The arrogant little husband is desperately flirting with the hunter

Two days before Yan Zhenshen went to the provincial capital, his family slaughtered a pig. His family should be the first family in the village to slaughter a pig. Although it has not snowed yet, the meat can be frozen and there is no need to worry about it going bad.

Some people in the village who heard the news would come over and ask if the meat was for sale. I'm afraid they were all hoping to buy some cheap meat to take home for a feast.

However, the Yan family had no intention of selling this time. Even though they were thick-skinned and tried to say a few more words, they were directly rejected by Chu Xiao, who said that there was an old customer in the county who bought their prey and had already ordered half of it. He also had to keep some for New Year gifts, so there was really nothing left.

No one has ever heard of the family that Chu Xiao was talking about, but as long as it doesn't offend anyone and can get away with it, it'll be fine.

Even though the villagers were unhappy in their hearts, they had to put on an act of acceptance, and kept praising Zhao Guizhi for being lucky, saying that her family would never have to worry about meat in the future.

After the pig is slaughtered, it is natural to stew a pot of butchering dishes. Nowadays, if someone in the village stews meat, people with some dignity will naturally not keep it for a long time, otherwise they will be laughed at if it is told to others. They are too poor to eat meat and have to beg from other people's homes, so the villagers will leave on their own after a while.

Yan Zhennan has already finished making the furniture and has now returned home to live. With only him and Yan Zhenshen as two men, they don't need anyone's help to slaughter the pig.

Zhao Guizhi looked at the white meat, her face wrinkled with smile. She asked Chu Xiao, who was directing Yan Zhenshen to divide the meat, "Does anyone really want this pork?"

Chu Xiao smiled and nodded: "Yes, sell it to myself. The pigs my mother raised are so good, how can I sell them to others? It would be a waste of nature's gift."

When Zhao Guizhi heard this, she patted him on the shoulder: "You are getting more and more capable. Even your mother is making fun of you."

There are chickens, ducks and rabbits at home. During the winter solstice, a sheep and a roe deer are slaughtered, so the family keeps half of them to eat in the winter, and some is kept to make bacon. Chu Xiao puts the rest into the space while it is still fresh and before it freezes, so that he can always eat fresh pork.

After eating the pig-killing meal, Yan Zhenshen and Chu Xiao harnessed the ox cart and set off for the provincial capital.

On the third day after departure, Chu Xiao was completely depressed. Looking at the five or six carriages following behind him, he looked up at the sky in silence. How could his luck be so bad that he actually ran into the carriage of Marquis Zunyuan going to Kyoto to deliver New Year gifts, and ended up on the same road in a daze.

Zhengfu, who was traveling with them, was quite happy. The more people there were, the safer it would be. Although he had no idea who the people were, judging from their clothes, there should be some martial artists.

Chu Xiao actually didn't know them either. There were only two who looked familiar to him. He said they were servants in the Marquis Zunyuan's Mansion. As for the others, they should be from the escort agency.

The servant said that it was the general's order and they had hurried to catch up. Otherwise, there would be no need to go to Kyoto to deliver the New Year gifts so early. It would have been possible to do so in a month or two.

Chu Xiao naturally understood what was said, but to be honest, he really didn't need this kind of care at all.

At this time, all the vehicles stopped by the roadside to rest. Chu Xiao and the other three sat together to eat dry food. The people from the escort agency over there gathered around the goods. They had been together for more than a day, with zero communication between them.

"Damn it, I've been escorting escorts for more than ten years, and this is the first time I'm following behind an ox cart. This speed must be half as slow. It's wasting so much of my time." An escort cursed and spat on the ground, looking at the two ox carts in front with obvious displeasure.

The other one obviously had the same idea, and followed up, "Our family is here to protect the goods, and now we have to protect the people. We have to tell the boss when we go back. Next time, if there is such a last-minute incident, we brothers will not stand for it."

"If you ask me, the guy in front is just crazy. He has to bring a boy with him when he goes out to do business. Is it possible that he is afraid of being lonely on the long journey and brings him to warm his bed?"

The escort came over mysteriously and said, "You know what, that guy is really good-looking. He looks fair and clean, and doesn't look like a farmer. Do you think he is from a brothel? Why don't we go over and ask him?"

"If you want to go, go by yourself. You don't have to worry about that guy hearing you and beating you up."

"What are you afraid of? Just go and ask. If it's true, it's true. If it's not true, it's not true. Asking a question won't cost you anything. Besides, they are just two businessmen. Do you dare to go against our escort agency?"

The group of escorts really didn't take the three men seriously. Although they all knew that this escort was for Marquis Zunyuan, seeing that the servant spoke to them casually, they naturally assumed that they were people the servants knew and should have nothing to do with Marquis Zunyuan.

"Okay, let's go over and ask around, but don't be so direct. If it really is someone's husband, it will have a bad impact if it gets out."

Their caravan was not far from the ox cart, and the two men took the opportunity to move over when Chu Xiao returned to the ox cart to get something.

But before they could get close, they were stopped by servants. The escort was a little unhappy: "Why are you stopping us?"

The servant also frowned: "Don't go there."

"What does where we go have to do with you?" The escort said impatiently and wanted to push the person away.

"It's the order of Marquis Zunyuan." The servant did not retreat either, even though he looked much thinner than these escorts. But as a servant of the Marquis's mansion, even a dog has an owner, so he would not be afraid of these escorts.

"You're using a chicken feather as a token of authority." The escort snorted coldly and did not go any further. Regardless of whether what the servant said was true or false, there was no need for them to offend Marquis Zunyuan's people.

I was just talking nonsense and acted impulsively on impulse, but now that I was stopped, I calmed down.

On the sixth day after the departure, it began to snow lightly. The slippery road caused a carriage at the back to overturn. Fortunately, the carriages were not filled with bottles and cans, but several boxes of grain, including rice, wheat, sweet potatoes and beans, all in cloth bags, so not much spilled.

But isn't it a bit too stingy to give these things as annual gifts to the dignified Marquis Zunyuan?

"These were all planted by our Marquis himself." The servant may have seen Chu Xiao's thoughts and hurriedly explained.

"He planted it?" Chu Xiao didn't believe it at all. When Zunyuan Hou came over, it was almost autumn harvest. He didn't have any plant abilities, so how did he manage to harvest in two months?

The servant touched his nose and said with a smile: "It sounds better to say that. Besides, there are only a few boxes of food. There are also cured mutton, cured donkey meat, cured pig's trotters and so on in other boxes."

The corner of Chu Xiao's mouth twitched. Could the gifts from this wealthy family not be so simple? When you think about the things in the warehouse of the mansion, they are totally out of value.

"The gift may be small, but the sentiment is great. Besides, my master said that he would hunt a tiger and send it back next year."

The servant obviously believed what he said. "You don't know, tigers are in great demand in Kyoto. Once someone sells them, there will be a lot of people vying for them. If the Marquis really sends one back, then the old lady can brag to others about it."

What could Chu Xiao say? He could only nod in agreement, secretly complaining that this pie was really too big.