Looking in the direction of his father's gaze, Liu Chunlai discovered that at the edge of the yard, two skinny middle-aged men wearing patched jackets had squatted in the corner of the dam to look at the situation in the yard.

These are two of my father's henchmen, both in their thirties and naked.

Two of the 348 singles in Hulu Village.

If nothing happens, just wait near home, waiting for the party secretary's instructions. In the end, you can get some food and a few cigarettes.

When the party secretary had nothing to do, he would help Yang Aiqun to weed pigs, or go down to the river to touch clams and cook them to feed the pigs. Otherwise, Liu Fuwang's pigs would not be able to grow so fast.

In the past, when collective production was carried out, a pig weighing 120 kilograms would be considered a first-class pig. In recent years, with household quotas, people who have more grain would rather feed the pigs without food, and a first-class fat pig could weigh 180 kilograms.

Although Yang Aiqun likes to take advantage of small things, he will give them a few dollars when selling pigs, and he will cut off a piece of meat for them when he kills the New Year pig.

So the two of them were determined to be Liu Fuwang's dog-legs.

More like a family member than Liu Chunlai.

After hearing Liu Fuwang's greeting, the two of them were naturally not idle, and used their bare hands to move around the biggest pig, which was still humping all over the dam.

"Uncle Liu, do you really want to stop feeding the pig? This pig hasn't even fattened yet. It's on the rack. It's not even three fingers fat yet. It would be a bit of a loss to sell it now."

Jiang Jianqing showed two fingers to the party secretary in pain.

When the food station collects pigs, the experienced master chef can tell at a glance how big the pig is and how much meat it produces.

To estimate accurately, you will touch and pinch everywhere on the pig. In the end, the amount of meat will be killed from a pig weighing more than 200 kilograms. The error will not exceed one kilogram.

The pigs collected at the food station are graded according to the skill of the master chef.

Different levels, different prices.

Although the pigs are well fed, it is too hot in the summer and they only start to gain weight in the fall.

After feeding for a while, the fat will be added. By the end of the year, the weight will be more than 300 kilograms, but now it will be less than 200 kilograms.

Although Jiang Jianqing killed the pig, he still felt it was a pity.

The bigger the pig, the fatter it is, and the more meat it has.

A butcher is a part-time worker, but he is essentially a farmer.

"Yes, Dad, let's feed it for a while. The river has swollen a few days ago, so there will be more mussels in the river. Feeding the mussels for a while will make the pigs fatter, and they will become fatter..."

Liu Xue also came out. Looking at the pig that was not yet fat, she felt a little reluctant to leave it.

"Do you still want to study?" Liu Chunlai threatened Liu Xue, "I still owe someone dozens of dollars!"

After finally getting rid of my mother, the fourth child appeared again.

Liu Xue suddenly fell silent.

My mother takes care of the family affairs, and my father has no control over the second sister and third sister's marriage. Originally, they didn't receive betrothal gifts when they got married here, but they had to give a large dowry instead.

The son is a prodigal, the mother protects the calf, and the result is...

Including Liu Xue himself being forced to marry, if Liu Chunlai's brother-in-law hadn't suddenly changed his gender, Liu Fuwang probably wouldn't have bothered.

Liu Chunlai also went to help push down the pig, and finally caught the pig's tail. As a result, the pig's two hind legs kicked him hard, and the ground became slippery, and he fell to the ground immediately.

Ergou and Skinny Monkey were also knocked down by the pig.

Several people were looked down upon by Liu Fuwang.

The old guy was a ruthless man. He was in his early fifties. He had a foot-long dry tobacco stick in his mouth. He walked as fast as flying and his moves were as fast as lightning. He caught up with the pig, grabbed one ear with his left hand, hugged the pig's neck with his right hand, and pushed back hard.

With a strong force on the ground, a fat pig that could not be held down by three people was immediately overturned to the ground.

The corners of Liu Chunlai's mouth twitched when he saw Liu Chunlai, who was still sitting on the ground and still had no pain.

No wonder no one in the whole brigade dared to challenge Dad.

I guess he was even more fierce than this on the battlefield back then, right?

Seeing the pig fall to the ground, Ergou and Skinny Monkey rushed up to help hold it down.

"Ouch~"

Being pinned to the ground by several strong laborers, the fat pig howled and screamed in agony. He kept struggling, and soon his four legs were tied up with ropes.

"Find a stick, Xiao Jiang. Bring it and hold it in your hands."

It wasn't until the pigs were tied up and Liu Fuwang started shouting that Jiang Jianqing reacted.

The pigs on the ground were so tortured that their feces and urine flowed out, which made Yang Aiqun, who had just returned from carrying water, feel heartbroken.

"This guy who chopped off his head needs to be weighed and pulled again!"

Weighed it and pulled it out. It belonged to the butcher.

Before being weighed, it belonged to the owner's family.

Including food delivery stations, this is also the custom.

Even in front of the butcher, she was not embarrassed.

It's quite a few bucks.

The hook of the weighing scale hooked the rope that tied the pig, and two skinny men took a wooden pole thicker than their arms and passed it through the hair of the head of the weighing scale and lifted it up.

Liu Chunlai was curious as to how these two skinny guys could get so much strength.

Jiang Jianqing had no choice but to hang the scale weight on the scale beam at the back.

"Flater, flatter..."

Seeing Jiang Jianqing constantly moving the weight little by little, with the weighing pole raised high, Yang Aiqun, who was carrying a load of water, kept shouting at him to move the weight back.

"As a mother-in-law, Xiao Jiang is fairer than the one at the food station. What nonsense are you talking about!"

Liu Fuwang didn't even look at the scale, but looked at his son who was weighing the pig with his hands behind his back.

As if it was none of his business.

Jiang Jianqing did not hold the rope on the scale until the scale beam was finally pressed down and the scale weight was about to slip.

"208."

Yang Aiqun is very satisfied with the result.

"It's too much food. Add a big rope and remove 15 pounds of skin. Let's calculate it as 193."

"Uncle Liu, this can't be done. The pig just pooped..."

"Yes, I pulled it just now..."

Yang Aiqun's face was full of pain, and he wanted to block Liu Fuwang's mouth with pig manure.

Even if she put the water on her shoulders, she wouldn't feel heavy.

"Either you obey me and take the pig away, or you don't sell it."

Liu Fuwang was too lazy to talk nonsense.

If you are poor, you will not take advantage of this.

"Remove 8 pounds of skin." Liu Chunlai proposed a solution from the side.

Yang Aiqun was the first to support.

It's not because she values ​​her son, but because she's afraid that her prodigal husband will continue to insist on removing 15 pounds of skin just for the sake of face. What he just pooped was full of shit and urine. It must be at least three or four pounds, which is a few pieces missing.

In addition to 15 pounds...

Jiang Jianqing thought it was very reasonable, so he naturally didn't talk nonsense.

This is not considered a disadvantage.

"Uncle, let me give you 7 cents and 5 cents per pound, a total of 150... I only have 80 yuan with me, you see..."

After weighing and settling the accounts, I should have given the money and led the pig away.

When a butcher collects pigs, he usually kills them and sells the meat before paying him. Since they are all from the neighborhood, they are not afraid of running away.

But now he is the team leader and branch secretary.

"I'm not afraid of you running away."

Liu Fuwang was not worried at all.

He is not a good husband or a competent father, but he is a good village chief and branch secretary, and his conduct in life is even more worthy of admiration.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for such a poor village to never have trouble.

"If you feed it for a few more months, it will be at least 300 kilograms, and you can get 50 kilograms of fattening food..."

Yang Aiqun, who had already put down the bucket, looked at Jiang Jianqing, who was driving the pigs away with a stick, and then looked at the eight sheets of unity in his hand, feeling heartbroken.

"Back then, we had to sell pigs even if we didn't take money from the Guo family. It was easier back then."

Liu Fuwang finally spoke to comfort his wife.

Liu Fuwang never got the money from selling pigs at home, and he even ignored other money and food. Yang Aiqun was responsible for everything at home.

Yang Aiqun took out three big unity cards, turned around and handed them to Liu Chunlai next to him.
To be continued...