Early in the morning, Gu Haotian was woken up by the sound of pigs in the villages in the back mountain.

"Yesterday, the pigs on the mountain collectively rebelled today, why do they bark everywhere?"

Gu Haotian saw that it was not even time for the usual morning exercises, but the pig cries that had never been heard before suddenly came out together, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange.

"My little official, today is the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, and the people on the mountain are killing New Year's pigs?" At this time, Pan Jinlian said on the side.

Kill the New Year's pig! Is there such a custom in this era, Gu Haotian was stunned for a moment, he remembered that many places in China in later generations had this custom, especially the pig-killing dishes in the Northeast, which were still very famous.

And as far as he knows, the most noble thing in this era is beef, and under normal circumstances, beef cannot appear on the market. Mutton is secondary, pork is not loved by the upper class, but the people at the bottom may not be able to eat it. Most of the residents of Liangshan can now eat pork, but they can't imagine that there is still the custom of killing New Year's pigs. Anyway, he couldn't sleep, so Gu Haotian simply got up and went out to see the excitement. When he went out from home, he found that there were many people like him, and he met Li Bao and Zou Run not far away.

After Li Bao went up the mountain, he entered the new barracks, but Zou Run was a guest, both of them were bachelors, and now they live with Shi Qian.

"The two brothers came out early, and they were also woken up by pigs, just like me."

"The little officials also woke up, so they just went to see the excitement together."

After Zou Run went up the mountain, Gu Haotian went to Yuncheng County, and recently met for the first time. And Li Bao has also been staying in the new barracks and rarely meets each other. So the two sides were very affectionate when they met.

The three of them stepped forward for a while, and they heard the shrill sound of pigs crowing from the side.

"Huh! That leader's family can't kill the New Year's pig?" Gu Haotian said strangely.

"But it's from Li Kui's brother's family." I saw Du Qian flash out from the side path and respond.

"You, the logistics chief, came just in time, and tell me how many pigs you killed today?"

"There must be more than 30 heads, all of which are bought from pig farms on the mountain, and the honest people buy one head, and many of them are bought by several people."

Several people listened to Du Qian's words, and then entered the courtyard of Li Kui's house. But seeing that it was very lively, Li Kui pulled the pig ears to the bench vigorously, Li Da was holding a pig-killing knife to test the front, and even Geng Gong's mother and Sun An's mother in the backyard also came to help, and several women were busy adding firewood and boiling water.

"You see, this big iron bull can't help but be a pig." Du Qian pointed at Li Kui, who was in a hurry, and laughed.

"Come, come, come, everyone take a hand, otherwise you won't be able to eat delicious pig-killing dishes for a while."

Gu Haotian said, and raised the pig's tail in one step.

"Little official, don't do it, it's not clean." Li Kui hurriedly shouted.

"Anything that is not clean will not be eaten in my stomach after a while." Gu Haotian quipped.

Before Li Bao and Zou Run could react, they saw Gu Haotian grabbing the pig's tail, the two were stunned for a moment, glanced at each other, and then went to lift two pig legs each. It's just a pity that this fat pig was tossed by these four heroes and had no temper, and it became a pile of fat meat in a while.

Let's say that Gu Haotian looked at the pot full of bright red pig blood, and suddenly remembered a famous pig-killing dish in later generations, and couldn't help but have a great appetite, so he ordered Li Da to cool the pig's blood, and then wash the pig's small intestine and keep it with him.

"What's the use of that?" Li Kui looked confused.

"You just have to do it well, and staying will have your own benefit."

Du Qian was an expert, and immediately understood Gu Haotian's intentions, thinking that he couldn't run today and had another meal to eat. But thinking about how many monks have porridge, he immediately said:

"Little official, there are a lot of pigs killed in the mountains today, but I have collected more of these two things."

Regardless of whether Gu Haotian agreed or not, he picked up Li Bao and Zou Run and left. It only confuses these two people.

Foodie! Gu Haotian shook his head, scolded with a smile, and walked towards the Qianshan barracks.

Today is the day when Gu Song and Ma Qiang led the team to Gujiazhuang, Gu Haotian arrived at Qianshan, but saw that Huanzhang and Xiao Jiasui had already arrived. The team had also assembled, and Gu Haotian explained a few words to Tun Song and Ma Li, and then sent them to the golden beach to board the boat.

When he returned to Li Kui's house, he was startled, good guy! I saw that Bian Xiang, Ma Xian, Sun An, Su Sheng, Zhou Yunqing, including the Teng brothers and Yuan Lang had all arrived in the courtyard, and almost all the leaders of several battalions on the mountain came.

"What are you doing here?" Xiao Jiasui asked puzzled.

"Isn't this a help to Brother Li Kui?" Everyone replied with a mouthful of gossip.

"In my opinion, it's a help for your own mouth." Wen Huanzhang knows more about the temperament of these people, and knows that they can't afford to be early.

"Little official, this thing is ready, you see how to deal with it."

At this time, Du Qian saw Gu Haotian coming back, so he ran over and asked with a salivating face, and the eyes of the people in the courtyard also looked at him for a while.

Gu Haotian looked at the several large pots of pig blood and a large number of small intestines in front of him, and thought, Du Qian, these guys didn't collect the pig blood and small intestines from all over the mountain, and couldn't help but be angry and funny, so he said angrily:

"Brother Li Kui, a total of two hundred catties of a pig, but you can't eat it all at once."

"It's best to eat it all, I'll kill another one in the afternoon, it's just this pig's blood and small intestine." Li Kui was also a little impatient.

"Isn't there a lot of help, just ask them to do it."

"Hey 1 Hey! Don't we all listen to the commands of the petty officials? ”

In the morning, he met Du Qian on the road collecting pig blood, so he came to inquire curiously, and then knew that the little official wanted to make food, this guy was suddenly greedy, and he couldn't help it when he arrived at the barracks, and leaked the news, and only brought these foodies here after a while.

Gu Haotian knew that if he didn't give these people a meal today, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to do it, but he didn't want to let them go, so he ordered:

"Go, rub that pile of small intestines clean with salt for me, or I won't want to eat anything."

Immediately, a group of five big and three thick men competed around the small intestine. But it made Wen Huanzhang, Xiao Jiasui and some women happy.

Gu Haotian was not idle, he asked someone to take all kinds of spices and spices, and a group of women to make pig's blood. A group of people were lively for a long time, and it was easy to fill the pig intestines.

"It's a pity that there is no sauerkraut?"

Gu Haotian thought of the famous Northeast dish in later generations, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Sauerkraut! I pickled some a few days ago, but I don't know if I need it. Geng Gong listened to it on the side, and immediately went home and got a pot of pickles.

Gu Haotian saw that it was not bad, so he used it, so under his guidance, several women stewed blood sausages and fried sauerkraut at the same time, and the last two dishes were combined and simmered over low heat, and after a while, the rich fragrance spread in the courtyard.

"The pig intestines that have been washed for half a day are worth it."

Yuan Lang had never tasted Gu Haotian's cooking before, and he came over in the morning to do a half-day work, and he was also half-convinced, but now he was convinced just by smelling the fragrance.

"Remember, in the future, if a petty official asks him to cook, hurry up and go, you won't lose anything." Bian Xiang, a veteran foodie, taught on the side.

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and then everyone started together, set up a big table, put on the dishes and chopsticks, and after a while, the freshly cooked sauerkraut blood sausage was served, and the fragrant, sour, smooth and tender taste quickly conquered a group of foodies. And this delicacy, as the Li family continued to send it to every household, the fragrance immediately spread throughout the family area.

The Li family's pig killing banquet, more than ten people eat, and the last increase of nearly 30 people, people continue to smell the "fragrance", sauerkraut blood sausage swept away, not to mention, directly ate more than half of the Li family's pig.

The unprecedented grand banquet made the Li family excited, the Li Kui brothers toasted everywhere, not to mention, Li's mother was even more happy to narrow her eyes into a slit, her Li family ancestors have had such a scene, happy only to say: "Eat, eat, eat hard, after eating, slaughter one tomorrow." ”

Li Bao and Zou Run have been involved since the morning, and at this time, not only are their mouths full of oil, but they are also enjoying themselves in their hearts.

"Straight lady thief, I have spent a few days in Liangshan, and I know how unbearable the life of Dengyun Mountain is, and I won't go back if I am killed." Zou Run said with a full burp.

"Isn't there still your uncle over there?" Li Bao said.

"You accompany me to beg the little officials, and come over together."

"How to do it now, let's talk about it during the New Year." Li Bao is an understanding person, and he knew that Gu Haotian was busy at the end of the year, so he opened his mouth to stop it.

A pig killing banquet was eaten for an hour, and when Gu Haotian returned home, he saw a large plate of sauerkraut and blood sausage on the table at a glance, and the little sister Yingniang was eating happily.

"My brother is not good, and he doesn't bring delicious dishes home." When Yingniang saw Gu Haotian coming back, she blamed her.

"Isn't my little sister eating?"

"I ate it, but my father, my mother, my mother, Sister Chunya, Sister Jinlian......" Yingniang counted with her fingers for a long time, "There are many people who haven't eaten yet." ”

Ying Niang's innocent words caused everyone to laugh.

"Haotian, now every family is doing New Year's goods, after all, our family is the owner of the manor here, do you want to send some New Year's gifts to each family to show your heart."

Gu Zhen looked at the excitement of the New Year, and remembered the year-end condolences of Gujiazhuang last year, and felt that as the main family, he should express something.

Gu Haotian actually thought of this layer a long time ago, but it was at the level of the escort team and the management, and the ordinary people were negligent. But the management office of the condolences is already doing it, and he thinks it is unnecessary for the Gu family to do it again, one is that there are too many people, and the family's financial resources cannot be maintained for a long time; Second, the management office originally represented the ancient family. So he thought of the Spring Festival group meeting in later generations.

"Dad, the relevant New Year's gifts, the management office is already doing, the family does not need to do it anymore, my son thinks it is better to put a pig killing banquet in our family, and invite the people who have made great contributions to the mountain over the past year to come to the family, sit down, eat a meal, so that it will not be too much expense, the important thing is to let those who work hard and make great achievements, feel the sincerity of our family."

Gu Zhen saw that his son had thought of such a method, and it was not bad to think about it carefully, the people on the mountain are not short of money, and it will not be of much use to send something, but if you are invited to the lord's house for a banquet as a guest of honor, it will be a big face, so he agreed.

Subsequently, Gu Haotian invited Wen Huanzhang, Xiao Jiasui, Xiao Rang, Du Qian, Tao Zongwang and several battalion commanders in the army, saying that his father wanted to set up ten tables at home on the day after tomorrow, that is, on the 27th, and invite 100 people with high morality and merit in the manor to dinner. The Civil Affairs Department and the Military Administration Department were asked to discuss a charter and join all departments and battalions to come up with the list tomorrow afternoon.

Gu Yuanwai and petty officials want to feast a hundred people for dinner! After hearing this, everyone present immediately sensitively realized that this was not a trivial matter, and a group of people discussed it in the Juxian Hall until the night, and the battalion commanders and division chiefs, who were usually open-minded and generous, were blushing from time to time for a place, and finally came up with a charter under Wen Huanzhang's decision.

Then the news spread like wings, and in less than an hour it spread all over the barracks and the back mountains, and many people couldn't sleep all night because they were thinking.