The little ancestor of the family

"You guys, put the prey aside first and remember the number. If there's a hair missing when we get back, I'll hold you responsible."

The head of the village gave instructions to several people around him.

Several men were happily about to start moving the things, but when they heard this, they immediately stopped.

"Uncle Lizheng, we can't afford to lose hair!"

"That's right, Uncle Village Chief. There are trees and grass here, so it's normal to shave off the hair. Besides, the hair is useless!"

Li Zheng's nose tilted in anger: "I was just giving an example, don't you understand? Who told you that this hair is useful?

Forget it, you haven't read any books, so you don't understand what I'm saying.

You guys should move quickly, everyone is watching us, nothing can go wrong."

After solving this problem, the village head temporarily put aside his concern for the badgers and wild boars, and brought everyone's attention back to the matter:

"You can all see that this hole was made by badgers and wild boars. Before it was dug up, no one would have thought that there was something like this underground.

Now that things have come to this, we have to figure out how to get across this hole and let the water flow down the mountain.

Didn’t you all say you have a lot of experience? Who can come up with a solution?"

After hearing what the head of the village said, the villagers who had been so excited just now all fell silent.

This cave is so deep and long, and there is no visible part. No one knows where it leads to. If the water is allowed to flow down to fill the cave, I don’t know how much water will be needed.

Even if you use a bamboo to block it, it will be useless. Bamboo can only hold out for a while, it can't withstand it for a long time.

This is not a easy matter to handle.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Ye Xinran said, "Uncle Lizheng, I have an idea."

"What's the idea?" the head of the village asked immediately.

Xiao Huaian had been listening to everyone's discussion. When he heard Ye Xinran's words, a hint of curiosity flashed in his eyes and he looked over.

"We can build a bridge and let the water flow across."

"bridge?"

Hearing this, the village head looked confused.

I've only ever heard of building bridges over water to allow people to pass through, but I've never heard of building a bridge for water.

"How do we build this bridge?"

"It's actually very simple. I'll draw a picture later and the village head will know it at a glance." Ye Xinran said.

"That's great!" The village chief smiled happily while pinching his beard.

"Then we'll work on the bridge later and finish digging the rest of the canal today."

"I will listen to Uncle Li Zheng."

When they heard that there was a solution to the problem, everyone became motivated and worked hard. They were a little late and finally dug the ditch next to the river at the foot of the mountain.

All the prey harvested today was brought down from the mountain.

But this time no one was in a hurry to go home, but instead waited patiently for the head of the village to speak.

Seeing that the villagers' eyes were glowing green, the village head asked everyone to light torches, and skinned the badgers and wild boars that night, cut their meat, and distributed it to everyone.

The fattest badger can weigh 30 kilograms, and the thinnest can only weigh 10 kilograms. The wild boar can weigh nearly 200 kilograms. Including bones and meat, each family can get about kilograms of meat.

For the villagers who had not eaten meat for a long time, such days were just like the New Year.

"You've all worked hard digging the canal today. Take this meat back and cook it to replenish your bodies," the village head shouted.

"Thank you, grandpa Lizheng! I haven't eaten meat for a long time." Guihua said while holding the meat.

"Head of the village, old lady, this is the first time I've eaten pork in my life. You are much more capable than your father!"

The old lady Li from the village opened her toothless mouth and laughed happily.

"This is not my own doing. This is all thanks to the Xiao family." The head of the village looked at Xiao Huaian and Ye Xinran. The more he looked, the more satisfied he was and the more he felt that they were a perfect match.

"When you eat the meat, don't forget the kindness of this family!"

The Xiao family, which made the greatest contribution, did not ask for much. After dividing the meat, Ye Xinran only asked for some badger oil from the owner.

That night, for the first time ever, smoke rose above Yunbian Village.

The aroma of meat wafted from every household’s kitchen.

There are spicy ones, stir-fried ones, and boiled ones.

Different from all these aromas was the aroma of barbecue coming from the Xiao family's yard.

Ye Xinran had wanted to eat barbecue for a long time, so she took this opportunity to ask Xiao Huaian to cut all the wild boar meat and badger meat into thin slices, and then took out two boxes of marbled beef slices from the refrigerator from the space, and mixed them all together while they were not paying attention.

Xiao Huaian is very good at knife skills and the slices of meat he cuts are evenly thick and thin. The tool they use to grill the meat is a thin piece of stone.

Put the stones on the fire and heat them up until they are red hot. Put the meat slices on them and they will curl up with a "sizzling" sound. Turn the meat slices over and the other side will be cooked as well.

The barbecue dipping sauce is a dish made of sesame paste, sugar, soy sauce, and vinegar. Ye Xinran also took out cumin powder, peanut powder, sesame seeds, cumin seeds, and chili powder to make a dry sauce.

She likes to eat dry dishes, while the children prefer sesame sauce dishes.

Dip the roasted meat slices in a little sauce and put them in your mouth. The aroma of the meat mixed with the aroma of sesame will immediately explode in your mouth, making you unable to stop.

The surface of the meat has become hard and crispy, but the inside is still soft and full of gravy.

The moment you bite it, the juice will overflow, and even if it burns your tongue, you still can't help but want to eat another piece.

The children ate with great relish. Ye Xinran then prepared some yam skewers, mushroom skewers, and wild vegetable rolls, filling up half a small bowl.

While the meat is grilling, there are also vegetables to relieve the greasiness.

By the end of the meal, everyone was half full, and there was still half of the meat left in the bowl.

Now, not to mention Xiao Huaian, even the children felt strange: "Aunt, I remember there wasn't much meat, how come there is still so much after eating for so long!"

Ye Xinran was too lazy to find excuses and simply gave up: "I don't know why I can never finish the meat!"

"Aunt, do you have some magic that can make meat more plentiful and fragrant?"

Changan stared with big eyes and said seriously.

Changsheng and Changping echoed: "That should be the case. Auntie is the best!"

The moon slowly climbed up the treetops, and the fire in the yard was finally about to go out.

The three children ate so much that their bellies were round. They patted their bellies and admired the moon in the sky.

Ye Xinran dug out the roasted potatoes from the fire and gave one to each person.

Xiao Huaian didn't eat it. He peeled the potato and handed it to Ye Xinran. He wanted to say something, but he didn't say it in the end. He just said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Ye Xinran thought that it was a bit hard, but she was quite satisfied with her current life.

"It's okay if it's hard, but I hope I can live a good life in the future!" she said.

Xiao Huaian looked up at the sky: "Don't worry, I will."