In times of chaos and famine, I traded one pound of rice for two royal flushes.

Once the two returned to the house, Su Jin hurriedly came upstairs.

"Husband, have some wine first, I'll go get the rice and dishes now."

Qin Shaolang nodded. As soon as the two sat down, they saw Su Tang carrying the warmed wine rather clumsily and walking over cautiously.

Chu Wu quickly got up and took the wine jar from her: "Second sister-in-law, you are so thin and weak, let me do these heavy chores."

Su Tang was flattered and overwhelmed, and for a moment she was at a loss for words.

This scene amused Chu Wu.

"Brother Qin, why is Second Sister-in-law still shy? We are sworn brothers, don't make her so formal."

Qin Shaolang glanced back and simply smiled.

By the light of the campfire, he saw a trace of oil left on the corner of Su Tang's mouth.

It's obvious she cheated on him.

Qin Shaolang didn't seem to care about this.

He remembered that in the memories left by his predecessor, women were not allowed to eat at the table; they could only eat the leftovers after the men had finished.

Clearly, Qin Shaolang could not accept this, so he gave the order.

"Just take half the meat out of the pot, and you sisters can eat the rest in the kitchen."

After saying that, Qin Shaolang picked up the wine jar and called to Chu Wu, "Come on, let's drink."

What's in the village is naturally rice wine. After being heated like this, most of the alcohol has already evaporated, so what's in the bowl now is at most a beverage.

After a few sips of wine, the stewed ribs were served.

Although it doesn't have as many seasonings and rich flavors as it did before I traveled through time, the firm texture of the wild boar meat makes up for that.

"Brother, come here, let me toast you with a bowl. Today is the day we become sworn brothers, so let's drink to our hearts' content."

Chu Wu didn't stand on ceremony with Qin Shaolang at all, took a long rib, and ate it with gusto.

……

Half an hour later, Chu Wu left two taels of silver for Su Jin and Su Tang to buy wine in advance, so they could have a good drink after returning from the hunt the next day.

After Chu Wu, the guest, left, Qin Shaolang got up and went to the kitchen.

Just then, Su Jin placed a piece of meat into Su Tang's bowl, her face beaming with satisfaction.

"Try another piece. It's rare to find something so delicious that you can make it, sister."

Seeing this, Qin Shaolang quickly glanced at the bones on the table.

As for the spare ribs, we can deduce how many were left based on the number of bones. After this deduction, Qin Shaolang suddenly coughed lightly.

"Why did you only leave 30% of the meat? Weren't you told to leave half?"

Upon hearing Qin Shaolang's voice, Su Jin quickly got up and came to him.

"My husband and Brother Chu are going into the mountains to hunt, so they need to eat more meat to have the strength. We are already very satisfied if we can get a little meat to eat."

Hearing Su Jin say these words, Qin Shaolang felt very uncomfortable.

Su Jin will only turn eighteen this year after her birthday. A girl of this age before time travel could be described as extremely rebellious and lawless.

But now, she has made such "sensible" moves and said such "sensible" words.

And what kind of suffering must have given her to grow up and become so mature?

Qin Shaolang suddenly reached out and gently rubbed her head.

After pondering for a long time, Qin Shaolang still couldn't find a suitable explanation.

Should we tell her that everyone is equal and there's no need for such formalities?

She could accept it because she wasn't from this world, but for Su Jin, a native of this world, male superiority and female inferiority were common sense. She couldn't accept it and might even think she was crazy.

Qin Shaolang was genuinely reluctant to let her "sacrifice" like this.

Looking at her frail body, he felt a pang of pity.

After a long silence, Qin Shaolang was suddenly struck by a flash of inspiration—it was the words Chu Wu had spoken earlier that day.

Although it's a bit shameless, saying it myself should have a good effect.

He immediately coughed lightly.

"Eat more, in case you don't have enough breast milk for your baby later. You don't want your baby to go hungry, do you?"

Su Jin's body tensed up instantly!

coming.

After being bought, its fate eventually came to pass.

Even though she had already prepared herself mentally, even though she had figured it out, as long as Qin Shaolang could treat her sister well, she would follow him for the rest of her life, have his children, do housework, and even be beaten and scolded, she would accept it all.

Even now, she still feels empty inside, as if she has lost something.

While Su Jin was pondering, Qin Shaolang suddenly realized something.

That's still too vague.

"If you don't want to..."

Before Qin Shaolang could finish speaking, Su Jin quickly raised her head, her eyes resolute.

"I'm willing, as long as you treat my sister well, I'll do whatever you say."

Seeing her hurried response and the hint of panic in her eyes, Qin Shaolang knew he had said the wrong thing again.

She feared that if she refused, she would be kicked out of the house, or even face retaliation.

Ugh.

As a time traveler, I really can't take their feelings into consideration.

Because he could not possibly understand how much hardship he would have to endure and how many things he would have to go through by simply imagining it.

Especially in terms of psychology, he had no way of knowing.

If he were to explain now, she would likely be filled with fear again, Qin Shaolang suddenly took a deep breath.

"But there's no need to rush this. Babies are harder to raise in winter. Let's wait until next year."

Qin Shaolang waved and walked out of the kitchen.

It was as if this small door separated two completely different worlds.

Back at the table, Qin Shaolang stroked his chin, looking at the campfire beside him for warmth, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Although there were some minor mishaps during the process, theoretically speaking, it should be acceptable to let the sisters eat more meat in the future.

Perhaps, for people in this world, becoming a parent is not a difficult thing.

The excuse that children are hard to raise in winter is really... nonsensical.

Qin Shaolang sighed softly and looked at the pile of supplies he had bought today.

Everything from clothes to various tools was included.

The purchasing power of silver is still too exaggerated. These things are not inferior goods, but top-quality ones, even of a level sufficient to supply ordinary officials.

Even so, the amount of silver consumed was only twenty taels.

Of the hundred taels of silver spent, the largest expense was still the nearly two-meter-long spear shaft.

The manufacturing process of the spear shaft is extremely complex. It requires the selection of high-quality wood and countless soaking and air-drying processes to ensure that the shaft has sufficient toughness.

After these batches of gun barrels are made, those that are bent for various reasons must be discarded. Then, several coats of lacquer must be applied to the gun barrels to make them durable and insect-proof.

This one gun barrel cost him a full fifty taels of silver!

The spearhead was still waiting to be forged at the blacksmith's shop, and Qin Shaolang arranged to pick it up in ten days. This would cost another ten taels of silver.

Good weapons are never cheap.