flstandardbreds Chapter 361 The Hunter's Wife 19
Chapter 361 The Hunter's Wife 19
After speaking with Xie Qingyu, Tu Shen took the lead and walked out.
Over there in the front yard, Granny Xie and Second Brother Xie were circling around the wild boar, neither of them willing to look away.
When Tu Shen returned, Granny Xie looked over and said, "Keep the wild boar, but you can take the man with you."
“I will come to marry you in seven days,” Tu Shen said.
Granny Xie was somewhat unhappy; sending Xie Qingyu away from afar was the best course of action.
However, Tu Shen had his own plans, so she couldn't very well refuse.
Whether it's because of the wild boar on the ground, or because of Tu Shen's ferocity.
"That's fine too. There has to be a departure ceremony for a granddaughter's wedding, right? You just need to come and pick her up then." At this moment, Granny Xie seemed to have transformed into a reasonable old lady, very easy to talk to.
“Then it’s settled. I’ll talk to the village chief later and ask him to be the witness,” Tu Shen said, and Granny Xie agreed.
"Then we'll keep this wild boar. Do you hunters often manage to hunt wild boars?" Granny Xie inquired indirectly.
"This thing is deadly if you run into it. I was just lucky to find one." No one dared to refute Tu Shen's words.
Granny Xie knew that this thing was hard to come by, so she kept quiet.
"Alright, alright, you've worked hard too."
Tu Shen glanced back at Xie Qingyu again, then left without saying anything.
After Tu Shen left, Granny Xie didn't even have time for Xie Qingyu. Instead, she told Xie Lao Er to quickly call Xie Lao Tou back to discuss how to deal with the wild boar.
When Old Xie returned, he was also shocked by the wild boar in the yard. He first asked Xie Lao Er to find someone in the village who knew how to butcher pigs so that the pig could be dealt with as soon as possible.
The weather is still hot now; if the meat is left out for a day or two, it will spoil.
"After slaughtering this pig, we'll ask around the village to see if anyone wants it. I reckon there will be quite a few people who want it," Old Xie said, explaining his plan.
"Two coins a pound should be fine." This price is cheaper than the pork sold in town.
The main problem is that wild boar meat is low in fat and mostly lean meat, so if it's sold at too high a price, no one will want it.
“This pig weighs at least 200 jin. Even if we remove the skin and bones, we can still have half left. It’s not a loss at two wen. We can still eat quite a lot,” Xie Lao Er said.
Xie Lao Er has already brought the people back, because since it's not a live pig, there's not much need for so many people to slaughter it.
However, we called a few neighbors to help carry the pig, and we'll just give them a little bit of the innards later.
"Being good-looking is still useful. Look at you, you can't even see, yet someone still comes to marry you. What's the point of having such good eyes?" Granny Xie said to Qiu Jie as she returned.
Qiu Jie was unaware of what had happened at home; she only saw them slaughtering a pig in their own yard.
Upon hearing Granny Xie's words, she seemed to realize something and, without saying a word to Granny Xie, hurriedly ran back into the house and asked Xie Qingyu, "Have they arranged a marriage for you?"
Sister Qiu was very anxious.
"Mm." Xie Qingyu nodded, then stood up and groped her way to Sister Qiu's location.
Sister Qiu quickly stepped forward to support her, "Is it that Fang Tian? Did she really sell you to that scoundrel?"
Qiu Jie felt that she was the one who had harmed Xie Qingyu.
If it weren't for helping him, Xie Qingyu wouldn't have caught Fang Tian's eye, and none of this would have happened.
"No," Xie Qingyu quickly replied before her thoughts could wander.
Qiu Jie was about to blame herself when Xie Qingyu suddenly said something like that.
“He’s a hunter from the mountains. I’ve met him before. He’s a nice person. I agreed to this marriage,” Xie Qingyu said.
"Hunters in the mountains? When did you meet hunters in the mountains? How come I don't know them?" Sister Qiu thought Xie Qingyu was lying to her. She had only been here for a short time, and the hunters in the mountains only came down the mountain once every few months. How could she have met them?
"I met him when I went to the city with my second uncle. He's a very nice person." Xie Qingyu naturally couldn't explain too much to her.
"What about the wild boars outside?" It was only then that Sister Qiu realized the origin of the wild boars outside.
Xie Qingyu briefly recounted what had happened that morning to Sister Qiu.
Qiu Jie then said, "He's quite clever. He carried the wild boar right into the house. Grandma definitely wouldn't be willing to let such a wild boar, which was delivered to her door, go. It would be like taking her life. Even if she's a little unwilling, she'd have to agree."
It has to be said that Sister Qiu really understands Granny Xie.
Although you can get two taels of silver by selling wild boar, it's troublesome to process and you have to go to sell it yourself, and there will be some loss. It's definitely not as worthwhile as getting two taels of silver directly into your pocket.
But she couldn't let the duck that was already in her mouth fly away; she certainly couldn't just stand by and watch Tu Shen carry the wild boar away again.
"So you don't need to worry about me. The most important thing is yourself. I'm getting married in seven days. After I leave, they'll definitely start targeting you again. After all, Fu Bao is still short several taels of silver to get married." Xie Qingyu said to Sister Qiu, "If you have any ideas, just tell me."
Xie Qingyu had actually said this several times before.
Qiu Jie was a little embarrassed before, but now she has to say it.
“There’s a man in the next village…” Sister Qiu said shyly, “He seems to be interested in me, and I think he’s quite nice to me.”
Sister Qiu was referring to the man she had asked for directions from earlier; they had coincidentally met a few more times afterward.
The fact that it happened so frequently meant that Sister Qiu knew it wasn't a coincidence; it could only be said that he was doing it intentionally.
However, Qiu Jie also had some affection for him... He had no parents, so once he married into the family, he would be the head of the household, unlike his mother who had given birth to so many children but couldn't manage them and was sold off one by one by Granny Xie.
However, because he had no parents, his family situation was not very good.
"How's things at home?" Xie Qingyu asked as expected.
Upon hearing this, Sister Qiu shook her head in disappointment. She had subtly mentioned her family situation when she was in contact with the man before. Although he readily agreed, she could see the difficulty on his face.
She didn't go into details, only saying that the dowry might be a bit higher.
Granny Xie will most likely be after two taels of silver.
And this price is already astronomical.
"It's not good. He's the only one who goes to town to do odd jobs to earn money, only two or three coins a day." Sister Qiu already knew about the man's situation.
"If you're sure he feels the same way about you, tell him and get married as soon as possible. I'll help you figure something out," Xie Qingyu said.
"Okay." Sister Qiu finally nodded.
Xie Qingyu originally wanted Sister Qiu to introduce her to the man beforehand, so she could see what kind of person he was.
But after thinking about it, I decided against it. Sister Qiu isn't someone who can be swayed by sweet talk; she has her own plans.