In addition to doing New Year's goods, in the countryside, the Chinese New Year has been very busy. It may also be only in the countryside that you can feel the traditional New Year's flavor.

Among them, before the Chinese New Year, there will definitely be many people killing pigs. Villagers like to buy a lot of pork during the New Year, some of which are used for the New Year, such as fried button meat, etc., and a large part of which is cut into strips, each of which may have two or three catties. After the Chinese New Year, when everyone visits relatives, they will generally mention one article. The rest is used to dry bacon.

Fresh meat is put on a rope, marinated for seven or eight days, and then hung in the sun for three or five days before hanging on the roof beam to dry, this is bacon.

"Today, Shengzhong is killing pigs there, and we will also go to ask for a claw, it should be enough, too much is not good." The second uncle spoke. The paw he is talking about is a rural parlance, which is a quarter of a pig.

Everyone also knows that pigs have four legs, and the rural New Year will kill pigs, and they will not be cut indiscriminately, and everyone knows that everyone will want a lot of them regardless of whether they are rich or poor during the New Year, so they are cut into four petals, each of which has a leg, and the head of good intentions. Weigh it on the spot, and then whoever wants to be convenient can let the pig killer cut it into strips on the spot.

"Okay, I'll take a look." Chu Jiaqiang replied.

Killing pigs is usually seen by many people, although the scene can be tragic, bloody, and violent. Chu Jiaqiang and a few young people went out together, which can be regarded as joining in the fun.

When I arrived at Chu Jiaxiong's house, I found that many people were there, the old village chief and so on.

"Big brother and sister-in-law, are you here?" Chu Jiaxiong saw Chu Jiaqiang coming over, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"Hey! Ay! Brother Jiaxiong, why didn't you see me? "Chu Jiawan likes to bully honest people like Chu Jiaxiong.

Chu Jiaxiong touched his head and said embarrassedly: "Hehe! See. See. ”

Chu Jiaqiang chatted with Chu Jiaxiong on the side, and his daughter-in-law chatted with Ye Caiping and Chu Jiawan. Chu Jiaxiong also knew that Chu Jiaqiang must be preparing to take some of it when he came over this time. Today, his family is preparing to slaughter three pigs. It's all two or three hundred pounds.

"Big brother. How much do you need at home? Chu Jiaxiong asked. He had already agreed with his family that he would reserve part of it for Chu Jiaqiang.

"You don't need too much, one claw is enough, and you can't eat a lot during the New Year. There are other foods, but the main thing is just fresh. Chu Jiaqiang said.

At this time, Chu Shengzhong and several villagers drove out a big white pig from the pigsty. The big white pig probably knew its fate and couldn't die, so several people went up together and pulled its ears. There are still people rushing behind.

The piercing power of the pig's cry is extremely strong, and the pig screams loudly, and it really feels a little bit like scolding the sky for being unfair and scolding for being wronged. This is how it is called, and the whole village knows it.

Chu Jiaxiong said a few words to Chu Jiaqiang, and then ran over to help. The person who killed the pig was a butcher in the village, and the white pigs that died in his hands were not counted at all, not to mention to the extent that they had reached the level of the cow. But he also thought he was a senior pig killer.

Chu Jiaxiong's mother had already boiled a large pot of boiling water, and after bleeding the pig, she would use it.

In addition, it is necessary to prepare a two-meter-long cutting board, waist basin, as well as buckets and long knives, short knives, chopping knives, machetes, razors and other necessary tools for killing pigs. Of course. These things have been prepared for a long time by killing pigs.

Everyone worked together to help hold it on the board. In the midst of the pig's piercing scream, the pig killer washed his hands and held a knife in his mouth. Pat and touch the pig's neck with his hand, and suddenly grab the knife. The target part stabbed down violently, and the blood spurted out with a "bang". As soon as the knife was drawn, dark red blood flowed gurgling, and the pig killer and the onlookers breathed a sigh of relief.

The pig was quite happy, thanks to the superb knife skills of the pig killer. For those who are not familiar with it, they can't get it right at all, and they may have to stab them a few more times.

Someone had already handed over the basin and caught the pig's blood. Chu Shengzhong handed the pig killer a wet towel, wiped the blood spots and blood foam off his face, handed over a cigarette, lit it, and casually praised a few words about the master's high skills.

Killing a pig must be a knife to stab the main artery of the pig's neck, if you kill two knives, the owner will be unlucky, and the blood stagnation in the meat is not good-looking, the meat taste is not fresh, killing the pig and the owner are very taboo. The blood flowed more and more slowly, and the pig's cry became lower and lower, until at last the blood was finished, and the pig stopped humming.

"Bring water." The pig killer shouted, and by the way, ordered people to take the pig's blood away.

Chu Jiaxiong's mother and daughter-in-law hurriedly scooped water from the pot and carried it out in a large basin. The pig killer poured a spoonful of boiling water into the big white pig with a water scoop.

Then shave the pig's hair, disembowel, and remove the pork. Chop off the pig's head, which is customary and is usually left by the owner's family. But you can't eat all of the pig's heads by yourself, just one is enough.

The woman went to the kitchen to cook the soup, and when the soup was cooked, it was brought to the table. The soup is made of pork, pork lungs, pork liver, etc., cut into small pieces, added with green onions, garlic, ginger, and chili peppers, and simmered over a fierce fire. Add some cabbage before serving. The soup tastes so thick and fresh, and it's delicious. Everyone present can drink a bowl, these are all soups, the host can't finish eating, generally for everyone to drink a little.

Looking at Ye Caiping's expression, she knew that it should be the first time she has seen the killing of pigs. Chu Jiaqiang smiled and asked, "How is it?" Isn't it a bit of a disappointment? ”

Ye Caiping shook her head: "I haven't seen it before, I thought it was as easy as killing chickens, but it turned out to be quite complicated, much more tragic than killing chickens." ”

Some people may think that killing pigs is cruel, but this idea is very naïve, and to put it mildly, it may be kindness and compassion. The world is inherently unfair, and there is no such thing as being miserable or cruel. If you don't kill pigs, where will you get the pork to eat? Perhaps, when you eat pork, you won't have that kind of thought.

"Hmmm! Jia Qiang wants a claw, right? Will it be too little? I'm going to kill three today, don't be afraid of not enough, and in the past two days, there will be people slaughtering pigs one after another, so don't worry about it at all. Chu Shengzhong asked.

"Huh! Uncle Shengzhong, this is a lot. There are not many people in the family, and they are not very interested in taking pork to visit relatives now, and they can't eat a lot during the New Year, mainly because they are just going to get some bacon. Chu Jiaqiang said with a smile.

Chu Jiaqiang followed the instructions of the second uncle and asked for a claw. With the help of everyone, a quarter of it was lifted onto the basket, and two of them lifted it, and one of them looked at it.

"Good! Seventy-five pounds. Chu Shengzhong shouted, and the two people who carried it put the pork down. Remove the two catties in the basket, which is seventy-three catties.

After weighing, Chu Jiaxiong helped to carry the pork back to Chu Jiaqiang's house, and the New Year's meat was ready.