The Hunter’s Lively Wife

Chapter 29: Chapter 29 Pig Blood

The small face reflected in the river water had skin that was dry, yellow, and dull. Su Yunjin pinched her own face with her hand. Perhaps it was because she had been eating poorly for so long and doing heavy labor; there wasn’t much flesh on her face—it was dry and seemed to be just a layer of skin when pinched.

Thin!

Too thin!

In the modern world, Su Yunjin had a standard egg-shaped face, a plump chin, and fair skin—so delicate that it seemed like water could be wrung out without the need for cosmetics.

However, her face at this moment was a world apart from her modern one: it was both gaunt and yellow, and sallow to boot.

The only thing that could compare to her modern face was this pair of bright, shining black eyes—identical to her modern ones—like rippling clear springs, so captivating that one glance would be unforgettable.

After scrutinizing her face, albeit a bit worse for wear, Yunjin believed the foundation was good; she was certain that with proper care, she could regain her modern appearance.

With a determined resolve, Yunjin decided she would eat and drink well to reveal the true aspect of this body, making herself as beautiful as she was in her modern life.

Carrying a basket full of wild vegetables on her way home, Yunjin passed by the butcher of the Gu Family village, Butcher Yu’s home, and happened to see him slaughtering a pig.

It took several men to hold down the three-to-four-hundred-pound pig. Butcher Yu’s knife glittered sharply, dazzlingly white. With a swift and precise stroke, he cut a long slit in the pig’s neck. The pig let out several shouts, kicked its fat legs, and died. Standing there, Yunjin watched as the blood poured forth uncollected—apparently, the butcher had no intention of using the pig blood. In modern times, pig blood was a fine delicacy, yet these ancient people discarded it.

What a waste!

Such a waste!

An idea struck Yunjin; since the butcher didn’t want the pig blood, she could ask for it. With this thought, she put down the basket and ran over, picking up a clean empty basin on the ground to catch the blood. She asked the butcher, “Uncle Yu, if you don’t want this pig blood, could you perhaps give it to me?”

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“Yunjin, my dear, that pig blood is inedible; what do you want it for?” None of the people in Gu Family village knew that pig blood was edible, so they considered it useless. When Yunjin asked for it, both Butcher Yu and the other men around were surprised. They knew about the Gu Family’s situation and thought that because the family rarely had meat, Yunjin was craving meat so badly that she even wanted the useless pig blood.

There was a pig’s large intestine on a wooden board, leftover from a previous butchering. Kindly, Butcher Yu picked up half of it and gave it to Yunjin, saying, “Yunjin, my dear, life isn’t easy for the Gu Family. Take this half of the pig’s intestine. Although it’s not meat, you can at least taste something savory!”

Yunjin didn’t want the pig’s large intestine; she insisted on having the pig blood. “Uncle Yu, I really just want this pig blood; could you please give it to me?”

Yunjin persistently asked for the pig blood, and since Butcher Yu had no use for it, although he didn’t understand why she so adamantly wanted it, he eventually agreed, “Yunjin, my dear, if you truly want this pig blood, then quickly use the basin to catch it, or it’ll all be gone.”

Yunjin had already started to catch some with the basin, but not much since Butcher Yu hadn’t yet agreed. Now that he had, she could openly collect it.