"Xiaoyu, if there are too many people later, you can eat at the side. I'll pick up any dishes you want for you."
Chen Wang said to the little girl sitting next to him.
Generally speaking, children do not sit at the table, and women rarely sit at the table for such a pig-killing dinner.
"I know!"
The little girl nodded obediently.
"Brother Awang, I heard that my dad hit you with a carrying pole, and then you became smarter?"
The girl sitting opposite kept staring at Chen Wang, and finally couldn't help herself and asked like a curious baby.
"That's it!"
Chen Wang smiled and nodded, then asked, "Your name is Jiaojiao, right?"
He had heard Lao Wang mention this daughter, saying that she was attending high school in the city and was boarding at her cousin's house. She just came back from vacation two days ago.
Lao Wang is different from many parents who favor boys over girls and think that it is useless for girls to study. He treasures his daughter very much and is very proud of her good academic performance.
As Lao Wang often said, his daughter was destined to be the first college student out of Chenjia Village.
"Yes, my name is Wang Xuejiao, do you know me?"
"Everyone in the village should know that your father always mentions you!"
"Forehead……"
The girl blushed and complained in a shy and annoyed voice: "I've told him many times, why is Dad still like this!"
"You are your uncle's pride, this is normal."
The young man next to him said with a smile.
"Really? I don't want this!"
Wang Xuejiao gave a helpless smile and glanced sideways, and saw the little girl staring at her with her big black eyes.
The little girl is young, but has big eyes.
Wang Xuejiao has small eyes.
The two of them stared at each other, and Wang Xuejiao suddenly tried to open her eyes wide.
The little girl followed suit and opened her eyes wider.
"Alright alright, Xiaoyu, I lose alright, you have big eyes!"
Wang Xuejiao suddenly closed her eyes again and admitted defeat.
"whee……"
The little girl laughed happily.
The two girls knew each other.
After Wang Xuejiao went to school in the city, she would come back every year during the holidays. She was lively and cheerful and liked to play with the children in the village.
"Xiaoyu, you've gained a lot of weight!"
Wang Xue said with a smile.
"Yes, my brother is a great hunter. Now we have so much delicious food at home. We can eat meat every day."
The little girl said excitedly.
"Eating meat every day? Is that true?"
Wang Xuejiao was skeptical.
You have to know that her cousin lives in the city and their conditions are relatively good, but they can't eat meat every day.
"Really?"
"Then why are you coming to eat my pig-killing meal?"
"My brother has held a pig-killing banquet before and invited many people to the banquet. Uncle Wang has also been there. Wouldn't it be a loss if I don't come?"
"You little girl, you know a lot."
"I'm not a little girl. I'm six years old."
…
The two, one big and one small, had a very enjoyable chat.
After a while, Chen Dazhuang and his master came together.
Chen Dazhuang naturally sat next to Chen Wang, while his master Chen Jianjun sat with several other peers.
After Qian Xiangrong arrived, he sat next to Chen Dazhuang.
After the people invited by Wang Fugui arrived and sat down, the dishes were served immediately.
The little girl was lucky as there were not many people around, so she could sit down and eat with the others.
"The food is coming."
Someone shouted excitedly.
When everyone looked over, they saw two middle-aged women carrying dishes out.
The first dish is pig blood, tofu, cabbage and pork belly stewed in the north. This dish is called "pig-killing dish".
Then there was braised pork, pork tripe soup, pork ribs stewed with potatoes, and pork with garlic sauce…
Steaming dishes were served one after another, and the atmosphere became lively.
"Brother, I want to eat braised pork."
The little girl yelled.
Her arms are short and she can't hold it enough.
"Come, I'll help you."
Wang Xuejiao smiled and pretended to help her pick up some food.
"No, no... I'll do it, I'll do it!"
Chen Wang hurriedly stood up and put two pieces of braised pork into the little girl's bowl.
"Is that enough? Anything else?"
"I want ribs too."
"OK!"
Chen Wang picked up another piece of pork ribs for her.
"Okay, thanks bro."
The little girl thanked him and then started to eat the food in her bowl.
Ruyi, who was standing nearby, was so greedy that she squatted there and looked at him pitifully.
The little girl quickly ate the meat on the ribs and threw the bones to it.
Ruyi started to chew the food happily, and his tail was wagging like a propeller.
At this time, at a table in front, Wang Fugui stood up with a glass of wine.
"Come on, come on, everyone. I won't toast you one by one. Thank you all for coming to help kill the pig. Enjoy your meal and drink!"
"good!!!"
Everyone present cheered in unison and raised their glasses to drink.
Afterwards, everyone at the table began to express themselves freely.
The table where several drunkards from the village sat was the busiest. They hadn't even taken two bites of the food when they had already drunk a pound or two of wine.
In fact, a pig-slaughtering banquet is not a wedding or funeral, and the host cannot receive any gifts.
Therefore, the more people come, the greater the loss the host will suffer.
It is also because of this that some families with less financial resources or those who are more stingy will not hold a pig-killing banquet. At most, they will invite a few people who helped to kill the pig to have a meal.
Chen Wang was the first to hold a pig-killing banquet this year. There were more people then than there are now. Not only did people come to eat and drink, but they were also given some meat when they left.
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