Yoshida Mii

Chapter 197 Kill the New Year Pig
In a blink of an eye, it was the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month. The sky was gloomy, with tiny snowflakes floating. Although the weather was cold, Lin Shi’s family was bustling with activity. Today is the day when Lin Shi’s family kills new year’s pigs. Well, Zhang the butcher in the town came to kill the pig.

Wenfeng Academy also had annual leave. Lin Shi went to the town early in the morning to pick up Dong Bao to come and watch the slaughter of pigs. When Dong Bao arrived at Lin's house, Butcher Zhang and a few helpers he brought with him rolled up their sleeves and jumped into the pigsty. Catch pigs.

The three big fat pigs probably had a premonition that today was going to be a bad day, so they ran around the pigsty desperately, trying to avoid their captors.

"Oh, isn't this a talented girl!" Someone in the crowd who watched the excitement recognized Dong Bao and greeted with a smile.

Dong Bao didn't quite recognize that person. Seeing a group of people turn from looking at pigs to looking at her, he quickly nodded with a smile, and called out to those he knew.

There were a lot of whispers in the crowd at this moment.

"Look, that girl from the Song family was still skinny at this time last year, and the jacket she was wearing was patched and patched... Look at her current outfit, which is worth a lot of money. She is really rich!"

"That's right, as soon as the family is separated, they can live a better life and have a shop that makes money. We can't help it if we envy it."

After a while, the three big fat pigs were hoofed and carried to the big chopping board. Dong Bao roughly estimated that the three pigs were all fat and strong, and each weighed four hundred catties. , In the era when there was no feed and fat-inducing hormones, domestic pigs can grow to this weight, which is considered very good.

Under the happy onlookers, the three pigs probably knew that their time was approaching, so they hummed miserably and worked hard on the chopping board.It's just that Dong Bao really didn't have the guts to watch the butcher's scene of slaughtering a pig with a white knife in and a red knife out, so he hid in the stove and boiled water with Lin Shi, preparing to use it when shedding the pig's hair.

While in the kitchen, Dong Bao heard someone outside complimenting him: "The pigs in Lin Fu's family are fed really well, they are fat and shapely, and just a few people can control them!"

"Yes, I envy people! Hey, sister-in-law Fu, how do you feed your pig?" Someone asked Aunt Qiuxia.

Aunt Qiuxia was also very happy to be envied by others for the good growth of pigs in her family, and said with a bright smile: "Most of the time I eat bean dregs, and swill from shops in the town, and Quanzi also returns with pigweed. , nothing else!"

Others are envious, but they also know that Aunt Qiuxia’s method of feeding pigs cannot be copied. They don’t have bean dregs to feed pigs, and they don’t have slops. The relationship is good, but now it's a big hit.

Just by picking the bean dregs and swill that go home to feed the pigs, you can easily earn more than a dozen taels of silver in a year. Supporting Lin Shi to study is not a problem at all.

Those who envy the Lin family's good luck and vision only hate themselves for not having such a good vision. Of course, although they are not as good as Qiuxia's family, they are still better than Hong Shuanzi's family. It's not stupid, if the two families can get married, the Hong family will be the first rich family in Tagouji now!It is estimated that the intestines of that old lady are turning green!
Dong Bao was lighting a fire in the kitchen with Lin Shi, listening to Aunt Qiuxia's voice outside, she smiled slightly, the pig's food is not bad, it is rich in soybean protein, no wonder it can grow so strong.

Lin Shi got up and lifted the heavy wooden pot lid, looked at the boiling water in the pot, there were tiny bubbles at the bottom, and said to Dong Bao: "Just add two more firewood, the water will boil soon. "

Dong Bao responded, picked up two sticks of firewood and folded them in half, stuffed them into the stove, patted the ashes on his hands, the fire in the stove was burning vigorously, Dong Bao's face in front of the stove was also glowing red, warm very.

Just as he was about to get up, Dong Bao heard Second Aunt Song's voice outside, praising Lin Shi's family's pigs for being so fat.

Lin Shi glanced at Dongbao, shook his head and said with a smile, "Don't go out, just stay in the stove, it's warm, I'll go out and have a look."

"Ouch! Dashi is back home! Tsk tsk, Dashi is a promising child, and he will be a great person in the future!" Second Aunt Song laughed.

"You can't say that!" Aunt Qiuxia hurriedly stopped Second Aunt Song, otherwise Second Aunt Song could continue to boast, until the big winter made people covered in goose bumps, "He is a child, what? A person who is not promising is a country boy!"

Before Aunt Qiuxia could finish her sentence, she was overwhelmed by exclamations and the screams of pigs. Dong Bao was trembling listening to the cries of the dying pigs in the room.After a while, Aunt Qiuxia and Lin Shi successively brought in the three big pots of fresh pig's blood from the kitchen. It was slightly steaming, and finely chopped green onions and garlic sprouts were sprinkled on the pig's blood.When the pig's blood has solidified into lumps, it is delicious to stew with pork ribs.

Only now did Shang Dongbao dare to come out, and she couldn't help despising her hypocrisy. When she slaughtered a pig, she felt that the pig was pitiful, but when she saw the delicious food, she immediately forgot about the poor pig.

"Old Lin!" Butcher Zhang shouted in a rough voice, "What do you plan to do with this pork? How much do you keep?"

Lin Fu looked back at Aunt Qiuxia with a smile, and Aunt Qiuxia nodded to him.

"This one..." Lin Fu pointed to the fattest pig in the middle, "We keep it for ourselves, and the other two pigs are for you."

The crowd suddenly exclaimed. Keeping a whole pig for the New Year is a very generous act. Many families from poor families can't even eat a meal of meat for the New Year!
Dong Bao smiled and took Lin Shi's hand and stood in the yard. One of the reasons she liked Uncle Lin Fu was that Lin Fu didn't have the ancient male chauvinism. Aunt Qiuxia discussed it, and the two decided together. In other words, Lin Fu is a man who respects his wife very much. Although Aunt Qiuxia has a hot temper, the two have been married for more than ten years. Dongbao has never seen them quarrel. She blushed over the frame.

She is satisfied that Lin Shi is not only interested in Lin Shi, but also in Lin Shi's family. Children who grow up in such a warm and harmonious family will inherit the advantages of both parents. In the future, they will definitely respect and care for their wives She is a good man, if she marries in the future, she will be able to get along well with her in-laws.

"Lin Fu has made a lot of money! He's rich and powerful! Most people can't compare to it, and our Tagouji is the first one!" Someone praised.

"How can I! I'm a poor family with a broken hospital. Don't you know me? This year's life is better than last year. Save more for the children to satisfy their greed, and we plan to distribute this pig to several families, sir. In fact, his aunt's family has to give it to his grandfather's house..." Lin Fu explained with a smile.

After killing the pig, put the pig in a large wooden basin, pour hot water on it and shave it. After the pig hair is shaved, the meat is cut, and the internal organs are cleaned. Basically, there is nothing to see. The butcher left, butcher Zhang and his helpers stayed to weigh the pork.

Only Second Aunt Song stayed there and kept praising Lin Shi's pigs for their good meat and fat.Aunt Qiuxia didn't know what was going on in her mind. She wanted to wait for butcher Zhang to finish cutting the meat, thinking that the Lin family would not save face, since they were all neighbors, so why not give the Song family some butchered pork.

"Oh, I'm calling for her mother, Aunt Song seems to be asking you to go home and cook!" Aunt Qiuxia laughed.

Second Aunt Song looked suspiciously at the Song family next door, "Ah? When? Why didn't I hear it?"

"I heard, I really called you just now, go back quickly, Aunt Song will be upset if you go back late." Qiuxia said polite words with a smile on her face, but her hands were not gentle and polite at all, pulling Seeing Second Aunt Song go out with both soft and hard ways, she forced her away.

While chopping the meat with a large shiny kitchen knife, Butcher Zhang asked, "Which daughter-in-law is that? You have such a thick skin, she has to be driven away!"

Aunt Qiuxia smiled and said, "There is no way. In a village, there are always those who have good morals and those who have poor morals." No matter how poor Aunt Song's character is, she is also Dong Bao's elder. What's wrong with the family.

"That's the reason!" Butcher Zhang laughed loudly, "Do you want to remove the meat from the ribs?"

"I want it." Aunt Qiuxia smiled, suddenly remembered something, slapped her thigh, and said hastily: "Don't worry, don't remove the meat, chop it into ribs, our Dongbao loves ribs."

Farmers generally seldom eat pork ribs. Even if they are stewed with big bones during the Chinese New Year, the meat on the bones is almost shaved.

When Dong Bao heard this, he blushed a little, and now everyone knew his reputation for being delicious.

Seeing that Dong Bao bowed his head and blushed, Lin Shi couldn't help stretching out his hand to gently tug on Dong Bao's red ears, and smiled.

After butcher Zhang settled the money and took the two pigs away, Lin Fu and Qiu Xia squatted in front of the big wooden tub where the pork was placed and added up, "Leave [-] catties of lean meat and [-] catties of pork belly for Dongbao's family."

"Is it a little less?" Lin Fu smiled. The Li mother and daughter helped them too much, and he still felt that it was not enough.

Aunt Qiuxia smiled and said, "Don't you still have ribs? I'll keep them for Dongbao."

Before the meal, Lin Shi took the whole son and sent the slaughtered pork to several families in the village that he had a good relationship with. Others may not give it away, but the village head's family must give it away.

For lunch, Aunt Qiuxia stewed a large pot of radish ribs. The small pot was filled with a pot of white rice. The fresh radish just pulled out from the vegetable field was sweet and delicious. It was almost translucent when stewed. , revealing the unique fragrance of radish.

"Don't just eat radishes, eat ribs, there are plenty of them!" Aunt Qiuxia smiled and picked several ribs for Dong Bao.

Only simple onion, ginger, and garlic are added to the whole soup, and no big ingredients are added. It is still delicious, unlike the stench of pork fattened by modern hormones and feed. The clear broth is mixed with rice. Dongbao alone Can eat a big bowl full.

(End of this chapter)