During this time, the pig kept screaming miserably, and the sound was very penetrating. Tian Tian was very distressed listening to it. She didn't dare to watch the pig-killing scene and ran away quickly.
As she ran out the door, she heard men chasing the children out so that they wouldn't delay the slaughtering of the pigs.
Tian Tian ran to a small lake not far away to play. It was the coldest time of the year and all the water in the lake had frozen into ice, and it was frozen very solidly.
There were actually quite a few kids playing on this small lake, but today a pig was being slaughtered and everyone was waiting to share the pork, so no one came over.
Tian Tian was lying on the lake surface and saw many snails stuck on the ice below. Thinking of the delicious snail meat, even Tian Tian, a former snail eater, couldn't help swallowing.
However, the ice was too thick and the snails inside could not be picked out, so Tian Tian had to give up the idea.
She splashed around in the lake for a while, then thought that the pig slaughtering over there should have been completed, so she ran over again.
When she ran to the vicinity of the team headquarters, she could no longer hear the sound of pig slaughtering. Tian Tian ran into the yard and saw the pig lying quietly on the chopping board with a big hole on its neck and a big basin underneath to collect the pig's blood.
There is also a large basin of boiling water next to the chopping board. The boiling water is used to remove pig hair.
After removing all the hair from the pig, the pig is quickly dismembered with a knife. Pieces of bright red meat are cut out and placed on the chopping board.
After Butcher Sun divided the pork, he said to Tian Lisong who was standing beside him, "Go to the broadcasting room and ask them to come over and divide the pork."
Their team distributes pork by drawing lots. If you draw the number at the front, you can be the first to get the meat.
However, unlike other brigades, the whole pig is not separated, but cut from the top to the bottom. You are given whatever piece of meat you pick up, and there is no room for selection.
But their team doesn't do it that way. They divide the meat into pieces. Leg meat, tenderloin, shank meat, lard, and rump meat are all cut into pieces and laid out for you. When it's your turn, you can just take the meat you choose.
Tian Lisong went to the broadcasting room, and those who arrived first had already started drawing lots.
Tian Tian represented Tian Tian's family to draw lots. With her good luck as a snail spirit, she luckily drew number one.
Looking at the number on the paper, Tian Tian rushed to the chopping board with a large basin in her arms, and waited obediently for the people behind her to grab the dumplings and line up.
When she came out in the morning, Old Mrs. Tian gave her the task of dividing the pork, and specifically told her what kind of pork she wanted.
Although everyone has not arrived yet, half of the top ten have arrived and are already standing behind Tian Tian.
As the first person, he naturally doesn't need to wait for everyone to arrive before dividing the meat.
"Girl! What are you thinking about?" asked Butcher Sun.
Tian Tian looked at the meat on the chopping board, but was actually mainly looking at the two large pieces of white meat in front of Butcher Sun.
Tian Tian was a little hesitant, she didn't know how much the piece of meat weighed.
"Grandpa Sun! How much is this piece of pork fat?"
Butcher Sun used the knife in his hand to poke the lard in front of him, "This piece is six pounds. The pig is not too fat. All the lard is here! Do you want it all?"
Tian Tian was a little confused. She didn't know how long the oil from the six kilograms of lard could be consumed, especially since Old Mrs. Tian ate so little oil. What if it went bad after being stored for too long?
But she was worried that the refined oil might not last long, so she would have to eat soybean oil. However, the soybeans at home had to be exchanged for tofu and used for oil, so she probably wouldn't be able to eat them for long.
Tian Tian doesn't want to go through the days when her family had no oil to eat before the soybeans came off the harvest.
The aunt behind her was also anxiously wanting to know how much oil Tian Tian wanted. If Tian Tian asked for less, she could leave some lard for her. If she asked for all, she could only take the meat with more fat.
The points for lard and other meats are the same, so they are at a disadvantage.
"Tian Tian! Three pounds of lard is enough for you. If you can't eat the rest and let it go bad, it will be a pity to throw it away." The aunt behind Tian Tian saw that Tian Tian was hesitating, so she tried to persuade her to take only half of the lard and leave the rest to her.
Tian Tian was also worried that too much oil would spoil the food. Old Mrs. Tian was very frugal with oil when cooking. She only used a fingernail's worth of oil every time she cooked, and she wouldn't use any more. In the winter, she used even less oil for stews. Who knew how long this oil would last?
"Have you chosen the piece of meat? Hurry up, there are so many people waiting behind!" Butcher Sun originally had some patience because Tiantian was plump and fair, but Tiantian was too slow. She just stared at the meat on the chopping board without saying a word, which made him very anxious.
Just when Tian Tian gritted her teeth and wanted to take all the six kilograms of lard.
"Brother Sun! We need six pounds of lard and ten pounds of pork belly. Please give me fatter pork belly! And give me two pig front trotters!" Old Mrs. Tian's voice suddenly came from behind Tian Tian.
Tian Tian turned around and asked, "Grandma? Why are you here?"
Old Mrs. Tian sighed, "How can I trust a little girl like you to come over for such a big matter as dividing the meat? I saw that you wanted to come over to watch the pig slaughter this morning, so I asked you to come over and draw lots. I didn't expect that you were so lucky and got first place."
Hearing what Old Lady Tian said, Butcher Sun picked up his knife and cut out ten pounds of pork belly. He also moved the six pounds of lard in front of him. He skillfully poked a hole in the meat with the knife, tied it up with a rope made of straw next to it, and threw the two pig's trotters over.
The two pig's trotters are not big, each weighing only about seven or eight taels.
Butcher Sun raised his hand and threw the meat onto the chopping board in front of Tian Tian. "You've earned a lot of work points this year, haven't you? You asked for nearly 20 kilograms of meat!"
There are a total of 156 people in their production team, including more than 40 households. They can slaughter two pigs for the New Year during the Chinese New Year this year. A pig can weigh 170 to 180 kilograms, and a better one can weigh nearly 200 kilograms. After removing the pig's head and offal, there are only 150 to 160 kilograms left. Basically, each person can get about two kilograms of meat.
However, it is said that each person can get two kilograms, but some people earn more work points, while some people earn less.
Some families have many people, so they buy more meat. If the population is small, they buy too much meat, and it would be a pity if they can't finish it and it goes bad.
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