"Alright, I'll cook more. Remember to get a bowl from Brother Rong's house and put some back for him." Now that there was money at home, Liu Xianniang became more generous.
Rice was very expensive, and ordinary farmers would not cook dry rice.
"Okay! Then, Motherm you have to cook more. Brother Rong's appetite is big." Mao Xiaoyu instructed.
"Alright, Mother has cooked the rest of the rice, so you can rest assured." Liu Xianniang said with a smile.
After a while, Mao Xiaoyu walked out of the house, refreshed.
Rong Xiang was also very busy during this time. First, he took the prey to the woodshed. In order to keep them alive, Rong Xiang also brought some water for them.
After that, he began to prepare the ingredients for tonight -- the two pheasants.
As soon as Mao Xiaoyu entered, she was warmly welcomed by the dog who was guarding the gate.
Blackie had just been taught a lesson by its master.
It knew that it could not be too playful, so it followed Mao Xiaoyu closely and stuck to her.
Mao Xiaoyu did not have much work to do as Rong Xiang had already chopped up the pheasant.
After washing some mushrooms, Mao Xiaoyu started a fire.
"Go and grab a handful of wood ears. We'll make a plate of them for dinner." Mao Xiaoyu had to order Rong Xiang to get the wood ear.
The kitchen was not that big, so the two people and the dog could not turn around.
Rong Xiang nodded and walked out with a basin.
The dog was laying in the empty space in the kitchen, looking like it was going to guard it until the end of time.
"Blackie, out!" Rong Xiang could not help but shout.
This dog was really a hindrance, causing him and Mao Xiaoyu to have no place to step.
Who knew that the dog did not hear anything and did not even turn its head?
"if you still don't go out, you'll have to go hungry tonight!" Rong Xiang said angrily.
He was probably a fake master!
The young dog actually did not bother to respond to him!
"Get out, be good!" Mao Xiaoyu could not stand it anymore. She was turning the food in the pot with a spatula and could only touch the dog with her leg.
Wasn't it bad for this dog to ignore its master's orders?
Why didn't it have any sense of crisis?
Didn't it notice that its owner's eyes were about to pop out from anger?
Blackie stood up unwillingly and rubbed its head against Mao Xiaoyu. Then, it walked out, looking back three times with each step.
Blackie stared at Rong Xiang a few times to express his dissatisfaction.
Rong Xiang stood at the kitchen door with the wood ear in his hand. "Xiaoyu, what should we do with this?"
"Soak it in hot water. I'll do it later!" Mao Xiaoyu said.
Actually, just soaking it in cold water would do, but there was not enough time now, so it would be faster to use hot water.
Without the disturbance of the man and dog, Mao Xiaoyu's movements became even more agile.
After a short while, she put down the spatula and covered the pot.
After cutting the mushrooms, Mao Xiaoyu wiped her hands clean and walked out of the kitchen.
In the courtyard, the man and the dog were still looking at each other. Their expressions were surprisingly similar.
Its eyes and nostrils were wide open, but Rong Xiang's mouth was tightly pursed, and Blackie stuck out his tongue like a prank.
"Pfft!" Mao Xiaoyu could not help but laugh.
She covered her mouth and said, "Sorry, sorry. Please continue!"
After she finished speaking, she turned around, her shoulders shrugging. It was not hard to tell that she was in a 'good mood' at the moment.
The dog's expression changed immediately and it became clingy again. It wagged its tail and circled around Mao Xiaoyu.
At this moment, Rong Xiang felt that this dog was an eyesore.
He cleared his throat. "Shall we gather at the village entrance tomorrow morning? "
Mao Xiaoyu nodded. "At the usual time."
She still had to catch up with the ox-cart from Li Clan Village.
Otherwise, it would be too pitiful to walk to town.
"Brother Rong, how much does it cost to buy an ox-cart?" Now that she was not short of money, Mao Xiaoyu had the idea of buying a means of transportation.
"The carriage is cheap. In Li Clan Village, it's only two taels of silver. The cattle are more expensive. It's about ten taels of silver for a cow in its prime." Rong Xiang answered all her questions.
If it was not for the fact that his family's wealth was limited, he would also want to get one back.
He did not mind since he was used to walking, but this little wife was obviously not content with her house. She might want to go out for a walk every few days.
The town might not even be enough for her, so it was possible that she would go to the county.
"That's not expensive. Why don't we eat?" Mao Xiaoyu tried to please him.
She did not have the means now, but she could not possibly buy an ox cart and bring it to Mao family's house!
What if Grandma Mao was stimulated by the ox cart and returned to her true self?
She quite liked how her grandma looked now. It was better to have a quiet home.
Besides, the family was about to be separated, and she did not want to waste her money. Her grandma definitely would not let her take the ox-cart away!
About Grandma and Grandpa Mao, Mao Xiaoyu could pat her chest and say she understood them very well.
Rong Xiang thought for a moment and finally nodded in agreement. "Let's buy a donkey. Although it's not as strong as a cow, it's not that eye-catching either!"
The main thing was that donkeys were cheap. If they used the same amount of money to buy a donkey cart, they could buy a better carriage.
He did not intend to buy a cart like the one pulled by the cow in Li Clan Village. Since his wife wanted to sit on it, he would, of course, buy one that was comfortable and could block the wind and rain.
Mao Xiaoyu did not know the difference between an ox-cart and a donkey-cart, but as long as there was a seat, she would not mind!
"Sure, sure, we'll buy it tomorrow after we sell the Solomon's Seal!" Her bright smile almost blinded Rong Xiang's face.
Feeling Mao Xiaoyu's current mood, Rong Xiang realized that he had made the right choice.
In fact, he was a little hesitant at first.
He did not have much money saved up, and after buying the donkey cart, he probably would not have much left.
He had originally wanted to save up for a few more days, and then take the money to purchase a hairpin as a betrothal gift.
However, it did not matter. With a donkey-cart in the future, he could go up the mountain a few more times, sell more wild animals, and earn more money.
"Do you want to sell those Solomon's Seals in the county?" Rong Xiang thought that since there was a donkey cart, it didn't matter if they went further.
Maybe the county would offer a higher price.
"Okay, then we'll sell your game tomorrow and go buy a donkey cart." Mao Xiaoyu agreed without thinking.
She could go to the medicine shop in the county tomorrow to check the price. If the price was right, she would sell it.
At that time, she could leave a medium-sized piece of Solomon's Seal for Manager Gu of Ji Ren Tang. This was what she had promised Manager Gu last time.
She did not care what price he offered, and she did not haggle. She would just treat it as a special price for a friend.
If the price in the county was not suitable, she would go to the town on the way home and sell all of them to Ji Ren Tang.
Hehe, although she was being a little sneaky by doing this, wasn't it the case that the highest bidder would get it?
As for the friendship, when she found anything good in the future, she would not be stingy with Manager Gu!