He estimated that the Xie family's pig weighed 140 kilograms, and Xie Shen jumped up with joy.
The estimator was also happy and said with a smile, "Now you don't have to worry at all. The pigs are doing well this year. How did they do so well? Do you have any tips?"
Xie Shen said, "Feed it more food. My mom, sister, and I all live frugally, eating only coarse grains and vegetables. We feed all the good food to the pigs. Alas, the pigs have a better life than us."
The young man spoke with great vicissitudes of life.
Xie Yun lowered his eyelids and pursed his lips tightly.
The weigher looked at Xie Shen, who had grown taller and gained weight, and then looked at Xie Yun, who had become much rounder than before. Although the two children were still thin, at least they were not as thin as matchsticks as before.
Eat worse than pigs?
But it's not impossible. In the past, their family was skinny monkeys and their pigs were skinny pigs. Now, the pigs are fat, and the people are fat too, but the pigs still eat better than people, maybe that's it.
The estimator uttered a word with difficulty: "Hmm..."
Xie Yun was almost broken by the complex tone revealed by this word.
She rubbed her face and rubbed her eyes hard, until she felt like she was about to cry. Then she smiled and said, "My brother is right. Our family has put a lot of effort into raising this mission pig. My brother goes to pick grass for the pig every day, picking only the grass that the pig likes. My mother chops and cooks it every night, and she is busy until very late.
We were reluctant to light oil lamps at home, so my mother would light a wooden stick. Sometimes she was so tired, sleepy, and couldn't see clearly that she almost hurt her hands.
I don't want to grow any vegetables on the small piece of land in my yard. I only grow sweet potatoes and potatoes to feed the pigs.
From the beginning of the year to the end, our family of three couldn't even afford to order vegetables. We would occasionally trade with others for food, but most of the time we ate wild vegetables. It was only after autumn, when we couldn't grow food, that we planted cabbage and radishes.
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