When we returned, there was not much beef left in the car, and the more than sixty taels earned from selling the meat was considered a lot of income.
There are many ordinary farm families who have never seen so much money in their lives. With this money, the family's life can be greatly improved.
The young couple, who had a huge fortune, sent the remaining dozens of kilograms of beef to a restaurant, the same restaurant that had previously offered them thirty cents per kilogram.
The remaining forty-five kilograms of beef were sold for another thirteen taels and fifty cents. The people in the kitchen saw that the cow's waste in the wooden barrel had been cleaned up. They originally wanted to beg for it and eat extra for themselves, but Ling Yun, who knew how to live, could not. Not willing to give up.
I was surprised that I kept it, and it was better to eat it for others than to eat it myself.
On the way back, I made a special trip to the East Market and happily bought an oxcart of things, basically everything related to daily life.
I bought clothes and bedding for the family of three, bought a lot of rice, flour, oil and seasonings, and prepared several commonly used medicinal materials.
The more expensive of these things were the medicinal materials, which cost five taels of silver, and the distressed little girl frowned frequently.
As for the biggest contributor to today's money-making, Su Youting followed his wife behind the bullock cart without complaining, carrying all the things into the cart, and letting Ling Yun buy it to his heart's content.
It was already dark when we got home, and Su Chen had already woken up for a long time. She saw the young couple coming back with smiles on their faces and an oxcart of things with them. Her face was filled with happiness.
The three of them were busy packing their things into the house. Su Youting took ten cents to return the oxcart.
Mrs. Su Chen pulled Ling Yun, happily looked at the things on the kang in the room, and asked about the situation after entering the city.
Lingyun eccentrically told the story of going to the city to see the old lady of the Shen family and finding ways to cure her illness, which made Mrs. Chen laugh from ear to ear, saying that their family had met a noble person.
Ling Yun acted coquettishly, "Mom, I asked about ready-made clothes. The price was too expensive. I was afraid it wouldn't fit, so I just tore off a few pieces of clothing. You will have to worry about making the clothes. There is also a fine cotton quilt. , I bought all the new cotton, and our family can use it to get new ones."
He took out a few large banknotes from his pocket and handed them to his mother-in-law, "Mom, this is the remaining meat money from today. Keep the ninety-three taels."
Mrs. Su Chen looked at the banknote with bright red cinnabar characters that was handed to her. She did not take it. Instead, she pushed it back to Ling Yun, "Good boy, keep these. You will be in charge of our family from now on. You are a smart and capable person. Mom knows."
Ling Yun could only act coquettishly, and stuffed a large fifty-tael banknote into Chen's pocket, "Mom, we don't need so much money to live, you keep this, I'll keep these bits and pieces for daily shopping. Yes, I am still planning to tidy up our house and yard."
Regarding her daughter-in-law's words, Mrs. Chen fully agreed with her. She could only say that the child was thinking about things that she had been planning for a long time and couldn't do because she had no money left.
"Okay, okay, I listen to you. Mom is going to cook dinner for you. You are tired from running all day. You can rest in the house."
Ling Yun, who had been riding an ox cart back and forth and didn't walk much, obediently followed Mrs. Chen to the kitchen, "Mom, I can make medicinal food. The cow's urine has a strong smell, so I'll cook it."
Beef is delicious only when it is cooked well. It was getting late tonight, so Ling Yun did not cook the beef, but used the wooden bucket to start cleaning up the cow waste.
Braised soup is a golden soup with all the seasonings added.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law worked together. When Su Youting came back, the whole yard was filled with a rich but indescribable fragrance, which made people move their index fingers.
Mrs. Chen just took out the bowls and chopsticks. When she saw her son coming back, she greeted him, "Youting, wash your hands quickly. Ling Yun made braised beef offal today. It tastes very fragrant. It will be ready soon. We are ready to eat."
The last meal he had was in the morning. Su Youting was really hungry, and now he was even hungrier when he smelled the aroma of food. He quickly fetched water, washed his hands, and washed his face, and consciously sat down at the dining table.
Ling Yun made beef noodles for dinner today. He just bought white noodles in the afternoon. The rolled noodles are chewy and fragrant. They are cooked with beef bone soup over low heat and blanched with a few home-grown vegetables. Add a spoonful of fragrant braised soup and chopped beef offal.
A big bowl full for each person. After eating, it feels warm in the stomach and tastes like meat.
Su Youting ate quickly without fear of being burned. After a while, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his head and the bowl was bottomed out. Fortunately, Ling Yun had cooked enough and filled another bowl for him.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was warm, heart-warming and stomach-warming. The smile on Su Chen's face never faded as she ate.
Su Youting, who had eaten a bowl of base, slowed down this time and asked as if unintentionally, "How do you know that?"
Ling Yun understood as soon as he heard that Su Youting was talking about his pretense today. It seemed that he was still suspicious. The fact that he didn't ask questions at the Shen family didn't mean that he didn't know anything about it.
Ling Yun thought for a long time before swallowing the noodles in his mouth and said slowly, "Do you believe me when I say it?"
"I believe it." Su Youting answered very simply.
"I hit my head after rolling down the mountain, and I fainted. An old man with a white beard taught me this in my dream. He taught me a lot and said I couldn't die."
Mrs. Su Chen felt heartbroken when she thought of Ling Yun being found and brought back in a state of embarrassment with a big bump on his head. She took Ling Yun's hand and said, "Good girl, you didn't deserve to die. God, please open your eyes." The gods should be reluctant to let you leave us. My daughter is lucky, and it is a good thing to learn skills. We will not mention this matter in the future, and we will live a good life!"
Although Su Youting didn't quite believe what this old man with a white beard said, but after receiving the friendly look of warning from his own mother, he seriously stopped delving into it. Ling Yun breathed a sigh of relief.
I prayed secretly in my heart, "Don't blame the white-bearded old god who passed by. I was forced to do this because of helplessness. Regardless of whether you saved me or not, I am extremely grateful for your existence. Thank you very much."
Before the family's warm dinner was finished, several young men appeared outside the yard, wearing short-game equipment, hatchets on their waists, and carrying bows and arrows. The leader was an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy.
Seeing Su Youting, he spoke anxiously, his voice trembling, "Brother Youting, it's not good, my father hasn't come back yet. I'm afraid something will happen to him on the mountain, but Anyuan Mountain is so big, I don't know where to go." Go find me and help me think of something."
"Huzi, don't be anxious. Speak slowly and explain things clearly." This young man is the son of the old hunter Su Youting is going to go into the mountains with today. The old hunter is going into the mountains today to clean up a few things that were destroyed by large prey. traps, collecting prey that have fallen into the traps, and hunting along the way.
Su Youting listened to Ling Yun's words in the morning and did not go into the mountain. In the evening, something happened to the old hunter. Generally, experienced hunters would never stay until the sun went down. No wonder Huzi was so anxious.
People who live in villages near Anyuan Mountain know that ferocious animals in the mountains become wild at night, and most of them hunt at night.
Su Youting stood up and was about to pick up his weapon and follow them up the mountain to look for the person.
