An Yue passed between the two of them and entered the house leisurely.
Lu Jin took her slightly cold fingertips and said, "Let's go in too."
An Hao had already put on the little hat Liu Yuxue had made for him. He had a fair and chubby face. He touched the hat and asked An Yue: "Uncle Third, does my hat look good? It has a cerebellar axe."
As he spoke, he touched it with his little hands, his little face full of show off.
"Bang."
There was a sound of a huge object hitting the ground in the courtyard, and An Hao ran out. Xiao Naiyin shouted loudly: "Here comes the big pig. My uncle brought the fat pig here."
When everyone came out after hearing the news, there was another big wild boar on the ground, which looked like it weighed about two hundred kilograms. He was carried down the mountain with Lin Hui, and there was a little piglet weighing about fifty or sixty kilograms next to it.
An Jingzhou threw the little pig to Lin Hui: "This is yours."
Lin Hui was a little flattered: "I can't help you today. I still have pheasants and rabbits here, which is enough."
An Jingzhou wiped his sweat with his sleeve. His hair was wet with sweat and stuck to his face. He said in an impatient tone: "Take it if you are told. What nonsense are you talking about?"
He is the kind of straight-tempered person who doesn't like beating around the bush with others. Once he recognizes you as a friend, he can just give you something and accept it. No one has ever refused the money he spent in those brothels in Beijing.
Lin Hui was still a little hesitant. After all, An Jingzhou hunted the wild boars. He was simply a genius in hunting and knew many methods. In the end, he successfully found the wild boar nest and ate all the wild boars in one pot.
An Shuyao came out: "Uncle Lin, just take it. Next time you and Seventh Brother will have to go up the mountain anyway, and he may need your help. Besides, it's winter, and prey will only get harder and harder."
Fight, you can drag this pig back and sell it for some money."
Lin Hui took it as soon as he heard it.
The pig was not very big and could not be sold for much money, but he would save every penny he earned. He also had a wife and son waiting to be raised at home. Lin Hui thanked him sincerely: "Thank you. I, Lin Hui, will write this down first."
Already."
An Jingzhou was so tired that he just waved his hands and didn't want to say anything. Lin Hui dragged the pig and left.
After breathing for a moment, he said to everyone: "How is it? This pig is strong enough, isn't it? Both a male and a female died in my hands. This is a male, and he is really difficult to deal with."
He shouted into the room: "Fifth brother, please make a good bow for my brother. It's too inconvenient to use a knife. I almost got stabbed in the stomach by a wild boar's tusks today."
An Shuyao then noticed that his clothes were a little wet, muddy and torn in some places. She immediately asked, "You're not injured anywhere, are you?"
An Jingzhou raised his hand. There was a red mark in the center of his hand, which was left when he broke off the wild boar's tusks: "It really hurts. My little sister, give me some medicine to apply on it."
An Shuyao pointed to the room: "It's on the wardrobe, go find it yourself."
After An Jingzhou entered, An Shuyao had to boil water to kill pigs again. He killed one just the day before and another one came today. Naturally, An Yue would not come to kill pigs.
He went in to find a piece of paper, wrote down his study plan for the past few months, and discussed with Lu Jin how to prescribe the right medicine.
It can be seen that he has taken it seriously.
After all, there is no such thing as losing in An Yue's world. Since you promise something, you must do it to the extreme.
After cleaning the pigs killed by An Yunrui alone, An Shuyao found a large basin, cut the meat into long strips and put it in it, then sprinkled salt and spices to marinate it, and planned to leave it for two days to wait for the flavor before baking the meat.
The taste will be more fragrant.
She used four pig legs to make ham, which was delicious and lasted a long time.
An Shuyao rubbed the pork leg with fine salt to dehydrate it first, and then squeeze out the congestion tomorrow.
She covered the meat with clean pine branches.
An Jingzhou had gauze wrapped in the middle of his palm. Seeing that everything was done outside, he asked: "When will the bacon be cooked?"
An Shuyao went to the well to wash her hands: "After two days of marinating, you can start kang."
An Jingzhou was looking forward to it: "While it's not snowy yet, I'll go to the mountains to catch more prey. I heard from Lin Hui that the mountains here will be inaccessible in mid-November, and the mountains will be blocked by heavy snow, making the road difficult."
Let’s go, it’s probably difficult to get to the county.”
"We also need to prepare food. Alas, it's really troublesome here. The weather is bad, the land is barren, and the types of vegetables grown are very few. They are not half as good as those in Beijing. The wind from Anzhou in the north makes my face hurt.
"
An Jingzhou said and rubbed his face with his hands. He started wearing cotton-padded clothes now. He had to wait until the end of November in Shengjing to wear thick clothes.
An Shuyao shrugged: "Let's be patient for a while. This is the place of exile. It's good to be free."
This is true. They are not as leisurely as ordinary exiles. They are just like the civilians who were driven out of Beijing. It may be because of Lu Jin's identity. In addition to his royal status, he was driven out of the country as an ordinary person.
Life and death.
If it were anyone else, he would have been sent to an unknown corner to mine.
An Jingzhou looked at the sky sadly, they probably would have to stay in Anzhou for a long time.
*
The next day, the sky was still overcast, the north wind was howling, but it didn't snow anymore.
This morning, An Yue went to school, so Lu Jin stayed in bed with his wife openly. Several people outside got up, and he still fell asleep with An Shuyao in his arms.
An Shuyao rubbed her eyes and her voice sounded hoarse from just waking up: "I have to go to the county today, so I'd better negotiate the price with Yuan Yi earlier, and then I can pick the peppers tomorrow."
Lu Jin responded softly and asked, "Do you want me to go with you?"
An Shuyao yawned: "No, I won't necessarily be back at noon. There are still things to do in the store. Fortunately, Wei Chiyu's injury does not require acupuncture today. I will soak the medicinal materials in it later and then explain.
Just wait for Yuxue to come and pour hot water into it and soak it for half an hour."
After saying that, An Shuyao stayed in bed for a while before slowly getting up. In winter, she wished she could huddle under the quilt and not come out.
After the two got up, An Shuyao went to prepare yesterday's pickled pork legs before setting off for the county.
Today's ham only needs to be left to dry for half a month, and then hung up to slowly marinate.
This time the driver of the carriage was An Yunrui, and the two quickly arrived at the gate of Taolin County.
When the ox cart arrived at the city gate, it slowed down. Not far away, sitting under a hay shed guarding the city gate, were several big men wearing tiger and deer skins.
The hut is a tea stall, and the big men are drinking wine warmed by the small stove under the hut. One of them with a beard took out a portrait and looked at the woman sitting in the bullock cart. He was wearing a tiger fur coat on the other side.
The leader said: "Master Hu, can you see if it is this?"
Master Hu raised his head and stared at An Shuyao's face for a few seconds. It wasn't until the oxcart entered Taolin County that he looked at the clearly painted portrait.
He placed the bowl heavily on the table, and he laughed evilly: "After guarding for a few days, I finally met you."