Chapter 156 Slaughtering the Pig and Dividing the Meat
The three jars of braised meat she brought had long been eaten, and Su Xiao felt a little guilty under the old man's gaze.
There should have been some left when she became an apprentice, but she didn't expect this.
She glanced at Cheng Jiulang with a resentful look, and Cheng Jiulang immediately understood, so he could only smile ingratiatingly.
As they spoke, they arrived at the breeding farm.
Then, they split up and acted separately.
Tian Sheng took Cheng Jiulang by a side road to town to sell wild boar, Su Xiao followed Shang Ziming to find Secretary Zhao to share the meat with the boar, Old Man Gong and Old Man Cai slaughtered the remaining piglets, and Old Man Hua was busy processing Ganoderma lucidum.
Everyone was busy and having a great time.
"Oh dear, it's a wild boar! Oh dear, a wild boar!"
As soon as they entered the village, some people saw the wild boar on Shang Zimu's shoulder and exclaimed in surprise.
"Wild boar! Wild boar!" A chubby boy and his gang followed Shang Ziming, cheering excitedly.
Soon, the group arrived at the village committee building in a grand procession.
Zhao Xi had already heard rumors and was waiting at the door. When he actually saw the big boar on Shang Ziming's shoulder, his eyes lit up.
The wild boar was thrown to the ground with a "thud," the sound of which startled everyone.
"Secretary Zhao, I went up the mountain to chop firewood today, cough cough, and I just happened to see a wild boar rushing down the mountain, so I took care of it on the spot, cough cough. Spring planting has just ended, and everyone is quite tired, so I'm giving everyone a little something to eat... cough cough..." Shang Ziming coughed every few words he spoke. He looked quite frail, so how could he have taken care of a big wild boar so easily?
Those who witnessed this scene pondered their own thoughts, their gazes towards Shang Ziming shifting several times.
"Oh dear, a wild boar came down the mountain! Shang Zhiqing, we're so grateful to have you this time, otherwise our village would have been in trouble." After the initial surprise, Zhao Xi was also a little scared.
He didn't want to see such a large wild boar run into the village or farmland, whether it hurt people or ruined crops.
There was a precedent for this a few years ago, and someone even died. So, villagers generally don't go up the back mountain.
"It was just a coincidence, no need to thank me." Shang Ziming coughed a few times and then said, "Secretary Zhao, let's not delay, would you please preside over the distribution of the pork?"
"Good, good." Zhao Xi said loudly, "Thanks to the educated youth from Shang, everyone has meat to eat today."
"Yay..." The crowd cheered.
"Little Fatty, go find your Uncle Zhao and tell him to bring his tools over..."
Okay.
No sooner had Zhao Xi finished speaking than Little Fatty had already dashed out and disappeared.
Slaughtering pigs and dividing the meat is not a major event for the Chinese New Year, but it is even more so.
There are a total of 83 households in the village, with a population of over 400. A pig weighing over 200 jin (100 kg) has very little meat after removing the head and bones. When divided among the households, each household gets only one or two jin (0.5-0.6 kg).
The educated youth compound received two jin of pork.
In addition, Shang Ziming, as a contributor, received five jin of the best pork belly as a separate share.
After dividing the meat, there will be some leftover scraps such as pig bones, pig heads, pig feet, and pig offal, which will not be wasted.
Zhao Xi shouted, "Tonight we're cooking a stew of slaughtered pigs! Everyone get ready!"
The crowd cheered again and happily carried their meat away.
As soon as Su Xiao and Shang Ziming entered the courtyard, they found that things were not so harmonious inside, with a group of people sitting or standing in the courtyard.
Upon seeing Shang Ziming enter, Fang Yan rushed straight to him, "Oh my, our great hero is back! Come, come, let me help you carry it."
"No need." Shang Ziming coldly dodged.
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