Chapter 128 [Additional update for the babies’ gifts~]

Just then, Han Youran came in through the curtain. Cheng Rong immediately sat up straight and started eating cakes as if nothing had happened.

Everyone came over, and Han Youran was bored there, so he just brought some wool over here to play.

She didn't know how to knit before, and it was Jiang Xiurong who taught her. She planned to knit a scarf first to practice.

Cheng Rong was watching from the side and became interested, so Han Youran taught her a little.

It is very simple to weave plain stitch. After a while, Cheng Rong also picked up two needles and started weaving.

They are all young girls, and they chat about daily life while doing handicrafts. They have a lot of common topics to talk about.

Because Han Youran and Jiang Xiurong didn't know Cheng Rong's background, everyone got along very well.

Xia Zhizhi took Cheng Rong's self-esteem into consideration and told everyone that Cheng Rong was her classmate and that she had nothing to do during the holidays so she came here to see herself.

Cheng Rong was relieved to know that she said this. After all, running away from home was one thing, but she still felt a little embarrassed to say it out loud.

It’s like we can find a partner through online dating, but when introducing someone to others, we won’t say that it’s our online dating partner. It always feels a bit embarrassing when we say it…

The girls did some handicrafts for a while, and when it was almost time they went back to their room to sleep.

The next day, Xia Zhizhi arranged for Cheng Rong to fetch water in the morning and pick branches during the day. The sky changed at noon today, and it was dark. The children were worried that it would snow, so they came back early.

The children were indeed very experienced. Heavy snow started to fall in the afternoon and continued until the next morning.

In the afternoon, Cheng Rong went to the educated youth site to cut branches and chopped the two large bundles she had brought back into small sections.

In the evening, the captain used the radio to inform everyone that the New Year pigs would be slaughtered and the meat distributed tomorrow.

Jiang Xiurong was particularly happy to hear the broadcast, as it meant that the comrades who had dug the reservoir were coming back.

The next morning, as soon as Cheng Rong went out, she saw icicles hanging from the eaves, each one crystal clear like crystal.

She grabbed the biggest popsicle, brought it to Xia Zhizhi's room, and stuffed it into her hand: "Zhizhi, look, this is a great popsicle!"

Xia Zhizhi was still in a daze and was startled by the cold.

I think this kid is too relaxed, otherwise why would he get up so early every day.

After dinner, Xia Zhizhi took out a set of overalls for Cheng Rong to wear.

Then he carried a bag with a camera in it and said to Cheng Rong mysteriously, "Come on, I'll take you out to play."

Cheng Rong was not as excited as before, but she still followed her.

Xia Zhizhi took her to the pigpen in the village.

The Zhongxing Brigade has raised quite a few pigs this year. After handing them over, there are still five left. If we kill them all, everyone can have a prosperous year.

Cheng Rong had eaten a lot of pork, but this was the first time she had seen a pig running away.

Hiding behind her, looking around curiously.

Xia Zhizhi said to her, "When the killing starts later, go and help hold down the pigs."

Cheng Rong stepped back repeatedly: "No, I'm afraid it will bite me!"

Xia Zhizhi held her back and said, "How can such a small difficulty defeat you? You may not know that in some places there are female comrades who dare to kill pigs. Rongrong is so determined to serve the motherland in the countryside. How can she be afraid of this?"

Cheng Rong still shook her head: "I dare not!"

Xia Zhizhi said without letting anyone refuse: "You can do it. I believe you. If you are really scared, just don't watch when the pig is being killed. Just close your eyes and press on the pig's leg!"

Cheng Rong nodded reluctantly: "Then, then I'll try it."

"Wait for me here." Xia Zhizhi ran to the captain, pointed at Cheng Rong, and muttered something.

The captain looked at Cheng Rong and glared at her: "Nonsense!"

Xia Zhizhi put her hands on her hips and rebuked him: "You are heartless, you are ungrateful, and you are unreasonable! People read the newspapers and are curious and admire you as the captain. They ran from Shanghai, 5,000 miles away, to our village to see you. That's 5,000 miles! You didn't even agree to this small request. Is your heart made of stone from the toilet?"

Speaking of the newspaper captain, I get angry. Look at the photo she chose. It's not as good as the one of Tiedan. At least Tiedan is wearing shoes.

Seeing that the captain disagreed, Xia Zhizhi snorted: "Forget it if she disagrees. I will go and tell her now that our captain doesn't care about her at all. Let her go wherever she wants!"

The captain just felt stupid: "Okay, okay, I got it, let her press the hind legs later."

What's wrong with a good girl? She ran to the village to press pigs.

The captain went to make the arrangements while swearing.

The members drove out a pig, and the team leader waved to them. Xia Zhizhi immediately pulled Cheng Rong over.

Thinking that they were his fans after all, the captain said to Cheng Rong with a smile, "Comrade, when we lift the pig up later, you stand behind it and be careful not to let it kick you."

Cheng Rong nodded nervously.

Three members, one holds the pig's ears, and the other two hold the pig's front and hind legs.

"One, two, three, up!"

Put the pig on the table.

"Go quickly!" Xia Zhizhi pushed Cheng Rong from behind.

The pig was screaming crazily.

The member in front held down the head, and the one behind held down the two hind legs. Cheng Rong had no idea where to start, so after thinking about it, she directly pressed down on the pig's butt.

The pig-killing master used the white knife to go in and the red knife to come out, and the pig's grunting breath gradually became weaker.

Cheng Rong felt numb all over, and she didn't know whether it was because of the shaking of the pig's butt or because of the fright of the scene.

She didn't have to wait too long.

The members picked up the pig and threw it into the bucket.

Someone else came up next.

After pressing five pigs' butts in a row, Cheng Rong felt that her heart was harder than the knife that stabbed the pigs, and nothing could defeat her anymore!

The members boiled water to soak the pigs and shave them. Xia Zhizhi found another good job for Cheng Rong: helping to prepare the butchered pig dishes.

Seeing that she was slow in cutting the sauerkraut, the aunties asked her to light the fire.

Soon the aroma came out of the pot.

The children gathered around the big pots and kept drooling.

The team leader was a man with a strong sense of ceremony. He insisted that no comrade should be left behind in such a situation. He had to wait until the members who had been digging the reservoir returned before he began to distribute the meat and vegetables.

We could only smell the scent, swallow our saliva and wait.

Now that she had some free time, Cheng Rong felt that her clothes were a bit smelly, after all, she had pressed five pig butts on them.

Xia Zhizhi comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay, we can just go back and take off our outer clothes and wash them."

Xia Zhizhi accompanied Cheng Rong back to change clothes and get lunch boxes.

After changing clothes, I saw a large group of people coming to the village entrance.

They were all skinny and bony, carrying large and small bags on sticks, looking dusty and dirty, like a group of beggars going out in force.

Cheng Rong didn't understand what was going on, and asked Xia Zhizhi uncertainly, "Is this a refugee?"

Xia Zhizhi shook her head, pulled her to hide at the door, and leaned her head to look outside.

Jiang Xiurong had been looking out anxiously the whole day today. When he saw the crowd coming back, he trotted over to greet them.

A tall young man walked out of the team. It was Tang Mingli. He looked even thinner than when Jiang Xiurong first saw him.