Wang Xiaocui had just finished breakfast and was about to feed the pigs when she came home, when Su Ping came back carrying pigweed.

Su An put away the dishes and said to Wang Xiaocui, "Mom, feed the pigs, and let's go to the county town together."

"We already agreed last night."

Wang Xiaocui said angrily, "You kid, why can't you make sense? Mom is fine. She's just a little tired in the past few years. Just take care of her in the future."

Su An was dissatisfied, "We have already agreed, and you go back on your word. You have to go even if you don't want to go."

Wang Xiaocui was a little embarrassed, "Yesterday you kept saying that you wouldn't sleep if I didn't agree. I saw that you were very sleepy, so you agreed casually."

"People in the countryside will run to the hospital when they have nothing to do. When people are not feeling well, they just go to a clinic for treatment when they really can't stand it any longer."

"You just run to the county hospital. How much does it cost?"

Su Ping listened to his mother's words and said dissatisfied, "Mom, An An is rich!"

"Yes, I have money. I brought it back. You don't have to worry about it. My brother and I have finally grown up and we haven't paid homage to you yet. Don't feel bad about that little money. You still say you are fine. You Go look in the mirror and see what you look like now. If you do this, my brother and I will not worry." Su An continued what his brother said.

Wang Xiaocui couldn't afford a pair of children, so she could only discuss it with Su An, "Okay, okay, I really can't do anything to you, can I go?"

"But not today, I have something else to do today."

"I have been carrying bricks in the brick factory before. The corn in the field has not been harvested yet, and the sweet potatoes have not been dug out. If I don't dig it out, I won't be able to dig it out when it freezes. In addition, I have to go to the brick factory. Get my wages back."

"This pig also needs to be appraised by the pig collector. There are still more than two months left before the Chinese New Year. I don't know how much food I will eat in these two months. There are almost no radish seedlings in the field, and there are no sweet potato vines. There is nothing left to cut the pig grass, and if we continue to raise it, we will need to feed it with grain. It is no longer cost-effective to raise it, so we have to sell it to pay back the debt owed to the famine."

Su An asked, "Mom, how much do you owe for famine? I have money here. You can take it and return it to others."

Wang Xiaocui shook his head, "That's okay. Anyway, it's only a few days away. I'll pay it back after I sell the pig."

Su An entered the room, took out 200 yuan from her underwear, and handed it to Wang Xiaocui.

"Mom, someone lent us money, which is already a great kindness. We should pay it back immediately. There are only three of us in the family, why should we divide it between you and me? Maybe they are waiting for the money in the house. Besides, my brother and I They are all back, there are roast chickens and new clothes everywhere, but they don’t take the initiative to pay back the hunger debt. Doesn’t this make people feel resentful? Do you really have to wait for people to come and ask for it? "

Wang Xiaocui hesitated when Su An said it, "Then, let it be considered mom lent it to you. When the pigs are sold, I will pay it back to you?"

After counting the money in his hand, Wang Xiaocui handed it back to Su An Baiyi, pinched the number in his mouth and said, "I don't owe that much. I sold some of the food before and paid back some here and there by doing odd jobs." , now the only ones left are 20 from your eldest uncle’s house, 25 from your younger uncle’s house, your eldest uncle’s family also borrowed 5 yuan, and 17 from Ngawang’s cousin’s house, and 20 from his younger uncle’s house.”

"20,25,45,5, 50,67,87, 87, yuan, , , , a total of yuan."

"They are all the dearest people in the family. I really want to thank them very much. One day I will go to the market to buy some food and invite them to have a meal with me."

Throughout the morning, we went from house to house and returned the money.

After paying back the money, Wang Xiaocui turned around and headed towards the brick factory again.

Su An couldn't help it. Her mother was like this. If she didn't finish her work at home, she really wouldn't be willing to follow her to the county town.

She and her brother carried the basket and asked their mother to point to the ground. The brother and sister went to collect sweet potatoes in the field.

He also did farm work when he was a child. Although he hasn't done it for so many years and is quite unfamiliar, Su Ping is very strong.

The four rakers found the roots of the vine and dug down violently. Along with the turned soil, there were bunches of sweet potatoes on top.

While her brother was doing the hard work, Su An would hold a dustpan and pick up sweet potatoes. When they were full, they would pour them into a big basket, and then put them back to pick them up again.

When the big basket was full, Su Ping took it home and dumped it in the living room before coming back.

In this way, the brother and sister cooperated and dug three loads of potatoes in the morning. Wang Xiaocui joined in the afternoon, and it was faster. The family of three took back the remaining potatoes on the same day.

The next day, harvest the corn.

On the third day, the pig estimater came.

At this time, selling meat in the countryside is different from setting up a stall in the city.

The market only takes three days to get to, and because of the long distance and inconvenient transportation, many people don't go there for half a month, or even months.

As a result, there were vendors walking around the streets, selling tofu, selling odds and ends, and selling pork.

Uncle Duan, who came to appraise the pigs, was from Wanshui Brigade next door. He was in his fifties and had three sons. They took the pigs home.

After killing them early in the morning, some of them were taken to the town to set up a stall for the boss, and the other part of the pork was divided. The second, second and third sons each picked some and hawked them in the surrounding villages.

They also have two methods for collecting pigs. One is to negotiate how much a pound will cost and weigh the pigs directly. The other is to estimate the pigs based on their eyesight. The two parties will haggle over the price. If the price is agreed, they will directly pay for the pigs and haul them away.

Uncle Duan held up a bamboo stick and slapped it on the pig's butt in the pig pen.

The pig was so painful that it wiggled its buttocks and walked around in the pen. Uncle Duan glanced at it casually and said to Wang Xiaocui, "Sister Wang, you raised this pig well. It's all fat. It's almost one hundred and sixty." Get ahead.”

Uncle Duan is very satisfied with this pig. The pig is fat and easy to sell.

"But have you fed me? It should be less than 140 kilograms of meat."

Wang Xiaocui nodded, "Yes, I fed you in the morning."

Uncle Duan said bluntly, "According to the rules, your head will be deducted. Sister Wang, do you want to be weighed or appraised?"

Before being alone, Wang Xiaocui chose valuation. The valuation would definitely result in a lot of losses, but now that Su Ping is back and with such great strength, Wang Xiaocui naturally chooses valuation.

"Uncle Duan, please call me."

Uncle Duan nodded, "Okay, second and third, go to the cart and get the scale. Boss, you follow this little brother in to catch the pigs."

Boss Duan was very experienced. He tied the hemp rope in his hand into a knot, put on his rain boots and entered the pig pen, slowly approached the pigs, and then made a move like lightning, quickly grabbing a pig's hind leg. The hemp rope in his hand The knot was put on and tightened.

In just two seconds, a knot was tied to the pig's hind leg.

The pig was frightened and roared in terror, clawing its limbs and hooves in an attempt to break free.

"Quick, hold it down and pull the front foot over to me."

Su Ping quickly held down the pig that was struggling to stand up. Boss Duan didn't wait for Su Ping to make other moves, grabbed the pig's hooves and circled it quickly several times, and quickly tied the four hooves tightly.

The tied pig was lifted by Su Ping and Uncle Duan on a pole and hung on the scale. It was indeed similar to what Uncle Duan estimated, with a total of 163 kilograms.

At this time, the price of pork on the market is about 1 yuan to 1.5 yuan 7 kilogram. When the price is good at the end of the year, it can be sold for about 3 yuan, but the price of harvesting pigs is much cheaper. Uncle Duan only pays cents.

Because the big bones, heads, and many things in the pig's belly are worthless and cannot be sold at high prices.

They sent out several laborers to drag them back all the way, and the whole family was busy working early in the morning, and then hawked from all over the country. They must make money.

According to the rules, Wang Xiaocui got a total of one hundred and two yuan and two cents.

When Su An saw her mother counting money, she couldn't help but sigh, "Raising pigs is quite profitable. It's more than a hundred. If you raise ten pigs, it's not more than a thousand a year?"

Wang Xiaocui shook his head, "That's as good as you think. Buying piglets is much more expensive than buying meat. When I caught them, they weighed 17 kilograms, which is almost one pound and seventy-one kilograms. It's twenty-seven and seventy-eight. If you deduct the money, you can There are less than yuan left, but think about it, I have raised it for almost a year, not to mention the pigweed it ate. When it was young, it also ate a lot of sweet potatoes, so that’s all It’s food, and you have to bear the risk. If you get sick or die, it’s all gone.”

Su Ping asked, "Mom, piglets are so expensive? Doesn't raising sows make you rich?"

"How can it be that easy? When piglets are just born, they have to take good care of them, just like taking care of their own babies. They have to keep them warm in the winter and cook porridge for them. You only see them making money. I didn’t see people’s efforts.”

Wang Xiaocui's eyes were complicated, "In this countryside, everyone relies on digging food in the fields. The whole family works hard. It's good to have more than ten yuan left over at the end of the year. Many people don't even have food to eat at home." You are full, that’s why mother wanted you to stay in the city."

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