novelzi Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Once they reached the foot of the mountain, they walked to Jiang Zhou’s place and unloaded the wild boar. Since Jiang Zhou didn’t know how to handle the animal, he let others helped him with the meat.
In this village, meat was rare and only served on special days. Therefore, when they heard that Jiang Zhou caught a wild boar, they all went to gather in his house. There were also wealthy families who want to buy some meat.
Soon a large pot was brought to boil the water, Liu Sanlang held a long knife, he stabbed the wild boar on the neck and went down to the chest. The blood was flowing down the knife. The villagers didn’t eat pig blood, they all thought it was too fishy. Jiang Zhou knew something from the memory, so he caught the blood in a basin and put it aside, waited for it to be solid block.
Another man with big arm and thick waist scalded the wild boar’s hair with hot water, then he slitted open the belly, took out all the intestines and threw it aside under Jiang Zhou’s initiation. While Liu Sanlang and others were cutting the meat, the villagers gathered around Jiang Zhou, “Jiang Da (eldest), can you sell the meat?”
Jiang Zhou replied, “Of course I can. This wild boar is half mine and Liu Sanlang, I can’t eat too much. If you want anything just tell me, Liu Sanlang will handle the other half.”
Liu Sanlang was surprised, “You killed this wild boar, I didn’t do anything. How could I get so much share?”
“You were the one who found the wild boar, later I helped killing it. Don’t refuse it, this half must be yours.” Jiang Zhou shook his head, if Liu Sanlang didn’t discover this wild boar and fought so hard with it. He might not know what was going on and be able to kill it. Besides, he just woke up after such a mess from the traveler, it was a good time to change people impression of him.
Liu Sanlang couldn’t refuse, so he agreed, “Since you said it, I won’t say anymore. I, Liu Sanlang, owe you a favor.” He wiped his hands and pointed to a few big men who were helping him, “Those brothers helped us cutting the meat so they have a share for it. Since you already gave me half, can their share come from mine?”
Jiang Zhou nodded without arguing with him. Liu Sanlang split the whole wild boar with a knife, he gave Jiang Zhou all trotter then cut off three kg of pork belly, “I’m not good at cooking. This will be leave to you.”
Jiang Zhou had no choice but to pay her back later, he turned around continued to cook and stewed a big bowl of custard, fried the eggplant then asked everyone to eat.
Five men sat around together; they devoured the foods until there was nothing left. While they were eating, Jiang Zhou cleaned the four trotters. He stewed one with soybeans and boiled the other with sauce. He saved the other two and tied it with a straw rope, he prepared to go out.
Liu Sanlang was helping him cleaning the dishes and saw him almost went out, “Where are you going?”
Jiang Zhou said, “Go to Wen Yan’s house.”
Liu Sanlang winked at him, “You do know how to love your wife.”
Jiang Zhou was a little helpless, in fact, he didn’t know whether Wen Yan would talk to him. Before he was unconscious and replaced, Wen Yan said he felt was weak and lethargic. He was worried Wen Yan was sick. He went to invite the doctor in the town. Surprisingly, Wen Yan was pregnant! He had known that ger could pregnant but the chance was low. He and Wen Yan had close relationship since childhood, their parents also satisfied with the marriage. Others were worried about his bloodline, he also planned to have no children, who knew that Wen Yan was pregnant.
He was so excited that day and fell of the carriage in a daze...
From the traveler’s memory, the man actually thought it was unbelievable for a man to be pregnant and he regarded Wen Yan as a freak. Although the man didn’t say anything but the attitude was different from Jiang Zhou, Wen Yan had always been smart, how could he didn’t feel it?
Jiang Zhou thought, the reason behind Wen Yan and the traveler fought probably from this reason and not from the failed business. After all, Wen Yan once held his hands and told him, he would stay with him in one boat, through thick and thin. How could he fight over a shop?