Mrs. Jiang has been keeping an eye out to see if anyone is trying to take advantage of the situation. She knows exactly who went up the mountain with her yesterday.
Qingyue noticed what Sister Jiang was doing at a glance, thought for a moment and walked over to look at Sister Jiang: "Sister Jiang, if Old Lady Zhou shamelessly comes to claim the meat next time, don't give it to her."
This really suited Jiang Dasao's wishes. The less pound she could give away, the better. Thinking of this, Jiang Dasao nodded and said, "Okay, I won't give it to them. But Zhou Dashu also went up the mountain with us yesterday. What do you think?"
Qingyue curled her lips and said, "He was the one who asked us to go up the mountain to rescue people. We have already treated him well by not asking him to pay for the meat. Moreover, killing this wild boar is a favor to him for saving his life. Why is he still staring at this pound of meat? You are dreaming if you scold my girl for wanting to eat meat."
Sister Jiang understood that this old lady Zhou had completely offended Miss Qingyue. Maybe even Miss Mu was somewhat displeased with the Zhou family, but they were kind-hearted and didn't bother to embarrass them. Miss Qingyue was different. She didn't take any action.
"You're talking about bullying our Beibei and wanting to take advantage of us. Dream on. All the good relationships are his."
Originally, Jiang Dasao just watched silently, but now she is open and aboveboard. People who came to get the meat have already lined up, and they feel a little embarrassed when they see Jiang Dasao's behavior. It's just one pound of meat, and they are willing to give it away.
Jiang Tian also felt a little embarrassed. He knew his wife's habits. It was not easy to scold her in front of so many people. Fortunately, she just stared at him and felt sad in her heart.
The meat was divided quickly. At this moment, Mrs. Zhou came running over and asked, "Is it all divided? Where is my meat?"
Jiang Tian didn't want to give it to Old Lady Zhou at all, but he didn't know how to refuse. But Sister Jiang spoke directly: "Yours? When did our family owe you meat?"
Old Mrs. Zhou stared at Mrs. Jiang with wide eyes, "Didn't they say that every family that goes up the mountain gets one pound of meat? Didn't my family also go up the mountain?"
When these words were spoken, not only did Jiang Dasao laugh, but even the other people who were collecting meat laughed: "Why do they go up the mountain? Why did your Zhou Dashu go up the mountain? How dare you come here to collect meat?"
"That's right, you don't repay the favor of saving my life, but you come to ask for meat from me."
The people in the village now understood why Sister Jiang had been staring there since the meat was divided. She was the first one to notice it when Old Lady Zhou arrived. It turned out that she had been on guard for a long time!
When Mrs. Zhou heard people in the village saying that, she got angry too. She looked at Mrs. Jiang angrily and said, "Your husband is the head of the village. People in our village are not rich. What's wrong with you giving me a pound of meat? In my opinion, those who followed into the mountains should get two pounds, and those who did not go into the mountains should get one pound."
Is this really going too far? Just because the people in the village are poor, the village head should be rich and powerful? If there is something at home, it should be shared? It's a joke.
"How much meat do you think a wild boar has? Like you said, everyone who goes into the mountains gets two pounds of meat, so how much is left? It seems that we can't even taste the meat we hunted? If you have some at home, can you also take out your food and share it with everyone?"
Old Lady Zhou stared at the huge amount of pork with her eyes wide open: "Don't you still have so much pork? What if you give me a pound?"
Mrs. Jiang snorted, "No, no, go back quickly."
Mrs. Zhou was not happy. Seeing so much meat, she was not willing to eat it. She was very depressed and sat on the ground and howled: "Oh, this is so unfair. You promised to share the meat, but you didn't give it to me. You are so rich and unkind."
Beibei blinked her eyes and said, "This old woman is quite educated. She knows the expression 'rich but unkind'. How interesting."
Sister Jiang is not like other people. Her husband is the head of the village. She is very confident: "Alright, stop making trouble. Leave quickly, or don't blame me for taking action. Everyone here knows you well. They all know who you are. It's useless for you to make trouble."
There are very few outsiders in their village, and even if they come, they stay at the headman's house! Are they afraid of other people
Beibei waved at Qingyue and said, "Aunt Qingyue, go tell Sister Jiang to sell the meat to other people in the village at two cents per pound so that we can eat it together."
Qingyue looked at Beibei in confusion. Beibei smiled and continued, "We will have to go to the mountains to hunt a lot of wild animals later, so that others won't be jealous."
Beibei would be afraid of people being jealous? Qingyue would never believe it. But in the end, her daughter was kind-hearted and sympathized with these people who hadn't eaten meat for a long time.
He came to Jiang Dasao and told her what Beibei meant. Jiang Dasao opened her mouth, a little reluctant. Then she thought, it's not hers, forget it, just give it to her.
"Well, I have good news for you all. Anyone who wants to eat meat can come and buy it. It's two cents a pound, and there's not much meat. Those who just got the meat should not come and buy it."
Those who did not follow the group up the mountain paid two more cents, which made everyone feel a little better. When Mrs. Zhou heard what Mrs. Jiang said, she was very angry.
"You want me to use the money to buy meat..."
Just as he was about to scold her, Jiang Dasao spoke directly: "Be quiet, it's none of your business. I won't sell it to you even if you pay. Is there anyone who wants to buy meat? There's only one chance. If you miss it, there will be no more."
"I'll buy it, I'll buy it." The one who spoke was a woman in the village. She had been envious of other families eating meat today. Now it was only two cents a pound, so she would miss it. Usually it was at least five cents, and it was even more expensive when the price was high. Buying it now would be a good deal.
With the first person asking, the rest naturally rushed forward, fearing that they would not be able to buy it, and quickly came forward to say, "I want it, I want it."
"I also want."
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Instantly there was a commotion, and Old Lady Zhou was pushed aside. Someone even thought she was in the way and pulled her aside, saying, "Hey, move to the side. There's no place for you. Don't bother us."
Old Mrs. Zhou still didn't know what was going on, but she was already in a corner. Everyone in front of her went up to buy meat.
After a lively discussion, only five kilograms of meat were left out of the more than two hundred kilograms. "Okay, we won't sell these five kilograms. We have so many people in our family and we need to eat them ourselves. The meat in our hearts has also been divided, so let's all go."
Basically, everyone in the village had meat to eat, except for Zhou Dashu's family. Everyone left, but Old Lady Zhou was still standing there, obviously a little bit unbelievable. The meat was gone
Mrs. Jiang didn't care about her. It was time to clean up. After distributing the meat, it was already noon: "Everyone must be hungry now. Just eat something for lunch, and we will cook some meat for dinner, okay?"
This is to ask Jiang Hu and Bei Bei what they mean! Jiang Hu smiled and nodded: "Okay, eat something casual at noon and eat something good at night. In the afternoon, Bei Bei and I will go to the mountain."
Jiang Tian looked at Jiang Hu with a worried look on his face: "What are you going to do in the mountains?"
Jiang Hu laughed and said, "Let's check if there are many wild animals on the mountain behind us, such as wild boars. If there are many, kill a few more so that everyone can have enough to eat. We will go up the mountain to check in the afternoon. If we find more, we will take people to hunt tomorrow."
That's fine, the whole village can go hunting and have a good year. Thinking of this, Jiang Tian nodded and said, "That's fine, but it seems a bit too dangerous for you to do this."
Mrs. Jiang was thinking: "If you want to go up the mountain again, I'll prepare some cakes for you. They will be delicious when you get hungry on the mountain."
Beibei smiled and thanked: "Okay, thank you very much, sister-in-law."
Sister Jiang smiled and went to work. After all, she was just doing a handicraft, and the ingredients, flour, etc. were all brought by Beibei. Qingyue smiled and went to help, and soon a simple lunch was ready.
After eating and resting for half an hour, the three of them went up the mountain together. Beibei looked at Jiang Hu: "Brother Hu, do you plan to use this excuse to go up the mountain from time to time to look for the treasure on the sheepskin scroll? This is a good idea. First kill the prey nearby and then go further away."
I guess with these foods, these people are willing to help. Beibei thought so and looked at Jiang Hu, trying to understand what Jiang Hu meant.
Jiang Hu looked at Bei Bei and said, "I don't think this big brother would be willing to go to Kyoto with us, so I thought about finding some business for this village. The village will be richer and life will be better. I've seen that there are quite a few people in the village."
Because there are so many people, it might not be easy to find a job. But since Jiang Hu said so, is there a way
"What kind of business are you going to give them? Hunting, right? Are you going to train hunters?"
Jiang Hu shook his head: "No, I plan to let them raise pigs and then make ham. Once the ham is ready, it can be kept for a long time, and then it can be transported and sold outside. What do you think?"
Beibei thought about it carefully and it seemed feasible. However, this would not make the village rich, but at least it would allow the people in the village to have enough food and clothing.
Besides, this place is close to the mountains, so we can just fence in an area and raise pigs. There is pig grass all over the mountains, so it is no problem to raise a hundred or so pigs.
"So you're planning to catch wild boars and domesticate them? Wait until next spring, and then they'll give birth to baby wild boars. This way, it's a no-cost business. Brother Hu is really awesome."
Jiang Hu was a little amused: "What do you mean by no-cost business? Aren't we just making costs now? Let's go and look for it. Maybe we can find other animals suitable for breeding!"
Beibei nodded: "That's right, rabbits and foxes can all be raised, and raising these animals for their fur is more profitable!"