I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s
Chapter 105: No Overnight Grudge Between Brothers

Chapter 105: Chapter 105: No Overnight Grudge Between Brothers

Shen Meng glanced at the lifeless goat and then at the powerfully built Lu Zhenping. This guy just dragged two goats back home, which shows how incredibly strong his arms are! Curiously, she reached out to touch them.

Hmm! Rock solid!!!

"Don’t come closer, I’m covered with the smell of blood. We’ll keep one of these goats, I’ll clean it up and send half to your family soon, give some to the old courtyard, and the rest will be ours. The other goat will go to the production team and let them distribute it to the village."

Shen Meng nodded. After cleaning up the goat, the scent of blood would surely spread, compounded by the goats’ stench. Without giving one away, people might suspect something happened at home!

"Weren’t you supposed to help Jiasheng with his work? Where did you drag these goats from?"

Lu Zhenping, pleased by her gaze, chuckled and said, "I had nothing to do, so I just ran around. When coming down the mountain, I encountered them. Too bad I could only catch two, the others ran away. Lucky these two were foolish and slow. Otherwise, I couldn’t have managed."

Shen Meng: "...."

Honestly, this sounds somewhat boastful!!!

Hearing the commotion outside, the kids who were doing their homework indoors ran out to see. Beholding the sight, they cheered and circled the dead goats in amazement. Previously they weren’t much fond of Lu Zhenping, but now their eyes were full of admiration.

"Let’s not hurry to clean up the goat. Haven’t eaten yet, right? There’s ready-made soup in the pot. I’ll make you a bowl of noodles, eat that first before dealing with it."

"Okay."

Shen Meng’s eyes were dazzled by Lu Zhenping’s recent smile, baffled as to how his eyes seemed to twinkle like stars after working half the day and making another trip to the mountain.

A big bowl of stewed noodles was quickly finished. Lu Zhenping, armed with a kitchen knife, set to work on the wild goats in the yard. The two foolish goats weren’t small, weighing around fifty to sixty pounds each, with fairly shiny fur. The kids, unafraid, just stood around watching.

The smell was really overpowering. Unable to take it any longer, Shen Meng, before entering the house, pointed at the fur on the ground and said, "Keep that fur. If that goat goes to the production team, the hide must be ours. When it gets cold, make some vests for the children, or if not enough, then cotton shoes. Anyway, it shouldn’t be wasted. Oh, the smell is too much, I’m going back inside. Mingyang, you kids shouldn’t watch too long, go to sleep early."

"Okay, we’ll listen to you."

Lu Zhenping’s hands kept working, cleaning up one goat completely. The offal was placed in a basin and the meat was trimmed and sorted. He herded the kids inside to sleep. He portioned out more than five pounds of goat meat, packing it with some of the goat fat tied up with straw rope, and took it to the old courtyard.

Zhou Jiaojiao and Lu Jiaxuan, returning from outside, paused outside Shen Meng’s house, sensing a strong smell of blood and the mutton odor.

"Jiaxuan, do you smell that? Did your elder brother slaughter a goat?"

"It can’t be. Buying a goat and slaughtering it at home? Wait, no, maybe elder brother caught some game in the mountains. In the past during winter, whenever elder brother was home, he would stroll in the mountains and often brought back pheasants or rabbits. Maybe this time he got a goat?"

Jiaojiao’s eyes brightened. Now that it’s gradually getting colder, having a sip of goat meat soup would be warming to the body, and goat meat is the most nourishing for women.

"Jiaxuan, maybe we should go and visit big brother’s house."

Lu Jiaxuan paused for a moment, he snorted and said: "No, I’ll get my salary this month. If you want to eat lamb, I’ll buy it for you. You’re pregnant right now, we shouldn’t stay out too long. Let’s go home!"

Zhou Jiaojiao knew that Lu Jiaxuan still remembered the last time Lu Zhenping publicly slapped him, but big brother had compensated them, and the two little boys had also apologized to her. She felt that as long as Lu Jiaxuan’s salary wasn’t affected, she could bear this minor grievance.

"Jiaxuan, what are you doing? Am I asking for lamb? I’m taking this opportunity to have you reconcile with big brother. What kind of unresolved issues would brothers have overnight? Besides, when we were young, big brother never hit you. Even though we now have our own families, we are still blood brothers. There’s an old saying, ’Brothers take on the tiger and sons join their fathers in battle.’ He’s your own big brother, there’s nothing embarrassing about this. Just laugh it off, and it will all be behind us, right?"

Lu Jiaxuan turned around, held Zhou Jiaojiao’s shoulders with both hands, and sighed with a sense of helplessness.

"It’s not that I don’t want you to face any hardships, Jiaojiao. Remember how your hair used to be so dark and shiny, and you had two thick, long pigtails? And now, look what those two brats did to your hair. Honestly, if it happened again, I would still beat them up."

"They have a mother who gave birth to them but didn’t raise them, why bother arguing with them? I don’t feel wronged, so why should you? The most important thing is to maintain a good relationship with big brother. There are people from the Revolutionary Committee who know big brother well. Don’t you want your job to be permanent? Don’t you want a promotion? Please, don’t be stubborn, okay?"

Hearing all this, Lu Jiaxuan, even if he was upset, was willing to endure it for the sake of his wife and children. Although he relied on his brother’s connections, he was indeed capable.

"Alright, Jiaojiao, just wait for me. Once I secure a bright future on my own abilities, you will just stay home with the kids and wait to enjoy the good life!"

"Okay, I’ll wait!"

This was precisely what Zhou Jiaojiao wanted to hear. Ever since she got married into the Lu Family, she had been extremely diligent, all to earn the family’s recognition and leave no room for criticism. If Lu Jiaxuan could bring honor to the family in the future, she deserved to share that glory too.

The couple was affectionate for a while before they headed toward Shen Meng’s home. Just as they were about to knock, the door opened from inside, and Lu Zhenping, holding some meat, almost threw it in Zhou Jiaojiao’s face.

"Ah, you scared me to death."

"Big brother, be careful, you scared Jiaojiao."

Lu Zhenping: "...What are you doing standing at my door like a door god in the middle of the night?"

Zhou Jiaojiao’s eyes fixed on the lamb in Lu Zhenping’s hand, such a big piece, and even with some fat, she was so tempted, she wanted to cook it right away.

"No, big brother, Jiaxuan and I just smelled the blood and were worried something happened at your place. Where are you going with such a big piece of meat?"

"I’m taking it to our parents, I caught a mountain goat in the hills, skinned it and cut some meat. We’ll keep some for ourselves and the rest will be sent to the production team."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiaojiao’s face fell. Such precious food, how could it be given to the production team? With so many people in a production team, by the time they distribute the meat, what would be left to eat? What he caught should naturally be kept for the Lu family to eat!

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