In fact, the quality of rush this year is unusually good, so good that Song Youde has never seen it in all these years.
However, it is often difficult to predict what the land looks like except by careful cultivation and good management. Therefore, everyone was amazed for a while, but no one took it seriously.
Until Song Tan's straw mat was sold at 999 for the cheapest and 1599 for the most expensive...
It’s just a straw mat!
This really shocked Old Song, so much so that he became extra cautious when choosing materials to make straw mats.
Now I regret that I was not careful enough when splitting the rush, and a small part of the stems in the middle were split crooked.
The texture of this stem is slightly hard, and it feels different from grass leaves when braided. If it is only a thin strand, it can be woven in to enhance toughness.
But some of them were too thick, so I had to cut them again to remove the old stems.
Look, Song Youde always grimaces every time he picks.
When Song Sancheng went to hug them, there were actually not many in the corner, just a bundle as big as his arms could hold together.
Even so, Song Youde still felt a little reluctant.
Normally, he wouldn't have picked this out, but if his granddaughter hadn't sold the items so expensively, he would have to think about the quality all the time, fearing that others would find fault with them and accuse them of having no conscience...
The old man felt this pressure in his heart, and even though he made a lot of money from weaving straw mats, he didn't dare show off in front of Wang Lifen.
Fortunately, he didn't show off, otherwise he would have been forced to behave himself after being beaten by the old lady.
Moreover, in previous years when they made straw mats, the rush was originally yellow after being dried, and only after being baked did it bring out a dull green color.
It’s not like today, when even the broken stems are green and glossy.
…
Song Sancheng didn't think so much.
No matter how green and smooth it is, isn't it just for the pigsty? Only their family is so frugal.
When the weather was hot, several pigs were looking for places to lie down under the shade of the trees on the hillside. They rarely returned to the pigsty except when they were eating.
The floor of the pigsty had to be flushed with a hose every night to remove the heat, and there was no straw underneath.
However, Song Sancheng looked at the small bundle of grass for seven pigs and felt that it was not even enough space for them to sleep. It was extremely cramped.
But that's all.
He didn't care, but a few pigs started to cry out as soon as they saw someone, their stomachs were like bottomless pits. Song Sancheng casually shook the rushes evenly into the pot, then turned around and prepared to pour another bucket of water into it.
However, in just a short while, two slightly smaller wild boars stood up from the shade of the tree and rushed into the pigpen with shaking steps.
When he brought the water over, he found that the rushes he had just laid on the ground were being chewed by a few pigs...
Song Sancheng was stunned and subconsciously wanted to go inside: -
I don't know if this grass can be eaten, I have to stop it quickly!
But look again!
Well, there are only half-broken pieces of rice on the ground, not a single intact rice. What else can stop you? Eat what you want.
After staring at it for a while longer, he suddenly realized: Is there something wrong with the appearance of this pig
Isn’t it too big?!
We have two big white pigs at home. This kind of pig grows fast and may weigh 300 kilograms by the end of the year - of course, they have to be raised scientifically.
What is scientific breeding
They are locked up in a pen, fed every day, without space to move, and their feed must be more fat and nutritious...
In this way, some breeds of pigs can weigh more than 300 kilograms a year!
For big white pigs like them, 300 kilograms is not a problem.
But their pigs run all over the mountains and fields every day. When it rains, they can't wait to dig a hole in the mud. They get enough exercise every day... How can they have so much fat
But these pigs have been raised for 6 months now, but the big white pigs look like they weigh more than 200 pounds, and are fat and strong. They are much fatter than the pigs he remembered when he was a child!
Decades ago, when the brigade was raising pigs, this one pig alone had to be carried to the county for exhibition!
He looked at the ladle in his hand again—every day, it only added some wheat bran and rice bran, and the rest was all leftovers, wild vegetables, water plants from the pond, and some broken old pumpkins...
This isn't something that will make you fat!
Looking at the three black pigs we bought, they were obviously smaller in size, but they looked tense all over, and their four hooves stepped on the ground with exceptional power.
Although I don't look fat, the weight is definitely not negligible.
There were also two wild boars that entered the scene last. They were even smaller in size. They were now running all over the mountain, chewing on the broken rushes in their mouths and pushing each other around. Even if they had two taels of fat, they would have run away like this...
But isn't that a bit too much force
When I hit the tree, the whole tree was shaking as if it was about to break...
…
He went home and muttered this, but his seventh cousin couldn't help but be greedy: "Well, you say, the pig is already 200 pounds, why don't you kill one first?"
I don’t want anything else, I just want that big white pig.
There is a lot of fat, so cut off a piece of lard and put it in the pan and stir-fry it vigorously until the fat residue is crispy and golden, fragrant, and then sprinkle a little salt on it...
Hey my! That must be so delicious!
Song Sancheng: ... suck it.
Then pour the oil and wait until it solidifies into white. Use a spoonful of it every time you cook.
Don’t mention it, cooking with lard, especially cooking vegetables, is simply delicious! Lard residue can also be used to cook, stew, and make dumplings…
However, the pig only weighs 200 kilograms now. If we raise it a little more, will it really reach 300 kilograms by the end of the year
"No, no, it's not worth eating now."
He turned around and suggested, "Don't we still have soybeans? Why don't I take them to town to get them pressed for soybean oil? They're sure to be delicious, too."
The seventh cousin glanced at him and said, "The chestnut orchard has less than three acres of soybeans. How much can you harvest from three acres of soybeans? The whole family wants to eat half a bag of pig's trotters in a stew pot, and you still want to squeeze oil?"
Song Sancheng: …
Not pigs anyway.
He then suggested: "Don't we have sesame seeds? Sesame seeds will work too... We can press them into oil when we harvest them next month. They will definitely be very fragrant!"
"Oh my!" My seventh cousin couldn't stand it anymore and started to taunt him: "From half an acre of sesame, you can harvest a big basin, and the oil you can get is about 30 to 40 kilograms - how do you think you can cook a few dishes with 30 to 40 kilograms of oil?"
Seeing that his seventh cousin was determined, he could only make excuses: "No, no! Experts say that lard is unhealthy and it's easy to get sick if you eat it!"
This left my seventh cousin speechless.
Is lard unhealthy
He opened his mouth and was about to speak when Guo Dong entered the yard: "Uncle, don't listen to the experts' nonsense! What do you mean lard is unhealthy? Lard is healthy!"
"It's not only healthy, it can also cure diseases! We who study Chinese medicine can often use it to treat diseases! And it's very nutritious!"
"The main thing is to be moderate in everything. If you eat a lot of oily and spicy food every day, even the peaches will cause problems. You can't blame the lard for that."
After she finished speaking, she realized, "Hey? Where's Song Tan? Have my golden cherries been dried? I'm waiting for the rice to cook over here!"