The men were so excited that they wanted to scream a few times!
"Two wild boars, they must weigh more than 300 kilograms, right?"
"Haha, there's meat to eat, there's meat to eat!"
Zhuzhu was sitting on the tree stump, looking anxiously, and cried in a baby voice, "Grandpa, there's me, there's me!"
The old man quickly brushed off the dust on his body, pulled out the dagger from the wild boar's neck, wiped it clean, and then went to hug his granddaughter.
The villagers were originally curious about why the old man carried a dagger with him, but their attention was soon attracted by the wild boar.
This is all meat!
Although everyone's life is much better now, it is not yet the case that they can eat meat whenever they want.
Sixth Uncle's family wants half of these 300-plus kilograms of wild boar meat, and the remaining amount is enough for each family to share two or three kilograms!
Someone quickly ran back to the village to get a rope, and naturally brought back the news.
So, almost the entire village, young and old, came out in droves, all running after the wild boar!
"Where's the boar?"
"Where are the wild boars!"
"Woo woo, I want to eat meat, eat meat!"
Everyone was so excited that they ran and shouted, especially the naughty boys, whose saliva was drooling.
Master Tai was also happy, but he was even more worried that the crowd would trample on the young crops in the fields, so he shouted loudly, "Everyone go back to the village entrance to divide the meat!"
Everyone was obedient and retreated back to the village entrance like a tide.
Soon, two wild boars, one big and one small, were carried under a big tree.
The brave villagers came forward and hurried to drain the blood, otherwise the meat would be too bloody and its fragrance would be greatly reduced.
The brave villagers also tried their best to lend a hand and turned back home to get basins and buckets.
The Tai family was the closest, so Yang Lihua and others rushed out. Seeing that the old man and Zhuzhu were not injured, they hurried home to boil water and prepare to remove the hair of the wild boar!
There is no butcher with inherited skills in the village, but living close to the mountains, there are more or less opportunities to pick up some prey every year, and there is no shortage of experienced elderly people.
Ermangzi's father, known as Fourth Uncle, showed off his skills at this moment.
The wild boar was lifted onto the door panel, and basins of hot water were poured on it. My fourth uncle used a kitchen knife as a scraper to scrape off the pig's hair. Then the villagers helped to pry open the pig's legs and cut a knife on its belly. All the offal such as the heart, liver, spleen, stomach, intestines, etc. flowed out!
The women and children covered their noses in disgust and kept saying it was smelly, but they were unwilling to move an inch.
This is meat!
Although wild boar meat is not as tender as domestic pork, nor as precious as beef or mutton, it is still better than cabbage and radish!
Mr. Tai San and Mr. Tai Lao sat not far away drinking tea and briefly discussing how to divide the meat.
Uncle Tai San said to his old brother, "Zhuzhu discovered these wild boars, and you also put in a lot of effort and took risks to keep both wild boars. So, I will give the big wild boar to your family, and the small wild boar to the villagers to share. You can all just share it to satisfy your cravings."
Old Master Tai quickly waved his hand and replied, "No, Third Brother. There are so many people in the village, there won't be enough to go around. Give me the little wild boar and share the big one with the villagers. If no one wants the pig bones, you can leave them to our family. Yongning's leg isn't fully healed yet, so have the second brother's wife make some bone soup."
Mr. Tai San wanted to insist, but the old man lowered his voice and said, "Life is good at home now, and we can eat meat every few days. This wild boar meat is fishy and smelly, I'm afraid Zhuzhu won't like it!"
Master Tai was delighted and envious when he heard this, so he could only reply, "Okay, I'll listen to you. The few people who just followed me to hunt wild boars will each get an extra piece of meat."
"Okay, this is the fairest. If you don't give benefits, no one will help when problems arise in the future." Old Man Tai nodded in support and got back to business.
"Third brother, it's not a good thing that wild boars are coming down the mountain to cause trouble just as the crops are emerging. If we can't keep watch, the wild animals on the mountain will get used to eating them and our crops will be ruined. Why don't you talk to everyone at dinner time and have each family gather some people to start patrolling at night?"
"Yes, yes!" These words reminded Mr. Tai San. He slapped his thigh and settled the matter directly.
"The patrol team needs to get going quickly, preferably starting tonight. If we destroy a young seedling now, we'll have one less corn cob in the fall! What a loss, what a loss!"
Old Master Tai responded, "Besides, I'm afraid Jiye and the others will be back in a few days, and our cashmere workshop will have to start working. Cashmere is most vulnerable to fire. If someone were to do something bad, the loss would be huge. I'll have to trouble the patrol team to walk around our house more often at night."
"I asked Ji Zong and the others to build a thatched hut and a big stove outside the wall, so that we could rest and have a drink of hot water every now and then. In the evening, we would provide food and make hot porridge for everyone, as a reward for their hard work."
"Oh, no, no!" Master Tai San pulled his old brother's arm, wanting to scold him for being a spendthrift.
It's just a few walks around at night, not a hard job. Building a straw hut to rest and drink some hot water is already very good. Why should we add a meal?
Uncle Tai San naturally knew that his elder brother was reluctant to let him spend money, so he persuaded him, "Brother San, we will have to shovel the fields and pull weeds soon. The work will be tiring. If we patrol at night, I'm afraid the villagers won't be able to hold on. If we add one more meal, each family can save some food, and they will be more motivated."
Mr. Tai Sanye thought this made sense, but he just sighed, "Everyone is frugal, but you are the one who suffers!"
"Suffering a loss is a blessing! We are all from the same clan, living together, so it's only natural that we help each other."
Old Man Tai responded, raised his eyes to look at the busy pig slaughtering not far away, and couldn't help laughing and puffing on his empty pipe.
Mr. Tai Sanye made the same move, but wisps of green smoke drifted from his pipe...
In just half an hour, the two wild boars were completely dismembered.
The head and hooves are put together with the bones, and the pork is cut into strips, each weighing about three pounds, very regular.
The excited crowd finally calmed down, waiting for Mr. Tai San and Mr. Tai Lao to give orders on how to divide the meat.
Uncle Tai San had no intention of discussing the matter with everyone, but his words were still very authoritative in the village.
"The entire little wild boar belongs to your sixth uncle's family, along with the leg bones and hooves of the big wild boar! If any women in your family need hooves to increase their milk production, please go and discuss this with your step-grandfather's wife.
"The wild boar's head belongs to the fourth brother. We can't work so hard in vain. As for the pork, each family will get one. The people who helped hunt the wild boar just now can take an extra half!
"The remaining bones and offal were cut up and stewed, and everyone enjoyed a lively pig-killing meal together."
Everyone thought that it would be good if each family could get one or two pounds of meat, but they didn't expect it to be three pounds.
Especially for the families who helped hunt wild boars, they got a full four and a half kilograms. If they saved some of it, it would be enough for them to have meat for every meal for a month!
"Thank you, Uncle San. Haha, I have meat to eat!"
"Oh, that's more meat than we bought during Chinese New Year!"
Everyone thanked him with smiles on their faces.
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