After being subjected to severe torture, Chen Laosan and Huang Juan confessed to something else.

The 500 yuan that Granny Song had was stolen by Huang Juan.

Chen Laosan became addicted to gambling and was tricked in town into losing 500 yuan. The person threatened to cut off his hands and feet if he didn't pay it back.

In order to save him, Huang Juan stole 500 yuan while her mother-in-law was hospitalized and used it to save Chen Laosan's life.

In the end, Chen Laosan and Huang Juan were convicted of multiple crimes and imprisoned.

Their lives are over.

The truth about Granny Song's money came to light, and of course Song Guoqiang had to tell her.

Old Mrs. Song was so angry that she stood at the village entrance and cursed for three days.

Since Song Dapeng was exposed to have a hidden illness, he has stayed at home and spends all his time lying on the kang (a heated brick bed).

The family relies entirely on the Song sisters for support.

The harvest season is fast approaching.

This year's abundant rainfall resulted in a bumper harvest, and smiles beamed on the faces of everyone in the village.

At the end of the year, Songjiatun achieved excellent results, and everyone received their share of grain as they had hoped.

When the day came for handing over the New Year's pigs, Song Guoqiang saw that Fang Jie's family had handed over two large, fat pigs weighing 400 jin each, and praised her again.

The villagers were incredibly envious.

Most importantly, Fang Jie's family also has two large, fat pigs weighing 400 jin each.

In the entire village, apart from Fang Jie's family, Song Guoqiang's family has the largest pig, weighing around 300 jin (150 catties).

The vegetables and fruits in Song Guoqiang's private plot grow exceptionally well, so there's no need to cut pig feed; the vegetables in his plot are enough to feed two pigs.

Of all the vegetables grown in the village, his family and Fang Jie's family's private plots were the best.

Song Fanxing would always run over to Song Guoqiang's wife when she was fertilizing their land, and secretly add some spiritual spring water to her manure bucket when she wasn't looking.

Song Guoqiang's wife likes her very much. She always hugs her and brings her home to get her peach shortbread.

The pigs belonging to other villagers weigh 200 jin (100 catties) or more than 100 jin (50 kg).

Song Dalong's pig was the smallest, weighing less than 100 jin (50 catties), but it was a miracle that it survived; the other one had already starved to death.

Song Dani and Song Erni are quite capable; they can raise two pigs weighing over 200 jin (approximately 100 kg).

After delivering the New Year's pigs, Fang Jie sold one to the commune for 70 cents a pound. The pig weighed 456 pounds and sold for a total of 319 yuan, making the villagers extremely envious.

Fang Jie accepted the money, her smile never fading.

She has made up her mind to build a house in the spring.

Fang Jie slaughtered the remaining pig for her own family to eat.

That day, everyone in the village went to Fang Jie's house for a pig-slaughtering feast.

Fang Jie was generous; she stewed two large pots of pork stew, which was full of meat, and also added a large bowl of blood sausage, as well as stir-fried several other dishes.

The yard was filled with pigsties and chicken coops, and the table was placed on the open ground outside the yard.

Despite the freezing weather, everyone was undeterred by the cold and ate heartily around a large basin of stewed pork.

Of all the families in the village, Fang Jie's family was the most generous. Other families would just put in a token amount of meat, but Fang Jie's dishes were full of meat, big chunks of meat.

The Song family, the Song sisters, and Grandma Song also came.

The pigs belonging to Song Dalong's family were also handed over to Song Guoqiang under his disdainful gaze; they hadn't eaten meat in a long time.

Grandma Song hadn't eaten meat in a long time, and her mouth was watering with craving.

The whole family ate like starving ghosts, monopolizing a pot of stewed pork and eating heartily, while no one else could even get close to the table.

The family was a bunch of scoundrels, and nobody bothered them, so they simply went to eat at another table.

Seeing this, Fang Jie had someone stir-fry a large bowl of celery and pork and bring it over.

She's in a good mood today, so she made sure everyone has a good meal.

After a whirlwind of activity, everyone tactfully helped clean up before heading home.

The Song family and Old Lady Song were shameless; they ate and then just left.

Song Dani and Song Erni even stayed behind to move tables and chairs.

Seeing this, Song Xiaomei also returned to help.

She prefers to spend time with the Song sisters.

A 400-pound fat pig with thick layers of fat.

Fang Jie rendered all the lard into snow-white pork fat, put it into a jar, and ate it slowly.

She also planned to sell half of the remaining pork; there was too much, and she was afraid it would spoil if she couldn't finish it.

This year, every household in Songjiatun raised two pigs, one to hand over to the government and the other to be slaughtered for their own consumption, so no one is buying pork anymore.

No, Song Dalong's family didn't slaughter a pig for the New Year, but they also didn't have the money to buy meat.

Every day, pigs were slaughtered in the village, and they went from house to house to mooch off the pig-slaughtering feast. They ate meat for almost half a month, which made them extremely happy.

Fang Jie was worried about how to sell the pork. She even thought about selling it on the black market, but it would be a hassle.

Song Guoqiang happened to bring a few people from other villages over, saying they wanted to buy pork.

Fang Jie was overjoyed.

When the group saw that Fang Jie's pigs were very fat, they were very satisfied and immediately bought a lot to take home.

That evening, several more groups of people from other villages came to buy meat from Fang Jie's house, drawn by his reputation.

People like people with lots of fat.

The meat from Fang Jie's family was just to their liking.

Soon, half a pig was gone.

If anyone else comes to buy pork, Fang Jie will stop selling it and keep it for her own family.

She set aside half of the pork to make braised pork, so it could be stored for a long time and the children could eat meat regularly.

Making braised pork is a skill that takes time and effort; it took Fang Jie two whole days to finish.

The remaining meat was used to make dumplings for the children, and they could also stir-fry or stew it for everyday meals.

Song Fanxing had an endless supply of vegetables in her space, so Fang Jie prepared pork and cabbage, pork and celery, and pork and seafood.

When she's making dumplings to eat right now, she sometimes makes fillings like chives and eggs, or zucchini and eggs.

Song Fanxing likes to eat dumplings with zucchini and egg filling.

Zhou Zan sat at the entrance of his own courtyard house, gazing longingly at the alleyway.

Xingxing said she would save money to buy a ticket to come to Beijing to see him, but she waited for a year and still hadn't seen her sister.

He was somewhat disappointed.

Zhou Xiongguang came out leaning on his cane and saw his grandson squatting at the door, probably waiting for his little sister Xingxing again.

Ever since their grandson returned from Songjiatun, he has been talking about Xingxing all the time, and the old couple are very curious about the little girl named Xingxing.

"Xiao Zan, go back inside, it's cold outside."

Zhou Zan glanced reluctantly at the alley entrance before following Zhou Xiong Guang back into the house.

Song Darong returned home the day before the Lunar New Year, and the whole family was finally together.

He has been busy with work this year and hasn't been home. This time he'll be able to stay for a month or two.

Song Darong kept his promise and bought a pair of liberation shoes for each of his sons, Song Yaohui and Song Yaohua. He didn't know his sons' shoe sizes, so he bought them larger sizes.

Song Yaohui and Song Yaohua already have a pair of shoes, so they can keep the shoes that Song Darong bought for next year.

Song Darong has not forgotten his most beloved daughter.

I bought her a pair of red cotton shoes and a red woolen hat.

They're all red, which is festive.

Song Fanxing wore a red cotton-padded jacket, red cotton shoes, and a red hat, which made her fair skin look even whiter and more beautiful.

Song Darong didn't forget his wife Fang Jie either, and bought her a red scarf and a pair of black leather shoes.

Fang Jie held the pair of leather shoes with obvious affection.

Although she clearly liked them, she complained, "How much did these leather shoes cost? Why spend so much money?"