Chapter 279 New Year’s Eve
The gong sounded and all the contestants stood next to their big fat pigs.

Pan Yingying picked up the microphone with a smile.

"I won't waste any more time. Let's see what happens."

"Now, I declare that the Taoyuan City Pig Killing Competition has officially begun!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the contestants drew out their butcher knives and cut into the fat pig on the bench.

The knife struck immediately without any hesitation.

After the fat pig is slaughtered, the meat will be divided.

The respected old man walked back and forth on the field with a notebook and a pen, scoring the contestants one by one.

There were continuous cheers from the audience.

Zhuge Jinyi sat in the best viewing position, staring blankly ahead, not knowing what he was thinking.

Queen Mother Chen was beside him, cheering at the top of her lungs for Zijun who was participating in the competition.

At the same time, he once again gave credit to the national teacher in his heart.

In order to go undercover, the national teacher even participated in such a competition. He really has good intentions!

Suddenly, Zhuge Jinyi stood up and said loudly to Queen Mother Chen: "Mom, I'm going back for a while!"

Queen Mother Chen waved her hand casually, "Go! Go! You'd better run faster, or you won't be able to catch up!"

Zhuge Jinyi pursed his lips and squeezed out of the audience with difficulty.

Today is the day that serving prisoners leave.

San Ya had her hands handcuffed, she was wearing a half-worn thick jacket and cotton-padded cloth shoes, and she looked at the East City Gate not far away with an expressionless face.

To avoid conflict, she, Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Lin served in different directions, and she was the only one going east.

Daya and Erya were pushing a cart loaded with all their belongings, and they were talking in low voices.

Finally, a figure wearing a brand new lake blue satin jacket appeared, carrying a large bag in his hand, and running towards this side breathlessly.

"Shengnan!!"

The corners of San Ya's lips curved up imperceptibly.

When someone came closer, she returned to her expressionless face and asked, "You're here to see me off?"

Zhuge Jinyi nodded. He handed the bag forward, and seeing San Ya's hands cuffed, he scratched the back of his head worriedly, "What should I do? You can't carry it."

San Ya really couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Give it to us, we have a cart." Erya took the bundle and put it in the cart, easing Zhuge Jinyi's embarrassment. "Thank you for coming to send our Shengnan off."

She knew that the two of them had something to talk about, so she and Daya went to the side so as not to disturb their conversation with their classmates.

Zhuge Jinyi looked at San Ya and opened his mouth. He had actually been blaming himself these days.

If he had gone out with them that day, this disaster would have been prevented and Shengnan would not have been reduced to doing hard labor.

When he woke up in the middle of the night, he always regretted not insisting on going out.

"Shengnan, my family is very wealthy. If... I will support you in the future."

As if possessed by some strange force, he uttered these words.

As soon as he said this, his face turned red to his ears. If he wasn't wearing a scarf, you would definitely see that even his neck was red.

San Ya gave him a deep look and said, "I can support myself, and I don't think my future will be ruined if I go to serve in the army."

"I'm still young, and I haven't even completed half of my life yet."

"It's not my character to be depressed like this."

"Didn't the Master say that when Heaven wants to give a man a great responsibility, it must first make his mind suffer, his muscles and bones work hard, and his body hungry." "You must also study hard and learn skills well, so that you can keep your family's wealth."

San Ya said, nodding slightly, "I will remember you as a friend."

Zhuge Jinyi's nose suddenly felt sore for no reason. He seemed unable to control his body and went forward to hug San Ya.

"We will be friends for life." He said while holding back his tears.

The boy and girl don’t know what awaits them in the future, but at least, at this moment, they are true friends.

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The first place winner of this year's pig-killing competition is Wang Xueer.

After all, her nickname "Wang Yidao" is so famous, and her performance is naturally worthy of her reputation.

If she didn't have to juggle so many jobs, everyone in the audience would have wanted her to open a butcher shop.

With such good knife skills, he would be able to chop a pound of bones instead of just one or two ounces. He is suitable to be a butcher!
Yang Juanzi covered her face with a handkerchief, not knowing whether to be angry or laugh.

Wang Yougen couldn't understand his wife's feelings. He looked at the podium with a sullen look and did not forget to show off to the people around him.

"See? This is my daughter! My only daughter!"

The audience next to him rolled their eyes at him and didn't want to say a word.

The audience is betting on other contestants. It would be strange if they would have a good face towards the family of the first place winner!

The second place went to Ake from Tal village.

The Thar tribe has now been renamed Thar Village. It is a well-known breeding village and many small county heads have visited the village to learn from it.

The third place was even more unexpected, it was the white-haired old man Zijun.

Qingyun just picked up the thermos to drink tea, but when he saw his senior brother on the podium, the tea that had just entered his mouth sprayed out.

Fortunately, he was sitting in the first row with no one in front of him, otherwise if the spray had hit someone else, who knows how it would have ended.

No, what happened to his senior brother?

It was fine that he participated in the sports meet before, but now he even participated in slaughtering pigs???

If he knew that Zijun not only participated in the sports meet and the pig-killing contest, but also took part in the county magistrate examination, he would probably be even more convinced that his senior brother had gone crazy because of the incitement.

In his impression, his senior brother was aloof and strange, not someone who liked to join in the fun, so why was he trying to get into the crowd now? Was there some conspiracy?
However, his strength could no longer compete with his senior brother after that incident, so he could only inform Long Er to keep a close eye on the person. He would not meet with his senior brother anymore to avoid any more trouble.

This pig-killing competition was more formal, and Pan Yingying specially made medals.

She was in front putting medals on people and saying some encouraging words, while Yu Chaosheng was behind giving them woolen flowers, and Batian raised his paw towards the three people, indicating that they could touch it.

After the award ceremony, Pan Yingying announced that all the fat pigs in the stadium would be used to make slaughtered pig dishes, and everyone present was invited to taste them.

The cheers and screams that erupted in the stadium almost blew the roof off.

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Not long after the lively pig-killing dinner, it was New Year’s Eve.

Pan Yingying and Yu Chaosheng did not have to worry much about this year's gala. They only needed to go on stage at exactly midnight to summarize last year and look forward to next year.

Pan Yingying refused to perform on stage again, so Yu Chaosheng could only sign up for a show with Batian.

I heard that he was going to show some special skills and was kept mysterious. No one knew what he was doing. Pan Yingying didn't get to the bottom of it. Anyway, she would be able to see it when the time came.

On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, everyone put on new clothes, went out with their families, and walked towards the gymnasium.

After the Chinese New Year, we will start to expand our territory.