Volume 3 Chapter 104: Wang Butcher

  In the afternoon, the pig butcher from the neighboring village came over after lunch, and as soon as he entered the door, he smiled, "Where is your family's pig? I'll finish killing it for you, and then I still have to rush back home to kill a few more. There's a family in the village who wants to hold a wedding banquet... Oh, you're still eating lunch..."

  The butcher smiled and walked in, saying: "Not bad food..."

  Zhong Gensheng hastily stood up and smiled: "Have you eaten lunch? If not, let's have something to eat before doing things!"

  The pig butcher was also a bit moved, looking at the dishes on the table and smelling the fragrance made him want to sit down, but considering it was his first time here and he wasn't familiar with them, plus there was another household in the village waiting for him to slaughter pigs, so he naturally didn't dare to linger. He smiled and declined, saying: "Next time, I'm really in a hurry today, our village's Wang Xiucai is getting married, so I have to rush back to his house to slaughter three pigs for him. Today will probably be very late, look at me, I haven't even had time to leave the morning market, it's my wife who's watching the stall now..."

  Zhong Gensheng and He Axiu exchanged a glance, Wang Xiuzai?!

  "So soon? It was just transmitted to our village a few days ago, and now you're getting married?" Zhong Gensheng said with a smile.

  "Yes, it's also from our village. Wang Xiuciai is already over 40 this year, and he took a liking to that young girl because of her youth. He still wants to have children for his family, but it's really a sin. That young girl was unwilling to the point of almost throwing herself into the river... The butcher laughed and said: "It's just that her family is poor, and her parents knelt down for her, so they finally married her off. Her family is so poor that they can't even afford to cook, and there are still three younger brothers who need to get married. It's really a sin! But if you have any conditions at all, the parents wouldn't be willing to marry their daughter off, right? However, it's hard to say for those who want that dowry... I heard they gave 200 taels later on... Wang Xiuciai took a liking to her because she is our village's famous beauty, with a proper appearance and a kind personality... I don't know how many young men in the village wanted to marry her over the years. Ah, it's really a sin..."

  The butcher's tone was tinged with a hint of regret, and after saying a few words, he stopped again, not daring to continue.

  These things are really similar to Niu Xiaohua's experiences...

  They didn't dare ask further, fearing that Niu Xiaohua would think of unhappy things. Shen Sisi changed the subject and said: "Uncle, what's your surname?"

  "What's with the surname or no surname, I'm surnamed Wang, little kid just call me Uncle Wang...” The butcher Wang laughed haha, looks like he's also an optimistic person.

  At this time, He Axiu had already helped Niu Xiaohua to collect the bowls and chopsticks, and after hastily cleaning up, she hid in the house to do some sewing, a bloody scene, they still felt a bit uneasy about it.

  He Axiu wanted to pull Shen Sisi in, but Shen Sisi wasn't afraid of anything, she was there when they killed the wild boar last time, killing a domestic pig, what's there to be afraid of? So He Axiu called out twice, seeing that she wouldn't budge, he reluctantly went in.

  Dabao is boiling water in the kitchen, Erbao and Sanbao are reading books in the house, only Shen Sisi, Niu Gensheng, and Sibao are helping out in the yard.

  Wang Tufu thought Shen Sisi was a boy, and she was curious, but didn't mind, just let Zhong Gensheng pull out a pig's head and start sharpening the knife.

  Shen Sisi sat with her eyes narrowed, what was she afraid of? Usually when peeling snakes to eat, she wasn't even afraid, let alone killing a pig?!

  However, she was young and didn't help much, just sitting on one side watching.

  When Wang butcher's knife went in, the four treasures who were holding the plate to catch the pig's blood splattered a face full of blood, and his body shook. He was so scared that he almost loosened his grip, but fortunately, he reacted quickly and held on tightly. Listening to the ear-piercing screams of the pigs beside him, the four treasures couldn't bear it, but when he subconsciously looked at Shen Sisi, he saw that she didn't even frown, and was actually watching with narrowed eyes. He shook even more violently...

  This girl, this girl... Is she really a girl?!

  Si Bao was both puzzled and ashamed. He was obviously older than her, he was obviously taller and stronger than her...

  But why, he can't beat her, always suffers from her bullying, being manipulated by her, now even watching the pig killing, he is more afraid than her, why, why?!

  He is a renowned family with a glorious history, why has he fallen to the point of competing with a village girl, and yet still can't even compare to a village girl...

  Si Bao is really twisted, the more twisted he is, the more heartbroken he becomes. He knows he's finished. Now he always subconsciously compares himself to that girl, which is not good at all...

  But what's even more infuriating is that nothing can compare to this, what is this?! He just wants to roar in his heart.

  The four treasures with complex mental activities stared at Shen Sisi's eyes, which were not good. Why was this girl, who was obviously short and small, greedy and lazy, better than him in every way, even in courage?

  It seemed that she felt his strange gaze, Shen Sisi turned her head and smiled at him faintly. The smile was so charming that it made Si Ba's body tremble, he twisted his face in discomfort, his expression a mix of pain and entanglement.

  She thought to herself with a faint hum, this little thing, still wants to compare with me? Ha! You're an ancient antique, how can you compare with a modern girl who has been taken care of by the great god of crossing over?! Even if she's just an otaku, after experiencing hunger and then the abundance of modern life, what is there left for her to fear.

  Wang Tudou had slaughtered pigs for many years, and his experience was rich. Under his knife, a pig was quickly dissected into pieces of pork.

  Shen Sisi had already let the four treasures add salt to the pig blood and stir it evenly, then let it solidify. She herself waited for it to solidify before going to make a pig blood cake to eat. Last time, that wild boar's pig blood, she didn't get to eat much of it, now she can finally indulge her appetite...

  Her speed was very fast, after all, she had done it once before. With the added space, her memory and leadership skills were greatly improved. So, this bowl of pig's blood, she quickly finished, and the aroma filled the kitchen.

  Wang Tudou had just finished carrying the pork and received thirty cents, was about to head back to the village when he caught a whiff of an unusual aroma wafting from the Zhong family's kitchen. He suddenly felt his legs weaken, sniffed his nose again and again, and asked Zhong Gensheng: "What are you guys cooking that smells so good?! I heard your family is selling braised meat, is this the smell of braised meat?!"

  "No, isn't the meat still in the yard?! Just now, Tuni took away the pig's blood and is burning it..." Zhong Gensheng said helplessly.

  Wang Tudou's eyes widened and he exclaimed: "What? Pig blood? How can it smell so good?"

  Wang Tufu rushed into the kitchen, where Shen Sisi was tasting her own cooking. Seeing Wang Tufu, she couldn't help but laugh and said: "Uncle Wang, I made something that's not presentable, if you're not disgusted, take a few pieces back to let the kids try..."

  Wang Tufu's eyes widened, "So fragrant! Let me try..." He didn't even use chopsticks, directly picking up a piece with his hand and putting it in his mouth. After chewing for a bit, he hastily said, "It's really fragrant, really delicious..." Then he picked up another piece.

  Shen Sisi was speechless, but could only watch him like that. After all, she couldn't afford to quarrel with others over food.

  She decided that in the future she would cook, but absolutely could not do it when Wang Tufu was at home, it was too tragic, all of it went into his mouth.

  She hastily covered the pot and said: "Uncle Wang, shall I pack some for you to take back?!"

  Wang Tudou suddenly realized he had lost his composure, and awkwardly laughed: "Little girl, don't be angry. Your Uncle Wang was defeated by this flavor today. Alright, I ate so much, but I won't take this pound of meat. Give me some pig's blood to take back instead..."

  Zhong Gensheng hastily said: "That won't do, you have to bring the meat back, otherwise when you get home your wife will scold you to death..."

  Shen Sisi didn't mind the little pork, and she still had to cooperate with Wang for a long time. He hadn't done anything that would anger heaven and men, so she wasn't stingy about the little pig's blood either. She quickly scooped some up and handed it to him, smiling: "The meat and pig's blood aren't very good, Uncle Wang, just don't be too picky..."

  Wang Tudou walked away with embarrassment, muttering to himself: "...... How did they burn the pig's blood, it smells so good?!"

  After he left, she looked at the remaining pig's blood cake in the pot and was on the verge of tears. She sighed, served a bowl to others to eat, and ate the remaining half bowl herself.

  Daba washed out the pot and prepared two pots to braise meat at the same time.

  Dabao asked Shen Sisi: "Tuniu, is this pig head braised too?! What about the pig trotters and internal organs?!"

  "The pig head and trotters have all been braised... Shen Sisi smiled: "Today I want to braise the pork offal, make a big pot of pork miscellaneous tofu soup. I bought tofu, and also that dried tofu, you can put it in the pot too, it's not bad as a side dish for tonight..."

  "Got it..." Da Bao responded with a single word, then went to braise the meat. Once the fire was burning well, he adjusted it to a small flame and simmered it slowly. He also went to the village head to buy some wine. Today was the first time they slaughtered a pig at home, so Da Bao wanted to buy some wine for Zhong Gensheng to drink. After all, Zhong Gensheng had really suffered while driving out the two pigs today.

  Dabao still had a considerable amount of pocket money on him, so he splurged and bought a large bottle of mid-range wine, thinking that if they couldn't finish it tonight, they could leave it at home and drink it slowly.

  A whole big pig weighs over 200 catties, even after bleeding and removing the internal organs, adding the head and trotters, it still weighs over 180 catties. They are preparing to make this much today and sell it all together tomorrow.

  At dinner time, smelling the familiar flavor, everyone's heart is full of happiness and satisfaction. They feel that as long as this flavor is present, their home will be at peace, life will get better and better, and they will become more and more affluent.

  Zhong Gensheng opened the wine bottle's mud seal, picked up another dish with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, laughing: "Even before the disaster eight years ago, I never thought that one day I would be able to eat pork every day..."

  "Dad, try this dried tofu and see if it's good to eat?!" Shen Sisi handed him a piece of braised dried tofu with a smile, looking at him expectantly.