The next day, they had someone come and slaughter the family pig.
Mrs. Chen salted half the meat for curing and had Gu Fei put the other half away.
Next, they used flour and coarse grains to endlessly steam buns and make flatbreads. At Gu Fei's suggestion, Mrs. Chen and Li Chunhua also made dumplings. They prepared some with pork and cabbage and some with pork and pickled greens, but the majority were filled with just wild vegetables—they had picked the mountain behind their house almost bare.
The women of the Gu Family worked day and night and finally managed to finish three sheepskin coats.
Mrs. Chen thought, 'One for the old man and me, and the last one for Gu Fei.'
But then it occurred to her: the old matriarch didn't have a sheepskin coat. It would be terribly improper for them to wear one if she didn't.
Mrs. Chen looked at Gu Fei and asked hesitantly, "About these coats... what if we give one to your grandmother? Little Fei, would that be alright?"
