Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

Xu Yuan heard this, smiled and said, "Why not? This is all money. Just because we can't do it doesn't mean others can't do it."

"It's late, go to bed first."

Xu Zhi suddenly realized, yes, there are others, not all things need to be done by oneself. Seeing that her elder sister seemed to have an idea, her heart was full of pride, her elder sister was the best.

Two days later, the casing had completely dried and the surface was hard, and the texture looked very much like a piece of dried skin. Xu Yuan soaked it in hot water, and it instantly felt like a transparent film again.

At this time, the kitchen was already bustling with activity. Xu Qing and Aunt Li were sitting by the fire, while Xu Zhi, Li Juanhua, Zhu Xiaoque, and many others were waiting on the side, waiting for Xu Yuan to assign them tasks.

Yesterday, Xu Yuan and Aunt Xu Qingli had already marinated the needed meat fillings. Today, their main task was to stuff all the meat fillings into the sausage casings. For this purpose, Xu Yuan even made a few more funnels.

Xu Yuan first tied one end of the casing with cotton thread, then picked up the funnel and stuffed one end directly into the casing. He scooped a spoonful of meat stuffing into the funnel. When the meat stuffing almost filled the casing, he tied it into small sections with cotton thread at regular intervals.

Everyone was stunned, Xu Qing and Aunt Li just thought it was interesting, so this is sausage. They quickly understood the action of making a wish and started to make it without saying a word.

"Let me come too, Sister Xuyuan. Now I understand what's going to happen." Gu Qingming was eager to try. He quickly rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands in the basin of water beside him.

"Second sister, don't you think the way my eldest sister is tied into pieces looks a lot like lotus roots?"

"Now that you mention it, it does look similar, but there's meat inside, and I don't know what it tastes like." Many people agreed, rolled up their sleeves, washed their hands, and came forward to help.

"Xiaoyuan, just put it in there and it will be fine?" Xu Qing asked.

This job is not difficult, just a bit tedious.

"Yes, the next step is to air dry it and wait for a while."

While Xuyuan was talking, he had already filled a piece of sausage casing with meat stuffing.

"I have to say that this girl has a smart brain. She can think of this way of dealing with it. But to be honest, it's quite tiring to do it once. She has to deal with the intestines and the meat filling. I'm really curious about what it will look like." Aunt Li muttered.

A few of them chatted while working, and they didn't feel bored at all.

"I don't know if it's cold in the north, if they have good food, and if they have warm clothes. When I think about these things, I feel depressed."

Xu Qing looked at Xu Yuan and suddenly thought of Gu Qinghan who was somewhere in the north, and said.

"Don't worry, I think the situation in the county is under control. Maybe things won't be so bad. Just clean up the mess and come back soon." Aunt Li comforted him. Although she was also worried, she had let it go since Li Junguang came back. She always thought positively about everything, and good things would always happen to her.

"Mother, is it true that brother won't be able to come back for the New Year this year?" Gu Qingming pouted and muttered.

"Alas." Xu Qing didn't know how to answer and sighed softly.

"Let's not talk about those unhappy things. How can we sigh and groan as we welcome the New Year?" Aunt Li said unhappily, without stopping her hands.

The women and children stayed at home, while Village Chief Gu took several people from the village to the county town to buy New Year's goods in advance.

It was not until noon that Xu Yuan and his group finally finished making the casings. When Gu Qingming and the other children saw the strings of hanging intestines, full of meat, they felt a sense of satisfaction in their hearts.

After having dinner at Xuyuan’s house, they returned home.

……

In Lin'an County, apart from the heavily guarded city gates, there were still officials patrolling the streets. Everything was no different from usual. Especially today as there was a rally. Stalls were set up on both sides of the street, and the hawkers' cries were incessant, making the street very lively.

Xu Yuan took advantage of the lunch break to come to the county town. Gu Qinghan's two-story cottage had been completely renovated and the yard had been cleaned. It must have been taken care of by Village Chief Gu when he came to the county town this morning. Couplets were also posted in front of the door in advance. Although no one lived here, the house was not abandoned.

After arriving at the market, Xu Yuan went to the money shop to check the recent financial income, then withdrew some money and walked towards Fumanlou.

Unexpectedly, when he just walked into the crowd, there were not many people there. Before passing a stall that had already closed, he was bumped by a half-grown child. Xu Yuan was quick to grab the back of the child's collar, and the child was so scared that he screamed and struggled desperately with his hands and feet.

"Who is it? Let me go! There are bad guys trying to catch me..."

Before Xu Yuan could finish his words, she covered the man's mouth with her hand. The crowd was noisy, and Xu Yuan's dress was not eye-catching, so no one would notice her.

"Boy, hand it over. As long as you hand it over, I won't mind."

Xu Yuan gently patted the boy on the forehead and said coldly.

"Sister, what are you talking about? I don't understand." Shuanzi looked up in confusion and said with a dazed look in his eyes. Then he struggled and tried to escape from Xuyuan's hand.

"Don't pay?"

Xuyuan exerted force on his hands, pulled his hand and pressed it down.

"Ouch, it hurts, sister, let me go." Shuanzi didn't expect that the woman in front of him had such strong hands. He was twitching in pain. He had been squatting at the door of this money house for a long time and never saw someone so easy to attack. He didn't expect that she was such a ruthless character.

In order not to attract the attention of passers-by, Xu Yuan let go of Shuanzi when he was screaming in pain. When passers-by looked over, they only saw the backs of Xu Yuan and Shuanzi.

It's not that Shuanzi didn't want to scream, but the woman in front of him was too fierce, and she even made him unable to utter a word. At this moment, he was still a little scared. When he was taken to a remote alley, he suddenly knelt down in front of Xu Yuan and kowtowed several times, leaving Xu Yuan unable to rub his hands in time, and he quickly pulled up the boy kneeling on the ground.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? I didn't do anything to you. Just give me back my things." Xu Yuan said.

Shuanzi opened his mouth, pointed anxiously with his finger, wiped his tears, and looked at Xuyuan pitifully.

Xu Yuan took a good look at the child in front of him. He was about the same age as Guozi. He was wrapped in several layers of coarse cloth full of patches and had a pair of cloth shoes with holes in them. It was a very cold day and his exposed toes were frozen red. He looked really pitiful.

"Where are your family members?" Xu Yuan asked out of curiosity.

"Ah ah ah..."

Shuanzi reminded Xuyuan with his voice that could not make any sound.