The arrogant little husband is desperately flirting with the hunter

This time the two of them had to bring more things with them than last time. Because Chu Xiao wanted a lot of storage racks but couldn't let outsiders know, he could only tell Yan Zhennan the size and style when he returned home.

Compared to Yan Zhenshen, Yan Zhennan is definitely a talkative person. He asked curiously what this thing is used for.

Zhao Guizhi was not one to speak nonsense, so she simply slapped her second son on the head and said, "Just do what I tell you to do. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Yan Zhennan looked at Chu Xiao aggrievedly after being beaten, but Chu Xiao avoided his sight and pretended not to see it, mainly because he didn't know how to make up lies.

Yan Zhenshen had to speak up at the critical moment. After all, Chu Xiao was not familiar with the writing of the Great Xia Dynasty, so he read along with the herbal medicine book given by Doctor Hu. "Air-dried herbs. Some herbs cannot be dried in the sun, but need to be air-dried, such as patchouli, perilla leaves, storax..."

"Okay, okay, I get it." Yan Zhennan quickly interrupted his elder brother. He knew nothing about medicinal herbs and had no idea what he was talking about.

He thought about it and realized that some of the items were large enough to fit on the winnowing basket, but there was no need for so many, twenty. Even his thatched hut on the mountain might not be able to accommodate even one.

As if he knew what his brother was thinking, Yan Zhenshen added, "Drying herbs requires good ventilation and a shelf. There is no rush. You can come to the mountain whenever you are free to avoid the trouble of moving them back and forth."

Zhao Guizhi also nodded: "Recently, the farming season is off, so you can find a few trustworthy people to go up the mountain with you to repair the thatched cottage and build a wall. This will make it safer when your eldest brother is away and your brother-in-law is alone."

Yan Zhennan studied carpentry in the county town, so naturally he knew a lot of masons. After all, many of them were responsible for building new houses and making furniture, and even many of the carpentry jobs were introduced by these masons.

"Okay, I'll arrange this."

Zhao Guizhi smiled and said, "When you finish your brother's work, I will give you one or two taels of silver and invite your friends to dinner."

When Yan Zhennan heard this, he quickly said, "Mom, have you become rich? How can you be so generous?"

Zhao Guizhi glared at him and said, "Your brother-in-law found a lot of precious herbs in the mountains and sold them for money. He thought he couldn't let you work for nothing, so he gave it to you. If you don't want it, forget it."

"Yes, yes, yes. Thank you, mom, thank you, brother-in-law, thank you, big brother." The 17-year-old Yan Zhennan thanked everyone without any shame. Finally, when he saw Yan Zhengdao sitting under the eaves, he felt that he should not favor one over the other, so he quickly added, "Thank you, dad too."

Although he had not received the silver yet, Yan Zhennan was happy just by hearing about it. After all, although his skills were not bad now, he was still receiving the fifty cents of silver from an apprentice, and he could not earn even one or two taels in a year.

Sanmei and Xiaobei, who went out to cut grass for the cows, wanted to go up the mountain with them when they came back and heard about this. However, they thought that with so many mouths to feed in the backyard, no one would cut the grass if they went. So Sanmei Yan didn't ask them to go, but she was still happy in her heart.

For a moment, the yard was bustling with activity, and Chu Xiao was also happy.

There really hasn't been much work at Carpenter Tan's place recently, and Yan Zhennan could have stayed at home for a day, but he hurried away after lunch, saying that he was going to find someone and would be able to go up the mountain in five or six days at most.

Chu Xiao didn't have a rack to use this time, but there were a lot of dustpans and baskets piled up in the woodshed. While Sanmei and Xiaobei went to the river to catch snails, he put them all into the space.

"I bought rice and noodles in the county last time. We also need to buy some meat and tofu. They are available in Liujiawan next door. Brother Xiao and mother should go buy them." Zhao Guizhi asked Chu Xiao again, "How much should I buy? Will they go bad if I keep them for a long time?"

"No." Chu Xiao whispered in Zhao Guizhi's ear: "Whatever you put in, that's what you take out."

Zhao Guizhi was surprised, it could be so magical. Wouldn't it mean that the vegetables planted in summer would still be fresh in winter? You know, rich families would burn charcoal in the house to grow vegetables in winter, and a pound of green vegetables could be sold for seven or eight cents, or even ten cents during the New Year.

If you sell summer vegetables in winter, the price difference is unimaginable.

However, Zhao Guizhi was just thinking about it casually. It would be too dangerous to really do so.

Liujiawan is neither far nor near from Anning Village. It took them half an hour to reach the butcher's house. Meat is the hardest to sell during the summer when there is no farming work, so naturally it cannot be sold at a high price.

The fat meat that used to cost 25 cents per pound in winter can now only be sold for 20 cents, and the lean meat is sold for 15 cents, and you can get several bones for 10 cents.

What's more, these villages are not far from the town, and people often buy them on the way to the town. Therefore, the butcher always kills a pig every few days, and the unsold ones are smoked into bacon, so he also sells bacon here.

When Zhao Guizhi and Chu Xiao arrived, only some lean pork and some bones were left. However, the butcher was very clean and when no one was buying, he would cover the pork with linen to avoid insects and flies crawling around, which would have been annoying to look at.

Seeing that there was no fat left, Zhao Guizhi didn't want to buy any more. However, Chu Xiao felt that the weather was hot and fatty meat would be too greasy, so he finally bought five kilograms of lean meat and took all the pork bones.

The butcher naturally knew Zhao Guizhi. While cutting the meat, he asked about Chu Xiao, saying that this was the new husband.

Zhao Guizhi smiled and nodded, saying that her son-in-law knew some herbs and sold them to Tong Ren Tang to earn some money. He also bought her a silver hairpin. On the one hand, it was a bit of showing off, but more importantly, it wanted people to know where her family's money came from, so she shouldn't just listen to one side and believe what Li Xiulan said.

After all, these villages are not far away, and the joke of Anning Village can spread to other villages in less than two days.

The butcher nodded in agreement. He heard that Li Ping's wife from Lijia Village saved her life by buying ginseng from Xiaoger. He also said that Xiaoger was a kind-hearted man who actually exchanged six acres of land for ginseng worth eighty taels.

He also told them to relax, saying that anyone with a discerning eye can clearly see what is right and wrong, and only those whose hearts are filled with shit would gossip.

Chu Xiao and Zhao Guizhi then realized that the people from Lijia Village had actually helped to prove that the wild ginseng was selling at a good price.

The metaphor of the butcher is really quite apt, and the words are rough but the logic is there.

Zhao Guizhi didn't rush to pay but continued chatting for a while. The butcher's husband's place was often visited by many people, and he knew all the gossips about the nearby villages.

He didn't want to ask too much about other people's affairs, he just wanted to ask what kind of story was spread about his family.

As the two were chatting, a pretty little girl came over. When she saw them, she nodded and greeted them regardless of whether she knew them or not. She said sweetly, "Auntie, young man," and was very polite.

Then he said to the butcher, "Uncle, Grandpa has been in poor health recently. Buy some pork bones and make soup."

The butcher said apologetically, "Miss Lu, I'm so sorry, the pork bones have just been sold out."

Lu Chengxue didn't seem to be embarrassed and said with a smile, "No problem, let's cut a pound of pork."

The butcher husband responded, "Okay, Miss Lu, Mr. Lu has been ill for a few days, isn't he getting better?"

Lu Chengxue pursed her lips and said nothing. Her grandfather probably knew that he didn't have much time left, so he hoped to arrange her marriage before he died. Otherwise, given her parents' personalities, she would probably just sell her off after her grandfather passed away.

When the butcher saw that Lu Chengxue did not reply, he knew that Mr. Lu might not make it. So he misaligned his hand when he cut the meat, and cut off a few more pounds, but only charged him for one pound.

Lu Chengxue naturally saw through it, but she did not refuse. She took out twenty copper coins and handed them over. The butcher wanted to return five coins to her, but she just smiled and shook her head: "Cheng Xue thanks uncle for your kindness, but this money is not easy to earn, uncle, just accept it."

Chu Xiao just watched the two of them talking to each other. He had previously thought that Zhang Xiucai's way of speaking was quite weird, but he didn't expect that he would meet someone even weirder, and she was actually a girl.

However, Zhang Yiju sounded so pedantic when he was being picky about words that it made people feel he was showing off. It was very uncomfortable to listen to him. Chu Xiao actually saw some scholarly air in this girl.