When Granny Zhou entered the Xu family's courtyard, a large crowd had already gathered there, all eager to see the Xu family's wild boar.
The wild boar had been placed on the long bench, and the three Xu family members had put on aprons that reached their feet. Ma Hong ran in from outside carrying a wooden box.
"Brother, I've borrowed the knife." It's difficult for ordinary people to chop and debone pigs with a knife, so Old Mrs. Xu had already instructed her daughter-in-law to borrow tools from the village butcher.
Xu Genshan is a hunter who has hunted wild boars before. Although he is not as professional as a butcher, he can still handle them.
The wild boar was already dead, so there was no need to ask anyone to hold it down. Xu Genshan was going to start bleeding it out.
At this moment, the Xu family was as busy as a spinning top. Some people were boiling water, some were finding basins to collect pig's blood, and others were chopping firewood. When Granny Zhou saw this, she quickly took her daughter-in-law Li Yue to help.
"Man'er, come here." Xu Yi carried firewood from under the eaves to the stove, and seeing Fu Man'er standing at the front, he took her by the collar with his free hand.
The family is in chaos right now, and the adults can't take care of her for the time being. The scene of slaughtering a pig isn't something to look at, so we don't want her to have nightmares at night.
Fortunately, Fu Man'er's attention was quickly diverted, and she followed Xu Yi here and there. By the time they stopped, the pig's blood had already been drained.
"Fang, put the pig's blood in the kitchen, don't get it dirty." The pig looked big, but it had lost a lot of blood, and a wooden bucket wasn't even full.
Liu Fang carried the wooden bucket to the kitchen, covered it with a lid, and planned to deal with it later when she was done with her other tasks.
Several people worked together, and before long the pig was gutted and lying on the bench. It seemed the Xu family was going to sell the wild boar.
"Sister-in-law, how much does this wild boar cost per pound?" These people gathered around not only to watch the excitement, but also to buy some meat while the price was right.
Wild boar meat doesn't taste as good as domestic pig meat, and it's not as expensive, but many families are still willing to spend money to buy it.
Old Mrs. Xu had been waiting for someone to speak. “A few months ago, the wild boars from the hunters in the next village were selling for eight coins a pound. My family was lucky enough to get them, and we got them for six coins a pound.”
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It's not that Old Lady Xu doesn't want to make more money; everyone has seen that she didn't have to put in much effort to get this wild boar. If the price is the same as usual, people will probably have something to say. It's better not to make enemies in the village.
Moreover, she knew the people in the village; if she said eight coins, someone would definitely bargain, and she could easily offer four or five coins.
The people who asked the questions were prepared to haggle, but when they heard what Old Mrs. Xu said, they hesitated to speak. After all, she had already said so much, and it would be a bit excessive to haggle any further.
The price was indeed fair, and the people gathered around began to speak up.
"Genshan, give me two jin, I want leg meat."
"Genshan, give your uncle a pound of bones so he can make soup for his grandson when he gets home."
"Genzhu, could you give me a pound of that big piece of fatty meat?"
In no time, the Xu family was busy again. People in the courtyard bought some and spread the word that the Xu family had wild boar meat for sale, and soon a considerable number of people arrived.
By the time they finished their chores and everyone in the yard had left, it was already afternoon. The whole family hadn't even had lunch, and Fu Man'er was starving.
Xu Yi picked up a few potatoes and threw them into the fire pit to burn. He was too busy to peel them. When everyone took a break, they noticed that the little girl's mouth was black, and her face was covered with black marks from wiping her face with her hands.
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"Haha, my sister is even darker than a kitten." Xu Mao laughed without any restraint, and the others joined in the laughter.
Fu Man'er also grinned foolishly, holding a potato and munching on it like a little squirrel. If Xu Yi wasn't mistaken, her little white teeth were also covered in black grime, and he had no idea how she ate it.
Liu Fang went into the kitchen and started cooking with the meat she had obtained that day.
Seeing that they had finished their work, Granny Zhou said, "Old sister, we're going back now. You can take your time packing up."
Old Mrs. Xu wasn't about to let them leave. "Young lady, my eldest son's wife is cooking. You missed our pig-slaughtering feast last year, aren't you going to eat this year?"
He stepped forward and grabbed the person, saying, "There's still a lot to do. Don't be lazy, get to work."
All that's left is cleaning the yard, which Old Xu is already doing. So, he's just looking for a reason to keep people here.
Liu Fang called out from the kitchen, "Li Yue, didn't you say a few days ago that you wanted to learn how to cook? Come in quickly, I'm waiting for you to help me start the fire."
Li Yue glanced at her mother-in-law, and Granny Zhou nodded at her. Only then did she walk towards the kitchen. "Alright, I'll have to learn from my sister-in-law today."
Grandma Xu also asked Xu Mao to call over Granny Zhou's son. Granny Zhou's husband's surname was Wang, but her husband had passed away a few years ago, and she only had one son, Wang Tiezhu.
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Wang Erniu and Wang Erdan are her grandsons.
Liu Fang worked quickly and efficiently, and soon prepared a table full of dishes: braised pig's blood, stir-fried pork kidneys, stir-fried pig liver with soy sauce, stir-fried cabbage stalks with fatty pork, shredded pork, stewed pork chunks with dried green beans, and two stir-fried vegetable dishes.
Considering there were many children today, we set up a small table separately so that the children could sit together and eat.
"So many dishes, Mom! Is it Chinese New Year?" Xu Wen looked at the table full of dishes, which was more than they had during Chinese New Year.
Ma Hong set out the bowls and chopsticks for them, saying, "Treat this as if it's New Year's. Yi'er, keep an eye on things." She was secretly pleased; this pig was so big, it was practically wobbling as it walked.
"Second Aunt, go eat. I'll watch over things here." Xu Yi had already taken Fu Man'er to wash up and put her down to sit next to him.
Wang Erni still felt like she was dreaming. She was brought here by Wang Tiezhu while she was asleep, and he just put her on a stool. She didn't follow her brother around today. What happened?
"Eat up, what are you standing there for?" Wang Erdan didn't wait for anyone to call him, picked up the bowl and started eating in big mouthfuls. Seeing that his younger sister still wasn't moving, he nudged her with his hand.
"Don't tell Grandma and Mom that I'm not taking you with me anymore." Wang Erdan was in a good mood today because they were eating pork, so he didn't bother arguing with his troublesome little sister.
Fu Man'er stopped eating after a few bites. "Where's that older sister?" She remembered that when her father and second uncle came, the older sister seemed to have disappeared.
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"Which sister?" Xu Yi didn't immediately realize who she was referring to.
Wang Erdan realized what was happening. He had heard Fu Man'er call out, "She was talking about Lu Sheng. You don't need to worry about him. Let's eat. This meat smells delicious."
Just then, Xu Yi put a piece of meat on her spoon, and Fu Man'er ate it in one gulp, instantly forgetting about Lu Sheng.
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