It was freezing cold, and all the vegetables had been harvested long ago. Aunt Yuan made a lot of pickled vegetables, and the only fresh vegetables left were the large white radishes stored in the cellar.
Jiang Yue stuffed two jars of pickled vegetables and two baskets of large radishes into the carriage. There was not much salted fish left, and the fresh fish was not enough for their family to eat, so Jiang Yue did not take it out.
Fan Bai covered the car with a large cloth to hide it from people. She put the twenty chickens, thousands of eggs and a big boar weighing more than 160 kilograms into the space.
Jiang Yue hadn't been to the city for half a year and felt that it had changed a lot.
As more people come and go, the road becomes wider.
The village not far away has been continuously resettled with new villagers and has become popular.
Hundreds of acres of farmland were uncovered outside the city, and the boundary was gradually expanded. It was now covered with snow. Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest next year.
Jiang Yue looked up. When they first entered the city, they couldn't even see the name of the city clearly. Now, the word "Yindu" is so profound and majestic that it can be recognized from dozens of meters away.
The city walls became tall and majestic, and the houses in the city looked brand new, no longer showing the dilapidated appearance of the original empty city.
After the two mule carts entered the city, the city gate guards behind them hurriedly called two children, gave each of them a copper coin, and ran home to call for help.
"...Just say the Jiang family came into town early to do business! There are two cars coming together, so there must be a lot of good stuff. Tell them to hurry up and get more people in line!"
"yes!"
Jiang Yue didn't go directly to the store, but returned to their home in the city first.
Every time Fan Bai entered the city, he would come to clean up the house, so it didn't fall into disrepair so quickly, with only a thin layer of dust accumulated.
After they boiled the water, Fang the butcher came to their door with the butcher knife he used to cook.
Butcher Fang's eyes lit up as he looked at the spirited fat pig.
He had been following his father around to slaughter and sell pigs since he was a teenager. He had not touched a pig since the natural disaster and had been feeling extremely upset.
A few days ago, Shopkeeper Fan came to the Jiang family and said that they wanted him to slaughter the New Year pig. He was so excited that he sharpened the knife for half the night and only stopped when it was shiny.
Jiang Yue said, "This pig is a breeding pig, so it won't grow as big as a castrated pig. The pork it produces next year will be fatter and more fragrant."
Pigs that have not been castrated are wild, love to fight, and are prone to estrus. They consume more energy in the process, grow slowly, and are difficult to fatten.
There will be more next year!
Butcher Fang was delighted and replied with a smile, "Ordinary people only feed their pigs grass. They eat little and grow thin naturally, most of them weigh about 120 to 130 kilograms. This pig is much bigger than those raised by other people."
"As for the strong smell, my lady, don't worry. Not everyone knows how to castrate a pig, and hiring someone to do it costs money, at least a dozen coins, and at most dozens of coins. The people in the countryside are poor, and many families just raise their pigs like this, so it's normal for them to have a strong smell."
After chatting for a few minutes, they hurried to kill the pig.
Jiang Nian also knew how to kill pigs, but his technique was not as precise as that of a butcher who had been doing it for twenty years.
Jiang Yue couldn't let him sell pork to a bunch of people. Some people couldn't make up their minds, while others were bargaining to get a better deal. She was afraid that he would get annoyed. She didn't know whether he would chop pork or human flesh...
Butcher Fang took the knife, and his eldest son, Fan Baijiangnian and two others assisted him in pressing the pig.
The boar was quite strong and struggled desperately, but it was no match for the three tall and strong men.
Butcher Fang's hands were steady. He chose the right moment and cut the pig with his knife. The pig's fierce squeals alarmed the neighbors.
They were surprised. These streets were inhabited by ordinary people. Who was going to slaughter a pig for the New Year at this moment?
Following the sound, I finally arrived at the door of Jiang's house.
When they knew it was the Jiang family that was slaughtering the pig, they were not surprised at all.
The Jiang family is the most popular family and has everything they want.
If they had not left the city, few people would have known where they lived, and there would have been many people coming to disturb them.
Jiang Yue squeezed some salt from the medicine jar and sprinkled it into the large basin of pig blood.
The Fang family father and son's wages today were exchanged for pig offal. Pig intestines, pig hearts, and pig lungs are no worse than pork. In winter, a pot of pig lung soup will warm your body and stomach.
As for lard, they have to buy it with extra money.
By the time they were processing the pig hair, the pig blood had solidified.
Jiang Yue used a knife to cut the dough into square pieces, divided it into four equal parts, and then took a bowl and delivered them to the four neighbors in front, behind, left and right, asking them to look after their houses.
Jin Xiu took the bowl generously, took it into the kitchen, poured the liquid into her own bowl, and then returned the Jiang family's bowl.
She looked at Jiang Yue and felt that she was a little plumper than before, and looked very blessed. Even her eyes had become gentle, and it was obvious that she was living a very good life.
She said with a smile: "I was wondering if you guys were back, and it turned out to be true. Why are you slaughtering the New Year pig now? There's still some time before the New Year."
"We're still living outside the city and won't be returning for the time being. We're just worried that if there's a heavy snowfall before the New Year, the roads will be difficult to travel on, so we'll slaughter the New Year pig in advance and sell it in the store later."
Jin Xiu nodded and said, "Yes, no one knows if the snow will suddenly get heavy and block the road."
Jin Xiu is still raising chickens for the government, so she can occasionally get some meat. In addition, her husband can occasionally make some small contributions, so their family lives much better than most families.
It is said that the pigs raised by the government were slaughtered on the New Year's Day, and there were not many of them. According to rumors, it is estimated that only three or five pigs could be sold.
Jin Xiu didn't ask the Jiang family to cut a piece of meat for her first, but called her son to go to the store to line up and pay the required amount.
After Fang's father and son had processed the pig, they moved it onto a cart and pushed it all the way to the store.
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