nycdaug Chapter 22 Divide the Meat
Chapter 22 Divide the Meat
"Haven't you bullied me enough?" Wang Qiao'er snorted.
Yunyi sighed and said, "Since you don't like me that much, then have your grandmother return my indenture to me, and I'll leave immediately."
Xia Songshi, who was standing next to her, was stunned and her heart jumped into her throat.
“You…” Wang Qiao’er glared, not knowing how to retort for a moment, “I didn’t say you could leave, I just told you not to bully Da Bao and the others.”
Da Bao tugged at Wang Qiao'er's sleeve: "Sister Qiao'er, she hasn't been bullying us lately."
Wang Qiao'er was still fuming and wanted to say something, but someone shouted, "Old Quan is here," so Yun Yi didn't bother arguing with the younger ones anymore.
Old Quan walked very fast, leaving Ersheng, who had come to call him, far behind. He was also carrying a huge bamboo basket on his back.
Yunyi watched the man's steps, her eyes flashing. This was definitely not an ordinary person; he knew kung fu and must have been a soldier.
As he got closer, he noticed that the other man had a thick beard that covered most of his face, revealing only a pair of eagle-like eyes.
Yunyi could sense the ruthless aura emanating from the other party, and she was certain that his hands were stained with blood.
Old Quan took off his basket, took out his tools, glanced at the wild boar, then at Yun Yi: "You know my rules, right?"
Yunyi shook her head: "I don't know, tell me."
"I don't want wages, but give me the pig's head."
"Okay." Yunyi nodded. A pig's head wasn't cheap, so the other party's payment wasn't cheap either.
Because each family would receive two jin (1 kg), and those who wanted more could buy it at half price, everyone consciously started lining up to get their meat after seeing Lao Quan arrive.
Old Quan was very quick and efficient. He bleeds the pig, skins it, and butchers it in no time. His knife work was swift and decisive.
Moreover, he has a remarkable ability: he can always tell that two pounds of meat cut off will never actually weigh one pound and nine ounces, thus eliminating the need for weighing.
When people receive their meat, each household usually buys a few extra pounds, since it's cheap and it's busy farming season, so it's a good way to nourish their families.
"Little Grass, Jinhua has already taken your two jin of meat back." It was Xia Tianyou's wife, Xiao Yu, who helped divide the meat.
"Second Aunt, I'm taking my own." Xia Xiaocao glanced around. "I'm married now, so I'm considered a separate household."
Xiao Yu was taken aback for a moment: "Then I can't give it to you. You're married now, and you're no longer a member of our Xia Family Village. How can you come and take our meat?"
"Second Aunt, Little Aunt, why are you so stubborn?" Xia Xiaocao was immediately anxious, but she didn't dare to raise her voice, so she could only lower her voice, "One more of me won't make a difference, hurry up, I'll send you half a catty later."
Xiao Yu and Xia Xiaocao's mother, Xia Yu, are cousins. Their husbands are brothers. So, from the father's side, Xia Xiaocao calls Xiao Yu her second aunt, and from the mother's side, she calls her her little aunt.
"Little Grass, do you think people are stupid?" Xiao Yu sneered. "Don't you know how many households there are in our village? Don't you see that they are all kept in the accounts? If you want to take it to Liujiatun, then pay for it yourself. I'll give you a 50% discount because we're from the same village. If you don't like it, then get out of the way."
She really disliked her husband's niece. It wasn't that she was bad, but she was just annoying from a young age. She always liked to use her cunning to take advantage of others and always thought that everyone else in the world was stupid and that she was the only smart one.
"You..." Xia Xiaocao was furious and wanted to say something, but when she saw someone coming over to get the meat, she could only move aside reluctantly.
The whole wild boar was gutted and the bones removed, yielding 180 jin of pure meat.
Twenty-two jin were given away, and some people bought some more, so in the end, there were still one hundred and twenty jin of meat left.
Looking at the remaining meat, Yunyi felt a headache coming on. She had overestimated the purchasing power of the villagers, considering that there were only eleven households left besides her own.
As for the neighboring villages, the nearest one, Lishu Village, is an hour's walk away. That village has only a dozen or so households and their purchasing power is average. As for the villages further away, it would be dark by the time we got there after the notification.
“In this heat, the meat will spoil easily if left overnight.” Old Quan packed up his tools. “If you trust me, I can help you take it to the county town to sell.”
Yunyi smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Uncle Quan. Leave me twenty catties, and you can take the rest."
"Yunyi." Just then, Xia Xiaoyue swayed over. "Let's divide the meat. I haven't taken any yet."
Yunyi glanced at Xia Xiaoyue: "Xiaotian already took yours back."
Xia Xiaoyue's face stiffened, then she tugged at the corner of her mouth: "Yunyi, what kind of relationship do we have? Can't you just give me a piece of meat separately? You're not short of meat." As she spoke, she pointed to a piece of elbow, "That piece will do." She was about to reach for it.
Ms. Xiao was helping to tidy up the cutting board when she saw this situation and immediately felt a little depressed. She had just rejected Xia Xiaocao. If Yunyi turned around and gave it to Xia Xiaoyue, then... even though the meat belonged to Yunyi, she would probably be caught in the middle.
As soon as Xia Xiaoyue's hand touched the meat, Yun Yi laughed: "Uncle Quan, you just said this piece weighs eight jin and two liang, right?"
Lao Quan nodded.
“Xiaoyue, we have a good relationship. Even though you’re married, I’ll still give you half price. And even if you weigh eight jin, it’ll be 160 wen.”
"What? You want to charge me money?" Xia Xiaoyue exclaimed in surprise, unable to control her voice.
Everyone looked over.
"Sister Xiaoyue, what are you saying? I risked my life to hunt this wild boar. Thinking of how the villagers have taken care of my family, I gave each family two catties to enjoy, and the rest was half price to help the villagers. What's wrong with that?" Yunyi's tone was a little aggrieved. Having transmigrated to different worlds for hundreds of years, she had already maxed out all kinds of skills. Pretending to be weak and learning to be a green tea was a piece of cake for her.
The expressions on the faces of those around him were somewhat complicated.
Xia Xiaoyue was furious. This idiot used to listen to everything she said, how could she suddenly change like this? If it weren't for the fact that her face hadn't changed, she would have suspected it was a completely different person: "Yunyi, we were such good friends..."
“Sister Xiaoyue, I really treated you like a sister before. You told me that if we ran out of money, we could let the children steal, and even if we caught such young children, we wouldn’t send them to jail. Later, you also told me that Er Ya and San Ya could work at Bai Xiang Lou. I thought they were seven years old, and they could serve tea and water. But later, after inquiring, I found out that Bai Xiang Lou was actually… actually… that kind of place.” Yun Yi’s eyes reddened as she spoke. “Sister Xiaoyue, you’re going to kill me. They’re only seven years old. If they go there, won’t their lives be ruined?”