Two days before the Spring Festival, the snow just stopped, and the commune had to kill pigs to share the pork for the New Year.
There are standards for the production teams to raise and kill pigs. Pigs must weigh more than 130 kilograms to be considered qualified. Only such pigs can be slaughtered for pork.
The members of the commune have been working hard all year just to have a good year with this meat. Therefore, raising pigs has always been one of the most important tasks in the team. It is better for people to go hungry than to starve pigs.
Generally speaking, as long as the pigs do not get sick and die, the pigs can generally reach the target weight.
But no matter how many pigs there are, there will never be more than 150 pounds of pigs. If there are, then this production team will definitely be rated as an excellent production team.
Zhao Jianping asked the members to weigh the pigs, and none weighed more than 150 kilograms. He was a little regretful, but he still arranged for the pigs to be killed and distributed.
The pigs are not fed the night before they are killed.
The old man felt that the pigs would be killed the next day and it would be a waste to feed them. One less meal would save the pigs food. Another reason was that if they were hungry, the pigs would not have enough energy to resist when the pigs were killed the next day.
, use less energy when killing.
Pig killers, water boilers, shavers... Zhao Jianping has already found someone. Killing pigs and dividing them is a big deal, and every detail must be arranged in place.
In addition to the specialized pig butchers, nearly ten strong laborers were called in to help divide the pork.
The members who were called could share more worthless pigs, and Zhao Qingyang was also called.
On the day of the pig killing, Zhao Qingsong and Zhao Jianguo were busy at home, Zhao's mother was making rice dumplings, and the four laborers of the Zhao family worked. They earned a lot of work points in a year. Similarly, when the pigs were fat, there was not much pork left to divide.
few.
So even though Li Rong had no work points, she went to get the pork with He Xing.
The sky was dark, but the village head was brightened by the light from the firewood.
When the pigs howled for the first time, they were waiting to share the pork. Even the children who didn’t need to share the pork got up and watched happily.
He Xing was holding a bucket and waiting in line to share the pork.
Li Rong stood aside and rubbed her hands. It was the first time she faced a large-scale pig killing scene. She was not afraid. Instead, she watched it with great interest, almost eating melon seeds.
Before the pig butcher cut the knife, he shouted: "Whoever wants pig blood will take it!"
Pig blood is not valuable, so anyone can take it. Those who come to get pork from the village will not miss the free food.
The women were carrying barrels and were about to rush forward.
Seeing He Xing stunned, Li Rong reached for the bucket and put it under the pig, waiting to be picked up.
When the pig butcher saw Li Rong, a young man, he laughed blankly: "Young girl, you are quite courageous and move quickly. Get out of the way and the knife will be struck soon."
Pig blood is usually snatched up quickly by the aunts in the commune. He Xing didn't get pig blood last year, and she didn't plan to get it this year because she was afraid of being gossiped about. Unexpectedly, Li Rong was quick.
An aunt next to me who didn't grab her quickly got angry and said, "He Xing, your sister-in-law is very lazy when she doesn't work."
He Xing smiled awkwardly, but Li Rong didn't care. She said, "I don't have to go to work, so I have to hurry up and pick up the ones that don't require work points. Auntie, you have to hurry up. The next pig will be here soon."
The aunt's face turned the color of pig's liver because she was choked, and her lips murmured, unable to refute.
"Xiao Rong, are you here to get the pork too?"
Li Rong turned around and saw Luo Bing and other educated youths. The previous sentence was Luo Bing greeting Li Rong.
Why did she meet Luo Bing? Li Rong thought to herself that it was really unlucky. Since the last time she picked wild vegetables, Li Rong and Luo Bing had never seen each other again. She pulled her lips and said, "Bingbing."
Luo Bing came over and took Li Rong's arm with a very familiar look: "I haven't seen you for a long time, why don't you come to the educated youth spot to play with me."
Li Rong took her hand out and said, "I'm busy right now."
"What can you do to keep yourself busy? You don't have to go to work," Luo Bing pulled Li Rong down and whispered, "Debao said that your family has written you a letter. Can you come to the Educated Youth Center later?"
"What letter?" Li Rong looked around the group of educated youths and met Yang Debao's hot eyes. She felt disgusted in her heart. If the Li family didn't tell her directly, why would they tell her through Yang Debao?
Maybe there was something bad going on between these two people. They really took her Li Rong for a fool. She refused calmly: "I'm busy. What do you have to say now? The family is still waiting for me to come home and cook."
Luo Bing was stunned and looked at Yang Debao. The latter caught the look and walked over regardless of the crowd around him.
"Xiao Rong, my mother knows that you got married in the countryside. It's a pity and she said that if you are not happy and divorce then, we will arrange a job for you in the city."
I bet it’s not Li Rong’s mother who has something to say, but Yang Debao’s mother who has something to say.
Li Rong rolled her eyes. She didn't know why Yang Debao's mother said such a thing. She seemed to regard Li Rong as her own daughter. Could it be that something happened to the Yang family and she needed the Li family's help? I would write back and ask Li Rong later.
mother.
Now she had no time to talk to Yang Debao, she said: "Don't worry about it, auntie, I'm living a good life now. Zhao Qingsong doesn't need me to work, he buys me meat to eat, and makes me malted milk when I'm thirsty. You see, I've taken care of everything."
I’ve gained a lot of weight.”
Li Rong has a ruddy complexion and is one of the rare good-looking ones in the village. You can tell at a glance that she was raised intensively, and her good-looking facial features are even more attractive. Looking at her, Yang Debao regrets that he didn't kill Li Rong when he "chased him".
Fell asleep.
Yang Debao's face was full of affection: "Zhao Qingsong is a country boy after all. I don't know what to say in the future."
In Li Rong's opinion, this person had a brain problem. She glanced at Luo Bing and said casually: "How about I divorce Zhao Qingsong and marry you?"
Yang Debao looked happy and said, "Then I ask my mother to prepare?"
He was probably really sick, and Li Rong died speechless.
Luo Bing's face was extremely ugly. She was still Yang Debao's partner. She said, "Brother Debao, that's not what you said before."
Yang Debao pursed his lips: "Didn't we break up? My mother won't let me be with you anymore, I'm sorry Bingbing."
Li Rong curled her lips and had no intention of talking to these two people. Just when He Xing called her, she responded and left quickly.
He Xing took the pork, and then waited for the pork that Zhao Qingyang received as a member of the pig slaughterer to put it together with the pig offal, and then took it home with Li Rong.
After returning home, Li Rong and He Xing packed up the pork. Some of it had to be cooked and eaten today. Some of it was taken on the road, and the rest was washed and put in the yard to cover it with snow. It was freezing cold, and those snowdrifts were
It has excellent effect as a natural refrigerator for freezing and preserving freshness.
Li Rong and his wife had been having dinner with Mother Zhao and the others since New Year's Eve, and the plan was to eat until the seventh day of the lunar month.
On New Year's Eve, everyone got up early.
When Li Rong woke up, He Xinggang had made breakfast. She brushed her teeth and went to have breakfast.
"Where is Zhao Qingsong?" Li Rong asked while eating.
"We are making Spring Festival couplets in the main room. Mom is also cutting paper, why don't you go watch for a while?"