Chapter 239 I've caught up with the ones I raise at home.

"Xiping, come out quickly and carry this pig inside."

The Liu brothers drove their carriage to the gate of the Sheng family and loudly called for Sheng Xiping to come out.

Sheng Xiping was setting up a shed with Wang Jianshe and the others in the courtyard when he heard the carriage coming, but he didn't expect it to be the Liu brothers.

Upon hearing someone call out to him, Sheng Xiping quickly put down what he was doing and got to work.

When they arrived at the gate, they found that the Liu brothers were driving a horse-drawn carriage with a sow weighing over 200 pounds and a yellow-haired pig on it.

"Big brother, second brother, what are you doing?" Sheng Xiping was stunned, not understanding what the Liu brothers were doing.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and take the pig downstairs to clean it up."

"This is something my brother and I went into the mountains this morning to hunt, and we're bringing it to you for your banquet."

Liu Yujiang rolled his eyes at Sheng Xiping. This kid usually seems pretty shrewd, so why is he acting so foolish today?

What day is the day after tomorrow? Isn't it his wedding? Brother, over the years, sending over two pigs to add a few more dishes to the banquet is perfectly reasonable.

"Big brother, second brother, look, I'm getting married and you've gone to so much trouble for me." Sheng Xiping was quite touched and didn't know what to say.

They were worried he wouldn't have enough ingredients for his wedding banquet, so they specially hunted wild boar and sent it over. This kindness is truly rare.

"Stop spouting useless nonsense. When we got married, how much help did you give us? Besides, what about Erlang Shen and the Black General?"

This morning, my brother and I, leading nine dogs, had only been in the mountains for a short while when we encountered a litter of pigs.

Our dogs are amazing! Even the pups are incredibly fierce. Five big dogs pinned down two sows, and four puppies easily subdued a blond-haired dog.

Liu Yuhe chuckled and told Sheng Xiping about their hunting trip up the mountain that morning.

There wasn't much to do in the agricultural team during the first month of the lunar year, so Liu Yujiang and Liu Yuhe, bored at home, often took their pack of dogs into the mountains to hunt.

The two families originally had five large dogs, plus four half-grown dogs: Leopard, Fat Tiger, Little Flower, and Little Gray.

Nine dogs' gang is extremely rare these days.

The leopard and the fat tiger have already started biting their prey. With the big dogs training them, they quickly became very fierce and dared to bite their prey to the death.

At first, Liu's little flowers and little gray cats didn't know anything, but after being taken into the mountains a few times, they started biting prey.

This pack of dogs, led by Erlang Shen and Daqing, had seen several tough battles and were incredibly fierce. They could easily take down ordinary herds of pigs.

"We didn't even feed the dogs or offer any of the offal from these two pigs to the mountain god. We brought it all back. Let's clean it up quickly; we need it to entertain our guests!"

Liu Yuhe smiled and explained a few words, then waved to Wang Jianshe and the others, and together they lifted the pig off the truck and carried it into the yard.

The stove had already been set up in the yard, so we quickly boiled water and prepared the two pigs.

The Sheng family was now quite lively, with people boiling water to scald the pig hair and cleaning the pig offal; everyone was busy as bees.

When the Zhou family returned from the Tang family's house, they were completely stunned by the scene in the courtyard.

When did the Sheng family slaughter this pig? That was way too fast!

After inquiring with Sheng Liancheng, Zhou Mingyuan learned that it was actually the two sons of Sheng Xiping's master who had specially sent the wild boar.

When Zhou's relatives heard this, they were completely dumbfounded.

They had heard Zhou Mingyuan mention that Sheng Xiping was a hunter. The lunch included roe deer meat and venison, all game that Sheng Xiping and his men had hunted.

But they never expected that the Sheng family was so well-liked. Just for Sheng Xiping's wedding, someone sent two wild boars to be used for the banquet.

And judging from what the Liu brothers said, they went into the mountains that morning to hunt it fresh. Is hunting really that easy?

"Brother, are there that many wild animals in these mountains? It sounds to me like hunting is just a game."

"Wow, this is almost as good as raising our own! We just have to go up the mountain to catch them as needed!" Zhou Minghua couldn't help but ask Zhou Mingyuan.

We had roe deer and venison for lunch, and then they brought over two wild boars in the afternoon. Wow, it seems like there's everything in these mountains! It feels even more convenient than raising our own!

Zhou Mingyuan laughed as soon as he heard that, "It's not that easy."

You don't live in the forest area and haven't heard of this, but your sister-in-law works at the Forestry Bureau Hospital. Every year, there are people who go hunting in the mountains and get gored by wild boars or scratched and bitten by bears.

Let me put it this way, hunting isn't something just anyone can do; it's very dangerous.

If everyone could go into the mountains to hunt, wouldn't all the animals in the mountains have been hunted to extinction long ago?

“Our son-in-law and his two older brothers were trained by the most famous veteran gunners in Dajianchang Village. They are experienced, have excellent marksmanship, and also keep several good dogs.”

Zhou Mingyuan didn't know much about hunting either; all he knew was what Sheng Xiping had told him.

Zhou Minghua and the others then realized, "Oh, so that's how it is. Our son-in-law is really something, no wonder we have so much meat to eat. Wow, that's great."

These days, it's not easy to get meat.

In the countryside, you might be able to raise a pig, slaughter it at the New Year, sell half to the supply and marketing cooperative, and keep the other half for yourself.

In the city, supplies are rationed, and there's nothing more.

Being able to eat meat to one's heart's content is a dream come true for countless people.

Previously, when they learned that Zhou Qinglan had married into a forest farm in a remote mountain village, Zhou Minghua and Wang Zhongjing were somewhat puzzled.

With the Zhou family's status and Zhou Qinglan's looks and character, she could easily marry into the city. How could she possibly marry into the forest farm?

The forest farm may sound nice, but aren't the workers really just toiling away in the mountains?

The two children have already registered their marriage and will be getting married soon. No matter if their uncle or maternal uncle disagrees, they can't say much.

But once they arrived at the forest farm today and saw Sheng Xiping and the Sheng family, Zhou Minghua and Wang Zhongjing's awkwardness dissipated considerably.

The young man is good-looking and polite in his interactions with others; the two are quite a good match.

When I came to the Sheng family's house for lunch, I took another look. The Sheng family's house had red tiles and white walls, and the windows were bright and clean. The west room was furnished with a whole set of good wooden furniture, and there was also a brand-new sewing machine.

Don't let the fact that the Sheng family lives in this remote mountain valley fool you; their standard of living is far better than what they would have in the city.

Especially these two pigs in front of them. In the city, they had never heard of anyone slaughtering two pigs to entertain guests when their son got married.

No, that's not right. It's not just two pigs. The Sheng family probably has more in stock, at least some venison and roe deer meat.

To be honest, they were all tempted after seeing this. Look at how well they live, surrounded by green mountains and clear waters, enjoying life to the fullest. Isn't that wonderful?

"Oh dear, it has to be my eldest niece. She has such good taste. Not only did she choose such a good young man as Xiping, but the Sheng family is also very kind."

Looking at Qinglan's mother-in-law, she seems like a kind and gentle person, and she treats Qinglan very well, always calling her "daughter." A mother-in-law like that is hard to find.

Zhou Minghua's wife was whispering to Wang Chunxiu over there.

"Yes, Sister-in-law Shuzhen is truly rare," Wang Chunxiu couldn't help but sigh.