Chapter 232: Chapter 231 Agreed Chapter 232: Chapter 231 Agreed The rabbit’s abdon had been pierced by an arrow, and the arrow had to be removed first.
Su Yunjin held the rabbit with one hand and pulled out the arrow with the other, easily extracting it without much trouble.
She tossed the removed arrow aside.
“Sister-in-law, my husband caught two fish in the river today. He asked to bring them to you and third brother, whose leg has only just been set after the fracture. He needs to eat well to recover.”
Mrs. Chu entered with a smile on her face, carrying a lively fish in her hand.
“Sister-in-law, co over here. I have a plump rabbit. Let’s prepare it together and have it for dinner.”
Su Yunjin beckoned Mrs. Chu over.
She added, “Sister-in-law, you know how to skin the rabbit, right?” Su Yunjin did not know how to skin the animal; the Gu Family had been hunters, likely eating their fair share of pheasants and rabbits before.
Mrs. Chu, who had married into the Gu Family before herself and when Gu Ya’s leg was not yet la, should know how to do it.
As expected, Mrs. Chu laughed as she ca over to Su Yunjin and said, “Sister-in-law, no one else may know how to skin a rabbit, but I’m skilled at it. Back when our Gu Family went hunting often, I was the one who skinned the rabbits.”
“That’s wonderful, sister-in-law. I was just worrying about finding soone to skin this rabbit for ! Since you know how, you can skin it for .”
Su Yunjin handed the rabbit to Mrs. Chu.
Mrs. Chu caught it, feeling its weight in her hands, “Goodness, sister-in-law, this rabbit is really heavy, and it must be quite fatty. Where did you get such a large wild rabbit from?”
“A hunter gave it to my husband to help with his recovery. He said he’s a friend who my husband t while hunting in the mountains,” Su Yunjin replied.
Gu Ya was indeed skilled at hunting in the past, making the acquaintance of many fellow hunters during his ti in the mountains.
Mrs. Chu didn’t inquire further. She first put the fish she brought into a wooden basin to keep it fresh, then took the rabbit to the yard to skin it.
With Mrs. Chu handling the wild rabbit, Su Yunjin started busying herself with other tasks, washing the pot, lighting the fire, and preparing the rice for cooking.
As soon as Su Yunjin finished cooking the rice, Mrs. Chu had also cleaned the rabbit thoroughly in the yard.
“Sister-in-law, I’ve cleaned the rabbit for you. Does it look alright?”
Mrs. Chu ca in, holding the skinned wild rabbit in her hands.
Su Yunjin looked up and saw that the rabbit was not only skinned but also gutted and thoroughly cleaned, with not a bit of dirt left on it.
“Perfect, that will do.” Pleased, Su Yunjin pointed to the cutting board she had just placed on the stove, “Sister-in-law, bring the rabbit here to the cutting board. I’ll butcher it now, and once the rice is better stead, I’ll start making a braised rabbit for all of us to enjoy tonight.”
Mrs. Chu carried the wild rabbit over and placed it on the cutting board, as Su Yunjin had instructed.
Su Yunjin thought to make fish soup with the fish Mrs. Chu had brought, instead of frying eggs for the evening.
Eggs were no match for the taste of fish soup.
“Sister-in-law, can you clean that fish in the basin for ? We’ll make a fish soup later.”
Mrs. Chu hesitated without moving, “Sister-in-law, we already have the rabbit, don’t we? I think if we prepare too much, we won’t be able to finish it all. Perhaps we should save the fish for another ti to nourish third brother.”
They did have one rabbit, and a fatty one at that, but they had many mouths to feed!
How could it be enough?
She’d have to allocate one portion for Mrs. Chu and her husband, another for the in-laws, and an additional portion for herself and her husband, Gu Ya.
One rabbit divided into three portions; there would only be a shortage, never a surplus.
“Sister-in-law, fish soup is nourishing. Cooking it for third brother now would be beneficial for his recovery.”
Su Yunjin said.
Mrs. Chu considered this and, finding Su Yunjin’s point sensible, agreed with a smile, “Sister-in-law, then I’ll clean the fish now and stew it into a soup for third brother.”
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