After traveling through time, I led the whole village to become rich!

It was already noon when we returned to the village.

Hearing the noise outside the door, Mrs. Li and several children in the family all ran out.

Zhang Hulan and Zhang Hujun carried Old Man Zhang into the house. Li was about to take the backpack off the ox cart, but she couldn't lift it with her hands.

Then she looked into the backpack and was stunned to see that there was rice and meat in it.

Wang said hurriedly, "Dahua, come and help me carry the backpack into the house."

"Okay, grandma!"

Wang, Li, and Zhang Dahua carried the basket into the yard. Zhang Xiaojun's eyes lit up and his mouth was already watering. "Grandma, is this meat from our family?"

Wang smiled and nodded. "Yes, it's from our family. Your aunt bought it, and the rice was also bought by your aunt. Your aunt said that your grandfather and your mother both need to nourish their bodies."

Mrs. Li was deeply moved by this. She also felt that her sister-in-law had changed a lot compared to before. If it continued like this, even if they lived together for a long time, it would be fine. She was just afraid that she would return to her old ways.

Li asked softly, "Mom, how is Dad's leg?"

"It's okay. The doctor reconnected it and prescribed some medicine. He said I can walk after lying down for a month, but I can't work yet."

"It's okay as long as it can be connected. Otherwise, it will be hard for Dad to lie in bed every day."

Zhang Hulan and Zhang Hujun carried Old Man Zhang into the house and put him on the bed. She took the meat to the kitchen and cut off a piece of meat with a knife, about three or four taels.

She handed the meat to Zhang Hujun and said, "Brother, when you go to return the ox cart, take this little bit of meat to the village head. We can't use someone else's ox cart for nothing."

"okay!"

Zhang Hujun took the meat and drove the ox cart to the village head's house.

Mrs. Li asked, "Mother, is it better to eat this meat at noon or at night?"

Before Wang could say anything, Zhang Hulan said, "Sister-in-law, stew it at noon. It might go bad if you leave it overnight. Stew the meat and bones together, then remove the meat and stir-fry. Don't cook wild vegetable porridge for lunch today. Let's have a nice meal at home today."

Li said, "I have already cooked the meal."

Zhang Hulan said, "Just stew the meat and bones."

Li didn't dare to do that. She looked at Wang. Wang looked at Zhang Hulan, who said, "Mother..."

"Okay, stop talking..."

Zhang Hulan was interrupted by Wang Shi just as she called out "mother". Then Wang Shi said to Li Shi, "Cook it, cook it, so you can move after you finish eating..."

"Come on, sister-in-law, let's go stew the meat."

Zhang Hulan pulled Li to the kitchen, and Zhang Dahahua and Daya, Erya and Sanya all ran into the kitchen.

Zhang Xiaojun called out, "Grandma, I'm going to the kitchen to see if there's anything I can help with."

After saying that, Zhang Xiaojun also ran into the kitchen.

Wang shook her head and laughed.

Zhang Hujun came to the village headman's house and said, "Uncle village headman, I've brought the ox cart back for you."

Zhao Guoliang pointed to a wooden stake in the yard and said, "Just tie the cow there. How's your father's leg?"

"The doctor reconnected it and prescribed some medicine. He said he'll be able to walk again after a period of rest." Zhang Hujun tied up the cow and handed the meat to Zhao Guoliang. "Uncle Head of the Village, this little bit of meat is for you. My eldest sister bought some meat for my father today to nourish him. She asked me to bring some to you. Please don't mind."

Zhao Guoliang said unhappily, "What are you doing? Take it back. I don't want it."

"Uncle Lizheng, please accept this little bit of meat. I need to borrow your ox cart again to take my father to the city. If you don't accept it, how can I ask you for it next time?"

"You..." Zhao Guoliang sighed and accepted the meat, then asked, "Dajun, your sister is back. I heard she was injured? Was she beaten by her husband? You are the eldest brother, and your sister is being bullied. You should support her."

Zhang Hujun thought about it and decided that since his eldest sister would be living at home in the future, it would be better to talk to the head of the village directly about the matter. So Zhang Hujun told him about the divorce between Zhang Hulan and Chen Dalang.

Zhao Guoliang was surprised. "According to you, Hu Lan will never return to the Chen family?"

"I'm not going back." Zhang Hujun said, "I was originally planning to go and settle the score with Chen Dalang, but Hu Lan wouldn't let me go. She said she had already severed ties with the Chen family, and even her three children were no longer related to the Chen family. There would be no need to go anymore."

Zhao Guoliang nodded and said, "Since it's all over, there's no need to go again. You and your family should live a good life from now on."

"Dajun, it's not easy for Hulan to take care of these three children by herself. You are the eldest brother, so please help out more in the future. If there are any difficulties at home, come to me. I will ask everyone to help if I can."

"Okay, Uncle Lizheng, I understand."

"By the way, I heard yesterday that Hu Lan and Hei Gou had a conflict? Hu Lan even resorted to surgery?"

Zhang Huhujun told Zhao Guoliang everything that happened at the village entrance yesterday morning.

"That's just the way Hei Gou behaved." Zhao Guoliang then said, "You should also persuade Hu Lan. We're all from the same village. It's okay to have a few arguments, but don't use weapons. It's not good to hurt anyone. If you really hurt someone, you'll have to pay compensation, right?"

"Okay, Uncle Guoliang, I will advise Hu Lan to control her temper in the future."

"Uncle Lizheng, I'll go back first. We haven't eaten yet."

"Okay, go back quickly. If you need a bullock cart, come and get it."

After Zhang Hujun left, Zhao Guoliang's wife, Zhou, came out yawning. "Who are you talking to in the middle of the day?"

Zhao Guoliang handed the meat to Zhou and said, "The army came to return the ox cart, and here, they also brought a piece of meat."

Zhou dozed off and then woke up. "What is the army doing? Why did you accept it?"

"Why else? The army said they need the oxcart later, so I'd rather not use it for free."

Zhou said, "Old Zhang has a bad temper, but the children he has raised are really good."

When Zhang Hujun returned home, he smelled the aroma of meat as soon as he reached the door.

Zhang Hujun grinned and said, "It smells so good!"

Wang rolled her eyes at Zhang Hujun and said, "How can a pot of meat and bones not smell good?"

Today's lunch was the best meal I have had in the past three or four months.

Although the rice was still a paste of wild vegetables, there was a pot full of broth with kudzu root stewed in it.

The aroma was so fragrant that it had already drifted to the neighboring houses.

The neighbors next door sniffed and drooled, "Whose family is stewing meat?"

"Whose family doesn't plan to live anymore? They're stewing meat at this time of year?"

"This fragrance seems to be coming from Old Zhang's house. What's going on with Old Zhang's family?"

The Zhang family couldn't hear the discussions outside, and even if they did, they had no time to pay attention. They were busy eating meat and drinking soup.

There was only so much meat, one piece for each person, and the bones were given to Old Man Zhang and Mrs. Li. But the bone soup was free to drink, and there was plenty of kudzu root, so you could eat as much as you wanted.

Sanya took a bite of the meat, and the oil flowed down the corners of her mouth. Sanya quickly pushed the oil into her mouth with the back of her hand and sucked it clean.

Zhang Hujun laughed and said, "This meat makes a difference. It feels like my stomach is full of fat and water, and I feel stronger."

Zhang Hulan said, "With more strength, we can work harder and earn more money. From now on, we won't eat meat every day, but we must eat meat every three days."

Several children looked at Zhang Hulan, including Zhang Dahua and Zhang Xiaojun.

Just thinking about eating meat once every three days makes me feel happy.