"Okay, then I'll carry the pork and the pig's blood. Boss, don't forget to carry the hoe."

"Old Third, how about you carry Yiyi on your back?" Brother Yun nodded, "Sure, Dad."

Butcher Yun took a handful of wild celery and placed it on the pork.

He looked at the pig blood in the wooden barrel. It was not okay to carry it like this, so he had to find something to cover it.

He was thinking about the large leaves of a plant he had seen in the bushes just now, which could be used to cover the wooden barrel.

"Wait for me for two minutes. I'll go pick some big leaves and cover the pig blood in the barrel."

"Dad, please go quickly."

Butcher Yun ran a few steps quickly, picked a few large leaves, and washed them in a puddle.

After he shook off the water on the leaves, he covered the pig's blood. At this time, the pig's blood had already solidified and there was no need to worry about it spilling.

"Yiyi, it's okay, stop pouring water, the fire in the stove must be out."

Only when Yun Yiyi heard Yun the Butcher's shout did she reluctantly put the water scoop into the basket on Brother Yun's back.

Just now, while Yun the butcher was busy, she snatched the watering can and poured water into the stove.

"Okay, let's start going down the mountain now. Third brother, you and Yiyi go in front. Big brother will be in the middle, and I'll be the last."

"Got it, Dad."

"I heard you, Dad."

"Third brother, I will walk by myself for a while. When I can't walk anymore, you can carry me."

Brother Yun nodded and said, "Okay, Yiyi, then you go ahead and lead the way."

Yun Yiyi walked to the front and led the way, and the others followed slowly behind.

Yun the Butcher and his men were working very efficiently. The sun was still high in the sky, and they estimated that by the time they got to the bottom of the mountain, the sun would have set.

There was no conversation along the way, and everyone went down the mountain smoothly without meeting anyone else.

In the second half, Yiyi couldn't walk anymore, so Brother Yun carried her back home.

After arriving home, Yun Yiyi was still sleepy.

"Third brother, put Yiyi on the mat and let her sleep for a while. I'll wake her up after I make the dumplings."

"Big brother, third brother, you guys should go and have a rest. Mom will go make you some dumplings."

"Mom, let's go then."

Zhang waved her hand, turned around, took out the oil lamp from the donkey cart, lit it, and placed it on the dining table.

"Boss, help me put the iron pot in place and add water. I'll light the fire."

"Okay. I'll go now." Butcher Yun put the basket of meat next to the dining table.

After Zhang put the iron pot in place, he started to light the fire.

Butcher Yun added half a pot of water and covered it with a lid.

He sat down next to Zhang and whispered, "Wife, turn around and look at the pork in the basket."

When Zhang turned her head, Yun the butcher picked up the wild celery and put it on the dining table.

"Wife, there are offal and a pig's head on top. I washed them all on the mountain. I also used boiling water to wipe off the blood foam."

"Next is the pork. I estimate there is more than 100 pounds of meat."

Zhang's eyes sparkled as she looked at the basket of pork, offal, and the pig's head. She said excitedly, "Boss, I didn't expect there would be so much meat left after slaughtering the pig."

Butcher Yun put the pig's head and offal back and covered it with wild celery again.

"Wife, this wild boar is actually not small. However, it has more lean meat and less fat."

Zhang shook her head. "Boss, we have plenty of lard to eat. It's okay if the pork is a little lean."

"Besides, this wild boar is not too old, so it will be easy to stew when the time comes."

"Yiyi is such a capable child." Zhang said with emotion.

Butcher Yun nodded in agreement. "Yes, Yiyi was exhausted today. The third brother carried her down the second half of the way down the mountain."

"If it were any other time, she would have just strolled down. She must have done too much work and walked too much today."

"Oh, by the way, wife, I told the kids that you should make dumplings for them tomorrow. These wild celery were picked by Lao San and Yi Yi at the stream."

"They have even thought about what filling to use for the dumplings." Yun the butcher said with a smile.

Zhang heard this and said, "Okay, head of the family, I will make celery and meat dumplings for the children tomorrow. The children have worked hard, so I will make them something they like.

"Wife, thank you for your hard work. You need to make dumplings for so many people."

Zhang rolled her eyes at Yun the butcher and said, "What's the big deal? The children only eat dumplings once in a while."

Butcher Yun kept smiling at Zhang, and Zhang also started smiling.

"By the way, wife, there is so much pork, pig heads, and pig offal. Have we smoked them all tonight?"

Zhang heard this and asked, "Why, Boss, what do you think?"

Butcher Yun came over and said, "Wife, I was thinking of exchanging some pork for Brother Wu's family next door."

Zhang was a little skeptical, "Are we being too high-profile? Besides, his family doesn't lack meat to eat."

Butcher Yun disagreed and said, "Wife, they don't lack meat, but they definitely lack fresh meat."

"Even if they can hunt some small animals like rabbits, they probably can't kill many. As for wild boars, it's even harder to say the least."

"As for your question about confidentiality, I think Brother Wu's family is still very tight-lipped. We can trust it."

"Master, it seems possible according to what you said. But what should we exchange our meat for? Food?"

Zhang shook her head and said, "They probably don't want to exchange it for food. He has a large family and eats a lot of food."

"But if we don't use food, what else can we exchange for it?"

Butcher Yun waited for Zhang to finish her words before speaking, "Wife, have you forgotten that we were planning to buy the furs from the Wu family?"

Zhang suddenly realized, "Yes, if you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten about it."

"Wife, I think we don't need to change too many furs. The weather is getting colder, so let's change a few furs and spread them in the compartments of our cars."

"When the time comes, you can put a mattress on top of the fur, so that we won't be so cold when we sleep in the carriage."

Zhang nodded repeatedly, "Okay, boss, I'll do as you say. As for what kind of meat they want to exchange, you can discuss it with Brother Wu."

"As I said, we can just exchange a small portion of the pork, but we should keep the bulk for our family. We have so many people in our family."

"Besides, it's not convenient to go out and buy meat now. Even if I can go to Shilin Town to buy meat, the price is too high. I can't bear to buy more."

"It's still the most cost-effective to eat our meat."

Butcher Yun nodded and said, "Don't worry, my wife. I know what I'm doing. We'll have to eat a lot of meat this winter."

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