Chen Xun's adoptive parents did not separate from her grandparents. Her grandparents had four sons and three daughters, and all three daughters were married to other villages.
Among the four sons, Chen Chun's adoptive father Chen Wensen is the eldest. Chen Chun and her four brothers and sisters, her eldest brother and second brother are in front, and then there are Chen Chun and her younger sister Chen Fei.
There are also two boys and two girls in the second room, four boys in the third room, and one girl and three boys in the fourth room. The population is still very large.
Especially after Chen Yun and her brothers had children one after another, the population increased, and according to the wishes of the grandparents, it was almost time to separate the families.
After all, there are too many people. Living together without separation is a big problem just for cooking. It is also very annoying to live together and be crowded and close to each other.
After Chen Xun greeted Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Wang, she carried the pigweed she had harvested and went to the pig pen in the backyard to feed the pigs.
The Chen family has a large population and still has the manpower to cut pigweeds, so the family raises about three pigs, which they can sell during the Chinese New Year to have a good year.
Chen Xun looked at the black pigs in the pig pen. They had been raised for four or five months and weighed only over 60 or 70 kilograms. They were less than 100 kilograms. The pig-raising technology in the Yong Dynasty was definitely not as good as that of later generations.
Yes, it is impossible to raise two to three hundred pounds.
Generally speaking, when a pig can be raised to more than 100 kilograms, it is considered a fat pig, and it can be put out for slaughter at this time.
Moreover, pig raising in this era does not know how to groom pigs. Is it possible that this technology is not available?
In fact, Chen Yun knew that the technology of pig riding should have started in the Shang Dynasty. There are records of this technology in the oracle bones of the Shang Dynasty.
But in ancient times, technologies were kept hidden and would never be released. So even if someone knew a certain technology, they would not let outsiders know.
Anyway, Chen Yun had not seen the pig-grooming technology in the Yong Dynasty. Perhaps it was because the nobles felt that pork was low-quality and unpalatable, so they would not consider promoting the pig-grooming technology, or raising pigs was a good job.
The nobles of the aristocratic families all believe that mutton, venison and other meats are high-grade meats, while meats such as pork are low-grade and can be eaten by ordinary people and untouchables, but they, the noble people, will not eat them.
Chen Xun sighed, in fact, pork is very delicious - although she has never eaten delicious pork, but she followed the hosts to watch the various braised pork, Dongpo elbow, Sixi meatballs, steamed pork with rice flour, etc.
, but they are all made of pork.
In the 21st century, pork is a very common meat, and the price of pork is not cheap anymore. Sometimes when the price of pork increases, a pound of ribs costs more than 40 yuan.
Of course, the price of pork was also very cheap in ancient times. Chen Xun remembered that when her parents bought pork, it was more than ten cents a pound, and it was still lean meat.
In ancient times, lean meat was cheaper than fat meat, because everyone was a farmer who did physical work. Only with oil and water can we have strength, and fat meat can be boiled in oil, so the price was more expensive than lean meat.
Bones and other things are basically sold by butchers after they have been cleaned. It is different from the bones and meat with large pieces of meat in later generations. The bones here are basically cleaned of meat, leaving only bare bones.
Feed bones to dogs or something.
Of course, even if it is bone meat, it is still a good dish for farmers who rarely eat meat. Occasionally, they will spend a few pennies to buy it and stew it in soup. Even if there is not much oil and water, at least it has the taste of meat.
As for the internal organs, they will not be wasted. Even if they don't have the appropriate methods to clean the internal organs, it is still meat after all and will not be missed.
Farmers in ancient times were not that wealthy, and they did not have the opportunity to eat meat, so even if they were offal or offal, they would not waste it. They had to clean it before buying it and eat it.
Whether it tastes good or not is secondary. At least you can taste the meat and eat the meat.
Chen Xun threw the pigweed she had cut into the pig pen, and then looked at the chicken pens and duck pens next to the pig pen to see how they were doing.
While Chen Yun was busy working, two carriages and several people on horseback entered Chenjia Village, attracting the attention of many people.
People in Chenjia Village basically wear clothes made of linen and Gebu. Even if they are very shabby, they are at least protective clothing. Because they have clothes to wear, they can go watch the excitement after seeing someone entering the village in a carriage.
The people in Chenjiacun quickly saw clearly the sign on the guise hanging on the side of the carriage, which was the sign of Pingyang Marquis Mansion.
"Is it the Marquis's carriage? Is there any big shot coming?" A villager asked curiously after recognizing the sign on the carriage.
"Now is not the time to worship ancestors. Why are the people from the Hou Mansion back?" Another villager also asked curiously.
Every year during the ancestor worship, Pingyang Hou Mansion will send people back to worship the ancestors, so everyone is still very clear about the signs of the Hou Mansion.
But it's early August now, and it's not time to worship ancestors yet.
"It's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival. Could it be that people from the Hou Mansion have come back to give gifts?" A villager boldly guessed.
Chenjiacun is only two days away from Chang'an, the capital, so there are quite frequent contacts between Pingyang Hou Mansion and Chenjiacun.
Pingyang Houfu will not let people think that he is a person who forgets his ancestors, so after he becomes prosperous, he will give back to the clan from time to time, and will also give things to the clan during the holidays.
There is some basis for the villagers' speculation that the Pingyang Marquis Mansion will send gifts to the clan because the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, but it is a pity that the Pingyang Marquis Mansion is not here to give gifts to the family this time.
The people from the Pingyang Marquis Mansion ignored the villagers. Even though many villagers followed their carriage all the way to Chen Wensen's house, they still ignored the other villagers.
Vincent Chen's family.
After understanding the purpose of Pingyang Houfu's visit, not to mention Chen Wensen and the Huang family, the entire Chen family was shocked.
They really don't understand why the daughter they have raised for sixteen years is not their child. Chen Xun obviously looks like the Chen family, and she is somewhat similar to her cousins. How come she is not their child?
A child?
But Chen Wensen and the others also knew very well that the reason why Chen Chun looked similar to her cousins was because Pingyang Hou Chen Feng was also from Chenjia Village and was a cousin of the same generation as Chen Chun's grandfather, Chen Shou.
Chen Feng and Chen Shouzheng are not related in the fifth server yet, so it is understandable that their granddaughters look somewhat similar.
Aunt Zhou looked at Chen Shouzheng arrogantly and said, "What kind of family is our Hou Mansion? Can the girl live well after going to the Hou Mansion?"
"What? You don't want to send your children back to the Hou Mansion? You are ordinary farmers, how can you compare to the Hou Mansion?"
"The girl is the daughter of the Hou Mansion. You ordinary peasants are still planning to steal their children from the Hou Mansion?" said Aunt Zhou contemptuously.
"Being the daughter of a marquis, or being a village girl with mud-legged legs, I think the girl should know how to choose."