I have been farming since I crossed over.

Yang Mingxi rubbed his head and said with a silly smile, "I just met my uncle, and I have a banquet tomorrow. Time is too tight. I'm sorry! Now I formally invite my uncle to come to our house tomorrow to be a guest and get to know our family!"

"Make more of what you mentioned. I think it's perfect for drinking." The uncle waved his hand and said, "I might not be able to make it tomorrow. I'll go there early the day after tomorrow morning. Changshan Village, right? Get busy!"

"Wow, Master, you're amazing! Braised meat is indeed a great side dish for drinking. I'll have plenty the day after tomorrow." He looked at the herbs the medicine boy had brought over and then said, "Yes, Master, the last house in Changshan Village is my home. You're welcome to visit the day after tomorrow. How much is the total?"

Wang Mingyang waved his hand. Yang Mingxi smiled, picked up the herbs and said, "Okay, I'll go get busy first. Uncle, please take a look tomorrow. If you like it, I'll make some more and bring it back for you." Then he shook his hand and walked towards his second brother and the others.

Along the way, Yang Laosan kept introducing some of the county's plans to Yang Mingxi and the others until they came to the meat stall, where they stopped. Yang Laosan went up to negotiate with the owner of the meat stall, and Yang Mingxi started to look around the stall!

Nowadays, people prefer fat to bones and rarely eat offal. Yang Mingxi thought about her braised dishes and wanted to buy more cheap offal, including bones. Seeing that Yang Laosan had agreed with the butcher on a price of fifteen cents per pig head, Yang Mingxi pulled Yang Laosan and said, "Uncle San, buy some more pig's feet and ribs." Then she looked at the offal in the basket on the ground and pointed at the offal inside.

Yang Laosan shook his head and said, "Xiao Yatou, that's offal. It stinks and doesn't taste good." He turned to the boss and said, "And the pig's feet, too. And some spare ribs. How many pounds of ribs do you want, Xiao Yatou?"

When the butcher heard this, he laughed. This person always bought things that were hard to sell. Today, he finally didn't have to eat these things himself and could make some money. He quickly said, "How much do you want? Spare ribs are eight cents a pound."

Yang Mingxi walked over and took a look. The stall was quite large. It was evening market time, and there was still quite a bit of meat left: three pig heads, a pile of pig feet, four ribs, and two large pieces of lard! Some fat, pork belly, lean meat, and a pile of large bones. Yang Mingxi thought for a moment and asked, "Boss, how much is the lard?"

"Fifteen cents a pound, fat meat is twelve cents a pound, pork belly is eleven cents a pound, and lean meat is ten cents a pound. How much do you want?" The butcher saw that this girl was the one who made the decision for this group of four.

"I want both pieces of lard and all the ribs, but boss, just give me the pig's head, pig's feet, and those offal and bones!" Yang Mingxi said simply.

The boss agreed without a second thought! It was so hard to find such a big customer, and he bought so many things without bargaining. Although the price was inevitable, it was normal to give up some things, they were all worthless things. He quickly called his son to help put the meat away and help deliver it to the ox cart not far from the meat stall. Yang Mingyang was watching from there.

Two pieces of lard weighed 28 jin, 420 wen, and the spareribs weighed 87 jin, 696 wen, for a total of 1,116 wen. Yang Mingxi turned to Uncle Yang Qi and said, "Uncle Qi, pay me, 1,116 wen."

The butcher looked up at Yang Mingxi, and Yang Lao San also looked over. Yang Lao Qi also looked over. After a while, he looked at the butcher again, counted out 1,116 coins, and said, "Right, boss, give me the money."

The butcher calculated for a while before nodding and saying, "Great job, little girl." After taking the money, he smiled and said, "Come often in the future and I'll give you discounts." After that, he walked out of the butcher stall, directed the people to bring the purchased items up, bent down, lifted a large basket of pig offal, and walked towards Yang Mingyang.

Because he bought a lot of meat, the boss gave him three bamboo baskets, filled them up, and placed them at the back of the ox cart. Yang Mingyang then drove the ox cart back to Gao's Cloth Shop.

Arriving at the cloth shop, Yang Lao San rubbed his hands and said, "Xi girl, why did you buy so much cloth? Why did you give one piece to each person? We already have clothes to wear. Don't waste money. Let's not buy any more. You guys drink some water here. I'll go to the back and call your Third Aunt, your Sister Jie, and your Sister Juan. Let's go home together!"

Yang Mingxi held onto Yang Lao San and said, "Uncle San, this is a gift from me to everyone. I've been away from home for over ten years and haven't fulfilled my filial duties. Giving everyone some gifts makes me feel good!"

After hearing this, Yang Laosan said, "Then just buy some for your grandparents and parents. Four pieces will be enough!" After that, he pulled Yang Mingxi to the cloth and said, "Buy this fine linen. It's durable and soft. I'll give it to you for 60 cents per piece." This time, Yang Laosan didn't dare to say that he would give it to Yang Mingxi directly. He found that his niece was sensible and generous!

"Sixty cents a horse, Third Uncle must be losing money! Eighty-one horses, give me fifty-five!" Yang Mingxi said with a smile.

"Okay, seventy cents a piece. I'll give it to you based on the purchase price since you bought a lot." Then he told the boy to move the cloth. Yang Mingxi didn't need to watch, he just calculated it himself and took care of everything!

After the cloth was loaded onto the cart, Yang Mingxi gave the accountant five taels of silver and took back all the copper coins as change, intending to give her eldest sister 500 copper coins as a dowry. Adding the 68 copper coins she had left, she still had copper coins. Just as she had collected the copper coins, she saw Yang Lao San and three women approaching the ox cart.

The voice arrives before the person arrives! "Hey, Xi girl, you've grown up and become beautiful. Look, you're even taller than your sister Jie." Third aunt Gao has been doing business with her parents since she was a child. She is enthusiastic and outgoing. She said from a distance.

"Hello, Third Aunt, Hello, Sister Jie, Hello, Sister Juan." Yang Mingxi greeted them first, then smiled and walked over to Gao, holding her hand and saying, "Third Aunt is so beautiful, still as beautiful as before. And Sister Jie, Sister Juan, the three of you standing together are like three beautiful flowers, so charming and beautiful!"

Yang Lao San asked everyone to leave quickly, and on the way he went to the winery to get some wine and drinks before going home! Along the way, the third uncle's mother asked a lot of questions, and Yang Mingxi also praised the two unmarried girls in the third uncle's family.

After returning to Old Yang's house, Yang Mingxi followed Uncle Yang Qi to talk to her grandparents about what they had bought today and what they were going to make. Old man Yang nodded, asked Uncle Yang Qi to help, and let Yang Mingxi and the others go out.

Yang Mingxi planned to make the braised food tonight so it would taste even better tomorrow! She asked her seventh uncle and second brother to wash the pig's head and feet, then burn off the hair with a torch, scrape and clean them, split them open, and remove the large bones. That was it.

Yang Mingxi prepared to wash the pig offal in the river herself, but there were too many to carry. As she was looking for help, Yang Laosan and Gao Shi appeared. Yang Laosan said, "Xiao and I will go wash the offal. You go find the second sister-in-law and the others and see if you can help!" Then he picked up the offal and prepared to head to the river. Three baskets of offal filled the entire basket. Yang Laosan tried to lift it, but it was a bit difficult. Looking up, he saw Yang Mingyong, the second son from his eldest brother's family, Yang Minghe, the eldest from his second brother's family, and Yang Mingbo, the fourth son. He quickly called out, "Ayong, Ahe, come and help! It's too heavy!" Then the three of them carried the offal together to the river. After a moment's thought, Yang Mingxi called Yang Mingbo over and went to the kitchen. He had him fill a large bucket with ashes from the stove, two basins, a bucket, and a knife, and then went to the river to clean the offal.

Yang Mingxi directed the dumping of all the pig's offal. Wow, all the internal organs were pulled out. Yang Mingxi was delighted. She had thought it was just the lungs and large intestines, but unexpectedly, there were also pig hearts, livers, and kidneys.

Yang Mingxi separated these things one by one. The pig kidneys were thrown directly into the basin. The pig heart was cut in half, the blood in the middle was washed, and the pig was thrown into the basin. The gallbladder on the pig liver was carefully removed and placed aside. This can reduce swelling and can be saved for later use. Then the pig liver was cut off, brushed in river water, and placed in a basin. The pig lungs and pig intestines were separated. After explaining how to clean the pig lungs, He cousin took the pig lungs to wash them. As for the remaining pig intestines, Yang Mingxi asked Yang Laosan and Yong cousin to fill water into them, and then rub them slowly, use water to drain the feces inside, and then turn them over and rub them repeatedly with wood ash until the water becomes clear. That's it!

The group of four worked for a while before they finally returned home with a basket, a bucket, and two basins of odorless pig offal.