Traveling through ancient times to survive

Aunt Hu's eyes widened in disbelief: "Did she really give you the recipe?"

Brother Hu was full of pride. He talked about his sweetheart nonstop, and said with pride: "Of course, she asked us to hand over the recipe to the village chief. In addition to the benefits for our family, her parents are no longer an obstacle to our marriage. It is also to help everyone get through such a cold day. Three birds with one stone, mother, don't you think she is both smart and kind?"

Aunt Hu was speechless, and Brother Hu smiled flatteringly: "Of course, my mother is also smart and kind, you and her will definitely get along. And she is definitely not the kind of person who only cares about her mother's family. In that family, she has feelings for her sister. If it weren't for taking care of her sister, I guess she would not look down on me and would just marry far away."

Aunt Hu was speechless. It turned out that the man fell in love with her son just to take care of his sister?

Aunt Hu was not unhappy about this. Everyone has selfish motives. Who would not consider many factors before getting married? If there is no purpose, who would do that?

We are not gods who don't care about the mundane world. We have to get something in life. We are not mentally ill. We can't just say we love someone.

Being able to choose her own son, doesn't this just prove that in Zhao Hong's eyes, her family is the kindest? Among all the mothers-in-law in the whole village, only she is the kindest and will not stop Zhao Hong from taking care of her younger sister.

It seems like it would be a good idea to have such a discerning girl as your daughter-in-law, right?

It’s not a problem that the motivation for the marriage was impure at the beginning, as long as Zhao Hong is willing to live a down-to-earth life in the future.

Aunt Hu comforted herself and the more she thought about Zhao Hong, the more satisfied she became.

Zhao Hong bypassed her parents and secretly looked for a husband for herself. Isn't this shameless and impolite?

Hey, the man and the woman are unmarried, so what's wrong with having some affection for each other? They haven't crossed the bottom line in their relationship. We are just ordinary farmers, and we don't care about those empty things. Moreover, if the parents want to sell their daughter, can't the daughter plan for herself and work hard for her future happiness? She despises those who can only accept it.

Aunt Hu was deep in thought. Second Brother Hu thought that his mother was still afraid that Zhao Hong's parents would drag down their family, so he added weight and said, "Mom, don't be afraid that her mother will take advantage of our family. Her parents' weakness is her brother. As long as we use her brother to threaten her parents, her mother will not dare to come. This is what she taught me. You don't have to worry about her standing on her mother's side in the future."

Aunt Hu sighed with mixed feelings: "She was indeed a kind and smart girl, what a pity..."

As for what was a pity, both of them knew it very well.

Aunt Hu stood up and said, "Let's go find your father?"

"What do you want to see your father for?"

Aunt Hu rolled her eyes and said, "Go to your father to discuss how to make up an excuse. What else can you do?"

Brother Hu was overjoyed and laughed like a fool: "Mom, do you agree?"

Aunt Hu looked away in disgust, feeling her eyes were hurt, and suspected that she had given birth to a stupid son.

Brother Hu Er brought his parents to see the village chief.

"Uncle Village Chief, are you busy now? We have something going on at home."

The village chief's eyebrows twitched slightly: "Is your family in trouble too?"

"No, no, how could that be possible? Our family has something good to tell you."

The village chief relaxed: "Oh? What's the good news?"

Aunt Hu lowered her voice and said, "We can't let too many people know about this, right?"

The village chief understood, sent the rest of the family out and closed the door.

"Can you tell me now? What good news is this that is still so mysterious?"

"Uncle Village Chief, we have a recipe for making charcoal at home and would like to give it to you."

The village chief's expression changed: "Are you kidding?"

Aunt Hu's expression changed quickly, her voice became sad and her expression became mournful.

"Of course not. This recipe is related to my late father-in-law. When he was young, he worked in a charcoal-making workshop with his clansmen. He was very smart and he figured out the recipe after a long time."

"When the father-in-law was happy, he told the clan members. The clan members were overjoyed when they heard about it. How could they get rich by earning a few dozen coins a day? How could they miss the opportunity to make a fortune? So they enthusiastically invited the father-in-law to make charcoal and sell it together."

"My father-in-law was timid and refused, so his family members quit their jobs and did it themselves. Because the charcoal was cheaper than that sold in the market, and the quality was just as good, more and more people came to buy from him, taking away a lot of business from the market, and indeed making a lot of money."

"But the good times didn't last long. The charcoal making shop was losing business, so we went to investigate. We found out that the people who stole our business were the former workers. Isn't this stealing our own recipe?"

"The charcoal factory has a nobleman behind it, how could it tolerate this? Sure enough, not long after, my father-in-law heard that the tribe member was beaten to death because he committed a crime, and his property was also seized. The whole family ended up miserably."

"My father-in-law was terrified. Even after he fled here, he still didn't dare let anyone know that he could make charcoal. It was not until he died that he told my husband and made him swear not to reveal it easily."

The village chief listened carefully to the whole process and asked: "How dare you give the recipe to me?"

Aunt Hu explained: "It's because the cold weather this time is so severe. At the beginning of last year, we didn't think it would be so severe, so we didn't pay much attention to it. When people started freezing to death in the village, it was too late. We couldn't leave the house. My husband couldn't eat or sleep well during that time. He kept blaming himself and lost a lot of weight."

Uncle Hu blushed in embarrassment when he heard his wife talking nonsense and flattering him.

Aunt Hu said righteously, "Now that you, the village chief, have called on everyone to go up the mountain to chop firewood, we can no longer remain silent. When we think about how everyone is still suffering from the cold, and how we have a way to help but cannot help because of our oath, we feel guilty! So we decided to give you the recipe even if it means breaking our oath. We believe that with your wise leadership, you will be able to lead everyone through the cold disaster safely."

The village chief was silent for a moment, then bowed to the Hu family and said, "I would like to thank the Hu family for their contribution on behalf of the village."

The three members of the Hu family hurriedly dodged and said, "Village Chief, this cannot be done! This cannot be done!"

"You can afford it. The village doesn't have enough money to buy your recipe. I'll remember it for you. Do you have any other requests?"

The three of them waved their hands in unison: "No, no, no, we don't want money, and we don't have any other requests."

The village chief thought for a while and said, "How about this? If the village makes money from the charcoal making method in the future, I will give your family 40% of the profits?"

Uncle Hu hastily refused: "It's too much, Village Chief! We really don't want any money."

The village chief made the final decision: "Then it will be 30%."

Aunt Hu said in embarrassment: "If you must give it to me, Village Chief, 30% is too much. 10% is enough. Besides, our Hu family will only participate in the first five years. I also hope that you can agree that my family can also join the village in the charcoal business in the future."

The village chief looked at Aunt Hu deeply and said, "This is too low a request. Are you sure?"

Aunt Hu nodded affirmatively, and the village chief praised Uncle Hu: "You really married a good daughter-in-law."

If the Hu family agreed to the share she asked for, then it would be a fair deal, but Aunt Hu refused, saying the share she asked for was too small, and the whole village would be indebted.