My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

In this era, some poor families would tie a few chicken legs together with a rope and place them on the table as a mere formality during the Lunar New Year.

Even more extreme, some people borrowed the chicken legs tied to their tables from well-off families.

We'll return the chicken leg after the New Year is over.

In Gu Chunzhi's mind, many families don't even have chicken legs to eat during the Spring Festival. They just hire workers to do the work, and they're not not paying them. Why would they need to eat chicken or duck?

She took the salt and planned to marinate the chickens, ducks, and fish, thinking that with so many chickens and ducks, her family could have a good New Year this year.

We'll try to keep it a little longer; maybe we can eat it until next year.

Ji Yunshuang was unaware of her plans. Seeing that she was going to use salt to pickle the chicken and duck, she quickly stopped her, saying, "Mother, the chicken and duck need to be cleaned to remove the blood first. You can't pickle them like this."

Gu Chunzhi said, "You can't wash it, it will spoil easily if you wash it. Just pickle it like this, and it won't spoil until the New Year."

"We'll kill fresh ones during the New Year," Ji Yunshuang said, dismissing her with an excuse and starting to cook herself.

She's already decided what to cook tonight.

The chickens in modern supermarkets aren't good for soup; they're best braised.

As for the duck meat, she originally wanted to make roast duck. But without an oven, roast duck was inconvenient, so braised duck was the only convenient and delicious option.

Anyway, the brine is prepared in advance, so it's easy to make.

Ji Yunshuang washed the duck clean, blanched it to remove the fishy smell, and then put it directly into a large pot to braise.

Cut the chicken into small pieces and blanch it.

She took a total of eight frozen ducks and eight frozen chickens from her spatial storage. Today she braised three ducks and chopped up three chickens.

Gu Chunzhi took the opportunity to sneak a peek into the kitchen and almost fainted again when she saw her daughter-in-law consume three chickens and three ducks at once.

After she finished her work, she ran to the intersection to wait for her eldest son.

Construction on the house started today, and Lu Yinheng and his brothers all went to work on the foundation.

The Zhou and Mu families went to the village to find houses and were busy making a living, and they haven't returned yet.

When she finally saw her eldest son return covered in mud, she quickly went over and pulled him aside.

Lu Yinheng was slightly surprised. "Mother, has something happened?"

“Your wife!” Gu Chunzhi clutched her chest and said, “Ever since you got injured last time, she’s had really good luck…”

She told Ji Yunshuang about how she went to town that day and, luckily, bought a lot of chickens and ducks to take home.

After saying that, she added, "I know she was lucky to buy so much meat at a cheap price, so I shouldn't have said anything."

But she's so extravagant... You should talk to her when you have time; she can't keep going like this.

"Mother, I know."

Lu Yinheng frowned slightly. After responding to his mother, he added, "Don't worry, I will make sure you live a good life in the future. You can eat chicken, duck, fish, and meat every day until you don't want to eat anymore."

Gu Chunzhi laughed at his words, but she didn't take them seriously. Aside from high-ranking officials or wealthy merchants, what ordinary person in this world could eat chicken, duck, fish, and meat every day until they got tired of it?

She smiled and said, "Mother doesn't ask for great wealth or status, she only asks that our family can be together and live in peace."

Lu Yinheng said, "It definitely will."

In this life, he will definitely protect his family. He will be more thorough than in his previous life and is determined not to let his family suffer even the slightest harm.

"Mother, elder brother! What are you doing there? Why don't you come inside?"

When Lu Wuzheng returned home, he smelled a rich aroma, and instantly felt that the chores that had left him too tired to lift his arms were no big deal.

He was incredibly excited and exclaimed, "What delicious food did my sister-in-law cook today?"

Gu Chunzhi walked towards him, giving him a disdainful glare as she did so, saying, "All you ever think about is eating."

Lu Wuzheng didn't take his mother's disdain to heart at all, and said with a smile, "Mother, what delicious food did my sister-in-law make today? I smell some braised food, doesn't it? What did she braise today?"

Gu Chunzhi rolled her eyes at her and said, "Do you have a dog's nose? You can smell things?"

Lu Wuzheng chuckled and said, "The braised food smells so good that all the workers in the valley can smell it, it's not just me!"

Many workers in the valley, villagers passing by, and people living near Fang Lizheng's old house smelled the aroma.

Passersby couldn't help but sniff and exclaim, "Who's cooking something delicious here? It smells amazing!"

"Who else could it be? It must be those refugee families. Smell it, isn't that smell coming from the Fang family's old house?"

Wu Xialian swallowed hard and seized the opportunity to inquire, "Speaking of which, Madam Liao has always thought her sons were successful and liked to look down on people. Why is she trying to curry favor with a refugee this time? Could it be that the refugee has some kind of background?"

Upon hearing this, a woman quickly leaned over and whispered, "I heard that the Fang family is currying favor with the family that is currently repairing their house."

As you know, the Fang family's eldest sons are all promising, but the youngest is a spendthrift. The Fang couple, however, still insist on sending him to school, hoping he'll pass the imperial examinations. But the spendthrift doesn't study properly at the academy; he's always causing trouble.

Unexpectedly, the refugee from the Lu family was quite capable; she actually managed to persuade the youngest son of the Fang family to stay home and study diligently. Wouldn't the Fang family treat her like a goddess?

Upon hearing this, Wu Xialian breathed a sigh of relief. She had wondered what kind of background they had; it turned out they were just good at getting things done!

Several women gathered together and chatted about the Fang family for a while, but soon the focus returned to the aroma wafting from the Fang family's old house.

A woman said sourly, "I heard that the refugee surnamed Lu hired people to build a house and is going to treat the workers to dinner tonight. It looks so delicious. I wonder what kind of good meal the Lu family is preparing."

Someone nearby immediately said, "How could that be? They're all refugees who fled here. How could they afford to make good food? If you ask me, they'd probably just eat some simple meals at most."

Wu Xialian thought of the pig offal she had seen them washing by the river yesterday, and she swallowed again.

Actually, only wealthy families dislike and don't like to eat pig offal. For ordinary families, being able to eat a meal of pig offal as a treat is considered good.

Not to mention how delicious the offal is.

Thinking to herself, she deliberately said, "Those refugee families are indeed quite capable. They've only been here for two days, yet they know the village so well and have already found so many people to repair their houses."

As soon as she said that, everyone thought of Gao Lan, who had been running around these past two days.

Some people scoffed, saying that Gao Lan was just that kind of loud and boisterous person. She hadn't even figured out what the refugee's situation was before rushing over. They worried that she might end up getting herself into trouble instead of getting anything good out of it.

Some people say that the Lu family is just pretending to be smart; if they were really capable, why would they be on good terms with Wang Er's family?

Wang Er was a well-known fool in the village. Not only did his parents dislike him, but his brothers also didn't want to associate with him and even separated them from him.

Several women gathered together and gave their opinions on the Wang family, the Lu family, and the Fang family before reluctantly parting, swallowing their saliva.