After Wang An finished speaking with his little sister, Wang Xiaoli, he stood up and put on his shoes, saying to Liu Guilan as he did so
"Mom, you and Xueqing use the pot in the yard to boil a big pot of water. Boil plenty, alright? If you do too little, it won't be enough."
Before the New Year, Wang Dazhu had built a temporary stove in the yard to make it easier to dress the pigs during the slaughter.
Later, feeling that the stove might come in handy in the future, he hadn't torn it down.
Eventually, Wang Dazhu had found some spare time to properly refurbish the stove and bought a large iron pot from Blacksmith Luo to set upon it.
Hearing this, Liu Guilan suddenly realized that the "revenge" Wang An was talking about was something entirely different from the "revenge" she had imagined.
Because Wang An's "revenge" meant killing the sheep directly.
In Liu Guilan's mind, revenge simply meant giving the sheep a beating to vent Wang Xiaomei's frustration.
Thus, Liu Guilan hurriedly asked
"What are you doing? Since when are there sheep that don't butt people? You actually want to slaughter the sheep?"
Wang An said with a chuckle
"Yup. Isn't the point of raising sheep to make eating them convenient? Besides, a sheep that butts people can't be kept. We won't skin it today; we'll just singe off the wool and eat it with the skin on."
As soon as Wang An finished speaking, little sister Wang Xiaoli immediately stopped crying and broke into a smile, cheering happily
"The big pot is great! We're having stewed mutton! Hehe!"
Liu Guilan ignored Wang Xiaoli and said to Wang An with some anxiety
"Slaughter what sheep? Every single day, why are you so obsessed with showing off? We have all kinds of meat at home, you brat, do you really have to kill a sheep to eat? The sheep can't be killed."
Wang An smiled as if he hadn't heard her, not even acknowledging the comment, and simply continued on his own
"Mom, Xueqing, hurry up and boil the water. I'll be done here in a moment."
After speaking, Wang An walked straight toward the outer room. Seeing this, Wang Dazhu followed him out.
Liu Guilan's voice could be heard cursing from behind
"You spendthrift brat, killing a sheep just because you say so. How much stuff do we have, only for you to waste it like this."
Unfortunately, Wang An didn't listen at all and had already stepped outside.
Although Wang An didn't listen to his mother, he understood her thinking perfectly.
After all, before Wang An was reborn, his family had always lived a bitter life, so the habit of being reluctant to eat or drink had become deeply ingrained.
While Wang An was lost in thought, Wang Dazhu whispered beside him, his face full of conflict and lacking any conviction
"Xiao An, how about we don't kill the sheep? Your mother is right, our family isn't short on meat. We can't kill a sheep just because it butts people."
In truth, the reason Wang Dazhu acted this way was that a battle was raging in his heart.
Deep down, Wang Dazhu wanted to kill the sheep, but he also felt that killing it just because it butt someone seemed a bit like he didn't know how to manage a household.
To put it bluntly, at this moment, Wang Dazhu wanted to have his cake and eat it too.
Wang An naturally picked up on the tone of Wang Dazhu not wanting to take the blame, so as soon as Wang Dazhu finished speaking, Wang An said very firmly
"A sheep that butts people definitely cannot be kept. Dad, move that big table you made over to the stove; we'll need it to remove the wool in a bit."
Hearing Wang An's words, Wang Dazhu's worries vanished instantly, and he said very readily
"Yup, you just focus on catching the sheep, I'll handle this side."
Wang An looked back at Wang Dazhu's retreating figure, and the smile at the corners of his mouth could no longer be suppressed.
After Wang An entered the sheep pen, he immediately spotted the big yellow sheep that had rammed Wang Xiaoli. It was a large ram, and its size was quite substantial.
After being raised by the Wang family for so long, all the sheep in the pen looked quite plump.
This big ram was especially fat and large. Perhaps because it had been fed too much good grass and fodder, this ram actually dared to butt people!
To be honest, Wang An was quite worried that his little sister had been rammed.
Perhaps because the silly roe deer had been in the way, the ram hadn't exerted its full strength, only knocking the little sister quite a distance.
One must realize that even for an adult, being butt by a sheep is quite unpleasant!
And this time, if the silly roe deer hadn't been there to block it, what would the consequences have been for his little sister?
Upon entering the pen, Wang An walked straight toward the big yellow sheep.
Noticing Wang An approaching, the yellow sheep likely realized its life was in danger and tried to run away with the flock.
However, the sheep pen was only so large. No matter how agile or fast this yellow sheep was in the wild, it couldn't exert its full strength in this pen.
So, while it was running frantically, Wang An was quick-handed and grabbed its tail.
It must be said that a yellow sheep grown in the wild had considerable strength; it dragged Wang An forward several steps by its tail before Wang An gripped it tightly, leaving it unable to move further.
Taking the opportunity, Wang An lunged forward and grabbed one of the ram's horns—the one without the sharp tip.
Then, pulling by the horn, Wang An dragged the big ram out of the pen.
Truthfully, since his injuries hadn't fully healed, Wang An felt that dragging this sheep was a bit strenuous.
Mainly, with sheep, it seems half their strength is in their heads, so with its horn controlled, the sheep struggled quite fiercely.
Fortunately, in the wild, the largest rams of this species only weighed about 60 odd jin.
Although this ram had been fed fat, it weighed at most under 70 jin, so Wang An could still overpower it.
Soon, Wang An dragged the very unwilling ram to the side of the stove in the yard.
At this time, Wang Dazhu was pouring water into the pot, while Liu Guilan was grumbling as she lit the fire in the stove.
Seeing Wang An drag the sheep over, Liu Guilan said with a face full of heartache
"Every single day, all you know is how to grin and show off. A perfectly good sheep, and you insist on killing it for meat. What a waste."
It must be said that Liu Guilan was quite interesting; she would help with the work while grumbling, sounding like a resentful woman.
However, neither Wang Dazhu nor Wang An spoke, fearing they would trigger Liu Guilan's bad mood.
Only the two young misses, Wang Xiaomei and Wang Xiaoli, looked with smiles on their faces as the ram that had butt them was tied up by Wang An with a rope.
Wang Xiaoli's little mouth kept muttering
"That's what you get for butting me and making me eat a mouthful of sheep droppings, hmph! In a bit, the big pot will stew you."
Hearing his little sister's words, Wang An finally understood why she had been crying so aggrievedly.
Being butt for no reason was one thing, and falling over on the ground was fine, but after falling, she had eaten a mouthful of sheep droppings!
Holy crap, anyone would find that unbearable!
Moreover, little sister Wang Xiaoli was only a six-year-old child.
It must be said that this sheep truly deserved to be stewed. Only by eating its meat and drinking its blood could the hatred in one's heart be resolved!
(End of Chapter)