Chapter 47: It's hilarious—Lu Yuan's going to eat chicken feed?

The next day, early morning.

Su Liyan got dressed early, came out of Lu Yuan's room, and prepared to return to her own room.

However, just as she came out, she ran into Su's mother, who was up early tidying.

After a glance, Su Liyan blushed and hurried to her room without speaking.

Su's mother also stayed silent, coiled her long hair, and prepared to make some breakfast—today she'd be busy.

As for whether her daughter sleeping in the son-in-law's room yesterday was improper, Su's mother didn't want to say anything.

Propriety?

That's a rule for useless sons-in-law; it has nothing to do with our son-in-law.

Lu Yuan got up early today, after all, he had slept a lot last night.

Today we need to slaughter pigs and sheep, and prepare tomorrow's food today.

Some meat needs to be fried in advance, the pork knuckles stewed in advance, the meatballs poached in advance; otherwise we won't have time when we eat tomorrow.

The two cooks Lu Yuan hired also came today, together with Su Liyan's second uncle.

Today, those two cooks have to sleep on wooden boards in the main hall with Su Changliang.

The two cooks had no complaints, after all, the Lu Dong household gave each of them five pieces.

Letting the two sleep outside the door was fine with both of them.

Lu Yuan also spent today watching the excitement.

Lu Yuan, who had never seen a pig slaughtered since childhood, dragged over a small stool, grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and watched with great relish.

This made the other people in the courtyard find it somewhat amusing.

This son-in-law really has a childish temperament—what's fun about watching a pig slaughter?

Speaking of this childish nature, Su Liyan is actually older than the son-in-law, yet she keeps calling him 'brother'.

But nobody asked further; maybe it's just how they call things in the city.

After a day of busy work, those who came to help also got a bowl of meat each, happily taking it home.

That night, Su Liyan sneaked into the room again, but it was just to cuddle and sleep.

On the third day, the banquet officially began.

Lu Yuan rode a tall horse, wearing a large red flower on his chest; the Su Clan somehow procured more than a dozen trailers for him, which followed behind to help with the wedding procession.

Everything went exactly as Lu Yuan had expected, very perfect.

At noon, the banquet was held in the main courtyard of Qiu Qiu Village.

There was no way around it—the Su Clan's courtyard was too small.

For the people of Qiu Qiu Village, this was practically better than New Year's.

As for Su Liyan, today was exceptionally happy; she accepted everyone's envious glances and accompanied her husband in round after round of toasts.

The village elders with stature, upon seeing her husband, all hurriedly rose with respectful faces.

After finishing the big noon meal, everyone was packing up to head back.

The Su Clan felt a bit of meat-pain, but thought they still had plenty at home—the son-in-law had bought too much.

Moreover, since the banquet had already been held so lavishly, there was no point in being stingy now.

There was still another meal in the evening, though not as lavish as noon.

Of course, compared to noon, but it was still plenty of fish and meat.

Now who wouldn't say a good word about the Su Clan?

Su's father and mother also felt that their family had truly risen in this village, gaining face!

After the evening banquet dispersed, Lu Yuan and Su Liyan went to sleep early; they had been busy all day and had drunk quite a bit.

Besides, they need to get up early tomorrow.

……

In the dead of night at 2:30, Lu Yuan and Su Liyan got up.

After waking, Lu Yuan washed his face and sat smoking to clear his head; the other three members of the Su Clan also woke up, went to feed the horses fodder, while Su Liyan was busy packing things.

As for Su Liyan packing things, Lu Yuan watching from the side felt a bit reluctant and said:

"Liyan, that's about enough—don't take everything; what will Dad and Mom eat?"

Su Liyan, without turning her head, was stuffing things into the bag and said:

"It's fine, brother; they don't like the sugar and peanuts, so I'll take them back for you to eat."

Lu Yuan: "……"

Who doesn't like sugar and peanuts?

Lu Yuan then glanced at the wooden barrel nearby; the barrel had four small holes drilled, exposing four chicken... exposing four chicken heads.

Lu Yuan, at this point looking bewildered, said:

"It seems... we only raise four **** at home?"

"You took them all—what are Dad and Mom supposed to eat, like eggs?"

And Su Liyan, still not turning her head, continued packing things and said:

"We have plenty of meat at home—why would they need eggs? Let them keep raising them; brother, your stomach isn't good, I'll take them back to make you chicken soup."

Lu Yuan: "……"

Lu Yuan felt his wife was truly……perfect!!

After everything was packed, Lu Yuan and Su Liyan hurried back under the stars.

Around five in the morning, near the early market outside Huangcheng, Lu Yuan happened to see a large pile of crab vendors.

However, they looked like they were about to give out.

Speaking of crabs, Lu Yuan loves eating them the most.

Before crossing over, Lu Yuan was a coastal person who loved crabs, especially this swimming crab.

There's a saying that dead crabs can't be eaten, but that's not actually true.

A crab dead for three or four hours is almost indistinguishable from a live one; if the time is longer, then it's no good.

The meat is gone; open the lid and it's completely empty.

How to tell? It's simple: look at the crab's two side claws; when the white part reaches the blue edge, it's full of meat.

Pinch the claw with your fingernail; if it's crisp and hard, not soft, you can buy it with confidence.

As for why Lu Yuan knows this, it's because he often went to buy them at home before.

These dead crabs aren't easy to buy; you have to guard the seafood market at three or four in the morning, after all, many coastal people know this trick.

If you go late, you can only pick what others have left behind.

And why do so many people buy dead crabs? Well, they're cheap.

During the plump season around Mid-Autumn, a seven-tael swimming crab can sell for nearly two hundred bucks—who can afford that?

The price of dead crabs is less than a third of that of live ones.

As long as you know how to pick them, they're just as good as live crabs.

Seeing these crabs, Lu Yuan really craved them; he doesn't crave big fish and meat, but this Lu Yuan is truly craving.

Moreover, in the Great Zhou Dynasty these crabs are extremely cheap—some people even crush them to feed chickens.

The reason is simple: this stuff doesn't stave off hunger.

No matter if you eat five or ten at a meal, you'll be full then, but two hours later it's as if you hadn't eaten.

In an age when common folk had no meat in their stomachs and eyed a slab of fat meat wanting to gnaw it raw, this thing was just cheap.

With something this cheap and tasty, could Lu Yuan not buy it?

All in, buy them all!!

……

At a little past seven in the morning, everyone in the siheyuan got up.

They washed up in the courtyard.

Everyone wondered why they hadn't seen Lu Yuan these past few days—wasn't he just going back to his parents' home? How could he be missing for three days?

"Surely Su Liyan's parents found out about the city's affairs and won't let her come back, and Lu Yuan is begging for help."

Gao Xushi couldn't help but speak resentfully.

Those washing up around them also nodded, agreeing, yes, that's exactly it.

Which family would let their daughter live with someone like this?

Su Liyan is really a shame—she's become secondhand, but even someone like her being secondhand still has takers, for example Gao Tingyu.

At this moment Gao Tingyu was pondering.

At the same time, Lu Yuan came back.

Carrying two big baskets of crabs, there was nowhere to put them soon, so Lu Yuan simply brought them back.

When everyone saw Lu Yuan return, they all gathered around.

And upon seeing what Lu Yuan was carrying, someone couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Hahaha, it's hilarious—just a few days ago we were eating dumplings, now the wife has run off and we have to eat chicken feed, haha……

But before anyone could laugh a few times, they couldn't laugh anymore.

Because everyone saw Su Liyan leading a horse behind Lu Yuan, plus a big pile of stuff on the horse.

(Thanks to little rice grain bro for the tip of 159 book coins, thank you so much, muah muah)

(End of chapter)