Huang Xiaofu pointed to the empty pig trough and said, "They're eating quite well, aren't they? They've finished eating."
"Stop talking. When I came this morning, I cooked a pot of pig feed, and they didn't even glance at it."
Old Mrs. Wu came out of the pigpen and said in a low voice, "After Veterinarian Li left, I found that half of the pig feed was gone. I chased them around for a while just now, and they finished the remaining half."
Huang Xiaofu peeked at the three piglets and muttered to himself, "These pigs are shady."
After Grandma Wu left, the three little pigs lay down on the ground, their big ears drooping, and remained motionless.
These two-legged creatures are no good.
The first one scares the pig, the second one tortures it.
Pigs have a tough life, but they are resilient and will not be broken.
Qi Niuhua only appears on time during mealtimes; otherwise, you can't even catch a glimpse of her.
The pig's life was temporarily saved, and with Grandma Wu's meticulous care, it grew bigger every day, finally enjoying a period of peace.
Grandma Wu would drive the three piglets around the pigpen every day, and the piglets gradually got used to it.
Every day, as soon as you see Old Lady Wu pick up the thin stick in her hand, she will consciously swing her four pig hooves and run around the clean, manure-free pigpen.
Some people saw that Grandma Wu had asked Veterinarian Li to go to the pigsty some time ago, and were worried that the pigs might have problems again, so they went to the pigsty to check on them when they had some free time.
You wouldn't believe it until you see it! These are the same three pigs we saw before, covered in excrement and shivering as they stood up.
When Grandma Wu saw someone coming, she very warmly stepped aside so that people could see her more clearly.
"Comrade Wu Mingxia, you're really good at raising pigs."
It's completely changed.
They say girls change a lot as they grow up, but pigs change a lot too!
Grandma Wu chuckled, "Hey, raising pigs is just like raising children."
"I didn't do much, just cleaned the pigsty, cooked the pig feed, and herded them to run around in the pigsty."
"The living conditions are clean, the food is clean, and with exercise, it's natural to be healthy and grow quickly."
The visitor was astonished by how logically Old Lady Wu spoke, realizing she was truly raising her like a child.
Her son, that little rascal, hasn't had a bath in three months. Besides, this pig isn't human; it eats and poops, and there's no ground for it to go anywhere, so it poops wherever it goes.
Keeping the pigsty clean is really not easy.
"Heh, heh heh, you're really patient."
Grandma Wu smiled and remained silent. After she finished looking around the pigsty and focused her gaze on the plump, white piglets, she began to speak again.
No, it's grown so big now, it can't be called a pig anymore.
One was talking with great interest, while the other's eyes lit up.
As Grandma Wu looked at the three pigs in the pigsty, her lips unconsciously parted and a smile flickered in her eyes.
She didn't waste her breath or do useless work by saying all this.
She followed these three pigs around every day, practically begging them to be her grandpa.
After doing so much, how can I keep it all to myself and not let anyone know?
"Comrade Mingxia, you've really gone to a lot of trouble."
Grandma Wu smiled and said, "It's alright. As long as everyone can have a good pig-slaughtering feast at the end of the year, I'll be satisfied."
"Just based on that, you're just like one of the people in our village."
The pigs watched, and then the people left.
As Grandma Wu waved goodbye, the visitor returned to the village with high hopes for the end of the year. He then went on to exaggerate how devoted and hardworking Grandma Wu was in raising pigs, comparing them to Qi Niuhua in a world of difference.
And that pig was so white, plump, and round, and it looked incredibly energetic.
Are you telling the truth?
"Of course it's true. When have I, Big Mouth, ever lied to anyone? You don't believe me?"
Big Mouth, who was being questioned for no reason, pouted and immediately became somewhat unhappy.
“I saw it with my own eyes, how could it be fake? If you don’t believe me, go and see for yourself.”
"Look at you, I just asked a question, and you're getting angry?"
Big Mouth felt an itch on her waist, and glared at the person who tickled her with a smile. "I think our village can hire a butcher this year."
The pig farm wasn't far from the village, and some people couldn't resist going to see it.
Before long, a large, swarming group of people surrounded the pigsty, making it impossible to move.
Those squeezed in the front row were still incredibly excited to see that there were only three pigs in the huge pigpen.
He really is chubby; Big Mouth was absolutely right.
Even with half your body inside, there was no smell; the pigsty was cleaner than their yard.
As the onlookers returned one after another, Big Mouth's eyes gleamed with smugness. "See? I told you so. This year, our village is definitely going to hire a butcher."
"Yeah yeah."
“It just so happens that my mother-in-law’s brother’s wife’s nephew is a pig butcher. I’ll go and ask him for help.”
"That's great! You'd better remember that when the time comes!"
"Of course I remember. I can't forget this, no matter what else I might forget."
In no time, everyone chimed in with their own opinions, and the conversation became quite lively.
Big Mouth couldn't get a word in edgewise. Sitting in the middle, listening to them talk, even without saying a word, he was incredibly excited.
In the past, other villages would slaughter pigs every year, which made them envious. Now, their Shanyao Village also has pigs, and they can slaughter pigs for the New Year. This feeling is truly indescribable.
Watching the pigs grow bigger day by day filled them with excitement, and they worked even harder.
The village party secretary scratched his head; everyone was on a high-energy rampage.
What used to take a whole day to complete can now be done in half a day.
Completely bewildered, he returned home and learned from Gou Cuifen that it was the pigs raised by Old Lady Wu.
What does this have to do with pigs?
Since Grandma Wu took over the pigsty, the village secretary hasn't visited it yet, so he naturally doesn't know how well Grandma Wu's pigs are doing. He only occasionally hears snippets of information from other villagers.
I know the pig survived, and it was raised quite well.
But what does the villagers' hard work have to do with how well the pigs are raised?
Gou Cuifen glared at him. "Are you stupid? Mingxia said that this year everyone will be able to eat pork from a slaughtered pig. The pig is fat and white, and it gets bigger every day. When everyone sees that, they'll have something to look forward to."
After saying that, he clicked his tongue again, "Our Shanyao Village hasn't had any pigs for so many years. Ever since Qi Niuhua took over, have these piglets grown into adult pigs even once?"
The village secretary sighed. Indeed, it wasn't that they didn't want to replace her halfway through, but none of the women in the village could compare to Qi Niuhua.
A man shouldn't actually fight with a woman.
And so, things got delayed.
At the beginning of the year, when we went to approve the piglets, the higher-ups knew that the villagers in the mountain caves couldn't raise piglets, so they stopped approving piglets for our village.
If he hadn't persisted, saying it would be the last time, and if we couldn't raise them this year, we wouldn't come back next year.
So they gave him ten piglets to try one last time...
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