These people didn't sit for long, delivered the food, said two or three words of congratulations, and left.

Rao is like this, and it took half an hour one after another.

When the others left, Su Jin sighed and raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

then poured a bowl of water for Li He and Qi Yunqing, and finally poured it for himself.

She took several sips, and the dryness of her throat improved a lot.

After that, I will put the hot water in the pot and boil a simple sour lump to eat.

After eating, the three of them sat in the main house to rest.

Su Jin glanced at the sky outside, it was about three o'clock, it was still early.

She patted her clothes and got up, "Mother, Yunqing, I'll go and ask Grandpa Wei's family if there are any pigs that can be killed at this time." ”

When he came back, Li He heard Su Jin say this, and he didn't have any opinions, "Jin'er, you can rest more at home, and your mother will go." ”

"Mother, you can rest for a while, you have been busy in and out just now." Su Jin pulled her.

At this time, Qi Yunqing got up and said gently: "I'll go." ”

It was difficult to change the decision he made, and Su Jin didn't persuade him, and said with a smile: "I'm with Yunqing all the way, and it's okay to stay at home." ”

Li He glanced at the two of them, hesitated for a moment, and nodded, "Wait for my mother." ”

She hurriedly ran into the side room, and quickly took the silver and stuffed it into Su Jin's hand, three taels of silver.

She said in a guilty tone: "Mother, I only have these in my hand, and I may have to add some to Jin'er." ”

"Mother, we have money." Su Jin wanted to stuff it back to her.

Li He didn't answer, his eyes were slightly red, and he held her hand tightly, "My mother can't help you with anything on weekdays, my mother wants to do her best in this matter." ”

Hearing this, Su Jin also understood what she was thinking, and turned her head to look at Qi Yunqing, which made him decide.

Seeing that he nodded, she accepted it.

The Wei family

When Butcher Wei heard their intentions, he was a little surprised, a whole pig is not cheap, but he also knows the personality of Xiao Qi's family, and he will not laugh about it.

Then his face was confused, "The pigs in the family are still young. ”

Usually at this time, basically no one will buy pig slaughter.

Su Jin asked, "Does Grandpa Wei know whose pigs are going to be sold in the village?" ”

"This will make it difficult to buy pigs, and the pigs of each family should be killed and killed." Butcher Wei shook his head.

The old woman Wei next to her suddenly remembered something, and interjected: "The Xu family's pig was not killed in the first year, and it was said that it was going to be raised for a few more months, and it is estimated that it is almost the same." ”

"Old man, you take Yunqing and them to the Xu family to ask."

As soon as she said this, Butcher Wei remembered it, and responded in one bite, "Cheng." ”

Then the three of them went to Xu's house.

This will be the time to go to the fields to work, the Xu family has no adults at home, only three little dolls at home.

Butcher Wei smiled and called the eldest of them, "Siya, go and call your grandpa to come back, saying that Grandpa Wei is looking for him in an emergency." ”

The girl named Siya glanced at them, quickly answered, and ran out with her feet scattered.

Soon the old man Xu came back in a hurry, and his trouser legs were pulled up to his calves.

Seeing the couple of the Xiao Qi family, he hurriedly put down his trouser legs, and then looked at Butcher Wei, "What's wrong, what's the matter?" ”

"Yunqing, they want to buy a pig, my pig there is still small, can't be killed, remembering that your family didn't kill a pig when it was a year, I want to come and ask your pig if you want to sell it?" Butcher Wei explained with a smile.

Old man Xu subconsciously said: "A whole pig? ”

This sentence amused Butcher Wei, "Look at what you say, is it possible that you can cut it in half?" Can you feed it alive? ”

Old man Xu thought about it, picked his head embarrassedly, and grinned: "Sell, I was thinking about coming to you in two days, but I didn't expect you to come." ”

"I'll take you to see the pigs."

A few people entered the pigsty, although the smell was unpleasant, but it was quite clean, and it could be seen that the owner's family was diligent on weekdays.

The pigsty has a big pig of three or four hundred pounds, and two piglets of thirty or forty.

Old man Xu said honestly: "This pig is fed with pigweed mixed with bran, sometimes mixed with sweet potatoes, and rotten vegetable leaves are rarely fed." ”

Butcher Wei looked at the pigs in the pen and couldn't help but say, "I'm afraid your pig is three hundred catties." ”

"I weighed it a few years ago, and it was close to three hundred catties." Old man Xu revealed joy.

"It's been three or four months, and there must be three hundred and fifty pounds."

After Butcher Wei finished speaking, he looked at Qi Yunqing, "Yunqing, do you think this pig is big?" ”

"Fortunately, if Grandpa Xu agrees to sell, he will call it a pig." Qi Yun Qingdao.

There are more than 30 families in the village, and two catties per family is enough.

As for the extra 200 catties, it is used to make bacon.

He noticed that Su Jin's hair was caught by the old tall pieces of wood on the side, raised his hand to gently tie it for her, and then led her to the other side to stand.

When Old Man Xu saw it, he hurriedly said, "This place is narrow, let's go out and talk about it." ”

Several people returned to the courtyard.

Butcher Wei looked at Old Man Xu, "Negotiate the price first, so as not to rip off later, you can tell you a price." ”

"Selling pigs for 11 yuan a pound in the year, for Yunqing's sake, it will be 10 yuan a catty." Old man Xu is also refreshing.

In fact, it was seen that someone at home was helping in Xiao Qi's house.

The price was very reasonable, Butcher Wei looked at Qi Yunqing, "What does Yunqing think?" ”

Qi Yunqing nodded.

Calling one or two pigs is definitely not good, the old man Xu hurriedly called Siya to call the Xu family back to help.

After a while, seven or eight people ran back, the men carrying hoes and baskets, and the women carrying vegetable baskets.

Butcher Wei also took advantage of Siya's efforts to call people and went home to get a big name.

Su Jin and Qi Yunqing couldn't help, so they stood up in the courtyard and waited.

The sound of the pig attracted the people in the village to come and see, and when they heard that Xiao Qi's family was going to buy pigs to kill, they thought they were going to hold a banquet.

But none of them asked when the banquet would be held, and if they wanted to hold the banquet, they would always have to go door to door.

More than a dozen children crowded the yard and called pigs around the Wei family.

The Xu family's pigs were thirty-two more than Wei Butcher guessed, a total of three hundred and thirty-two catties.

This is a good thing for the Xu family, and they can't close their mouths one by one

After Butcher Wei let Qi Yunqing see the weighing, he weighed the pig.

Su Jin took four pieces of silver to Mrs. Xu, and Mrs. Xu found her 200 wen and gave her an extra 20 wen, which was what Old Man Xu meant.

Su Jin was not polite to them, thinking in his heart that he would bring a few more catties of meat to the Xu family later.

The pig was carried to Xiao Qi's house, killed by the Wei butcher, and received two large pots of blood.

Yuanzi shouted "whooping" on the side, perhaps stimulated by the smell of blood.

The entrails were all left behind.

This pig is too big, Su Jin discussed it with Qi Yunqing and Li He, and changed it from two catties to three catties of pork in a family.

After Li He and Qi Yunqing had no opinion, then Su Jin spoke out and troubled Butcher Wei to divide the two pieces of meat into about three catties.

Wei butcher kills pigs all year round, and is very skilled in dividing meat, Su Jin weighed a few pieces with a small scale, all of which are about three catties.

Li He was not idle, cutting glutinous rice cakes in the kitchen, one was divided into fifteen pieces, and three cakes were forty-five pieces.

It's not very even, though.