farmer's wife

Chapter 22 Killing Pigs

Telling the onlookers to back off, Sun Shichun put on a good posture and decisively stabbed the pig's heart with the butcher's knife from the neck of the pig, killing him with one blow.

After draining the pig's blood, throw the pig into boiling water to scald it, and then hang it on a hook to shave the pig's hair.Finally the pig is placed on a clean wooden board and cut into pieces.

After the pig was slaughtered, the crowd of onlookers rushed to choose.

Sun Shichun wrapped the pork and pork belly and lungs that Xiao Lie asked for in large grass leaves and gave them to him first, Xiao Lie took them and left the crowd.

The crowd was noisy, and the village head, Sun Changgeng, came over and asked first, "Shichun, how do you sell this pork today?"

When money was mentioned, everyone pricked up their ears and paid attention to Sun Shichun's words.

Sun Shichun wiped off his sweat, "Uncle, this pig was beaten by Ariel, I will help. Just give Ariel the money for the meat, and I will take away the rest."

They are all from the village, and some of them are of high seniority. Cui Fu's sister-in-law rushed ahead of those who wanted to bargain and said: "Ah Lie is too real! Everyone knows that our family usually sells pork for thirteen cents a catty. This wild boar is rare, and if I take it to the city to sell it, the price will definitely be higher. He insists! He will definitely sell a share to the people in our village first, and give the rest to my family."

Cui Fu's sister-in-law was very good at singing and writing. She pointed at Xiao Lie from a distance, and said to everyone with a regretful face: "He also said that this wild pork is only charged for [-] cents a catty from the villagers! How cheap is it?! You guys, hurry up and pick some, I will take the rest away!"

Her family is a butcher, and she runs a shop to do business. Sister-in-law Cui is smart enough to say that she loves money, and she feels that if someone makes a profit for nothing, she will believe it if she is a real person. some.And the one who wanted to rely on his seniority and shame to force Xiao Lie to lower the price was also gagged and didn't know how to speak for a moment.

After all, Xiao Lie cared about his fellow countrymen, and had already offered to give up the price. You still want to counter the price, where is your face?
The village head took over the conversation: "Ariel, let's watch him grow up, he's a nice guy."

The village head expressed his attitude, and then turned to Sun Shichun and explained: "Shichun, I want three catties of meat, you keep the pig's head for me! It will be clear soon, and I have to keep it for our Sun clan to worship our ancestors."

As soon as they heard that the pig's head was going to be used to worship the ancestors, the elders of the Cui clan stopped worrying about money, and quickly said, "Give it to me! Our Cui family will also use pig's heads to worship the ancestors this year!"

The surnames Sun and Cui in the village are common surnames, and most of them are clan members with a strong sense of clan. Sometimes when something serious happens in the village, people don’t want to go to the official office, but the clan will come forward to solve it.

The crowd's attention was also diverted, and they started arguing about their respective clans. The two surnames have been together for so many years, and the old conflicts can always be brought out, and there is a faint tendency to quarrel.

Cui Fu hurriedly stopped with a loud voice: "First come, first served! First come, first served! The village chief spoke first, and my family will have to kill domestic pigs in two days. Uncle, don't worry, there are all of them! There are all of them!"

Looking at the noisy crowd, Xiao Lie stood behind them, he couldn't help but smile and rejoice that Mrs. Cui is indeed very powerful!
"Okay, don't be amused, kid! Hurry up and send the things back, I'm here." Sun Changming walked over, and patted Xiao Lie's broad shoulder with a "slap".

Xiao Lie remembered Fu Yan's advice: "Master, my wife is making dumplings today, you and I go down the mountain to eat."

"Don't go."

"My daughter-in-law's cooking is so delicious, you come and taste her cooking." Xiao Lie showed off, "Besides, if you don't want to go, I'll ask Ah Jian to invite you!"

"The mountain road is difficult to walk, why did you let him come here?! Is he a brother?" Sun Changming snorted at him, and impatiently went back to the house to find a small basket to collect money, but his steps were easier...

Sun Changming: "I have a lot of things to do! I'll see the situation at night when I'm done."

If you don't refuse, you agree, Xiao Lie went down the mountain first with the things in his hand.

"Daughter-in-law? Daughter-in-law?" Pushing open the door, the house was quiet and there was no movement.

Xiao Lie sent the meat to the kitchen, came out to check, the east room was cleaned up but no one was there; the west room Xiao Jian was still sleeping soundly, the child slept a lot, Xiao Lie didn't wake him up.

Walking out of the Westinghouse, Fu Yan just came back with a basket.

"Are you back?" Seeing Xiao Lie at home, Fu Yan was quite surprised, it's over so soon?

"Well, I'll bring the meat back to you first, and I have to go up the mountain in a while. I have to go and see if I caught anything in the trap I set yesterday." Xiao Lie took Fu Yan's basket, "Where did you go?"

"I went to the west side of the village to pack some fine sand, and I went to the tofu shop to buy tofu and fennel." Fu Yan showed him the contents of the basket.

"By the way, have you eaten yet?" Fu Yan remembered that Xiao Lie left early today.

"I ate at Master's. I told Master that he should come over at night."

"That's fine, I'll clean up and let's have dumplings at night."

Thinking of Xiao Lie's hunting day yesterday, Fu Yan asked him, "How long are you going to be out today?"

Xiao Lie: "I'll go and see the traps set up, and I won't go far, and I'll be back in the afternoon."

"Then you won't come back for lunch again." Fu Yan muttered.

"You can go out later. I'll make leek omelets and rice balls first. You can eat these even when they are cold. You can take them with you for lunch." Fu Yan held Xiao Lie and shook the corner of his clothes.

At home, there is no one around.Looking at his daughter-in-law who acted like a baby and loved him so much, Xiao Lie felt his heart swell, and a hot air rose to his throat. He put his arms around Fu Yan and murmured softly: "Yan Yan, it's good to have you!"

In broad daylight, although there was no one at home, Fu Yan was embarrassed, and a blush crawled up her fair and tender cheeks.But she couldn't bear to push away the low and gentle Xiao Lie at this moment, she reached out her hand after hesitation, and slowly hugged Xiao Lie's reassuring shoulders.This is my husband!I will hug for a while!

The two hugged each other, and they didn't come back to their senses until they heard the sound from Westinghouse.Fu Yan pushed Xiao Lie away abruptly, her little face blushing, "Ah Jian is awake, go and have a look." After speaking, she hurriedly picked up the basket and ran into the kitchen.

Looking at Fu Yan who ran away like a little rabbit, Xiao Lie couldn't help grinning, my daughter-in-law must be shy...

In the kitchen, Fu Yan patted some cold water on his face to cool down.Then quickly wash the rice and glutinous rice and cook them. They will be used to make rice balls later, and the other pot will be used to fry egg pancakes.

Take the eggs and noodles, pour in the chopped leeks, and stir together with the seasoning to make it sticky.

In the heated pot, pour oil along the edge of the pot, put a large spoonful of flour and spread it out. With the sound of "sizzling" frying, wait for the side to slightly expand and turn brown, and then Fu Yan will use chopsticks and a shovel to cooperate. Turn it over, turn it back and forth, and the leek pancakes will be freshly baked one by one.

After the rice is cooked and allowed to cool, put cooked and seasoned fennel leaves, cucumbers, and mushrooms on the Fu Yan Bao, and knead it into triangular rice balls for easy handling.

(End of this chapter)