“You two eat less venison and more of other things. Don’t blame me if your noses bleed tomorrow morning.”
Although venison tastes good, eating too much of it causes excessive internal heat.
Even farmed venison nowadays isn’t recommended to be eaten in large quantities, let alone wild venison from this era.
Xu Feng instructed, but his chopsticks, unwillingly, picked up another piece of venison.
He had to nourish his body in advance, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to handle these two sisters later.
Just as they were about to finish eating, Li Shen from next door walked in with Wang Guafu.
Villagers weren’t so polite; they walked straight into the main hall.
“Oh my, I wondered why it smelled so good! So you cooked three meat dishes all at once?”
Li Shen’s eyes lit up as she looked at the three meat dishes on the table. This formerly useless Xu Feng really had some capability now.
However, he was still a spendthrift. What good person would stew all the meat in one meal?
But it further strengthened Li Shen’s idea of having Lin Xixue as her daughter-in-law. If this spendthrift managed to hunt meat again in the future, he would surely cut some for her sister-in-law, allowing their family to also enjoy some meat.
Unlike Li Shen’s greed, Wang Guafu’s attention was entirely on the meat.
The closer she got, the stronger the aroma, making her, who hadn't eaten meat for several months, unable to resist swallowing her saliva.
She was too embarrassed to meet Xu Feng’s gaze and stood demurely to the side, waiting for Li Shen to speak first.
“What, is there something you need?”
Xu Feng didn't expect these two uninvited guests. He hadn't seen them visit before.
Now that they saw he had hunted meat, they came to visit, so Xu Feng’s tone was not at all polite.
Li Shen heard this but wasn't annoyed at all, as if she wasn't the one who had argued with Xu Feng that day.
“Xu Feng, Li Shen wants to discuss something with you…”
Li Shen didn't waste words and directly stated her main purpose for coming. Her tone made it sound as if Li Xixue marrying into her family was a stroke of luck, like a pie falling from the sky.
The two sisters were about to say something when Xu Feng raised a hand to stop them.
“Really? I’ve been troubled by this recently. I didn’t expect Li Shen to help me solve this problem.”
As soon as Xu Feng said this, Li Shen knew it was settled.
If she could get such a beautiful Wife for her eldest son without spending money, there would be less bickering at home.
Lin Xiyue immediately frowned upon hearing this. Having lived next door for so long, she knew Li Shen’s character. If her sister married into that family, she would surely suffer.
She quickly tugged on Xu Feng’s hand, frantically signaling with her eyes for her man not to agree.
Lin Xixue had originally changed her opinion of her brother-in-law, who might even be her future husband, but upon hearing that sentence, she was utterly disappointed.
Was her Lin Xixue’s fate truly so bitter? Was she destined to be manipulated by others?
As soon as she thought of this, the sisters’ eyes couldn’t help but turn red.
“That’s wonderful! Since it’s a second marriage, there aren’t many rules. She can consummate the marriage with my son tonight…”
Li Shen said as she reached out to pull Lin Xixue’s arm. Her old mouth really dared to speak!
“Wait, Li Shen, there’s one more thing I haven’t told you.
You also know that Wang Jun owed a lot of debt. Since he’s gone, it naturally falls on Xixue.
So, if Xixue marries your son, your family will have to repay this 133 yuan.”
Upon hearing this, Li Shen’s hand, which was gripping Lin Xixue’s, immediately retracted.
“That’s money Wang Jun owed, why should our family repay it?”
133 yuan startled Li Shen. One catty of meat was only eighty cents. Even the village chief’s family couldn’t come up with 133 yuan.
Moreover, the creditors were thugs from the city, and as a villager, she dared not provoke them.
“It’s useless to tell me; you have to tell the creditors. That’s why I said I’m grateful to Li Shen for helping me solve such a big problem.
If she weren’t my sister-in-law, I wouldn’t bother with it.”
The two sisters heard Xu Feng say this and realized that their man was using retreat as a means of advance.
Xixue was also very smart and immediately stood up: “Mom, I’ll go back with you now. I can’t bear to burden my younger sister.”
“No… don’t call me Mom. I’m not your Mom!”
Xixue’s call of “Mom” scared Li Shen to death. She quickly scurried away without looking back, fearing that the 133 yuan debt would entangle her.
Seeing Li Shen flee in disarray, the two sisters couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
With the annoying Li Shen dealt with, it was time for the still charming Wang Guafu.
Xu Feng glanced at Wang Guafu but didn't speak first.
As for why Xu Feng had associated with her man in his previous life, it was all because he coveted Wang Xiuli.
It wasn’t that Wang Xiuli was prettier than his own Wife; he was simply being cheap.
He didn’t cherish his good Wife but instead fixated on another’s.
Unfortunately, not only did he not get to ‘eat the meat,’ but he was also completely led astray by her deceased man.
Fortunately, Xu Feng had no money to visit prostitutes, so her man was the one who 'ate peanuts.'
Upon learning that her man was gone, Xu Feng in his previous life was overjoyed, constantly looking for opportunities to flirt with this widow.
Unfortunately, he had no money, and being tall and handsome couldn't provide food.
Wang Guafu also felt awkward asking Xu Feng directly, so she turned to Lin Xiyue to strike up a conversation.
“Xiyue sister, I actually have an impolite request in coming here.”
Perhaps Wang Guafu herself felt embarrassed, as her not-so-fair face was a bit flushed.
Lin Xiyue didn't respond to her. She truly hated this woman, or rather, hated her deceased man!
Although it was Xu Feng who hit and scolded her, didn’t her man bear any responsibility?
Seeing that Lin Xiyue ignored her, Wang Guafu could no longer maintain her composure.
Thinking of her impoverished life, her eyes couldn’t help but turn red.
“I’m sorry, Xiyue sister…”
Wang Guafu didn't want to mention the meat again; she also knew why Lin Xiyue hated her.
Just as Wang Guafu was about to turn and leave, Lin Xiyue called out to her.
Seeing this unfortunate woman with red eyes, the inherently kind Lin Xiyue softened.
Perhaps it was shared suffering, or perhaps her man’s fault shouldn't be blamed on her.
No matter what, her man was better now, while her man was gone forever.
“The meat was hunted by my man. You should ask him.”
Xu Feng glanced at his kind Wife: “Wife, you decide.”
Xu Feng really couldn’t make the decision on this matter, and it wasn’t about the meat.
If he gave it, it would be hard not to make his Wife suspect he still had feelings for this widow.
If he didn’t give it, he feared his Wife’s kind heart would have nowhere to rest.
Lin Xiyue said nothing more, found a basin, and went to the kitchen to scoop out some of the remaining stewed chicken with mushrooms.
Xixue had stewed a lot at once, and when scooping, she picked out all the meat, so only mushrooms were left in the pot.
However, the chicken meat couldn't be completely picked out, so sporadic chicken pieces could still be seen in the basin.
“My children were crying and making a fuss, saying they had no father to dote on them and no meat to eat, so I couldn’t bear it and shamelessly came to your door.
Xiyue sister, I’m sorry…”
As Wang Guafu spoke, tears dripped into the basin.
“It’s all in the past. Quickly take it back for the children to eat.”
Xiyue didn't want to dwell on these things anymore. Let the past be the past; life still had to go on.