At that time, there were several families in the village who had not yet divided their family and re-registered their household registration on the spot. However, the old couple of the Ding family insisted on holding their sons tightly in their hands and refused to agree to divide the family no matter what.

Old Mrs. Ding is like Empress Dowager Cixi at home. She wishes her daughters-in-law would feed her every meal. She orders her daughters-in-law around at all times. She also chooses daughters-in-law with soft personalities and who are easy to control for her son.

Who could blame the couple for being fertile? They raised four sons, and even during the famine years, none of them starved to death.

Tian Cai just watched them quarreling with each other. She had never seen rural men arguing before, but this time she saw it clearly. It was so convincing that even women were impressed.

Zhang Defa finally made the final decision, "Alright, stop talking nonsense, just divide it according to the household! If you don't want it, don't take it."

“Wow wow wow!”

"Yeah yeah yeah!"

The villagers cheered and smiled.

The pig-killing expert Da Lao Wang took the lead, assisted by Luo Dali, and the big wild boar was quickly dismembered.

Big Wang is the nickname given to Wang the Butcher by the villagers. He has been slaughtering pigs and chickens for decades, and his technique is unmatched. He cuts without hesitation, quickly and steadily. He can cut such a big pig into dozens of pieces in minutes. He weighs each piece in his hand and then weighs it, and the error is no more than one or two grams.

Butcher Wang turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside and ignored everyone's requests to cut more fat. He just focused on cutting the wild boar quickly.

The slaughtering of the pig and cutting of the meat were completed quickly. Next, Zhang Defa, Wang the butcher, and Wang the accountant distributed the meat to everyone.

Butcher Wang had already asked Tian Cai about the portion he wanted to share with her and had already cut it and put it aside. She asked for half a pork leg and a whole rack of ribs.

Accountant Wang was taking notes on the side. Each family sent one person to receive the meat, and those who received it put their fingerprints behind their names on the list.

Accountant Wang was actually called that spontaneously by everyone. He didn't hold any position in the brigade. The accountant recognized by the brigade was in Qingshan Village. His surname was Li, and Wang Huisuan was naturally a respectful title given to him by the villagers.

Many people went home to get rattan baskets or basins, and brought their own tools to collect the meat. The queue was orderly and the meat was distributed quickly. Everyone left with satisfaction while holding their own meat.

Tian Cai was the last one to receive it. Zhang Defa was afraid that she couldn't take it, so he asked Luo Daqiang to help her send the ribs and half of the hind leg back.

Ding Laoer glanced at the pork neck meat distributed to his family with a grim expression. He thought that many families shared two and a half kilograms of meat among four or five people, and each person could eat half a kilogram. Even the boy from the Qin family could eat two and a half kilograms by himself, and the two brothers from the Hu family also ate it. A jealous look swept over them.

Zhang De found out but had no time to care about him. After distributing the meat, he asked a few women to fetch water and clean up the bloodstains on the threshing floor.

He asked Tian Cai to take the pig offal back as well, "When the time comes, clean it up and stew it. It will be a meat dish."

Tian Cai refused. Her cooking skills were average to begin with, and she couldn't do such a difficult task as cleaning the intestines. Moreover, the thought that they were full of pig manure made her lose her appetite.

"Oh, you prodigal son! You can clean these pig offal with just some wood ash. Stir-fry them with green peppers and it'll be delicious! I guarantee you'll never forget it!" Grandma Gao couldn't help but exclaim. Pig intestines were a delicacy they all fought over, yet this kid didn't even want any. "I'll cook for you tomorrow. I'm not bragging, but my stir-fried pig intestines are famously delicious all around here!"

Tian Cai smiled awkwardly. She couldn't say that she had never eaten things like pig intestines and stomach since she was a child, so she had to make an excuse to lead Luo Daqiang and run away.

"This child!" Grandma Gao has lived for most of her life, so there is nothing she doesn't understand. She was immediately amused by this girl.

Tian Cai thought that she would still have to borrow Luo Xiuyan's kitchen tomorrow, so she might as well send the pork there. There was no one at home, and if a rat came and ate the meat, she would not be able to help but throw it away.

Tian Cai had dinner at Luo Fuli's house. Aunt Du was so happy when she heard her daughter say that Tian Cai could cure her chest disease. When she saw Tian Cai coming to borrow space to store the meat, she simply refused to let her leave.

"Let's eat at my house today. We don't have any good dishes to treat you, so I'll let you try my specialty, braised pork!" Aunt Du said with a warm smile. "Besides, today's meal is thanks to you, so we have to eat here!"

Tian Cai wanted to refuse, as food was very precious these days.

Aunt Du knew what she was going to say by looking at her expression, and quickly continued, "Your house is still uninhabitable, and it's not safe to go back up the mountain so late today. You should just sleep in the same room with Xiuyan for the night."

Tian Cai thought about it and nodded. He went back to move all his bedding over and also sent some food over as rations for the next few days.

After dinner, the Tian Cai family became lively again, and the men in the village came to help again.

Luo Xiuyan and Luo Daqiang accompanied Tian Cai to Chen the Carpenter's house again and helped push a cart of wooden boards back. What she had to solve tonight was the toilet problem.

The two girls are here during the day, and the villagers go out to relieve themselves. If I live here in the future, I won’t feel safe going to the toilet because the backyard fence hasn’t been erected yet.

Taking advantage of the fact that it was still light outside, Tian Cai chose a suitable spot in the backyard and started digging with a shovel. She had been to the Luo family's toilet and saw that they just dug a hole and supported it with wooden boards. The more sophisticated families would even raise it with stones.

"Tian Cai, you take a rest. I'll call my brother to come and dig." Luo Xiuyan said while standing aside.

"Don't bother Brother Luo. They're all busy fixing the kitchen. I can finish this small job in no time." Tian Cai wanted to ask Luo Xiuyan to go back, but she insisted on coming to help. There was no choice but to let her watch from the side. "Besides, Brother Luo doesn't know what kind of toilet I need. I'm quick and can finish it in no time."

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