Catch the Mountain 1985

Chapter 224 Preparing to Kill the New Year Pig
After chatting here for a while, Zhang Tiejun and Zhao Decai returned from the entrance of the courtyard. The people at the entrance of the courtyard also dispersed. Sun Pingwen saw them and followed them to say hello.

"Brother Tiejun, brother Decai, how long can you two rest during the Chinese New Year?" Sun Pingwen asked with a smile.

"It won't be long. It will be good if we can rest until the [-]th day of the first lunar month. We work in reverse order at the forest farm," Zhang Tiejun also replied.

"That's okay, there's still more than half a month left," Sun Pingwen said.

"Well, the year is over, and it's time to take a break. How about you? How is this year?" Zhang Tiejun also asked.

"Oh, don't mention it, that's it. You also know that the harvest here this year is average. It relies on the dried medicinal materials and so on. It is barely enough. However, the price of medicinal materials this year is not very good. "Sun Pingwen said with a sigh.

"Okay, as long as we can survive, it's okay if you can still afford to raise three children. This is how I got here at this time," Zhang Tiejun also consoled him.

"Well, I understand that, but I don't know when this day will end," Sun Pingwen said.

"Why do you think so much? It's just one day at a time. If your wife and children are well taken care of, that's what we can do. It's useless to think about anything else," Zhang Peng said to Sun Pingwen.

"Brother Tiejun, brother Decai, you have survived. Now Xiaopeng and Chunming are in the hunting team, and they can help support the family. Life is getting better and better." Sun Pingwen said to Zhang Tiejun and Zhao Decai said.

"It's all the same. Your child hasn't gotten up yet. Once you get up, you won't have to worry about it. Life has always been like this." Zhao Decai also said to Sun Pingwen after hearing what he said.

"Haha, who knows, it will take several years until my little dragon grows up. Just take your time." Sun Pingwen also looked at the little dragon playing with his younger brothers and sisters in the yard, and then said.

After chatting for a while, it seemed that the sky was almost dark. Sun Pingwen and Wang Yinglian said hello and went back to the house first. Zhang Tiejun and Zhao Decai led the group of children back home laughing and laughing, followed by Wang Xiufen and Li Cuihua. Watching with a smile.

When they got inside, everyone first went to sit on the kang in the east room. Zhang Xiaoxia and Zhang Xiaolan ran to the kang consciously, while Xiaobao was still lying on his back at his base. He was a little scared when he heard the sound of firecrackers just now. Fortunately, it was in the house, and there was not such a strong smell of gunpowder. Zhang Peng took the thermos and poured a cup of boiling water for the adults. Then he went to the barn and brought back some nuts and pine nuts, and put them on the kang for everyone. Nothing to do but teeth.

"Sister-in-law, shall we kill the New Year pig tomorrow?" Zhao Decai said to Wang Xiufen.

"Well, Cuihua and I have discussed it. Tomorrow we will start boiling water early in the morning, and then kill the two and a half small pigs together. When the time comes, we will prepare all the pots, and then we will order the pig blood. This I have been raising wild boars for a while, and although they are not as delicious as domestic pigs, they don’t smell like sauerkraut anymore.” Wang Xiufen also said to Zhao Decai after hearing what he said.

"Well, this yellow-haired pig itself has a small taste. After raising it for a while at home, it probably tastes almost like domestic pigs." Zhang Tiejun also said next to him.

"Brother, who should we invite tomorrow?" Zhao Decai turned to Zhang Tiejun and asked.

This question is more particular. Although killing the New Year pig is not a big deal, in rural areas it is also relatively well-known. Everyone is very particular about asking for help, such as close relatives, so there is no need to do so. What have you said? Also, if you are senior, you have to go over to invite someone. This can show the sincerity of the host. As for some things that are usually better, just say hello, and it doesn't matter whether you come or not. "These two little pigs in our family can only be put together. They have been raised for a short time and have not grown very big. It would not be enough to invite them all. I mean just a few nearby ones will be enough. This Your relative in the village is your uncle. When you go over and invite me over, there won’t be anyone left in our village. Anyway, don’t make it too big. It’s enough to send letters to several people who are usually close to each other." Zhang Tiejun also said
"Well, that's okay. My old uncle is the only one in my family. There is no one else. Let's invite Uncle Zhao as well, and send us a message from Satellite too." Zhao Decai thought for a while and said.

"Okay, let's call our uncle's family, Uncle Zhao alone, Xiaoli and her grandmother, Wei Rong's family, Pingwen's family, Weixing and his wife, the party secretary and accountant He, those people will be fine Alright?" Zhang Tiejun counted the number of people and then said.

"Well, that's it. Prepare more tomorrow and make enough food. These people will have enough to eat." Zhao Decai thought for a while and then said.

"Well, it's okay. How many people are here? It's enough. We also have other meat in the warehouse, plus fish, pheasants, hares, chinchillas, etc. It's enough to eat whatever you want." Zhang Tiejun said to Zhao Decai said.

Zhang Tiejun is not worried about the food. There is a lot of meat in this warehouse, including bear meat, roe deer, salted pork, pheasant, hare, water dog, and various fish. You can change the method. It doesn't matter if you don't repeat the same thing.

"Dad, let's go and invite him over tomorrow. Are you killing pigs at home?" Zhang Peng asked.

"Well, okay, you go and invite me. Go early and come back early. I'm busy tomorrow. I also have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some wine. They can't drink this book in bulk." Zhang Tiejun thought for a while and said.

"Okay, okay" Zhang Peng agreed.

Then we chatted about the details of tomorrow for a while, and then chatted for a while. After it was completely dark, Zhao Decai and his family went back.

So early the next morning, Zhang Tiejun and Wang Xiufen got up. Zhang Tiejun was sitting on a stool, sharpening his invasion knife with a whetstone, while Wang Xiufen was preparing to boil water. There was a lot of demand for boiling water today, so it was filled up. Fill the pot with firewood and start burning it.

Zhang Peng also yawned when he heard the noise. He washed up first and then started to feed Xiaohong and Dahuang. It seems that after another meal, Xiaohong, mother and son will be put outside. Each of these little jackals The eggs are already fluffy, so it won’t be a problem to put them outside after a while, so that they can get familiar with the environment.

At the same time, I also want Dahuang and others to become familiar with the smell of these little jackals, so that when they go up the mountain and see other jackals in the future, they will think they are their own and not go up to bite them, which is really a bad thing.

After feeding, Zhang Peng was ready to help with the work for a while, and then went to invite someone. At this time, the door was pushed open, and Zhao Decai and Zhao Chunming walked in together.

"Brother, we are here. Let's do it now, or wait a little longer." Zhao Decai asked Zhang Tiejun who was sharpening his knife.

"Wait a little longer. It's a bit too early now. It's not good to wake up the slaughtered pig. Let's tie up the piglet together later. Then Chunming and the others can go and invite people. We'll start as soon as the people arrive. Killing a pig, this process is interesting," Zhang Tiejun said with a smile.

"Well, that's all. I have Cuihua boiling water at home. It will boil later. If this is not enough, there will be more there. The boiling water cannot be cut off," Zhao Decai also said.

(End of this chapter)