When Aunt Xiao heard this, she yelled, "Shut up. What about Wan Niang? How innocent is she?"

Xiao Chiye raised his head and looked at Aunt Xiao: "I won't let anything happen to me. I promised her, and I also promised you and the child."

Aunt Xiao looked at her son in front of her. The inner struggle made her breathless. She fell on a stool not far behind her, clutching the collar of her clothes with one hand.

This step was too difficult. She had no way of making a choice between the blood feud, three children, Xia Wanniang, and her only son.

At this time, Xia Wanniang came in with a plate of sweet potatoes, placed the sweet potatoes on the table in front of Aunt Xiao, squatted down and put her hand on her back to relieve her breath: "Mother, although I don't know what you have been through, but if you don't find out some things clearly, they will become a lifelong demon in your heart."

Aunt Xiao turned to look at her: "Mrs. Wan, you... do you know that this is very dangerous?"

Xia Wanniang looked at Xiao Chiye who was kneeling on the ground and said, "This stone has been weighing on his heart for three years, and it has also been weighing on your heart for three years. Do you really want to continue living in such an unclear way?"

Aunt Xiao looked at her, then looked at Xiao Chiye: "Mrs. Wan, this could lead to death."

Xia Wanniang smiled faintly and rested her head on her legs: "I said, wherever mother is, that's my home."

Aunt Xiao touched her head with one hand, closed her eyes and shed two lines of tears. When she opened her eyes again, she no longer had the previous hesitation.

She looked at Xiao Chiye and said, "Sanlang, no matter what you find out, you must come back before the spring. Don't take risks until you are absolutely sure. Don't forget that we are behind you."

Xiao Chiye's body trembled, and he nodded heavily: "Mom, I won't be reckless."

Xia Wanniang stood up and walked over to him and helped him up: "Come and try the roasted sweet potatoes. They won't taste good if they get cold."

Xiao Chiye held her hand and said, "I will definitely come back safely."

"Keep your word, otherwise I will run away with mother and three children." Xia Wanniang smiled faintly.

Aunt Xiao felt unbearable pain when she saw her, but she hid the emotion in her eyes deep inside.

The three of them ate roasted sweet potatoes. They were busy all day yesterday and had no rest. After eating, the two of them went back to their room to rest.

Xia Wanniang lay beside him and said, "Leave two days later."

Xiao Chiye turned to look at her: "Okay."

Only after hearing his agreement did Xia Wanniang close her eyes and go to sleep. She still had a lot of things to do.

Xiao Chiye looked at the woman beside him, feeling warmth and happiness in his heart, but also guilt.

After sleeping for a whole afternoon, both of them recovered a lot.

Xia Wanniang immediately started to boil water and slaughter the pig. Otherwise, after Xiao Chiye left, she would have to go to the village to find someone to slaughter the pig, which was too troublesome.

Aunt Xiao brought her three children to help boil water, and they couldn't help with anything else.

A big fat pig appeared in the yard. Before it could react, Xiao Chiye knocked it to the ground and tied its limbs tightly with ropes.

The three of them worked together to lift it onto the table. Before it could even bark twice, Xiao Chiye's knife had already pierced its throat.

Aunt Xiao used a large basin to collect the pig's blood and put salt in it to help it solidify in a while.

Xia Wanniang had memories of slaughtering pigs. Although she had never eaten pork, she had seen pigs run, so she was adept at doing the task.

Killing the pig, shaving the hair, dividing the meat, and processing the offal did not delay anything at all.

The three of them divided the work and worked together, and soon they finished processing the pig, but dealing with the pig's offal was a little troublesome.

Xiao Chiye took over the dirty work and asked Aunt Xiao and Xia Wanniang to divide the pork into pieces of appropriate size so that it would be convenient to take out and eat.

Xia Wanniang also put the fat to another side, ready to use it to make lard.

Aunt Xiao was responsible for dealing with the more difficult parts such as pig heads and pig trotters.

The family worked for an entire afternoon and finally managed to prepare a pig.

In the evening, there was a lot more meat on their dinner table, such as fried pork liver, braised pork intestines, pork rib soup, etc.

All three children ate one more bowl of rice than usual.

After dinner, Xia Wanniang sorted out the things that Xiao Chiye might need in the room. She didn't know what she would encounter on the way, so she had to be as well prepared as possible.

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