Chapter 19: Unrequited Sentiment

Li Xuewu wasn't stingy and replied nonchalantly: "Take it. Is a pig tail worth mentioning? Stew a bit more meat later, drink here, my dad has good wine."

Seeing Sha Zhu grinned, revealing a mouthful of large teeth: "Hey! That sounds great! I knew Uncle Li had good wine."

Li Shun laughed and agreed. He was happy today, so he didn't mind his second son making decisions for him.

Hearing that the Li family was keeping Seeing Sha Zhu for meat and wine, the discussion outside grew a notch louder.

This Li family was truly generous!

This group of people didn't understand why the Li family was keeping Seeing Sha Zhu for meat and wine.

Just looking at the fact that when the Li family was carrying firewood, the crowd in the courtyard watched without a single person reaching out to help—and they still wanted to eat meat?

Seeing Sha Zhu used the kitchen knife to circle the pig's neck, had the Li family members hold the pig's body, and with a downward twist while holding the pig's head, he detached it.

This really required a bit of skill.

Seeing Sha Zhu pointed at the congealed blood vessels and said: "Xuewu, your method of hunting the pig is too unique. I can't drain the blood; it's almost all congealed. I can only control the blood while butchering."

There was a large basin under the pig's head, catching the blood, but there wasn't much.

Li Xuewu smiled and replied: "No choice. If I wasn't ruthless, I couldn't handle it. A wild boar over 100 jin is like a small car."

Seeing Sha Zhu nodded: "That's true. Most people really couldn't hunt a wild boar with just a spear."

As Seeing Sha Zhu spoke, he had already gutted the pig. It wasn't until Li Xuewu and the others used force to pry the two halves of the pig apart that they saw the spearhead had pierced into the front abdominal cavity.

The crowd watching outside saw Seeing Sha Zhu continuously pulling out a pile of internal organs from the abdominal cavity, each one swallowing hard.

Because they saw meat.

When Seeing Sha Zhu slowly pulled a spearhead out from the abdominal cavity, the crowd collectively gasped.

This Li the Second was truly something; he dared to tackle a wild boar with just such a spear.

Now the red-tasseled spear was truly a red-tasseled spear; not only was the tassel red, but the spear was also red.

Seeing Sha Zhu pulled the spear out from the abdominal cavity because he was afraid that pulling it out from the rear would tear the intestines, which would be a disaster; the contents of the intestines were not easy to clean.

Fortunately, when it was stabbed in, it only pierced the rear; the intestines were slippery and had dodged the spearhead.

Seeing Sha Zhu took out the internal organs bit by bit. When he finally took out the intestines, he threw them directly into a large laundry basin.

The grandmother carried it out the door and placed it by the woodshed. Li Xuewu used a bucket to scoop a bucket of hot water and sent it to the grandmother's side, letting Li Xuecai handle washing the intestines. Li Xuewu couldn't stand that smell.

As soon as he entered the room, he heard Li Xuecai retching, and Li Xuewu laughed uncharitably.

Seeing Sha Zhu looked up outside and chuckled along.

Seeing Sha Zhu shouted outside: "Xuecai, wash it well with your grandmother! That stuff is fragrant when stir-fried!"

Hearing Seeing Sha Zhu say that stuff was fragrant, Li Xuecai retched even more violently.

The grandmother smiled and lightly tapped Li Xuewu twice with a feather duster handle.

Liu Yin also laughed but didn't scold him. She was currently with Zhao Yafang picking out the pig's heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. They had to be separated and cleaned; internal organs didn't taste good frozen and had to be braised quickly. Fortunately, the family had plenty of Chinese medicine, so there was no shortage of braising spices.

Li Xuewu had been following Seeing Sha Zhu to learn how to slaughter the pig because there was another one in his space. After finishing this one, he had to handle the other one, which had to be done quietly, otherwise, it would be too jealousy-inducing.

By the time Seeing Sha Zhu had cut the pork into small pieces, Liu Yin and her daughter-in-law had finished picking out the internal organs, the grandmother had finished washing the intestines and rubbing them with salt, and the grandmother, along with Li Xuewen and Li Xue, had finished plucking the hair off the pig's head. Only Li Shun was helping out, assisting here and there, and no one ordered Li Xuewu around.

Li Xuewu flipped over the two large vats that were covered under the window, scrubbed them twice, and prepared them to hold the meat.

Seeing Seeing Sha Zhu calling to lift the meat, he hurried into the house.

Li Xuewu and Seeing Sha Zhu carried the long cutting board outside, preparing to use the minus 25-degree temperature to freeze the meat solid.

As soon as Li Xuewu and the other came out, the entire crowd was stirred up again. This was truly seeing meat, and everyone pushed and shoved, wanting to surround and watch.

Seeing Sha Zhu shouted: "What are you surrounding and watching? Your drool is dripping on it! Isn't it cold standing here in the middle of winter? Don't surround it; if a piece goes missing, I'll blame you all!"

Seeing Sha Zhu's words didn't have any other meaning, but the crowd didn't take it that way.

The Third Master stood in the corridor with a cold face and shouted: "Jiecheng, Jiefang, Jiekuang, come back to sleep. Don't you have work or school tomorrow?"

The Second Master was thinking that since the pig was slaughtered, it was time to come and have a bite of meat. Hearing Seeing Sha Zhu's shout, he also felt it didn't taste right.

The Second Master stood at the moon gate of the third door and shouted: "Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu, you two brats, where did you run off to? Looking for a beating? Hurry up and get back here!"

The Third Master stood at the door, saw his three sons walking toward the house in a line, and slapped each one.

"Haven't you seen pork before! Did they invite you? Why are you standing guard for them?"

The Second Master also gave each son a kick and said: "You're just embarrassing me, you useless things. Is it pleasant to be scolded by others? Get back here!"

Walking back, Yan Jiekuang muttered: "I've seen pork, but I haven't eaten it."

The Third Master was so angry he slapped him again.

The Third Master stood for a while, saw Li Xuewu and Seeing Sha Zhu enter the house without inviting him, snorted, lifted the door curtain, and went inside.

Aunt Yi saw the Third Master return and asked: "Didn't go eat meat? Why are you back after dressing up?"

Seeing the Third Master sitting there angrily without speaking, Aunt Yi took off his clothes and sat by the table.

"Heat up the leftover vegetables and corn buns from tonight."

It turned out the Third Master hadn't even eaten dinner, having been squatting by the living room window the whole time, staring at the Li family, just waiting for them to finish slaughtering the pig so he could join the fun.

The Third Master and the Second Master thought the same: going to join the fun while slaughtering seemed beneath them; going to stroll around after it was done was just for digestion and watching the fun.

There were three masters in the courtyard. If they strolled to your door, the Li family would surely be too embarrassed to let them stand outside and watch, and would definitely invite them in.

Once inside, smoke a cigarette, drink some water, and when the stewed pork was served, there was no way they could be let go.

Hey! They would take the opportunity to eat a meal of pork for free without owing any favors.

These two masters were calculating.

Who would have thought Seeing Sha Zhu would let out a shout and stifle both masters.

The Third Master stood in the corridor for a long time.

The Second Master stood at the moon gate for a long time.

They never saw anyone from the Li family come out to invite them.

Well, they were being sentimental; Seeing Sha Zhu had made the decision.

The Second Master returned home, threw his clothes on the stool, pulled out the fire tongs, and went after Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu.

Beating and scolding: "You two beasts! You embarrassed me greatly today! Who told you to go watch? Did they invite you? Can you afford to pay if you lost meat?" =====