Since she adopted Fu Douer's little bun, Lin Zhu's savings have dropped sharply. In addition, since she collected the grain, she has not sold it, so her income this year is only a few taels of silver from selling wolfberry seeds, but in the past few days, she has been
She spent seven or eight taels of silver to buy new year gifts, sheep, and various things needed for the buns. Now Lin Zhu still has five taels of silver and several hundred pieces of scattered money in her hand. She is now seriously
I feel like I don’t have enough money.
However, there is still a silver bracelet in his hand, which is probably worth a few taels of silver. If it doesn't work, he will sell it. In the past, Lin Zhu was afraid that if he sold it, someone would find out that it was Wang's before, which would lead to unnecessary accusations.
It's troublesome, but if she goes to the county to sell it now, no one will recognize it.
On this day, after feeding Fu Dou'er and changing her diaper, she prepared to pack up the things at home. The Chinese New Year would be coming in more than twenty days, and she wanted to see if the New Year's things were enough.
In addition to snacks, tea, and the fabric that Ruyu was asked to take back a few days ago, Lin Zhu has not seen the other gifts that Old Doctor Zhang gave Lin Zhu because he has been busy with the buns. One of the boxes in the return gift
, Lin Zhu didn’t have time to open it yet. Today I took the opportunity to sort out the things used for the New Year, so I opened it and took a look.
As soon as Lin Zhu opened the box, he couldn't help but said "Wow". The box was not big, but the things inside were shining with silver. Lin Zhu was dizzy for a while, thinking about whatever he wanted. There were two ingots of silver in the box.
There are five taels of ingots, and next to it is a pair of silver bracelets without any patterns on them. They are completely smooth and round-belly bracelets, each weighing about three taels. These are nothing, the most valuable is a white jade pendant, Lin
Zhu picked up the jade pendant, put it in his hand and touched it carefully. The jade was delicate, warm, and white. It was worth a lot at first glance.
Lin Zhu looked at the jade pendant in his hand and thought that he had gotten a big advantage now. A bunch of worthless cabbage and a little game were exchanged for such a precious gift in return. Lin Zhu felt really guilty.
But now that the old doctor Zhang has left, there is no one to guard his house. Even if there is someone, he cannot send him back now. After thinking about it, he can only wait for the old doctor Zhang to come back before making any plans.
Lin Zhu put the jade pendant back into the box, and suddenly found that there was a piece of paper at the bottom of the box. He picked it up and saw a few sentences written by old doctor Zhang. The traditional Chinese characters on the paper made Lin Zhu, who was used to simplified Chinese characters,
It was really hard for me to understand, so after some guessing, I finally understood the general meaning. The general meaning of what Old Doctor Zhang wrote was that this money was New Year's money for her and Xiaobaozi, so she had to accept it. The bracelet and jade pendant
It was because the old man had grown such delicious cabbage that she was very happy to eat it. He rewarded her and she could not refuse. In short, if you give it, keep it well and don’t have any thoughts of returning it.
Lin Zhu looked at the words on the paper and felt like shedding tears. Since coming to this place, she has tried hard to integrate into this era and have a good relationship with the people around her. At the beginning, she was a little bit shy.
With utilitarian thoughts, he did not expect to receive first the care and love of Aunt Li's family, the sincere help of the Wang family, and then the old doctor Zhang. In fact, from the beginning, Lin Zhu realized that he had an extraordinary background and wanted to please.
She was afraid that he would find out, so she didn't take the initiative to get involved. But when old doctor Zhang came over, he treated her as an elder and respected her. Unexpectedly, he also treated her as an elder and doted on her, giving her such generous New Year's money, and being so valuable.
gift. I felt sour and the circles under my eyes couldn’t help but turn red.
Lin Zhu wiped her eyes, put the paper away, put it in the box, and put the box into the space. Now she is always used to putting money and seeds into the space. In this way, she doesn't have to worry about anyone stealing the money and seeds.
It can also improve quality and achieve multiple goals with one stone.
The weather is getting colder and the New Year's Eve is getting closer. The villagers in Linjia Village are preparing things for the New Year. Some families have raised pigs for a year and are now preparing to kill the New Year pigs. Wang Shudun's family
I raised a pig and was about to kill it.
We chose a sunny day, and Wang Shudun and his family got busy early that morning. Mrs. Guo took her eldest daughter-in-law to boil water, and Wang Shudun took his three sons to catch the pig and tie it up. The pig seemed to know that its end was coming.
, was running around in the pig pen. Fortunately, there were four big men from the Wang family, but it took a lot of effort to capture it. The villagers also knew that his family was killing pigs today, and all their acquaintances came to help.
People who want to buy some meat back home also come here. In this village, the price will definitely be lower than at the meat stall, so at this time, people will come here to join in the fun.
It has to be said that Wang Shudun is really a versatile person. He can even kill pigs. He is always working out to make money, so he has learned a lot. At this time of year, he will inevitably be asked to kill a few pigs.
Of course he had to kill his own pigs.
The tied pig was fixed on a board as high as a stool. In case it struggled violently before death, the three sons of the Wang family had to hold down the pig's hooves. At this time, Wang Shudun was holding a sharp knife for killing pigs.
, quickly inserted it from the bottom of the pig's neck. A spurt of blood spurted out and fell into the basin that had been prepared. Some of it splashed on Wang Shudun's face. At this moment, the pig screamed loudly.
Miserably, Wang Shudun wiped the blood spattered on his face with the handkerchief handed over by his wife Guo, while waiting for the pig's blood to drain away and the pig to take its last breath.
When killing a pig, one stab in the heart is important. If you stab the pig twice, it is considered unlucky. Moreover, the blood stagnating in the meat will not look good and the meat will not taste fresh. This is a taboo for both pig killers and pig owners.
things.
The pig's screams became smaller and smaller, the blood flow became slower and slower, and finally the pig became motionless. At this time, Wang Shudun began to scald the pig, shave the pig's hair, disembowel the pig, and pick the pork. While Wang Shudun was cutting the pork, Guo Shudun
The family is also preparing to make pig-killing soup. It is also a tradition to invite the neighbors who come to help to have a bowl.
Everyone in the village who wanted to buy meat also came here. After Wang Shudun divided the meat one by one, if there was anything he wanted, Wang Lin would weigh it and Wang Mu would settle the accounts and collect the money. It took about more than two hours.
In addition to the meat kept at home, the rest of the meat was sold to the villagers, and the result was pretty good.
After sending away the villagers, the Wang family tidied up the yard and began to sort out the meat they had left behind. No one wanted the pig head, pig internal organs, or four pig trotters, so the Wang family had to pack these up as well.
Well, there are still a lot of pork ribs left. Because I heard from Aunt Li that Lin Zhu likes to eat this, Wang Shudun is going to give some to Lin Zhu, as well as the pig heart and liver. Lin Zhu gave them to them before.
I gave a lot of things as New Year gifts, and now his family wants to return gifts. Plus a piece of meat, about ten kilograms.
Mrs. Guo came to Lin Zhu's house with her things. Lin Zhu heard that her family was killing the New Year pig today and was very interested. Unfortunately, she couldn't leave and felt a little regretful. "Aunt Guo, it must be very lively today, right?" "No, who is going to kill the pig?"
Pigs are all like this." Mrs. Guo said while giving Lin Zhu something to put in the kitchen.
Lin Zhu saw that Aunt Guo had brought a lot of things, "Aunt Guo, this is too much." "It's not much, these things are where they are. Auntie only has these things at home, don't dislike them." Lin Zhu said.
Mrs. Guo let her rest in the room, and also asked her about the process of killing pigs. When she heard that no one wanted the pig head, she said, "Aunt Guo, please sell me the pig head. This will be delicious." "What else are you selling?
"Is that so? Let your second brother bring it to you later." Because Wang Lin often brought firewood to Lin Zhu, Guo asked him to come over. "I must give you money. Your family kills pigs, so I have to collect it."
It’s fun and I want to buy something.” After some hard work, Mr. Guo agreed to take the money, and he only took ten cents. He didn’t want anything more.
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