May complained a lot about Old Man Xia and Old Lady Xia, and Mrs. Wu all complained. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info but she came to the upper room, in front of Old Man Xia, Old Lady Xia and the rest of the people, but she was like a person who had nothing to do. It's as if Second Uncle Xia didn't mention to her that Mrs. Wu came to be a matchmaker at all.

Old Man Xia could scold Second Uncle Xia, but he only glanced at May a few more times, and didn't say anything about May.

Xia Zhi listened to all of Uncle Xia's speeches, and concluded in her heart that she was not too careful. It was definitely ulterior motives to go to the stall in May to help. May's intentions should be the same as Tian's expectations for Erya. However, May's ambition is incomparable to Tian and Erya.

At the end of the year, the weather is cold and dripping into ice, but the atmosphere of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger. The day has finally come to kill the New Year's pig.

Each family in the village has to raise a few pigs every year, depending on the number of people in the family, as few as two or three, and some raise four or five, or even seven or eight.

The larger the population, the more swill there is, and the more labor can cut the grass and dig wild vegetables to feed the pigs, so there are more pigs. The Xia family has five pigs to be slaughtered at the end of this year, among which the two pigs raised by Old Man Xia and Old Lady Xia will be killed, one of the two heads of Uncle Xia will be killed, and two of the three heads of Xia Zhi's family will be killed, and the other one will be smaller, and it will have to be fed for a few more days.

The other three are the most pigs fed by the summer solstice family. This is not because of their large population, but because of the task assigned by the Tian family to the summer solstice. Although Xia Zhi can also work in the field, Tian always thinks that she is not as good as Xia Qiao, so he asked her to feed two more pigs, and killing at the end of the year is also a small amount of money.

Later, although the summer solstice was busy with other things most of the time, the three pigs were fed well. Tian is not lazy, Xia Qiao can do all the work he can do, and then Sun Lan'er often comes over to help take care of it.

The day before the pig was killed, everyone was talking in the backyard. This year is also because of the good year, and everyone in the Xia family plans to have a rich year, so they have to kill five pigs.

Although every family raises pigs, not every family kills pigs. Generally, people who are poorer or frugal do not kill pigs, they sell live pigs directly to butchers. If you kill a pig at home, even if you are thrifty, you have to write it at a cost, it is better to sell the whole pig to make money.

"Me and you~ mother, these two pigs, I won't sell a pound this year. Old Man Xia said first.

As soon as his words landed, Second Uncle Xia couldn't help but shout hello. The two pigs killed a pound of meat and didn't sell it, that is, they were all eaten by the big guys. Second Uncle Xia can already foresee the days when he eats meat every day.

Second Uncle Xia loves to eat meat, especially meat that is not his own.

Old Man Xia drooped~ pulled down his eyelids and glanced at Second Uncle Xia.

Second Uncle Xia also realized that he was too eager. He was thick-skinned, and immediately laughed twice: "Dad, then your grandson and I may be open to eat meat this year." The province looks at people's gluttony for meat. ”

"I don't kill pigs, and you guys don't eat less. Old Man Xia immediately scolded Second Uncle Xia back.

Second Uncle Xia was not angry or ashamed, but just laughed twice good-naturedly.

"We don't sell a pound of meat, but we don't eat it ourselves. We can't eat it......"

"Why can't you eat...... Second Uncle Xia interjected again, and was glared at by Old Man Xia, so he closed his mouth.

Old man Xia then continued: "Me and you~ Mother, how much can we eat! There are still sixteen pieces of meat in the jar that have not been eaten. When the time comes, I'll leave one behind, and I'll make arrangements for the rest. Mr. Xia said that he wanted to give gifts for the rest of the pork.

Second Uncle Xia glanced in the direction of Xia Solstice, his eyes were meaningful. The little black fish sat between the summer solstice and the old lady Xia. His eyes were sharp, and he suddenly saw that Second Uncle Xia was looking at Xia Zhi with the wrong eyes. The little black fish immediately glared back.

Second Uncle Xia smiled and withdrew his gaze.

Xia Zhi didn't see the meaningful eyes of Second Uncle Xia, she followed Old Man Xia's words and said: "Our family kills two heads, leaving half a fan is enough to eat, and the rest is also a gift." ”

"Sixteen, you don't have enough to eat if you leave half a fan. Second Uncle Xia immediately said, "There are also a lot of people in your front yard, and your father estimates that he should come back tomorrow for the New Year." This matter, or wait for your father to come back. ”

"My dad doesn't bother to care about this little thing. Xia Zhi glanced at Second Uncle Xia, "My brother, Xiao Shu'er, and my mother, we have all discussed." Half a fan is enough to eat...... "After fifteen, she plans to take the big guy to Fucheng."

This year, the meat of the pig is not interesting to keep until the first month. In the future, if they want to eat, they can buy it at the market.

Of course, Xia Zhi didn't plan to tell Second Uncle Xia about these plans.

"It's a good arrangement. Old Man Xia said a word, and let Second Uncle Xia shut up. Then Old Man Xia asked Uncle Xia and Aunt Xia what they were going to do.

"We'll just leave half a fan for us. Uncle Xia said.

Uncle Xia San and Aunt Xia San have always been frugal, and it is already rare to be able to leave half a pig to eat.

"Hmm. Old Man Xia nodded, "If you have a treat, you and I can come~ Mother is here, I don't need you." ”

"Okay. Uncle Xia immediately said that he would also produce some pork. Although the two of them are thrifty, they are all frugal on themselves, and they are never willing to take advantage of Old Man Xia and Old Lady Xia.

"I still have the things you sent, and the sixteen things I sent, mushrooms and fungus, all of which are valuable things. When the time comes, you don't have to go out to buy food. Old Man Xia said.

Seeing that Xia Zhi didn't say anything, Uncle Xia San nodded and agreed.

"How much of my second uncle's pigs are left?" Xiao Shu'er suddenly shouted. He grinned, and his eyes sparkled.

Second Uncle Xia had also fed two pigs before, but they had already disposed of them before they went to Fucheng. Now where is the second uncle Xia still pigs, let alone how much pork is left.

Second Uncle Xia immediately understood that Xiao Shu'er was deliberately blaming him.

"Little rabbit!" Second Uncle Xia's face turned red and white.

Xiao Shu'er was not afraid at all: "I am a little rabbit, and the second uncle is an old rabbit, hehe." ”

Second Uncle Xia raised his hand and wanted to beat Xiao Shu'er, but he looked left and right, and he didn't dare to do it after all. He suddenly laughed: "Second uncle doesn't have pigs this year, little tree, you can give a pork to the second uncle." Why can't you eat pork, let the second uncle watch it. ”

Second Uncle Xia is so thick-skinned, or shameless at all, ordinary people can't resist it.

The little black fish laughed twice, he half leaned on Mrs. Xia's arms and said to Second Uncle Xia: "Second brother, didn't you sell your pig for silver, and who else did you ask for pork to eat?" Why don't you tell me how many taels of money you will give to Xiaoshu'er?"

Xiao Shu'er immediately climbed down the pole: "Second uncle, second uncle, give your nephew a few taels of silver, don't let your nephew watch it." ”

"You ......" Second Uncle Xia was squeezed by Xiao Shu'er and Xiao Heiyu'er, and his face finally couldn't get down.

Xiao Shu'er and Xiao Heiyu glanced at each other, and they both smiled a little proudly. If Second Uncle Xia didn't look for trouble, they didn't plan to squeeze Second Uncle Xia. But who let Second Uncle Xia pick the thorn of the summer solstice just now, can't they hear it when they are young. Xia Zhi doesn't have the same knowledge as Second Uncle Xia, they can't bear it. Of course, they have to have dealings with Second Uncle Xia, and they still have courtesy.

Old Man Xia coughed dryly twice, and the room was quiet again.

And so it was settled.

When I got up the next morning, I didn't feed the pigs that I wanted to kill. Tian saw that Xia Solstice was up, so he discussed it with her.

"Let's kill these two pigs in our own house. ”

"Okay. Xia Zhi nodded, she didn't plan to get the two pigs to the backyard, and it was convenient to kill them in her own yard. "It's time to clean up. ”

"Then clean it up, it's not a big deal. Tian seemed to be relieved, and then she seemed to be talking to herself, and she seemed to be saying to Xia Zhi, "Your father doesn't know when he will arrive." ”

"I guess it's noon. Xia Zhi said, "Mother, you just clean up, the pig killers and other things are all pleased." ”

"That's fine. Tian happily agreed.

Xia Zhi told Sun Lan'er again that she would let Sun Lan'er come over to help in a while, and then the little black fish came to her with Daqing.

"Sixteen, your grandmother gave you eggs. The little black fish jumped to Xia Zhi's side, and then urged Xia Solstice to hurry to the backyard.

Killing pigs is one of the happiest holidays of the year for children.

The little black fish urged the summer solstice, but he jumped to the front yard. He and Daqing watched the door of the pigsty for a while, and then ran back happily, saying that the two pigs of Xia Zhi's family were also fat enough.

"The meat tube is delicious. The little black fish's big eyes were full of brilliance.

"Whatever you like, we'll keep it. Xia Solstice smiled, and then followed the little black fish to the backyard.

Mrs. Xia set up the table and waited for the two of them. Xia Zhi went to the table, and Mrs. Xia really brought a bowl of brown sugar water, and there were two eggs nested in the thick brown sugar water.

Xia Zhi first let Old Man Xia and Old Lady Xia, and the old couple said that they had eaten. Xia Zhi wanted to give one to the little black fish again, but was stopped by Mrs. Xia.

"He has eaten all of your uncle's, you don't have to give him this. ”

Xia Zhi smiled, and still divided an egg yolk for the little black fish to eat. The egg yolk is fragrant, and the little black fish eats it with a smile. Because the pigs will be killed for a while, this breakfast is much simpler than usual. This is also why Mrs. Xia gave Xia an extra two eggs on the summer solstice.

After eating, the people of the Xia family got busy.

Second Uncle Xia and Third Uncle Xia set up a shelf to kill pigs in the courtyard, and carried loess to pile under the shelf, and then used a stool to build a long case next to it.

After that, the two of them also prepared thick wooden poles and hemp ropes, which were used to catch and tie pigs at that time.

It takes strong labor to catch pigs and tie them up. Xia Qiao could barely help, but Xiao Shu'er, Little Black Fish, and Xia Zhu couldn't step forward. But the group of turnip heads, large and small, were full of joy, and they followed the adults to help or cause trouble, but if the adults told them to do anything, they were much happier than usual.

Because there are many pigs to be killed, the Xia family invited two pig killers today. Needless to say, Lao Hei is the first one, and the other is the butcher of the old man Xia invited from the neighboring village. This butcher's surname is Du, and there is a case of selling pork in Linshui Town. The Xia family is also a regular customer, and after a while, Uncle Xia's pig is killed, except for leaving it for his own family to eat, the rest of the pork will be sold to this Du butcher. The price is naturally wholesale.

The men were busy in the courtyard, and the women of the Xia family were not idle. There will be a lot of guests here today, and they will clean up the house and the outside of the house early, and they will also prepare refreshments for the guests, and then they will boil the water.

After a while, the pig will be killed and cleaned up, and a lot of boiling water will be used.

The Xia family was busy, and the guests arrived one after another. First of all, the old lady Wu family in the same village, Tian Fugui's family, and Sun Si'er's family. They had already received the invitation, and the reason why they arrived so early was to help with the work.

Immediately afterwards, the people of the Chen family and the Qian family also arrived. Needless to say, they didn't treat themselves as guests, and when they arrived at Xia's house, they immediately rolled up their sleeves and helped out.

By the time Lao Hei and Du Butcher arrived with the pig killers, the Xia family had already packed up.

Then the strongest laborers went into the pigsty with poles and ropes to catch the pigs. The old man Xia, the old man of the Chen family and the old man of the Qian family all stood at the door of the pigsty to watch, and the little black fish and other little radish heads happily hugged over to watch, some of them stood on the wall of the pigsty, and some of them climbed to the courtyard wall to see the excitement.

The summer solstice didn't move forward.

The little girls didn't have anyone to move forward.

The first fat pig was carried out with a pole and hung on the shelf, and then it was the scene of the pig being killed. The courtyard was filled with the laughter of men, and the steam of boiling water from the hall spread into the courtyard.

Lao Hei and Du Butcher are both skilled hands, and the work is clean and neat. The rest of the people also followed the step-by-step process, and Uncle Xia San took a large pot of pig's blood, and was adding water and salt to it while stirring.

Mrs. Xia loves to eat pig blood, and she specially asked Xia Zhi how she wanted to eat it. This fresh pig blood sausage or blood tofu is very good. The farmers in Daxingzhuang are more accustomed to making blood tofu because it is easier and more convenient.

The summer solstice said to make blood tofu, eat part of it today, and the rest can be frozen and kept for the New Year to eat.

"Okay, okay, there's definitely enough to eat. Mrs. Xia smiled and agreed.

Killing pigs at home, this pig's blood is naturally your own.

This first pot of pig's blood was not left by the Xia family, and after Uncle Xia San dealt with it, it was put into several small pots by Mrs. Xia, and then Xia Qiao, Xia Zhu and Xiao Shu'er were distributed to each family according to the arrangement of Old Man Xia and Old Mrs. Xia.

Relatives, friends, and neighbors are also far and near, and the nearest ones are all guests today, but there are also some friends who have friendships but have not been invited to dinner, and these pigs are sent to these people's homes.

Who should be sent and who should not be sent, there is also a focus on this. Old Man Xia and Mrs. Xia knew in their hearts that Xia Zhi didn't have to worry about it.

The sun is climbing higher and higher. The pigs were still being killed here, and a little radish head came running at the gate and shouted that another guest had arrived.

The guests of Fucheng have finally arrived.

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