I'm already a concubine, who wants to fight with you?

Chapter 16 Divide the money

"Xie Xiaoniang, you come from an official family, how can you cook?"

"I heard that a gentleman is far from a chef. Although Miss Xie is not a gentleman, she is also a precious person. How can she cook in the kitchen?"

"Hey, Miss Xie is a doctor, why can't she cook? I've seen that Miss Xie is no ordinary person!"

Everyone was well-intentioned, and Xie Fei did not explain. He just smiled and said that she must come.

This is bear meat.

In his two lifetimes, Xie Fei had never tasted it.

After a long time, several people finally cut out the bear meat.

Excluding the bear head and four bear paws that were to be sold to a wealthy family, and after removing the bones and internal organs, the remaining parts weighed a staggering 670 kilograms.

There are eight households in the village, with a total of twenty-one people, including men, women, old and young, not including children, Sun's mother and son, and Xie Fei Fu Yu.

Assuming each person is given three pounds of meat, sixty-three pounds of meat will have to be removed.

Xie Fei was considered half a master and a "meritorious contributor", so he should get at least 20 kilograms of meat.

Besides, Chen Dafa was badly injured and his blood and energy were depleted. It’s not too much for him to give him 15 kilograms of meat to replenish his body and restore his vitality, right?
In this way, there are still 572 kilograms left.

After deducting some miscellaneous items and the meal they would have together later, the money would be calculated as 550 kilograms, and they would divide it equally.

When Xie Fei learned that Mother Liu was going to take Daniu to sell bear meat, he couldn't help but feel itchy.

It has been a long time since she went out for a walk in the streets openly. After all, there is a difference between the deserted places like the mountains and the prosperous places in the cities.

He really wanted to go out for a walk, so Xie Fei went to find Mother Liu in a coy manner.

Before she opened her mouth, Mother Liu saw through her intention from the shining look in her eyes.

Your concubine is not allowed to go out at will. This is the instruction given by the Pei Mansion.

But Xie Fei helped a lot, and Mother Liu saw it.

She said confidently, "Xie Xiaoniang, it's not that I have to restrain you and not let you go out. It's just that you are of noble status. If you are bumped into by someone on the street, I can't afford it."

This made Daniu feel uncomfortable and he couldn't help but speak up for Xie Fei.

"Aunt Liu, this is too inhumane. Miss Xie is just going out for a stroll, not to meet a wild man. People say that prisoners are allowed to go out for some exercise."

Ignoring Daniu's nonsense, Mother Liu said coldly: "If your wife wants to go out, I will naturally not stop her. But who is Xiao Niang Xie? Can she show up in public with this identity?"

Daniu wanted to refute, but Xie Fei reacted and said quickly, "I understand what Mama Liu means. I won't go today and won't make things difficult for you."

After she finished speaking, she turned and left. Daniu looked at her back and felt quite uncomfortable.

It's so pitiful, it's just like being in prison.

But when Da Niu moved the bear meat onto the cart and called for Mother Liu to go with him, Mother Liu stood there motionless, as if she was waiting for someone.

Before Daniu could ask any further questions, he saw his "wife" hurriedly walking out of the village.

Let’s say she is his wife, her figure and temperament are completely different.

No way, he was wearing his wife's coarse cloth clothes, and even the shoes were the pair he personally picked for his wife last year.

When the others came closer, Daniu took a closer look, clapped his hands, and said, "Thank you..."

Mother Liu interrupted, "Let's go."

The woman followed with a smile, and Daniu also suddenly realized what was going on. They pushed the cart towards the town with a smile on their face.

Many wealthy families like the game from the mountains.

Especially those who are afraid of death and want to strengthen their bodies, they regard game as a panacea, thinking that eating it can prolong their life and make them live longer, so they are willing to pay a high price to buy it.

On the way, Daniu said, "I have inquired about it. Mr. Wang in the town likes wild game the most. Last year, he spent several hundred taels just to buy a tiger skin."

However, what is valuable is the tiger skin, and the skin of their bear is burnt and incomplete, so it is not that valuable.

Mother Liu said, "If Mr. Wang's price is not suitable, just go around more often. Such a big bear can be sold anywhere." Xie Fei was dressed as a peasant woman, looking at the mountains, rivers and fields along the way. If there were any interesting stalls or shops in the town, she would go to check them out.

Mother Liu and Daniu knew that she seldom went out, so they just let her be.

Because of the delay caused by Xie Fei, it took quite a while to get to Mr. Wang's residence.

When the servant heard that the man was there to sell bear meat, he immediately went to inform Mr. Wang.

Mr. Wang came to see it in person. With the bear head and bear paw in hand, he had no fear of fakery.

However, even Mr. Wang, who had eaten a lot of game, felt surprised.

The bear's head and paws are incredibly large, which shows that when it lived in the mountains, it was definitely a fat and strong expert in hunting prey. Unfortunately, it was eventually defeated by humans.

The only regret is that there is no bear skin, otherwise a complete bear skin would be much more valuable than all this meat.

In the end, after some bargaining, Mr. Wang gave 160 taels of silver, which even surprised Xie Fei.

Her monthly allowance was only three taels, and these one hundred and sixty taels were not enough to cover four years' monthly allowance.

After walking around the town for a long time, Mother Liu felt it was unsafe to carry the heavy silver and urged Xie Fei to go back to the village.

Xie Fei felt unsatisfied, but he also knew there was still a long way to go.

After returning to the village, Mother Liu called everyone over and divided the silver in front of everyone.

Xie Fei still took the most, thirty taels, followed by the Chen family, twenty taels.

The remainder will be divided equally among the households.

The people in the village were both excited and unbelievable when they got the real money.

A few silver ingots, plus some change and copper coins for each family, would be a windfall for poor people.

You have to know that all the people in the whole manor are servants of Pei Mansion, and all the income of the manor has nothing to do with them.

They only received a monthly salary from the Pei Mansion, and the highest was no more than a few coins.

Suddenly, there were more than ten taels of silver, which seemed like a dream.

However, everyone understands that this matter must be kept strictly confidential and must not be leaked.

Even the imprisoned Sun mother and son were unaware of this.

Xie Fei did not refuse the money given by the manor, and kept it all.

In order to save Chen Dafa, she wasted a lot of medical supplies, which she regarded as medical fees.

Afterwards, Xie Fei returned to the room and Fu Yu had just changed the medicine for Chen Dafa.

Chen Dafa hasn't woken up yet, but his complexion has improved and he has passed the critical period.

After Shui Huaiyu learned this from Fu Yu, she felt relieved and was able to force herself to eat some porridge.

She was very grateful to Xie Fei and Fu Yu, but she was tongue-tied and didn't know how to express her gratitude.

It would be better for them to wait until the husband is better, then the couple would kneel down and kowtow to him, and then let him do their bidding.

In the afternoon, the villagers started to roast meat and stew vegetables.

Xie Fei tied on an apron and ordered everyone to prepare the meal.

Although she didn't look like she could cook, everyone thought that she came from a wealthy family and had tasted many delicacies from land and sea.

Isn't it easy to cook a meal?
So even the maids and aunts who had been cooking for their entire lives watched Xie Fei carefully to see how he performed.

Xie Fei bought a lot of things from the town and stewed the bear bones first.

The bear bones are thick and heavy, with faint blood and yellow colors on the surface. After washing them, they are blanched with ginger and garlic to remove the fishy smell, and then thrown into a boiling pot to stew.

(End of this chapter)