Da Shan was embarrassed by what Zhang had done and was about to chase after her when Zhao stopped him.
"Never mind, she's an elder, let her take it."
It would be too embarrassing to ask for it back.
Da Shan didn't chase after him.
It wasn't until evening that the two pigs were finally cleaned up.
I heard they killed a wild boar, and many villagers came to buy wild boar meat.
They sold it for five coins, and because it was cheap, many people bought it. They sold over a hundred catties. Fang Zhengyi and Fang Sanhua refused to take the money, and only took a few dozen catties of pork and some pork bones.
There were still several dozen kilograms of pig's head and offal left. That evening, Zhao made them a pork bone soup, and the whole family ate the big bones with great relish.
Winter had already arrived, so they weren't worried about the meat spoiling. The next day, Zhao had Fang Daniu go into the mountains to cut down pine trees and smoke all the meat into cured pork.
The smoked bacon was hung in a cold, empty room, where it can be stored until next year.
As for pork offal, it can be braised or served cold, and it tastes delicious either way.
These past two days, we've eaten all the meat we hadn't had in years, so we won't need to buy pork for the Lunar New Year this year. Zhao and Fang Daniu have decided to sell their sheep.
Now, Fang Qing has fattened the sheep to the size of a calf. It's impossible for it to gain any more weight, and continuing to feed it would be a waste of feed. It's better to sell it sooner rather than later.
The next day, Fang Daniu hitched up the oxcart, and the four of them took the sheep to the county town.
A sheep sold for one tael of silver, and Fang Daniu waved his hand and led them to buy things.
When they got home, they each brought a new set of clothes.
Fang Qing spent the whole day out and about, and slept very soundly that night.
She has a habit of staying in bed too long, especially after winter arrives; she doesn't want to get out of bed.
Zhao Shi'an usually comes to call her when it's time for breakfast.
But she was woken up by noises outside that morning.
It was Fang Daniu's anxious shout.
Fang Qing vaguely heard something about "the cow is lost" and "a thief".
Fang Qing instantly regained her senses.
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