Chen JianShe first placed the wild boar on a large rock under the shed, then picked up a knife and brought it down, instantly making a cut in the boar’s body.
With a few more chops, a piece of pork was cut off.
Gu Jiaojiao was a bit unsettled by the scene, so she quickly took the at and left.
Chen JianShe didn’t know carpentry and couldn’t help, so he just went back to butchering the wild boar.
Leng Yuan paid Chen JianShe no mind. He took out a wooden box from the woodshed and opened it, revealing a dazzling array of tools.
The most eye-catching among them were several sharp steel knives, small and exquisitely shaped, used for carving.
Leng Yuan first stripped the bark from the pine log. Following the mold design Gu Jiaojiao wanted, he marked the dinsions and began his work.
For lunch, Gu Jiaojiao made braised pork.
The spices were ones she had foraged on the mountain, and she had also added so dicinal herbs.
In fact, spices are a type of dicinal herb; it’s just that they happen to be suitable for cooking.
The three of them were busy with their own tasks, not disturbing one another.
After so ti, just as Chen JianShe was nearly finished butchering the wild boar, the aroma of at began to waft from the kitchen.
The fragrance wasn’t just confined to the courtyard; it could be slled even outside.
It was a good thing they were at the foot of the mountain with no other houses around. Otherwise, the fact that Gu Jiaojiao ate at every day would be impossible to hide.
A flash of envy crossed Chen JianShe’s eyes.
Although living at the foot of the mountain was sowhat dangerous, for his Brother Leng, it was nothing at all.
When ga ca down from the mountain, it wasn’t Leng Yuan who was afraid of them, but they who were afraid of Leng Yuan.
One wrong move, and they’d end up in the pot.
The only potential problem didn’t exist. With no neighbors, it wasn’t just quiet; crucially, it saved a lot of trouble.
You could take care of things privately without worrying about prying eyes.
Take his family, for example. Even when they had at, they didn’t dare to eat it every day.
If they stewed at, the aroma would drift out, and all the neighbors would know.
Once in a while was fine, but if it happened too often, it would definitely cause problems.
’Maybe I should move to the foot of the mountain too?’
The thought flashed through his mind before Chen JianShe dismissed it.
’For one thing, I’m not married yet and haven’t separated from my parents’ household. What would it look like for to move to the foot of the mountain by myself!’
Instead of finding peace and quiet, he’d probably just draw unwanted attention to this place.
’I’d better just co over for a free al now and then!’
Chen JianShe placed the pork into a small crock, then looked up at his Brother Leng.
Leng Yuan was fast. The basic shape of the mold was already cut. All that was left was to hollow it out, carve the details, and then sand it smooth before it could be used.
The wood was from a hundred-year-old Korean pine, which had its own natural pine scent. A mold made from it would be much more durable than one made from other types of wood.
If this were in a later era, it would be an extrely valuable item.
But in this era, just getting enough to eat was a problem for the whole country. No one cared about such things.
"Antiques in prosperous tis, gold in chaotic tis"—it was the sa principle.
After finishing with the wild boar, Chen JianShe went to the well, drew so water, and washed his hands.
He used the soap that Gu Jiaojiao had made herself.
He had to admit, the soap his sister-in-law made was amazing. After washing, his hands weren’t dry at all; they were soft and moisturized. Most importantly, it got them really clean.
But he couldn’t take any ho. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to explain it.
If he said he’d bought it, he would definitely get a beating.
What proper family would spend so much money on soap? Everyone just picked so soapberries to wash with.
And if he said soone gave it to him, that would be even harder to explain.
At present, aside from Leng Yuan, Chen JianShe was the only person in the entire Qingshan Team who knew Gu Jiaojiao made facial soap, which made him all the more tight-lipped.
Gu Jiaojiao took the braised pork, added so pickled vegetables, chopped it all up, mixed in a bit of chili oil and braising liquid, and stuffed it into flatbreads, creating simple pork sandwiches.
n at this ti had big appetites. Gu Jiaojiao made over twenty of them, making sure each one was generously filled with at.
Gu Jiaojiao brought the sandwiches out and called, "Ti to eat."
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