How could a young girl like Xia Yujiao get involved with such a greasy, middle-aged man? Moreover, why did she feel that person looked familiar?
Xia Daohua turned the bowl and drank the sugar water slowly. Xia Yujiao looked at her worriedly: "Daohua, do you have a headache?"
Xia Daohua shook her head and put down her half-finished bowl.
"Aunt, sometimes I remember some things or some people, but it seems like I forget more.
When I was watching the pig being slaughtered just now, I suddenly remembered a man, not tall, but quite strong, with a full beard..."
She described the bearded man as best she could, but she made no mention of his clothing.
Finally, Xia Daohua looked at Xia Yujiao expectantly:
"But I can't remember who he is. Auntie, do you recognize him? Is this person a relative or neighbor of ours?"
Xia Yujiao's expression changed instantly, then returned to normal.
"This person, after hearing what you said, I feel a little familiar, but I can't remember who it is for a moment. It should be someone our family knows.
Don't worry, maybe you'll remember it when we meet someday!"
After saying these words, Xia Yujiao picked up the bowl that Xia Daohua had just used and gulped down the remaining sugar water in one breath.
Xia Daohua looked at the beads of sweat oozing from the tip of Xia Yujiao's nose and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
My aunt's attitude is not very clear, and the bearded man obviously won't give up. I really don't know how this matter will develop in the end.
The old couple undoubtedly loved my aunt very much.
But if this matter were to be exposed one day and affect the reputation of the Xia family, how would the old couple deal with it?
Xia Daohua didn't dare to think about it.
She felt that the Xia family was a very humane family, but through the division of the family, she could also see that Old Lady Zhou had a hard temper and a hot temper, and was probably not the kind of kind-hearted mother.
After resting in Xia Yujiao's room for a while, Xia Daohua got up and said goodbye as she saw that she was becoming more and more uneasy.
Let my aunt think it over for now.
Xia Daohua came into the crowd and found that the chopping board had been cleaned. Almost everyone in the Xia family was busy, and every adult had a piece of work on his hands.
It turned out that Hu the butcher had been busy for most of the day and had already cleaned up both pigs.
The Xia family's daughters-in-law had already cleaned the offal and used the pig's blood to make blood sausage. They had also minced a lot of meat to make pure meat sausages. In the large pot in the yard, chunks of pork belly and sauerkraut were already stewing.
The aroma of pork belly and sauerkraut wafted continuously, entering everyone's nostrils intentionally or unintentionally.
The old couple kept two pig heads, eight pig trotters and one pig's offal, and gave the other pig's offal directly to Hu the butcher to take back. They also cut ten pounds of good meat with fat for Hu the butcher.
As for other ingredients like lard, pork belly, leg meat, spare ribs, front trough, and back ribs, they are all distributed according to the head of the family, with one portion for each family, in an effort to ensure that everyone is treated equally.
Finally, the old couple cooked all the stuffed blood sausage in one go, preparing to entertain Hu the butcher, the neighbors who came to help, and the children who came to watch the fun.
This is also a major feature of Beiguan Village.
Whenever someone slaughters a pig, the children can go to eat the slaughtering dishes, eat as much as they can, and no one will say a word to them, let alone chase them away from the table.
Even if our two families don't get along on weekdays, if your child comes to my house to eat the pig-killing meal, I can only entertain him happily and cannot chase this little bastard out.
The onlookers all gave thumbs up, praised the old couple and praised their fairness.
No matter whether it was Mrs. Sun from the second house or Mrs. Wu from the third house, after hearing these compliments, they nodded repeatedly, showing an appearance of being convinced.
The children cheered and had a hearty meal at Old Xia's house. They were so reluctant to wipe their greasy mouths that they ran away again, hurriedly heading to Old Chen's house, Old Lu's house, and Old Xu's house.
Xia Daohua also ate a small bowl of pickled cabbage and a few slices of blood sausage that Jiang had specially cut for her. Looking at Jiang's smiling eyes, Xia Daohua had no choice but to pinch her nose and accept this kind offer.
It has to be said that the most valuable thing about the pig-killing dish is its freshness. Even Xia Daohua, who doesn't like blood sausage, has become fascinated by its tender and smooth taste.
The lively day ends.
Jiang counted the meat she had gotten and couldn't help showing her joy.
The meat that the four families received, including fat, meat, and ribs, totaled about 40 pounds but less than 50 pounds.
There is so much meat, if you eat it sparingly, it will be enough to last the whole winter!
The other rooms were also filled with joy.
After all, in previous years when everyone celebrated the New Year together, these two New Year pigs would basically be sold.
When have we ever had so much meat to eat?
Zhou is very good at budgeting.
After slaughtering the New Year pig, she always kept only the head and hooves for offal, a piece of lard to make lard, and another ten pounds of meat to prepare for making dumplings and the New Year's Eve dinner.
Everything else must be sold for money!
Therefore, even the dumplings for the New Year’s Eve dinner in the Xia family are not filled with pure meatballs. They must be mixed with a lot of cabbage and other things.
Like this year, apart from giving some to Hu the butcher, not a single pound of meat was sold. It was such a good thing that no one had ever dreamed of!
However, Second House Sun was still a little unhappy. After returning to the room and closing the door, she started complaining to Second House Xia Yougui:
"To outsiders, this way of dividing the meat seems to be fair, but look at it, how many people are there in the third room? How many people are there in the fourth room? How many people are there in the fifth room? Our parents are actually partial!
Erlang is already this big, Sanlang and Silang are both growing up, and the peach and apricot blossoms are also edible! Plum blossoms are a little younger, but they are also starting to grow!
As a result, the amount of meat our family got was the same as that of the other families! No matter what, it’s still our second family that’s at a disadvantage!
The second son, Xia Yougui, scolded: "Stop talking! No one else is stepping forward, but you are the only one talking too much!"
However, in his heart, he agreed with his wife's words.
The third room only has two little girls, so feeding them would be a waste. The fourth room's children are all young, the oldest, Lihua, is only twelve years old. How many pounds of meat can they eat? The fifth room's couple usually don't touch anything, just spend all day together, not knowing how to avoid people! Besides, how old are their two little ones?
After all, my parents are still partial!
There are so many people in the family, and I don’t know what’s going on, but the old couple just likes to mistreat me, the second child!
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