Chapter 3: A real daughter feeds a pig

Chen Hua's adoptive parents did not separate from their grandparents. They had four sons and three daughters, and all three daughters were married to other villages.

Among the four sons, Chen Hua's adoptive father Chen Wensen is the eldest, and Chen Hua and his brother and sister are four. Her eldest brother and second brother are in the front, and then Chen Hua and her sister Chen Fei.

There are also two children and two girls in the second room, four boys in the third room, and one woman and three men in the fourth room, and there are still a large population.

Especially after Chen Xi's brothers became more and more children, the population increased. According to the grandparents' words, they could almost be separated.

After all, there is really too many people. Living together without separating family is a big problem just by cooking, and living together is also very annoying.

After Chen Xi greeted Huang and Wang, she carried the pig grass she had beaten to feed the pigs in the backyard.

The Chen family has a large population and there are still people who can beat pig grass, so there are about three pigs at home, so they can be sold for a good New Year after the Chinese New Year.

Chen Hua looked at the black pigs in the pigpen. He had been raising them for four or five months and only had 60 or 70 kilograms, less than 100 kilograms. The pig farming skills in the Dayong Dynasty were definitely not as good as those in later generations. It would be impossible to raise them for 200 kilograms.

Generally speaking, if a pig can raise more than 100 kilograms, it is considered a fat pig, and it can be slaughtered at this time.

Moreover, in this era, pig farming will not be rude, so it should be because of this technology?

In fact, Chen Xi knew that the technology of harsh pigs should have started in the Shang Dynasty, and there are records of this technology in the oracle bone inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty.

But in ancient times, technology was hidden and would never be published. So even if someone knew about a certain technology, it would not be known to outsiders.

Anyway, Chen Zhao did not see the skill of pigs in the Great Yong Dynasty. Perhaps it was because the nobles thought the pork was cheap and not delicious, so they would not consider promoting the technology of pigs, or raising pigs was a good job.

The nobles of the aristocratic families all think that mutton, venison and other meat are high-quality meat, and pork is low-quality meat, which ordinary people and untouchables can eat, but people with noble identities will not eat it.

Chen Xiang sighed, the pork was actually very delicious - although she had never eaten delicious pork, she followed the hosts to see the various braised pork, Dongpo elbow, Sixi meatballs, steamed pork, etc. they ate, which were all made of pork.

In the 21st century, pork was a very common meat, and the price of pork was not cheap. Sometimes when pork prices increased, a pound of pork had to cost more than 40 yuan.

Of course, the price of pork was very cheap in ancient times. Chen Xiang remembered that when her parents bought pork, they were only ten cents a pound, and they were lean meat.

In ancient times, lean meat was cheaper than fat meat, because everyone was a farmer who did physical work. Only with oil and water could he have strength, and fat meat could also be boiled oil, so the price was more expensive than lean meat.

The bones and other things are basically sold after the butchers have cleaned them. It is different from the flesh and blood that comes with large pieces of meat in later generations. The bones here are basically cleaned up, leaving only bare bones for feeding them to the dog or something.

Of course, even meat and meat is a good dish for farmers who rarely eat meat. Occasionally, they spend a few cents to buy it for soup. Even if there is not much oil and water, it will at least have a meaty flavor.

As for internal organs, they will not be wasted. Even if they do not have the appropriate method to clean up the internal organs, they will not miss it after all.

In ancient times, farmers were not that wealthy and would not have the opportunity to eat meat, so they would not waste even if they went into the water and had to eat it after buying it.

Whether it tastes delicious or not is secondary. At least you can taste the meat and eat the meat.

Chen Hua threw the pig grass he beat into the pigpen, then looked at the chicken pen and duck pen next to the pigpen to see how they were doing.

Just as Chen Xiang was busy working, two carriages and a few riders entered Chenjia Village, attracting the attention of many people.

People in Chenjia Village basically wear clothes made of linen and gauze. Even if they are worn, they are at least covered. Because they have clothes, they can go to watch the fun after seeing someone taking a carriage into the village.

The people from Chenjia Village quickly saw the sign on the guise hanging beside the carriage, which was the sign of the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion.

"Is it the Marquis' carriage? Is there any big man here?" A villager asked curiously after recognizing the sign on the carriage.

"It's not the time to worship ancestors now. Why are the people from the Marquis' Mansion back?" Another villager said curiously.

Every year when worshiping ancestors, Pingyang Hou Mansion will send people back to worship ancestors, so everyone is still very clear about the symbols of Hou Mansion.

But it is early August and it is not yet time to worship ancestors.

"It's almost Mid-Autumn Festival. Could it be that the people from the Marquis' Mansion are back to deliver holiday gifts?" A villager guessed boldly.

Chenjia Village is only two days away from the capital Chang'an, so Pingyang Hou Mansion and Chenjia Village are quite frequent.

The Pingyang Marquis Mansion will not make people think that he is a person who forgets his ancestors, so after he becomes rich, he will give back to the clan from time to time and give things to the clan during festivals.

Villagers speculated that the Pingyang Marquis Mansion had a basis for giving gifts to the clan because the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, but unfortunately, this time the Pingyang Marquis Mansion was not back to give gifts.

The people from the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion ignored the villagers. Even though many villagers followed their carriages all the way to Chen Wensen's house, they still ignored the other villagers.

Chen Wensen's house.

After understanding the purpose of Pingyang Marquis' Mansion, let alone Chen Wensen and Huang, the entire Chen family was shocked.

They really don’t understand why the daughter who has been raising for 16 years is not their child? Chen Xi looks very much like the Chen family, and she is somewhat similar to her cousins, so why are she not their child?

But Chen Wensen and the others also knew very well that Chen Xi looked like her cousins ​​because Chen Feng, Hou of Pingyang, was also from Chenjia Village and was a cousin of the same generation as Chen Xi's grandfather Chen Shouzheng.

Chen Feng and Chen Shouzheng's relatives have not yet come out, so it is understandable that the granddaughter looks a bit similar.

Madam Zhou looked at Chen Shouzheng arrogantly, "What kind of family is our Marquis Mansion? Can the girl still live a good life after she goes to the Marquis Mansion?"

"What? You don't want to send your children back to the Marquis' Mansion? Are you ordinary farmers, can you compare to the Marquis' Mansion?"

"Miss is the daughter of the Marquis' Mansion. You ordinary farmers are still planning to compete with the Marquis' Mansion for children?" said Madam Zhou contemptuously.

"Being the daughter of the Marquis' Mansion or being a village girl in the Mud-legged village. I think the girl should know very well how to choose."

(End of this chapter)
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