The Xie family affair finally came to an end. After a while, Sun Shuanzi's case was finalized and he was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
It didn't take that long, but unfortunately he beat his wife to death. His wife's family came to the police station and the police visited her. They even opened the coffin and performed an autopsy before convicting him.
Widow Sun was released after three months in detention because she was too old and her crime could not be proven. After she was released, she became attached to the Pan family, throwing tantrums and fighting with Pan's mother every day, and just lived there for the rest of her life.
Of course, this is a later story.
Su Li has been worried these days. Ever since Xie Zhengchuan came back, it has been inconvenient for her to get things from the space. But she can eat alone. When no one is around, she can go into the space to get some hot pot, milk tea, and snail noodles to satisfy her cravings.
However, this resulted in her eating less, and Xie Zhengchuan mistakenly thought that she was reluctant to eat. Once, he watched her eat two steamed buns and a large bowl of hot noodle soup.
She almost died of starvation.
These are still small matters. The supplies at home are enough to last until the end of the year, but Su Li wants to eat meat openly.
Nowadays, every household can raise three chickens and two pigs. Half of the pork needs to be handed over, and the rest can be kept for food or sold at the market for money.
However, because pigs eat a lot, no one in Shanghe Village is willing to raise pigs, so the commune raised four pigs. The commune had sent technicians to help and offered many good policies, but still no one was willing to do so. After all, people nowadays cannot get enough to eat.
Su Li told Xie's mother that she wanted to raise pigs, and if the Xie family didn't want to, they could give her the share.
Xie 㫅 doesn't want to raise one, and no one at home has the time.
So Su Litong asked the branch secretary and said that he could raise four piglets next year.
No one in the village was willing to raise one, but the higher-ups set targets every year, so they urged Su Li to do so, offering two more targets, allowing him to raise six pigs. Su Li thought about it, and saw pigs running on the hilltop in his space, so he agreed.
The branch secretary was very happy and reported the quota to her very quickly, so he could also complete the task this year.
Xie Zhengchuan knew that Su Li wanted to raise pigs, so he took the initiative to help build a pig pen.
Su Li was afraid that there would be a smell in the house, so Xie Zhengchuan and Xie Xu discussed and decided to build a pigpen in the private land behind the Xie family's house.
Anyway, if Su Li can be brought up, everyone will have meat to eat.
Xie Zhengchuan and Xie Jiayu were building a pigpen while chatting with Su Li.
"Xiao Li, no one in my family has any experience raising pigs. Now that everyone is talking, can you tell me what else pigs eat besides pig grass and how much they eat?"
Xie Zhenghe also said quickly: "Yes, this is the most important thing. I helped the commune raise pigs for a month before. Not only was I tired, but the pigs didn't grow any meat."
In the past few days since she decided to raise pigs, Su Li has been browsing the books she bought on Pinxixi, such as "Efficient Pig Raising Technology", "Q&A on Pig Raising Tips", and "Common Pig Raising Diseases and Prevention and Control Technology".
So Su Li had some basic knowledge, "This is easy. In addition to pig grass, the sweet potato leaves and vegetable leaves from the fields can also be cooked with wheat bran and fed to pigs. Pumpkins and corn cobs are all fine.
No one in the village raises pigs. I've seen a lot of pig grass by the river near us, but no one is touching it. We can pick it and feed it to the pigs when the time comes."
Xie Zhengchuan pondered for a moment and said, "What if the pigs get sick? The army used to have veterinarians, but we don't have any here. What should we do?"
Su Li smiled, "Don't worry, the secretary said that technicians will come down and give us guidance. I will learn from them. Pigs also like cleanliness, so we will build an adobe pen and lay a layer of bricks on the ground to make it easier to clean. We will sunbathe the pigsty over the winter and raise them in the spring of next year. By the end of the year, we can eat meat every day."
Xie Zhengyang listened to Su Li's words, thought about eating meat every meal, and laughed.
"Sister-in-law, if I can really raise him, don't worry, I will come to clean the pigsty for you every day, hehe! But... by the end of the year, you have to let your second brother eat more meat, hehe!"
"Yes! Definitely, second brother."
Xia Xiuzhi was also full of energy. Seeing her man smiling silly, she couldn't help laughing.
Now the days are getting more and more promising. The family has Su Li to give money. When school starts, she will send her two children to the first grade and become a scholar, too?
The family was busy, and by the evening, the pigpen was built. Xie Zhengchuan took the workers back home, while Su Li went home early to cook.
She specially dug some beans and exchanged them for some tofu at the mill at the entrance of the village.
When she got home, she was alone. She took a big plate of chicken, a spicy salad, and a West Lake vinegar fish from her space. She cooked a vegetable and tofu soup, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, kelp and pork ribs soup, a cold dish of tofu and scallions, poured a pot of wine, and heated up 30 cornmeal buns.
When the food was put on the table, Xie Zhengchuan had just returned home with his people. Su Li called out from the door, and Tiedan also ran home in a hurry with the children.
A group of people washed their hands with soap and prepared to eat. Xie Zhengyang smelled the fragrance, rubbed his hands casually and walked to the main room, "Ah! Sister-in-law. How come you cook so many delicious dishes and meat? Your family has such good food."
Su Li put down her chopsticks and said, "We ordered some wine today. We can't have wine without some snacks. It just so happens that my second oldest brother Zhengchuan is here to drink with Dad."
"That would be great! Hehe!"
Xia Xiuzhi simply couldn't bear to watch, "You! All you do is eat every day, aren't you afraid of the children laughing at you?"
Several children looked at him and laughed. Xie Zhengyang touched his daughter's face and said, "What's there to be ashamed of? Being able to eat is a blessing, isn't it, my daughter?"
Xiaofang also laughed “Hehe”.
Xie's father and mother walked into the main room, looking at the table full of delicious food, feeling sad. They were not as broad-minded as Xie Zhengyang.
Xie's mother said, "Old Third's family, why are there so many dishes? We shouldn't be so polite. Just eat whatever you want. Chicken and fish, how much does it cost? Zhengchuan has retired now, and I don't know how much the police station pays him. Be frugal..."
Mother Xie kept talking, and Xie was afraid that her daughter-in-law would be unhappy. "Well, okay, okay, the third brother's family still wants us to eat better. After this meal, we can save meat for the whole month."
Su Li was indeed a little unhappy, but it didn't affect her, she could eat whatever she wanted.
Xie Zhengchuan was also afraid that his wife would get angry. "Mom, look at you. My wife loves you and dad so much. You should eat more later."
As he said this, he took out a cornmeal bun and handed it to Xie's mother.
Mother Xie smiled awkwardly. She was so concerned about her son that she forgot that Su Li was also a good earner. Thinking about how filial Su Li had been to her and her husband during this period, she regretted for a moment that she had said too much. She looked at Su Li's expressionless face.
"Third wife, that's not what I meant. I'm just worried that you guys will have a hard time. Don't take it to heart."
"Yeah! Got it, mom!"
Xie Zhengyang couldn't wait any longer. He didn't know when the two of them would end their argument. "Oh! It's okay. We are a family and we won't get angry. Hurry up and use your chopsticks. Use your chopsticks. Xiuzhi, give me a steamed bun. Ouch! Why are you pinching me?"
Su Li was amused by Xie Zhengyang. After thinking about it, it was nothing. Every mother would love her son.
"It's okay, Mom, eat quickly!"
Xie Zhengchuan knew that his wife did not bear a grudge, so he served Su Li a bowl of soup and glanced at her.
Su Li glanced at him and always felt that he was a bit lewd.
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