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"Ok, mother, can Xiao Hu help?" Xiao Hu blinked and asked.

Luo Xiaoxue smiled and asked, "Is Xiao Hu going to help as well?"

"That's right! Xiao Hu saw how tired mother was every day, so he decided to help! " Xiao Hu nodded like a chick pecking rice and said.

"How about this!" Xiao Hu took the broom to the door and swept a clean space for mother. Luo Xiaoxue asked.

"Alright, Xiao Hu will go right away!" Xiao Hu nodded, took the broom, turned around and walked out.

Luo Xiaoxue washed the rice bowls and pots at home, then dug up the wild boar and dog meat that were buried in the snow.

Today, he went to the town and bought a lot of cured meat and dried meat. He sold the wild boar meat and wild dog meat for a lot of money.

The wild boar meat was too fishy, so Luo Xiaoxue decided to make the wild boar meat into roasted pork. Adding on the seasonings, Luo Xiaoxue felt that all the roasted pork would be sold out!

The wild dog meat was not as fishy as the wild boar meat. Luo Xiaoxue decided to steamer the wild dog meat and then add the seasoning to it. It would definitely be delicious.

Half of the pork was already gone, so Luo Xiaoxue merely rinsed the surface with boiling water. But wild dog meat must be cut into small pieces, but frozen wild dog meat is difficult to cut.

Luo Xiaoxue spent a great deal of effort before she finally cut the wild dog meat into small pieces. After placing the wild boar meat and wild dog meat on a large plate, Xiao Hu also pushed open the door and walked in with a broom.

"mother, Xiao Hu has been swept out. Do you still need Xiao Hu's help?" Xiao Hu put the broom in the corner and walked to Luo Xiaoxue's side and asked.

"How about this!" "Xiao Hu, go take a look around and find 7 branches that look almost the same. Remember to find something harder!"

Luo Xiaoxue said as she kissed Xiao Hu on the cheek.

"Alright, mother, Xiao Hu will go now!"

Xiao Hu nodded, turned around and was about to leave the room. When they reached the door, Xiao Hu turned around and ran back into the house.

Xiao Hu poured a cup of warm water and placed it in front of Luo Xiaoxue, "mother, you've worked hard. Drink some water!"

"Xiao Hu is so good, mother isn't thirsty, Xiao Hu, drink up!" Seeing Xiao Hu being so filial, Luo Xiaoxue felt a warm feeling in her heart.

Xiao Hu blinked his big cute eyes and asked, "Then how about we each take half!" "mother!"

"Good, very good!" Luo Xiaoxue didn't refuse this time, because she was indeed thirsty.

After drinking the water, Xiao Hu jumped out of the door.

When Xiao Hu left, Lee Hanyu just happened to come back from town. He carried the large and small bags into the house and placed the things on his shoulders on the table.

"Where is Xiao Hu going?" Lee Hanyu asked.

Luo Xiaoxue organized the materials Lee Hanyu bought from the town and said, "Xiao Hu insisted on helping, so I told Xiao Hu to find some branches!"

"That's fine, it's good to have Xiao Hu help out!"

Lee Hanyu nodded and asked, "Then, what dishes are we going to cook today?"

"Roasted pork and steamed dog meat, as well as some steamed vegetables with clear soup!" Luo Xiaoxue said.

"I don't know how to do it!" Lee Hanyu shook his head. In the past, when Luo Xiaoxue didn't cook, Lee Hanyu would always be able to cook and eat whatever was tasty, regardless of the taste.

Luo Xiaoxue smiled slightly and said, "I'll be fine with it. You still have to make a trip!"

Lee Hanyu asked curiously, "Where else are we going?"

"Now, you go door to door to inform the villagers that you can come over to our house to eat game before the sun sets, but you have to pay for it!"

Luo Xiaoxue thought for a moment and continued, "Remember to tell them that we are here to collect money!"

"Got it." Lee Hanyu nodded, turned around and walked out of the room.

Luo Xiaoxue tidied up the things Lee Hanyu brought from the town: scallions, garlic, various spices, peanuts, sesame seeds.

After tidying up the items, Xiao Hu came back with a bunch of tree branches. He placed the branch by the door and pushed it open.

"mother, I've found many branches that are about the same length. What should we do next?" Xiao Hu asked curiously.

"Next, Xiao Hu and mother, together, will cut off the bark on the branch with a knife. It'll be fine after a wash!"

Luo Xiaoxue took two small daggers and gave one to Xiao Hu. With Xiao Hu's help, Luo Xiaoxue quickly cleaned up the seven branches' skin.

Luo Xiaoxue found rope at home and tied up every three branches to make two supports.

Then he found some dry wood and lit the fire between the two supports. When the fire was in full swing, Luo Xiaoxue stabbed two holes in the pork with her dagger and stuck the remaining branch in. The pork was propped up on two struts made of tree branches.

When the skin of the pork was almost done roasting, Luo Xiaoxue used a clean cloth and some oil to rub on the surface of the pork. She then used a dagger to draw a line on the surface of the pork and then wiped it with the sauce.

"mother, what are you doing? "It smells so good!" Xiao Hu, who was standing at the side and looking at Luo Xiaoxue, was already drooling. He had to admit, it was too fragrant!

"This is roast pork and mother's seasoning. It'll be even more fragrant when it's done roasting!"

Luo Xiaoxue didn't stretch out her hand to touch Xiao Hu's head because her hand was grasping the oily silk, which was thick and sticky.

The pork still needed some time to be roasted before it could be served, so Luo Xiaoxue went inside the house and poured the water into the wok. She placed the small pieces of wild dog meat on a plate and placed them in the wok.

The only dishes that remained were wild vegetables. Wild vegetables were more nutritious than those grown in the countryside, but they were not tender and difficult to eat.

So Luo Xiaoxue scalded it with hot water, then added some sugar in salt water, and finally some vinegar to make a sweet and sour taste.

After doing all that, Lee Hanyu also came back from outside. As soon as he got back to his house, he saw Luo Xiaoxue guarding a shelf in front of him. On the shelf was a piece of roasted pork, which had a sweet smell to it.

"You did this?" Lee Hanyu looked at Luo Xiaoxue in shock and asked.

Luo Xiaoxue smiled and replied, "That's right!"

"This is roast pork, there's even steamed dog meat and sweet and sour vegetables in the house!"

Looking at Lee Hanyu's stupefied expression, Luo Xiaoxue laughed.