After a few days, Young Jin's illness was on and off, and it was almost the same.
The six pigs raised by the Yue family this year have grown fat and strong under the careful care of the young Jin sisters. Finally, when the New Year was approaching, Yue Dafu had made an appointment with the butcher in the town to come pick up pigs today.
In the kitchen of the Yue family, sisters Young Jin were busy boiling water, and outside the pigpen in the backyard, five or six young men were already standing. Chief among them was Butcher Huang, who often came to Cuifeng Village to kill pigs.
Butcher Huang held a sharp knife in his hand and stood in front of the pigsty with his hips on his back, looking at the fat pigs to be slaughtered in the pigsty, his eyes were full of joy: "The pigs from Uncle Yue's house are really well raised. Yes! This pig is the smallest and probably weighs nearly 200 kilograms!"
Yue Dafu was also full of joy, standing in front of the pig sty, and said with a smile: "They are all year-old pigs raised by themselves, and it's just a matter of whether they are fat or not. Today, I will have Lao Huang's brother, and the pigs will be killed in a while. Let's have a good drink and lively!"
Killing pig dishes is also a custom in Cuifeng Village. There will be two tables on the day of killing pigs. One is to thank the people who came to help kill the pigs, and the other is to invite some good people in the village. lively.
Today, Yue Dafu's family is killing the New Year pig. According to Yue Dafu's face-saving temperament, it is also indispensable to kill pigs naturally. So when I woke up early, the young Jin sisters were instructed by the old Chen to make rounds, chopping Chinese cabbage, and slicing potatoes, each turning like a spinning top, but the sisters were also beaming on their faces, after all, all year round Just one kill pig dish, more or less can eat a lot of meat and fishy.
There was a shrill sound of pigs in the backyard. It turned out that Butcher Huang stabbed the neck of a big fat pig tightly bound by a thick hemp rope. Blood spurted out, and he was holding a large wooden basin to wait for the pig. The man with blood also stepped forward quickly and took the pig's blood into the basin without a single drop.
Wan Niang deliberately combed her hair with sweet-scented osmanthus hair oil today, and wore a big red padded jacket. In addition, she was guarded by Yue Changlu after she entered Yue's house, and she did not take off her food every day. The little daughter-in-law, however, followed Yue Changlu to the backyard in a dignified manner, and took the initiative to smile and greet the people who came to help in the village.
When Yue Dafu, who still had a smile on her face, saw her come out, the smile on her face faded by five points. After this Wanniang entered the gate of Yue's house, the second child was not as disciplined as before, plus the first two. When he arrived at the patriarch's house to eat pork-killing vegetables, he was so ashamed by the patriarch's words that he almost lost his old face. Now that Wan Niang came out to meet the guests dressed in fancy dress, anyone with discernment knew what she was thinking.
Yue Dafu first glared at Yue Changlu, but the other party just shrank his neck as if he didn't see it, and Yue Dafu suddenly felt a burst of anger, but seeing so many people in the backyard now waiting to watch the fun, it was not easy to make trouble. What, he said to Yue Changlu in a deep voice: "I'm killing pigs right now. It's a mess. If you bump into each other, it will be bad. The second child quickly brings your daughter-in-law back."
Seeing the thoughtful eyes of those who came to help fall on Wanniang, Yue Changlu glanced at her father's displeased eyes, and had to say hello, and then took Wanniang back to the west wing.
Everyone saw Wan Niang walking away with a big belly, and looked at Yue Dafu's gloomy face.
"I told you not to go, you see, you have to say that you have never seen a pig and want to see it. Dad is not happy!" Yue Changlu's reverence for Yue Dafu has been deeply rooted, plus just now Yue Dafu He was a little angry in front of so many people, and Yue Changlu was also a little angry. He helped Wan Niang back to the room where the two of them lived in the west wing, and said angrily while sitting on the kang.
But why is Yue Changlu angry? Wan Niang is also very angry now, why is she afraid of bumping into her? Don't you just feel that you are shameful and that you have lost the face of his Yue family when you come out!
Sitting on the edge of the kang, he was so angry that he grabbed his sleeves tightly. The sleeves that were neatly ironed instantly became wrinkled, and even the child in his stomach began to feel restless.
The two of them were each angry for a while, and then Wan Niang leaned on Yue Changlu's side sobbing softly: "Second brother, do you also think that I have lost face of the Yue family when I go out? If so, I will take the child away. When you come to the Yue family, it doesn’t matter whether you live or die.” He took Yue Changlu’s hand and put it on his stomach to feel the child’s powerful movements: “Just take pity on my child, he lost his father when he was born... .. "
Wan Niang's words were so poignant and moving, and she felt the powerful movements of the child in her stomach in her hand, Yue Changlu's heart softened a little, and she turned around and took the delicate Wan Niang into her. In his arms, Weng Sheng said angrily: "What are you thinking about yourself? Hao Er said to leave again, Dad was worried that people outside would be slippery, and it would be bad if it hurt you and the child, so he asked me to take you. Come back, don't think blindly."
Seeing Yue Chang Lu Ken speak to her in a low voice, her attitude softened a lot, and Wan Niang nodded sensible: "I'm thinking too much, but I always feel that my parents and a few children don't like it very much. I, second brother, you are the only one I can rely on in this family, and you are Wan Niang's god."
Wan Niang's words made Yue Changlu feel better physically and mentally, and the machismo was greatly satisfied, she patted her on the back soothingly: "If your parents are willing to let you in, it proves that they like you, don't think too much about it. , when you give birth to our son, I will go and beg father to let you be the principal."
After Wan Niang heard this, her resentment calmed down a little, and the hand on her stomach became soft again. As long as she gave birth to a son, all difficulties would be resolved with ease.
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Young Jin and the others in the backyard were naturally unaware of this case. One or two of the sisters sucked their frozen red noses while taking the sliced Chinese cabbage out of the cold water, draining it and putting it in the kitchen for later use.
The pig slaughtering in the backyard was quick, and after a while, two large pots of coagulated pig blood were sent to the kitchen in the front yard. Today is an important day for the Yue family. Of course, the old Chen has to keep an eye on everything, and he will scold a few words if something goes wrong. Even the little Chen who is in charge has been scolded several times: "Let's put more meat, you You bastard, you don't feel bad when you pour so much meat in!"
Xiao Chen pursed her lips and said, "Mother, I know, you can rest assured!" Today's house is so lively, people from the village come and go. She is also a mother after all. , she was naturally a little uncomfortable.
Yue Youting, who was also instructed to work today, moved a small bench and sat by the stove, carefully pulling up her dress, for fear that her clothes would be soiled by the dirty things in the kitchen. Looking at the young silver who wiped the water off his body after catching the vegetables, he suddenly showed a contemptuous expression: "Sure enough, a cheap girl is a cheap girl."
However, You Yin and the others didn't hear her words. After all, they were too busy to turn around. How could they still care about her
The kitchen was busy and messy, and it was bustling outside: Yue Wenwei, who was dressed in round clothes, rushed in from outside: "Nipple! Brother is back!"
When Old Chen heard that his grandson who was studying in the county town had returned, the impatient expression on his face suddenly turned into a surprise: "Why is your brother back at this time?" After saying that, he hurriedly got up and went out to greet the pride of the Yue family.
Just as Xiao Chen wanted to keep up, he was pinned to the spot by the old Chen: "You do your job!" Seeing the old Chen who left happily, Xiao Chen reluctantly scolded: "I myself My son didn’t even show it to me, what is it?”
Then he beckoned to Yue Wenwei, who was looking at the pork in the pot greedily: "Wenwei, go and see, your brother is back now." Seeing that his son refused to move his feet, he glanced at the kitchen and there was no movement. , hurriedly shoveled a piece of fatty pork with a big shovel: "Hurry up, go see your brother after eating, and come back and tell your mother!"
As soon as Yue Wenwei saw the pork, he was not afraid of being scalded. He stretched out his hand to pick it up and stuffed it into his mouth. After three bites, he ate a large piece of fatty meat. Then he nodded contentedly and agreed to Xiao Chen's, and ran away in a hurry.
After a while, Yue Wenwei rushed in again like a headless fly: "Mother! The eldest brother and the second brother are both back, and he also brought back two well-dressed sons, saying they are classmates of the academy!"
"The son of the county!" When he heard that his son came back and brought two classmates back, Xiao Chen didn't ask why, and looked at Yue Youting with bright eyes: "Youting, go back and pack up, and then Come out and meet the guests!"
Yue Youting is now a Huaichun girl who is about to reach her hairpin. When she heard her mother's words, her face suddenly blushed, and she glanced at Xiao Chen timidly: "Mother!"
Xiao Chen smiled happily: "You stupid child, what's so shameful about this? Hurry back and clean up!" The county's son and brother come to Cuifeng Village, which is not a common thing. If my daughter can catch this Opportunity, I know a few young masters from rich families, maybe which one will take a fancy to my daughter? Wouldn't it be possible to marry into a good family and be a young grandmother
Seeing her smiling happily, Yue Youting blushed and went back to the east wing awkwardly.
Yue Wenwei didn't understand this, he just wanted to eat another piece of meat, and listened to the conversation between Xiao Chen's mother and daughter: "Mother, what are you telling my sister?"
The smile on Xiao Chen's face disappeared, and he spat at Yue Wenwei, who was going to steal pork: "What should I do? your skin!"
Yue Wenwei was pushed by his mother, and when he saw that he couldn't eat any more meat, he made a face at her, and then ran off to the wild without knowing where to go.
After staring angrily at the third son who didn't understand anything, Xiao Chen was in a good mood to stir fry the dishes in the cauldron, while thinking about his daughter marrying to the county town to be a young grandma, and then he could follow along and enjoy the meal. The dream of enjoying happiness is in a very good mood, and he didn't notice that the young treasure, who was squatting in the corner without any sense of existence, listened to their mother and son's conversation.