Chapter 66 The Pig-Slaughtering Crowd
"Brother Lin Shan and Lin Hai, are you eating?!"
Chen Hui’s first stop.
Lives in Uncle Lin's house, opposite An Wenjing.
"Ah Hui, why are you here? Were you kicked out by Lin Jiao?!"
Uncle Lin looked at his bowl and realized that he would not be able to get more food today.
"No, no, I've eaten."
"You're getting married, how can you not be sensible? You can't just take your wife and children everywhere to eat."
Chen Hui chatted and laughed, squeezed in next to Lin Hai and sat down, looking at the dishes on the table.
A plate of dried bamboo shoots that can be eaten from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. It is better than the one at An Wenjing's house, and you can vaguely see some meat slices.
A plate of pumpkin vines, a small plate of blanched oyster snails, and rice soup make up three dishes and one soup.
"If you're not here to eat, then what are you doing here? You're not going to treat us to a meal, are you?"
Uncle Lin has work to do in the village, and usually he has to take care of the situation. His wife, Wang Ahua, speaks more directly.
"Not really." Chen Hui said with a smile.
"Huh, I knew it." Wang Ahua chuckled.
"Mom." Lin Shan pulled Wang Ahua.
After all, I ate two big steamed buns from Chen Hui a few days ago.
"Then what's the matter with you? The light is broken?" Uncle Lin asked.
"How could that be possible? That was the lamp that was installed by Uncle Lin himself."
"I went up the mountain and hunted a wild boar today. I'm getting married soon, so I should thank you for eating and drinking for free for so long. After you finish your meal, go to my house and get two pounds of pork belly." Chen Hui said.
"What did you say?!" Wang Ahua stopped eating and looked at Chen Hui in surprise.
"I said I would give you two pounds of pork belly. Come to my house after dinner to get it." Chen Hui simply repeated it.
"Oh! Then, then, then, how can I do that?"
"Oh my! This child has become a different person after getting married." Wang Ahua was so happy that her face instantly blossomed.
"Grandma, you've become a different person now," said Lin Hai's eldest son.
"Why do children get in the way when adults are talking?"
"Don't talk while eating and don't talk while sleeping, do you know that? Eat your meal." Wang Ahua was a little embarrassed and scolded her eldest grandson.
"Then I'll go back and prepare it. Come over after you've finished your meal. If you're late, the good meat will have been taken away by others."
After Chen Hui finished speaking, he took An Wenjing and walked a short distance into the village.
He turned into a small path on the side and entered the home of Chen Weijun, a fellow villager. After repeating similar words, he quickly came out of his house.
He stretched out his finger, hesitated to the left and right, and walked towards the end of the village with An Wenjing.
"Brother Chen Hui, are you trying to trick them into helping you kill pigs?" An Wenjing followed closely and asked in a low voice.
"No lie!"
"I really want to thank them, and I really did share some pork with them," Chen Hui said sincerely.
"Stop it, our pig is still prickly."
"Brother Chen Hui, you are so mean." An Wenjing scolded with a smile.
When she was at Uncle Lin's house, An Wenjing was shocked.
The pig has not been slaughtered yet, where can I get the pork?
After leaving Chen Weijun's house, she figured it out.
"Let's go to Uncle Dapeng's house." Chen Hui said, walking in front with a smile.
"Brother Chen Hui, if you divide it this way, won't it be enough?!" An Wenjing followed behind and asked a little worriedly.
Seeing that no one was walking around, Chen Hui stopped and explained:
"I've already calculated it. There are only about twenty-five or twenty-six households in total. If each household has two kilograms of meat, it will only weigh about fifty kilograms."
"That pig is big enough. Even if we give away so much, we can still have 120 to 130 kilograms left." "Saving the work of slaughtering the pig is secondary. The most important thing is to improve our reputation."
Singles don't need to worry about this.
Those who want to leave the village don't have to worry about these.
Now that I’m getting married and preparing to continue living in the village, I need to maintain my reputation.
Having a good reputation in the village makes everything easy.
"Why are there only twenty-five or twenty-six households? Where are the others?" An Wenjing asked.
"Do you think I go to anyone's house for free meals? Look, I've never been to your house before, right?"
"I am a very sensible person. I only go to places where there are enough laborers in the family and they are doing well themselves, and they don't need me anyway."
"It's already difficult for me to support a family by myself. If I am asked to go, I would be embarrassed."
Chen Hui grinned.
"Brother Chen Hui, do you think you are quite considerate? You are so considerate even though you are eating and drinking for free."
An Wenjing couldn't help but complain.
Chen Hui nodded confidently.
Is not it?
"In that case, will those who didn't get any meat be unhappy?" An Wenjing said again.
“So I would emphasize to every family that it was because they let me eat white rice, and I was returning the favor.”
"If someone else comes to make trouble later, they will spontaneously chase them back. It will be good to know that being nice to us will be good. In the future, people in the village will be polite to us when they see us."
"Just follow me without any worries. I will take care of it if anything happens."
Chen Hui pinched An Wenjing's nose gently and walked forward with a smile.
An Wenyi, who was held in An Wenjing's arms, followed suit and pinched An Wenjing's nose, giggling.
Keep informing people along the way and make sure to say all the necessary words.
When Chen Hui returned home, seven or eight anxious people had already gathered at the door.
"Ahui, we thought you ran away." Chen Dapeng was the first to speak jokingly.
"How could that be possible? I can't bear to leave Uncle Dapeng." Chen Hui said with a smile, taking out the key to open the door.
"Look, this guy is so sweet-talker. No wonder Wen Jing was tricked into going home by him." Chen Dapeng said with a smile.
Because they came to get meat, everyone was in an unusually good mood.
Hearing what Chen Dapeng said, everyone burst into laughter.
Everyone said that Chen Hui was lucky. There were so many people who were attracted to An Wenjing, but he was the one who got the beauty.
Some people also say that An Wenjing is lucky. Chen Hui is so capable and sensible, so she will definitely have a good life in the future.
Chen Hui went into the kitchen and turned on the light, which illuminated the patio outside the kitchen window.
The group of people walked into the house chatting and laughing, and when they saw the wild boar lying peacefully in the middle of the patio, they all fell silent.
"Chen Hui, is this the meat you want to give us?" Chen Weijun said, pointing at the wild boar.
"Yes! I just made it this afternoon, so it's still fresh and hot."
"I was in a hurry to call you, and I only boiled water and didn't have time to deal with it."
Chen Hui stood in the kitchen facing the window of the hall and smiled harmlessly at a few people.
While chatting and laughing, a few more people arrived at Chen Hui's house.
Of course everyone knows that Chen Hui did this on purpose.
But we are all from the same village, so even if there is no benefit, we should come to help if asked.
What's more, there are still two pounds of meat to take, and it will be fun and lively when we get together.
Everyone asked Chen Hui to add some fire and boil the water in the pot again.
Those who were moving wooden barrels were moving barrels, and those who were moving benches were moving benches, and everyone started working.
(End of this chapter)