Chapter 81 A Good Life in the Eyes of the Croppers

The next day, the butcher invited by Zheng Changhe came to the door, and it was actually the Zhang butcher in the town who carried the burden of killing pigs, one was a large bucket used to scald pigs, and the other was a wooden box, which was a pig-killing knife and other utensils, and there was a helper behind him.

When he saw Yang's enthusiastic laughter, he burst out with big teeth: "Big sister, busy?" ”

Yang also smiled and asked, "Not busy." Business is good? ”

Zhang Butcher smiled: "It's okay. is now that the pig is in the water, the pig's head meat is kept by himself; It's going to be sold for a few miles. ”

Yang said: "That doesn't save your business?" ”

Zhang Butcher said: "We still think that a handful of pockets will save you trouble." Nowadays, it takes a lot of words. ”

As he spoke, he had already set up his mess. Zhang Dazhuan and his son also came to help. Several people rolled up their sleeves and prepared to catch the pig.

Chrysanthemum saw her father and brother go to the pig pen to drive the big black pig out. The black pig did not see the joy of the day, but spun in circles, not knowing where to go; Big ears cover eyes, and the more you rush, the more you wander. It was used to being in this little world, it ate and slept, and now it was instinctively a little afraid to let it out.

Chrysanthemum looked at the shining pig-killing knife and the old iron rod, thinking about the screams of the pig for a while, she hurriedly hid in the kitchen, shrunk under the stove hole, and helped Yang's boil water to scald the pig.

When the pig killing began, Rao was already mentally prepared, but she was still stimulated by the high-pitched and loud pig cry from outside, and she had goosebumps all over her body.

A few days ago, I always heard the screams of pigs in the village, because it was far away, it didn't make her feel anything, but looked at the curling smoke, and felt the strong atmosphere of the New Year; Right now, the big black pig that had been feeding for a long time was howling desperately outside, and she was very uncomfortable listening to it, so she hurriedly covered her ears.

Suddenly, it was warm under her feet, and it turned out that the little black dog was also frightened by the screams of the pigs, and ran into the kitchen with his tail between his legs, and hid beside her. Seeing its frightened appearance, Chrysanthemum turned her head to look outside, and couldn't help laughing.

She stroked Blackie's head and carried it to the side. A man and a dog listened to the howls of the pigs outside, which turned from high-pitched to exhausted malaise, and gradually lowered and finally fell silent.

Chrysanthemum exhaled and looked down at the little black dog. The little thing also looked at her with sparkling eyes, and when she saw the chrysanthemum looking at it, she climbed on her lap coquettishly.

Chrysanthemum hurriedly pulled it down and scolded: "Look where are you rolling in ashes and crawling on me?" Run around again and see if I don't hit you? ”

She also can't do it, how can she wash it cleanly like a pet in the countryside, and there is not much rigidity in that way, and she has to let it run around to be full of game. But in this way, this dog always likes to come to her, and she is a little disgusted, and she is still not used to it.

It's not the first time that the little black dog has been scolded by her like this, and I know that if I don't know anything more, Chrysanthemum will kick it later. Although it was just a light kick, it didn't hurt much, but it still didn't want to provoke her to kick itself, so it obediently flashed to the side, lay down, and watched the chrysanthemum burn the fire.

After a while, the hot water was called outside.

So Yang and Aoki lifted the hot water bucket by bucket. I listened to the butcher outside laughing at Zheng Changhe and others for how fat this pig was, and it was the fattest pig he had ever seen.

After hearing Zheng Changhe say that he only sold half of it, he repeatedly praised his family's rich background and was willing to keep so much pork. This pig was weighed just now, but it was more than two hundred pounds. Leave half of it, isn't that a hundred catties? Who is willing to eat meat like this?

Chrysanthemum listened to it in the kitchen, and secretly regretted it in her heart, she should sell more, and she would buy it if she wanted to eat meat in the future. Such a hundred catties of pork left at home is really a bit eye-catching, plus the newly bought dozens of acres of land, I am afraid that everyone thinks that her family has made a lot of money.

It's not that I'm afraid of people's worries, it's just that this cropper has to talk about a big thing for a long time, and it is distorted later. For example, her second aunt repeatedly inquired with her mother last time about how much money she made by selling pigs into the water, and she was angry.

Now that I have told the butcher, it is not easy to change my words. She thought that anyway, everyone will feed more pigs next year, and there will be more pork left for the New Year. At that time, there will be no fear.

By the time the two slices of clean-shaven white pork hung on the thick wooden poles, it was already noon. Yang and Chrysanthemum cooked pork liver soup and braised pork, stewed a large pot of pork and tofu pickles, and boiled fish.

Because Zheng Changhe was always called to drink pig-killing soup before, he also invited a lot of people today. But there is something going on, so the Zhang family father and son are eating here, and even Zhao San is busy and has no time to come over to eat.

After eating happily, the pig killer and Zhang Dazhuan and his son also said goodbye.

It was not until the butcher had gone away with the burden and meat that Chrysanthemum came to the courtyard. Looking at the red blood stains on the ground, I felt that the courtyard was a lot empty and quiet, and it always seemed that something was missing. Also, the lack of the humming sound of the big black pig reduces the breath of life. However, the two little pigs also grew up very quickly, and now they are also humming non-stop, urging food all day long.

Zheng Changhe and Aoki were marinating the meat, smearing the ribs with salt and putting them in the jar.

Chrysanthemum looked at the large piece of pork leg meat, the tender red lean meat was extremely tempting, and she wanted to fill some sausages. However, if you think about it, it's too luxurious to eat, so let's keep it for cooking. Zheng Changhe asked Chrysanthemum with a smile: "Girl, which piece of meat do you want to eat?" You say, 'Cut it off.'" ”

Aoki also looked at her with a smile and suggested, "Leave some pork belly?" Aren't you going to make tamales out of this meat? ”

Chrysanthemum saw the look of the two of them who could choose whatever you wanted, and couldn't help but smile, having enough rice and food at home is happiness!

"Dad, I haven't finished eating the meat sent by others. and the pig liver and pig blood cannot be kept, and it is better to eat fresh; Even the loaches are still better. We don't have two mouths, how can we eat? It's all pickled. Our family will have a lot to do next year, and the days of spending money on groceries are ahead. "She's been a gluttonous lately, and she doesn't want to eat meat that much.

Yang glanced at her lovingly and said, "By next autumn, these two little pigs will not be light." Flowers, you can eat them whenever you want. We don't have a lot of money, so we must keep enough meat in the future.

Zheng Changhe hurriedly said: "Yes, just feed one more pig." The two ends are fed, and the three heads are also fed. It's not like it used to be, there's nothing to eat it. With these acorns, next year we will plant more yams, corn, and soybeans. With the harvest, the pigs also have something to eat, and they also save chrysanthemums and pigweed. ”

Chrysanthemum listened to the details of their planning, and couldn't help but look forward to it, and watched with a smile in her eyes as her father and mother arranged next year's affairs while marinating meat.

Zheng Changhe said with a smile: "The village chief said that when the spring of next year begins, transplant some of the newly produced oak seedlings to the open space on the mountain, and many of them will be crowded together and not grow big." If we plant this acorn tree with our hearts, it will grow more and more. ”

Yang praised: "This is reasonable. Don't they all say, 'The predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoyed the shade?' If you don't grow it, it won't work. Although there are a large number of acorn trees on this mountain, there are dozens of families in our village, so if you pick it up, it is eaten by people and fed to pigs, and sooner or later it will be tossed and gone, and it must be planted with it. In the spring of next year, we will plant a few trees in front of and behind our house. The leaves of this tree are green in spring and summer, and turn yellow and red in autumn, so it looks good when planted next to the house. ”

Aoki looked up at his mother and said, "I'm afraid I can only plant it in the back of the house, and if I plant it in front, it will grow up to block the wind." If it is not windy, I am afraid that the vegetables in the vegetable garden will not grow well. ”

Zheng Changhe nodded and said, "Hey! It is not allowed to be indiscriminately planted. Plant it a little farther away. The door of the house should be set aside, otherwise it will not be open. ”

Yang also came to his senses and said with a smile: "What I said, the more I live, the more I go back." If the vegetable garden is covered by the wind, it will not work. I don't want to leave the vegetable garden far away, otherwise I will have to travel a long way to carry dung to water the vegetables, and it will not be cheap to pick vegetables. ”

She looked at Chrysanthemum and said, "Chrysanthemum likes to run the vegetable garden the most, and it won't be a trouble if it's far away." ”

Chrysanthemum listened and hurriedly said: "The vegetable garden can't be moved, and I can look at it at the door." ”

She listened to the three words of these people and did not leave her profession, and before she picked up a season of acorns, she immediately thought of planting trees, and she couldn't help but admire the reason for putting small fish when catching fish.

In the afternoon, Meizi was invited by her mother and several other women to come to Chrysanthemum's house to grind acorn powder.

Chrysanthemum found that the flower woman was actually among them, and couldn't help but admire her cheekiness very much, both of them were like this, and they dared to grind acorn powder, which was really "cheeky can't survive the belly".

A group of women ruffled around Yang to the kitchen. When Chrysanthemum saw these women, she refused to go to the kitchen—wasn't that a door-to-door for people to judge? So, she pulled Meizi to her room to sit.

Meizi saw Chrysanthemum and said regretfully: "Chrysanthemum, you didn't come to my house yesterday to make peanut candy." I brought you some, and they smell good. ”

As she spoke, she opened the small jar in her hand, and sure enough, it was a square-cut peanut candy. The noisy yellow fried rice mixed with peanuts is stained together, and it smells fragrant.

Chrysanthemum was not polite to her, found a small jar, washed and wiped it dry, poured the sugar into it, covered it with straw paper, and then pressed a small sandbag, and then returned the vacated jar to her, while asking, "Was it a busy day yesterday?" ”

Meizi said: "Isn't it, fried rice, boiled syrup, fried peanuts, made sugar, and was busy until evening." I'm so tired that my back hurts. As he spoke, he sat on the chrysanthemum's bed and looked around the room again.

Chrysanthemum is the first time she's brought outsiders to her room.

This simple room didn't even have a makeup box, just a comb with broken teeth, indicating that this was the girl's boudoir. Oh, and now the quilt on the bed is a little feminine too.

Meizi saw the small pillow at a glance, hurriedly picked it up, and praised: "This pillow is very good-looking, but it is smaller." ”

Chrysanthemum smiled: "This is placed on the back." If it's cold, it's okay to hold it in your arms.

Meizi hugged it, and it was really warm, and she happily said that she would also make one when she wore it back, and she hugged it to sleep at night.

Chrysanthemum couldn't help but smile when she heard this, she looked at the little mouth of the plum that kept opening and closing, and said in her heart, in this world, a girl's imitation ability and willingness are the strongest. It's the same on every plane.

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