Quick Wear: With the cub in hand, the world is mine

Wen Fugui knocked on the bowl with his chopsticks, and loudly urged Liu to bring the remaining dishes over. After Hua Ke glared at him, he put down his chopsticks, touched his nose and explained: "Mom, I haven't eaten meat for a long time. I'm a little anxious."

"Why are you in such a hurry? Can't you just bring the dishes over yourself? The children are more stable than you. If there are guests here, and you dare to knock the bowl, I'll see if I dare to knock your head in front of others." He is rude and uneducated. He really deserves a beating.

"Mom, I won't do it again next time." Mom became more and more aggressive.

In addition to old hens, Hua Ke also bought chicken hearts, chicken intestines, and chicken gizzards at low prices, things that others didn't like to eat, and asked Liu to stir-fry them with ginger, coriander, green onions, and Sichuan peppers, which she loved.

No one paid attention to the stir-fried gourd and pickles. Everyone stared greedily at the two meat dishes on the table like wolves that had been hungry for months.

Hua Ke served the chicken legs and gave one to Si Niu. Everyone was used to it and knew that she was partial to the younger ones. Unexpectedly, Hua Ke gave the other chicken leg to Er Niu.

Erniu stammered, "Give...give it to me?"

"This chicken leg was originally meant for me. I saw you helping your brother take care of the puppy and talking to him, so I gave it to you as a reward. I'm giving you this chicken leg. What should you tell me?"

"Thank you, Zu!"

Da Niu and the others looked at Er Niu with envy as he gnawed at the chicken leg with his mouth wide open. With six children and five adults, one chicken was definitely not enough to go around. Hua Ke shared the remaining chicken with everyone except her and Siniu. It was not because she was selfless, but because she had a meat-filled feast at the market at noon that cost her two hundred coins, and she only wanted to drink the soup.

"Si Niu, you should eat more gourds after eating chicken legs."

Si Niu nodded obediently, and his grandmother told him to eat more vegetables in the next few days.

Although Liu has many shortcomings, she is a good cook and every dish she makes is delicious.

Except for Si Niu, the children ate a full bowl of rice with chicken and chicken soup, and rushed to get a second bowl. Hua Ke became worried after seeing so many big eaters. No wonder they couldn’t save any money every year. They had to find a way to increase their income.

Wen Fugui finished his chicken and picked up the gizzards with chopsticks and said with emotion: "Mom, it would be great if every day was as sumptuous as today. Did Dad leave anything else?"

Hua Ke calmly replied: "Yes."

"Really?! Dad has a lot of stuff left, why don't we pawn it? The household tax is due in a few days." Although the household tax to be paid this year had been prepared, it would be better if his father left other valuable things, which would save some money.

"You left two useless sons behind. You and your brother should sell yourselves. The family will be much more relaxed without you two."

Wen Fugui almost got his throat choked by the chicken gizzards. He coughed until his eyes were wet and his face was red. Li Shi hurriedly reached out to pat his back and said, "Husband, please eat slowly."

Wen Fugui rolled his eyes at him. He deserved it. He was restless even while eating. He didn't even think twice. His father was just a farmer and a half-educated scholar. How could he have so much money left?

"Fugui, how much land does our family have? Have you prepared the household tax?"

"Four acres of paddy fields and two acres of dry land, the household tax is ready. However, there has been little rain this year, so I'm afraid there won't be enough grain left after the autumn grain collection."

Fortunately, she was lucky enough to travel to Daqi, a relatively open-minded dynasty. Farmers mainly paid two types of taxes. At the end of May every year, the head of the village would ask people to prepare household taxes. Household taxes were not due until June, and land taxes were not due until November. Household taxes had to be paid in cash. Those who had no money could use silk or cloth to pay for them. Farmers who had no money at home had to sell their grain at a low price to exchange for money.

In the past, there were more exorbitant taxes and levies, and due to the heavy taxes and corvee, the people were living in misery and peasants revolted one after another. The current emperor led his subordinates to attack the imperial city, established the Daqi Dynasty, and abolished the head tax and implemented the Two Tax System.

Hua Ke married Wen Lin at the age of fifteen because unmarried women between the ages of fifteen and thirty had to pay five times the head tax, six hundred coins a year, which her family could not afford. When Hua Ke was thirteen, her parents looked for a matchmaker for her, but the matchmaker disliked Hua Ke's huge appetite and could not afford to support her. Hua Ke disliked the other party's ugliness, and the relationship was delayed until Wen Lin appeared.

The man was in love with the woman, and when Hua Ke's parents found out, they hurriedly prepared Hua Ke's luggage, accepted one or two taels of silver from Wen Lin, and married Hua Ke off.

"Now that everyone has eaten, have a good rest tonight and prepare to harvest the rice tomorrow morning. Big Cow will go to school. When you come back from school, take the Third Cow to the field to pick up rice ears. The Second Cow will stay at home to watch over his younger brothers and sisters. Did you all hear that?"

Several children answered in unison: "Yes!"

"Everyone, do what you are supposed to do. After the summer harvest, I will go to town to buy some meat for you guys to eat."

The two sisters-in-law, Liu and Li, looked at each other silently. It turned out that the old woman still had some hidden money. As expected of someone who had died once, she was quite smart and knew how to leave a way out for herself. But no one knew how much money she had and where she hid it.

Back in the house, Hua Ke continued to worry. First, the four cows had not yet defecate, and second, there would be a severe drought next year, and the grain production would be reduced by more than half. The family had to store more food to survive the difficulties. In ancient times, the life of farmers without money and power was too hard, and their lives were restricted in every way.

"Si Niu, does your stomach hurt?"

Not uncomfortable. Si Niu shook his head, then squatted in the corner and watched the dog chewing chicken bones, his lips silently saying "dog".

Si Niu was not feeling uncomfortable, but Hua Ke was. It might be because she ate too well during the day and her body couldn't take it. She had stomach cramps and couldn't sleep due to the pain.

At three quarters past midnight, Hua Ke appeared in the toilet holding an oil lamp. Under the dim light, her pale face looked like a female ghost, but a female ghost's mouth is blood red, while her mouth was pale and bloodless.

She squatted down holding her stomach in discomfort, "Pubao, go to the mall and buy me the cheapest toilet paper."

[Isn't there a toilet token next to it? Didn't you use it last time? It's such a waste to use your points to buy toilet paper. ]

"Not enough, there aren't many clean ones. I feel like I'm going to have to go to the bathroom a lot tonight."

Every household in Shicheng Village uses toilet sticks to wipe certain parts of their body. No one is so extravagant as to use paper. These toilet sticks are made of bamboo strips. The bamboo strips are smooth and have no burrs. After use, they are cleaned and put back for the next person to use.

After Hua Ke knew that it was for public use, she tried to hold back the urge to defecate, but after a few hours, she finally gave in.

"Pubao, please pick some toilet paper for me. I don't want to clean the toilet paper at night."

[Got it, I'm choosing, one point for a box of tissue paper, 30 packs, 400 sheets, can be used with water, easily soluble in water, larger design, one sheet equals two sheets, do you want this? ]

"Yes~" Hua Ke was so weak that she almost fainted.

That night, after Hua Ke went to the toilet five times, her stomach pain finally subsided.

The next morning, Liu and Li got up early to prepare breakfast. During the farm work, the Wen family had three meals a day.

Hua Ke struggled to get up, took a bowl, filled it with warm water, and poured some honey into it, "Si Niu, get up and drink the honey water."