These people who came did indeed have some intention of taking advantage of the situation.

The Sheng family slaughtered a pig, and the women came to buy meat. They were all neighbors, and since the Sheng family was so kind, they asked for a discount.

Who can be so precise when cutting meat? How can you even charge for an extra ounce or two?

When settling the bill, round it down to the nearest hundredth or seventy percent, and that's how it ends.

You can't do that in a store. Everything must be exactly as it is, and they won't shortchange you by a single penny.

All things considered, it's much cheaper than in a store.

Who knows, maybe I can get a bone or some pig's blood later.

Anyway, the Sheng family is doing well, and the eldest son of the Sheng family can make money, so what's a little more?

But Gao Haining's shout ruined the old women's plans.

"Oh dear, ladies, I'm so sorry, the pig we're slaughtering today isn't very big, and there's not much left after we've cleaned it up."

Look, Haining and the others just delivered half of it to the store. We still need to leave three to five catties for each of them.

There was barely any left, not even enough for our own family to eat, so we really didn't have any extra to sell.

Sheng Xiping could easily guess what these people were thinking. They were all notorious in the forest farm for their greed and petty tricks; their cunning was written all over their faces.

It's not that Sheng Xiping is stingy or petty. In normal social interactions, he would never hesitate to give whatever he should or help others.

But these people just can't get enough of taking advantage of others. They don't even praise the other person after they've gained something; they laugh at them for being foolish behind their backs.

Sheng Xiping didn't like hanging out with these people; they were too annoying. So he directly refused their request to buy meat.

Upon hearing Sheng Xiping's words, the old women's faces all turned ugly.

"Xiping, what are you saying? It's just a matter of a few pounds of meat. Why don't you eat less and share a few pounds with us?"

We're all neighbors here, we see each other all the time, and we've practically watched you grow up.

"You won't even give your aunties that much face if they open their mouths once? You're so stingy!" Old Mrs. Zhang said, pouting.

"Don't talk about that. Those few pounds of meat were raised by my family from dawn till dusk."

My two grandsons both know to go and gather vegetables to feed the pigs, so that the pigs can be raised to adulthood and then we can eat meat from them.

If you want to eat pork, raise your own pigs, or buy it from a store. Why should others eat less of it?

We go through all the trouble of raising pigs so that we can eat their meat. Why should we eat less of it?

"That won't do. I need to save some for my grandson. He loves meat, and he's fed the pig a lot; there'll be some for him."

Seeing this, Zhang Shuzhen rushed over and pulled Sheng Xiping aside so she could argue with the old women.

Zhang Shuzhen is a good-natured person who rarely argues with others and always seems easy to talk to with a smile.

Even clay figures have a touch of earthiness; their kindness depends on who they are.

Some people just can't be respected or yielded to. If you yield to them, they'll think it's their due.

So when Zhang Shuzhen came over, she didn't hold back and directly retorted, leaving those old women speechless.

At this moment, Wang Jianshe and a few others came over to smooth things over.

"Aunt Zhang, Aunt Li, Haining and Weiguo just delivered a carcass of pork to the store. If you want some, just go to the store and buy it."

"You can still make it if you go now; if you're any later, they'll all be gone."

"That's right, that's right. We can still make it to the store if we hurry. The pig was just slaughtered and it's very fresh. It's much better than the ones that the stores bring back from Songjiang River."

As Zhang Zhijun and Pan Fusheng talked, they pushed several old women out of the house.

Before the old women could even react, Zhang Zhijun and the others pushed them out of the Sheng family's courtyard against their will.

"It's true, the richer they are, the stingier they become. It's just a few pounds of meat, as if anyone can't afford it?"

Once they were outside the Sheng family's gate, the group realized what had happened and became furious. Standing on the road outside, they shouted loudly.

Inside the Sheng family courtyard, everyone was laughing and joking; who cared what the outsiders were saying?

Zhang Shuzhen directed her son to chop up the remaining meat and remove the large bones, which would then be put into a pot to stew.

There's no pickled cabbage available now, so Zhang Shuzhen plans to make braised pork ribs. Anyway, it's all the same whether you eat meat or not, so eating more meat saves on grain.

Clean the pig's head, trotters, and tail thoroughly, then put them in a large pot to simmer.

We're not making blood sausage today. Let's put the pig intestines aside for now and deal with them later.

The remaining offal, such as pig heart, liver, and lungs, were also cleaned, blanched, and then cooked in a pot with various seasonings.

For a time, the Sheng family's courtyard was filled with all sorts of smells.

Lunch was served a little late, around 2 p.m.

There aren't many fresh vegetables available at this time of year in early spring. Besides, who eats fresh vegetables after slaughtering a pig?

The braised pork ribs are placed in a bowl and placed on top. The pork head meat, pork liver, pork heart, etc. are cut up and plated, and eaten with garlic sauce.

Simmer the pork skin until it reaches a certain consistency, then rinse it several times with water and cool it. Cut it into strips and mix it with chili oil, minced garlic, salt, MSG, and other seasonings. It has a chewy texture, and the more you chew, the better it tastes.

The pork tenderloin was lean, cut into strips, and stir-fried with soybean paste. Some sprouted scallions were picked from the ground, washed, and served with a plate of dried tofu.

When eating, roll the shredded meat and scallions together into the dried tofu. Take a bite, and it's both delicious and refreshing, perfect with rice.

You don't even need any other dishes; these alone are enough to make someone stuffed.

Not to mention, Zhang Shuzhen and the others also made dishes such as stir-fried pork blood and tofu with chili peppers and stewed pork belly with dried green beans, and laid out a table full of them.

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