Chapter 121 Slaughtering Pigs
Little Gua clearly heard me call it, paused for a moment, pretended not to hear, didn't turn its head, and continued running and playing near the pigpen.
When Xiaodi heard my voice, she immediately turned around and came to my side, rubbing her body against my leg, as if to say, "Don't be angry."
Sigh, Xiaodi is so sensible, it breaks my heart.
He led Xiaodi closer to the pigpen to see how the pigs were caught.
After watching the whole process of catching the pig, I realized how absurd and ridiculous my idea of killing the pig myself was.
Even several strong, adult men struggled to catch the pig. One man tied the pig's snout with a rope, but the fat pig struggled desperately, making a piercing sound and kicking wildly with its hooves. If it got kicked even once, it would be in serious trouble.
One person pulled from the front, while the others pushed from the side. With great effort, they finally managed to push the pig onto the slaughtering table.
Throughout the process, Xiao Gua, Xiao San, and Xiao Si were very involved. The fat pig was struggling, people were exerting their strength, and three dogs were barking wildly around the crowd.
I don't want to deal with the dog anymore, and I don't want to watch it anymore. The fat pig struggling and screaming is just too much for me to bear.
Leading the little one, they went to find Little One and Little Two.
Neither Xiao Yi nor Xiao Er came to the pig slaughtering ceremony. Where could they have gone? I ran to ask Aunt Liu.
Aunt Liu told me somewhat helplessly, "They're with the base chief. He gives them good food, so they stay there all day and only come back at night."
The way the little ones behave is just like their little brother.
That's fine. We won't hear the pig slaughtering noises at the base commander's place, so out of sight, out of mind. We can also bring his two bottles of wine over there.
I climbed into the car, took out two bottles of liquor, stuffed them into my thick cotton-padded coat, and headed towards the base commander's office, with Xiao Di following closely behind.
When he arrived at the office door, he knocked: "Base Commander, are you there? I'm the one who was hauling the logs earlier."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a voice came from inside: "Come in."
Upon entering, a harmonious scene immediately comes into view.
The base chief sat on the sofa warming himself by the fire, while two dogs lay on either side of him, dozing off.
"Hehe, base commander, I brought you two bottles of wine, which I brewed myself."
I pulled two bottles of liquor from my pocket and chuckled.
The old man's eyes lit up as soon as he saw it was wine: "Why call me base commander? Just call me 'Grandpa' like before! Please sit down, please sit down."
I placed the wine on the desk to the right of the door and walked to the fireplace, where I sat down on a stool.
Xiao Di was suddenly attracted by the two dogs on the sofa. He slowly walked over and sniffed Xiao Yi's bottom with the tip of his nose.
Xiao Yi was awakened by the sudden sniffing of a dog. He opened his sleepy eyes, saw that it was his mother, and immediately sprang up from the sofa.
The base elder was startled by Xiao Yi's actions and his eyes widened.
"This is the puppy's mother. I brought her to see the puppies."
I introduced it with a smile.
"Oh my, this dog used to belong to you! It was so naughty, but also very clever."
When the base chief heard that this was his dog, he patted Xiao Er's head and praised him.
Xiao Yi jumped to the ground, wagging its tail wildly around Xiao Di and rubbing its head against Xiao Di's neck.
Little Er was woken up by Little Yi's thrashing and immediately recognized his mother, and they both nuzzled around Little Di.
Little Earth was clearly happy, diligently licking her two cubs that she hadn't seen for many days.
Neither the base elder nor I spoke, we just watched the three dogs frolicking around with big, aunt-like smiles on our faces.
After a while, the base chief suddenly spoke up: "Next time you have cubs, save one for me. You know this is from the pig slaughterhouse. I've been begging them to stay in my office to play every day. I'm so old, I've lost all sense of shame."
"Okay, okay, I'll definitely save one for you."
I figured the pig had been killed, so I prepared to go back to Aunt Liu's house.
"Then I'll head back now. If you'd like some wine, just let me know, and I'll bring you some more next time."
After I finished speaking, I led Xiaodi towards the door. Xiaoyi and Xiaoer also left and followed Xiaodi.
"Sit a little longer, what are you busy with?"
The old man stood up and politely saw me to the door.
"Please don't bother coming back next time."
I turned around, waved, and led Xiaodi back to Aunt Liu's house.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw a group of people busy at work.
I only realized that three pigs had been slaughtered today when I saw three large, fat pigs lying in the yard.
Several people were carrying hot water out of Liu Sao's house and the house across the street. Someone was using a knife to shave pig hair, and most of the pig hair had already been removed.
The third and fourth children saw two dogs next to the small ground and curiously came over to check their scent.
Only Little Melon, a dog, sat like a fool next to the dead fat pig, drooling for miles.
As soon as the four puppies started to smell each other, they began to play wildly. When Xiao Di saw this, he barked softly twice, and the puppies moved away from the crowd and ran to the open space next to them.
That's why they say Xiao Di is the smartest dog; he's an expert in all sorts of social skills.
"Where did my sister go? I can't see you."
Taozi saw me standing by the wall and came over to greet me.
"Just browsing around."
Taozi was too enthusiastic towards me, which made me feel a little uncomfortable, so I didn't explain in detail.
Not wanting to linger, he turned and went back into the house to see if there was anything he could do to help Aunt Liu.
Although the house has changed, the scene I saw when I lifted the curtain was exactly the same as it had been a few years ago.
Aunt Liu was chopping meat, the plump older sister was squatting in the stove burning firewood, another older sister was squatting on the ground washing radishes and cabbages, and another was sitting on a small stool picking scallions and peeling garlic.
The four people were laughing and chatting loudly.
When Aunt Liu saw me come in, she warmly introduced me to the three women: "This is the girl who bought pigs from my house a few years ago. Do you still recognize her?"
"Oh, I know him. He even gave each of us a piece of pork back then."
The plump woman squatting by the stove was the first to speak.
"All you ever think about is food."
The woman washing the radishes smiled and picked up on the fat woman's words.
"The one who tends the fire is your brother Wang's family, the one washing the radishes is your sister-in-law Liu, and you can just call that one Sister-in-law Zhang."
Aunt Liu noticed my awkwardness, as if I didn't know anyone, and introduced the three people one by one.
"Hey! Sister Wang! Sister Liu! Sister Zhang!"
I answered and greeted everyone.
Things are different now than they were a few years ago. A few years ago, she was just coming to buy pork, which was a transaction. Now, she is visiting as a friend of Mrs. Liu, so naturally, we can't be too formal.
"Is there anything I can do to help you?"
After greeting them, they rolled up their sleeves and offered to help.
"What can you do with your delicate skin? Go sit down over there. It's warm on the kang (heated brick bed) inside. We'll call you when it's time to eat."
Sister-in-law Wang directly refused my offer of help.
"If you don't let me work, it means you don't respect me. I'd rather chat with you."
I pretended to be a little aggrieved, and I spoke in a way that resembled Aunt Liu's, making a big deal out of it.
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