Chapter 3: It's nice to be home
When they broke up with the Eagle-billed Rock Horse Bandit in the morning, there was still sun. At noon, dark clouds rolled and cold wind blew. In the evening, heavy snow fell again. Yun Zhao found dozens of wolf skins, and then laid a raft with branches, dragged more than a dozen wild wolf's thick hind legs, and breezes with wind and snow. Finally, when it was almost dark, smoke from cooking was rising in the village.
The pheasant and hare that was brought in was eaten by the Red Lady and his group. Although the wolf meat was not delicious, it could save lives. The poor were not so picky. Yun Zhao worked hard to drag more than a dozen wild wolf back. In the cold winter, meat was not easy to break. He could take care of it for two months. Unfortunately, the salt was too expensive, otherwise it would be much more delicious if marinated with salt.
The clothes were torn apart in the battle with the wild wolf. He wanted to ask for a piece of clothing from the bandits in the Eagle-billed Rock, but he refused their summons. Except for the Matchmaker who covered his face and could not see any expression, the others looked indignant and wanted to bite him. However, they could not say this anymore, so they came back in rags. They just had a set of cotton coats, and they had to be blamed by their mother when they went home.
Looking at the direction of his home, smoke was also coming out of cooking. I guess my mother was also cooking. Yun Zhao felt a warm feeling in his heart. It was great to go home.
"Mom, I'm back!" Yun Zhao shouted loudly by pushing open the fence door of his home.
The shabby wooden door was pushed open, and a woman appeared at the door with gray hair and wrinkles on her face. Although she was washed clean with a thick blue cloth coat, she had patches with patches, and there were almost no complete good places.
"Zhao'er is back, oh, I've been fighting so many things this time!" The woman came up in surprise, reached out to take the wolf skin that Yun Zhao carried on her shoulder, glanced at it, and her face suddenly changed, "Yadays, Zhao'er, this is wild wolf skin, why are there so many wild wolf skins?"
Yun Zhao laughed, carried a few wolf legs in both hands, walked back into the house, but saw several bowls of bowls on the table, one containing a bowl of sweet potatoes, the other containing dried pumpkin, and the other containing some radish sauce in the bowl.
He threw the wolf's legs into the corner and sniffed it deeply, "It smells so good, mom, I'm really hungry after walking all day." He sat at the table, picked up a piece of sweet potato, took a big bite, and then picked up chopsticks and picked up a little radish, which chewed crispy.
The woman sat at the table and looked at Yun Zhao with a calm face, "You haven't said that yet, why are there so many wolf skins?"
"If you encounter a group of wild wolves, you will get so many skins!" Yun Zhao said uneasy. "What's wrong, mom, you're unhappy. Your son is so powerful!"
"Lie!" the woman shouted, "Don't bully my wife, people don't know anything. So many wild wolves are the most cruel. How could you beat me?"
Yun Zhao smacked his lips and knew that his mother was smart and could not hide it. She put down the sweet potatoes and said, "Mom, this is actually the case. I took some wild game. On the way back, I accidentally encountered these wild wolves. If I hadn't been lucky and met a savior, I would have died under the wolf's mouth!" He immediately told the situation yesterday.
The woman was so thrilled that she wiped her clothes and wiped her tears, "Son, don't go so far again in the future. You are the only son like you. If you lose it, how can you live?"
Yun Zhao looked at his mother who was crying and getting older in the past two years. He walked over to wipe his tears for his mother, "Mom, don't worry, I won't go far in the future. This is not a bad harvest this year. If we don't get more food, why can we get winter? The more we go backwards, the colder the weather will be!"
The woman sighed, "This world is getting harder and harder. Zhao'er, I've worked hard outside these days. Let's eat more. I'll get you some meat." She stood up, dragged a wolf's leg hard and walked towards the kitchen.
Yun Zhao sat down again, biting the sweet potato in big mouth, while looking at the house, the door had to be repaired. Now he was hissing and the cool breeze was leaking. Tomorrow, dig a little mud and paste the exterior walls, so that it could keep warmer and the thatch on the roof had to be reorganized.
"Zhao'er, have you finished eating?" My mother's shout came from the kitchen.
"It's ready!" Yun Zhao took a bite of the sauce radish, stuffed it into his mouth, and walked towards the kitchen while chewing it. He watched his mother cut the wolf meat there.
"After eating, I just carried two wolve legs and sent them to Mr. Qin. I guess Mr. Qin's family doesn't have much food. He is a scholar and has a thin skin. He is willing to borrow money. It's okay if he is a man. Yesterday I saw Rou Niang, and his face turned hungry. You have been out for many days, but Rou Niang comes to talk to me every day."
"Oh, I understand." Yun Zhao said quickly.
"By the way, take another piece of skin and go to the village tavern to exchange for a few kilograms of wine. Mr. Qin will have a better drink."
"I know!"
"Switch off your clothes and I'll make it a little bit more sewed for you later. If you look like this, you won't be scared Rou Niang!"
"Okay!" Yun Zhao responded loudly, and quickly changed his clothes. The cotton coat was gone. Fortunately, he was strong and it didn't matter if he was a little cold.
Rou Niang and Yun Zhao's childhood sweetheart were a rare beauty within a hundred miles of this garden. They were young and Yun Zhao. As they grew up, they were also in love. In Yun Zhao's heart, Rou Niang was his future wife.
Thinking of Rou Niang's appearance, Yun Zhao couldn't help but smile, lifted two wolves, touched two more skins, and then left the house like a flying one.
Looking at Yun Zhao rushed out of the room in a hurry, the woman couldn't help but smile. Rou Niang was a good girl. After this winter and spring, she would ask someone to ask Mr. Qin for a marriage proposal. I believe Mr. Qin also saw the feelings of the two children, and there would be no problem with agreeing.
My son is on the 19th day of the Chinese New Year, and Rou Niang is on the 16th. He is already at the age of marriage. He gets married next year and will be able to hold his grandson in the year after tomorrow.
The woman thought about it and couldn't help but laugh.
Yun Zhao was holding the best wolf skin, and there was no injury on his body. He exchanged one wolf skin for five kilograms of wine, and gave the other wolf skins to Mr. Qin. Rou Niang was skillful and could make a leather robe for his father. While thinking, Yun Zhao walked towards Rou's parents' home. The two families were about a road apart, but the houses in the village were beaten around, so it took a lot of effort to walk.
After turning a corner, he saw Rou's mother's house. Under an oil lamp, Mr. Qin's shadow was stroking his goatee's beard and shaking his head to study. In front of him, a small figure was sitting there, watching the movements on his hands, but he was squeezing something.
"Mr. Qin, Rou Niang, I am Yun Zhao, open the door!" Yun Zhao stood outside the fence and shouted.
Chapter completed!