70: Raising a wife, the whole village is inhaling the aroma of stewed meat.

"No matter how fierce they are, they're not as powerful as my third uncle!"

Zhou Jinfeng popped out at the opportune moment and said.

A group of children excitedly chased after them.

"Zhou Jinfeng, look at what you've got! The job of pulling out the wolf's teeth is yours!"

"Oh! Third Uncle, really?"

"Yes, when has your third uncle ever lied to you?"

"Okay! I'm going to pull out the wolf's teeth!"

Zhou Jinfeng was very excited.

In this Zhouzhuang village, boys who can pull out wolf teeth are said to be very brave when they grow up!

Zhou Qingwen went to call the brigade leader over, told him to take out the three large wolves, and handed them over to the village.

This year's meat harvest has already reached three-quarters.

If there are wolves or wild boars again next time, we'll mate once more, and that will be enough meat for this year.

Zhou Qingwen was one of the villagers who received double work points.

Hunting earned him a perfect score in work points, while his older brother earned him a separate score.

Zhou Qingwen will then be able to receive double the amount of grain.

This made many villagers secretly envious.

However, no one dared to object.

When the villagers heard that Zhou Qingwen was going to hand over the meat to the village's three big wolves, which would amount to more than 100 jin (50 kg), they were shocked.

Then, the eldest brother dealt with the wolf, skinned it, and kept the pelt for the Zhou family.

However, wolf meat is always cut into small pieces.

On average, each household received about seven ounces of wolf meat with bones.

When we get back, we can have them cook wolf meat porridge a few times.

The villagers couldn't bear to cook all half a pound of wolf meat at once, so they usually marinated it, putting in a small piece at a time, chopped into small pieces.

Children need to eat a little to grow.

The adults only drank a little bit, just a sip.

These days, children are the apple of adults' eyes.

The whole village was grateful to Zhou Qingwen for allowing his beloved child to have a bite of meat.

You know, without hunters, would the whole village ever get to eat meat?

Let alone half a jin, it's difficult to even buy two liang of meat. You can only dare to buy two liang of meat if you have a little spare money in your hand.

Generally, being able to eat this twice a year is considered generous.

Many people spend the whole year in the kitchen catching a rat to cook porridge.

However, rats are also very cunning and are generally difficult to catch.

Some children were so hungry that they even caught cockroaches, chewed them, and swallowed them.

There was nothing we could do; the food at home was terrible. It wasn't just thin porridge; there were hardly any grains of rice.

The corn porridge was also very thin.

My stomach was completely empty, and I was so hungry I wanted to bite off a piece of my own flesh!

My stomach was churning with pain, and my stomach was burning with discomfort.

The entire village is now gathered around, waiting to share the wolf meat.

The other four wolves were skinned and sent back to the Zhou family.

Zhou Qingwen said that he would keep the two wolves, salt them, and keep them at home so that they could eat a little meat every day.

At this time, many women envied the daughters-in-law who married into the Zhou family.

They are so lucky to be able to eat some meat every day.

Many women secretly wondered why they weren't the ones who married into the Zhou family.

However, no one dared to say it aloud, even though they thought about it.

After all, Zhou Qingwen cherished his woman. It was said that when Yu Yalan first got married, she was fed by Zhou Qingwen while lying in bed.

How much does he love his wife?

Should they replace their men?

If you don't get out of bed to wash clothes and take care of the children, do you think they'll treat you well?

I'd be better off not smoking!

In this day and age, there are many men who beat their wives.

However, there are also men who dote on their wives.

Like Zhou Qingwen, and his eldest and second eldest brothers.

They cherish their women very much.

I heard Zhou Qingwen said that when his wife has her period, he can wash her clothes with warm water and also make her a bowl of brown sugar and egg soup.

The eldest and second sisters-in-law in the family received the same treatment.

This is probably the happiest life for the women in the whole village.

Other women in the village, let alone make brown sugar and egg soup, can't even smell the aroma of brown sugar.

Brown sugar is a precious commodity; most people really can't bear to buy it.

Meanwhile, wolf meat was being distributed in the field. The brigade leader recorded each household receiving the meat, fearing that someone might take advantage of the chaos to steal some. He ordered five or six strong men to guard the wolf meat.

The villagers didn't loot, because the village head had said that anyone who started a disturbance and looted would be expelled from the village!

This is not a joke.

If they are driven out of the village, they will have no choice but to live at the foot of the dangerous mountain, which is like being in the closest place to wild beasts.

There was no one guarding the mountain.

That's terrifying.

I heard that during that famine year, there was a family that was driven out of the village, and within three days they were eaten by wild beasts.

It was a really tough time back then.

However, that family brought it on themselves.

When the village distributed a bag of relief grain, their family insisted on grabbing it, scattering the grain on the ground, mixing it with mud, and making it inedible.

The village head, who was then the village chief, got angry and drove them out.

This happened a long time ago.

However, some people still remember this incident.

Therefore, the captain's words must be carried out seriously.

Zhou Qingwen said, "Captain, you've worked hard distributing the meat. Take some more wolf meat back with you later to add to your dishes."

Zhou Hangen swallowed hard. "The wolf meat has been almost completely divided up. If I take more, it will seem like I'm being greedy. You're so kind; I'll just take one portion."

Zhou Qingwen pulled Zhou Hangen's arm and said, "Hey, Captain, I borrowed your hunting rifle as a way of repaying you. You have to take these three pounds of wolf meat back with you. I was thinking of asking you to go to the police station to register again, get a hunting license, and get another hunting rifle."

Zhou Hangen then stopped and said, "What's wrong? Did my hunting rifle break?"

"Nothing bad was done, everything is fine. It's just that my dad and I sometimes go up the mountain together with only one hunting rifle, which isn't safe."

Zhou Hangen scratched the back of his neck and said, "Alright, I'll go to the police station and explain the situation. You guys wait for my good news. I'll take this wolf meat back with me first."

Zhou Qingwen smiled and said, "Okay."

Zhou Hangen took the large piece of wolf meat from Zhou Qingwen and said, "Then I won't be polite."

"Don't mention it! I need your help."

Zhou Hangen pursed his lips slightly and said, "You're really something, kid. I saw it; you didn't even use a gun to shoot those wolves. What weapon did you use?"

Zhou Qingwen took out a dart and said, "Use this!"

"Darts? You're really good at that!"

Zhou Hangen then asked, "Then what kind of hunting rifle do you need?"

"Captain, last time I went into the mountains, I saw some bullet casings. I suspect there are other people in the mountains, and I have to be careful!"

Zhou Hangen's expression darkened slightly as he said, "Where did you find this? You might have run into the robbers who fled into the mountains a while ago!"

Zhou Qingwen's eyes narrowed as he said, "Captain, tell me about those people's characteristics. I'll see if I can run into them next time."

Zhou Hangen said, "You'll have to come to the police station with me later. This is very important."

"Okay, I'll go home and change my clothes, then I'll meet you at your place in a bit."

"OK."

Zhou Qingwen went into the shed at home, changed his clothes, and hurriedly went out again.

Yu Yalan met Zhou Qingwen at the kitchen door: "Wen, where are you going?"