At this moment, Jiang Yuwei didn't care about anything else and just kept stabbing at the pig's head until the wild boar inside stopped moving. Only then did she ask Ning Zhao to go to the yard to get a bamboo ladder and a kitchen knife.
Ning Zhao quickly ran out with a ladder and a kitchen knife. Jiang Yuwei lowered the ladder into the pit and said to Ning Zhao:
"Zhao'er, go get the rope and the basket. I'm going down to slaughter the pig. Tie the basket up and lower it down so you can catch the pork for me."
Ning Zhao nodded excitedly upon hearing the instructions.
This was Jiang Yuwei's first time killing a pig, but she had killed quite a few zombies in the apocalypse, so she just had to learn by doing. As she lived at the foot of the mountain for a long time, she would inevitably encounter similar situations in the future.
Jiang Yuwei gritted her teeth and slashed the pig's artery with a knife. Pig's blood could be eaten, but Jiang Yuwei wanted to catch more prey this time, so she could only put the pig's blood in the pit to attract other wild animals.
Jiang Yuwei deftly cut the boar into several pieces, placing them in a basket for Ning Zhao to pull up. The two worked for more than a dozen rounds before finally finishing cutting up the large wild boar. After climbing up the bamboo ladder, Jiang Yuwei gathered some branches and fallen leaves to cover the trap before returning to the yard with Ning Zhao, feeling at ease.
Jiang Yuwei looked at the yard full of pork. She couldn't possibly eat it all herself. She would save the pork fat to make lard, which would also be useful for making fried cakes later. The pig's head and offal weren't worth much, but she could experiment with braising them herself and take them to the market to sell next time.
As for the pork, we can keep some for ourselves and send some to the village head and Aunt Zhou's family. Uncle Ningwu also helped with the last division of the family property, so we should send something to repay his kindness this time.
The remaining pork can be sold cheaply in the village for ten coins a pound. There's no market today, so it's not worth taking it to town to sell.
Thinking this, Jiang Yuwei smiled and said to Ning Zhao:
"Zhao'er, hurry up and run to the village and shout that the village head is selling wild boar meat for ten coins a catty at his door. There isn't much, so those who want to buy should hurry up."
Ning Zhao naturally understood what Jiang Yuwei meant. The village head lived in the center of the village, making it more convenient for everyone to go and buy pork. With that in mind, Ning Zhao quickly turned around and ran out to run around the village shouting as Jiang Yuwei had told her.
Jiang Yuwei didn't dare to delay. She took two catties of pork to Aunt Zhou and borrowed her family's cart to load the rest of the pork onto the village head's house. When she passed Uncle Ning's house, she took out two catties of pork and knocked on the door.
When Uncle Ning saw that Jiang Yuwei had given him such a valuable gift, he quickly waved his hand and said:
"Eldest daughter-in-law, what are you doing? I didn't help much. I just heard Ning Zhao shouting in the village. I was going out to buy pork anyway. Since you brought it, consider it as if I bought it for you. It saves me the trouble of making the trip."
Uncle Ning was about to take out his money pouch to give Jiang Yuwei some money when she saw this. Jiang Yuwei quickly turned around and ran away, pushing the cart while calling out back:
"Fifth Uncle, you've helped me a lot. This little bit of pork is nothing. Let's keep in touch in the future."
As he spoke, he ran faster and faster, ignoring Uncle Ning's shouts behind him, and soon arrived at the village head's house, where there were already many people waiting to buy pork.
Normally, it costs 15 coins per catty at the market, but now you can buy wild boar meat for 10 coins per catty in the village. Naturally, the villagers all want to buy some to take home and have a treat.
When Ning Qiu saw Jiang Yuwei arrive, she hurried to help her push the cart. Jiang Yuwei secretly slipped two catties of pork that she had previously reserved for the village head's family to Ning Qiu, signaling her not to make a fuss. Seeing this, Ning Qiu didn't say anything more and could only take the pork home first before coming out to help Jiang Yuwei sell the pork.
At this moment, Ning Zhao had finished shouting throughout the village and came running over, panting, to help Jiang Yuwei. When Jiang Yuwei saw Ning Zhao coming, she smiled gently and said:
"Zhao'er, go and rest for a while. Look how tired you are, your face is covered in sweat."
The villagers who came to buy pork also looked at Ning Zhao and smiled:
“This young Ning Zhao is a natural businessman. I came to buy from him because I heard him shouting.”
"Yes, eldest daughter-in-law, Ning Zhao is such a good child, she knows how to help even at such a young age."
Jiang Yuwei smiled at them, her hands moving swiftly as she cut and collected the money, while Ning Qiu helped pack it with leaves.
Jiang Yuwei had already kept some meat for herself, and since the villagers had all come out to watch the excitement, those with some spare money bought a little bit of the fresh meat. The whole cart of pork was quickly sold out, leaving only a pig's hind leg. After waiting for a while and seeing that no one else was buying it, Jiang Yuwei decided to take it home and stew it herself.
Just as Ning Zhao was about to push the cart away, they ran into Chen Guixiang and Old Man Ning, who were returning from the fields. Chen Guixiang had seen a crowd gathered from afar and thought she'd come and join the fun, but when she got closer, she realized it was Jiang Yuwei selling pork. She was instantly furious, pointing her finger at Jiang Yuwei and starting to berate her:
"You heartless bastard, you've only been gone a few days since you separated from the family and you've already forgotten that you still have your old mother here? You don't even know to send some pork home."
As Chen Guixiang spoke, she saw the remaining pig hind legs on the cart and reached out to grab them.
Seeing this, Ning Zhao quickly stood up and blocked her way. Although he was afraid of Chen Guixiang and felt a dull pain in his back whenever he saw her, he did not want his mother to suffer. So he mustered up his courage and stood in front of Jiang Yuwei because his father had said that he was a man and should protect his mother.
Chen Guixiang was already furious, and seeing Ning Zhao dare to obstruct her again, she spoke angrily:
"You, Ning Zhao, are still a member of the Ning family! How dare you oppose me for the sake of an outsider? I've raised you for nothing all these years!"
Not wanting Ning Zhao to be mistreated, Jiang Yuwei reached out and pulled Ning Zhao behind her, saying with a smile:
"You want to eat pork too? Wait a minute, there's only one hind leg left. If you come any later, it'll be gone. Let me weigh it for you first."
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei's tone was quite respectful towards her today, Chen Guixiang's mood improved considerably. Hearing that Jiang Yuwei only had one pig's hind leg left for her—though a small amount—she figured at least the family would have meat to eat without spending any money, she smiled and said:
"No need to weigh them, why bother? Just give them all to me."
As she reached out to take it, Jiang Yuwei smiled and turned away, blocking Chen Guixiang's hand. She carefully examined the weight on the scale and said with a smile:
"It's just weighing, no trouble at all. Oh, it's exactly six jin and five liang. I'll give you the extra five liang as a gift. Six jin is sixty wen in total. Do you want to pay now, or do we have to go back to the Ning family with you to get it?"
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei say she would be charged sixty copper coins, Chen Guixiang's smiling face instantly fell, and she glared at Jiang Yuwei, yelling:
"You heartless bastard! I'm your mother-in-law, and I just want some of your pork, and you still dare to ask me for money."
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