Chapter 38: Killing the Pig

The days are busy but they pass quickly, summer goes to autumn, seeing that the rice is tasseled, those rice flowers and fish can be eaten happily, the potato, corn, sweet potato, and peanuts in the field are about to be harvested, it is estimated that the peanuts will be harvested first, Yan Yan will break a corn from time to time, or pick some sweet potato seedlings to cook, and the potato seedlings can also be fed to the pigs, Yan Yan does not have to cut the pigweed from time to time.

The chickens also began to lay eggs, and they could pick up seven or eight eggs a day, and the ducks were estimated to lay eggs in early winter, and the piglet that was caught at the beginning of the year was also very fat, and the pig that was not killed a year ago was also killed, which was too fat and strong.

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone has not been very busy recently, Yan Qingshan negotiated the price with the butcher and chose a good day to prepare to kill the pig, Li Laosan, Zhang Changhe, Zhao Sishun, and Yang Jiang were all invited to help, and the yard was noisy early in the morning, some villagers came to see the excitement, and some wanted to kill the pig soup such as Shi Niang.

Yan Yan and Yang boiled hot water, and when they killed the pigs, they could use it. As soon as the butcher came, they drove the pig out, "This pig is so fat," said the butcher, looking at the pig.

"I didn't kill it in the old year, and it's almost the same now," Yan Qingshan said with a smile. Everyone said that the butcher said that there were 200 catties, and the villagers said that Yan Qingshan would raise it, and he was so fat and strong.

The next thing is to kill the pig, Yan Yan hid in the kitchen early to cover his ears, the plum blossoms and they were also there, they all laughed when they saw Yan Yan like this, but the pig's cry was still so loud, even the black dog ran in and lay at Yan Yan's feet when he heard such an infiltrating bark, Yan Yan also laughed at its timidity, and everyone was even happier.

Yan Yan had already adjusted the salt water and asked the Yang family to go out to pick up the pig's blood, and soon the Yang family came in with the pig's blood, Yan Qingshan also came in to bring hot water, and Yang Shu also came in to help, but it was hard to say anything, so he said hello and left, Yan Yan didn't care, but the black dog barked twice.

Everyone killed the pig with their hands and feet, and the Yan family kept half of it, and the Yang family, Yan Yan, and Meihua hurriedly made the pig-killing soup, and invited everyone to drink it, and also made some dishes, otherwise it would not look good.

Yang Shuniang and Meihua Niang were also helping, they didn't come, but Yan Qingshan said that everyone wanted to come together, and they came anyway without anything, the kitchen was full of daughters-in-law and girls, and Yan Yan felt that he would step on someone if he took a step.

"Yan Yan, your pigs are really fat, how many dishes are you going to cook?"

"I don't have much experience, and I don't know how many people are here today, if there are not enough, it will be bad," Yan Yan glanced at the courtyard and felt a lot of pressure.

"I brought some loaches, and I can make a bowl of dishes." Plum pointed to the small bucket in the corner.

"I also brought some yellow eels, otherwise I wouldn't be embarrassed to come," Zhang Xiaoyun also pointed to the keg.

"I only have eggs and salted duck eggs," Qingzhu said helplessly.

"That's enough, I didn't mean to let you come here," Yan Yan smiled helplessly.

"Yan Yan, a few of you girls will go and chop some vegetables to wash and clean the loaches and yellow eels," so Yan Yan and the others went to the vegetable garden, fortunately they had made the ditch at the beginning, otherwise they would have to go to the well to wash the vegetables now, which is troublesome.

Qingzhu and Peach were responsible for chopping vegetables, Zhang Xiaoyun and Meihua washed vegetables, Yan Yan cleaned up the loaches and yellow eels, everyone worked while talking and laughing, and it was behind the kitchen, which separated the noise of the yard.