Captain Dong didn't care about the jokes of these idiots. When he saw Madam Jiang, he urged his horse to run over.

"Madam Jiang, what a coincidence, you went into the mountains today."

"Yes. Tomorrow we're putting up the beams, and I want to make a good meal for everyone. So I thought I'd go into the mountains and try my luck. And luck was pretty good! Not long after we got there, we encountered a stray wild boar and caught it."

Everyone: From what Madam Jiang said, catching a wild boar is as easy as going to a chicken coop and catching a hen.

How about they go into the mountains to take a look one day?

Captain Dong interrupted their sweet dreams in an instant, "If you want to go into the mountains, remember to bring me with you."

Zhou Dasheng: "Let's go when the boss has some free time."

Jiang Yan couldn't understand it. If he didn't have time to spare, why would he come to their house so diligently? If he did have time to spare, what would he do? Would smoke rise from this dirt road?

Yichen and her brothers stood by the river, looking towards the end of the dirt road on the other side of the river. She was also waiting for her mother to return with a full load.

As a result, she was not disappointed. Not long after, the children heard the sound of carriages and horses, and the figure of Jiang Yan driving the carriage.

But why are there a few more things next to it?

When Yichen saw clearly that it was the captain, she could guess the resentment in her own mother's heart, which might have been piled up like a tall building.

Alas! I don't know what this captain is thinking. Does he have to wait for his mother to brew more wine before he won't come?

Yi Chen: Her mother is being targeted by the captain, so pitiful.

However, when they saw the big wild boar, the shouts of several children immediately alarmed the people who were building a house in the yard.

Guan was also very quick. When she heard the children's cries, she stood on the stone table in the yard to see if it was true. When she saw that Sister Jiang had really caught the wild boar, she immediately ran back to the kitchen to boil water.

The Ye family members once again witnessed Jiang Yan's bravery. "This big wild boar must weigh about 300 kilograms."

"Just more, no less." General Ye's eyes were like a scale.

Silang and Wulang even spoke directly: "Auntie, do you want us to help you kill the pig? We are quite good at killing wild boars."

But before Jiang Yan could reply, Zhou Dasheng and Lao Wan spoke first. "Let us brothers handle this rough matter," they said, charging towards the wild boar.

Fortunately, Guan was quick to react and ran out of the kitchen carrying a large wooden basin. "Wait, wait, we have to save the pig's blood. I want to make blood sausage."

When Zhou Dasheng heard Guan talking about blood sausage, his mouth almost watered.

Zhang Xiaoqi was even more blunt, saying, "In this area of ​​Xishan Hundred Households, no one makes blood sausage better than my wife."

"We brothers all admit that the blood sausage made by sister-in-law is indeed delicious."

"You'd better stop talking. If you continue, my tears will flow out of my mouth."

"Hahaha~"

The men's laughter was rough and heroic, and people on the other side of the river heard it. It attracted all the children of the Thirteen Banners to come over to watch the pig being slaughtered.

...

The weather is getting colder. When you wake up in the morning, you can see countless frost flowers on the withered grass and trees.

As soon as the sun rose over the hills in the morning, Ye Zhan asked his wife to push him in the yard for a while.

Jiang Yan stood in the yard and shivered. She was afraid that Ye Zhan would catch a cold, so she said to him, "I'd better push you inside. It's too cold outside."

Ye Zhan had his own ideas, "Wife, I've been staying at home all day these days and I'm almost sick. Can you let me stay in the yard for a while longer?"

Seeing Ye Zhan's pitiful appearance, Jiang Yan's heart softened. She just let him do it. "Then stay in the yard for a while. If you feel cold, be sure to tell me."

Ye Zhan looked at his clothes and the thick blanket wrapped around his legs and wanted to laugh, "Wife, you are now the typical one who thinks I am cold."

"It's already quite cold." Jiang Yan deliberately tightened her thin coat. "See? I felt cold even wearing this coat this morning."

"I hope they can work harder these days, otherwise it will really freeze."

"Ah."

The Ye family, General Ye told his children and grandchildren about this last night, "Tomorrow we'll put up the beams, cover the tiles, and install the doors and windows on Xiaoliu's house. We need to move quickly, and it's best to do it all in one go."

"Well, it looks like it's going to freeze soon."

"Why don't you invite a few more people?"

"But what if Xiaoliu is recognized?"

"We haven't seen Xiaoliu these past few days. Jiang's must have hidden Xiaoliu very well."

"Then let's talk to Jiang today. If Jiang agrees, we can hire someone else."

"Row."

Only when Captain Dong came with more than a dozen strong men to help did the Ye family father and son feel relieved.

The beam raising ceremony was presided over by Captain Dong, and it was quite ceremonial.

When the aroma of meat wafted from the kitchen, Captain Dong became even more energetic. "Everyone needs to work harder today, otherwise we'll be letting down the wild boar Madam Jiang hunted yesterday."

The dozen or so people who came later didn't know about the wild boar. Now, after hearing the captain say that this family had treated them to a large wild boar to show off their abilities in front of the captain, they worked even harder.

Jiang Yan came out to get something and was surprised to see three rooms on the east and west sides of the yard moving side by side.

There is strength in numbers, and fortunately all the women of the Ye family came to help today.

Seeing that three baskets of steamed buns made of three-grain flour had been steamed and two pots of sorghum rice had been cooked, Jiang Yan was afraid that it was not enough, so she asked Mrs. Ye to help cook another pot.

Zhou Dasheng, relying on his acquaintances here, took advantage of a break in his work to ask Guan: "Sister-in-law, what are you doing in the kitchen? I can smell the fragrance from eight feet away."

"It smells good, right? This is the braised food made by my sister."

"Braised food?" Zhou Dasheng had never heard of this dish, and the taste was so delicious that he couldn't help but ask while suppressing the saliva in his mouth.

"To be honest, this is the first time I've heard that pig heads, pig feet, and pig offal can be so fragrant and delicious when made into braised food."

Jiang Yan had previously cut a piece of braised pig intestine for everyone to taste, and everyone from the old lady of the Ye family to Jiulang said it was delicious.

Changsheng was so greedy that he was yelling, and no one could appease him. Jiang Yan had no choice but to find a small piece of smooth bone in the pot, cut off the meat and stuff it into Jiulang's mouth.

After rinsing the bones with warm water several times until the salty taste was gone, he gave the bones to Changsheng and let him chew them himself.

This little guy is so beautiful that I won’t let go and won’t give it to anyone who wants it.

Finally, it was time for dinner, and Guan Shi decided, "They are all grown men, let them eat in the yard."

"Sister Guan will make the decision."

"There's already a stone table in the yard, so just put two more tables."

These two tables belong to the Zhang family and the Ye family. The Jiang family doesn’t have such a big table.

A group of big men went to the river to wash their hands and came back to be attracted by the food on the table.

Zhou Dasheng looked at the plate of pig's head in the middle and was immediately overjoyed. "Great! Pig's head, my favorite."

Guan had just brought out two plates of braised large intestines. She gently placed the plates next to the pig's head and jokingly said to Zhou Dasheng, "Brother Zhou, when you eat this meat dish later, I can guarantee that you will never say that pig's head is your favorite again."

"Really?"

"If you don't believe me, try it."

With Guan's words, Captain Dong also became interested. They all knew about pig intestines, but they didn't taste very good.

But in this Black Stone City where people are short of food and clothing, nothing is thrown away. Even if the food is unpalatable, they will eat it without batting an eyelid.

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