Zhang Shuzhen is on the kang in the east room, making cotton trousers for Zhou Qinglan.
When Zhou Qinglan left yesterday, Zhang Shuzhen was thinking about it.
After breakfast this morning, she dug out her eldest son's clothes and found a pair of half-used overalls, which she took apart and altered to use as cotton pants.
Find some old shirts or something, take them apart, change them, and use them as cotton pants.
She spent the whole morning working hard and correcting the sewing, and in the afternoon after the children went to school, she was there wadding the cotton.
Hearing some movement outside, Zhang Shuzhen hurriedly came out of the house and saw that Sheng Xiping and others were back.
"Wei Guo, what are you carrying? Why did you peel off your skin on the mountain? It's bloody and scary."
Zhang Shuzhen has never seen Shanlizi, let alone what it looks like if Shanlizi is skinned.
Just looking at the red flesh, I felt strange, so I asked casually.
"Mom, that's a lynx, a mountain raccoon."
Sheng Xiping finally calmed down Erlang Shen and General Hei, then turned around and explained to his mother.
"I went for a walk in the mountains this morning and found that several rabbits had been chewed by unknown objects.
When I got angry, I followed his footsteps and beat this guy to death and brought him back."
"Oh, it's Shanlizi. I've only heard people say it before.
Two years ago, the sheep pen in Dajianchang Village seemed to have been attacked by mountain raccoons, and several sheep were killed.
I thought it was quite a big thing, but it turns out that mountain civets are just that big.
This thing is quite capable, it can kill even a sheep."
When Zhang Shuzhen heard this, she nodded. This mountain raccoon didn't look very big even after the skin was peeled off. She didn't expect it to be so capable.
"Mom, don't talk about sheep. If this thing gets hungry, it can even kill a wolf. It's so powerful."
Sheng Xiping smiled and entered the room with Chen Weiguo.
"Mom, is there anything to eat at home? Let's get some food, I'm hungry.
Jianshe and Junzi will come over later, no matter what happens, we will deal with it."
The lynx was hunted by everyone together, and the skin was peeled off and left there, waiting to be sold for a profit.
As for the lynx meat, you can also eat it. You can chop it open with an ax later and share some of the meat back with each person, so that the family can also satisfy their cravings.
"Yes, yes, didn't I make two pots of steamed dumplings yesterday? There is also soup made from roe deer bones. I will heat it up for you right now."
When Zhang Shuzhen heard that her son was hungry, she quickly carried firewood back to the house to start cooking.
Zhang Shuzhen cooked the rice while Sheng Xiping found a hand ax and chopped the lynx into pieces.
Wang Jianshe and others happened to come back from Gao's house and gave Sheng Xiping fifty yuan.
"Uncle Gao gave this to me, I won't accept it, I'm stunned.
Uncle Gao and Auntie said that they must give money, otherwise Haining will not be able to hang out with you in the future."
Wang Jianshe was a little nervous, fearing that Sheng Xiping would be unhappy and scold him.
No trading is allowed these days, and no one sells game or anything else. No one knows how much it is worth.
Two female roe deer weighed about 130 to 40 pounds, and a dozen pheasants and rabbits. The Gao family gave them fifty yuan, which was not a small amount.
After all, pork only costs 70 to 80 cents a pound these days. No matter how good game is, it can’t be as delicious as pork.
If pork could be eaten openly, no matter how cheap these game meats are, not many people would be willing to take them.
"Okay, since Uncle Gao gave it to you, you should keep it first.
Haining and I are both buddies, and we will talk about it when we have the opportunity in the future."
Sheng Xiping looked up and did not take the money. He only asked Wang Jianshe to keep the money first.
He has no spare time to chop meat.
"Jianshe, Junzi. Fusheng, hurry up, go into the east room and warm yourself up.
I have already heated up the food, please take a few bites and wait." Zhang Shuzhen warmly greeted Wang Jianshe and others into the house.
At this time, Sheng Xiping also chopped up the meat and put it into several basins. Then he washed his hands, took off his shoes and got on the kang to warm his feet.
It is not possible to wear cotton-padded shoes at this time of year, so what they wear when going into the mountains are those five-eye work shoes, which are simple.
After being outside for a long time, my feet are freezing.
There is no shortage of firewood in the Sheng family. They will be moving in a few days. Zhang Shuzhen used a lot of broken firewood in the yard to make a fire during lunch.
The kang in the east room was very hot, and it was very comfortable to sit on it.
Sheng Xiping happened to see the half-baked cotton trousers on the kang and couldn't help but wonder.
A few days ago, my mother took apart the family’s cotton-padded clothes and trousers and made them again. Who were they made for?
"Mom, whose pants are you trying to embroider?"
Zhang Shuzhen is very good at needlework. Sometimes neighbors who make clothes or something come to her for help.
Sheng Xiping thought that these were cotton pants made by Zhang Shuzhen for others.
"That's for Qing Lan. She came here yesterday and I saw that she was wearing very thin clothes.
It's a little early to wear thick cotton pants at this time, so I'll find your old pants and clothes and change them into a pair of cotton pants for her."
Zhang Shuzhen heated up the food in the pot, entered the house and quickly put away her half-wadding cotton pants to avoid getting in the way on the kang.
Sheng Xiping was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but when Wang Jianshe and others heard this, they all smiled shamelessly and winked at Sheng Xiping.
Sheng Xiping didn't bother to pay attention to these harmful friends, and just helped his mother pack things with a smile.
"Mom, wait until I sell the pine nuts and buy some pieces of fabric. When you have time, you can make a cotton-padded jacket for Qing Lan."
The fabric I bought at Songjianghe last time was later used by Zhou Qinglan to have someone make a coat for her.
It's getting cold, so I should make my wife a cotton-padded jacket. If my wife doesn't care, who else will?
"Okay, what else is there to say? It should have been done."
Zhang Shuzhen was happy as soon as she heard this. Did her eldest son finally understand? He even felt sorry for his wife.
It's good. As long as the young couple is harmonious and beautiful, she will be happy to see them.
After Zhang Shuzhen cleaned up the things on the kang, the food in the pot happened to be almost ready.
So he cleared the table, served the food, and invited Wang Jianshe and others to eat.
Wang Jianshe and others were not polite. They happened to be eating steamed dumplings and drinking bone soup. After eating the hot food, they felt warm all over.
After dinner, Wang Jianshe handed the money to Sheng Xiping, and Sheng Xiping directly distributed the fifty yuan to several people.
"Waiting for Haining to get married and my family move to a new house.
Let's find some time to go to Songjiang River and sell the lynx skin, and then we can still get some money."
Mountain wealth cannot be enjoyed exclusively, everyone who sees it has a share.
Not to mention that this lynx skin was originally brought back by Wang Jianshe and others, so they must have shared it together.
"Xiping, did you give us too much?
Let's go out together. You are the leader and contribute the most, so you should take the lead."
Wang Jianshe and others saw that the fifty yuan was divided equally, and Sheng Xiping didn't ask for a cent more. They all felt a little sorry.
It's obvious that they followed Sheng Xiping to get the glory, but they took away so much. Isn't it unreasonable?
"We buddies have been playing together since childhood, so it's boring to talk about this.
I don’t know what other jobs are like, but here, we go into the mountains together, and no matter who contributes more or less, it will be divided equally.”
Sheng Xiping waved his hands and said seriously.
When money is gone, friends are the ones who last the longest.
In Sheng Xiping's case, no amount of money can buy these close friends.