During the meal, Jiang Zhi told the Shi family about her plan to raise pigs for them.

There are now more than a dozen pigs of various sizes on the mountain. The piglets have been weaned, and the sows are about to go into heat and give birth to a new litter. It is no longer suitable to keep the piglets together.

Moreover, such a large number of pigs require a lot of food, and the meager output from the mountain cannot sustain them.

“The Shi family is simple-minded and can only do simple things. Now they have collected piles of oak trees and dried piles of vegetables. They have even dried several baskets of sweet potato leaves. I plan to put the piglets in their house to raise, and then divide them up 40/60 after they are fattened up.”

Jiang Zhi thought that the Shi family would get 40% for providing manpower, and 50% for feeding the piglets, which was the hardest part and relied entirely on Chunfeng's care.

The silage from their own land was mainly used to feed the livestock at the post station. They could also have the Shi family come and collect it, getting 10% of the harvest. They could eat dozens of kilograms of meat each year, and then share some manure with the land.

That's a great idea! Chunfeng is also having a headache over the piglets. In another four or five months, more piglets will be born, and they simply can't keep up with the demand.

“Okay, Auntie, when do you want to catch the pigs? The piglets have already been weaned, and these have been castrated, so we just need to feed them pig feed,” Xu Dazhu said.

Jiang Zhi thought for a moment and said, "It's November now, and there's only one month left until the New Year. The Shi family's pigsty and house are almost finished, so let's catch the pigs at the end of the month."

With ten days left until the end of the month, the Shi family can tidy up a new house, prepare pig feed, and grind barley into flour—that should be enough!

With her mental burden lifted, Chunfeng's smile was exceptionally radiant.

The dinner was braised pork with turnips. The pork was freshly harvested this year and smoked with cypress branches. After cooking, the slices were golden and glossy. It was only served to guests.

After a month apart, Nini ate her mother's cooking again, and her mouth was covered in oil.

While wiping her face, Chunfeng scolded her, "You must be obedient in the village from now on and stop being naughty."

"Auntie, please keep a close eye on Nini from now on. When she starts school, her great-grandparents will definitely spoil her."

Jiang Zhi laughed: "Nini is great! That's the kind of person who dares to speak and act!"

When Nini spoke of protecting her parents, Chunfeng and her husband were truly moved to tears.

Jiang Zhi stayed on the mountain for a day and tidied up her house.

Xu Dazhu said that when he returned to the village last time, Xu Genyou and the others asked about the situation of living on the mountain and said that they wanted to stop and eat at Laoyun Cliff when they were burning charcoal.

He also invited Tian Gui to dig bamboo shoots and pick oak leaves, saying they could come to the cliff.

Jiang Zhi thought it was a good idea, but she had to remind the villagers to take the right path when they came, not to go through the woods or climb rocks, and to call out from a distance and wait for the host to respond before coming over.

There are traps in the woods, and there are wild boars in the woods, but as long as his owner is with him, Peppa won't come out and hurt anyone.

It's said that Laoyun Cliff is only an hour's walk from the village, but very few people from Xujia Village actually live more than half a mile away from the village.

Because when these refugees first gathered in the village, they already knew that several families had been burned to death in the mountain fire, which was a terrible tragedy!

Later, when the refugees were led by Li Laoshi to attack Laoyun Cliff, a trap injured them, and more than a dozen people were beheaded at once, making it even more tragic!

The wild boar spirit that emerged after Xu Changshou and his son were nearly killed by Peiqi made the villagers unwilling to enter the forest or go up the mountain.

Whether they were gods or ghosts, the villagers admired the two families of Village Chief Jiang who lived on the mountain, but they themselves were not very willing to come up there.

Now there are fewer people on the cliff, and the three of them are very lonely. If villagers walk around here from time to time, it will be more lively at home and can also keep wild animals away.

Jiang Zhi has now set up a room in her own home to provide shelter from the rain and a place for others to rest.

The next day, Jiang Zhi took Nini down the mountain again. The child, who used to miss her parents every day in the village, came down the mountain without any hesitation. She said, "Dad, Mom, I'm fighting bad guys in the village!" which made everyone laugh and cry.

Back in the village, Jiang Zhi went to the Shi family to check on the situation. The house was almost finished, but it was hard to find stone slabs for the pigsty floor. So they just cut a whole tree trunk and paved it with the stone slabs.

Jiang Zhi was surprised to find that the pigsty walls were made of blue bricks.

Last year, the Shi brothers said they wanted to build their own brick house, and they actually started making mud bricks.

Moreover, the two brothers dug a small kiln and fired the dried adobe bricks with a strong fire and then quenched them with water, making them genuine blue bricks.

These bricks are not afraid of rain or water immersion, and are of superior quality. However, the quantity is astonishing, with more than three hundred produced every year.

These blue bricks weren't enough to build houses, but they could be used to build pigsties, and thus the most luxurious pigsty was born in Xujia Village.

When Stone Monkey saw Village Chief Jiang arrive, he quickly called out to his father and uncle, "My family wants to raise pigs, and Father and Uncle have agreed."

Jiang Zhi had a headache looking at these two simpletons, but it was good that they could understand raising pigs: "Brother Shi, your family will help me raise pigs from now on."

"If you raise it well, I can provide your family with grain or money. We can also slaughter the pig and divide the meat later; you can choose one."

The Shi brothers weren't very bright. They had been completely bewildered by the villagers coming to repair their house and pigsty these past few days. But when they heard that raising pigs would bring them money and meat, they immediately grinned, revealing their big yellow teeth, and chuckled, "Village Chief Jiang, you have to keep your word."

Jiang Zhi smiled and said, "Of course it counts. Tell me if you want grain, money, or meat? And how much do you want?"

Boss Shi scratched his head. This question was clearly beyond his capabilities, but he still managed to be clever for once. He looked at the stone monkey next to him and said, "The monkey can do the math. Let the monkey say... You can give him as much as you want!"

The stone monkey would say a word in the village, and people would come to repair their houses. So they encouraged the stone monkey to speak more.

Now that the pig-raising plan is settled, we'll wait until Errui and Xiaoman have some free time before going up the mountain to catch pigs.

When he got home, Errui was already back. Knowing that Chunfeng's sister-in-law had obtained the divorce papers, he was very happy and said, "Now no one will gossip anymore."

Clearly, he had heard the rumors circulating outside, but all of that is in the past now.

In another place, Xiaoman was not happy. He was very annoyed that he was not at home: "Hmph, if I were home, I would definitely beat those people out of the house. They wouldn't be allowed to act so recklessly!"

Aunt Jiang is always one to stand her ground; why did she let it go so easily this time, even giving her ten taels of silver?

Xiaoman still remembers the suffering his sister-in-law endured. Given his temper, he would first beat that drunkard to death, then beat up everyone else, and then kick them out.

Grandpa Xiaoman glared at him, knowing that his grandson had a bad temper and needed to learn from him: "Do you think your aunt is like you, only caring about venting her anger and pleasing her heart, without caring about her future life or death?"

Those are your sister-in-law's own parents. Hitting them is like slapping your sister-in-law in the face; she'll never be able to hold her head up high in the village again.

"And that person, when pushed to the limit, started spouting nonsense outside, which also ruined your sister-in-law's reputation."

If we offer them a little more money, they'll shut up. If they don't, then you can deal with them later.

Your aunt was right. Giving those scoundrels a way out is also giving yourself a way out. It's not worth it for someone of fine porcelain to mess with a ceramic bowl.

If Jiang Zhi heard these words, she would definitely give Xiaoman a thumbs up.

In modern times, there have been cases of wealthy business owners losing their lives over a few thousand dollars.

When fine porcelain meets a coarse bowl, the only question is: is it worth it, or is it unfair?

Xiaoman stopped talking. He knew he was lacking in this area, and his vision and breadth of mind were insufficient.

However, that drunkard dared to talk nonsense after taking my money. If he let even a whisper out, I'll kill him!