I guess Zuo Songling told people about it when he went to Xiushan Village to help Lu Lu find Chen Xiuyu and Wang Demin. Not long after they came back, Chen Xiuqing rushed to Lu Lu's cellar in panic and followed closely.
Then Zhang Shaofeng and his wife, as well as Aunt Duan, Zhou Cuifen and several militia brothers also arrived one after another.
Lu Lu's cellar suddenly became lively.
They all asked about Lu Lu's injury with concern. After learning that the problem was not serious, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
The arrival of these people made Lu Lu feel warm in his heart.
After reviving their lives, they have become Lu Lu's most reliable relatives and friends.
"Xiuyu, hurry up and cook. Don't let any of these people who come tonight leave!"
Lu Lu greeted with a smile.
"You are the only place in Xiushan Tun where you can often eat good meat. We are here just for the meat. You want to drive us away, but we are not happy. Everyone thinks so, right?"
They were all acquaintances, and no one was outside. When Zhang Shaofeng spoke, everyone responded with a smile.
Lu Lu had difficulty moving, so when he saw Chen Xiuyu busy making tea, Chen Xiuqing took him over, and enthusiastically greeted a group of people, leaving Chen Xiuyu free to cook.
Aunt Duan, Zhou Cuifen and Wu Yuejia helped prepare the meals.
The men also started working on their own, and the three piglets were taken care of. Then they all looked at Lu Lu, thinking about the honey-coated suckling pig he had roasted.
Of course, Lu Lu couldn't let them down. He directed Chen Xiuqing to pickle the piglets with the spices he got, and also contributed honey when roasting them.
In the evening, when Wang Dalong and others were about to get off work, Lu Lu also stayed behind, as did Meng Zhaohua, who had rushed back with a cart of stones.
All of a sudden, there were more than twenty men and women in front of Lu Lu's cellar door.
There were not enough tables and chairs, so Wang Dalong asked people to build a simple long table using thick red pine boards sawed out as door panels, and he also used a chain saw to cut a bunch of wooden blocks, which was a simple solution.
As for the lack of bowls and chopsticks, it's even simpler. You can break off a branch and peel it off to use it as chopsticks, or tear off a few large leaves and wash them in a stream to use them as bowls.
They are all from the mountains and are not so particular.
Lu Lu still had a lot of things he bought for entertaining guests a few days ago. With the help of a few diligent women, he prepared several dishes and served them on a simple table.
The meal felt like a picnic, it had a unique flavor.
At the dinner table, I asked Lu Lu about hunting and what was new in the village.
Unsurprisingly, there are still a lot of rumors about Lu Lu and Chen Xiuyu's marriage.
But fortunately, most of them still felt that Lu Lu was not marrying a matchmaker, and it was not too exaggerated. Lu Lu and Chen Xiuyu just looked at each other and smiled, not caring.
The relationship between the villagers has become closer and closer through this simple dinner table, simple chatting and a little care and help.
By the time we finished the meal, it was already dark.
The wild boar meat couldn't be stored for a long time due to the hot weather. Lu Lu kept some of the leg meat and pork belly strips for himself to eat. Lu Lu asked Chen Xiuqing to divide the rest into small pieces and take some back for everyone.
"From now on, Xiao Lu, everyone will come here more often. There will be wine and meat, so you have to take them!"
When preparing to leave, Wang Demin smiled and joked.
"You should come here more often. My place is far away from the village, so I don't have to travel several miles if I want to deliver meat to everyone."
Lu Lu also smiled and said that he has always been generous in this regard.
The wealth of the mountain cannot be kept to oneself, but more importantly, this kind of care is extremely valuable to Lu Lu.
After Chen Xiuqing helped Lu Lu return to Dijiangzi, she was about to leave, but Lu Lu stopped her: "Qingzi, are you free tomorrow?"
"I have free time. I have finished my work in the fields. During this time, I have been wandering around the nearby mountains every day, practicing spears and slingshots. Brother Lu, take me with you next time you go into the mountains. I have been practicing during this time.
I've made some progress...even if I'm just doing odd jobs."
Chen Xiuqing has been doing things according to Lu Lu's instructions: "I have been walking around in the mountains these days, and I feel more and more that Brother Lu is awesome. The things he taught me are so useful. I want to learn more from Brother Lu."
He felt that his brain was not as useful as Lu Lu's, so he chose to listen to Lu Lu completely. Not to mention that Lu Lu was married to Chen Xiuyu, even if he had been saved before, he had already regarded Lu Lu as a relative.
During this time, I learned a lot from Lu Lu. In the past, it was difficult for him to find small animals in the mountains. Now he went up the mountains to practice shooting every day, and he began to gain more. His level of consciousness gradually increased.
This convinced him that it would not be wrong to follow Lu Lu, even if it was just to help with odd jobs.
"Look at what you said, we are a family now, so we can't say such disrespectful things. Also, sometimes I speak too harshly, so don't hold grudges."
Lu Lu said with a smile: "When my legs heal, I will call you next time I go hunting in the mountains, but you have to control yourself."
Hearing Lu Lu's agreement, Chen Xiuqing suddenly became happy. He thought for a moment and asked quickly: "Brother Lu, why did you stop me just now?"
"I want to ask you to come over tomorrow and help me peel the skin of this lynx, and then send the lynx meat and these four pork belly to Tian Youcheng's restaurant. Lynx meat is good meat, although he prescribes it for us.
There is no lynx in the list, but I believe he knows the value of this thing and will give it a good price!"
Lu Lu directly asked him for help. If his legs were good, Lu Lu would go there by himself and ride Zhuifeng. It wouldn't take long to run back and forth, but now he could only let Chen Xiuqing do it.
Restaurants like Tian Youcheng have their own recipes for preserving fresh meat.
They have specially dug deep cellars or deep wells. Even in the hot summer, the inside is cool and the ingredients can be preserved for a longer period of time.
Moreover, with the delicious taste and accompanying effects of lynx meat, I believe Tian Youcheng knows how to play its role.
"Brother Lu, I'm coming over early tomorrow morning, just in time to replenish some lead bullets and propellant at the district's hunting equipment store. This time has been used up too quickly. I have to practice dozens of rounds of bullets every day. My accuracy is much better than before...
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Chen Xiuqing was still worried that Lu Lu would not call him next time he went into the mountains.
"Don't worry, I will call you next time!"
Lu Lu affirmed again.
"Then I'm going back!"
Chen Xiuqing finally felt relieved and walked quickly towards the woods outside. Apparently, she wanted to catch up with Wang Demin and the others.
Chen Xiuyu then held up a lantern to light up the situation, closed the fence door, and then returned to the cellar.
After boiling some hot water, he helped Lu Lu take off his clothes and wiped him with a towel.
After Lu Lu had been busy all day, he sweated a lot. His left thigh was injured and he bled a lot. A lot of it was stained on his legs and feet. Now it was difficult for Lu Lu to wash it by himself. He could only soak it with a towel and wipe it little by little.
Take it off, and help him wipe his body as well.
After being busy for more than ten minutes, she deliberately let Lu Lu sleep in it for fear of touching Lu Lu's wounds. After she briefly washed herself, she turned off the lantern and went to bed to lie down.
Today, when Lu Lu came back from injury, Chen Xiuyu had been doing things silently and never said anything. But in her heart, it was a violent storm.
At this time, she finally understood Ma Jinlan's intention, and her resentment towards Ma Jinlan became smaller. She turned sideways and hugged Lu Lu's arm: "Brother Lu, tell me what happened in the mountains today.
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Regarding the injury, many people asked about it today, and Lu Lu simply gave an overview of the situation.
However, with Chen Xiuyu, Lu Lu didn't want to hide anything. He carefully explained what happened and what he lacked, which made Chen Xiuyu tremble with fear.
Feeling the panic of the woman next to him, Lu Lu stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms: "People in the mountains rely on the mountains to feed themselves. When you come to the mountains, you are destined to be inseparable from the mountains. Life is already difficult. Even if you don't step into the mountains, you will not be able to escape."
It is inevitable that disaster will fall from the sky, things will always have to be faced, don’t be afraid!”
"Well... I'd better take my brother with me from now on. He'll be taken care of more or less!"
Chen Xiuyu whispered: "My brother is a simple and honest person, but he admires you the most and always remembers your kindness. He will definitely try his best to help you."
"Fool, who wants him to fight so hard..."
Lu Lu took a long breath: "Daughter-in-law, when my legs heal, I'm going to go to the mountains to find a master who will teach me how to hunt."
"Is that the Oroqen native Zhao Tuanqing you mentioned who taught you hunting when you were an educated youth?"
"Well! He is a very experienced old man. I still lack a lot of things, and I can learn a lot from him. Then I will take Qingzi with me. It will probably take a long time to come back, because I don't know his details now.
You have to find someone to find out where it is and then go there."
"Okay, I can take care of things at home and in the fields by myself. Just go and be safe."
"Tell me, can I invite him to live with us?"
"That must be good. It's just the two of us in this meadow. It's a little too deserted. There's so much excitement with so many people. Besides, you said he's your master, so that's how it should be."
"Then it's settled. I'll leave as soon as my leg heals."
Lu Lu took a deep breath and settled the matter.
For the next ten days or so, Lu Lu was recovering from his injuries. Every day he wandered around the meadow, checking along the fence for any damage, looking at the twelve sika deer, feeding Zhui Feng, or
Train the four Yuanbaoniangs to prevent them from being too energetic.
Chen Xiuyu wouldn't let him do anything, even watering the vegetable patch that had turned green, let alone go to the ground.
With just one touch, Chen Xiuyu can keep a straight face for a long time.
She stubbornly believed that she alone could handle everything at home well, and she had only one attitude towards Lu Lu: when you are injured, you should look injured, and you should take good care of yourself and move around.
What.
Because it made her feel anxious, Lu Lu simply chose to obey.
Chen Xiuqing's sale of lynx meat went smoothly that day, and Tian Youcheng was indeed very knowledgeable about the goods. He brought three wild boar bellies with him and paid him a total of ninety-six yuan.
In his opinion, lynx meat is rarer than green-scaled fish, and he indeed gave him an honest price.
Of course, most people can't afford such things, and if they are in demand, they can be sold at a high price.
No matter how poor the times are, there are still gourmets who are willing to spend a lot of money on food and drinks. If only a few of them can be retained, it can be a long-term business.
He could even make a fortune by selling it to the city.
As a businessman, Tian Youcheng has his shrewdness.
Lu Luzai had received anti-inflammatory injections three times in succession. After a few days of treatment, the wounds on his legs had already scabbed and started to itch.
This is a good sign.
In just over ten days, Wang Dalong specially helped Lu Lu find a husband and calculated the date to start building the house. Now, the wooden foundation has been built, and even a lot of wood has been taken care of. Lu
Lu specially invited Meng Zhaohua to bring a lot of cement from the district, and the foundation was made very solid.
Tomorrow we will start constructing the wood carvings.
Thanks to book friend Xiaoma Ge for the sweet reward!