Chapter 35

Five or six li away, it took only 10 minutes to reach by sled.

On the way, Wang An didn't sing any ditties; he wanted to make a small move, but was beaten and pinched by Mu Xueqing!

Wang An couldn't help but sigh; it seemed that last time, it was Mu Xueqing's tacit consent. If this woman really resisted, the man wouldn't be able to do anything at all!

After arriving at his father-in-law's house and seeing the two pigs brought over, the whole family was quite happy!

His brother-in-law, Mu Xueli, was even more excited, wanting to show off his pig-butchering skills, but the pigs were frozen rock-hard, giving Mu Xueli no chance at all.

Mu Xueli went off happily to fetch firewood, building a fire in the stove pit to thaw the pigs!

Wang An ignored him and went inside to chat with his father-in-law, taking the opportunity to tease his sister-in-law.

At home, he had two little sisters, and at his father-in-law's house, there were three sisters-in-law, all of whom were quirky and especially cute!

Perhaps because he had been lonely his whole life in his previous life, Wang An especially liked children!

Butchering the pigs was impossible; it was freezing cold... mainly, someone had to keep his father-in-law company!

His father-in-law was more important! No problem!

"Xueting, brother-in-law brought you pork to eat. Is brother-in-law good?" Wang An asked his sister-in-law with a smile.

"Mm-hmm, brother-in-law is the best! I've been craving pork!" his sister-in-law said, swallowing her saliva, her mouth very sweet.

"Hahahaha, then shouldn't you thank brother-in-law?" Wang An said, like a big bad wolf tempting a little white rabbit.

"Thank you, brother-in-law!" his sister-in-law blinked her bright, watery eyes.

"Is that it? Just a thank you?" Wang An feigned surprise, continuing to carry out his scheme.

His sister-in-law blinked her big eyes, thinking for a long time without understanding what brother-in-law meant!

Seeing that his scheme was about to succeed, Wang An pretended to talk to himself: "If only a little sister would give me a kiss on the cheek, that would be great!"

Standing at the door, Mu Xueqing saw this scene and covered her mouth to giggle, seemingly wanting to know how her sister would react.

Her father-in-law and mother-in-law watched this scene with smiles.

His sister-in-law looked at Wang An and asked innocently: "Just like how Dad kisses Mom?"

Uh!

Wang An was stunned on the spot!

Mu Xueqing, who was peeking, turned around and went to the outer room quietly!

His father-in-law's eyes widened!

His mother-in-law was stunned for a moment, then her face turned bright red, and she feigned indifference as she scolded: "You silly girl, talking nonsense."

Wang An reacted after a moment; this was too damn embarrassing!

He pretended he hadn't heard anything and didn't dare look around at the awkward faces!

He just continued looking at his sister-in-law and said: "Then, to show your gratitude, shouldn't you give brother-in-law a kiss?"

His sister-in-law didn't speak; she lunged over and kissed Wang An on his big cheek!

Wang An laughed out loud and hugged his sister-in-law.

This child was already 7 years old, yet she wasn't as tall as the two little sisters at home, and even less heavy; she was light as a feather, as if she had no weight at all!

He felt that his own two sisters were already malnourished enough and small enough!

But since he was reborn, the family basically had meat to eat at every meal, and the three little ones drank a bit of malted milk extract every day; his two little sisters were visibly much fatter than before!

But he didn't expect his sister-in-law to be in an even worse condition! This was skin and bones, not even two taels of meat on her whole body!

"Mom, where is the malted milk extract I brought you last time? Didn't you give Xueting any to drink?" Wang An asked, frowning.

"No, no, I was just thinking..." Liu Ruxin stammered, not finishing her sentence.

Wang An impatiently interrupted her directly: "Thinking what? What's there to think about? Look how thin this child has become!"

Actually, Liu Ruxin wanted to tell Wang An that they intended to sell these things or trade them for daily necessities!

Normally, when a son-in-law comes, he should be served well.

These things should have been brought out to treat Wang An, but she had already sold or traded most of them!

So she was stammering, wanting to ask Wang An to be understanding!

Wang An actually didn't think much of it; life was so hard, there was nothing to pick on!

He was just simply angry about his sister-in-law's health!

He also didn't act like a son-in-law at all, as if he were the one in charge of this house!

After finishing, he seemed to realize it was inappropriate, but he didn't hold back, continuing with a bit of anger: "Go find it quickly, brew a bowl for Xueting to drink!"

Although Liu Ruxin was strong-willed, she felt guilty toward her children, and at this moment, her son-in-law was like a bandit, so she was still a bit afraid!

She hurriedly found the malted milk extract from the west room and even brewed a bowl for Wang An, but Wang An didn't touch it, giving it all to his sister-in-law!

Watching his sister-in-law drinking the malted milk extract happily, taking small sips, and even holding the bowl, insisting that her parents and eldest sister and brother take a sip!

Wang An felt bitter, smiling as he stroked his sister-in-law's head, which was covered in dry, yellow hair!

In the outer room, Mu Xueli had already begun to perform his pig-butchering technique with excitement.

And don't say, this kid really had a talent for being a butcher! He butchered the pork with a sense of artistry!

The pig, frozen rock-hard and not yet fully thawed, turned into small pieces of meat and bone under his knife; he didn't need an axe at all, finding the bone joints and prying them open directly with the knife!

Mainly, the speed was especially fast, and when butchering the pig's head, in a few quick moves, the head was off! Awesome, truly awesome!

Anyway, Wang An couldn't do it; Wang An always used a big axe, especially when butchering the pig's head, with a life-or-death attitude, swinging the axe until it was almost flying!

But it didn't delay eating the pork! On this point, no one could say anything!

At noon, his mother-in-law made a table full of 8 good dishes.

Stewed big bones, soybean paste braised ribs, pork belly stewed with sauerkraut, stir-fried tenderloin, dried chili stir-fried pork intestines, pig-slaughtering feast, and raw vegetables with dipping sauce.

There was also pheasant and rabbit stewed with dried mushrooms, the portion a bit small, likely because his mother-in-law had stewed a small portion of the pheasant and hare he had brought.

It's just that there was no alcohol; Wang An liked to drink in his previous life and had no intention of quitting in this life, but the conditions didn't allow it!

During the meal, Mu Xueli mentioned again that he wanted to go mountain-trekking with Wang An, but Wang An, having learned his lesson from Li Biao, really didn't want to agree!

Mu Xueli said with a grin: "Brother-in-law, how was my pig-butchering technique today?"

Wang An nodded: "Mm, really quite good!"

Mu Xueli said: "Then, brother-in-law, since I'm idle every day, let me go into the mountains with you! I can do odd jobs or something, that's also quite good!"

Wang An didn't speak for a long time; this was a case of "once bitten, twice shy"! Because Li Biao had almost gotten Wang An killed!

Seeing Wang An seemingly hesitant, his father-in-law spoke up: "Son-in-law, don't worry about my and your mother's opinion. After you left that day, Xueli told us, and we all agree!"

Wang An thought, this wasn't about whether you agreed or not! It was that I was afraid of being set up! I was scared of being set up! I almost damn near got killed!

If this brother-in-law set his brother-in-law up again, wouldn't that be even worse!

Before Wang An could think of a good way to phrase it, Mu Xueqing spoke: "Xiao An, why don't you take Xueli mountain-trekking? It can at least make life better for the family!"

Fine, the wife had spoken, so not agreeing wouldn't be appropriate! Besides, life at his father-in-law's house was indeed too hard; giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching him how to fish!

Only then did Wang An nod and agree!

Mu Xueli clearly knew how difficult it was to get a hunter to take him into the mountains when he had nothing and knew nothing!

Seeing his brother-in-law nod in agreement, he was so happy he almost jumped off the kang.

Seeing his brother-in-law was very excited, Wang An hurriedly suppressed him and said: "Xueli, you know what this mountain-trekking work is like. As brothers-in-law, I have to say the ugly things first!"

Seeing his brother-in-law nod, he continued: "If you come into the mountains with me, you must listen to me in everything, and you must listen to me. Can you do that?"

Mu Xueli nodded hurriedly and said: "That's a must. You're the leader of the mountain-trekking group, so I definitely have to listen to you!"

Wang An discovered that his brother-in-law seemed to know the rules of mountain-trekking very well, nodded, and then pointed to the pork on the table, briefly explaining the process of taking Li Biao into the mountains!

After he finished speaking, he saw that except for his sister-in-law, who didn't understand much and was busy eating meat, everyone was looking at him in shock.

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