Chapter 360: Chapter 360: Eating Chopped Pig Chapter 360: Chapter 360: Eating Chopped Pig “That’s great.”
Mo Hengjian was very happy as his primary purpose for coming home this time was to hire an Attendant Student to serve him.
Most of the students at the Academy were children from wealthy families, each attended by several maids and servant boys. They never had to lift a finger themselves, living like Eldest Young Masters. After eating, they would lie in bed and read, which made him extremely envious. Now, he too would have an Attendant Student by his side and his status would be elevated to the same noble level as theirs.
Seeing her son happy, Madam Ruan also couldn’t help but grin foolishly. After a while, as if she remembered something, she turned her head and asked Old Lady Mo, “Mother-in-law, Auntie Sun and uncle have gone out. Who will cook dinner tonight?”
“That wretched Old Maid is really out of line. Knowing my dear grandson is coming home, she should have stayed at home to attend to him instead of running off,” Old Lady Mo was also annoyed. She looked around and, seeing no one else to order about, turned back to Madam Ruan and asked, “Is there anyone else in the house besides you?”
“But Jianjian has finally come home for a rare visit, and I, as his mother, want to spend more time with him.” Madam Ruan wanted to take the opportunity to laze around while her son was home and avoid doing household chores.
There was plenty of work to be done around the house, not just cooking and frying dishes. There were chickens and pigs to feed, pig food to chop, and their living areas to clean. Not to mention all sorts of miscellaneous tasks that could completely wear one down.
“Do you expect me, an old woman, to cook and serve you?”
Old Lady Mo’s eyes widened in astonishment. She thought Madam Ruan was taking advantage of Mo Hengjian’s return to boss her around. She wondered if Madam Ruan was trying to turn the world upside down.
Mo Hengjian, delighted that Old Lady Mo had agreed to his request for an Attendant Student, saw his mother upset her and immediately said, “Mother, you go do your work. I don’t need your company. Having my grandparents with me is enough.”
“Oh!”
Madam Ruan felt somewhat disappointed. Her son no longer clung to her as he had when he was little. Over the years, it seemed he needed her less and less.
Seeing Madam Ruan unhappy, Mo Daoyan quietly tugged at the hem of her clothes and whispered, “Wife, let’s go slaughter a chicken. Tonight, I’ll make a nice dinner for our son.”
Hearing him say this, Madam Ruan’s mood somewhat improved. She looked down at her new clothes, which she had worn thinking she wouldn’t have to do any housework today because of her son’s return. She had planned to proudly stroll around the village with her son to flaunt just how well-off she was, her life eased by her son standing by her side. However, Auntie Sun, that wretched Old Maid, had run off and thrown all her plans into disarray.
“Husband, wait for me for a moment, I’ll change my clothes and come out.”
“Hmm! That’s right. It would be a pity if such nice clothes got dirty,” Mo Daoyan, admiring his wife’s lavishly dressed appearance, nodded in agreement.
Kitchen
Mo Daoyan caught a big hen with one hand while forcefully plucking the feathers from its neck with the other…
Madam Ruan held a bowl containing half a bowl of water with a bit of salt added, placed beside Mo Daoyan. This was for collecting chicken blood, a practice common among farmers who wasted nothing and could eat the congealed blood.
Finally, after plucking all the feathers from the chicken neck and blood vessel area, Mo Daoyan picked up the knife that had been by his side, ready to slaughter the chicken. Everything was set, only a favorable wind was missing. He turned his head and called out to Madam Ruan nearby, “Wife, come hold the chicken’s feet for me, don’t let it flail.”