Chapter 166 Killing Pigs
The rainstorm stopped, but the flood had not receded. People in the village still had a lot of work to do.
Every household sent out people to clean up the dead branches, leaves, and grass on the road.
At the same time, lime was carefully sprinkled everywhere.
Women and children were not idle either. They cleaned the chicken and rabbit pens, cut grass to feed the rabbits, and drained the water from the vegetable fields.
The days were much busier and more tiring than during the rainstorm.
Shuiqing's family also had a lot to do.
They had many livestock, including cows, donkeys, sheep, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs!
When the pigpen was built, they bought three pigs, and later they bought six more piglets.
When composting is needed, the feces of these animals are really important.
But now there are three big fat pigs and six small fat pigs in the pigpen, and feeding the pigs three times a day is a very tiring job.
Shuiqing was thinking, why not kill one to satisfy his craving?
There was pork to eat in the first two days, but there was no excuse to take pork out later.
I have to say, if you don’t eat pork for a few days, you will really miss it.
Braised pork, sweet and sour spareribs, braised pork intestines, white jade hoof, stir-fried kidney... She loves them all!
A whole pig cannot be eaten in a short time, so why not sell the remaining pork?
When it comes to slaughtering pigs, Hu the butcher is an expert and immediately commented: "Your biggest one weighs 200 kilograms and can be slaughtered. It is a waste of effort to keep it;
But people in your village can only buy pork less than three times a year, so can they afford to buy it?"
Shanshui Village is close to Niutou Town, and you need to pay an entry fee to go to the city, but not to Niutou Town, so most villagers buy pork in Niutou Town.
He is the only family that slaughters and sells pigs in Niutou Town, and he knows the situation of people eating pork in the village best.
Shuiqing hesitated: "Maybe he is tired from the flood? He needs to replenish his body?
Didn't everyone often buy meat to replenish their body during the busy farming season?"
The rain stopped, and Aunt Zhang, Wang Guifen and others came to visit twice. They also learned about the situation during the heavy rain from them.
It can be said that it is more tiring than the busy farming season!
Then I thought that it was common for everyone to spend energy to buy meat to replenish their bodies during the busy farming season. Digging ditches and building dams during heavy rains is very tiring, but now the fields are still flooded!
Who is willing to spend money to buy meat to replenish their bodies when we don't know what the situation is with the grain?
Shuiqing immediately gave up this idea.
Mother Hu sighed.
Now that the flood has not receded, pork cannot be sold outside.
A whole pig, let alone not having time to eat it, even if we have time to eat it, we definitely can't eat it all at home.
What kind of family is it to eat meat every meal.
However, these days, my daughter has meat for lunch and dinner, and the morning meal is lighter, and it ends up with eggs.
Not only did they not lose weight, but they all became plumper. The most obvious one was Zhaodi. The little girl was so thin that her cheeks were sunken before, but in just seven or eight days, her cheeks became plumper and she smiled more often.
She could still have meat, fish and eggs after the flood. She would never have dared to dream of such a life in the past.
She earnestly told her daughter: "Don't worry, wait until the flood recedes before killing the pig.
You can save some big bones for soup, pig offal and a few pounds of lean meat for a snack, and the rest can be sold. You can earn more than one or two silver coins from this pig after deducting the cost of buying piglets."
The group of children next to them who thought they could eat pork were swallowing their saliva, and they immediately became depressed when they heard that all the pigs were sold.
But no one said anything, because raising pigs is to make money.
Zhaodi thought it was very good.
Grandmother still wanted to save big bones for soup, not to mention lean meat and pig offal.
Pig offal is also meat.
Everyone in my aunt's family is hardworking. They raise many chickens, ducks, sheep, rabbits, and so many big fat pigs.
Not only do they have meat and eggs to eat, but they can also sell them for silver.
And everyone has their own division of labor. The work is not very tiring when it is divided, but everyone eats together, so they are not tired and can eat well every day.
Thinking of her own family, Fan Zhaodi's eyes darkened.
Grandma is the most precious in the family. She doesn't do any work, even the simplest water for washing her face and feet.
After the separation, she has to prepare for grandma in advance every day. If it is late, the water is scalding or cold, she will be scolded.
Then the four brothers are boys. They can pass on the incense and work in the fields. They are very important. They don't need to do trivial things such as cooking, washing clothes, cleaning, gardening, cutting firewood, cutting grass, and feeding chickens, ducks, and geese on weekdays.
Dad is even worse.
Mother has to work in the fields and cook, and she doesn't do miscellaneous work.
She is alone, and no matter how busy she is every day, she can only do a limited amount.
The amount of meat eaten in the family throughout the year is not as much as the amount of meat cooked by the aunt in one day, but the aunt's family still has not gone broke, and their lives are getting better and better.
Perhaps, eating will not make you poor, only laziness will make you poor...
Fan Jin looked at Shui Qing with his dark eyes, and Shui Qing immediately understood, and the two went out.
There was no one around, Fan Jin said softly: "The rain has stopped, and there should be a lot of mushrooms on the mountain. We can't exchange them with grain, but we can exchange them with pork. What do you think?"
They can sell mushrooms to the mall, and one catty of mushrooms can buy more than ten catties of pork in the mall. It is more cost-effective to save them for later.
Compared with mushrooms, the villagers love pork more, and they can also replenish their bodies by exchanging pork.
The villagers have a better constitution, which will be beneficial to their families no matter whether there is a flood or a war in the future.
Shui Qing thought about this, but her parents are at home now.
She winked at the house and asked in a low voice: "What do my parents say?"
Before, we could use the Bai family as a shield when exchanging rice, but now the flood has blocked the road, so we can’t use pork to exchange mushrooms.
Fan Jin pondered, and after a while, he asked carefully: "It is said that Ziqian’s parents like to eat this kind of mushrooms. Let’s exchange them back, dry them, and store them for them, okay?"
Shuiqing:... Why not? It’s great!
No wonder they say that three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. There are indeed many ideas when there are many people
When Shuiqing returned to the house, he directly announced that he would slaughter the pig tomorrow.
The little ones opened their mouths, more surprised than frightened.
Hu’s mother hurriedly asked the reason.
Shuiqing repeated the reason Fan Jin had just said.
At the same time, she sighed: The Bai family is really useful. No matter what, they can use the Bai family’s signboard.
When she heard that Bai Manshan and Li Huyu liked to eat, Hu’s mother immediately stopped talking.
Others don’t know, but she knows that Ziqian’s parents gave their daughter a lot of silver, saying that it was to repay Ziqian’s life-saving grace, but it was really too much.
They are a wealthy family, what good things have they not eaten?
If my daughter gave them pork, they might not like it, but if they like mushrooms, she could store more and give them to them.
Bai Ziqian was so moved that he could not say anything more!
Shuiqing looked at Fan Jiang and ordered: "Dajiang, go to the old village chief's house and tell him that we will kill a pig tomorrow. Four catties of mushrooms can be exchanged for one catty of fat meat, and three catties of mushrooms can be exchanged for one catty of lean meat. Anyone who is willing to exchange can come."
Before, the exchange price for rice was obviously higher than the market price in the prefecture city, because the rice was bought from the mall, and the rice was cheap so they could buy more. Since only she and Fan Jin knew it, it was okay to add some.
But now, her father can accurately tell how many catties this pig is!
There is no way to add, and of course, it is impossible to follow the rice price.
It is a different time, and you have to be flexible when doing business.