After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

The enormous pig's head rolled off.

The blade wasn't perfectly clean; the soft sword had chipped for the first time, but it could still be used after some repairs.

I wanted to put the wild boar into my spatial dimension and bring it back, but I was a little disgusted by the bloodstains all over the ground.

Cut down two bamboo stalks, place the wild boar on the lush bamboo branches, and drag it back.

Not long after walking, a clear stream came into view flowing down from the mountaintop.

He dropped the bamboo he was using to drag the wild boar and went to the stream. He put his soft sword in the water to wash it, and also washed his blood-stained hands and face.

He sheathed the soft sword back in his belt compartment, wiped his face with a relatively clean spot on his hem, picked up the bamboo and continued dragging it back.

As darkness fell, we finally returned to the bamboo house.

Seeing the door open, they assumed it was their master or senior brother returning, so they didn't pay any attention and simply dragged the wild boar into the yard.

"Young Master! Young Master, what happened to you? You're covered in blood!"

"Young Master is injured?!"

"Wild boar! It's a wild boar! A huge wild boar!"

Three voices rang out almost simultaneously, and Jiang Xiaoqi threw down the bamboo she was using to drag the pig: "What are you three doing up the mountain!?"

The three of them ran up to their young master, answering his questions while checking Jiang Xiaoqi from head to toe to see if he was injured.

After confirming that it was all wild boar blood, he then recounted in detail his encounter with Ouyang Zheng and his apprentice in town.

"You guys are really something. But judging from the sky, Master and Senior Brother will be back soon."

Wenbin had already drawn water from the well and mixed it with some hot water from the stove.

Li Mo also went to the clothesline to get a face towel, and also found some soap pods.

Ah Niu looked left and right, wanting to find a clean set of clothes for the young master, but he didn't know where the clothes were.

Jiang Xiaoqi carefully washed her hands and face again with soap, and also took care of her neck.

He took off his outer robe and soaked it in cold water before returning to his room and finding clean clothes to change into.

After coming out, she threw the undergarment she had changed out of into the wooden basin, since the undergarment had also been stained with pig's blood.

Wenbin naturally started washing Jiang Xiaoqi's clothes, and Jiang Xiaoqi didn't stop him, after all, she had a more important task—dismembering the body!

Cough cough, let's break down the wild boar into different parts, pickle what needs to be pickled, and make what needs to be made into cured meat.

It's too hot. If we don't deal with this today, it will stink tomorrow and attract swarms of flies from all around.

Looking at Ah Niu's large physique and then at Li Mo who was sharpening his knife, Jiang Xiaoqi thought it was all fate, what a perfect pig-slaughtering opportunity.

With just one glance, everyone took their positions, sharpening their knives at the dead pig.

Wenbin carried the wooden basin a little further away to avoid splashing pig's blood on the clothes he was just about to wash.

Furthermore, he genuinely couldn't bear to see intestines and stomach spilling out.

Jiang Xiaoqi skillfully gutted the wild boar, and just as Jin Xing was about to take the next step, Li Mo stopped him.

Li Mo was afraid of getting the young master's clothes dirty again, so he forcibly took the knife away.

Li Mo and A Niu worked together seamlessly, so Jiang Xiaoqi felt at ease watching them operate from the sidelines.

The pork was cut into chunks, with a pile of ribs, a pile of leg bones and rib skewer, a pile of fat and lard, and the pork belly and lean meat were also separated.

The entrails and offal were put into a wooden bucket. Because the pig's head was thrown into the bamboo grove where it was slaughtered, the pig no longer has a head.

However, there were pig ears. Jiang Xiaoqi cut off the pig ears separately, threaded them onto bamboo branches, and brought them back.

There's no other reason than that braised pig ears are just too delicious; I simply can't resist them!

There wasn't much meat on the pig's head, and cleaning it was extremely time-consuming and laborious, which is why it was the only one left out.

Ah Niu and Li Mo were responsible for moving the pieces of meat aside.

Wenbin shook out the washed clothes one by one and hung them on the clothesline, glancing occasionally at the two men who were busy dividing the pig.

Seeing that the two had finished their work, he poured out the dirty water in the basin and came over.

"This pig is huge, it must weigh at least two hundred pounds. Young master is really amazing. Not only can he kill a wild boar with his bare hands, but he also dragged it back by himself."

"What do you mean by killing a wild boar with my bare hands? I used a weapon. My sword was even dulled. This wild boar's neck is really tough."

"That's impressive, hehe. How will you handle this pork, young master? We're all here, let's get it done right away so you don't have to work yourself out."

Looking at the pile of fat, Wenbin's first thought was to render lard. He figured the young master wouldn't handle the offal, since he had never seen the young master eat any animal organs.

And just as he thought, “When you go down the mountain, take some ribs and meat with you. I’ll keep the fatty meat to render into lard. Take some pork belly and lean meat back with you.”

By the way, do you want the offal? I don't know how to cook it, and I don't like to eat it. If you want it, take it; if not, please take it and bury it somewhere in the way.

"Yes, yes, young master, I know how to do it. My older brothers taught me how to clean the drains at home, and I can do it very well!"

Before Wenbin could answer, Aniu quickly interjected, saying he was really afraid the young master would bury these things, which would be such a waste.

This is all meat! Whether the young master dislikes it or not, he certainly doesn't!

"Uh, okay." The pig's blood wasn't saved, since it wasn't freshly killed and had long since congealed and stopped bleeding by the time it arrived.

Jiang Xiaoqi felt that people who love eating pig offal probably wouldn't refuse pig's blood either.

“That’s a lot, young master. We’ll marinate the meat for you first, and then we can make it into jerky or cured meat. It’ll save you a lot of trouble.”

"Alright, then I'll leave it to the three of you. Wenbin, render the lard; Li Mo, marinate the pork and pork chops; and A Niu, clean up the mess in the yard."

"Yes! Master!"

The three of them got busy, and Jiang Xiaoqi wasn't idle either, after all, it was time to make dinner again.

"You three are really not eating here? My cooking skills are pretty good!"

"No, young master. Judging from the sky, your master and the others will be back soon. We need to hurry down the mountain after we finish packing."

Li Mo spread the salt evenly on the meat strips and ribs, leaving some unsalted; these would be enough for tonight's meal.

"Sigh, alright." He poured half of the rice back into the rice container and steamed it over water.

Wenbin occupied one of the stove holes for refining oil, so Jiang Xiaoqi could only use one stove hole.

Once the rice is steaming, you can't cook the vegetables, so I picked up a few large bones, chopped them up with a cleaver, and set them aside.

He cut a piece of tofu that Wenbin and the others had brought, then cut a head of cabbage, and turned around to grab a handful of vermicelli from the sack and soak it.

Judging from the ingredients prepared, this is going to be a big stew.

Seeing that Li Mo had left some pork belly unmarinated, he picked up another piece of pork with alternating layers of fat and lean meat and sliced ​​it into pieces that were neither too thin nor too thick.

If it's too thick, the flavor won't penetrate well; if it's too thin, it's not suitable for stewing.

After preparing all the ingredients, Wenbin also rendered the lard, removed the cracklings, turned off the heat, and let the oil in the pot cool down a bit.

Jiang Xiaoqi had already cleared out two rough earthenware jars and carefully wiped the insides dry.

Wenbin scooped out the lard, leaving a little oil at the bottom. Jiang Xiaoqi used this oil to sauté the pork bones that had just been blanched on the ceramic stove.

When the stir-frying is almost done, pour in the boiling water. Add the tofu, cabbage, and glass noodles later. It was his first time doing this, so he couldn't be sure if the steps were correct.

After all, I had only ever eaten stew once in a restaurant in the north in my previous life, and I had never actually made it before, so I could only rely on my imagination for now.

If it doesn't taste good, we'll research and improve it next time.

The yard was tidy up, the lard was rendered, and the meat was marinated and hung under the eaves.

The three washed their hands and took the dozen or so large bamboo shoots that Jiang Xiaoqi had forcefully given them as they descended the mountain.

On the stove, a stew of pork belly and pork bones was simmering, and the sun had already completely set.

Jiang Xiaoqi lit the oil lamp, not in a hurry to serve the dishes, waiting for the others to come in before serving them.

When Ouyang Zheng and his apprentice returned carrying rice and grain, they saw that the area around the bamboo house and courtyard had become much tidier, and assumed that Jiang Xiaoqi had tidied it up because she couldn't stay idle.

Before even entering the courtyard, I could smell an unfamiliar aroma—a mixture of meat, vegetable, and rice wafting out in waves.

The two suddenly felt even hungrier. Jiang Xiaoqi had excellent hearing and had already set out the food and dishes before they even entered the courtyard.

The two looked at the dishes served directly in large earthenware bowls with surprise and curiosity.

Li Haisheng smelled a faint scent of blood. Looking up, he saw several rows of meat and ribs hanging neatly under the eaves.

"Junior brother, what's this?!"

Ouyang Zheng naturally followed Li Haisheng's gaze and paused in his pouring of wine.

"Master and senior brother, please sit down and have your meal first. We can talk while we eat."