After becoming a top-notch peasant woman, she continues to be a top-notch

Qiao Er drank a bowl of water before he started talking. "The wild boar was killed, but a lot of crops were destroyed. Big brother was super powerful. He swung the machete in his hand and chopped the wild boar."

"Finally, my eldest brother chopped off the wild boar's neck. The wild boar bled a lot, and then we went up to finish it off. In the end, everyone killed the wild boar."

"It was so dangerous. The wild boar chased Big Brother several times."

Qiao Chen's heart was pounding when she heard this. She came over and patted Qiao Chao's arm, "Boss, why are you so brave? Why are you rushing to the front? What will happen to Zhen and the child if something happens to you?"

Mrs. Qiao Chen wiped the corners of her eyes. She was really scared.

Qiao Chao: ...Hasn't he come back? Why are you still beating him?

Zhen Yue: "They should be tired too, let them go inside and rest first."

"Okay, okay, go and rest. I'll go help Qian make some noodles for you."

The simple clear soup noodles were ready quickly, and the three of them ate them very quickly, and it was obvious that they were really hungry.

Qiao Chao was so tired that he didn't even take a shower. He just washed his feet, dried his body, and lay down on the bed and quickly fell asleep. Although Zhen Yue felt a little disgusted, she also understood him.

Soon, the entire Qiao family became quiet.

The next day, everyone in the family got up late, except little Achu. When Zhen Yue woke up, the child was already open with his eyes looking somewhere, sucking his little fingers, and not crying or making a fuss. He looked very well-behaved. When he saw Zhen Yue looking at him, he suddenly smiled.

Qiao Chao was still sleeping soundly on the side. Zhen Yue got out of bed and went out to wash up. Qian and Qiao Chen had just gotten up to make breakfast.

Zhen Yue washed up and fed the child. Not long after, Qiao Chao finally woke up. When the family was having breakfast, someone came over and said, "Uncle Dashan, the village chief said he was going to kill the pig and distribute the meat."

Qiao Dashan: "Okay, we'll go right away."

When Qian heard about the division of meat, she was very enthusiastic and was ready to set off with a large basin. Zhen Yue took the child and the whole family went to watch the pig being slaughtered.

The wild boar was quite fat, weighing about two hundred pounds, which was considered a very large animal in ancient times.

Except for the Qiao family, all the other families came to the village chief's house together, and everyone watched the man slaughter the pig and divide the meat.

Before arriving at the scene, Zhen Yue smelled an unusual fishy odor. She covered her nose and walked over. There were already a lot of people gathered there, and it was impossible to squeeze in.

Zhen Yue stood on tiptoe outside, took a look, then ran to sit under a tree, waiting for the meat to be divided.

Because the three men of the Qiao family worked hard last night, and Qiao Chao was the main force, the Qiao family finally got three pounds of meat, two large bones, and a small piece of pork liver.

Seeing that the Qiao family got so much, some people were unhappy, "No, why? Why do we only get one pound of meat?"

The person on the side said, "No one from your family came out yesterday, so it's good to get one pound."

"No, my crops were trampled. Why don't you compensate me?"

"Only yours was stepped on? Mine was stepped on too." Mrs. Zhang rolled her eyes. Mrs. Zhang's family gained one and a half kilograms. Zhang Daniu also went there last night. Although he didn't dare to go up, he just watched from the side.

"How come the Qiao family got so much? Their crops weren't even trampled."

Qian: "All three men in my family have gone out to hunt the wild boar, and my eldest brother contributed the most, so what's wrong with getting a little more meat?"

"Qiao Da was indeed the main force in slaughtering pigs last night." The village chief on the side nodded, "Give the Qiao family another rib."

"Hey? Why give it to their family again?"

Village chief: "It's because the Qiao family put in a lot of effort last night. Are you the village chief or am I the village chief? If you say more, I will give the Qiao family more meat." He saw the danger last night.

No one dared to speak out now. If the Qiao family could get more meat, would their family have less meat? That was not acceptable.

Qian was very happy and handed the basin over again. There was nothing else for them to do, so the family went back home.

Xiaohua and the others were jumping up and down, "We'll have meat to eat tonight."

"Hee hee hee."

Qiao Chenshi: "We'll eat a pound of meat later, but how do we cook the bones?"

Zhen Yue: "Bones stewed with sauerkraut, pork fried with cowpeas."

Mrs. Qiao Chen: "Okay. Let's do it. Let's save the ribs and the rest for tonight."

After lunch, Zhen Yue asked Qiao Chao to go outside and get some soil so that she could start making charcoal.

Qiao Chao: "Didn't you say to cook it in the stove?"

Zhen Yue: "Get the soil back first."

"oh oh."

The charcoal was burned in an open space behind the house. Zhen Yue also asked Qiao Dashan to arrange the firewood that he had chopped yesterday into strips into a circle, stand it up and put some dry leaves next to it.

Qiao Chao brought the soil over, and Zhen Yue asked him to get some water to make mud, and then spread it around the firewood, leaving a hole on it and digging a few vent holes around it.

"Light a fire and throw it in, so that the wood inside will burn. Start the fire from above and throw it in."

Qiao Chao did it for the first time, "Is this really okay?"

Zhen Yue: "You'll know if you try it. You try it first."

Qiao Dashan was also confused, wondering how could charcoal be made in this way? Would the wood inside be able to burn?

After a long struggle, the firewood inside was finally lit, and smoke came out from the vents.

Zhen Yue was coughing because of the smoke. She ran far away. Qiao Chao: "...What's next?"

Zhen Yue: "Next, if the fire reaches the hole below, seal it up with mud."

"alright."

Qiao Dashan and Qiao Chao kept watching from the side, and when they saw the fire from the hole below, they quickly sealed the entrance with mud.

"Finally, seal the hole above for me." Zhen Yue walked over.

Qiao Dashan and Qiao Chao sealed the hole at the top. "Okay, we can open it again after a while."

Qiao Chao scratched his face, "What if it doesn't work?"

Zhen Yue glared at him, "Break the crow's mouth, it will definitely work."

Qiao Chao: "...Okay, it will work."

Taking advantage of this time, they went to the vegetable field to pick vegetables. They were going to sell them in the county town tomorrow. More than two hours later, the three of them came back. Qiao Chao took a shovel and started to dig away the mud on the outside. He soon saw the black stuff inside.

It's charcoal!

It worked!

Zhen Yue walked over and broke off two pieces. One piece was in good condition, black inside, and the other piece seemed to be a little bit opaque inside, but it was much better now. The rest was burnt to ashes.

Qiao Dashan was also very happy, "This charcoal is really good." In the past, they used firewood directly to keep warm. Charcoal? That was something only rich people had.

Zhen Yue: "Next time, go chop more firewood, it's best to find this kind of firewood."

Qiao Dashan: "I will go chop wood tomorrow."

Qiao Chao: "I can go deliver the food tomorrow, let Qiao Er go with me."

"Okay! I'll go with the second one."

The next day, Qiao Chao went to the county town alone. This time, Song Tiesheng asked him, "When will you come next time?"

Qiao Chao: "About three days later. If you need me, I can come tomorrow."

Song Tiesheng nodded. "Hasn't the weather started to get cold recently? The Song family wanted to stock up on some vegetables, mainly radishes and cabbages, and cowpeas are also OK. If you have extra, please send as many as you can."

Cowpeas can also be made into sour beans, or dried and preserved.

"Okay, then I'll go back and ask my family to prepare the food and try to get it here as soon as possible."

"Ah."