Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 201

Early the next morning, Cheng He sent the child to school.

Now it has reached the stage of "holiday for three days". Going to school is just for fun, quietly waiting for the arrival of winter vacation.

After sending the children to school, Cheng He went directly to Cheng Shi's house.

At this time, several people were already waiting here, all of them were uncles of Cheng Shi's own family.Butchering a pig is not an easy task, and a few people with strong physical strength are needed to help hold it.

To kill pigs in Taohua Village, the first thing to do is to arrange a date with the butcher.When the time comes, drive the pigs away and kill them in the slaughterhouse where the hunter is killed.

There are large pots and stoves for boiling water and scalding hair; there are also large basins for receiving blood.Most people don't have all these things ready.

Cheng Shi's family killed one pig this year and sold the other two.It is also an income.

Their house is only half built now, and they temporarily live in Cheng Shi's second uncle's house.Cheng He originally asked Cheng Shi to live in his house, but those days his house was rented to take pictures every day, which was troublesome, so he had to give up.

However, it won't take long for his house to be liveable.

The reconstruction of the entire Taohua Village can be completed in a few months at most. By then, the Taohua Village will have a new look and the tourism project will officially start.

After chatting a few words, we started to chase the pigs when everyone was ready.

Cheng Shi's father went into the pigsty first, tied one of the pig's hind legs with a rope, and drove them out.The crowd followed, one leading the pig and the other dragging an empty cart, and drove the pig to the butcher's slaughterhouse.

When we arrived at the place, the hot water in the cauldron was already boiling, and the basin for receiving blood had been washed clean.

Several people started to work, and under the command of the butcher, several people started to act in groups.

The pig's hind legs have already been tied tightly with a rope. Now the pig must be put down first, and the two people in front each hold one of the pig's ears to prevent it from escaping.

The people behind pulled the rope hard, and the pig fell to the ground.Then a group of people hurriedly bound its four hooves.

In order to save the pigs from suffering, the butcher killed the pigs quickly and accurately, and caught the bleeding with a basin.

The next thing to do is to perm.

The pig butcher made an opening in the pig's hind legs, and the pig's skin immediately bulged when blowing in from there.At this time, the whole pot of boiling water is poured over the pig, making it easier to shave.

Then it was gutted, chopped into parts, loaded on a cart and taken home.

According to the old rules, after slaughtering a pig, you have to eat the pig-killing meal at the owner's house.

Today, when the pigs were slaughtered, Cheng Shi's family also set up a large pot and stove, and made some things that needed to be hot and processed first, and then officially prepared the rice for slaughtering the pigs.

The pig-killing rice in Nanshan City is not too big a scene, but the people who helped butcher the pig today and a few relatives of my own family basically add up to one table.

Originally, it was to reward those who came to help, so the pig-killing rice was a very real meal, and the meat was used very much.

And the dishes basically revolve around pork, such as steamed pork, twice-cooked pork, fried pork liver, stewed lotus root with big meat, etc. - all big meat.

The steamed meat with flour is the best scapula meat, four-finger-wide fat, steamed in a large pot and a large stove over a strong fire, fat but not greasy, and melts in the mouth;
The twice-cooked pork is made of the best third-line pork ribs, red and white, fragrant and refreshing.

The freshly slaughtered pig has fresh meat and is cooked with enough heat. When frying, because there is a lot of meat in the pot at one time, the fire is strong, and there is a lot of oil. Add some garlic and stir-fry, the aroma is very strong, and it tastes fragrant and glutinous. The pork bought in the market is incomparable.

Stir-fried pork liver is a technical job. After cutting it into a uniform thickness, stir-fry in the pan quickly, and the fire must be high. Turn it over in the pan a few times and it will be up.

After a few dishes, it really smells like meat, and the smell is pleasant.This is called eating meat.

How else to put it, after killing the New Year pig, the taste of the New Year will come?
A meal was full of enthusiasm, full of wine and food, and then bragging together.Taking inventory of this year's harvest and looking forward to next year's plan, each one is very happy.

Cheng Shi filled the table with wine, deliberately teased his second master to tell stories, and asked with a smile: "Second master, how do you say you ate meat during Chinese New Year when you were young?"

He knew the virtues of his second master, and whenever he was at the table, especially after drinking some wine, he would talk about his childhood - when he was poor, how could he eat meat?One or two catties of meat will pass the New Year, and I have entertained an unknown number of tables of guests.

Sure enough, his second master took a sip of his wine and began to talk: "Honestly, life is better now. You don't know, at that time, we used a catty or two of pork to celebrate the New Year. The dishes were ready, and the meat was ready." Even when it’s in a bowl, I’m reluctant to eat it. I don’t eat it when the guests come, I just move the chopsticks symbolically.”

His second master said that at that time, everyone's conditions were poor, and they all knew that this kind of meat was the only one. After eating it, the owner's house would have nothing to put on the table tomorrow.So, I didn't eat it, and on the second day, other customers came, and the meat dish was still served as it was.

Just a nice picture.When relatives come, it cannot be said that there is no meat on the table.

So, a catty or two of meat can live a whole year.At that time, it was still a big family with a large population, and everyone was so greedy that they were not willing to eat.

After a while of reminiscing about bitterness and sweetness, everyone at the table started talking and laughing.Some say that those days have passed, and people cannot always remember those days.Some people say that life is better, and people should not forget their roots.

Yes, life is really better.

People at the table all said that this year's pig-killing rice was the most comfortable to eat.

In the past, I would feel heartache when eating, and I would be afraid that if I ate the meat, there would be less meat in the Spring Festival; I would think in my heart, if I sell this pig, it can be sold for thousands of yuan, and at least it can ease the situation at home. .

At that time, even if you were eating meat, you would still be thinking about things, and you would not enjoy eating.

But this year, each of their bamboo weaving is far more than the money for making a pig, and it is cash, which solves many urgent needs of the family.Now I have some cash on hand.

And as long as the business continues, there will be more in the future. As long as you are not afraid of being tired, you can make money.

In addition, the village is currently being rebuilt, and in a few months, the village tourism project can be implemented. When the tourists come, as long as they work hard, they will not worry about the difficult life in the future.

Therefore, this year's pig meal was the most comfortable meal, and money was not considered at all.

The village has changed a lot!Compared with before, it is really a turnaround.

Speaking of which, Cheng He brought this to everyone.

At the wine table, everyone toasted Cheng He and thanked him.

After a meal of slaughtering pigs, several people were drunk, and they were really satisfied.

Cheng He drank some wine, but he didn't feel drunk at all, but he felt warm in his heart.

Coming out of Cheng Shi's house, he walked leisurely, not in a hurry to go back.

The snow that fell yesterday was not very thick, and it has melted away now.But according to the weather forecast, there will be snow in these two days, which should be bigger than today.

It's getting more and more like a New Year's Eve.

Walking forward, he saw the piece of Suran that was later transplanted on his own field.

Sulan is a perennial plant, and the snow in winter can't freeze it to death.After the Chinese New Year, he can still harvest another batch of seeds, and he can plant them after the hill he contracted is cleaned up.

After Sulan was planted, the reconstruction of the village was completed, and the tourism project could be officially started, and everything was moving towards his plan.

Hmm, and some of the things in his hands can also be cashed out.

I don't know what's in that big rock and how much it's worth.Anyway, how much is it worth.

Then there are the dozen or so Polygonum multiflorum plants planted in the yard.

Su Youyue's eyelids were shallow, and seeing that it was planted, she was unwilling to buy it, so it would not be cheap for him, and then she would find another buyer.

Anyway, if you have good things in your hands, you don't have to worry about selling them.

Anyway, if the price is right, sell it, if it’s not right, keep planting, and don’t wait for the money.

What's more, he was still thinking, how to grow matsutake?

When I went to get the stone yesterday, there was a pine forest not far away, but Cheng He also went to see it. There was no matsutake in it, probably because the growing conditions were not suitable.

It would be great if we could transplant the matsutake from Yunxiao Mountains to this pine forest.

At that time, not to mention selling money, at least he can eat every meal!
I get excited just thinking about it. Others have grown more than 1000 catties, but he succeeded in growing it and can eat it every day. How cool is that?

Well, this problem needs to be solved.

While thinking about it, while walking, I walked to the school unknowingly.

Across the campus gate, a bunch of children were bouncing and playing inside.

Although it has only snowed, the children are chasing and playing on the playground as if they are not afraid of the cold.

Didn't he look like this when he was a child?

In a flash, he was already a father.Time is a butcher's knife.

In the distance, Cheng He saw a little girl in a pink down jacket playing a small game with her friends.

The little man is so focused, and when he is with his friends, he smiles happily.

Cheng He watched and couldn't help but also smiled.The child!

He should have given her a perfect childhood, right?

Should be right?
He was in a daze when his phone rang, so he took it out to have a look.

It was a newly added classmate group a few days ago, and someone chatted with him privately.

Cheng He blocked the group messages, and only checked out occasionally. Only those who chatted privately could hear it.

That's how the group is. From the excitement of building the group at the beginning, it has gradually changed to the stage of pretending to show off wealth.

But it doesn't matter, anyway, it's the Chinese New Year in the twelfth lunar month, everyone just wants to be happy, it's nothing.

Who is not like this?
The one who chatted with him privately was the same girl from last time—oh no, it might not be appropriate to call him a girl again.

Eighteen changes in the female college.

The girl's name was Tang Wei, he still remembered.

Judging from her chat messages in the group, she has really changed a lot now.

She used to blush when she spoke, and her voice was not much louder than a mosquito humming, but now, with dirty jokes on her lips, many men are no match for her.

How should I say it?Society is a big dye vat.

[Old classmate, why don't you bubble up in the group?Think they are too loud, don't you? 】

This is a message from her.

Cheng He sent a smiling expression and replied:

[No, no, I am busy with some trivial matters.When I have time, I will also watch it in the group. 】

Tang Wei added:
[I heard that you have returned to the village to develop, it is already the twelfth lunar month, what else are you busy with? 】

Cheng He replied:

【It’s time to go back to the village. The village is also busy in the twelfth lunar month. Today I helped butcher a pig at a family’s house in the village. I just ate the rice for killing pigs. 】

Cheng Shi and he both went to Nanshan High School, but they were not in the same class, so he didn't say Cheng Shi's name.

Tang Wei sent three "hungry" emojis and said:
[Yeah, pig-killing rice?It made me hungry all of a sudden, I haven't eaten for many years!I really envy.Very lively, right? 】

Cheng He didn't know what she was looking for him for, so she couldn't keep talking about these unnutritious things, right?
But since she didn't say anything, he didn't ask, so he just continued to "chat" with her.

Tang Wei finally got to the point:
[This Sunday, they proposed to hold a dinner party, which is opposite our school, "come and go", are you coming? 】

Sure enough, the dinner party came as soon as it was said.

For old classmates who haven’t seen each other for a long time, there must be reminiscences when they meet, and comparisons with each other must be indispensable—isn’t that what everyone says on the Internet.

It's just that Cheng He no longer has any desire to compare.

It didn't matter if I went to get together, but I looked at the date, it's Sunday?It was the time when Jiang Yutong had told him earlier that several old artists were planning to hold an annual art exchange meeting.

The activities of the old artists are in the provincial capital, and it takes a day to come and go, and I am afraid that they will not be able to come back in time.

This is related to the future of Xi Jinping's art study in Taohua Village.

He thought for a while, and had no choice but to reply: "I have something to do on Sunday, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time."

"Ah? The party was set on Sunday because of everyone's time. Didn't you go home to develop? It's almost Chinese New Year, and it's Sunday again. What else are you busy with?"

Tang Wei asked.

Cheng He couldn't explain what happened in the village to her, so he just said: "There is something. How about we get together again before the New Year and I treat you?"

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