As soon as the sky was just getting light, Guo Youqing and Guo Youxing organized people to kill pigs and grind tofu.
The villagers were enthusiastic and motivated, and did not feel at all that getting up early to slaughter pigs was a hard job.
For them, getting up early is nothing; the most important thing is to have something to eat.
As they were working hard, the sky gradually brightened.
Strands of pale golden sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating the entire room.
As the sky grew brighter, the sleeping people began to wake up one after another.
Although the sun was shining, there was still a chill in the air, so Deng Qingling and the others put on a few more layers of clothes after getting up.
Guo Haochen poured some water from the tin kettle for his younger siblings to brush their teeth and wash their faces, while Deng Qingling and Liang Xueying went to the kitchen to make breakfast.
There wasn’t anything delicious to cook, so I just made a simple breakfast.
Boiled sweet potatoes and eggs, served with a bowl of steaming corn soup, warms the body and satisfies the stomach (hunger).
As soon as they finished breakfast, the children ran out to watch the fun.
When they arrived at the threshing ground, the pork had already been chopped, and those who had gotten up early to help slaughter the pig were squatting on the ground eating the pig's blood.
It's not that they are taking advantage of the collective. People get up early to work, so they should at least be provided with breakfast.
Besides, they still have to continue working after dinner to prepare a pig-killing banquet for everyone. How can they have the energy to work without eating breakfast?
When the children watched them eat, they couldn't help but slurp their saliva. Why were they hungry again after just finishing breakfast? It was all because the pig's blood was cooked too fragrantly.
When Guo Youxing looked up, he inadvertently saw his grandchildren standing not far away, seemingly watching others eat pig blood. He quickly stood up and called the children over.
Hearing grandpa's call, the children ran over.
Guo Youxing put down his bowl and chopsticks, patted Zhou Jiazhen's fluffy little head, and said to the children with a smile, "Have you had breakfast? Why don't you go check if there's any pig blood in the pot?"
When the children heard this, their eyes all lit up.
"Okay." Zhou Jiazhen looked up and said to Guo Youxing with a smile.
Guo Haochen: "Grandpa, we have already had breakfast." He just felt a little jealous watching others eat.
Guo Haochen was embarrassed to say the latter sentence because he didn't care about his face!
Guo Youxing understood it immediately. He was his own grandson, how could he not know?
After asking the children to wait there for a while, Guo Youxing went to the stove.
The children were not idle either, they were chatting and laughing there.
When Guo Youxing went there, there was just some left in the pot. He quickly shoveled it into the bowl, which was only about half a bowl.
Just enough for each of the children to share a bite.
The children didn’t think it was too little, they were happy to have something to eat.
"Haha, everyone still wants to eat. There will be a pig-killing dish later. You go and play first. I will call you when it's ready." Guo Youxing said to the children with a smile.
"Okay, okay, Grandpa, you must remember to invite us to come and eat." Guo Haoran was very happy to hear that there would be pig-killing dishes to eat.
Guo Youxing shook his head helplessly, "I understand."
Why would he need to call her? I'm afraid the food will be ready soon and the children will come when they smell it.
Afterwards, the children went out to play everywhere, and their laughter could be heard from far away.
As for Deng Qingling, she was waiting at home for Zhou Jiahua to wake up and take him with her when he woke up, while Liang Xueying went to the well to wash clothes.
Why not wash at home? Because the water in the well and pond is warm in winter and cool in summer, so everyone likes to wash clothes there.
Actually, there weren't many clothes, just the clothes of Liang Xueying and her husband, the children, and Deng Qingling. They were washed in the evening.
Deng Qingling always uses the children’s bath water to wash clothes, and then rinses them with water at the end.
It’s true that washing clothes with warm water is much easier than washing them with cold water, and it won’t freeze you.
Although the well water is warm, after washing clothes, if you don't touch the water with your hands, it will be very cold, as if you have played with ice, and it is freezing cold.
So instead of going to the well to wash clothes, Deng Qingling would rather take care of Zhou Jiahua at home.
What's more, Zhou Jiahua is an angel baby. After eating and drinking, he can play on the bed for a long time. You just need to change his diaper from time to time.
As noon approaches, various pig-killing dishes will be ready.
It can be said that the fragrance spreads for ten miles, and the air of the entire village is filled with the smell of various meats.
Everyone who smelled the fragrance couldn't wait to rush to the threshing ground.
When Deng Qingling and the others arrived at the threshing ground, they saw several rows of tables set up there. The tables were arranged in a long line, looking like a buffet.
The uncles, aunts and cousins were serving the dishes, and the plates were placed in the middle of the table one after another.
Wow! This year's pig-killing dishes are so sumptuous!
There are several types of dishes alone.
Such dishes include fried large intestine with sauerkraut, pig skin stewed with potatoes, fried pig liver with cabbage, pig heart stewed with cabbage, fried pig lung with sauerkraut, pig blood cooked with green onions, stewed tofu with cabbage, stewed bones with radish, and some bean curd dregs rice cakes made with tofu dregs.
It’s even more sumptuous than the Chinese New Year.
Everyone found a place to sit down, and they sat very close together.
Before the meal started, Guo Youqing and Guo Youxing each said a few inspiring words.
Something like, we are holding a celebration banquet today to celebrate the pig-killing event. There are so many college students in the village, and we are proud of them. We hope they will stick to their original aspirations and make contributions to the country in the future.
Everyone listened attentively, and a patriotic enthusiasm was aroused in their hearts.
These patriotic words left a deep impression on the children's hearts, and they worked hard to become stronger in the future.
Study for the rise of China.
When they grow up, the skills they master will also contribute to the prosperity of the motherland.
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