Chapter 67： My intestines are so wet!

Chapter 67: My intestines are so wet!

At noon on this day, every household ate pork.

Even if the wild boar firewood costs a ladle of water, no one will feel sorry for it.

Li Laoer and Li Laosi brought wild boars into the city. Wild boars were not as expensive as domestic pigs, but the butcher shop still took them away.

Moreover, the two pigs were given eight taels of silver, one tael more than usual.

Not for anything else, because it’s rare!

There is a severe drought this year. There is no harvest and no one has enough to eat. Who will raise pigs?

In the county town, some butcher shops have run out of stock.

Some people wandered around the villages outside the county town and bought back piglets that each family could not afford to raise. A pig weighing 70 to 80 pounds would be good.

The Li family sent these two pigs, both of which were nearly 300 kilograms. You can boil a lot of lard...

Li Laoer and Li Laosi were also very satisfied, and walked around the city after leaving the butcher shop.

When the drought started, they rarely entered the city. Look now, the streets are as depressed as ever.

There was a long queue in front of the grain store. Everyone looked anxious and looked inside the grain store with their feet up.

On the wooden board in front of the grain store, it is written that the price of grain has more than tripled...

Another place with a large number of people is the four deep wells dug when the city was built.

There is one hole each in the southeast and northwest of the county. Because the digging is deep, water can be barely obtained during such a drought.

The county government specially sent officials to take care of it. Each household could only take half a bucket, and they had to endure whether it was enough.

The brothers were thinking about Jiaren and made a special trip to the academy.

Jiaren quickly ran to the back door and was very happy to see his father and uncle.

Jiaren is a little thin, and his lips don’t look thirsty.

Li Laoer was a little relieved and asked carefully.

It turns out that the dean of the college saw the misery of a severe drought when he was studying abroad when he was young. When the college was built, a hundred taels of silver were spent on digging a deep well, which was even deeper than the four wells in the city.

These days, the college’s water use is not affected much.

Jiaren was also worried about his family, so he asked.

“Dad, please discuss this with grandma. Let’s move our family into the city! Rent a yard nearby and I will bring water home every day. It may not be enough, but at least we won’t be too thirsty.”

Li Laoer was pleased that his son was filial and understanding. He whispered about the water in the well at home, and Jiaren's eyes turned red with joy.

“It’s great, it’s great. I’m afraid in my dreams that there will be no water at home. Grandma always says that Fu Niuer is blessed, and our family will all benefit from it.

Look now, grandma was right. Our home is located on a high ground in the village, but our well has water. "

Li Laosi was pleased to hear that Fu Niu was his daughter, so he directly gave the money from the wild boar to Jiaren.

“At this time, stay on your own. If you have a hard time in the academy, go home as soon as possible.”

“I know, Fourth Uncle.” Jiaren didn’t refuse.

After chatting for a few more words, Li Lao Er and Li Lao Si left the city and went home.

Not to mention that the two brothers were rushing home, but in the courtyard in the north of the city, Wu Cuihua was setting up a pot to cook sorghum rice porridge, and she was sweating profusely from the heat.

Finally, the porridge was ready, and she drank it all as soon as she turned her head.

Wu Ergou was holding a big bowl and purring.

On one side stood Liu Laifu and Guo. The two women also had a large bowl each, and they were drinking and disgusting.

“I say Cuihua, you can’t put an extra handful of rice in when you make porridge. Look at how well the porridge is cooked, you can even see people’s shadows.”

Mr. Guo's curled lips were so angry that he looked so unhappy. Wu Cuihua was so furious that she couldn't bear it anymore, so she snatched Guo's bowl with her bare hands.

"Your family is so shameless! I have been here all day long since I moved into this yard. Is it easy for you to treat me as a hard worker to earn some food? I am so tired that I am half dead after a day, and I am jumping around like an animal! You think this porridge is too thin, why don't you Why are you here to eat? Why didn’t you give me a bowl when you were making porridge secretly?”

Ms. Guo was so angry that she wanted to grab the porridge bowl back, but Wu Cuihua drank up the porridge in one gulp.

Mrs. Guo pinched her waist and cursed, "You bitch, if I take a sip of your porridge, I'm giving you face! I'm your aunt, and the younger generation should be filial to their elders! We've come to you, why don't you care? I won't eat you either." You are so concerned about a mouthful of porridge! When our family becomes prosperous, you will not be able to find a way to flatter me!"

Wu Cuihua didn’t show any weakness and immediately scolded her back.

"When our family defected to you, didn't you care about it? Our two families have been divorced a long time ago! What kind of aunt, stop coming here to pack big cloves of garlic! If you don't eat your own food, you come here every day to take advantage! If I had known this, I would have beaten you I won’t help you rent a house even if you die!”

She has ten thousand regrets, and her intestines are blue and purple.

Earlier, her brother sold her rations, but she really had no choice but to wash an extra basin of clothes every day, coaxing the old lady of the host family to treat her better and willing to give her the washed clothes to give away.

It was also her good luck that she met a wealthy family and got a legitimate son, and the government gave her a reward.

She took the opportunity to kowtow and say happy words, and finally got a piece of silver from the noble man to buy some food. Before she could have a full meal, the drought started.

There is a shortage of water in the city, so the job of washing clothes is naturally gone. Although I don’t have to work, the old lady of the house doesn’t give me any food. She could only find a way to survive on her own, taking on any job, even helping pour night fragrance from house to house.

Finally enough to survive, but also to guard against his younger brother stealing a handful from time to time.

Then, the Liu family followed Liu Laifu and came over.

She was stunned by the good words of the Liu family, so she helped the old lady of the host family and told her that she had rented two empty rooms in this yard, and this trouble would start endlessly.

In the past, Liu Laifu came to eat, but now it's better, the whole family is staring at her rice pot.

As long as she cooks, everyone in the Liu family, young and old, will eat it.

It’s not okay to scold or argue. If she hadn’t hid her tightly, she would have even carried the grain bag away.

She missed the time she was in Qingshui Village very much. With her husband’s family protecting her and the evil spirit Li Laosi, the Liu family didn’t even dare to pass by the gate.

At this time, it’s time to bully her!

Mrs. Guo wiped her mouth, regretting that she had not finished the half bowl of porridge.

Every bite she eats here means that there is less rice at home. She didn't care if someone pointed at her nose.

"You are an unfilial thing. No wonder your husband's family doesn't want you. You scold you like this when I eat a mouthful of porridge. Humph, I eat you because I look up to you!"

She sluggishly went back to the house without forgetting to drop the next sentence.

"Just be content, I'm afraid those people in the village will die of thirst. It's good that your mother-in-law and her family didn't come."

If you mess with me again, I will ask Su Niang to go back and deliver the message. It depends on what you will do when the time comes. Not to mention food, there is no place to sleep. "

As expected, Wu Cuihua immediately shut up.

Although she didn’t know what the village was like, she felt bad no matter what she thought about it.

Ms. Guo, don’t be a crow’s mouth. They are all here. What will she do? Do you still have to work to support the Li family?

But thinking about it this way, she felt relieved.

The Li family probably didn't expect to kick her out, but instead saved her.

Actually, her worries were in vain. Not only did the Li family have water to drink, they were even eating meat.

The wild boar meat has been stewed for nearly two hours and is already overcooked.

Not to mention the young and old in the family, even Jiayin had a bowl of meat porridge and ate it deliciously.

(End of this chapter)