"Mom, the village chief just came home."
"Tai Nai, Nai, my sixth aunt has washed the pig and is waiting at home."
"Tainai, Nai, You Mazi is planting onions in the vegetable field. He said he would go home after tying up the pigs from the other two families."
Bai Zhaomei, uncle and nephew didn't arrive, so the voice came first.
Tian Maimiao sat in the upper room and drank tea for a long time. She has a cute and festive face, but a very free and easy temper. She is not shy at all when sitting on the bed, calling her grandma and auntie non-stop, making old Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Zhen laugh.
She saw that the patterns painted on Zhen's shoes were beautiful, and she praised and exclaimed while holding the shoes.
Mrs. Zhen was originally delighted when she saw her. Thinking that she had no mother, she felt pity for her and immediately wanted to make her a pair of shoes.
Tian Maimiao thanked her readily and stretched out her foot for Zhen to make gestures.
After hearing the news from Bai Zhaomei's uncle and nephew, Tian Maimiao stood up with a smile and said, "Auntie, I'm going to see the pigs first."
Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Zhen knew that she had something serious to do and couldn't miss the business, so they sent her out and said, "Collect the pig, come and eat."
"I'll definitely come if it's still early then." Tian Maimiao promised with a smile.
Bai Sanzhuang accompanied Tian Maimiao to see the pigs.
Seeing this, Xiao Fuyuan wanted to follow her to watch the excitement. Bai Sanzhuang carried her onto the donkey cart, and A Zhen silently climbed onto the donkey cart and sat next to her.
Eugene Gui also raised her legs to follow. She had a reason to go. Selling pigs was a big deal for her family, and she had to go and help.
We went to the village chief’s house first.
The village chief's family has three pigs, two sows and one boar. One of the sows is carrying cubs, and the other sow is for sale.
Selling pigs is a big deal.
Not only did Xiao Fuyuan and a group of children join in the fun, but many adults in the village came to watch the fun and help.
In rural areas, pigs are an important symbol of prosperous livestock and a wealthy family. Whoever raises pigs that are fat and strong will be envied by the villagers.
Village chief Zhao Defu smoked a pot and stood in front of the pigsty, looking at the three fat pigs in the pigsty with an affectionate look on his face, calculating how much money each pig could bring him.
The more you pan, the happier you feel.
"Hey, Miss Mai Miao is here." Village Chief Zhao Defu greeted Tian Mai Miao cheerfully.
Some of the onlookers who had bought Tianmai Miao pork knew that she was a butcher, and they all praised her for being such a good girl.
The village chief's wife looked at Tian Maimiao and pursed her lips with a smile. Isn't this the girl brought by the third son of the Bai family? Hey, the daughters-in-law of Lao Bai's family have their own characteristics. The eldest has a solid eye, the second has a shit stick, and the third has a red knife going in and a white knife coming out.
When these guys come together, sparks will fly.
Fortunately, Lao Bai's family has many men and strong yang energy, so they can calm him down.
Village Chief Zhao led Tian Maimiao to the pigsty to look at the pigs. The village chief's son, Zhao Xiaogui, and his father, Zhao Dachui, stood in the pigsty with their sleeves rolled up, waiting for his father's order to catch the pigs.
Xiao Fuyuan stood outside the pig pen, holding A Zhen's hand, and looked into the pig pen to see three big fat pigs.
"Little brother, a pig is about to give birth to pig babies. Do you like pig babies? I will buy one and raise it."
Ah Zhen was still confused. Why did he run into the pig pen to see the pigs coming? He couldn't help but feel angry and rushed straight to his nose.
It is also a first time experience in life.
He doesn't like it when it smells so bad.
Xiao Fuyuan's cheerful little face made him say against his will: "I like it."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, no wonder Zhao Defu can be the village chief. Just look at the pigs raised by other families."
"This pig is not well-raised. It has a fat head and big ears. The old Zhao family has made another fortune."
"When this sow gives birth to piglets, I have to buy one. Uncle Defu's is easy to raise and fatten."
"What does it mean that Uncle Defu's breeding is good? It's all the credit of that boar. Tomorrow my parents' pigs will also be bred by the Defu family."
The onlookers pointed to the big fat pig in the pig pen and had a heated discussion. After just three words, they were on the verge of driving.
Village Chief Zhao Defu was filled with dark thoughts after hearing this, and he used the village chief's style to suppress it: "Stop making noises, half of the children are here, and the impact is not good. I want to go back to bed at night and talk about it."
The village chief's wife grabbed Bai Sanzhuang and said with a gossipy face: "That pig-killing girl is your wife, right?"
Bai Sanzhuang blushed and said seriously: "Madam, it's not yet."
The village chief’s wife will focus on the important point: “It’s not yet, does that mean it will be one day?”
Frightened, Bai Sanzhuang rushed into the pig pen and stood with Zhao Dachui, eager to catch the pig.
Tian Maimiao ignored everyone's comments and checked the pig pen first, then the pigs.
They say you should look at the pen first before looking at the pig.
Inspecting the pig pen is mainly to check the living environment of the pigs. If it is too dirty and smelly, the pigs will be infected with plague. She will not accept such pigs even if they are free of charge.
What you eat in your mouth depends on your conscience.
The pigsty at the village chief's house is made of green bricks and is kept clean. The pig manure is separated from the place where the pigs eat and sleep. There is no odor in the food bowl or floor.
It seems that this pig is indeed carefully raised.
The sow that was about to be sold didn't know her upcoming fate. She was finishing a bowl of food and was lying on the ground, moaning comfortably.
This pig has a fat body and broad shoulders. It weighs 200 pounds. At first glance, it is a good pig that deserves to be killed.
Tian Maimiao was quite satisfied.
She had already imagined that the pig would be spread out at the meat stall, with its fat and thin streaks, the big bright red ribs, the plump front and rear buttocks, and the white fat... it would definitely be snapped up.
"Village Chief Zhao, I'll give you ten taels of silver for this pig." Tian Maimiao offered the price readily.
The village chief was heartbroken and immediately overjoyed.
He was given eight hundred dollars more than he expected.
No wonder Mrs. Bai said that the owner of the pork stall opposite the porcelain shop was kind, and indeed he was!
At first he thought that the meat stall belonged to a little girl, and he had never patronized her meat stall, let alone being a show-off.
If Mrs. Bai hadn't said that the meat at her stall was good and the price was fair, and he went to buy it twice and got to know each other, there would be no such business.
Tian Maimiao is a real girl. No wonder a girl can run a meat stall.
"Okay, follow what Miss Mai Miao said."
The village chief was very satisfied with the price, and immediately called his son and Bai Sanzhuang to tie the pigs. Several strong young men in the crowd of onlookers got into the pig pen to help.
Ooooooooooo, the big fat pig howled and struggled desperately, and was quickly tied up tightly by everyone and carried to the donkey cart.
This was the first time for Xiao Fuyuan to watch a pig. She enjoyed the pork ribs and braised pork, but she couldn't bear to watch the pig's screams.
Fortunately, she wasn't allowed to watch a pig being killed.
I can't help but admire Sister Mai Miao. She kills pigs all day long, but she never changes her expression.
Tian Maimiao handed the money to the village chief and took the donkey cart to Eugene Gui's parents' house to see the second pig.
There were freshly baked pigs lying on the carriage of the donkey cart. Xiao Fuyuan couldn't imagine himself and the pigs in the same cart, so he refused to ride in the donkey cart and held A Zhen's hand and walked to his second sister-in-law's home.
When Eugene Gui reported the price of wheat seedlings in the field, he greased the soles of his feet and flew to his parents' house to report the news.
"The village chief's family all has twenty taels of silver, and our family can't have less." Eugene Gui stood in front of the pig pen with a stern look on his face.
"Fourth sister, what are you thinking? The village chief's pigs are fatter than ours." You Qingya said matter-of-factly.
"The pigs in our family eat better than those in the village chief's family. His family feeds them grass, and our family feeds them bean dregs. Naturally, they cost more money." Yu Jingui felt that his sixth sister was becoming more and more stubborn and always opposed her.
"I raised this pig with my own hands. There is no need for you, Fourth Sister, to mess around here."
You Qingya spoke in a rush, and she felt very uncomfortable. She couldn't bear to let the pig that she had raised for a year come out of the pen.
