The Big Landlord

Back at Xiushuiwan, Wang Ben went directly to Ma Yunxiu's house without even opening the door, and told the truth that Zhan Wu had promised to go home for the New Year.

"Really, have you found him? What is he doing now? How is he doing?" Ma Yunxiu's questions were like a barrage of cannons, one after another. After more than half a year, she finally got news of her son, and she couldn't wait to learn more.

"Okay, I made some money in the city. I plan to start a small business next year. You can ask more carefully when he comes back," Wang Ben lied. He didn't want to say too much. Bar.

"It's great!" Ma Yunxiu was already too excited. Although Zhanwu couldn't come back for the New Year, she was very satisfied to be able to come back during the New Year. Holding Wang Ben's hand tightly, he kept slapping the back of his hand, and said very sincerely, "Thank you, Benzi. Tomorrow, we will kill the New Year pig at home. You must come to eat!"

"Okay, I'll help you crush the pig," Wang Ben readily agreed, and he liked rubbing rice the most, not to mention the shaved soup.

In Xiushuiwan, the older generation still keeps the custom of killing New Year pigs and drinking shaved soup very well. If there is no Chinese New Year pig killing, it will always feel shameless. There are more than 50 families in the whole team. I didn't feed the pigs. Even if the pigs in some households have not been fattened, they have to buy one to kill.

"Second grandmother, and Linglong," Linglong leaned forward, grabbed Wang Ben's clothes, looked up at Ma Yunxiu and said with a smile, when it comes to food, this greedy little girl's voice is sweet.

"You little doll are indispensable," Ma Yunxiu said with a smile, holding Linglong's cute little face in her hands.

"Why are you called Second Grandma?" Wang Ben asked suspiciously, Linglong used to call him Zhou Niang together with him before, but it took only a long time for her to change her name.

Linglong pointed to a group of children about her age beside her, and said very rationally: "Niuniu, they all call it that."

"Silly girl, that Huanhuan is still called Grandma, why don't you call her with her," Wang Ben said enticingly, "In the future, everyone in the village will use the same name as your brother, remember."

"Okay," Linglong agreed, but still maintained a thoughtful look, her index finger pointed to the sky, her thick eyebrows were lightly locked, her big eyes looked at this one, and then at that one, the title and seniority of the village, Guess she will never understand.

Not long after Wang Ben woke up the next morning, Ma Yunxiu came over and asked him to help. It took a few people to kill pigs in the village, and the meat from the pigs had to be cooked for lunch.

In the center of the courtyard dam of Ma Yunxiu's house, a long low chopping board specially used for killing pigs has been placed. A large pot is set up in the soil next to the courtyard dam, and hot water is being boiled. The front of the pot is covered with a plastic sheet, which is used to remove the hair and wash it.

The other two young people in the village who helped have already arrived, rolled up their sleeves and were eager to try. On Tuesday, Uncle Zhou Zhongfu was sharpening his butcher’s knife. I'm busy, I can't drink the soup at all, so I can only do it myself.

"Uncle Tuesday, can you kill it?" Wang Ben laughed and joked as soon as he arrived.

"I haven't killed such a big guy before, so it shouldn't be a problem," Zhou Zhongfu said confidently, blowing on the sharpened blade and gently scraping it with his fingers.

Everything was ready, the door of the pigsty was opened, the rod was swayed, and a big fat pig that had been fed for a whole year was driven out of the pen, and it was estimated that it weighed more than 300 kilograms.

Drive the pig to the side of the chopping board, Zhou Zhongfu walked over slowly, suddenly grabbed the tail and lifted it up, the big fat pig was hanging on its hind legs and immediately lost its balance. Wang Ben and the other two took the opportunity to push forward and directly Turning over on the chopping board, one person grabbed one leg and pressed it tightly.

The dazzling pig-killing knife stabbed into the pig's neck, and the piercing cry of pig-killing sounded. The blood rushed out along the knife's edge. , There is a layer of water in the basin, and a little salt, which can make the pig's blood coagulate into a fresh and tender blood faster.

"Clap!"

I don't know if it was because the killing part wasn't right, or if everyone relaxed their vigilance. Even though a lot of blood had been shed, this pig still had a lot of strength. It suddenly broke free, turned over the chopping board and rushed out, even on the neck. The butcher knife didn't have time to take it off.

Perhaps it was the instinct of survival. The pig walked fast and flew out of the courtyard in a few moments. When everyone reacted and started chasing, they had already run out for more than ten meters, and they couldn't catch up.

"Brother Ben!"

Suddenly there was Linglong's panicked screams, the big fat pig was running in the direction of Wang Ben's house, and Linglong was playing in the courtyard at the moment, when she saw the big fat pig coming straight to her, she started to scream in fright.

"Come in and close the door!" Wang Ben ordered while chasing.

"Boom!"

Linglong had just closed the door of the main room and fastened the bolt when the big fat pig slammed into the door. The sound was clear and loud, and the door swayed vigorously.

After all, this pig bleeds a lot, and the collision just now seemed to be the last struggle. After that, he lost his strength and collapsed in front of the door. Zhou Zhongfu quickly caught up and made two more cuts. Finally breathed out.

"Brother Ben!" Linglong opened the door and threw himself into Wang Ben's arms, which really scared her a moment ago, but now she is still pale.

Picking up Linglong and holding it in his arms with one hand, Wang Ben fell into deep thought. The behavior of the pig just now was so bizarre that he had to draw his attention.

Is it because of the nutrients in the space? No wonder this girl has been recruiting animals like this. From the moment she came back to the village, she was besieged by dogs, then stepped on a snake, and now she is a pig again. But if this is the case, the village is full of mice, snakes, and all kinds of insects. Why didn't they attract a large number of them, and there was no introduction in the space, he really couldn't figure it out.

Forget it, let’s think about it slowly in the future, this pig has just been killed, and there are still a lot of steps to come.

Help Zhou Zhongfu to carry the fat pig back to the courtyard and put it on the chopping board again. The accident of pig running finally ended. Except for Linglong, who was still in shock, everyone else laughed and laughed. waist.

Cut off a small bamboo branch, cut out a small bamboo tube and insert it into the pig's leg, and start pumping up the pig. It is easier to remove the pig's hair and scrape the pig if the pig's whole body is full of air and directly rises. Dirt on the skin.

I don't have anything to pump up at home, and I can't use a bicycle, so I can only use the dirtiest method, artificially blowing air.

Several people took turns and began to blow air at the bamboo tube. Wang Ben also went up to try it for a while, but he didn't hold on to the blowing for a long time. It was really not easy to eat a piece of freshly baked authentic pork.