There were people waiting outside. Zhao Jun and Wang Qiang couldn't stay too long. After about five minutes, they got up to leave.
Before leaving, Wang Qiang took out two large solidarity bills from his pocket and stuffed them into Xiao Zhou's little cotton-padded jacket.
He must have specially set aside this money, as it is all brand new.
"Uncle, what are you doing?" Hu Sanmei stepped forward to stop her, but Wang Qiang dodged her and said, "It's Chinese New Year, give me the lucky money for my eldest grandson."
Then, Wang Qiang handed Xiao Zhouxuan to Hu Sanmei and said, "I'm not going to leave home in my second year of junior high school, so I'll give it to my eldest grandson first."
The married girls here usually go back to their parents' home on the second day of the Lunar New Year. On that day, Wang Qiang also had to accompany Zhao Ling back to her parents' home, so Zhao Chun and his family of three were not seen back.
Zhao Jun didn't need to give it in advance. He and Wang Qiang went out. Zhao Chun, Hu Sanmei's mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law sent them out of the house. At this time, Li Ruhai hadn't come back yet.
Zhao Jun and others said goodbye to Zhao Chun and Hu Sanmei and got into the car one after another. Li Baoyu took the pig and dog, Zhao Jun took the lead, while Jiechen drove a jeep to wait for Li Ruhai near Yang Shuqiu's house.
The kid did a good job, so no one rushed him and he waited patiently outside.
Li Ruhai didn't keep them waiting for long. After about three minutes, he saw an old lady escorting Li Ruhai out.
Jie Chen, who was driving the jeep, honked the horn twice, and Li Ruhai waved to him, then stopped, said a few words to Mrs. Yang, and then ran to the jeep.
Pulling Li Ruhai along, Jie Chen ran all the way to catch up with Zhao Jun.
When the liberation vehicle stopped in front of Zhao's house, it was already past four o'clock.
Li Baoyu opened the car door and got out of the car, and heard Zhao Jun shouting from the trunk: "Baoyu, come in and call my mother!"
"I know, brother!" Li Baoyu responded and ran into the house.
At this time, Zhao Youcai, who had worked hard all day, was sitting on the kang in the east room and smoking across from Xing San.
The New Year is approaching, and the old mountain dogs who live in shacks in the deep mountains and old forests, and those who have families, have all gone down the mountain to prepare for the New Year.
They returned home with a full load of loot. When they got home, they heard that someone in Yong'an Tun collected skins, and the price was the same as that of the supply and marketing cooperative in the city, so they all ran to Yong'an Tun.
Some people from the south of Zhang Guangcai Ridge, who were close to the Ridge, even dug into the mountains and walked through the mountains to settle in Yong'an.
Those who press the shacks like them all use clamps to make small enclosures. They only use yellow leaves and large skins, but not gray skins and bear bile.
Therefore, in the past two days, the Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce collected only yellow leaves and bark.
Zhao Youcai started picking up customers after breakfast today. He just sent away the last group selling yellow leaves five minutes ago.
He had been busy all day. Apart from going to the toilet, he took a break for more than 20 minutes at noon to eat a bowl of noodles that Wang Meilan served him.
At the end of the day, Zhao Youcai tiredly didn't want to say a word, and Xing San was originally a taciturn person.
So, neither of them spoke, they just smoked and drank tea facing each other.
"Oh!" Zhao Youcai sighed heavily and finally spoke out. At this time, he was a little depressed. He was so busy yesterday, he is still so busy today, and it might be the same tomorrow.
There is a support on the ground standing aside, and there is also a support on the ground outside the house.
Wang Meilan and the women sat around the table, laying out the leather they received today. If there were any irregularities, they were re-rolled into small tubes.
Put the cooked ones aside, and put the uncooked ones in another pile. If they feel a little damp to the touch, put them together separately.
Hearing Zhao Youcai sigh, Wang Meilan glanced at Zhao Youcai quietly.
Wang Meilan also knew that Zhao Youcai had worked hard, but Zhao Jun and Wang Qiang were not at home. Xing San couldn't do it without Li Ruhai's cooperation. Zhao Youcai was the only one who could take charge.
In the west room, Zhao Hong, Zhao Na, Li Xiaoqiao, and Wang Tian also sighed.
They have already gone on winter vacation, but Li Tongyun arranged for them to review last semester and preview for the next semester.
Regarding Li Tongyun's approach, the three parents, Wang Meilan, Jin Xiaomei, and Zhao Ling, all agreed with their hands.
There are Xiao Lingdang, Wang Xue and Lin Xiaobao in the same room, but they are not as bitter and bitter as those four people.
Little Lingdang loves to learn. Now she has free tutoring at home. Little Lingdang, who is only in third grade, plans to complete all fourth grade courses during this winter vacation.
Wang Xue and Lin Xiaobao are still young, so Li Tongyun is not strict with them. He teaches them a few pinyin and writes two simple Chinese characters every day. The rest of the time is spent painting and origami. The two children are quite happy.
Oh.
When the peace in the east room, west room, and outer room was broken by a few barking dogs, Zhao Youcai was startled, stretched his neck and looked out the window.
At this time, it was getting dark outside and there were no big lanterns lit.
Zhao Youcai saw it vaguely, but then the door to the outer room was pulled open, and Li Baoyu's voice sounded, saying: "Madam, come out and take a look."
He and Zhao Jun had the job of lifting the pigs. As for Jie Chen, Wang Meilan was not required to do the work, but she had to be allowed to go out and take charge of the overall situation.
Wang Meilan, Jin Xiaomei, the old lady, and Xie Sun were in the house, while Zhao Ling, Yang Yufeng, and Xu Chunyan were outside.
As soon as Li Baoyu greeted him, the group of people put down what they were doing, got up and walked out.
Li Baoyu turned around to leave, but bumped into someone.
Li Baoyu was so big. He didn't move at all and was bumped in the head by someone.
"Brother Li, what are you doing?" It turned out to be Jie Chen. This guy just arrived. He parked the jeep outside the tent, got out of the car and ran towards the house.
"What do you want me to do?" Li Baoyu went over and pulled Jie Chen up and said, "You bumped into me!"
When Jie Chen got up, he saw Wang Meilan and the others walking out. Jie Chen hurriedly called to Jie Sun, "Mom, go back to the house and get the wax!"
When the women came out, Zhao Jun had put down the trunk rail, and the hunting dogs, who had been away from home for many days, jumped out of the car and ran into the yard.
They surrounded Wang Meilan and Jin Xiaomei, acting coquettishly and happily.
"Leash the dog first!" Wang Meilan greeted, and the women started to tie the dog.
They are all acquaintances, the dogs will not bite them, and they are all very cooperative.
Jin Xiaomei whistled and called Xiao Hua, Da Hua, Er Hua and Hei Niu back to the next door.
When walking out of Zhao's yard, Jin Xiaomei looked into the back of the car and suddenly said "Oh my God" and shouted: "Sister-in-law, come here quickly!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Go back to the nest!" Wang Meilan slapped the black tiger who was acting like a bitch. After slapping the black tiger away, Wang Meilan walked quickly outside the hospital.
At this time, Zhao Youcai and Xing San also came out of the house.
Hearing Zhao Youcai's footsteps, Erhei dodged the leather hoop Li Ruhai put on his neck and ran to Zhao Youcai.
"Er Hei!" Zhao Youcai hugged Er Hei's dog's head, and Er Hei rubbed his head into Zhao Youcai's arms.
"What is this thing?" Wang Meilan walked out of the hospital and looked at the black things in the trunk and couldn't help but squint her eyes.
The pigs raised by the Yongxing brigade were all black pigs. It was dark at this time, and the hooves and mouths of the pigs were tied up, so they could not make a sound. It was so dark that Wang Meilan couldn't tell unless she got closer.
Before Wang Meilan could step forward, a large lantern was propped up by Jie Chen on a pole.
In the past two days, Jie Chen was not at home, and the Zhao family's lanterns were not lit. It was not that they were reluctant to part with the two sticks of wax, but that everyone found it troublesome and no one wanted to do this.
With the light from the lantern, Wang Meilan could clearly see what was in the car. Her eyes lit up and she said in surprise: "Pig!"
Wang Meilan took two steps forward, suddenly looked up at Zhao Jun, and said, "Son, isn't this a wild boar?"
"No, Mom." Zhao Jun smiled and said, "I came back to Yongxing and caught him on their team."
"Oh, son!" Wang Meilan bent down slightly, clapped her hands on her thighs, and said with a smile, "Why did you catch so many?"
The tone of her words, coupled with the smile on Wang Meilan's face, was obviously a sign of surprise and joy, rather than blaming Zhao Jun for catching too many.
"Mom, let's eat it during the Chinese New Year." Zhao Jun said, "Don't you think the wild boar is too thin?"
"Oops!" At this time, Xing San and the old lady Xie Sun walked out of the yard and saw the pigs in the trunk. Xing San said in surprise: "Boy, how did you catch so many pigs?"
"After the New Year, my family is treating guests, Baoyu, my uncle is treating you..." Zhao Jun clapped his fingers and said to Xing San: "Third uncle, don't go back to the mountain these days. You can stay here and eat the butchered vegetables.
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"That won't work!" Xing San waved his hand and said, "Do I still have to occupy that big leather nest?"
"Then let's talk about it after it's over, whether we can occupy the land or not." Zhao Jun comforted Xing San, and then asked Wang Meilan: "Mom, how are these pigs arranged? Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, we have the eleventh, the day after tomorrow
If you want to kill, you can’t just empty your intestines now.”
It is okay for the pig to be slaughtered to fast one day in advance so that it can empty the dirt in its intestines.
Zhao Jun planned to treat guests on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, and there were still three days in between. During this period, the pigs could not be tied up all the time, they had to be loosened, and they had to be fed.
"Put it in our backyard." Wang Meilan waved her hand towards the back of the house and said, "Stop it at the west end of the house."
There is a meter-wide path between the Zhao family's house and the west courtyard wall, which leads to the backyard.
Wang Meilan meant to block this road, so that the pigs would be kept in the backyard.
The Zhao family's backyard is half a livestock pen and half a vegetable garden.
After hearing what Wang Meilan said, the old lady asked: "Is there a donkey in the backyard?"
"Donkey..." Wang Meilan hesitated for a moment and said: "Donkey, take it to the shed of the aiding people first. After killing the pig, bring it back."
Before they were put away, Zhang Yuanmin's family had no place to keep the donkeys. But now his family has a separate courtyard. There is a shed in the separate courtyard. There is nothing in the shed except a stone mill, so it is just right for the little donkey to live there for a few days.
When Wang Meilan was talking, everyone came out, leaving only Zhao Youcai holding Erhei in the yard.
"Er Hei, go back." Zhao Youcai pushed Er Hei away and walked out. As he walked, he muttered: "Let me see what's going on!"
When Zhao Youcai came out of the yard, Li Baoyu and Jiechen had already pulled down a pig.
The men, women, and children stepped aside, just in time for Zhao Youcai to see the pig.
"What is this?" Zhao Youcai didn't know pigs, he just didn't expect Zhao Jun and others to buy pigs.
"Come on, his father!" At this time, Wang Meilan waved to Zhao Youcai and said, "You and your son will carry one."
In front of so many people, although Zhao Youcai had something to say, he could only suppress it.
In this way, Wang Meilan led the way, Li Baoyu and Jie Chen were behind, carrying the three hundred kilograms of pigs, and behind them were Zhao Jun, Zhao Youcai and his son, who were carrying more than two hundred and eighty kilograms of pigs.
The two pigs were left in the roe deer pen and their hooves were not loose for the time being. The four people carrying the pigs drew sticks and went to the front yard, while Wang Meilan went to untie the donkey's rope.
The little donkey was a little panicked at this moment. What was he going to do in this dark place?
When Wang Meilan pulled the rope, the donkey's ears that were originally erect drooped to both sides, and she opened her mouth and yelled: "Uh ah... ah."
As soon as the little donkey opened its mouth, it was slapped by Wang Meilan.
The donkey's braying stopped suddenly, and Wang Meilan shouted: "Don't bray, hurry up and leave."
The little donkey was reluctant and was forced to follow Wang Meilan to the front yard.
Wang Meilan led the donkey out of the yard and tied it to the east tent. At this time, four people from Zhao Jun carried two pigs to the backyard.
There were three pigs in the car. Xing San asked Li Ruhai beside him: "Boy, let's lift one of them, can you do it?"
"Third uncle, I can't lift it." Li Ruhai waved his hands repeatedly, and Xing Sanyi curled his lips and said, "It's finished!"
As soon as Xing San finished speaking, Xie Sun said: "Old Brother Xing, I will carry it with you!"
"Hurry up and pull her down." The old lady grabbed Xie Sun and said, "How old are you? Just stop and squint."
After talking about Mr. Sun, the old lady turned to Xing San again and said, "Don't lift it either. Just keep showing your waist and crossing your legs."
The old lady was older, so Xing San gave her face and kept silent.
Six pigs were carried in the backyard of Zhao's house and kept in a donkey shed and a roe deer pen. Zhang Yuanmin and Li Baoyu led the donkeys to Zhang's house, while Wang Qiang lit an earthen stove outside.
Wang Meilan took Fei Deluo and went to the warehouse to make corn flour, wheat bran, and bean cakes. Jin Xiaomei went down to the cellar to get a cabbage and brought it into the house to cut into wide strips.
This is the time to insert pig food.
Zhao Jun took the bag containing the skins and the dough bag containing the money into the east room. He looked at the unfinished yellow leaves and big skins on the side, and the piles of leather rolls on the table against the wall. Zhao Jun smiled at Zhao Youcai and said: "
Dad, haven’t you received less in the past two days?”
Zhao Youcai glanced at Zhao Jun, then turned away.
Zhao Jun didn't care about the warm face and cold ass. He put the dough bag containing the money on the table and took out the leopard skin quilt he bought from the small redwood forest farm.
"Ouch!" As soon as this thing was revealed, Xing San said in surprise: "Boy, what is this thing?"
Zhao Youcai heard the sound and quickly turned around.
"Third uncle, take a look." Zhao Jun held the leopard skin quilt in his hands and held it in front of Xing San.
"Leopard skin!"
"This is a small quilt they made from native leopard skin." Zhao Jun explained with a smile, while Zhao Youcai looked on coldly.
"Oh my God!" At this time, the old lady, Xie Sun and others also came over.
Recently, I have been dealing with skins every day. I used to be an amateur, but now I feel that something is wrong with the leopard skin as soon as I get started.
After listening to Zhao Jun explain the origin of this little quilt, Jin Xiaomei said: "Fifty years ago? Is it an antique?"
"Auntie, that's not the case." Zhao Jun said with a smile, "It's just that it's rough. I'm afraid I won't be able to sell it at a high price."
When he said this, Zhao Jun glanced to the side.
I saw Zhao Youcai sitting there, holding a cigarette in his hand without raising his eyelids.
"You're not afraid!" After Zhao Jun finished speaking, Jin Xiaomei said: "It's just that the skin and hair tubes have lost their oiliness over time. Your dad can fix it."
After hearing Jin Xiaomei's words, everyone looked at Zhao Youcai.
At this time, Zhao Youcai raised his face and said, "I can't fix it!"