Chapter 254 Fat pigs are put out for slaughter
When Tong Huaqiong was hesitating to explain to Man'er how to let the pigs be put out for slaughter, Man'er took the initiative to tell Tong Huaqiong that her pigs were fat and were going to be put out of the slaughter.
Tong Huaqiong asked curiously: "Who told you that the pigs are going to be put out of the slaughter? Do you know what the pigs being put out of the slaughter means?"
Man'er said: "Daddy said it, dad said it When pigs are fattened, they must be slaughtered.”
Tong Huaqiong: “.”
Gu Dahan, a pure ancient, didn't know that this would leave a shadow on Man'er's childhood.
Tong Huaqiong is worried too much.
Man'er cried when the pigs were released from the slaughter. By the time the pigs were tied up, Man'er had already discussed with Tong Huaqiong that she wanted to eat pork vermicelli buns.
Tong Huaqiong: "."
For rural areas, pig killing is the highlight of the family every year, and this highlight usually takes place in the twelfth lunar month.
Not many people like Tong Huaqiong kill pigs before the Mid-Autumn Festival to celebrate the festival.
Everyone heard that Tong Huaqiong killed pigs to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, and sighed. How old are the pigs during the Mid-Autumn Festival?
When everyone gathered around, they discovered that Tong Huaqiong’s pigs were fatter than other pigs sold during the Chinese New Year.
"Tong Dajiao is so lucky. Even pigs grow faster than other pigs."
"Look at that fat pig, how can it be kept until the New Year?"
"It's no wonder that Aunt Tong's pigs are fatter than ours. Aunt Tong feeds the pigs corn, wheat bran, and feeds the pigs as if they were human beings. What do we feed? Besides grass, it's still grass."
Gu Dahan from the ground The hired workers here select a few strong young men to take the pigs out of the pen and carry them to the door of their house.
After the pigs were released, everyone came to watch the excitement and sighed around the fat pigs.
Some people were envious and jealous that Tong Huaqiong's pigs were fatter than other pigs. Someone told Tong Huaqiong how much it cost to raise pigs, which made everyone smack their lips.
Some people have calculated that if the nearly twenty pigs raised by Tong Huaqiong in the temple were all fed with corn bran, how much would it cost?
Most people really can't afford it.
Tian Fugui is definitely the best pig-killer in the village. In view of Chunni's experience, Tong Huaqiong does not want to hire this seemingly honest domestic violence man.
But Gu Dahan had already made an arrangement with Tian Fugui, and Tong Huaqiong was not in favor of Gu Dahan's face, so he left the pig slaughtering job to Tian Fugui.
Gu Jingzhe went home to help out on vacation. He boiled a large pot of hot water in the yard for shaving pig hair later.
The pig killing begins.
Tong Huaqiong drove Man'er Yaozu and Liu Yanhong into the house. It was better not to let the children witness this scary and bloody scene.
Tian Fugui stood in front of the pig with a shining knife, no expression on his honest face.
His son Chunwang was poking the pig with a stick, making Tong Huaqiong feel uncomfortable.
This kid is so annoying!
Although the pig was destined to be slaughtered, Tong Huaqiong was still unhappy when she saw Chunwang teasing the pig.
"Chunwang, don't tease him. He will break free of the rope and bite you." Tong Huaqiong grabbed Chunwang and took the stick from his hand.
Chunwang flattened his mouth, turned around and took Tian Fugui's hand and said to the pig provocatively: "Dad, give it a hard knife."
Tong Huaqiong thought to himself, next time he slaughters it Pigs should never be handed over to Tian Fugui.
Last time Chuni returned from Tong Huaqiong's house, Tong Huaqiong didn't know if she was beaten.
She met Chuni on the road, held her hand and asked, but Chuni hesitated and did not dare to say anything.
The tied pig was placed on the case.
Tian Fugui flashed his knife.
Tong Huaqiong wanted to eat pork that was not spicy, but couldn’t bear to kill the pig, so she evacuated to the yard in advance.
Tian Fugui was indeed a master at killing pigs, and he killed the pigs very neatly. Tong Huaqiong only heard the pig squealing, and then there was no sound anymore.
Gu Jingzhe brought buckets of hot water to the pig killing case and poured them into a huge basin.
After Gu Dahan handed the pig blood basin to Gu Jingzhe, he led a few strong young men to lift the pig into a basin filled with boiling water. Tian Fugui took a razor and shaved the piglet carefully.
"Ms. Dashu, this pig fat can be sold for at least five taels of silver." Someone said.
Tong Huaqiong said with a smile: "This pig is not for sale, keep it for your own consumption." Everyone was shocked!
Tong Dajiao is really willing to give up such a fat pig and keep it for his family to eat. There is no such wasteful person in the whole village.
Even if other families in the village kill pigs during the New Year, no one keeps a whole pig for their own food. Most of them are sold and only a small part is kept for the New Year.
Tong Huaqiong kept a whole pig for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Too arrogant!
Little did they know that Tong Huaqiong was so greedy for pork that she had already planned what delicacies she would make.
Not only does she keep the pig for her own consumption, she also plans to share some with Huang Yuanwai, Gu Baishuang, the village chief, and Liu Yuee's natal family, and also save some for stewing for the shop assistants.
Magistrate Liu and Lu Zhaoyang didn't think she would keep them this time. When all the pigs were put out at the end of the year, they would kill one and give half of it to their two families.
"Don't go back even at noon. Eat a big pot of food at my house." Tong Huaqiong said to the villagers who helped kill the pigs.
Everyone happily agreed.
It is also an old tradition in Qinghewan to kill pigs and treat everyone to a meal.
Tong Huaqiong called her mother-in-law, Mrs. Zhao, and her good friend Qin to come to the house to help cook.
The Hong family knew that Tong Huaqiong's family was killing pigs, so she came from town to help.
The protagonists of the pig-killing cauldron are pig blood and pig waste.
Country people do not feel neglected because they eat pig blood and pig waste, because they all know that it is not easy to raise a pig all year round, and pork and ribs are for sale.
Besides, for most people who have difficulty eating oil and water, eating a bowl of pig blood and pig waste is already very satisfying.
Since Tong Huaqiong did not plan to sell the pig she was going to put on the market this time, she specially cut off a large piece of hind butt meat and stewed it with pig blood and pork offal.
Aunt Qin cooks the pot, while Mrs. Zhao and Mr. Hong are the chefs.
Tong Huaqiong sends Gu Jingzhe to clean the pig's water.
While Gu Jingzhe was squatting in the yard washing pig intestines, the ladies and daughters-in-law in the village sighed.
Praise Tong Huaqiong for her ability to educate children.
Nowadays, Gu Jingzhe has completely lost the arrogance of a scholar and refuses any job, even if he almost retches while washing pig intestines.
When Magistrate Liu's mother Han brought Lu Zhaozhao to Gu's house, they saw Gu Jingzhe's twisted face as she washed the pig's intestines.
"Grandma, why are you here?"
Liu Yanhong was blowing balloons all over the yard with pig urine when he saw his grandmother and cousin coming, and shouted excitedly.
Tong Huaqiong, Mrs. Zhao and Aunt Qin were steaming steamed buns in the house, and were shocked when they heard Liu Yanhong call "grandma".
My goodness, Magistrate Liu’s wife is here.
Tong Huaqiong had met the Han family, and with the soul of a modern person, she quickly calmed down when the top lady in the county arrived.
Hong, who had seen big scenes, was even more calm.
Aunt Qin and Mrs. Zhao were so nervous that they had nowhere to put their hands and feet.
The county magistrate’s wife is the first lady of this county. Can she be the same as a country woman?
Not only Mrs. Qin and Mrs. Zhao were nervous, but the villagers who were surrounding the yard to help were also nervous.
Even though they were nervous, it didn't stop everyone from looking at Mr. Han curiously.
Everyone came to the conclusion that the county magistrate’s wife was no different. Her dress was not as noble as the daughter-in-law of former village chief Xu Yong, but she looked like a simple aunt in the village.
The expression is just a little serious.
Tong Huaqiong went out wearing an apron. Before she could speak, Han said first: "It's not even the end of the year, but you're killing pigs?"
Tong Huaqiong said: "This The pig is too fat and I can’t wait until the Chinese New Year, so I’ll just kill it and eat it.”
As he spoke, he welcomed Mr. Han into the house.