Chapter 137 It’s time to kill the pig again
The next day, Zhang An’s family is preparing to kill the pig.
Although they are said to be New Year pigs, most of them are actually sold to villagers.
After everyone divided the money yesterday, a lot more people came to Zhang An's house to order meat.
Firstly, because they have money, they want to eat something good.
The second is that they don’t want to go all the way to town to buy. It would be much more convenient for Zhang An’s family to kill them and buy directly.
Zhang An did some statistics and estimated that he would have to kill two native pigs to get enough points, and these were not considered his own.
Finally, Zhang An thought for a while and decided to kill the native pig and sell it to everyone. Finally, he would just kill a wild boar to celebrate the New Year at home.
Before it snowed a few days ago, someone came to my house to sell pigs.
The Zhang An family did not want to sell the local pig at first, but thought of killing it themselves.
But in the end, I didn’t expect that the wild boar weighing more than 200 kilograms was attracted by the pig dealer, and five wild boars were finally sold.
Wang Fang collected more than two thousand yuan from the pig dealer at one time, which made her happy all day long.
Although she has been struggling to collect money every day during this period, she usually receives only a few or dozens of yuan.
I collected more than two thousand this time, which is definitely different from the usual feeling.
There are other people killing pigs in the village today. If it were before, just a pig butcher would definitely not be able to escape.
The pig butcher’s name is Lin Youde. This year he accepted an apprentice, and his apprentice is also from the village.
In the past, if he was the only one in the village, everyone would call him Pig Killer, and everyone would know who he was.
But it doesn’t work anymore. After Lin Youde had an apprentice, there were two pig butchers in the village.
From now on, everyone can’t shout like a pig butcher, but who knows who you are calling.
Lin Youde has been taking this apprentice for more than half a year, and it’s time for him to go out and help others kill pigs.
Because when he was an apprentice, even if Lin Youde asked him to kill pigs, the money collected in the end was still Lin Youde's.
Apprentices don’t get a penny, this is the old rule.
So today Lin Youde came to help Zhang An's family kill pigs, while his apprentice went to help someone else's family.
In this way, the money received by his apprentice from the pig he killed is his own, and he does not need to give it to Lin Youde.
Lin Youde did not ask his apprentice to help Zhang An's family kill him.
He is a trumpet who just came out of Novice Village, and he can't handle the bosses of Zhang An's family.
As soon as the first pig was killed, Chen Ze and the others arrived.
He heard from Li Hongbin a few days ago that the Zhang An family was going to kill the New Year pig today.
They had never seen this formation before, so they called Zhang An last night and told him that they were coming to play today.
Originally, he wanted to come alone, but Chen Ning found out.
In the end, Chen Ning also came over, and she even called Su Ying to join her.
The last time I met Su Ying at school, I heard her calling Chen Ze brother Ze.
After Zhang An inquired further, he found out that Su Ying’s sister was Chen Ze’s sister-in-law.
So they are still relatively close relatives.
“Wow, there are so many people.”
As soon as Chen Ning entered the yard, she found that the yard was crowded.
The last time they came here, they had never seen so many people at Zhang An's house.
But in fact, the Zhang An family did not invite so many people today.
Some of these people are here to help, and some are here to buy meat.
If everyone came to help kill the pig, this would become a feast.
"When did Xiaoying and Ningning come here?"
As soon as Wang Fang heard Su Ying talking to Chen Ning, she came out of the room to take a look.
"Auntie, we just arrived."
The two girls greeted Wang Fang with a smile.
Wang Fang still had to work at home. After talking to the two girls for a while, she returned to the kitchen.
Zhang An also vaguely heard coming from the kitchen. Several maids were asking which of the two girls was Zhang An's partner.
This is true, gossip is everywhere.
Soon after the first pig was killed, it was sold out.
The person who had bought the meat gave the money to Zhang Jianguo and then went home carrying the pork on his back.
It’s not that Zhang An’s family doesn’t accept guests, it’s mainly because there are too many people.
If everyone stays, it will be a feast.
"The water is ready."
At this time, the water in the big iron pot was boiling, and Mr. Huang shouted.
Now that everyone has rested, it’s time to kill the second pig.
Hearing Mr. Huang’s slogan, Zhang Jianguo drove the second native pig out of the pig pen.
The people pressing the pig gathered around, lifted the pig to the chopping board and held it down.
This was their first time watching a pig being slaughtered, just like Li Yao last year, he was like a curious baby.
"Wow, Zhang An, why are your pigs black and so big?"
The two of them have never seen black pigs before. They only knew of white pigs before.
"Auntie, you are so stupid, this is a native pig, of course it is black."
Before Zhang An could say anything, Li Yao next to him began to despise them.
In Li Yao's opinion, these two aunts are so old, but they don't know as much as he does.
But as soon as he said this, Zhou Lan pulled him over to teach him.
“This is our local black native pig. It’s just that the skin is black. After we kill it, it will turn white when we shave it off.”
Zhang An I stood nearby and explained it to everyone.
Zhang An looked at Chen Ze next to him eager to try, because he saw Li Hongbin pressing the pig beside the desk, and he felt a little itchy in his heart.
"Old Chen, do you also want to push the pig?"
"I haven't done it, will it hold you back?"
"It's okay, that's it There are many people, and it can’t turn over water. You can go as long as you don’t feel dirty.”
Zhang An still wanted to go when he saw Chen Ze, and handed him the apron and sleeves he was wearing to tie up. He followed.
Zhang An's pigs are raised in dry confinement, so they don't have a strong smell.
It is much cleaner than pigs raised in wet pens.
Seeing that Lin Youde was about to operate, Zhang An pulled Su Ying and Chen Ning aside so that they could not see the place where the operation would be performed.
The two of them had never seen a pig slaughtered before, so they would not be afraid of the blood later.
Sure enough, even though she was standing behind him, when Lin Youde used the knife, Chen Ning was so frightened that she ran to stand behind Zhang An.
Even Su Ying turned her head to one side and did not dare to open her eyes.
Especially when the big fat pig screamed when the knife was stabbed in, the two of them plugged their ears.
Because Zhang An’s pig was relatively big, when Lin Youde stabbed it in with a knife, he stabbed it back and forth twice.
This is the experience I gained when I killed a pig just now.
Because Zhang An’s pigs are too fat, the meat on their necks is thicker.
Lin Youde's butcher's knife was a short knife, so when he stabbed it in, it didn't go all the way.
So when the first pig was killed just now, the person who slaughtered the pig suffered a lot.
This time it went more smoothly, and now the pig is completely dead.
It took more than an hour to finally finish handling the second pig.
It was almost eleven o'clock at this time, and Zhang An's family still had a pig that had not been killed.
When Mr. Huang was killing the pig, he quickly boiled the water and then continued to kill the third pig.
"Hey, it seems that Zhang An's pig-killing rice is not delicious either." Everyone who came to help was joking, but in fact they all had smiles on their faces.
“Hahaha, if you want to have a good meal, it must take some effort.”
This pig divides the meat very quickly. Because those who want less have already been given out on that end.
After this one was killed, this family wanted dozens of kilograms, and that family wanted dozens of kilograms, and the meat was quickly divided.
"Zhang An, do you want to continue killing pigs?"
Su Ying had some questions when she heard everyone said that one more pig had to be killed.
Don’t people in this country kill several New Year pigs? This is too much.
“Yes, we have to kill another pig because more people in the village come to my house to buy meat this year. The two pigs we just killed are just enough for everyone to share, so the pig we kill next is just for my family to eat. . ”
“That’s it, I thought your family had to kill several pigs to have enough food.”
At this time, Su Ying and Chen Ning also understood that Nian was the one who killed them at home. Pigs are not only eaten by your own family, but can also be sold to others.
Of course, this can only be done now, but not in the future.
If someone reports you, and you have to pay a fine of hundreds of thousands, then you will be screwed.
“Hey, why isn’t this pig black? How many colors of pigs do your family raise? Zhang An”
Seeing that this end was different from the other one, Chen Ning asked again.
“This is a wild boar, so it looks like this.”
“Ah, doesn’t the wild boar live in the mountains? You didn’t go to the mountains to catch and kill it, right?”
"Of course not. This wild boar is a wild boar cub I met in the mountains before. I brought it home to raise."
"Oh, that's right." Chen Ning said as if it was true. With such an expression, he then said: "Is a wild boar that has been raised by humans still called a wild boar?"
Damn, Zhang An doesn't know this question either, how come this kid can ask it better than Li Yao? .
"It should still be a wild boar, after all, the species is still a wild boar."
"Well Zhang An, if you catch them back and raise them, won't their parents look for them everywhere?"< br>
“Ah this.”
Su Ying is a girl and a Chinese teacher. She has the romance of most fairy tales in her mind.
But her question made everyone who was about to kill the pig laugh.
Seeing everyone laughing so happily, Su Ying thought she had said the wrong thing.
Huang Erye, who was lighting the fire over there, couldn't help but laugh, and said to Su Ying:
"Daughter, the mother of this wild boar will not look for them everywhere."< br>
“Why, sir, don’t animals in the mountains usually look for their cubs when they lose them?”
“Because their mothers were beaten to death by Anzi, ha. Haha. ”
Huang Erye couldn’t bear it any longer. These two girls were so sweet (meaning innocent and cute).
At this time, Su Ying knew why everyone was laughing so happily.
However, Su Ying did not continue to say why she wanted to kill the wild boar.
Although she is from the city, she also knows that the wild boars in the mountains are not a good thing and often harm everyone's crops.
But she was a little curious about how Zhang An hunted wild boars.
However, there were so many people that it was hard for her to continue asking questions, so as not to ask questions that would make everyone laugh later.
When you are free, ask quietly.
After everyone killed the pig, the food in the house happened to be ready.
Zhang An had no intention of selling the pork from this pig, and kept all of it for himself.
The two uncles’ families also shared the meat just now, so there is no rush to unload the meat now. Everyone will wash their hands and go into the house to eat.
Zhang An’s pig-killing rice is different from others.
Nowadays, most people’s pig-killing rice is served with offal or trimmings.
The Zhang An family also uses the best pork in their cooking.
Zhang Jianguo sat at a table with the elderly in the village, and Wang Fang also sat at a table with women and children in the village.
Zhang An, Chen Ze, Li Hongbin, and several young people from the village sat at the same table, each waiting for his own guests.
"Hey, what is this? It's quite delicious."
Chen Ning picked up a piece of large intestine and ate it, and found that the food had a somewhat chewy texture.
Zhang An didn’t know whether he should tell her or not.
Just now when Aunt Zhang An was handling pig intestines in the corner of the room, she saw her.
The girl was curious and ran over to take a look. As a result, she felt very sick and nauseated.
After thinking about it, Zhang An smiled mischievously, "You finish eating first and I will tell you later."
After Chen Ning swallowed it, Zhang An said leisurely:
"This is what you went to see Second Aunt handle just now. Are you surprised? Hahaha."
When Chen Ning heard this, she was dumbfounded. She had never eaten this before.
He actually ate something so disgusting just now.
And I said it was delicious.
Are they really the same thing?
The expression on Chen Ning's face now is as if she had eaten something, and she is very confused.
But I wanted to vomit but couldn't, which made the whole table laugh.
In fact, I don’t blame her, she has never eaten it before.
When the second aunt was handling the large intestine just now, she only knew that the thing was disgusting, smelly and looked quite disgusting.
But Aunt Zhang An has her own skills in making large intestine.
This large intestine has been cooked and has no unpleasant smell at all.
It is completely different from the large intestine just taken out of the pig's belly.
So it's normal for Chen Ning not to know.
However, Chen Ning in the back did not hold another piece of large intestine.
On the other hand, the others ate quite deliciously.
"Zhang An, are there mushrooms in this dish?"
Chen Ze picked up a piece of bamboo fungus and asked Zhang An, he thought it was delicious.
“This is called bamboo fungus, which is also a kind of mushroom. Isn’t it delicious?”
Today, Zhang An’s family used bamboo fungus to stew the ribs, and even the soup was very fresh.
“I have never eaten such delicious food before.”
While talking, he ate two more pieces.
After everyone finished lunch, several maids from the village helped Wang Fang clean up the food and dishes at home.
Zhang Jianguo and Lin Youde unloaded the pigs that had just been killed and placed on the table.
"Zhang An, leave me fifty kilograms of this pork, and I will take it back when the time comes."
He knew it was wild boar, so he wanted to take some back.
"Okay, you go and see which piece you want, and I'll let them unload it for you."
Zhang An doesn't care, this wild boar weighs more than two hundred kilograms, and now it's two hundred kilograms. A pound of meat.
I gave Chen Ze fifty kilograms, and I still have more than a hundred kilograms left, which is enough to eat.
If it doesn’t work, it’s not impossible to kill another one when the time comes.
Chen Ze looked at it for a long time and directly picked out a whole pig hind leg.
In Zhang An’s place, hind leg meat is considered the best pork.
Usually at meat stalls, hind legs are more expensive than front legs.
(End of this chapter)