The happy little days of the Ye family

Regarding the culling of breeding pigs, Father Ye had actually mentioned it to Ye Xilin a long time ago.

However, Ye Xilin values ​​​​love and still holds a trace of luck in his heart, thinking that if he takes more care of her, he might get better later.

Now I have finally discovered that as the sow gets older, she will only give birth to fewer and fewer piglets.

Father Ye looked at his son, "Then, do you want to make these old sows into bacon or sell them directly to Butcher Zhang?"

Then he reminded him: "The meat of old sows has a stronger smell, and the meat is not as delicious as ordinary pork. If it is made into bacon, no matter how much spices you add, it can't cover it up."

Even if Father Ye didn't say anything, Ye Xilin knew that the meat of the old sow was not delicious.

He also raises large pigs to make bacon. After setting up stalls at the dock several times, he has gradually accumulated several regular customers.

The quality of the bacon he has is pretty good, and he basically sells it wholesale to familiar customers.

If old sows were used to make bacon, the taste would definitely be worse. He was afraid that the reputation would be ruined and no customers would come to buy the bacon in the future.

Naturally, Ye Xilin would not do such a stupid thing as killing the goose that lays the goose that lays the egg.

And when making bacon, there will be a lot of leftover trimmings, such as pig heads, pig feet, pig offal, pig blood and big bones.

There are so many leftovers that there is definitely no way to finish them all, and the braised pork shop at home is out of business, so we can only sell them cheaply to people in the village.

Selling to people in the village was troublesome and prone to disputes. Ye Xilin didn't want to deal with the budget-conscious aunts in the village at all.

Sold directly to Butcher Zhang, the price is cheaper, but it saves trouble.

And there is another important reason. These old guys have been raised by Ye Xilin for more than a month.

He fed them meal after meal with pig food, and he had feelings in his heart.

Ye Xilin didn't want to see them being slaughtered and sold them directly to the butcher. He felt better if he couldn't see them.

In addition to the two pregnant sows, the remaining two breeding pigs and eight old sows will be sold.

After lunch, Ye Xilin went to Butcher Zhang’s house.

Butcher Zhang's family has several children, and Ye Xilin specially took a lot of New Year's money before going out.

In addition to giving it to Butcher Zhang’s grandson, he also had to give it to any little kid he met on the street.

But the money is not much, and children in the village are usually given two cents. During the Chinese New Year, we just want to be festive and lively.

During the Chinese New Year, the little kids in the village like nothing more than to hang out in the village. If you're lucky, you can get more than ten or twenty yuan of new year's money a day.

When he arrived at Zhang's house, Ye Xilin had already sent out more than thirty coins.

Ye Xilin felt very regretful. If he had known better, he would have taken Xiao Qi out with him, and he might have been able to get the money back.

What a mistake. This money is enough to buy a lot of candies for the little guy.

Ye Xilin secretly thought in his heart: I wonder if there will be a chance to collect New Year's money for his children next year? It would be too much of a loss just to give it away.

As soon as you entered the door, you saw Zhang Chunhua, Zhang Tuhu's youngest daughter.

Zhang Chunhua has just turned 15 years old. She has a round face and two dimples. She looks like the type of daughter-in-law that mothers-in-law like most.

Moreover, she is very strong. She can not only run the house but also help kill pigs and chop meat, both inside and outside.

Butcher Zhang's family was already well off, and the little girl had three older brothers, so she was quite favored at home.

Zhang Chunhua's conditions can be said to be quite outstanding in the village, and the doorstep of her family is almost broken by matchmakers.

The previous talk about seeing Li He fell into disuse soon.

Mrs. Ye is busy recently, helping Li He find a girl he likes in other villages.

Not long after, Ye Xilin came back with the four fathers and sons of the Zhang family.

Butcher Zhang looked at these big fat pigs in the pig pen with a smile on his face.

"Although you breeding pigs are old, they are still quite chubby. Once you have gained enough fat."

"However, the meat of old sows is not delicious, and the selling price is two cents less than normal pork. The whole pig can only be given for nine cents per catty at most."

These breeding pigs have given birth to so many piglets, and they can still be sold for 9 cents per pound. Ye Xilin is quite satisfied.

"Okay, just do what you said, Uncle Zhang. A whole pig costs 9 cents per catty."

Butcher Zhang smiled broadly, and then discussed with him again:

"Our family has opened a new meat stall in the town, and now we can sell two pigs every day."

"There is no room at home to raise these pigs. Today I will take two pigs away first, and the remaining two will be taken away every day."

Before the Lantern Festival, it was still considered Chinese New Year, and there were still many people buying meat in the town. Two pigs a day are sold just in time for the Lantern Festival.

Ye Xilin agreed.

All the big pigs in Xiaohoushan have been sold, and now all that are left are half-grown pigs and small pigs.

He didn't even need to catch them and raise them at home. It would be fine to keep these culled sows for a few more days.

All of this batch of old sows are to be eliminated, and Ye Xilin wants to prevent them from getting pregnant again.

Just let Butcher Zhang and the others take away the two male breeding pigs.

Two breeding pigs, one weighing 209 kilograms and the other 213 kilograms, were sold for a total of 3 taels and 798 Wen.

After receiving the money from selling the pig, Ye Xilin consciously handed the money to Li Guoer.

Li Guoer took the money and felt happy.

Seeing that Butcher Zhang and his three sons had walked away, Li Guoer raised her head and kissed Ye Xilin on the cheek.

"Not bad, please keep it up in the future."

Ye Xilin's ears suddenly turned red, and he glanced at his wife coquettishly:

"Not now, come back in the evening."

"It's time to cook the pig food, I didn't hear anything."

Li Guoer glanced at Ye Xilin coquettishly, and then ran away quickly.

It was still broad daylight and he was at home. Ye Xilin didn't dare to be too presumptuous. He went to wash his face and started planning the pigs at home.

Now there are 12 half-grown pigs and 11 piglets in the pig pen on the small back mountain.

Ye Xilin plans to select 10 strong sows to be breeding pigs after the Lantern Festival.

As for male breeding pigs, you need to find them separately in the village.

But as a result, there are only 13 pigs left in the pig pen on the small back mountain.

The two litters of piglets at home, as well as the three pregnant sows behind them, can just enough to fill the pig pen over there.

However, the fifteen piglets promised to the Tang family could not be given away.

Thinking of this, Ye Xilin hurried over to find Tang Xiaojing.

There are quite a few people raising pigs in the village. You need to order pig seedlings from the villagers quickly, otherwise you won't be able to buy them if you are late.

Tang Xiaojing and Ye Qingqing went to Ye's house every now and then to have dinner.

The two of them also knew that the recent batch of old sows were not working hard enough and they were giving birth to fewer and fewer piglets.

It was only a year ago that the two of them ordered a batch of piglets from other people in the village.

It's only the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, and it's still early for spring plowing. The missing 15 piglets can still be gathered together with some thought.

After talking about the pig seedlings, the two families made an appointment: on the day after the Lantern Festival, they would go to Langshan Mountain to collect herbs.

Just as Ye Xilin was about to go back, he was stopped by Tang Xiaojing.

"The Wang family father and son who escaped from famine a few years ago have been hunting at Langshan Mountain during their spare time. The father and son are quite familiar with Langshan Mountain. Do you want to invite them too?"

After all, Tang Xiaojing was not a hunter, so he was somewhat afraid of the wolves and wild boars on Langshan Mountain.

I think it would be better to have an acquaintance and take him with me.

"I'll go back and discuss it with Guo'er. It's still early anyway. The little medicine hoe I asked Blacksmith Fang to make isn't ready yet."

Ye Xilin really couldn't decide this matter. He had to go back and ask his wife.