Chapter 414 Killing the New Year Pig
"Qiangzi, I'm sorry! I woke you up so early!"
When Xu Yuchang saw Li Guoqiang coming out of the house, he hurried forward to greet him, smiled and said hello.
Following closely behind were Sun Jinda and Ma Hongjun.
Soon, the three of them surrounded Li Guoqiang, seemingly shielding him from the howling cold wind.
"No!"
Li Guoqiang glanced at the bonfire and then at the more and more villagers in the yard. He couldn't help but asked with some confusion: "Where are you playing?"
"That."
When Xu Yuchang heard this, he hurriedly explained: "Didn't we agree to kill the pig early this morning? Originally, my dad wanted to kill the pig at my house, but Da Zi and Brother Jun were not happy with it. So we thought of putting the pig-killing land at your house, so no one would have any objections!”
"What about the pig?"
Li Guoqiang raised his eyebrows, and then asked angrily.
"Hey!"
Xu Yuchang sneered, then pointed to the stable next door and said softly: "Isn't this waiting for you to drive to the pig pen to catch it back together!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go quickly!"
When Li Guoqiang heard this, he immediately walked out of the yard.
In fact, he had no objection to Xu Yuchang and others' decision to kill pigs at his house. He was just a little dissatisfied with Xu Yuchang and others' decision to kill pigs first and then tell the story.
When Xu Yuchang and others saw that Li Guoqiang had agreed, their faces showed a hint of joy, and then they hurriedly followed.
In fact, they can't be blamed for this matter. It's really because their respective families don't want the other party to be so pressured, so they have no choice but to think of their big backer Li Guoqiang.
Moreover, it's not that they didn't want to tell Li Guoqiang in advance. The problem was that they didn't have enough time.
Fortunately, Li Guoqiang still took good care of his subordinates, and soon they were riding on a red deer cart and heading towards the pig pen.
The remaining villagers, under Qu Yinfeng's arrangement, began to arrange the venue, heat water, sharpen tools, etc.
Immediately afterwards, Luo Huijuan and others, who were awakened by the noisy movement outside the house, climbed up from the fire pit one by one. After learning that a pig was going to be killed at their home, their eyes lit up and their spirits became high. , and then hurriedly started washing and dressing up.
Fortunately, it was already past four in the morning, so there was no need to worry about being tired.
After they were all dressed and packed, Luo Huijuan led them out, carrying pots of hot tea, plates of peanuts, melon seeds, candies, etc., and greeted the villagers with enthusiasm.
For those who didn’t know, they thought their family was having a happy event!
In fact, this is no different from their family's wedding. After all, on the one hand, Xu Yuchang, Sun Jinda and Ma Hongjun, the three groomsmen, are all Li Guoqiang's trusted subordinates. On the other hand, Li Guoqiang is Xu Guangshou's apprentice and also People from the old Xu family.
If it weren't for Li Guoqiang's high enough status, I am afraid that the families of Sun Jinda and Ma Hongjun would not be willing to put the pig killing site at Li Guoqiang's house.
This means that Xu Guangshou is still helping guide the pigs in the pig pen, but not here. Otherwise, he would definitely be laughing from ear to ear.
It can be said that the biggest winner and the most glorious person today is him.
At this time, he saw Li Guoqiang, Xu Yuchang and others driving a red deer cart, and immediately went forward to greet him. Then he reached out and patted Li Guoqiang's arm with joy, and said with some gratitude: "Qiangzi , thank you for your hard work today!”
"It's okay!"
Hearing this, Li Guoqiang hurriedly waved his hands and said, "As a family, we don't speak the same language. These are what I should do."
"Yeah!"
When Xu Guangshou heard what Li Guoqiang said, he felt so relieved!
It can be said that the most correct thing he has done in his life is to accept Li Guoqiang as his apprentice.
Otherwise, how could he live such a prosperous life now?
Soon, he took Li Guoqiang, Xu Yuchang and others to the door of the pig pen with ropes and sacks. Then he pointed at the restless big fat pig in the pig pen and asked with a smile: " Qiangzi, do you think this pig is pretty good? I asked the brigade to keep it here specially.”
“Not bad!”
Hearing this, Li Guoqiang took a closer look at the big fat pig by the light of the torch, then nodded and praised: "This big fat pig is indeed well raised, weighing more than three hundred and twenty kilograms.
Moreover, it is full of flesh and bones and full of oil and water, so it is just right to slaughter it now. ”
"Haha!"
When Xu Guangshou heard Li Guoqiang's praise, he couldn't help laughing.
Then, with a wave of his hand, Xu Yuchang, Ma Hongjun and Sun Jinda took the rope, opened the pigsty door and walked in.
Li Guoqiang was not idle either. He followed Xu Yuchang and others with a sack in his hand.
When Xu Yuchang, Ma Hongjun and Sun Jinda formed a triangle formation and drove the big fat pig over, he aimed at the opportunity, opened the sack and put it on the pig's head, making the big fat pig suddenly become a Open your eyes to the blind man.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Yuchang and others also seized the opportunity, rushed up together, knocked the big fat pig to the ground, and then tied the big fat pig firmly with ropes.
The big fat pig seemed to be aware of his next fate, and kept making rapid and shrill screams, making the originally quiet Jinshan Fort a little more lively.
Soon, Xu Yuchang and others worked together to carry the big fat pig onto a red deer cart, and then quickly rushed back to Li Guoqiang's home with bursts of pig noises.
At this time, most of the people in the village had already arrived, and they immediately surrounded the entrance of the courtyard.
Although there would be a biting cold wind blowing from time to time in the mountains, everyone's faces were filled with enthusiastic smiles.
This was also thanks to Xu Yuchang and others who placed the pig killing place at Li Guoqiang's house. Otherwise, due to the dignity of each family, there would certainly not have been so many people coming.
In addition, Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others also generously and thoughtfully brought out peanuts, melon seeds and hot tea for everyone to eat and drink. Of course, the smiles on their faces could not be stopped.
Moreover, the enthusiasm of these villagers immediately boiled up when they saw Li Guoqiang driving a red deer cart to bring the big fat pig.
If Xu Guangshou hadn't had experience and shouted loudly from a distance for people to get out of the way, he might not have been able to drive the red deer cart into the yard so quickly.
Then, without Li Guoqiang having to do anything, the big fat pig was moved to the bench by the enthusiastic villagers and lay down flat on it.
Taking advantage of this time, Li Guoqiang went back to the house, took out a set of butcher's knives from Xiaotiandi, then chose a sharp knife with cold light, walked up to the big fat pig, and gave it a thorough blow. cold. As the sharp knife was pulled out, a stream of warm pig blood immediately sprayed into the wooden basin that had been prepared on the ground.
The howling of the big fat pig suddenly stopped, as if it was not tortured at all.
Seeing this scene, the villagers who were watching unconsciously let out a cry of admiration.
Among them, Xu Guangshou couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly, obviously shocked by Li Guoqiang's fast, accurate and ruthless knife skills.
You know, the bigger the pig, the harder it is to kill. Even if he had been killing pigs for most of his life, he would not be able to do it as neatly as Li Guoqiang.
This made him feel both relieved and a little impressed.
It is said that people are better than others, and they are better than dead people.
Nowadays, he no longer has to worry about his sword technique. No one will help pass it on. Instead, he should worry about whether anyone can practice this sword technique to the same level as Li Guoqiang in the future.
Soon, the pig blood that spurted out slowly became a little dry.
Seeing this, Li Guoqiang hurriedly reached out and pressed hard on the big fat pig's body to squeeze out the last remaining blood. Then he directly gave the villagers who helped kill the pig a look, indicating that they could start shedding their hair.
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Immediately afterwards, he hurriedly brought the basin of steaming pig blood into the house and asked Qu Yinfeng, Xu Yuping and others to handle it.
Otherwise, when the pig's blood becomes cold and frozen, it will be difficult to do.
Just after he entered the house, the villagers also hurriedly carried buckets of scalding hot water and poured it on the big fat pig, and then puffs of white steam floated up in an instant.
It looked as if it was covered by clouds and fog.
None of the villagers were surprised by this, after all, they were used to seeing it.
Only Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others could not help but be stunned for a moment when they saw such a spectacular scene.
Then, each of the villagers took a small knife and kept scraping on the big fat pig, scraping off the rough pig hair bit by bit.
Not long after, this big fat pig was shaved clean and it looked quite cute.
Upon seeing this, Li Guoqiang hurriedly stepped forward and inspected it carefully. He found that it had been shaved clean, and then he had people carry the big fat pig to the square table, ready to disembowel it and cut it into eight pieces.
When the villagers saw this scene, they all fell silent, staring closely at the butcher knife in Li Guoqiang's hand.
The next moment, Li Guoqiang stabbed the pig's chest with a knife, then pulled it down hard, breaking open the pig's belly.
Immediately, he took a small knife, put his hand into the pig's belly, and kept digging around.
After a while, there was a pile of steaming pig waste piled in the wooden basin at his feet.
Moreover, whether it is the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys, or large and small intestines, they are all intact without any damage.
This shows how precise his knife skills are.
After the pig's belly was empty, he changed to a bone chopping knife and slashed upward along the pig's tail. In a few strokes, he cut the whole big fat pig in half.
The sharp and neat knife work makes people feel a little pleasant to watch, as if they are watching an art performance.
Immediately afterwards, he first took some skin and meat from the pig's neck, pig's belly, pig's legs, pig's back and other parts, put it into the pot of pig water, and then shouted at the door of the house.
Immediately, Qu Yinfeng, Xu Yuping and others hurried over, carried the pot of pig meat into the house, and began to cook it.
Originally, according to the rules, this job was to be arranged by the host's family, but now, everyone has chosen to kill the pig at Li Guoqiang's house. Naturally, this job fell into the hands of Qu Yinfeng.
Moreover, because there were so many villagers coming, even if the whole pig was cooked, let alone a little skin and meat and some pig offal, it would probably not be enough to eat.
In desperation, Qu Yinfeng had to cook it in two separate pots.
Among them, one pot is the most authentic pig-killing stew, which is used to give Li Guoqiang and Luo Huijuan, as well as the three heads of the family Xu Yuchang, Sun Jinda and Ma Hongjun a try.
The other pot was made of pork offal, sauerkraut and vermicelli stewed, which was used to greet other villagers and give everyone a taste.
Although the amount is not very large, one person can only eat a few mouthfuls at most, but there are various fresh ingredients such as pork, pig offal, lard, and pig blood, as well as pure natural handmade vermicelli and sauerkraut, plus plenty of pepper. , MSG and other condiments, you don’t have to worry about making people feel dissatisfied.
As for the pot of butchered pig stew, it was full of hard goods.
Moreover, the ingredients here are all taken from the pigs and no more than half an hour old, so they are guaranteed to be absolutely fresh and delicious.
While Qu Yinfeng, Xu Yuping and others were busy, Li Guoqiang did not stop. He quickly took a meat cleaver and decomposed all parts of the two fans of pork.
After all the bones and flesh are separated, the biggest thing left in today's pig slaughter is to cut out the mother-in-law's meat.
Since the weight of Li Niang meat must be even and auspicious, and it can only be cut with one knife, this skill is not something that just any butcher can master.
Just like Xu Guangshou, he also waited until he had mastered his knife skills before he had such a unique skill.
However, this difficulty is nothing to Li Guoqiang.
After asking Xu Yuchang, Sun Jinda and Ma Hongjun how much each family wanted, he didn't even stop and made three cuts in a row on a large piece of cut high-quality pork.
Then, after weighing, the result was just right, no more, no less, eight pounds and eight liang.
Seeing this, the villagers couldn't help but sigh in admiration, and Xu Yuchang, Sun Jinda, Ma Hongjun and their families were all smiling from ear to ear.
Even though it was so easy for Li Guoqiang to do this, if he told it, he would be able to brag about it for a lifetime.
Soon, they hurriedly hung up the mother-in-law's meat with a red rope, and then divided the divided pork and bones into three equal parts, and sent them back to their homes.
Other villagers helped clean up the yard.
When all the busy work was over, a touch of white fish belly just appeared on the horizon, which made people know that today was a rare sunny day.
However, everyone's thoughts were not on the weather at this moment. They were all looking at the door of Li Guoqiang's house, with a feeling of eagerness.
(End of chapter)