had time to make a sound.
"This chicken is dead and worthless. Dad, let's have chicken for lunch!"
Niu Caohua had a calm and calm expression on her face.
What is the purpose of making money?
Of course it’s for a better life!
You must not put the cart before the horse and give up food and clothing in order to make money.
Don't wait for the day when people are gone, leaving money will make it easier for others.
Niu Dadu lowered his eyes, said nothing more, and took the chicken to the well to deal with it.
From the corner of her eye, Niu Caohua noticed the emotion flashing in Niu Potu's eyes. It was something called fear.
But so what?
Niu Dadu undoubtedly loves his children, but he also failed as a father.
If it weren't for his own time travel, this body would probably be buried in the ground now.
Xiao Cuier went to heat hot water, while Niu Caohua and Niu Xiaodi concentrated on peeling chestnuts.
There seemed to be quite a lot of chestnuts in the basket, but there were not many chestnuts peeled out. There was only about a large bowl of chestnuts, and some bad ones were thrown out in advance.
The pheasant over there has been processed long ago, and the tripe has been cut into small pieces.
The internal organs in the pheasant's belly were not thrown away, and they were cooked together in a clay pot.
After the fire comes to a boil, the aroma soon comes out. At this time, pour the peeled chestnuts in and simmer slowly over low heat. Everyone is greedy and swallowing together.
In the village.
The Li Zheng family is also stewing chicken.
Grandma Chen gave Mr. Bai a lesson. She was so happy that she felt windy when she walked. When she heard that Ms. Bai was going to compensate her family for 170 wen, the corners of her mouth raised in laughter. As soon as she got home, she carried four chickens. When I arrived at the house and waited to come out, I had half a chicken in my hand.
"Boss, let's have chicken for lunch today." He threw the chicken at the eldest daughter-in-law Chen Qiuniang.
Chen Qiuniang did not reach out to catch it, but dodged and let the chicken fall to the ground.
Oh my god, the chicken wasn't even plucked, it was just cut in half, dripping with blood, it looked so scary, I don't know how my mother did it.
"Mom, there are four chickens in total, why can't we only eat half of them!" Niu Shanbao's face suddenly became angry.
"Yes, mother, how can half a chicken be enough to eat? There are so many people in our family." Niu Shanma also hurriedly spoke out.
Grandma Chen was smiling brightly just now, but after hearing what they said, her face suddenly changed: "I like to eat, but I don't like to eat."
"Boss, you can sell the remaining three chickens at the market tomorrow, and send the other half to Ximei."
"Mom~ It's okay if you don't want to eat one. You have worked so hard today, so you should take a good supplement. You see, Grandma Bai is much younger than you, but she can't beat you. Isn't it because our family eats better? Ah." Ushiyama Ma licked her face and acted coquettishly to Grandma Bai.
He is Grandma Bai's youngest son. He has been favored since he was a child. Until now, except for cows and dogs, his treatment is still the first in the family.
"If we are all like you, this house will be eaten up by you sooner or later. Let's do this. I won't give this half chicken to Ximei. Boss, go and call Ximei and his wife home, and we can eat chicken together in the evening." Grandma Chen thought for a while and changed her mind.
The chicken given to Ximei was also eaten by the whole family. Ximei didn't know how much they could eat, so she called them back and saw that she could help the couple eat more so that they could have a baby after they were healthy.
"Okay then." Ushiyamama was quite satisfied.
When the time comes, if you dance with your chopsticks more diligently, you will be able to eat more.
"Okay, let's eat chicken tonight~" The happiest person is Niu Ergou. He can't wait to run around the village to tell everyone that his family is going to eat chicken.
No, he has run out, like a happy bird.
"Dad, Erya, eat chicken~" Niu Erya is less than three years old now and doesn't speak many words. She started drooling when she saw the chicken and couldn't help but tug on Niu Shanma's trousers.
Niu Shanma didn't have any good feelings toward his daughter. Instead, he pulled Niu Erya's hand away and said, "Qin Yu, how do you take care of your child?"
Holding her little daughter who could not walk yet, Mrs. Qin couldn't help but feel sad, tears welling up in her eyes, and she took her three daughters into the house.
"It's worthless." Grandma Chen didn't have any good feelings towards her daughter-in-law, and couldn't help but scolded her secretly.
