The news that Silly Awang had killed two wild boars in the mountains and invited the villagers to a pig-killing banquet soon spread throughout the village as the villagers spread the news.
For a moment, the whole village was in an uproar.
Every family was poor these days, so even if they slaughtered the New Year pig and held a pig-slaughtering banquet, they would only invite close friends and relatives.
It has been many years since I have seen someone as generous as Chen Wang, who openly stated that everyone can attend the pig-killing banquet.
Of course, not all villagers will go.
There are more than 300 people in Chenjia Village!
Besides, they are all short of fat and water in their stomachs. If they all went there, even two pigs would not be enough to eat and take away.
No matter what, he must have a certain relationship with Chen Wang's family, or have had contact with them before.
It's not good to be so shameless as to try to get close to someone you have never had any connection with!
Even so, it’s still a lot of people.
Chenjia Village is not very big, but anyone with the surname Chen, no matter if they are within the five degrees of mourning or not, can basically be related to him.
There were also very close relatives who, after hearing the news, didn't know what to do.
That’s right, it’s Chen Wang’s uncle’s family.
Just now, a young man from the village who had a good relationship with Chen Feng came to tell them this shocking news.
At this time, Chen Feng's family of three sat in the room staring at each other, and the atmosphere was very awkward.
Under the current circumstances, whether their family goes or not will become a joke among the villagers.
The more successful and glorious Chen Wang becomes, the more shameful their family becomes.
Uncle Chen Fugui smoked his pipe one puff after another, feeling extremely regretful.
If he had known this would happen, he should not have listened to his wife and stupid son. After his brother and sister-in-law died one after another, he should not have acted so ruthlessly.
But who could have thought that even a fool would eventually come to his senses.
"Dad, Mom, how about... let's go over and take a look? It looks like everyone in the village has already gone over there. Awang won't slap us in the face in front of so many people, right?"
Chen Feng spoke up to break the silence.
There's no way, he really wants to eat meat!
Thinking of the delicious pig-killing meal, drinking big bowls of wine and eating big chunks of meat, he couldn't help but drool.
"But...you just said something bad about him yesterday."
The aunt looked embarrassed and looked at her husband with an inquiring look.
Upon hearing this, Chen Fugui glared at his stupid son.
If it weren't for what happened yesterday, their family would have just let it go with a thick face. At the dinner table, they would have let this stupid son toast Awang with two glasses of wine and apologize, and perhaps the relationship would have been restored.
"Mom, I never said anything bad about him!"
Chen Feng was embarrassed but still stubborn.
"No? Then what about the wife and sister coming over to make trouble?"
Chen Fugui glared angrily.
He was not at home yesterday. After he came back, he heard from his wife that his son had done something stupid again.
Later, he learned from his wife that Awang earned a lot of money and gave it to his wife, and also bought a lot of things in the town.
Chen Feng was still in awe of his father and lowered his head, not daring to say a word.
"I heard that Awang has become Chen Jianjun's apprentice and has gone hunting in the mountains with his son. It seems he is doing quite well."
Chen Fugui took a puff of his pipe, glared at his son, and said in a tone of disappointment, "When you wanted to go hunting in the mountains, I told you that it was not a joke and asked you to learn from me for a few days. What happened?"
"Dad, I listened to you, but Chen Jianjun won't accept me!"
Chen Feng complained with a look of grievance.
When he wanted to learn hunting, he also went to find Chen Jianjun, wanting to become his apprentice.
However, not only did Chen Jianjun not agree, he also treated him very badly.
"Nonsense, if you are not sincere, how can they accept you? Why did Awang accept them?"
"I……"
"You are already in your twenties. You are two years older than Awang. He already has a wife and can go hunting in the mountains to support his family and make money. What can you do?"
"They are just lucky. It was the wrong season for me to go into the mountains, so I couldn't find any prey."
Chen Feng said unconvinced.
"So what now? Afeng, why don't you admit your mistake to Awang and follow them into the mountains to hunt?"
The aunt suddenly made a suggestion, her eyes revealing the shrewdness and commercialism of a country woman.
"Mom, are you kidding me? Why do you want me to admit my mistake to him?"
"Then... then you did something wrong. You borrowed their gun and sold it, and... you also said bad things about them."
"I……"
Chen Feng was speechless for a moment. He felt that since Awang was no longer stupid, his parents seemed to have changed as well.
"You saw it yesterday. They can make so much money going into the mountains now. It would be great if you could share some of it!"
My aunt kept talking to herself, becoming more and more excited.
"Mom, can you please stop being so funny? Don't you know what our family has been doing these past two years?"
"Well...well, we are relatives after all!"
"Haha, you are so fickle. Not to mention how you used to flatter your uncle and aunt, now that Silly Awang can make money, you still want me to get close to him?"
Chen Feng looked at him with disdain and a look of disgust.
The expression on the eldest aunt's face froze, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she said with a face full of grievance: "How can you say that to me? Who am I doing this for? Isn't it for your own good?"
"Bang!"
Chen Fugui slammed the pipe in his hand on the bench and shouted angrily: "How do you talk to your mother? Do you want to die?"
"There's no way I'm going to apologize anyway."
Chen Feng stood up with a gloomy face and said, "It's just two wild boars. When I find a way to get a gun, I will go into the mountains and kill two."
After saying that, he turned around and strode out of the room.
The couple looked at his departing back and sighed in their hearts.
When Chen Wang, Chen Jianjun and others carried the two pigs back home, Lin Xiuqin and the little girl were shocked.
After coming to her senses, the little girl clapped her hands happily and gave all kinds of flattery to Chen Wang, praising him to the sky.
Chen Wang was very pleased and told his wife that he was going to use the two pigs to hold a pig-killing banquet.
After listening to this, Lin Xiuqin agreed without hesitation.
When my parents-in-law were alive, our family would hold a pig-slaughtering banquet every year before the Chinese New Year, and many people from the village would come to join in the fun.
In the past two years, I haven't had the financial resources at home and no pillar to support me, so I haven't done it.
Now that her husband is no longer stupid and is still very good at hunting, she wants to hold a pig-killing banquet to liven up the party and tell the villagers that the family has risen again. She also thinks it is necessary.
In places like rural areas, things are very realistic. People will look up to you only when they know you have abilities and skills.
Through this pig-killing banquet, her husband can completely get rid of the image of "Silly Awang".
After Wang Fuqiang and others put the wild boar down, they found an excuse to go back.
Lin Xiuqin immediately started to get busy, and Chen Wang and the little girl also followed her instructions and helped with some preparatory work.
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