Before going down the mountain, Zhang Guoqing and Zhou Jiao discussed it and decided that they should contribute two wild boars.
It's not that they are kind, but only if there is a wild boar in the village can they cover up the smell of meat at home.
Zhang Guoqing was tired of killing wild boars. He'd been exhausted all afternoon, and still had two-thirds of the boars to process. Not to mention the game he'd collected earlier.
Now, whenever he thought of the wild animals that would take him several days to kill, he wished he could take them all to the slaughterhouse.
Zhang Guoqing simply threw the two wild boars at the foot of the mountain and asked the children in the distance to call the captain uncle.
When the children learned that they would have meat to eat in the evening, they were so excited that they guarded the two wild boars and did not leave for a moment.
Finally, it was the old captain who received a message from an honest boy and came with a few people to provide support.
In response to everyone's gratitude, Zhang Guoqing smiled and shook his head.
After returning home, unloading a wild boar and pouring out half a bamboo basket of fish, Zhang Guoqing rejected the old captain's invitation and let the old captain handle it directly.
The villagers were so happy about a wild boar weighing four or five hundred pounds that they had no time to go to work. Soon they all ran to the village drying yard one after another.
The old team leader saw that more and more people were coming to the village, so he checked the time and saw that it was almost time to leave the work, so he simply notified the whole village to leave. This decision made everyone applaud happily.
Zhang Guoqing didn't care about the hustle and bustle of the drying yard at the moment. Seeing his two brothers and sisters-in-law all coming over, he quickly asked Zhou Jiao to take the child inside to rest, and he took them to help.
Zhou Jiao smiled, and when she saw him turn around, she quickly picked up the child and followed Zhang's mother and the others into the kitchen.
"Jiaojiao, how are you going to eat all this?" Zhang's mother frowned at the fish and shrimp in the bamboo basket. Her son was really stupid. He didn't even want a pig, so why did he want all this?
"Mom, just cook a little, don't overcook. We'll have a pig-killing dinner in the village later," Zhou Jiao said with a smile. She loved the village pig-killing dinner the most, especially the atmosphere.
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.
Facing Zhou Jiao's puzzled expression, Huang Cuilan smiled and said, "It's the busy farming season right now, so the team leader won't be busy. He's afraid that everyone will stay up too late and it will affect work tomorrow."
Zhou Jiao smiled sheepishly, "Then let's prepare dinner first and cook more dishes. We'll all eat here tonight."
"You don't need to prepare dinner. Your sister-in-law has even cooked for you and Xiaowu. It's better to leave the fish for you to take back." After hearing this, Zhang's mother stopped Zhou Jiao.
Lin Juhua listened from the side, grabbed a large fish, and said with a smile: "Then I will help Jiaojiao pickle it first, so she can eat it when she returns to the county."
"No need. Take them all back with you and leave two for me."
Zhang's mother glared at Zhou Jiao, what a pair of prodigals! She said helplessly, "Leave two for dinner and pickle the rest. Boil some hot water for the old lady first."
Following Zhang's mother's instructions, Huang Cuilan and Lin Juhua quickly started to work. Seeing this, Zhou Jiao hurriedly took the child to the living room, asked Xizi and the others to look after him, and ran to help.
In the kitchen, the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and other three people quickly finished their work and carried buckets of hot water to Zhang Guoqing to slaughter the pig.
After a while, when Zhang Guoqing finished cutting up the pigs, the yard was filled with two bamboo baskets of strips of meat, in addition to the pig's head, bones, ribs, fat, and offal.
After a busy moment, Zhang Guoqing took out two small bamboo baskets, put 20 kilograms of pork and bones in them, and put four fish on top, asking his two sisters-in-law to take them home later.
Seeing Zhang Guoqing being so stingy, Zhou Jiao glanced at everyone.
Hearing Zhang's mother say it was too much, she covered her mouth and laughed. Ten kilograms for one family, and forty kilograms for the four brothers and sisters. She was just waiting to see what Zhang Guoqing would do with the remaining meat.
It's hard to satisfy one's greed, and I'm afraid the two sisters-in-law have some ideas in their minds. This is the first time Zhang Guoqing has brought back prey since the separation of the family. This way of dividing it is really worth Zhou Jiao's consideration.
Mother Zhang looked up at the sky and said, "We're having the pig-killing dinner here tonight. Eldest son's wife, you and the second son's wife, hurry up."
With that, she picked up a bamboo basket and had Zhang Guoqing put the pig's head, bones, and offal in it, then carried it to the kitchen. She began stewing the pig's head in one pot while Zhou Jiao cooked the fat in another. They would wait for the two daughters-in-law to arrive before preparing the butchering dishes. She took the child and hurried out.
In the kitchen, Zhou Jiao heard Zhang's mother ask for two pieces of meat to give to Uncle Zhang and Uncle Zhang, and Zhou Jiao couldn't help laughing anymore - the mother and son were really stingy.
The instructions from Zhang's mother outside, the happy laughter and chatter from Zhang's father and his four sons, and the cheers of the children told her to speed up.
After a while, Zhang Guoqing came in and Zhou Jiao raised her eyebrows at him.
Seeing this, Zhang Guoqing raised his eyebrows at her.
The couple were talking in charades, but they both understood what the other meant.
This was not the time to talk, so the couple smiled.
The voices of Huang Cuilan and Lin Juhua were heard outside. Zhang Guoqing glanced at her and turned to leave.
"Sister-in-law, are you all done cleaning up? I'll leave it to you to cook the pig-killing dishes." Zhou Jiao pointed to the fat in the pot that was almost cooked.
"Your second sister-in-law said that you wanted to eat the pig-killing dish. She probably wanted some fun. She brought a pot and put it in the yard. The child's father and the others buried the pot there. The oil here is boiled and it will be left empty for now." Huang Cuilan pointed at Lin Juhua and said with a smile.
Zhou Jiao happily turned around and stood at the door. Sure enough, Zhang Dad and others were already preparing in the yard.
After eating the pig-killing meal and seeing off Zhang's father and mother and the others, Zhang Guoqing locked the door, held the child in his arms, and went back to the kitchen with his wife.
In the kitchen, Zhou Jiao put out the cart, asked her son to sit down, and went to wash her hands first.
"Have you made up your mind?"
Zhang Guoqing understood what his wife meant, but he nodded without saying anything. He had done what he had to do, and if his two brothers and sisters-in-law were still not satisfied, then that was all that could be done.
"What about the eldest and second sisters?"
Zhang Guoqing glanced at her with a smile, "Two pieces of meat per person."
Zhou Jiao looked at him deeply, smiled and shook her head.
"You're not right. Are you for or against?"
"I support you in everything you do! Just do it. Safety first."
Zhang Guoqing sighed upon hearing this, walked forward and hugged Zhou Jiao tightly - this was the only woman in the world who understood him, knew him, and supported him.
"Let's go...let's go..." Ping'an's voice broke the warm scene of the couple hugging each other, making them laugh.
Zhang Guoqing walked over, picked him up, and walked to the door. "Where are you going? Look, it's getting dark, and everyone's going to sleep. Can Daddy's little Ping An go to sleep too?"
"well……"
Zhou Jiao laughed in silence. The fat boy would always finish the conversation. What did he know? She stepped forward to take the child, holding him and feeding him. After he was full, she patted him gently.
After a while, Zhou Jiao looked at the child's sleeping face and couldn't help but kiss him. She put away the stroller, replaced it with a cradle, and gently put him down.
The couple tacitly agreed not to bring up the topic that was interrupted by their son.
Zhang Guoqing began to talk about what the old captain had asked him to do this morning and the arrangements for returning to the county town tomorrow. Cooperating with Zhou Jiao, the two of them worked while whispering.
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