Chapter 365 Killing the New Year Pig
"Don't be afraid. The children in the village have seen this scene many times. They are not afraid at all. Besides, there is nothing wrong with getting some New Year spirit. Look, there are already many people gathered over there, and they are all holding big basins in their hands!" Xu Mei pointed to the densely packed people around her and smiled from ear to ear.

"Brother Zhao, go back quickly and bring two large basins. We are also waiting to put the meat in!" Xu Mei poked Zhao Jiaming beside her and said excitedly.

Zhao Jiaming naturally knew that the fresher the pork, the better, so he rushed home without stopping.

Ling Xiaolei, on the other hand, was looking at the people making popcorn and selling sugarcane and felt that he could hardly walk.

Li Luo took out four dollars from his wallet and gave them to Yaya, Hutou, Damao and Xiaomao respectively, evenly and neatly.

"Thank you, Aunt Luoluo!" Hu Tou didn't expect that he would receive the same treatment as his brothers and sisters. His eyes instantly narrowed into slits with smile.

Li Luo pinched Tiger Head's little face and said, "You must follow Big Mao and Little Mao, and protect sister Yaya together~"

Hu Tou nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, Aunt Luo Luo, I won't let Yaya let go of my hand!"

Xu Mei originally didn't want Hu Tou to take Li Luo's money. After all, one should be grateful to the person who gave him the money.

But Li Luo said, it's New Year's Day, not only should we seek good luck, but also, it was Xu Mei and the others who brought it back today, and this one dollar is not even enough for the travel expenses!

If you give it to Xu Mei, she will definitely not accept it. But if you give it to a child, the child will be happy all day long, and both adults and children will be happy.

Several children held hands and lined up behind other children. Li Luo also came with Xu Mei to watch how to slaughter the New Year pig.

I saw the white pigs tied up with ropes being lifted up by two people with sticks, and then hung on a large scale bar to be weighed out to get an approximate weight. After weighing the five pigs, the total weight was nearly two thousand kilograms.

Including adults and children, there are nearly 500 people in Wanlong Village, and about 200 households.

In addition to Ling Zhuoqun, who was the chief butcher, almost all the strong men in the village put on aprons, held knives, and prepared to start cutting the meat.

I saw several pigs all with their heads cut off, and their internal organs, large intestines and other offal placed in separate basins.

The ribs, front elbow, back elbow, pork belly, pork belly, and tenderloin are all divided into different positions.

Everyone couldn't help swallowing their saliva when they saw the greasy fat on the tip of the knife.

Except for Ling Zhuoqun, everyone else had some blood on their bodies, but it did not affect the smiles on their faces at all.

"Everyone line up and get ready to divide the meat!" Following the village chief's order, everyone lined up and no one was fighting for the meat.

Li Luo looked at this scene and felt a little sad for a moment.

In later generations, the atmosphere of the New Year has become increasingly weak. Not only are firecrackers not allowed, but fireworks have also been banned. Even after the advent of smartphones, more and more people like to watch short videos on their phones and no longer choose to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Li Luo vaguely remembered that this year, the Spring Festival Gala seemed to have been on the big screen. Li Luo suddenly felt a little excited about what familiar faces he would see this year.

"Luoluo, why are you standing there? We're at your house!" While he was lost in thought, Li Luo had already stood in front of the line.

When the village chief met Li Luo before, he planned to let Li Luo line up to the front so that he wouldn't have to queue, but Li Luo was determined not to get any special treatment, which made the village chief couldn't help but praise him again and again.

"If you ask me, the Ling family in our village is truly a model family second to none!" "I think this year, our village should let the Ling family take an extra five kilograms of meat. I think everyone should have no objection, right?"

When the village chief spoke in public, everyone naturally nodded. No one would stand up at this time and offend the village chief.

"Village chief, no need. Our family doesn't lack this in normal times..." Li Luo's words were top-notch Versailles.

"That won't do. If it weren't for Xiao Ling and you, there wouldn't be any Wanlong Village today!" The village chief insisted on holding the basin, intending to fill it with meat for Li Luo.

Li Luo tried to refuse again and again, but couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the village chief.

"How about this, Village Chief? I see almost no one wants these ribs, so I'll take them back." Li Luo pointed to the ribs that were left out.

Because people can’t eat much meat these days, most people would choose pork belly or meat with more fat to add some fishy flavor.

At this time, everyone was a little confused when they saw Li Luo choosing spare ribs.

"Luoluo, there's not much meat on these ribs. You might as well get two more ounces of meat from the front instead of the ribs."

Li Luo just smiled and said, "Don't worry, Sister Xu, I know what I'm doing."

Seeing that Li Luo was so persistent, the village chief was speechless and could only let Li Luo go. However, when he was packing the ribs, the village chief still packed some more for Li Luo.

Li Luo looked at the full pot of pork and felt a little amused.

Aunt Wang, who was waiting for the meat to be divided, was not happy when she saw this: "Haha, I didn't expect that people in the city are so poor. They don't eat meat but only eat those pork ribs that don't have any meat flavor."

"Xiao Ling, your wife is embarrassing you during the New Year!"

As soon as Aunt Wang said this, several people's faces darkened in an instant: "Aunt Wang, what do you mean by this? It's New Year's Day, and the Ling family is kind enough to give us some pork. Not only are you not grateful, but you are also here to make sarcastic remarks. I think you really don't want to celebrate the New Year."

"Everyone, listen up. Aunt Wang's family doesn't need us to give them the New Year pig. Let them buy their own meat!"

When Aunt Wang heard the village chief say this, she immediately became anxious: "Hey, village chief, that's not what I meant!"

"Every village is slaughtering pigs for the New Year now. Where else can I buy pork? I just feel sorry for Da Mao and Xiao Mao!"

"We have not been able to eat meat all year round, and now Luoluo wants to take back only some ribs and offal. Isn't this going to make other villages look down on our village?"

"Aunt Wang, it's not your turn to worry about whether our children are lacking in nutrition. Look at our Da Mao and Xiao Mao, how are they not stronger than our other children?"

"More than half a year ago, I came to our village. Everyone saw the appearance of the three children. If I really didn't feed them well, how could they grow so fast?"

"Aunt Wang, you just talk nonsense and start spreading rumors about our Luo Luo. What is your intention?" Ling Zhuoqun also stood up and spoke for Li Luo.

"I seem to have warned Uncle Li before, don't let me hear the Li family say anything bad about Luo Luo again. I wonder if the Li family has ignored it!"

Seeing that Ling Zhuoqun was angry, the other young men who were dividing the meat stopped and all looked towards Aunt Wang.