Chapter 88 Grand Gratitude Ceremony
Originally, there were a few people in the village who could talk to Li Jinbiao’s family, but today I saw that this family was really stupid, so everyone stayed away from their home sensibly. Save yourself and your family from being hurt later.
After seven or eight o'clock, everyone had their share of meat. Even the water and pig heads were taken away, leaving nothing left.
Because if you don’t want pork but want to go into the water, you can take more, so there are still many people who are willing to take these pigs into the water, but it is more troublesome to clean and pick them up.
Everyone in the village lacks everything except time. There is plenty of time to do things slowly.
In the end, there were only a dozen kilograms of wild boar meat left. Originally, there was not so much left, but because the old woman from Li Jinbiao’s family made such a fuss, she didn’t have the nerve to share it, and a lot was saved.
So Zhang Jianwen brought two wild boar bellies and the remaining ten kilograms of wild boar meat to Zhang An's family.
"Uncle, didn't I tell you that we don't need to share this meat with our family, just give it to everyone."
Zhang An saw the old village chief carrying a piece of meat When the meat came over, I thought it was specially reserved for my family.
Zhang An is not superstitious about how much wild boar meat is better. In this era, pork from domestic pigs is the best.
"Everyone has already divided it up. These are the rest. Although you said you didn't want it, everyone got it. You, the master, didn't take any of it. Take it quickly and enjoy it."< br>
Hearing that everyone had been given a portion, Zhang An took it over. At first he didn’t want it, mainly because he felt that the wild boar meat would not taste good if it was not cooked well.
A few years ago, when the village hunted wild boars every year, every family had a share.
At that time, the conditions at home were poor, and Wang Fang was very frugal. It was impossible to buy meat in normal times.
Even the wild boar meat I received was thought of selling it for money, although sometimes I still kept it for my family to eat.
Although wild boar meat was said to be unpalatable at that time, it was much better than eating nothing at all, so I’m not picky about it.
It’s just different now. Zhang An often goes to town and buys some meat every time he goes there. The pork at home has never been cut off recently.
"Jianguo, Zhang An, these two wild boar bellies are treasures. Keep them, but there will be a lot of people fighting for them."
Many people just wanted this. Toys, but there are only two of them in total. If you give them to anyone, no one else will be happy.
So Zhang Jianwen simply didn’t give it to anyone and brought it all to Zhang An’s family, so that no one could say anything and no one would be offended.
Wild boars will eat anything in the mountains, including everything that is edible and not edible.
Not only do they eat it, they also digest everything they eat. This is the strongest point of wild boar belly, so this pig belly is invulnerable to all poisons, good and bad. A good baby for everyone.
I heard from the old people that wild boar belly can promote digestion, and sometimes it can be used for stomach problems. There are many folk recipes that use wild boar belly.
Although Zhang An himself doesn't know how to pick up this thing, but his second grandfather is here, so this thing will always be useful when it is needed, and there will be no accidents if it is prepared.
Before the village elder left, Zhang Jianguo asked other people about their inspections on the mountain.
In the end, everyone concluded that no one in the other groups encountered wild boars, not even any trace of wild boars.
Zhang An and his group were very lucky. They met two pigs at once, and there was also an old-toothed pig that looked like a hill.
So the villagers don’t have to worry about the crops in the fields for the time being. The two wild boars that were shot yesterday, their going down the mountain were a rare accident, and it was not that the wild boars went down the mountain in advance.
It was night. Zhang An didn't feel very tired when he wasn't lying down. As soon as he lay down, Zhang An felt sleepy and fell asleep within a few minutes.
Because I was really tired during the day, especially after losing strength.
The next day, Zhang An didn't even hear the rooster crow. He slept until noon and didn't wake up until the sun was beating down on his buttocks.
When he woke up, it was already time for lunch, and Wang Fang had already prepared the meal.
"Mom, why didn't you wake me up?"
Zhang An rubbed his eyes and watched his mother bring out the dishes from the kitchen.
"Why are you getting up? There is nothing to do at home now. Let me let you sleep a little longer. Go wash your face and come over for dinner."
"Okay."
Zhang An responded, took his things and went to the yard to wash up.
At this time, I saw my father coming back from the door.
"Where have you been, Dad."
"I sent a bucket of herbal tea to the masters who built the house. The weather is too hot."
After Zhang An finished washing, the family started to eat.
Today Wang Fang made pork stewed vermicelli, which was one of Zhang An’s favorite dishes when he was a child.
The vermicelli is made at home, and the pork is made of wild boar meat sent by the old village chief yesterday.
Wang Fang's craftsmanship is good. She can handle the fishy wild boar meat so that there is no smell at all.
Every family in the village grows sweet potatoes and potatoes, so they make a lot of vermicelli every year.
Because this thing is dry goods, it can be stored for a long time, and the method is simple.
Dishes like braised pork vermicelli and braised pork were not something I had the opportunity to eat often when I was a kid. Wang Fang would only cook them once during the Chinese New Year.
Zhang An and his family were having lunch in the yard, when Li Hongbin came to the door.
Wang Fang saw Li Hongbin coming, said hello and brought a pair of bowls and chopsticks.
Li Hongbin was not polite and started eating with the bowl in hand. He was no longer the polite visitor, but already regarded himself as the host.
"Zhang An, why did I hear people in your village say that you knocked over a big wild boar with one hand? Are you so fierce? I haven't noticed it at ordinary times."
Many people in the village like it when they are fine. I used to watch the construction team's masters repair houses, especially the group of stonemasons in the village.
After a few days, they became familiar with Li Hongbin’s construction team.
Before finishing work last night, this group of old masters saw so many people surrounding the drying ground in the village and it seemed quite lively, so they asked.
Then the people in the village told the masters of the construction team that wild boars had been hunted in the village, and everyone in the village could share the meat.
Everyone is always envious of the fact that people in Changqing Village still share meat. These old house builders are also from different villages, so their village would not have such a good thing.
So I became even more curious. However, yesterday there were not many people who saw Zhang An picking wild boars in person. There were only about ten people in that group.
But there will always be deviations from one mouth to the next. When it reaches the last person, it is Zhang An who stabbed two large wild boars with one hand holding a steel fork.
The workers and masters didn't believe it at first, but seeing that the people in the village swore that what they said was true, they actually started to believe it.
When Li Hongbin came, he saw the guys chatting and working, and then heard these words, and couldn't help but wonder if Zhang An was still a human?
He thought he had heard wrong. Although Zhang An was tall, he was usually tall and thin and did not look like a person with such great strength.
This is completely the overlord of the world, Xiang Yu is still alive.
"Who did you hear this from? You must have read too many martial arts novels."
In the end, I had to briefly talk to Li Hongbin to dispel this guy's curiosity. .
Just now, Li Hongbin squeezed Zhang An's arm while talking.
It gave Zhang An goosebumps.
Maybe it was because he looked at his mother next to him who looked a little bad. She had managed to coax her out yesterday. Today, Li Hongbin brought up the matter again, so Zhang An quickly changed the subject.
"Mom, the pork stewed vermicelli made today is so delicious. I haven't seen you make it for a long time. I will make it more often in the future."
Li Hongbin is also a human spirit. The child could tell that something was not right in the atmosphere, so he quickly struck up a conversation and changed the subject.
“My aunt is really good at cooking. Everything she cooks is delicious. I need to eat two bowls of rice today.”
The two of them acted well and made Wang Fang laugh.
It was said that Zhang An's family was having lunch, and on the other side of Huang Erye's house, the old man called his eldest son's house over.
Yesterday, Zhang An saved their family Huang Ming in such a dangerous situation.
This is a life-saving grace. You must come to thank me, and the scene must not be small, otherwise some people will say that you are not doing enough and you are not a good person.
It was so early in the morning that Mr. Huang called his eldest son over to prepare things.
Huang Erye didn't go with him yesterday, but Huang Zhengbiao followed him all the time, so he didn't have any opinion on this matter. This was what he should do.
"Dad, what do you think we can bring you? Maybe we can give you some money."
Although Huang Zhengbiao is in his forties, he has little experience in this matter. I can only ask my old man.
When Mr. Huang heard his son ask himself, he smashed the leaf cigarette in his mouth and thought for a while.
"I'm talking about your stupidity. What do you mean by giving money to others? Is Zhang An's family short of money? If you send money to others' doorsteps, it will be seen as perfunctory."
Zhang An's family is now considered the only one in Changqing.
Building a new house in that style would cost at least tens of thousands of dollars.
Such a family will definitely not be short of money. If you send money to your door, isn't it just perfunctory and insincere?
Huang Dabiao was taught a lesson by his father, and he was still a little uncomfortable. At this age, he had not been taught a lesson by his father for many years.
After coming back last night, he thought about going to thank Zhang An's family.
So when I was discussing with my mother-in-law at home about how to get money, the couple had a big quarrel.
Huang Zhengbiao’s mother-in-law is called Li Xingyan. She is related to Li Jinbiao’s family and is Li Jinbiao’s niece.
Although Zhang An did save her son yesterday, in her heart, she didn't care that much.
How dangerous can a wild boar that a twenty-something year old can kill be? There are so many men from the village nearby, so even if Zhang An doesn’t take action, there will definitely be no one in the end. What's going on. Even if the villagers were talking about it, she felt that it must be an exaggeration.
Also because of the incompatible grievances between Li Jinbiao's family and Zhang An's family, she herself looked at Zhang An's family with colored glasses.
Furthermore, last night, her mother-in-law pushed her cousin to the ground and beat her. She had no face at all in her parents' home, and she was constantly being talked about and bullied. Now she was very angry.
Huang Dabiao wanted to use his family's money to buy things and come to thank Zhang An. He also took a lot of money, but he set her on fire.
In the end, the couple went crazy at home. She refused to take out the money no matter what, saying that Zhang An's family was greedy for her family's money.
Li Xingyan said that a kid in his twenties could kill a beast, but you, a man in your forties, can't kill you? You still aren't a man if you put your son in danger.
Huang Ming was really frightened yesterday. He was usually a blustery person, but now he seemed like a different person.
Only those who have experienced such a scene know how scary it is, so when his father said that he should thank others, he agreed.
Zhang An was like a god descending to earth. The scene when he jumped down to save him was deeply engraved in his heart. It would be difficult to forget it in this life.
But when he saw his mother being so unreasonable and making trouble for the relatives on his grandmother's side, who were still cousins, he became furious. Who should be closer to those poor relatives or to him, his biological son?
Unable to bear it, he also joined the battlefield. In the end, the family quarreled for half the night before they quieted down.
Huang Dabiao felt that his mother-in-law was really hopeless. After she got married, she had always been with her mother-in-law. Instead, she treated Huang Ming's grandparents in a perfunctory manner. She didn't fulfill the filial piety that she should have, and she kept shouting that she wanted to separate the family. , and finally got her wish.
Now it’s even more outrageous.
In the end, the father and son ignored her and let her go crazy.
So the father and son took the money and went out in the morning without saying a word to her, just letting her do whatever she wanted.
Er Huang thought for a while and then said to his son: "Zhang An likes to feed animals at home. Just look at the ones in his house. We do have a half-sized calf at home, but It definitely won’t want it if I send it over.”
“Hey, dad, there are people feeding goats in the village next door. There are no goats in Zhang An’s house. How about I go get one back? It doesn’t cost too much, and it can still show our sincerity.”
Huang Dabiao thought of a family in the next village that raised a few black goats, and immediately told the old man.
When Mr. Huang heard this, he thought it would work. Goats are not expensive and Zhang An doesn’t have any at home. He thought he would like them, and it would also let others see his true feelings.
At that moment, the father, son, grandfather and grandson went to the next village to buy goats.
Not long after the meal at Zhang An's house, there was a burst of lama's voice outside the door, followed by the crackling sound of firecrackers, which rang out at the door of Zhang An's house.
The scene got so big that it attracted neighbors from nearby villages.
The family walked to the yard to see what was going on and found many people from the village gathered around the door.
Everyone in the village likes to join in the fun, especially when there is such excitement.
It turned out that Mr. Huang’s family came to the door, holding a goat in their hands. Huang Ming and his father held two big white geese in their hands.
Only then did Zhang An’s family realize that Mr. Huang’s family had come to thank them.
After Mr. Huang arrived, he spoke loudly and thanked Zhang An in front of the young and old in the village.
He also said that his grandson is usually as frizzy and irritable as a monkey, and he is not up to standard in doing things.
No one actually asked him to follow when he went up the mountain yesterday, but he made a fuss and wanted to follow.
Unexpectedly, I almost broke myself. If it hadn't been for Zhang An, it might have been dangerous.
So today Mr. Huang and his family came to thank Zhang An with their animals and firecrackers.
This is already a relatively grand gift in the village, and usually no one will use it easily.
"Second Master, what are you doing?"
Zhang An had never seen this battle in his whole life, and for a while he felt a little incapable of dealing with it.
"Xiao An, what happened yesterday is a great kindness to our family. The second master and his family thank you for saving our little kid who doesn't know anything. The second master knows that you like to raise livestock animals. So I got you a sheep and two big geese. There aren’t many things, so don’t feel bad about it.” Helper, please bring the things back quickly, you don’t want to do this.”
Zhang An thought that this goat must not be raised by Mr. Huang’s family, because no one in the village raises sheep, so it should be. I just bought it. Zhang An has seen the big goose often. It was raised by Second Grandma Huang herself. They are quite ferocious on weekdays and can bite people. Several babies in the village have been bitten by them.
Although Zhang An said that anyone who saw him would help, but with so many people there yesterday, Zhang An was the first to help after all. If it were a little late, Huang Ming would be in trouble.
Zhang An deliberately refused because the gift was too big. If it were a chicken or a duck, he would not be polite. But this is a goat, which is a big deal for ordinary people. expenses.
But Mr. Huang’s family came into battle, and Zhang An couldn’t resist it, so he asked his parents for help.
"Second Master, there's no need to be like this. Xiao An is right. Our two families don't want to do this, otherwise it will be a scandal, and it will be difficult for everyone. Don't be polite."
But no matter what, Huang Erye's family was determined to give the things to Zhang An's family.
"Second Master, we all understand what you mean, but our family really can't keep these sheep. You see, there is no room for them in my pen."
Zhang Anlian Some people are dumbfounded.
Although the pen at home is slightly larger, it contains Dahei and three native pigs. Yesterday, I brought eight piglets back, which is already full.
Huang Erye didn’t care what Zhang An said. He said that if there was no place to raise them, he would kill the mutton for Zhang An and eat it.
No, in the end, the goats and geese were tied up in Zhang An's yard, and then Mr. Huang took his family back.
At this time, the people in the village watching the excitement in front of Zhang An's house dispersed.
Later I heard that this sheep was bought by Mr. Huang and Uncle Huang from the village next door for 100 yuan early in the morning.
Yes, you have to accept it now, or you have to accept it if you don't want to accept it.
Now the family has pigs, cows, horses, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese, except for a calf.
After finding a place to confine the goats and geese,
“Mom, give me a hundred yuan. We will accept the goats, but the money must be sent to the old man, and the second master’s house is not home either. Easy.”
Wang Fang took one hundred yuan to Zhang An after hearing this.
When they arrived at Mr. Huang’s house, Mr. Huang warmly entertained Zhang An.
He didn't go to Huang Ming's house. Although Uncle Da Biao was usually very polite to him, he knew full well that Huang Ming's mother was biased against his family over the years.
So just come to Mr. Huang’s house, and no matter who gives the money, just return it yourself.
Even if this money was given by Uncle Da Biao, then you should consider it as your own acceptance. This money is considered as your own gift to Mr. Huang.
Zhang An learned his condom skills from Mr. Huang.
"Second Master, please stop working so hard. I'm just here to talk to you."
Seeing Mr. Huang getting up and pouring melon seeds and peanuts, Zhang An pulled Mr. Huang said a few words.
"Second Master, I accept the big goose. I'll treat it as your wish and uncle Da Biao's wish. But we really don't like this sheep, so we'll treat it as if I bought it. Don't be too busy to refuse. Just like before when you offered me something, I didn’t refuse it. Are you right? It’s enough for me to understand your intentions. There’s no need to be too extravagant about this matter.”
After talking for a long time, I persuaded the second master to accept the money.
"Xiao An, although you are young, you are kind and righteous at heart. Just like your father back then, you would lend a helping hand to everyone in every matter. If you need help with anything in the future, just tell me. If you don't speak up, you will treat the second master as an outsider."
In the end, the old man and the young man talked it over and didn't dwell on the matter.
After Zhang An left, Mr. Huang sighed in his heart.
The eldest daughter-in-law also said that Zhang An was greedy for her family's money. It was really embarrassing to tell her.
Although my family delivered the sheep to my doorstep, they didn’t want it and sent the money back. This person is different from other people sometimes.
My heart is open and I don’t care. No wonder my life is getting better and better.
In the afternoon, the village elder came to Zhang An’s house.
I came here to tell Zhang An’s family not to cook at night, but to eat at their house. I also invited Wang Fang to go over in advance to help the old aunt cook.
Zhang An and his son were not polite. They both came to ask Wang Fang to help cook. They must have invited a lot of people.
Before leaving, Zhang An also caught a fish for his uncle to take away.
"Uncle, bring a fish back. I haven't had the fish in sour soup made by my aunt for a long time. I asked my aunt to make a pot of it to satisfy my craving at night."
Zhang Jianwen heard Zhang An was not polite either.
Although the fish in the river are very delicious now, everyone is surprised that they don’t know why, but this fish is much more delicious than before.
But it doesn’t seem to be the incense that Zhang An’s family keeps in the yard.
When it was time to eat in the evening, Zhang Jianguo and Zhang An, father and son, planned to go to their uncle's house a little earlier.
Because I have already invited you in the afternoon, I am embarrassed to ask you to come and invite me again.
There are quite a few people in the yard. They are all village elders who are relatively fair and respected by everyone in the village. Others are representatives of various village groups in the village.
Two tables, one large and one small, were set up in the yard. Not long after Zhang An arrived, a lot of dishes were already prepared in the kitchen.
My mother, my old aunt, and several maids from the village were busy in the kitchen.
The dishes are now ready and ready to be brought to the table. Soon the dishes will be finished.
There are many dishes on the table, including bacon smoked by the old uncle himself, chickens raised at home, rabbits and pheasants caught by a few old people in the village, wild vegetables from the mountains, and large grass carp brought by Zhang An.
Everyone pieced together a large table of dishes.
"Zhang An, your grass carp is really big. I cut up and cooked each fish, and cooked two full pots."
"That's good, enough for everyone." Just worry about it being too small and not enough for everyone.”
(End of this chapter)