Chapter 327: Chapter 327 Engaged
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Hu Chun did some mental calculations. Beef before the disaster was 30 coppers per pound, and a cow would at least weigh 1,000 pounds.
Although it could only produce 500 pounds of meat at most, the bones, blood, and lard were more than enough. 20 taels of silver per head was relatively cheap, judging by that.
It was the same for the sheep.
Therefore, the price she offered was the price before the drought.
“Thank you so much, Manager Zhou. 1’11 have to trouble you to slaughter a cow today.” He nodded and gave his confirmation.
After that, he handed her two ingots worth one tael each.
“Come with me to the manor.”
After Zhou Ying finished speaking, she locked up and brought Er Zhuang to the manor.
She went to find Uncle Nian and requested that he help pick a fat and strong cow that weighed about 1,000 pounds and slaughter it.
He also processed the cow blood and oil for them.
Then, he asked Qian Zhuang to drive the donkey cart to the construction site.
After they left, Zhou Ying expressed her wish, “Uncle Nian, it’s going to be winter soon. Before the new year, take five sheep and two cows to nourish everyone’s body. You and Chang Shun can talk about slaughtering and arranging it.”
“Thank you so much, mistress. It just so happens that everyone is short of nutrients these days.”
“It’s still early today, so let’s slaughter another cow. We’ll have some beef soup at noon.”
“Alright, I’ll get to it.” After saying that, Uncle Nian turned around and left.
At noon, Zhou Ying took charge of the kitchen and made two large pots of beef offal soup. She also put some vegetables and dried sweet potatoes in it, satisfying everyone’s appetite.
After the meal, Zhou Ying asked people to send 20 pounds of beef, some bones, and blood tofu to Zhao Sheng and the others in town.
Meanwhile, she took some beef bones and tendons back home, then cooked a big pot of beef soup with the beef meat from her interspace.
After it cooled down, it formed a meat jelly similar to jello.
She cut them into small pieces and kept them in the refrigerator.
This way, it would be convenient to cook them in the future, and she wouldn’t have to worry about others smelling the beef and causing trouble.
Father Gu was almost done with his examination, but he wasn’t satisfied just interviewing Hu Chun, so he told Gu Chengzhi and Gu Chengye to ask around.
At the same time, Hu Chun had also contacted Gu Zishan through the two brothers.
After everything, Hu Chun and Gu Zishan’s marriage was finalized five days later. The wedding date was set for the 8th of February, after the beginning of spring.
After Zhang Qingqing and her mother received the news, they were both a little disappointed.
Besides the Gu family’s sinful status, they also knew they weren’t a match for the Gu family. In the end, they could only give up.
However, the village chief quickly introduced Qian Zhuang to Zhang Qingqing.
Their marriage was also quickly settled.
Zhou Ying, on the other hand, was unconcerned about these and continued to sell her skin care cream.
However, few people in the village could afford it. In the end, only ten bottles were sold, and two bottles were given to outsiders.
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed. It was now winter, and most of Hu Chun’s village houses had been built. After more than ten days of letting the cement harden, they gradually moved in.
Early in the morning, Qian Zhuang came to deliver a letter, saying that the old men of the manor had returned. Uncle Nian said that to welcome them back, they would slaughter sheep. Qian Zhuang invited Zhou Ying to have some mutton soup with them.
Zhou Ying saw that the weather was good, so she brought 20 pounds of glass noodles and went to the manor with him.
Zhou Ying looked at the few chubbier old men chatting with Manager Liu in full swing.
After greeting Manager Liu, she turned to the old men and said, “It seems that you guys have been living a good life promoting the white sweet potatoes..”