Transmigrated into a slave? I raised a frontier war god while pioneering new lands.

"It's okay, would you like steamed buns or ribs for dinner?" Xu Qinghe replied casually.

Shen Zhi: "Either is fine."

Xu Qinghe was in a dilemma. There was too much meat left over, and there was nowhere to store it. This suddenly became a problem.

Just then, Xu Qinghe suddenly remembered the village chief and the village secretary, so she turned to Shen Zhi and asked, "Do you think we should send some of this meat to the village chief and the village secretary?"

Shen Zhi frowned slightly. "Why?"

Since returning from the capital, he hasn't had much contact with the villagers. If it weren't for the fact that he suddenly killed a wild boar today, he probably wouldn't even have contacted Shen Daqiang.

Xu Qinghe, however, spoke to him earnestly about her plans, saying, "Look, we have some money on hand now, don't we?"

"I figured it's just sitting there anyway, so I thought I'd buy some land to grow crops."

Before she transmigrated here, she was in charge of growing crops in the logistics team, so she didn't want to lose this skill after arriving here.

Moreover, she has lived through so many eras, and in every era, food has always been of paramount importance.

Whoever controls the food supply controls a large portion of the power, especially in this era of frequent natural and man-made disasters.

Shen Zhi hesitated, "Buying land costs a lot of money?"

He has lost all the money he used to earn, and now it is extremely difficult for him to buy land.

Xu Qinghe smiled smugly. She squatted down by the storage area and rummaged through it for a while before pulling out a ginseng root with leaves still attached. "Look."

Shen Zhi's eyes widened in surprise. "Ginseng?"

"Where did you get this?"

Xu Qinghe: "Right here, where we killed the wild boar."

"So that's why the wild boar was heading straight for us. It turns out there was this thing."

"If I sell it, can I buy land?"

Shen Zhi nodded, "More or less."

Xu Qinghe: "So I want to give the village chief and the village office some gifts in advance, so that things will be easier when the time comes."

Shen Zhi understood what she meant and nodded in agreement, "Okay, then divide the meat and I'll take it to them."

Xu Qinghe glanced at the meat in the basin, but didn't give them much. She gave each person two jin (1 kg) and let Shen Zhi take it away.

In this era, men have far more say than women. Things like giving gifts and buying land must be done by men. If Xu Qinghe rashly tries to pull strings, she will not only be looked down upon, but also easily be criticized.

Unless she has extremely high personal prestige, even surpassing that of men, she is not qualified to step forward and handle these matters.

So Xu Qinghe wasn't in a hurry. After sending Shen Zhi away, Xu Qinghe took the ribs to the kitchen.

Since there were still some flatbreads at home, she made some spare ribs to nourish the children.

She'll stew a smaller batch; she plans to make the remaining ribs into cured pork ribs so they'll keep longer.

Pork is even simpler; after dinner, he just stir-fries it with salt, and then it can be used to make steamed buns or stir-fries.

It can last a few more days than normal pork, but the pork hock needs to be dealt with tomorrow, otherwise it really won't keep.

After figuring out what to do, Xu Qinghe got to work quickly. Because she needed to cook and gather firewood, she didn't change her clothes. She planned to change them inside and out after she finished cooking.

Just as Xu Qinghe was busy chopping ribs, Shen Chengyue suddenly ran in excitedly, saying with a happy face, "Auntie, I've finished counting."

Xu Qinghe immediately followed up with, "How many?"

"Four thousand one hundred and fifty coins."

Xu Qinghe was surprised, "So many?"

Shen Chengyue: "Hmm."

Xu Qinghe smiled and said, "Then hide under the bed. I'll clean up after I finish cooking."

Shen Chengyue: "Okay." He then quickly went into the house.

Compared to Shen Chengyue's sensible and obedient nature, Shen Chengchuan was much more mischievous. He pressed down on Xiao Hei's body, wanting to ride on its back.

Xu Qinghe looked on helplessly, "Chuan Chuan, stop riding it! It's so small! You're just messing with it."

"If you want to ride, have your dad come back and buy you a little pony."

Shen Chengchuan then happily scrambled off Xiao Hei and ran towards her.

He reached out and lunged at her, startling Xu Qinghe who quickly dodged back, crying out, "Dirty! Dirty!"

Shen Chengchuan: "It's not dirty."

Xu Qinghe had no choice but to shout into the house, "Chengyue, hurry up and get your brother away!"

Just as the two were struggling, Xiao Hei quickly got up from the ground and ran towards the doghouse without looking back, showing how afraid he was of Shen Chengchuan.

Meanwhile, at the Shen family's house.

Sister-in-law Shen had just finished chatting outside when she returned home and saw her mother bending over, washing pig intestines.

His face immediately lit up with joy, and he rushed over happily, ordering her around, "Mom, let me tell you, this wild boar meat needs to be washed properly, otherwise it'll cause..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly stopped, his face full of disgust. "What is this thing?"

Looking at her loud and boisterous manner, a hint of impatience flashed in Shen's mother's eyes. "Large intestines."

Upon hearing this, Sister-in-law Shen immediately exploded, "Shen Zhi only gave you this little bit of stuff? Does he have no conscience at all?"

Upon hearing this, Shen's mother's tears began to fall like raindrops.

"That's right. Tell me, I raised him with so much care and hardship, and now that I'm finally able to enjoy his blessings, this is how he treats me."

"You don't know, the couple not only made a lot of money from selling a large jar of pork, but also kept fifty or sixty pounds for themselves."

"I saw there was so much pork, so I thought I'd give you some, firstly to help Jinbao get some nutrition, and secondly to send some to your brother and the others as well."

"Your brother was beaten so badly by the second brother a few days ago that he couldn't get out of bed, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to ease the tension between our two families."

"Who knew your sister-in-law would see it, and she made a huge fuss! She absolutely refused, saying that if we separated the family, your father and I wouldn't get any of her food."

"She even said she's the boss in her family. You're the eldest in our family, when did it become her turn to be in charge?"

Upon hearing this, Sister-in-law Shen immediately became anxious, "Did that little slut really say that?"

"She's just a nobody I bought, and she dares to compete with me for the head of the household."

"No way, I didn't settle the score with her for what happened last time, and she still dares to say that now. I'm going to tear her mouth apart." With that, he started rushing out.

They happened to run into Old Man Shen and Brother Shen, who were returning from the fields.

Seeing his angry wife, Brother Shen instinctively asked, "What's wrong?"

Sister-in-law Shen: "What's wrong! Go and deal with that little bitch from the second son's family." She said, and was about to leave.

Old Man Shen snapped him back, "Come back here! Haven't you had enough of a peaceful day? Trying to cause trouble again?"

Sister-in-law Shen was furious. "What do you mean I want to make a scene? It's the second son's family who looks down on people too much."

Old Man Shen: "You should just stay home. Why are people looking down on you?"

Sister-in-law Shen pointed directly at her mother, "Ask my mother."