Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 94

Chapter 94: Roasted Chestnuts
Li Chenmo sighed, and said helplessly, “Second brother, how can I have the heart to let my wife go to work? I plan to raise two pigs and do everything by myself. But my wife insists on helping me and wants to raise four pigs. In the end, I was not willing to let her down, so I could only agree to her request.”

Lu Han and Lu Cheng knew Li Chenmo’s feelings. After all, they can’t win their wives whenever they argue either.

Lu Han patted Li Chenmo on the shoulder, and sighed, “It has been hard on you. We spoil Jueyu too much.”

“It’s nothing, as long as my wife can be happy, I’m willing to work harder.” Li Chenmo said with a smile. He is very grateful to the Lu family for doting on his wife.

Hearing his words, Lu Han and Lu Cheng looked at each other. Their mother’s insight is really powerful. The daughter-in-law and son-in-law she chose are all excellent. Each of them perfectly complements her children.

When they arrived at Lu’s house, they saw Lu Jueyu peeling something in the living room. Seeing them coming, she poured them a cup of hot tea and said, “Husband, brothers, you are back.”

After being seated, they drank tea and looked at the black thing on the bowl. They picked one and sniffed it. Although it is black and looks strange, it is very fragrant.

“Jueyu, what is this?” Lu Cheng asked curiously.

“Second brother, this is called a chestnut. I picked it from the mountains. It can be eaten as a snack or made into a dish.” Lu Jueyu said while placing a plate of the peeled roasted chestnuts in front of them.

Just when Lu Han and Lu Cheng were hesitating, Li Chenmo picked up the chestnuts and ate them without hesitation. They stared at him with wide eyes, not expecting him to eat this thing without saying a word. It was the first time they had seen this type of nut and wondered if it was safe to eat.

Li Chenmo looked at them after savoring the taste and said, “Brothers, try it. It’s delicious.”

Seeing that Li Chenmo enjoyed the chestnuts, they finally tasted it. The moment they tasted it, they were amazed. It’s buttery, sweet, soft, and tastes like a boiled sweet potato. The more they eat, the more they crave for it. Seeing that they were eating very fast, Li Chenmo grabbed a handful of chestnuts and ate them slowly, while Lu Han and Lu Cheng competed with each other and ate the rest.

After they finished a bowl of roasted chestnuts, Lu Jueyu went to the kitchen. She took out some roasted chestnuts from the space, and put them in the bamboo basket. She also filled the water tank in the kitchen with water from her space.

When she checked the jars, there was very little food left in the house. After checking all the jars, she filled them with white flour, white rice, and seasonings. As for the oil, she took a tin of vegetable oil from her space and filled three oil bottles in the kitchen. One tin holds 15 liters of oil. In addition to vegetable oil, she also took out a tin of sesame oil, peanut oil, and soybean oil. She poured a bottle each before keeping the rest in her space.

Then, she took out five catties of pork sausage, ten catties of pork meat, and twenty eggs. She opened the cupboards, put away the eggs, and hung the sausages and pork meat on the beams. Satisfied with the filled jars, she went to the back yard to check on the old hens. Due to the lack of light, the old hens only lays eggs every two or three days.

Logically, a hen can only lay one egg a day, and in rare cases a maximum of two eggs. But due to the author’s random logic, chickens in this world can lay more than two eggs a day. The Lu family’s old hens can even lay five eggs a day and sometimes have a double yolk egg.

When Lu Jueyu knew about this for the first time, she felt that all her three views of the world had been shattered. But thinking of the readers’ complaints about the author’s logic, she can finally accept it calmly.

Lu Jueyu filled the feeder with chicken feed from her own space. She also added some pellets to the feed to improve the condition of the chickens. When she’s done filling the feeders, she puts the rest of the chicken feed and pellets into a broken vet near the coop.

While she was busy in the backyard, Father Lu was chatting with Li Chenmo in the living room. Thanks to the brazier, the room was warm and comfortable.

“Son-in-law, I heard from your brother-in-law that you plan to raise pigs. Is that true?” Father Lu asked while sipping his tea.

“Father, it is true. Jueyu and I have already talked about this matter. She will be in charge of cooking the pig feed, and I will do the rest.” Li Chenmo nodded and said with a smile.

Father Lu nodded and said, “That’s good. Although Jueyu’s physique is not good and she can’t work in the fields, her hands and feet are good at housework. Let her help you with family affairs.”

“Yes, Father.”

Although Father Lu loves his only daughter and dotes on her, he also understands that if they don’t find a way to earn more work points, life will be difficult for his son-in-law. It takes eight to ten months to raise pigs before they can be slaughtered, but they would be able to earn a lot of work points. Due to the lack of food in this era, most pigs can only be raised to a maximum of 80 or 100 kg. If they can raise a pig to 100 kilograms, they can earn 500 work points.