Chapter 61: Distributing Meat to Everyone

"Xiaoxiao's mother, you are truly amazing!" The villagers obviously believed Jiang Wei's words and praised her without any suspicion.

"Not only did you lead the wild boar away alone to save our children, but you also killed such a big wild boar! Truly too brave!"

"Xiaoxiao's mother, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, my Er Lengzi would have been eaten by the wild boar..." Several women couldn't stop wiping their tears when they talked about what happened just now.

A group of children gathered together to play, and no one expected the wild boar to appear. If Jiang Wei hadn't taken action in time to lead the wild boar away, these children would probably have been in great danger...

Although the danger had passed, everyone was still somewhat lingering in fear.

"Alright, alright, everyone stop saying anything, hurry and find hemp ropes to tie the wild boar and send it to Xiaoxiao's house." The Li Zheng commanded everyone.

This time, no one dared to disagree. Their own children were saved by others, and the wild boar was also led away and killed by others. They wouldn't covet half of this wild boar.

Even Wang Shenzi, who came over to watch the fun, although she was a bit jealous of the wild boar meat, closed her mouth tightly and didn't speak.

A few men skillfully tied the wild boar with hemp ropes and carried it down the mountain together with a few shoulder poles.

Jiang Xiaoxiao's house was at the end of the village, close to the foot of the mountain. In less than an hour, everyone carried the wild boar into the courtyard.

"Xiaoxiao's mother, leave the trench digging on the mountain to the men. You don't need to go up the mountain anymore, just stay at home." After the Li Zheng arranged everything, he led a group of men back to the mountain to continue digging the trench.

Jiang Wei called him to stop: "Uncle Liu, wait a moment."

She walked up and said to everyone in the courtyard: "Thank you for helping me carry the wild boar back. I thought about it. It's not easy for everyone to go up the mountain to dig the trench these past few days. Why don't we distribute some of this wild boar meat to everyone to take back and have a treat."

"Th-this, how can that be..." The Li Zheng hurriedly said, "This wild boar was killed by you, how can it be distributed to the villagers?"

In this era, grain is precious, and meat is even harder to eat, not to mention that meat prices are soaring now. One jin of meat is already sold for more than thirty wen, and meat is even more different from the past!

"My family can't finish such a big wild boar, and the weather is hot, so the meat is easy to spoil. Instead of me enjoying it alone, it's better to distribute it to everyone to eat together." Jiang Wei shook her head and called Jiang Xiaoxiao to get a firewood knife in the kitchen.

She had her own considerations about the wild boar.

She never thought about occupying such a big wild boar alone, otherwise, she would have taken the opportunity to collect it into the space while on the mountain, and then come back to lie to the villagers that she had shaken off the wild boar.

Although the villagers didn't openly envy her for getting such a big wild boar alone, people's hearts are unpredictable, and there would be a few people with shallow eyelids who would be jealous.

She had more meat and poultry in her space than she could eat, so this wild boar meat was dispensable to her. It was better to distribute it.

Instead of letting others be jealous, it was better to take this opportunity to brush up the villagers' favor.

Seeing Jiang Wei insisted on distributing meat to everyone, the Li Zheng didn't say anything more and let everyone go home to call their wives to cut the meat.

The men in the courtyard were stunned and couldn't believe it when they heard Jiang Wei wanted to distribute meat. Only then did they wake up when they heard the Li Zheng's instructions, and one by one ran home to call their wives to bring basins and bowls.

The women in the village had just led their children home from the mountain and hadn't had time to tidy up when they saw their men running home in a hurry, with joy on their faces.

Only after asking did they know that Jiang Wei wanted to distribute the wild boar meat killed on the mountain to everyone. For a time, they were shocked and couldn't stop being happy, and hurriedly brought the cleanest basins and bowls at home to rush to Jiang Xiaoxiao's house.

In this era, meat is more expensive than grain, and everyone usually can't bear to buy it to eat. Jiang Wei was willing to distribute meat to everyone, and it was wild boar meat that was usually hard to eat. Everyone was sincerely grateful.

Soon, a long line formed in Jiang Xiaoxiao's courtyard. The Li Zheng stood beside the wild boar with a glowing face and said loudly: "I have discussed with Xiaoxiao's mother, this meat cannot be distributed to everyone for nothing. This time, every household that participated in digging the trench can get two jin of meat. Households that did not participate in digging the trench will not get a single jin!"

Zhao Wulai, who had snatched the front position, was immediately unhappy when he heard this: "Why! This is unfair, why don't households that didn't dig the trench get meat!"

"Why! This wild boar was hunted by Xiaoxiao's mother with her own ability. She can distribute it to whoever she wants!" The Li Zheng didn't spoil Zhao Wulai at all and scolded him as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Exactly, Zhao Wulai, who told you not to participate in digging the trench in the first place? It's no one else's fault that you don't get meat!" Everyone said one after another, and mercilessly drove Zhao Wulai out of the team.

Zhao Wulai gritted his teeth in anger, glared at the wild boar, and cursed: "Bah, who covets that wild boar meat! I won't eat it!"

After speaking, he seemed unable to swallow his anger, turned and left.

Everyone's gaze returned to the wild boar on the ground, and they couldn't stop drooling.

Many of them hadn't touched meat for months. Taking these two jin of meat back would be enough to eat for several days!

This wild boar was large and sturdy, weighing at least three hundred jin. Jiang Wei couldn't cut it alone. A few women who lived close by also took out their kitchen knives to help. In no time, every household had two jin of wild boar meat in their hands.

There were more than seven hundred people in the village, which added up to more than one hundred households. Excluding the few households like Zhao Wulai who were lazy and slippery and didn't get meat, all households received a total of two hundred jin of wild boar meat, and finally, there were more than ninety jin left.

But with so much meat, they couldn't finish it themselves...

Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at everyone's happy faces. The few children who had helped her pick wild vegetables on the mountain were also on the side. Zhao Ergou was also watching eagerly on the side. His father Zhao Wulai was angered away, and he also wanted to eat meat, but could only watch from the side.

Jiang Xiaoxiao remembered Zhao Ergou pushing her on the mountain, so she pulled Jiang Wei on the side and whispered a few words in her ear.

Jiang Wei's eyes turned cold when she looked at Zhao Ergou, and then she stood up straight and said: "Children who helped my Xiaoxiao pick wild vegetables on the mountain today, come over, Auntie will give you two more liang of meat."

A group of children were stunned, and even the children's parents were shocked. Just because they helped pick a few wild vegetables, they were given two liang of meat. This was too generous!

The children's parents hurriedly urged their children to go forward. Two liang of meat, although not much, was still meat!

Jiang Wei looked at the children who gathered around and cut two liang of meat for each child without hesitation, saying: "You were very brave today. When Zhao Ergou bullied my Xiaoxiao, you all stood out bravely to protect her. These two liang of meat are considered a thank-you gift from Auntie. In the future, I hope that when my Xiaoxiao encounters difficulties, you can also help."

Everyone suddenly realized that it was because their children helped Jiang Xiaoxiao that they were given two more liang of meat.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 62 =====