My village can't be like this

Chapter 203 Pig and Sheep Sacrifice
"Hey, you also put preserved eggs and meat in it."

After so many years, the porridge cooked by Wang Fang is always plain porridge.

Even if you want to eat salty, you add salt yourself.

This time Zhang An directly cooked the porridge with preserved egg and lean meat, which made Wang Fang feel very novel.

"His father, this porridge is so delicious."

These words are not to encourage Zhang An, but Wang Fang's heartfelt words.

Although Zhang An's cooking skills are not as exquisite as Wang Fang's.

But it was also trained by Wang Fang herself since she was a child, and it was just a matter of time.

"Xiao An, next time you cook, call me and teach me how to do it."

People in the southwestern region have a salty and spicy taste. People who have never eaten the preserved egg and lean meat porridge can accept it as soon as they eat it, and there is no discomfort.

His old mother wanted to learn, Zhang An naturally would not refuse.

When I was drinking porridge, I told my mother how to do it.

After all, it’s just cooking porridge, it’s not difficult, and people who cook often will be able to hear it.

"Jianguo, is anyone home?"

After breakfast, when Zhang An was cleaning up the dishes, someone from the village came to his door.

Zhang An and his father went out to have a look, and they were found by people from the village.

Zhang An didn't know this person well. He only knew that his name was Chen Zhihe, who was about the same age as Zhang Jianguo.

"It's Zhihe, what's the matter in such a hurry?"

Chen Zhihe's family is also an aboriginal in Changqing Village, which is somewhat different from those who moved in later.

Among the aborigines, Zhang Jianguo and his generation basically knew each other when they were young.

After all, when Zhang Jianguo was young, Changqing Village was not very big, and there were not many children, so he could meet him everywhere.

At this moment, Chen Zhihe frowned tightly, his forehead was covered with sweat, making it obvious that something was urgent.

"There are some things. My old grandmother lost her temper last night. She came here today to buy a sheep from your family."

Chen Zhihe and Zhang Jianguo said a few more words, explaining the reason for their visit.

Although not complete, Zhang An got a rough idea.

It turned out that Chen Zhihe's old mother-in-law passed away last night, and he came here today to buy a goat from Zhang An's family.

Zhang An and the others have some local customs and habits, whether it is marriage or funeral.

For example, this time in Chen Zhihe's family, his father-in-law or mother-in-law passed away.

As a daughter and son-in-law, their family had to send a pig and sheep sacrifice to see the old man off.

Just by hearing the name, you can tell that a pig and a sheep have to be used for worship.

Moreover, they must be live pigs and sheep, and they must be sacrificed in front of the old man's tomb on the day of burial.

The black goats of Zhang An's family were not originally intended to be sold.

But this matter is a big deal for Chen Zhihe's family, and he can't get stuck in it.

Generally, when encountering such a thing, those who can make things right have to make things better for others, and give more help.

After all, in the days to come, no one knows whether they will need the other party's help, and there is nothing wrong with forming a good relationship.

If you get stuck at such a time, if there is no special reason and statement, then the two families will be regarded as enemies.

So Zhang Jianguo and Zhang An didn't even think about it, and while telling him their condolences, they took him to the mountains to watch the sheep.

Because Zhang An put the sheep on the mountain early in the morning, if he wants to see it now, he can only look for it in the woods behind.

In this era, such a sacrifice really cost a lot of money, and it was a burden for many families.

And the pigs and sheep should not be too small, otherwise others will talk.

You can't stop doing it. If you don't do it, others will not only make small talk, but spread it out and be insulted.

In the future, when the sons and daughters of the family say that they are looking for someone else, their reputation will be affected.

Rural people are like this, they have nothing to do with themselves, and many people don't care about the family conditions of other people, only caring about themselves and making sarcastic remarks.

So those who make fun of others, when it's their turn, they can only grit their teeth.

As a daughter and son-in-law, it is necessary to go to the wake to see him off.

But there are pig and sheep sacrifices every now and then, such sacrifices are said to be sacrifices like that.

Zhang An felt that this was somewhat of a moral kidnapping.

Although according to the local customs, the daughter and son-in-law's family came to send sacrifices, but the mother's family had to send them back.

It used to be equal, but then slowly changed.

It's a pass, but it's the same way as the hundreds of thousands of dowry gifts, but the dowry is a dozen quilts, giving you a name.

There may be a small number of families, and Uncle Ying's relationship is relatively harmonious.

Or there is a more fair old man in charge of the family.

When the old man's work is done, he will be sent back at the original price to the uncle's family who came to give the sacrifice.

But there are very few such families, and Zhang An has hardly seen a few of them, and sometimes half of them are very good.

Most of the time they give you some quilts or something, and you go back.

And all the family property left by the old man, as well as the gift money received from the funeral.

In most cases, there is no penny for the daughter-in-law's family.

Because of the water thrown by the married daughter.

These things, after finishing the affairs of the old man, are basically shared equally among the sons.

At present, each family has four or five sons, and after the old man leaves, they can still fight to the death for the family property.

So how can they be willing to spend money to send it away? Most people keep more points for themselves.

For people with better conditions, this may not be a big deal.

But for ordinary people or families with poor conditions.

If one pig and one sheep are brought down, the family's savings may be drained dry.

Zhang An has a deep understanding of such things.

Before Zhang An's grandmother passed away in later generations, Zhang An's family was always in her heart.

Because for so many years, their family has treated my uncle's family too much.

So before the old man left, he took advantage of the time of returning to the light, in front of all the elders in the village.

Let them witness that Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo are not allowed to send sacrifices to her, she doesn't need that cutscene.

Moreover, according to the situation of the two families, the son-in-law's family came to send the sacrifice, and in the end they might not even be able to get a quilt and go back home.

With the old man's last words, no one dares to be presumptuous, after all, so many elders have witnessed it.

So Zhang An's uncles kept this matter in their hearts.

After two or three years, Zhang An's grandfather also ran out of fuel.

But I don't know if it's the old man who is being stubborn, or if the sons are blowing the wind in his ears.

Because the people in their family, headed by Zhang An's grandfather, and Zhang An's uncles, have always looked down on Zhang Jianguo.

Before leaving, the old man asked Zhang Jianguo and his wife to send a sacrifice.

Moreover, a big fat pig of more than 100 catties and a big fat sheep of more than [-] catties were required.

Otherwise, he would not rest in peace when he died.

This made Zhang Jianguo laugh, but it was a wry smile.

Zhang Jianguo had known for a long time that his family would be doomed, but he didn't expect to wait for their family here.

Although I really don't want to go, but the words are scary, you can't do it if you don't go.

Sometimes there are some things that they can do, but they can't do it themselves.

In the end, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and fulfill the old man's last words.

Especially Zhang An's uncles saw the big fat pig and the big fat sheep rushed by Zhang An's family.

All of them looked arrogant, not at all like their dead father.

After all, this pork and mutton was finally cheaper for them.

What happened later proved that Zhang An's late grandmother guessed right.

Zhang An's family went to send sacrifices to the old man Wang Shiyan, but in the end nothing was sent back.

They have all made preparations, and after finishing this vote, they will never communicate with each other.

After all, when the old man was around, it was the same as not being able to communicate.

Since then, Zhang An'an's family has completely cut off contact with them.

So that's why Zhang An came back to life again, but his hatred for the uncles and grandfather of his mother's family has not diminished at all.

Because those people are really bullying too much, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are bullying.

Don't talk about starting over for a lifetime, Zhang An will not choose to forgive them in several lifetimes.

The pigs and sheep used in the pig and sheep sacrifice must be boars and rams, but Zhang An's family now only has one big, two small and three rams.

The biggest ram was bought from Wang Mingqian's family at that time.

After being carefully raised by Zhang An, it has long lost its previous thin and weak appearance.

Now it weighs more than 150 catties, and Zhang An is raising it as a ram, which will be passed on to the family's sheep in the future.

But it is also powerful, since it has become strong and strong, it has been full of energy.

Now among the several ewes in Zhang An's family, three of them have brought their cubs.

The other two young rams are the eldest and third young born at the beginning of the year.

The two of them have grown up for half a year, and the eldest has already weighed more than 60 kilograms.

And the third child was born thin and weak, and he was not going well when he was born, so his body is relatively poor, and now he only weighs forty or fifty catties.

After careful consideration, Chen Zhihe decided on the eldest who weighed more than 60 kilograms.

He looks down on the third child who is too young, and will be laughed at if he buys it back.

As for the 150-jin big ram, just don't say how much it will cost.

Zhang An had just told him that it was a stud left by his family.

Generally, no one will sell off the breeding sheep that are specially raised.

So he didn't talk to Zhang An at all.

If someone can sell it to him, it is already a relationship, and he can't pick and choose.

There are only two sheep breeders nearby, Zhang An from this village, and Wang Mingqian from Wang Jiachong.

He went to Wang Mingqian's house in the morning, but when he mentioned buying rams, he refused.

Because there is only one ram left in Wang Mingqian's family, so he has to keep it as a stud ram.

If he bought ewes, it's okay to say that others will not lose face.

If you forcefully want to buy someone else's breeder, you will cut off your wealth.

Moreover, in Zhang An's area, there are really not many people who raise sheep now.

In this pig and sheep sacrifice, the required boar is easy to solve.

Because there are many people who raise pigs, you can ask a few more, and the most you can do is spend more money.

But this ram is different, and the difficulty has been raised by more than one level.

Because few people raise sheep, you have to find out who raises sheep.

Even if you ask, it depends on whether people are willing to sell you.

Just like when Chen Zhihe went to Wang Mingqian's house in the morning, he only had a breeder, so he would definitely not want to sell it.

Therefore, although the little ram weighing more than 60 kilograms is a little smaller, it is still in the past, and it will not make people laugh when it is taken.

After making the selection, Zhang An used the rope brought by Chen Zhihe to tie the boss and handed it to Chen Zhihei.

The price of sheep has risen a lot this year, but they are all from the village, and they don't see them when they look up.

Zhang Jianguo just charged him 200 yuan, which is considered very cheap.

If it were someone else, at this time, it would be necessary to add 51 hundred more.

Although the sheep is not very big, Chen Zhihe really felt the heart of Zhang An's family.

So after a thousand words of gratitude, Chen Zhihe led the sheep home.

Zhang An made a good guess yesterday. It really takes a long time for a power outage in the village.

It was not until two or three o'clock in the afternoon that the village was able to send electricity normally.

Not long after the call came, Zhang Tie ran towards Zhang An's house with his little followers.

He clamored for Zhang An to show them the TV, and finished the movie that he hadn't finished watching yesterday.

Zhang An didn't make it difficult for them, and let them go when they came.

In the past, there were mandatory requirements because they were still in school, and they were afraid of affecting their studies.

Now that the summer vacation is over, there is no need to force them to go back to study.

After all, if they don't watch TV here, they will go to other places to play.

If Zhang An was the only one at home in normal times, when the group of monkeys were watching TV, they would all be screaming.

But today it was very quiet, because both Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo were at home.

Although they are young, they also know that it is too noisy in front of their elders, so they are all more well-behaved today.

Having nothing to do at home, Zhang An planned to go out and go into the mountains.

Seeing so many stone pounds in the space last night, Zhang An planned to get some out to try today.

So Zhang An planned to use the excuse of going into the mountain to get some to take back later.

Walking to the edge of the drying yard, you can see that Zhou Yang's new house is almost completed.

I am already putting up shelves today, and I may have to ask someone to help cover the house in a few days.

Zhou Yang's family originally planned to build a tile-roofed house, after all, it could save some money.

But looking back, Zhang An's and Li Hongbin's houses are bungalows, so Zhou Yang gritted his teeth.

Spend more money and build a one-story house directly, so that the food can be dried on the roof in the future.

In the future, if you have money, you can build a second floor by yourself.

"Yoko, when will you open here?"

Zhang An walked over and saw Zhou Yang just coming to deliver tea to Zhang An's second uncles.

Zhou Yang's house did not call Li Hongbin's construction team because it was too expensive.

Instead, it was entrusted to the masons in the village of Uncle Zhang An and the others.

Now they have learned that they are very proficient in both brick walls and building.

Second Uncle Zhang An raised his own money to buy a whole set of bungalows.

"Tomorrow, the frame can be finished. If it is covered, the second uncle said to check the weather forecast. If the weather is good the day after tomorrow, we can build it."

Now Zhou Yang's family has all the materials ready, just wait for these shelves to be built.

However, good weather is required for building the roof. If the weather is bad, the quality of building will be poor, and serious water leakage may occur.

Generally, what everyone is afraid of is that the sun is shining in the morning when the weather forecast says it will be sunny.

But I am afraid that it will rain heavily during the process of opening the cover.

After all, in Zhang An's place, it often happens that the sun shines and it rains at the same time.

(End of this chapter)