Before the Great Snow solar term in winter.

It's the best time to cure bacon.

The baby, having eaten and drunk her fill, lay in her cradle playing with her little bell.

"Clang, clang..."

I looked up at the clouds drifting in the sky and the flocks of birds that occasionally flew overhead.

The bird landed in her yard.

It landed on the bare peach tree, chirping softly...

Jiang Miaomiao made a surprising discovery.

She can now understand more than just what Chirp says.

It can also understand the languages ​​of other birds, insects, fish, and animals.

Chiu Chiu is the new name she gave Dan Que.

At this moment, the bird is leisurely chatting with its companions, and the peach tree branches are full of birds.

All I could hear were the birds chattering away...

Landlord Liu received a letter from an old woman named Madam Jiang...

"Chirp chirp, what did the letter say?"

[The letter read to him by Liu the Landlord's foolish son... Old Madam Jiang told him to collect a debt from Madam Jiang... and even wanted Madam Jiang to sell herself into servitude as a concubine...]

"What else did the letter say?" Chirp chirped, flitting up and down the tree branch.

[Let landlord Liu ruin her reputation...]

[This prevented Lady Jiang from returning to the capital.]

Madam Jiang?

Could it be her grandmother whom she had never met... her mother's mother-in-law?

That wretched old woman, she actually dared to make a move on my mother.

Jiang Miaomiao broke out in a cold sweat.

I shivered, and then felt a warm sensation on my back.

She peed...

She didn't like being soaked in urine; it smelled terrible.

He opened his mouth and started crying.

Looking for my brother... to change my pee...

Jiang Ziyan and Jiang Zifeng ran over.

"Brother, have you noticed that Miaomiao is cleaner than other kids? She cries before she poops, and she cries when she wets her pants..."

“That’s right, Xuan’er is already three years old and still smells of poop and pee, while my little sister smells so good… so sweet and milky…” Jiang Zifeng picked up Jiang Miaomiao, whose bottom was still wet.

He didn't forget to give her a big kiss on her little face.

Jiang Miaomiao stopped crying.

Take a deep breath...

Ugh... that smells like urine...

She could smell the stench of her own excrement and urine, yet her brother said she smelled like milk.

It seems the brothers really like her.

With their mother away, the older brothers skillfully changed diapers, becoming two little baby-care experts.

After the villagers left.

My mother then took my aunt into the mountains, ostensibly to gather firewood.

A few hours later.

They're back.

My aunt was beaming; her eyes were practically popping out of her head from laughing.

Put down the basket.

Remove the firewood from the top.

They brought out a pig's head, along with several large pieces of meat.

The meat was so juicy and fatty... such a fatty pork leg...

My mother was actually keeping secrets from me.

Since Lu Qingyao didn't know how to marinate meat, the task naturally fell to Liu Yuniang.

She hadn't seen so much meat in a long time.

He was as happy as a child.

After marinating with salt and seasonings, it was hung up in a well-ventilated area of ​​the small attic in the side room.

Looking down from the rafters, I saw strips of cured meat hanging there.

Everyone had a happy smile on their face.

Jiang Zifeng smiled so hard her eyes narrowed into slits.

Jiang Miaomiao clapped her hands happily, babbling incoherently.

Lu Qingyao kept some fresh meat to entertain her fellow villagers.

Put the rest into a pot to render oil.

Between oil refining processes.

The two sisters-in-law then started chatting.

Jiang Miaomiao lay in her mother's arms, listening intently.

This is one of her few remaining interests.

She is the soul of a modern person, trapped in the body of a helpless baby.

Not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

Every day, I either listened to the birdsong or got information about the outside world from my mother and brothers.

The gains were really limited...

"Sister-in-law, what exactly is the deal with that IOU? Why did Landlord Liu run away after hearing about that piece of paper?"

Liu Yuniang was curious at the time, and only now did she have time to ask.

Jiang Miaomiao was also curious.

Lu Qingyao smiled. "Chengxintang paper now sells for almost a hundred taels of silver per sheet. Zifeng's father has saved some, but he's usually reluctant to use it. Using this paper for an IOU from ten years ago would be absurd..."

She did not tell Liu Yuniang that this matter was related to her mother-in-law.

What a shame!

But Jiang Miaomiao combined this with the birds' previous chatter.

I understood immediately.

It's probably that ignorant old lady Jiang who saw the old Chengxintang paper that her scumbag father had collected.

He assumed it was just old paper he didn't want and had someone copy his son's handwriting.

That's how this wonderful show came about.

What an ignorant and foolish woman!

No wonder everyone says we should broaden our horizons; it's true.

It's simply a dimensionality reduction blow.

"Clatter..." The spatula in Liu Yuniang's hand fell to the ground, her mouth agape.

"One hundred taels of silver for a single sheet of paper?"

"Is it made of gold? Can you eat it or drink it?"

She found it incredible.

Lu Qingyao smiled without saying a word; she had already learned how to get along with this sister-in-law.

That reaction was kind of cute.

Liu Yuniang: "Sister-in-law, is that IOU forged?"

"Mm." Lu Qingyao nodded.

"Let alone Jiang Yunze, even Liu the landlord ten years ago couldn't buy this piece of paper even if he had money."

Liu Yuniang sighed, "That person who bought the paper must have been out of their mind..."

“Exactly…he must have been kicked by a donkey.” Lu Qingyao chuckled.

Jiang Miaomiao grinned too.

“Sister-in-law, we only have wild boar meat and chicken at home, which is probably not enough. Let’s take the children to pick some wild vegetables and catch some fish in the river.”

Lu Qingyao looked at the pot of water celery with a troubled expression.

It still doesn't seem to be enough.

“Sister-in-law, let’s stew the meat, prepare the bean and rice, and catch some fish. As for the rest, your eldest brother says he has a way to handle it,” Liu Yuniang assured, patting her chest.

Seeing her confident demeanor, Lu Qingyao believed her.

After the two men dried the wild boar meat, they placed it piece by piece into a ceramic jar, poured in oil to submerge it, and then sealed it.

I pickled two jars.

When Liu Yuniang left, she took a jar with her and a large pig's trotter with her.

This day.

The air above the entire small mountain village was filled with the aroma of meat.

The aroma of deep-fried meat hits your nose immediately; it's a very rich fragrance.

This caused the village dogs to bark wildly.

The baby is crying.

Jiang Yunhu, limping, went from house to house to invite guests.

"Aunt Zhang, my sister-in-law has returned with her child. She'd like to invite everyone to a feast tomorrow. There will be meat and rice. If you have any pickled vegetables or your specialty dishes, you can bring a plate."

"Alright, alright, I just picked some sunflowers, I'll stir-fry them and take them with me tomorrow."

The old lady beamed and gave her grandson a big kiss on the cheek, saying, "My little one, you'll have meat to eat tomorrow."

There's nothing better than trading wild vegetables for meat.

"Uncle Chen, my sister-in-law has returned with her child. She'd like to invite everyone to a feast tomorrow. We have meat and rice ready. If you have any wine at home, you can bring some."

"Alright, old man, I've brewed some pear wine. I'll take some with me tomorrow."

These days, in rural areas, when the harvest is bad, people often don't have enough to eat.

Naturally, they wouldn't be willing to use grain to brew wine.

But those who live near mountains live off the mountains, and those who live near water live off the water.

Make some wild fruit wine, like mulberry wine or pear wine.

It's still quite common...

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