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The second branch of the Yu family had a very lively banquet, not only because "the hope of the whole village" Yu Song had returned, but also because of the wild boar they hunted last night.

A big pot full of stewed meat, with ginger slices to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor, as well as dried radishes and potatoes that have been stored for a whole winter.

The table was the same as when Yu Hongdou's family had their beam-raising ceremony, with ten dishes and one soup, but the dishes were slightly different. The green vegetables had already appeared, there were relatively fewer dried and wild vegetables on the table, and there were a few more side dishes with the meat dishes.

Then in the middle of each table was a large bowl bigger than Yu Hongdou’s head, filled with a large bowl of wild boar meat stewed with dried radish and potatoes.

Living near the mountain, not everyone can eat game from the mountain. Without hunting skills and luck, you can only watch pheasants strolling and rabbits jumping.

As for pigs... an average family may not be able to raise one in a whole year. After all, there is no feed and food at the moment, and the pig breed is not good and they don't like to grow meat.

"The boar ran towards me, and I was so scared that my hands and feet went limp that I dared not move. But Third Brother Yu rushed over and stabbed it with a dagger. The knife went straight into the pig's forehead, and the pig fell down before it could even struggle."

This was the young man who went up the mountain with Yu Sanlang to hunt wild boars yesterday. At the end, he looked at Yu Sanlang with admiration.

"Indeed, the third brother's dagger is really sharp. I went to see it just now and saw that it stabbed the pig's skull directly!" A trustworthy man next to him nodded wildly.

"Third brother, where is the dagger? Open it for us." After hearing this, someone started to make a fuss.

Few men can escape the topic of weapons and horses, and others who heard the commotion couldn't help but look at Yu Sanlang.

Yu Hongdou was originally standing next to her father, with her legs standing and her upper body leaning against her father's back. At this moment, the group of men looked at her with fiery gazes, and she immediately stood up straight and moved horizontally into the arms of Yu Song behind her father.

"Puchi~ Hongdou, why are you like a little crab?" Under the protection of his father, Yu Song barely managed to avoid the enthusiastic greetings from the villagers and eat a meal, but then there was another person in his arms.

"Brother, that Liu Xingniang's eyes are glowing green as she stares at you." Yu Hongdou couldn't let her brother tease her like that. She glanced at Liu Xingniang, who was about to glance over at her, and teased him back.

"Oh, you little rascal, my senior brother has written a letter to the capital to show off his talents. In less than two days, you will receive a letter from there to urge you to return the letter." Yu Song pinched the little bell on his sister's head and issued a warning to urge the return.

"It's no use urging us. We don't have the raw materials right now." Yu Hongdou spread his hands.

Yu Song naturally knew about this situation. He just wanted to remind his sister that although he had only spent a few days with the three people in the capital, they still cared a lot about their family. If possible, it would be best to give them a return gift with Yu family characteristics.

Yu Hongdou has actually been thinking about this matter recently. She had previously thought about giving those three people a return gift.

Soap cannot be mass-produced now, and the soap nuts sent from Zhuangzi have to be used to train employees, so she has no plans to send soap as a return gift to the capital for the time being.

She was still having a headache, but she had thought of it in the morning. Now is the time when flowers are in full bloom, so she could make flower bath salts.

"Dad, this dagger is really nice. Where did you get it?" Yu Song's eyes and attention were attracted by the dagger that Yu Sanlang had just taken out, and he asked his sister in his arms in a low voice.

"I picked it up." Yu Hongdou replied to her brother in a low voice.

Of course, Yu Sanlang would not say that the dagger was picked up by his daughter.

He was just bragging, saying that one time he went into the mountains and encountered a rainstorm, so he had no choice but to hide in a bear's den.

Fortunately, the bear was not in the den at that time. There was a rotten skeleton with only half of it left in the den. He thought that no matter how the man died, he should be buried in peace.

Anyway, it was raining heavily outside and he had nothing to do hiding in the cave, so he picked up the bone racks. As a result, he found the dagger right under the bone racks.

Yu Hongdou felt that what her father said sounded like the truth, so she leaned over to Yu Song's ear and asked if it was true.

"That's true. At that time, my father and I picked up a piece of gold from the pile of bones. My father secretly asked someone to melt it, and finally got 18 taels." Yu Song left the table with his sister in his arms and walked towards home. He whispered this story when he arrived at the door.

Earthen gold is the unrefined gold, also known as nugget gold.

Yu Hongdou's mouth opened into an O shape. Eighteen taels of gold and one hundred and eighty taels of silver. This was just an unexpected gain. No wonder her father was so confident before.

"This mountain is full of treasures. Sometimes a random blade of grass can be sold at a high price, like the orchid we found on the cliff of Dongshan Mountain." Yu Song looked back, took his sister straight into the house, and closed the door.

Yu Hongdou lay on her brother's shoulder and saw Liu Jiaoniang chasing after her in small steps. However, before the door closed, she was stopped by Liu Xingniang.

"Brother, do you think Liu Xingniang can become our sister-in-law?" Yu Hongdou didn't care about the orchid her brother was talking about, but asked a gossip question instead.

"It's difficult. Although we have split up, we can't write two Yu characters with one stroke. The first branch of the family has also risen with us and Fourth Uncle. Many families are eyeing the eldest and second brothers." Yu Song shook his head.

When one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit. This is not just talk. The gatekeeper in the prime minister's house is comparable to a seventh-rank official. Many people think that as long as they become related to the Yu family by marriage, even the name of Yu can be used as a shield.

Isn't that the case with the Bai family?

"My fourth uncle was scolded away by my father. What did the Bai family say?" Yu Hongdou also thought of this.

In fact, according to what is written in the novel, the wise and open-minded Miss Bai is a good match for her brother, but Yu Hongdou also knows that it is not enough to just be a match.

The Bai family is very ambitious. If we marry into their family, we will benefit from them but also be held hostage by them.

They invested in their brother when they were weak, so they cannot abandon them when their brother becomes successful. However, businessmen value profit, so their brother's future may be affected.

"What can I say? Fourth uncle is not good at speaking, but Miss Tian is very eloquent. Not only did she convince the Bai family, but she also became a close friend of the young lady from the Bai family. Now they are planning to do business together." Yu Song sneered.

This good fourth uncle of mine has clear boundaries with his family members. He uses affection to win courtesy when he is needed, but throws him aside and says "I didn't expect it" when he is not needed. It is really speechless.

Oh wow, she is worthy of being the heroine. She turned the situation around so quickly.

After being scolded that night, Fourth Uncle did not send any news home to tell the family whether the marriage was successful or not. So my father, who was always flattering my grandparents, found out the truth, and the old couple seemed a little disappointed.

The old man said that since the family had been divided and the children were not young anymore, they should let them make their own decisions. As for marriage and childbirth, they, the old men, just had to give red envelopes according to etiquette and be done with it. It was obvious that he did not want to care about Fourth Uncle anymore.

Fourth uncle might still be reflecting or feeling ashamed, but such a comprehensive heroine did not think of smoothing things over for the hero. Did she look down on the Yu family, or did she have other ideas?