Traveling between the 70s and the modern world

Chapter 202 Killing Pigs

It is the twenty-second day of the twelfth lunar month, and Xishui Village is slaughtering a pig today.

That day, Lin Qingyan got up at four or five o'clock, delivered the last batch of goods to Modern, left a note for Zhou Limei, locked the store door, left Modern and returned to the 70s.

In fact, Lin Qingyan has been running two trips to Hyundai every day these days to deliver vegetables and fruits to the store. She also takes time to visit wholesale markets, supermarkets, and second-hand markets to buy some things that can be used in the 70s.

Enough goods were prepared for Xu Jianshan, Wang Lanlan and others, enough for them to make several trips to the market.

She also sent daily necessities to Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin in the mountain, and told them that they were going on a long journey. Grandma Lin held her hand with reluctance on her face, but still told her to be careful when traveling.

When she came out of the room, she saw Gu Yizhou who was already in the yard, and they smiled at each other.

"Shall we go watch the pig slaughtering after breakfast?" Lin Qingyan asked tentatively.

Gu Yizhou imagined the scene and politely refused: "Do you really have to watch the pig being slaughtered?"

Lin Qingyan nodded with some interest. She had never seen a pig being slaughtered, and she had forgotten what she was doing last year in her previous life.

Gu Yizhou looked at her helplessly, "Then let's eat something first, so we don't run out of food later."

Lin Qingyan was puzzled, but did not refuse. She simply made a pancake. After the two of them ate it, they went to the brigade headquarters with Ye Yi and others.

Killing pigs is a big event before the New Year in rural areas these days.

Every village must raise a certain number of pigs. After the pigs that meet the task requirements are handed in before the Chinese New Year every year, the surplus pigs in the village can be slaughtered and eaten.

After Xishui Village completed the task this year, there were still two pigs left. After discussing with the newly appointed team leader, the village chief directly killed both pigs and decided to let the villagers have a good New Year.

Before Lin Qingyan and others reached the brigade headquarters, they heard lively cheers from there.

Fang Yunxing stood on tiptoe and didn't see it. "I know what happened. They are so happy."

When Wang Lanlan saw Lin Qingyan and the others in the crowd, she hurried over.

"Qingyan, the village is slaughtering two pigs this year. After the work points are distributed, there will be at least half a pig left to sell. I have already told my mother to buy more meat."

"Did you give her money?" Lin Qingyan asked with a smile.

"I gave it to her, I gave it to her. She wouldn't be willing to buy it without money." Wang Lanlan smiled and pulled Lin Qingyan inside.

When Gu Yizhou saw her actions, he frowned. What's wrong with Comrade Wang? Why is he so confused?

After Wang Lanlan noticed his gaze, she let go of Lin Qingyan's hand and muttered, "How stingy."

Lin Qingyan was also laughing happily beside her.

A few people squeezed into the crowd and saw a few people carrying two large buckets of hot water coming out and driving away those standing around.

"Stand away. I'm about to kill the pigs. Don't let your blood spray all over you."

The people nearby took a few steps back, but finally squeezed forward. The pig killer was helpless and yelled loudly.

"Stay away, my knife doesn't have eyes. What if I accidentally touch it when I'm killing a pig?"

After saying this, he shook the knife in his hand, which scared the people around him and made them retreat.

"Here we go! Pull the pig out."

At this time, the pig to be slaughtered had its legs tied up and was grunting on the ground, trying to turn over. At this time, several people carrying water came forward, two of them held the pig's hind legs, two of them supported the pig's body, and another person grabbed the pig's ears.

The pig lying on the ground may have felt its life threatened and was resisting violently. The people around were also discussing it fiercely.

"The pigs look quite pitiful from this perspective," someone said.

"Is it pitiful? What is it pitiful for? Someone feeds it specially. When it is full, it sleeps, and when it wakes up, it eats. We are much more pitiful than it. If we don't go to work, we have nothing to eat. Even if we go to work, we can't have a full meal every day. I want to be a pig, so I can eat and sleep, and eat when I wake up."

Some people argued that people have had a better life in recent years and are less likely to starve to death, whereas in previous years people starved to death in many villages. This is not just a story but a fact known to everyone.

If you calculate it this way, they are actually not as good as pigs. At least they don't have to go to work.

Some people also retorted, "Life is good now, and it may get better and better in the future. I'm afraid that you will not work like a pig when the time comes."

The conversation between the few people caused others to laugh.

On the other side, the butcher had already stabbed the knife into the pig's neck, and someone nearby was holding a large basin waiting for the pig's blood to flow out.

After the pig was completely motionless, it was lifted into the hot water bucket that had just been brought in, and someone came forward to pluck the pig's hair and scrape its skin.

The other pig stopped on the ground and groaned miserably. It had already felt the end of its life.

After both pigs were slaughtered, the crowd became more lively, and everyone was discussing where the meat was better.

"This pig is really good. Look, the fat underneath is about one finger thick. It can be used to make a lot of oil. I really envy the families with high work points. By the time our family gets there, I don't know if there will be any left."

"That's right. If I had known this earlier, I would have worked harder. If I had a higher work score, I could have been selected first."

"Forget it. Your wife is lazy enough. She slacks off every time she goes to work. It's good enough that your family ranks in the middle in work points."

At that time, when the village distributed grain or pork, it was all based on work points, with the family as the unit. Whoever had the most work points got to choose first, and so on.

When it comes to the educated youth point, you will of course be at the end of the line. After consultation among the people at the educated youth point point, the points will be divided according to each person's work point.

Lin Qingyan calculated that by the time it was her turn, there might be only a little bit of meat. However, this did not affect the mood of the other educated youths. No matter how much it was, it meant there was meat to eat.

While the crowd was still discussing, the first pig had been processed.

The newly appointed team leader and the accountant stood there, the accountant holding a piece of paper.

"Everyone, be quiet. We are about to start distributing the pork. After discussion, the villagers will divide the pork into families and work points. The first person whose name is called will get to choose the meat.

The family with the most work points this time can get 2 jin of pork, and the least can get 2 liang, which shows that everyone has worked hard this year and hopes to earn more work points and get more meat next year."

As soon as the captain finished speaking, there was a cheer from the audience.

"Hurry up and share. I'm waiting to eat the meat."

The captain laughed and scolded, "You are just greedy."

"We're greedy too! Everyone is greedy." Someone in the crowd shouted, causing everyone to laugh.

This is the happiest time for people of this era. Not only do they have food to eat, but they also see hope for the future.