Chapter 394: How Embarrassing!
Chapter 394: How Embarrassing!
Zhou Mu: "We'll slaughter just one."
With four pigs in the family, during the division of the family, it was agreed that each of the three brothers would get one, and Zhou Fu and Zhou Mu would share one.
All the pigs were raised by Tian Caixia, and she usually fed them. When Tian Caixia went out to sea, Zhou Mu would take over the feeding.
Zhou Mu planned to slaughter the one belonging to the two elders and make some dried meat and sausages.
Due to the climate, the best time to dry the meat and sausages was before the Winter Solstice.
The weather before the Winter Solstice was dry and sunny, perfect for drying meat and sausages.
But after the Winter Solstice, the weather was unpredictable.
Li Xiuxian breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "It's good to slaughter one for dried meat and sausages. Yingying and Ah Sen love the dried meat and sausages you make, Mom."
This year's market price for pork seemed to be four cents per pound, and it might get even more expensive towards the end of the year. The pigs they raised were usually over 250 pounds each.
A single pig could sell for around a hundred yuan. Last year, they also raised four pigs, and by the end of the year, they made over four hundred yuan from selling the pigs.
In the past, the money was handled by Zhou Mu's parents, but now that the family was divided, the money from each family's pigs would naturally be kept by each respective family.
Zhou Mu said, "When the time comes, I'll bring some of the dried meat and sausages to the new house."
Jiang Xia found a small stool and sat down, "Mom, you go take a bath first, I'll do the mending."
After observing it many times, Jiang Xia now also knew how to mend fishing nets.
This was probably an essential skill for a fishwife.
Zhou Mu wasn't a fisherman's daughter, but she learned everything after marrying Zhou Fu.
Zhou Mu said, "No need, you go to sleep. I'm almost done."
Jiang Xia didn't say anything and sat at the other end, finding a spot to start mending.
Li Xiuxian said, "I'll go check on Yingying and tell Ah Sen to take a bath."
Then she returned to her room.
Zhou Chenglei was currently helping Zhou Ying with her homework.
As soon as school was out, Zhou Ying returned home, and she only started her homework after taking a bath. With the end of the term approaching, there was more homework, and today's assignment was an essay, which she only finished now.
Li Xiuxian said to him, "You go take a bath now! Mom will take a bath after she's done mending the net."
Zhou Chenglei only said to his daughter, "Clean up and go to sleep."
After saying this, he stood up and took his clothes to bathe.
He didn't even glance at Li Xiuxian once.
Li Xiuxian: "..."
How long will she stay angry?
Yingying's illness is already cured!
Zhou Mu and Jiang Xia quickly finished mending the net, and after cleaning her hands, Jiang Xia went to use the toilet at the new house.
Now, she no longer felt scared when using the toilet at night.
Just as Zhou Chenglei finished washing his clothes and was hanging them to dry, he saw Jiang Xia and frowned, "You're not asleep yet?"
"I'll sleep after using the toilet," Jiang Xia said as she went inside to use the bathroom.
After hanging the clothes, Zhou Chenglei joined Jiang Xia outside, and the couple closed the door together.
Back in the room, as Jiang Xia lay in bed, she was pulled into a warm and embracing hug.
They kissed passionately.
Until they were breathless.
Their chests resonated with each other's heartbeat.
He released her and laid her down gently.
Supporting himself with his hands to avoid crushing their children, he bent down and lowered his head...
Just now, he was genuinely worried about the tiles being slippery.
With the cold weather, he was also concerned about Jiang Xia catching a chill, so he was truly just taking care of her.
Now, it was warm, and there was no need to worry about the cold.
Jiang Xia loved strawberries, and he loved planting them.
He planted them in his territory.
...
The ticking sound of the mechanical watch rang in their ears for a long time.
Jiang Xia couldn't bear it when he did this,
This kind of intimate rubbing...
She was afraid he'd forget his boundaries.
Instinctively, she pushed him away.
Zhou Chenglei raised his head, took her hand, and with a supporting hand, he returned to her ear and whispered two words.
His voice was hoarse.
He looked at her.
Jiang Xia glared at him and turned her head away, avoiding his gaze.
Zhou Chenglei pulled her into his embrace and smiled gently.
Continuing...
The second hand of the watch under the pillow ticked round after round.
Jiang Xia buried her face in his embrace,
breathing in the air within his chest, fiery like a furnace.
It was all his scent.
Clearly cold yet contradictorily scalding.
Clearly the most upright but also full of variety.
...
The next day, the sun was high in the sky when Jiang Xia finally woke up.
She took out her watch to check the time, and it was already 9:30!
Just as she was about to put the watch down, she noticed a mark on the dial.
Jiang Xia: "..."
Later, when she was wiping it, she felt sleepy, and in her daze, she seemed to have taken the watch to check the time.
Jiang Xia placed the watch on the bedside table, waiting for him to return and clean it himself.
Then she saw a note on the bedside: There's breakfast in the pot, remember to eat. I'm going to Big Brother's house to slaughter a pig with Mom.
The words were gentle, but the handwriting was vigorous and powerful, exuding a chilling aura.
Just like the man himself, his presence was awe-inspiring.
His handwriting was sharp and forceful, filled with killing intent.
Jiang Xia opened the drawer, put the note inside, and closed it.
Then she took the clothes he had prepared and changed into them.
The inner layer of clothing felt a bit tight, squeezing her a little painfully, and she didn't know if it was his issue or not.
After getting dressed, she walked out.
In the courtyard, the bedsheets and duvet covers changed last night were hanging and fluttering in the wind.
There was also the sleepwear he had hurriedly used to wipe his hands.
It was still her sleepwear!
Jiang Xia: "..."
How could he be so bold as to wash the bedsheets early in the morning?
In the iron pot, a bowl of bird's nest milk and a bowl of yellow rice congee were kept warm. There was also a sea cucumber, a boiled egg, and a small piece of sweet potato.
After Jiang Xia finished her breakfast, she went out, intending to visit the main house and take a look.
Jiang Xia had already heard the piercing squeals of the pig.
She had never witnessed a pig slaughter before.
In her time, pigs were sent to the slaughterhouse for uniform slaughter after inspection, and private slaughter was not allowed.
As Jiang Xia locked the courtyard gate, someone from the neighboring courtyard walked out.
It was Pan Daidi.
When Pan Daidi saw Jiang Xia, her eyes seemed to be filled with poison, staring fixedly at Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia was surprised for a moment, but she calmly met her gaze.
When Pan Daidi's eyes met Jiang Xia's, she quickly looked away! She pulled at her brand-new woolen coat, turned her head, saw the tall and new mansion across the way, her expression froze, then turned her head again, and walked away with heavy steps!
Jiang Xia lowered her head to take a look.
She was wearing a pair of lambskin shoes.
Jiang Xia locked the courtyard gate and went to Great-Grandmother's house, asking He Xinghuan to help keep an eye on their own courtyard.
He Xinghuan was busy dividing dried fish, and she smiled in response, deciding to move the dried fish to the courtyard gate to divide them.
Jiang Xia thanked her and headed to the main house.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, she smelled a pungent bloody scent.
Several men were standing in the courtyard.
There were a few people Jiang Xia didn't recognize.
Jiang Xia also saw two large basins of pig blood and two pigs.
Zhou Chenglei held a knife, his brows furrowed in concentration as he scraped off the pig hair. Suddenly, as if sensing something, he looked towards the courtyard gate.
He quickly put down the knife, washed his hands, came to her side, blocked her view, and looked at her gently: "Why did you come over? Have you eaten breakfast?"
His well-fed face indeed looked refreshed!
Jiang Xia averted her gaze: "I've never seen a pig slaughter before, so I came to take a look."
Zhou Chenglei: "..."
What's so interesting about this?
The smell was overwhelming and bloody.
When Zhou Mu saw Jiang Xia coming over, she also walked towards her. She remembered that when Second Daughter-in-Law was pregnant with Yingying, she never vomited. But after witnessing a pig slaughter, she started vomiting severely.
Until Yingying was born, she couldn't eat pork, and even the usual cooking smells made her nauseous)"Little Xia, don't go in. Go home! Alei, you don't need to be here. Take Little Xia to buy things!"
Zhou Chenglei took off his gloves and apron, leading Jiang Xia away.
(End of Chapter)
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