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

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out in the woods, startling birds into flight, and causing a herd of deer in front to run away in fright.

The deer that was shot straightened its legs on the ground and died.

"It's done!"

A deer is ours!

Zhou Qingwen looked at the deer not far away, his face filled with excitement.

It can be said that deer are quite good prey and are one of the hunters' favorite catches!

Zhou Qingwen went up, bled the deer, and then picked it up. Goodness, this deer weighed at least 60 pounds.

Zhou Qingwen picked up the deer and hurried home.

You should know that this day's harvest was quite good.

More than half of this venison can be sold, and the price of venison is significantly higher.

Zhou Qingwen returned to the village, but everyone had gone to work for work points, and not many people saw him.

He hurried home, but Yu Yalan had gone to the river to wash clothes, leaving him alone at home for the time being.

Zhou Qingwen skinned the deer; it was just an ordinary deer, not a protected animal.

Zhou Qingwen took out the deer offal, put it in a basin, and wrote on the side with a pencil: "Wife, please handle the deer offal later. I'm going to the market to sell venison. You can stew the rest of the venison."

After writing it, place it next to the deer's swimming pool.

He picked up a small stone from the side and used it to weigh down the half-sheet of paper, which Zhou Jinfeng had written on and then dropped on the ground.

Zhou Qingwen cut off three jin of venison. He kept three jin for himself at home and cut off another jin to put in a bowl. This was what he would send to the cowshed that night.

Zhou Qingwen packed the venison into a black cloth bag and carried it out.

I went to the brigade leader's house, gave him a piece of venison weighing about a pound, borrowed his bicycle, and rode it to town.

It's only around eight o'clock now.

When selling venison, freshness is key!

If you hunt it in the morning and sell it to the state-run restaurant before noon, it will definitely be the best-selling meat!

Bicycles are quite fast.

In this day and age, having a bicycle means being able to move much faster.

When Zhou Qingwen arrived at the state-run restaurant in town, he took the deer to the kitchen and weighed it: "This deer is very fresh. The price I'm giving you is out of respect; I'll give you 75 cents a pound. Is that acceptable?"

"I think it's a good idea!"

Zhou Qingwen was smiling happily when the person weighing the deer said, "This deer weighs 56.5 jin (28.25 catties) in total."

"Okay, let me calculate."

Zhou Qingwen smiled and said, "56.5 * 0.75 = 42.375 yuan, 42 yuan will do!"

The kitchen procurement for that state-run restaurant has also been calculated. "Hey! Your calculations are pretty accurate!"

"Hey! Not bad!"

Afterwards, the staff from the state-run restaurant collected 42 yuan and packed a cold tofu dish and a cold cucumber dish for Zhou Qingwen.

Zhou Qingwen glanced at them and said, "I'll pay for these two dishes."

"No need to pay, this is a common dish in restaurants, it doesn't cost much. You can take it home and add some dishes to your family's meals."

Zhou Qingwen didn't hesitate and said, "Okay, thank you, Brother Wang."

"No need to thank me. Send me more good game next time, and I'll pay you a good price!"

"Okay, I'll definitely be there!"

Zhou Qingwen looked delighted, packed up the money, and left.

She was carrying two dishes, which were served in two ordinary bowls and placed in a white cloth bag along with the bowls.

What doesn't Zhou Qingwen understand?

This was Brother Wang's intention to help him.

These two bowls are worth more than the food.

But it also proves that Brother Wang is a businessman with human touch.

If Brother Wang gives him meat dishes from a state-run restaurant, he'll have to pay a few yuan for the dishes.

That's how a deal was made.

But the two vegetarian dishes that were served came in bowls?

That's human nature!

Zhou Qingwen hung two portions of vegetables on his bicycle and slowed down noticeably on the way back.

The main thing is these two bowls. They're really nice. Although they're just ordinary in a state-run restaurant, they look really impressive in an ordinary person's home.

Zhou Qingwen thought for a moment and decided to buy some bowls and plates next time, and get some nice ones to take home.

When they got home, Zhou Qingwen took out the two bowls of food, held them up and looked at them; the bowls were still intact.

Just then, Yu Yalan came out of the kitchen: "Wen, why did you bring back packed groceries?"

"These are vegetables that Brother Wang sent. Honey, look, aren't these two bowls beautiful?"

Yu Yalan approached with a smile: "This is quite nice. It's used in restaurants; it's very beautiful."

"Okay, make a little less food for lunch. These two dishes are quite filling."

"Okay, sure!"

Yu Yalan smiled, smelled the dishes, and said, "The cold dishes at this state-run restaurant smell especially good!"

"Wife, would you like to try some of the food first?"

"No, I'd be too embarrassed if my family saw it."

"Okay, then take it to the kitchen, I'll go change my clothes."

"Okay, all set."

Zhou Qingwen tightened his grip; his wife's smile was a man's source of energy.

Seeing this makes me feel so happy!

Yu Yalan carried two bowls of cold dishes into the kitchen and went to stew venison.

Zhou Qingwen got out of bed at lunchtime.

I slept quite comfortably. After stretching my neck, I put on my canvas shoes and came out. Everyone was busy serving noodles and dishes.

In the courtyard, in the middle of the stone table, there was a pot of stewed venison, two kinds of stir-fried green vegetables, two servings of cold dishes, and a serving of cold sweet potato noodles prepared by Yu Yalan.

Six dishes were served in total.

Then everyone sat down, and in front of them was a bowl of pickled cabbage noodles. Zhou Feitian said, "Start eating!"

Everyone immediately started picking up meat and vegetables.

They ate with great relish!

Zhou Qingwen picked up a few pieces of venison and ate them with gusto.

"This venison is stewed to perfection and smells amazing!"

"Okay, hurry up and eat, or there won't be any meat left."

Liu Yue'e picked up two pieces, her mouth full of meat as she ate.

Zhou Jinfeng immediately started eating with his hands, tearing off pieces of meat.

After all, he's a child, so the pieces of meat are quite large.

Zhou Jinfeng couldn't fit a piece of meat in one mouthful; he had to take three bites to eat it.

At this moment, the second sister-in-law did the opposite, picking up vegetables to eat, and she seemed to enjoy it very much.

"Second sister-in-law, doesn't the meat smell good? Why are you only eating vegetables?"

Zhou Qingwen ate another piece of meat. When he heard Yu Yalan's question, he looked up and saw that his second sister-in-law had been eating vegetarian food all along.

Everyone couldn't help but look at the second sister-in-law with concern: "I... I just felt that the cold dishes tasted really good to me today, so I couldn't help but eat more."

Second sister-in-law He Xiangxiang blushed slightly, her eyes looking like those of a startled deer, which softened one's heart and made it hard to blame her.

The second brother laughed and said, "Aren't you going to eat the meat?"

"I can't eat meat."

He Xiangxiang hadn't been able to eat meat for two days.

At this moment, Liu Yue'e said, "You sit here and eat. I'll go cook you two poached eggs. The way you are is a bit like when I was pregnant with our second child."

Everyone was taken aback! "Second sister-in-law, have you gotten your period this month?"

"Sister-in-law Zhang Huayu asked in surprise."

He Xiangxiang looked nervous and said, "I have my period. I missed it last month, and I haven't gotten it this month either."

Liu Yue'e stopped rushing to boil the eggs and immediately patted her second son on the shoulder, saying, "Second son, go and fetch the village doctor to check your wife's pulse!"

The second child immediately got up, "I'll go right away!"

Zhou Qingwen smiled slightly and lowered his voice, saying, "Wife, I'll try harder next time so you can get pregnant as soon as possible!"