If you don't consummate the marriage for three years and then marry a successful educated youth

Wen Yao nodded: "Okay, the medicine seems to be working well. It's good to check during the day. Once we've checked, we should head down the mountain. We can't leave the wild boar for too long."

Jiang Lie glanced at the time; there were still more than two hours until dawn, so he could take a nap while holding his wife.

Around 5 a.m., a figure climbed up a tree, sat on the trunk, and looked into the distance. When they slowly woke up, they huddled together and kept gesturing with their hands, looking quite frightened.

Watching them hurriedly pack up and leave, he slightly curled the corners of his mouth. After they left, he jumped down from the tree and returned to the cave.

Wen Yao was sitting in the cave. When she saw him return, she climbed down the vines and asked, "How are you, Ah Lie? Have they left?"

"The person has already packed up and left. It seems these hallucinogenic mushrooms are quite effective; they'd be interesting for self-defense. Honey, let's pack up and head down the mountain."

"Okay, it's all packed up, let's go."

It was already 1 p.m. when the two arrived at the foot of the mountain. Jiang Lie carried two wild boars and said, "Wife, you go home first, boil some water, take a bath, and get some sleep. You don't need to cook the pig stew."

"You must be tired from going up the mountain. Leave these things to the village aunties and grandmas. They won't say anything."

Wen Yao hummed in agreement: "Okay, go home after you deliver the wild boar. I'll boil some water for you so you can take a good bath and rest. You haven't slept much during the autumn harvest; you must be exhausted."

"Okay, I got it. I'll do whatever you say, my wife. Take a good nap this afternoon, and we'll have a pork stew together tonight."

Two loud bangs.

The wild boar was left on the open ground in front of the door. Jiang Lie pushed open the door and called out, "Dad, Dad, are you home?"

The captain came out of the house: "Boss, you're back. Are you alright?"

"No, it's fine. I've left the wild boar at the door. Please arrange for someone to prepare a stewed pig dish. My wife and I are tired and want to go home to rest."

"Okay, you can go back now."

He yawned and came to the gate of the yard. When he saw that there were two wild boars, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets: "Good heavens, there are two of them! I thought there was only one."

Zhang Shuhua walked over, her eyes widening slightly as she looked at the doorway: "My son's hunting skills are truly remarkable. Husband, quickly call the whole brigade over. Men, slaughter the pig and skin it; women, prepare the pig-killing dish."

"Let's have a good meal tonight. Everyone's been exhausted these past few days. There's plenty of meat and vegetables. See who you want to invite over for dinner, and give them a call soon."

"Okay, I'll go get some people to help right away."

The brigade immediately sprang into action, their lively chatter carrying far. Children jumped and danced around the wild boar, shouting, "Eat the pig-killing feast! Eat lots and lots of meat!"

"Giggle giggle~~~"

They were as happy as if it were New Year's Day. The men got busy, cutting the wild boar meat into pieces, removing the ribs, and adding lard. They washed the offal, boiled it, sliced ​​it, and stir-fried it.

Add more seasonings, and although it won't taste as good as braised pork, it won't be much different.

As time slowly passed, the aroma of fried meatballs, braised pork, and various other dishes filled the air, tempting everyone's mouths.

The pork stew was ready around 6 PM.

Jiang Lie led Wen Yao over, found an empty seat, and sat down. Looking at the bowls of food, they started eating after their father finished speaking.

"Come on, wife, try these meatballs, they're really good."

"Okay, thank you."

Chopsticks flew across the table, leaving Wen Yao somewhat speechless.

Jiang Lie quickly picked up meatballs, ribs, braised pork... and put them in her bowl, saying in a low voice, "Save them to eat slowly, no rush, they'll all be gone in a minute."

"Okay, that's enough for me. You can have some too, Ah Lie."

"it is good."

The captain at the table was about to drink a glass of wine when Zhang Shuhua stopped him, saying, "Eat something before you drink, otherwise it will hurt your stomach, and you'll complain of stomach pain again."

"Haha, okay, I'll listen to my wife."

"Old Liu, eat more. Try our pork stew. Everyone worked hard all afternoon to make it. Oh, it smells so good."

The brigade leader waved his hand with a smile: "It's alright, we're all from the same commune, so why be so formal? Come and eat."

"Looking at these kids, I sometimes think back to when we were little, how good we were. Now that we're this old, there's no point in continuing to be so serious."

"Old Liu, tell me, how did we become enemies more than 20 years ago? Can we talk this out today?"

Liu Hongbing looked at him with a complicated expression: "Let's talk it out? I don't quite know how to say it. Back then, I was young and impetuous and my marriage proposal was rejected. Then I found out she had agreed to your proposal, and I couldn't save face."

"In addition, Hao Ren kept telling me that you and Shuhua had known each other for a long time and had been keeping it a secret from us, watching me go to propose marriage and be rejected, which was embarrassing."

"When I was young, I was very competitive and couldn't stand this. I felt uncomfortable just looking at you and wanted to fight back."

"Over time, the childhood friendship will fade away."

The captain narrowed his eyes slightly: "Hao Ren is indeed that old fox. He's more cunning than a honeycomb briquette. He's lying to you. When you went to propose marriage, I didn't even know Shuhua."

"The matchmaker came to my house because she thought I was good at hunting. Shuhua's family wanted to find someone who could hunt so they wouldn't go hungry in the future. We had a hard life back then, with nothing to eat or drink."

"If we can hunt, at least we won't go hungry in the future."

Then he recounted the events of that time in detail.

Liu Hongbing drank his wine in silence, feeling somewhat bitter. Just because of something that was hard to save face, he had been fighting with his best brother for over twenty years, and had even become a laughing stock in front of outsiders.

That's really... stupid.

"Yes, I understand. I had my doubts about those things too, but Hao Ren always brought up the topic in front of me. Thinking about it, I was definitely being led by the nose."

The captain raised his glass and clinked it with his: "We brothers have talked things out today, cleared up the misunderstanding, and will live well from now on. As for the past, let's just let it go."

"At this age, how much time do we have left? We might as well just enjoy life and not fight over things."

"Yes, you're right. The brigade should help each other so that it can develop in the long term. We can't fight each other over personal grudges and make ourselves a laughing stock in front of outsiders."

Liu Hongbing finished his drink in one gulp, picked up his chopsticks and started eating. He glanced at the people sitting below and said with envy, "Dashan, sometimes I really envy you. You're so lucky."

"My children are easy to take care of, and they are decisive, unlike me, who is indecisive and has ended up trapping me."