allonlinenovel Chapter 253 Killing Pigs
Chapter 253 Killing Pigs
After Lu Qingqing asked this question, everyone in the yard reacted.
Since Dongning Village came to inform Linshan Village, I'm afraid several nearby villages have also been notified.
Pigs are not raised very big these days. If you only kill one pig, you may not have any good meat if you go too late.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Yang Yongyan scratched his head awkwardly and said:
"The man came over and just said he wanted to kill some pigs. I didn't ask how many, but these days, it's quite a big deal for a family to be able to raise one pig."
After hearing this, the people in the team became a little anxious.
Lu Shuhe patted Yang Yongyan's shoulder and said with a smile:
"Yong Yan, we have to go early. With so many people buying, if we go too late, I'm afraid we can only buy a pair of shoes."
Yang Yongyan also realized this problem and nodded:
"That's right, I'll go back and tell my dad and the others.
We will gather at the village entrance at 3:15 pm, and it will take about 15 minutes to get to Dongning Village.
If you go there early and wait, you can pick out some good meat."
After Yang Yongyan finished speaking, he said goodbye to everyone and left.
When everyone in the yard saw Yang Yongyan leave, they didn't go back to the house, but started talking about how much meat they planned to buy.
I heard that one family in the queue was planning to buy half a pound of fat meat, while another was planning to buy a pound of pork belly.
Lu Qingqing began to wonder how she could buy more pork.
However, I’m afraid I won’t be able to buy much on this trip to Dongning Village today.
There were nearly fifty people in their team, plus villagers from surrounding villages.
It seems that if you want to buy more pork, you have to find another way.
At 2:15 pm, at the entrance of Linshan Village.
Lu Qingqing and her group were already waiting at the village entrance, and people from the village came over one after another.
Since they had collected dried vegetables before, most of the villagers in Linshan Village had already dealt with Lu Qingqing and his group.
Thinking about the copper coins they had received before, most people in Linshan Village had a relatively good attitude.
Some of the enthusiastic people even came over and started chatting.
Lu Qingqing remembered buying more pork and listened attentively.
Tian Funiang usually has a loud voice. When she heard the old women from Linshan Village praising her, she became even more loud in joy.
Lu Qingqing was not very close to her, but she could hear it clearly.
"You don't know, my grandson is smart and filial. Whenever I make something delicious for him, I always think of saving some for me..."
After hearing what she said, an old woman from Linshan Village praised her at the right moment:
"That's right! Last time I went to your yard to deliver dried vegetables, the little baby was so fair and clean, it looked like he was well-fed. Old sister, I say you are a good hand at raising children!"
Tianfu Niang was even more proud after hearing this:
"Of course not. When we were fleeing from the famine, my little Shitou was just skinny. I put a lot of effort into making him grow so plump now."
Another woman heard this and said hurriedly:
"Sister, please tell me, my eldest grandson is also very thin and gets sick every other day. It worries me so much!"
Tianfu Niang took two steps forward and said:
"This child is sick because he doesn't eat well! I prepare four meals a day. If the child eats well, he will grow well naturally."
The maids around felt a little embarrassed when they heard this.
Don’t they know that they are not hungry if they have eaten enough? This means there is nothing to eat!
Tianfu Niang also noticed the embarrassment of the others, and after coughing twice, she said:
"I heard that if you make soup with these big bones, children will grow taller. We're going to buy pork this time, and the bones are not expensive. We can buy some and make soup with them. We can drink it for several days!"
Several old women smiled awkwardly. It is true that shank bones are much cheaper than pork, but the bones are shaved very cleanly.
Instead of spending money to buy bones, it is better to spend more money to buy a piece of meat to enjoy.
For a moment, the atmosphere was a little awkward.
Tianfu Niang rarely met someone who was willing to praise her, so she didn't want to stop and forced a change of subject.
"How many pigs do you think Dongning Village will slaughter today?"
A woman smacked her lips and said:
"It seems Song Lao San is the only one in Dongning Village who raises pigs. It seems no one else has raised any in the past two years. With the recent disasters, people are starving, so why would they raise pigs?"
While they were chatting, Lu Qingqing came over and said hurriedly:
"Are there any people raising pigs in the nearby villages?"
When the old woman heard Lu Qingqing speak, she recognized that she lived in the compound and replied:
“I’m afraid there aren’t many people raising pigs in the surrounding villages anymore. If you want to know where else people are raising pigs, you have to go to Yongfu Village.
That village is close to town and is famous for its pig farming. Butchers in town all go there to buy pigs."
Seeing that Lu Qingqing was listening attentively, the old woman couldn't help but explain:
"Yongfu Village isn't close, it's nearly twenty miles away! Besides, it's snowing heavily, so it's too troublesome to go out!"
Lu Qingqing nodded and asked the old woman about the location of Yongfu Village.
As they were talking, it was already three quarters past four.
Seeing that no one else came from the village, Father Yang called on everyone to set off.
Soon, everyone arrived at Dongning Village.
There were already villagers walking on the village street. Father Yang quickly stepped forward and greeted them:
"Brother, we are from Linshan Village. I heard that someone is slaughtering a pig in the village today. I wonder which family it is?"
The man looked at the people in Linshan Village and pointed inside:
"Here, go straight from here, turn right at the last street, and when you see a small road, continue walking north and you will see it."
After thanking the man, Yang's father successfully found the family that was slaughtering the pig according to what the man said.
When Lu Qingqing arrived at the door, she didn't expect the pig-slaughtering ceremony to be so grand.
A pig that looked completely immature in her eyes was being held down by four or five men.
Several other men were quickly tying ropes around the pig's legs.
The pig screamed at the top of its lungs and struggled desperately, but it was too small to resist at all.
Soon, the skinny pig was carried and placed on the table.
Lu Qingqing estimated that the pig didn't even weigh a hundred kilograms.
At this time, someone had already placed a clean wooden basin under the table.
The other man was wearing an apron and walking towards the pig with a butcher knife that had been sharpened to a shine.
Amidst a series of shrill howls, the pig slowly stopped struggling.
A little kid nearby saw this and started crying loudly out of fear.
The child's mother rushed over upon hearing the noise, grabbed the child, and slapped him on the back several times, cursing as she beat him:
"You naughty child, I told you not to come over and look, but you didn't listen. You got scared out of your wits, and you'll suffer the consequences!"
As he said this, he pulled the crying child away.
To be honest, the scene just now was indeed a bit bloody.
The white knife goes in and the red knife comes out, it is perfect to use it here.
If Lu Qingqing, who had just traveled through time, saw this scene, she would probably feel uncomfortable too.
But after fleeing the famine for so long, she had killed quite a few people, not to mention animals.
This time, she saw the pig-slaughtering scene again, which was similar to how she usually handled her prey.
Moreover, she was thinking of raising some pigs in the space in the future, and she was afraid that she would have to learn how to slaughter pigs.
Thinking of this, she adopted a learning attitude and carefully observed the specific process of slaughtering pigs.