Li Yujiao thought that ancient people didn't eat pig offal. She had read a lot of miscellaneous books in her previous life, and that modern people who traveled here all made their fortunes by eating pig offal. As a result, as soon as Uncle Black Bear opened his mouth, a man named Uncle Big Black rushed to say, "Sell me the pork kidney. It's very nutritious when stewed!"

As soon as he said this, the people around him started to make a noise: "So does Aunt Hei have to go to the fields tomorrow?"

Another uncle said: "I want this pig lung. The pig lung is boiled in wine overnight, and it is best to slice it and eat it with wine!"

The people around him started to tease him: "You are such a drunkard! Don't let your wife chase you and beat you up again tomorrow!"

Agui, who was holding the scale, said, "Since you want the pig kidneys and kidneys, I want the intestines. Take them home, wash them, and fry them with licorice. They are crispy and fragrant."

Li Yujiao originally wanted to cook the pig offal in a delicious way, such as cooking pig intestines with sauerkraut, stir-fried pork liver, stewed chicken with pork stomach, etc., to impress Jing Qishan inside.

But since the villagers wanted to buy it, she simply sold it to them at a lower price.

She began to set the prices: "This pig intestine is eight cents a pair, take it, the pig kidney and pig kidney are ten cents a pair."

The two uncles thought it was too expensive, and seeing that Li Yujiao was only a young woman of sixteen or seventeen years old, they asked, "Can it be cheaper? This price is almost as high as the butcher's."

After the uncle finished speaking, Uncle Black Bear said in a loud voice: "What nonsense are you talking about? The butcher's pig offal is not cheap. Besides, pig offal is a meat dish after all. The price is almost the same as vegetables and radishes. Do you still think it's expensive? If you think it's expensive, go eat radishes. They are just as nutritious!"

After Uncle Black Bear finished speaking, the other villagers dared not say anything.

With Uncle Black Bear in charge, Li Yujiao set the price boldly. The most popular items at that time were pork belly, pork legs with fat, pork belly, and pork tenderloin. These were all priced at twelve cents per pound, and all lean meat was priced at ten cents per pound.

Uncle Black Bear helped cut the meat while Li Yujiao collected money.

A middle-aged man nicknamed Gou Ba asked for two pounds of front leg meat. He originally wanted twenty-four cents, but he wanted to cheat: "Miss Xiao San, why don't you give me a small change and let it be twenty cents!"

Li Yujiao said awkwardly, "It's already very cheap. If my husband wasn't so dependent on me, I would sell it at the market. This front leg meat would be sold for at least 18 coins per pound."

Uncle Black Bear held the piece of meat in his hand and helped Li Yujiao to say, "If you only have twenty cents, I will cut some of the meat back and give you the full twenty cents."

Dahei then reluctantly took out another four cents and complained: "We are from the same village, but we have to pay this little money!"

These words were heard by Jing Qishan who was lying inside.

Jing Qishan snorted coldly: Li Yujiao, this stupid woman, she thought she was doing others a favor by selling at a low price, but she didn't know that people would push for more. If you give in one step, others will want to take two steps. If you refuse to give in, these people will hate you!

Well, let that woman fall, so she won’t be so naive!

……

After the first group of people selling meat went back, they soon attracted many villagers, both men and women, who all came to buy wild boar meat.

The wild boar was almost completely snatched away in less than an hour, leaving only some pork ribs that no one wanted.

Li Yujiao was secretly delighted. Spare ribs are a good thing, but the villagers don’t like to eat them!

She quickly put it away and planned to make pork rib soup in the evening.

The villagers who had bought the meat were not in a hurry to leave. Besides, it was not yet time for dinner and there were many people around, so they simply gathered in front of Li Yujiao's house and chatted about all sorts of things.

Someone else asked Li Yujiao: "Ah Jiao, where is your Sanlang? It's so lively now, why don't you ask him to come out and chat with us? Otherwise, who can stand him lying in bed every day?"

Without waiting for Li Yujiao to answer, two men came in, carried Jing Qishan out, and placed him on a bamboo chair outside.

The villagers were extremely surprised to see Jing Qishan still wrapped in bamboo strips.

"Ah Jiao, why did you wrap your man up like a bamboo tube rice?"

Li Yujiao quickly explained: "I am treating him. His bones are broken, and I am fixing them with bamboo strips."

The villagers all heard about Li Yujiao's treatment of Dazhu, so they didn't ask any more questions.

Anyway, they don’t know how to treat illnesses.

Everyone tried to comfort Jing Qishan:

"Jing Lao San, don't worry. I think your wife is kind and hardworking. She will definitely take good care of you."

"Yeah, relax, let Gillian talk to all of us if you need anything."

"Dazhu can get off the ground now, you should be able to do it soon too."

Jing Qishan had a cold face from beginning to end.

In his previous life, he was a high-ranking official, but now he was lying on a bamboo chair like a monkey for the villagers to watch. How could this be considered disgraceful?

Seeing that he had a cold face and didn't say anything, everyone stopped trying to comfort him and just thought that he was in a bad mood because he had been bedridden for a long time.

The villagers continued to chat about the family matters:

"The black dog at Mr. Li's house gave birth to eight puppies last night, four white and four black. Guess who the father of the puppies is?"

"I heard from Ah Bao that he went to the peanut field last night and heard some noises there. Oh my god, two white figures jumped out. Who are they? They are so shameless."

Jing Qishan's face was so dark that it looked like blood was about to drip out.

What sins had he committed in his previous life that made him listen to all this gossip in this life?

As they were chatting, someone called out to Li Yujiao, "Ah Jiao, your mother-in-law and the others are here!"

……

Ever since Old Lady Jing heard Agui say that there was a wild boar in Li Yujiao's house, she came over to take a look.

At that time, she was ready to come in and ask for it directly, but she heard Uncle Black Bear yelling at Dahei, saying that he would not give a penny less and that if he didn't want to buy it, then don't buy it. So she didn't dare to come in. After returning home, she waited until her eldest son and second son got off work before she brought her two sons over.

However, she was dumbfounded when she saw only wild boar blood and broken bones on the pork chopping board in front of her, and not a single piece of intact meat.

"Third wife, where is your wild boar?" asked Old Lady Jing.

Li Yujiao couldn't help but say, "Ah, Mom, why did you come just now? All the wild boars are sold out!"

"Sold, sold out? Won't you leave some for me?"

Old Lady Jing was so angry and upset that she sat on the ground, holding her chest and crying, "Look at my wife, she sold all the big wild boar and didn't leave any for me. Is she still a human being?"

Jing Qida and Jing Qier also accused Li Yujiao: "Third brother's wife, you are too unkind. Even if you want to make money, you don't even keep a bit for your mother-in-law. Have you thrown your wifely virtues to the dogs? You are unfilial!"

An unfilial daughter-in-law is a serious crime and will be divorced in this era.

Everyone looked at Li Yujiao. Being accused like this by her mother-in-law and her husband's elder and second brothers must have been uncomfortable for everyone. However, this was the Jing family's family affair, and it was not convenient for them to comment.

Let’s just wait and see what happens.

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