Chapter 624 Killing Pigs

Whether now or ten or twenty years from now, the favorite meat of Northeastern people is pork.

Especially in rural areas and forest areas, there is a custom of killing New Year pigs. Even Zhao Youcai's good brother opened his mouth, and the family was in such a difficult situation. He raised two small wild boars and wanted to kill one of the old pigs during the New Year.

As the saying goes: rely on the mountain to eat the mountain.

There are many mountain people in these ten miles and eight villages who pick and catch small wild boars on the mountains in spring.

Like Zhang Lifu, they took the little wild boar home and took good care of it. Raising a pig weighing more than 100 kilograms until winter, even if you don't feed the wild boar any food, it will still take a lot of manpower to raise the wild boar such as gray cabbage.

So today, Zhao Jun captured a wild boar, and it was still alive! This shocked the villagers!

Because this means that Zhao Jun’s family does not need to raise new year pigs!

In other words, as long as this kid is willing, he can kill the first-year pig every now and then.

This makes people unbalanced!

Others have worked so hard to raise a pig, but you, a guy like you, went into the mountains and got it back. How can this make others feel embarrassed?

Therefore, the news that Zhao Jun captured the wild boar spread faster in Yong'an Village than the news that Zhang Roasted Chicken was discharged from the hospital. Even Jin Xiaomei, who had returned from the field, heard about it.

Zhao Jun smiled and said a few words to Jin Xiaomei, then went to the small shop to find Wang Qiang. Normally, at this time every day, Wang Qiang should be reading cards with others in the small shop.

But don't tell me, today is really unexpected.

When Zhao Jun came outside the small shop, he found several groups playing cards, but his uncle was nowhere to be seen.

Zhao Jun thought that there might be something going on in the house, so he wanted to go in and have a look. But at this time, someone called him: "Zhao boy."

"Hey!" Zhao Jun responded first, looked back, recognized the speaker, and said with a smile: "Uncle Wang, are you watching the fun?"

"Yeah!" An old man walked quickly towards Zhao Jun and said as he walked: "I'll play chess later... Hey, boy Zhao, I heard that you caught a big wild boar?"

This old man's surname is Wang, and his name is Wang Yigui. He used to be a forestry worker, but now he is retired at home.

"That's what happened." Zhao Jun said with a smile: "My mother said she wanted to kill a pig to treat guests, so why didn't she let me come to my uncle?"

"Ah!" Wang Yigui nodded when he heard the words, and everyone around him understood what Zhao Jun meant.

These days, the folk customs are simple and simple. The relationship between fellow villagers in the village is mostly harmonious.

For example, who grows what fruits, or what vegetables are available in the small vegetable garden, or even hunt wild boars and black bears from the mountains. It is common for villagers to come to ask for some.

You have eaten my meat. I will bring you other things from my house tomorrow. As time passes, the relationship will get better and better.

However, it is different if you want to kill a pig to entertain guests.

Even if the pig was caught from the mountains by Zhao Jun, it was destined for the Zhao family's dinner table. In addition to those who help kill the pigs, there are also relatives and friends.

As for help, not just anyone can help, you have to ask for help.

Therefore, when Zhao Jun heard that Wang Meilan was going to kill a pig for a treat, Wang Yigui, who originally wanted to eat some meat, gave up the idea.

At this time, Zhao Jun asked Wang Yigui: "Uncle Wang, are you looking at my uncle?"

"Hi!" Wang Yigui clapped his hands, stretched out his hand to hold Zhao Jun's arm, and gently pushed him back.

In this way, Zhao Jun knew that the old man had something to say to him, so he followed Wang Yigui behind the big willow tree.

Then, Wang Yigui whispered to Zhao Jun: "The day before yesterday, your uncle returned to his parents' home. This morning, I saw that your uncle was hurriedly walking out. He probably went to pick up your uncle."

When Zhao Jun heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched. Yesterday, when Zhao Jun went to deliver lynx meat, his old uncle Wang Qiang was at home. Zhao Jun asked Wang Qiang, but Wang Qiang didn't say that Zhao Ling had returned to her parents' home...

"Then I understand, Mr. Wang." Zhao Jun said to Wang Yigui, "Just go on and watch the fun. I'll go back soon."

"Hey, hey!" Seeing that Zhao Jun was about to leave, Wang Yigui quickly stopped Zhao Jun and said to him with a smile: "Boy Zhao, I want to ask you for a favor."

"Yeah." Zhao Jun said, "What's going on, uncle? You can tell me."

Wang Yigui said: "I'm thinking, before the twelfth lunar month this year, if you have time, you can help me catch a wild boar."

At this point, Wang Yigui raised his hand to Zhao Jun and said, "I'm not asking you to work in vain. I won't let you lose when the time comes."

"Ah!" Zhao Jun heard this and shook his head hurriedly: "Uncle Wang, I dare not promise you this. Before the twelfth lunar month, you should catch the New Year pig yourself, and you have to catch it. You can't point it at me."

"This..." Wang Yigui was about to say something, but Zhao Jun raised his hand and said: "Uncle, you see, I am on vacation now to prepare specimens for our leaders. I have to give enough specimens to others. , I can’t take care of you over there.”

"Ah..." After hearing what Zhao Jun said, Wang Yigui stopped talking. Zhao Jun waved his hand at him and said, "Uncle Wang, I'm leaving then."

After saying that, Zhao Jun trotted to Lin Xiangshun's house, leaving Wang Yigui, who was hesitant to speak, alone in a daze under the tree.

Zhao Jun ran about ten meters, followed the corner of the wall and slowed down. Their family did not have a close relationship with Wang Yigui's family, so Zhao Jun could not agree to Wang Yigui's request.

As for the reward Wang Yigui mentioned, he did not specify it, and Zhao Jun did not wonder how much money he could give.

These are all fellow villagers, so it's not the case that Zhao Jun wants too many. If it were less, Zhao Jun might not be able to get along.

Because even when hunting livestock in the mountains, you don’t spend anything except bullets. But if you want to catch a live wild boar, you have to bring a dog gang to surround it. During this process, if a dog is broken, who will suffer the loss?

These don't count with the folks in the countryside, so Zhao Jun doesn't take Wang Yigui's job.

Zhao Jun came to Lin Xiangshun's house all the way. The little white dog raised in the yard barked twice, and Lin Xiangshun's daughter-in-law Xu Chunyan came out of the house.

"Second sister-in-law!" Zhao Jun raised his hand and waved to Xu Chunyan, who hurried to the door to greet her. As she walked, she greeted: "Xiaojun, come in quickly!"

"Second sister-in-law, I won't go in." Zhao Jun said with a smile: "My mother asked you to lead Dabao to my house. Let's kill the pig today."

"Kill a pig?" Xu Chunyan was startled when she heard this, and thought to herself, what kind of pig should be killed for such a shameless person? Furthermore, she knew that Zhao Jun’s family raised chickens, ducks, geese, roe deer, goats, and squirrels, but she had never heard that his family also raised pigs.

Zhao Jun explained: "Second sister-in-law, I will go up the mountain with Brother Zhang today, and we will catch a wild boar and come back."

"Oh!" Xu Chunyan's eyes lit up and she said in surprise: "Xiaojun, you are really good at it. Wild boars are not easy to catch."

Anyone who is a siege can brag. Usually no one listens, so he brags to his wife. And Xu Chunyan has been with Lin Xiangshun for so many years, and she knows a little bit about it, and she also knows how difficult it is to catch a live wild boar.

So, Xu Chunyan asked further: "Xiaojun, how big is the pig you caught? Huang Maozi?"

"Old sow, the little one is nearly 200 pounds." Zhao Jun smiled and raised his chin and signaled to Xu Chunyan: "Second sister-in-law, hurry up and pick up the child and go to my house. Let's eat pig meat at my house today, first Cook the meat in the recipe, and fill it with blood sausage after it’s done!”

Hearing the words "blood sausage three", Xu Chunyan's eyes suddenly lit up and she said: "Dabao went to Lao Wu's house to play with his second boy. I will call him right away."

Speaking of this, Xu Chunyan asked Zhao Jun again: "Oh, I just remembered it. Now that my mother and I are gone, and your second brother comes back, why don't we worry if you can't find him?"

"That's okay." Zhao Jun approached Xu Chunyan and said, "Leave him a note at home and ask him to go directly to my house when he comes back."

"That's okay!" As soon as Xu Chunyan heard Zhao Jun's words, she went into the room to write a note. At the same time, she also let Zhao Jun go inside.

"I'm not going into the house anymore, second sister-in-law." Zhao Jun said, "I'm going back first. You can bring Dabao later."

After saying that, Zhao Jun turned around and rushed back. But before he went far, he saw his uncle's family of four.

Old aunt Zhao Ling was holding one and holding the other, while old uncle Wang Qiang was carrying the bundle.

Seeing Zhao Jun coming, Wang Qiang shouted from afar: "Kid, why haven't you gone to work yet?"

Zhao Jun rushed to Wang Qiang's side, smiled and hugged Wang Qiang's shoulders, and said to Zhao Ling through Wang Qiang: "Aunt, let's go to my house."

"I'm not going, Xiaojun." Zhao Ling said, "I haven't been home for several days. I'll go back and tidy up the house."

"What are you packing?" Zhao Jun stepped forward and took Wang Xue from Zhao Ling's arms. He held his little cousin and said to Zhao Ling and Wang Qiang: "Auntie, old uncle, come with me quickly. Let's eat pig meat today."

"Pork-killing vegetables?" When the couple heard this, they were both surprised. Zhao Jun told them about the wild boar he caught while walking.

At this time, his little cousin Wang Tian grabbed the corner of Zhao Jun's clothes and said, "Brother."

"Hey." Zhao Jun held his little cousin with one hand and held Wang Tian's little hand with the other hand, and said gently: "Little brother, what's wrong?"

Wang Tian puffed up his face and said aggrievedly: "Can you give me another little squirrel?"

"Ah?" Zhao Jun was startled, then smiled and said: "Yes, I have several of them, you can choose them later."

"Yeah." Wang Tian was a little smarter and said, "I asked Zhao Qiming to go."

Zhao Jun blinked and suddenly remembered that Zhao Qishan was Zhao Ling's nephew and Wang Tian's cousin.

"What else do you want?" At this time, Wang Qiang said to Wang Tian from the side, "Your brother's greyhound still has to keep the money to sell it."

"Ouch." Zhao Jun hurriedly stopped him and said, "Uncle, my younger brother and sister want it, so why should I pay for it?"

While they were talking, the five of them turned a corner and arrived at Zhao Jun's house. Far away, they saw Wang Meilan and Jin Xiaomei busy in the yard.

Wang Qiang saw this and ran over quickly.

At this time, Wang Meilan and Jin Xiaomei were moving bricks in the yard. Next to it is the yellow mud that Wang Meilan picked out from the cellar. This is to build a large stove in the yard.

"Sister, sister." Wang Qiang stopped Wang Meilan when he came in and said, "You and Sister Jin will do the light work. Xiaojun and I will do this."

Just as Wang Meilan was about to reply, she heard a child outside the hospital shouting: "Auntie!"

"Hey!" Seeing her nephew and niece coming, Wang Meilan hurriedly greeted them.

At this time, Zhao Hong, Zhao Na and Li Xiaoqiao had not finished school yet, so they asked Wang Tian and Wang Xue to go inside first to play.

Here Wang Meilan took Jin Xiaomei and Zhao Ling to the back of the house to pick vegetables from the garden.

It is already the autumn season, and there are not many vegetables in the vegetable garden, but there are green onions, coriander, leeks, spinach and mustard seeds.

Jin Xiaomei gathers and grills green onions, Zhao Ling pulls and picks coriander.

Wang Meilan took off a net bag hanging in the shed, which contained dried shredded beans. These were picked from the farmers' oil beans without bulging beans, and cut into thin strips evenly. Then dry it again.

Wang Meilan grabbed two handfuls of dried shredded beans and put them in a small basin, ready to soak them later. When it's soaked and stewed with it, it will always taste better.

After hanging up the bag containing the shredded beans, Wang Meilan took off another net bag, which contained dried eggplants.

This dried eggplant uses tender eggplants before the beginning of autumn. They are cooked in a large pot first and then broken open to dry. The dried eggplants dried in this way are delicious when used to stew fish or meat.

After grabbing two handfuls of dried eggplants and hanging the net bag back, Wang Meilan took another net bag.

It was filled with dried green peppers, so Wang Meilan still grabbed two handfuls. After hanging the net bag back up, she returned to the house with the small basin.

On the other side, Zhao Jun and Wang Qiang had already placed all the bricks in the courtyard. These bricks were left over from Zhao Jun's house building. If they were thrown away at the new house, they would easily be missed. So after the house was built, the villagers who helped brought it back.

At this time, the uncle and nephew were mixing yellow mud, and after a while they would use the yellow mud to build the stove.

But before they could finish mixing the clay, the bricklayer came.

Little Lingdang went to school today. Zhang Yuanmin and Yang Yufeng left a note for their child at home, and then went to Zhao Jun's house.

Yang Yufeng was carrying a basket filled with dried celery leaves.

This is a wild vegetable, and to be honest, ordinary wild vegetables are not very tasty. And when cooking, you must use meat oil.

But right now, the green vegetables from the south cannot be grown here in the forest area, so this big leaf celery must be considered a good thing until winter.

Also coming with Zhang Yuanmin was Mrs. Lao Jiang. Seeing the old lady coming, Zhao Jun and Wang Qiang who were in the front yard quickly stood up to greet her.

Then, Yang Yufeng went to the back of the room to help, and Zhang Yuanmin rolled up his sleeves to help He Ni. The old lady was sent back to the house by Zhao Jun and asked to look after the two children.

Sure enough, once Zhang Yuanmin arrived, Zhao Jun and Wang Qiang no longer had to worry about technical work.

After leaving the task of building the stove to Zhang Yuanmin, Zhao Jun and Wang Qiang went to the warehouse to carry out a large pot and leaned it against the wall. Then, one after another, they moved things into the warehouse and prepared to kill the pigs later.

Zhang Yuanmin was really skillful with his hands. He quickly built the stove and used the big wooden tube carried by Zhao Jun and Wang Qiang as a tobacco barrel. In this way, a simple earth stove is completed.

Put a big pot on the stove, put firewood on it and boil water.

Zhao Jun, Wang Qiang, and Zhang Yuanmin worked together to lift the wild boar onto the raised door panel.

During this process, the wild boar was constantly struggling, but in the end it could not escape.

When the sharp knife and iron basin were ready, Zhao Jun held the knife in one hand and patted the pig's butt with the other. Then he walked over to the pig's head, looked at the basin in front of his feet, and then inserted the knife into the pig's neck.

Zhao Jun lowered his sword and moved from bottom to top. After the sharp knife entered, a stream of blood flowed into the basin!