Just like last time, a queue formed in front of the pork cutting board.
Butcher Hu gets up early and kills animals early, but the women in the village are thinking about going to collect soil, so they exchange the pork for meat early and go back to cook it. They can eat it at noon without delaying their work, so they all arrive early.
Wang Guifen thought she was one of the early ones, but it turns out she wasn't even considered average.
She first went to the table next to her and asked Yan Qiu to help her check how many mushrooms she had stored, and then planned how many kilograms of pork she would exchange for them this time.
Shui Qing stood aside, her voice clear and crisp, a stark contrast to her previous low-key demeanor: "This time we don't need to change too much. After picking the soil, we still need to plow the land, and then plant potatoes. The busy farming season will last until at least mid-September."
We've decided to slaughter a pig every ten days to two weeks, and we'll also slaughter a sheep in between, so it'll be even better to bring back fresh food to eat.
Upon hearing that there would be more in less than half a month, the crowd became even more excited.
They knew that Shuiqing's father and younger brother had gone back to Niutou Town and brought back many sows and piglets. The sows gave birth to several more litters of piglets, and together with the previous litters, there were several large, fat pigs ready for market.
I just didn't expect Shui Qing to choose this moment to kill them all.
Shui Qing knew what they were thinking, and laughed heartily, "It's alright, the piglets from before will be ready for market again during the next busy farming season."
To raise pigs, she specially bought "High-Yield Sow Breeding Techniques," "Pig Farmer Training Materials," and "Postpartum Care of Old Sows" from the mall to study and master them.
A sow can give birth to two to three litters of piglets a year, with a good litter having twelve to fourteen piglets. Her several sows have only given birth to their first litter, and they already have dozens of piglets.
And they can lay a second round of piglets every four to six months, and the number of piglets increases more and more. If we don't kill them quickly, we might not even have time to gather pig feed!
The reason for choosing this time to slaughter pigs is not because of the large number of pigs, but mainly to add fuel to the fire over there.
A long night can lead to many unforeseen events; only when things settle down can one truly feel at ease.
Upon hearing Shui Qing's words, Wang Guifen had a sudden thought: if her family also raised pigs, she could slaughter one and smoke some during the New Year, so that she would have pork to eat during the busy harvest season.
In the past, we were reluctant to buy piglets, fearing that it would be a huge loss if they died. Also, our house was already small, and if we raised pigs together, the smell would be even worse.
After seeing how Shuiqing raises pigs, it's entirely possible to clear out a piece of land on the edge of the village wall, build a special pigsty, and dig a ditch underneath to discharge pig manure outside the wall for composting.
The piglets were purchased from Shuiqing, so that the villagers could raise pigs together, which would be a source of income in the future.
Wang Guifen thought it over and over and found it feasible, so she quickly pulled Shuiqing aside and told her her idea.
Shui Qing never expected that her high-profile act, which had ulterior motives, would open up a new way to make money: selling piglets.
That's great! We only need to keep enough for our own consumption, and we can sell the rest.
Once the villagers start raising pigs, they'll slaughter them when they're ready for market, right? Then they won't have to go to the prefectural city or Niutou Town to buy fresh meat anymore!
You can enjoy local farm-raised pork right here in the village – true pork freedom!
Seeing that Shuiqing agreed to sell the piglets at the regular price outside, Wang Guifen almost ran home after exchanging the pork to tell her family about her idea.
The other women, having exchanged their pork for pork, walked in small groups, their faces beaming with smiles, toward the village.
They had a lively discussion as they walked.
Mother Fan wasn't worried about not having enough meat, since she had her youngest son's share of the tribute.
Hearing the discussion, Sun Jinhua swallowed hard, her mouth watering.
Her gaze fell on her daughter, who was tiptoeing and working hard to hang the wet clothes to dry.
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