Whose farming family has the male protagonist giving three piglets as a gift at the beginning?

After washing their hands, they were about to go home. Seeing that it was too dark, Su Zizhong took a torch and sent them home one by one.

Dinner was simple, with a big bowl of noodles for each person. Two large pots were used to fry mushroom sauce, and Su Ziling cooked the noodles in a gong wok.

I cut a piece of tofu sausage early in the morning and cooked it, adding a bowl of soaked peas. When the time was almost up, I poured out the peas, boiled a pot of water, and cooked the flour in it.

Blanch a handful of shepherd's purse and purslane, pour a spoonful of pea soup and peas on it, cut a few pieces of sausage on top, and scoop a spoonful of chicken mushroom oil on it, and a bowl of delicious noodles will come out.

Thinking that this was the first batch of mushrooms this year, Su Ziling specially fried a bowl of mushrooms. He didn't add any bacon, but just fried it in oil, added garlic and dried chili peppers, and added some salt to season it.

The unsold rabbit was also torn into pieces by her and added to the noodles. Looking at the noodles full of meat, it felt like something was missing.

Su Ziling was stunned for two seconds, turned around and went to the backyard. When he came back, he had a handful of mint in his hand. After adding the mint, the bowl became full. Su Ziling nodded with satisfaction.

He snapped his fingers proudly, "Done!" Another simple meal.

They worked until the beginning of the hour of Hai (21:00) when all the mushroom sauces were finally made. Grandma Su and the others were old, so they went back to their rooms to rest early after dinner.

Only Su's mother came into the house carrying a basket of mushrooms and slowly peeled them by the fire to keep her company.

Su Zizhong and the others kneaded the flour for tomorrow's use and soaked the beans. Afraid that she would not have enough time to prepare them tomorrow, they also prepared the things she would take to the county town tomorrow morning. Only after everything was ready did they go back to the room to sleep.

"Is everything ready?" Hearing the sound of her shoveling the pot, Su's mother looked up.

"Okay, but I haven't had time to put the chicken mushroom oil into jars yet. I have to get up tomorrow morning to do it."

Su Ziling was so sleepy that he could not open his eyes. He did not sleep well last night and was busy all day today. Now he was not only sleepy but also tired. His hands were so sore that he could not even lift them.

"Mother, please call me early tomorrow morning. I have to get up and fill the chicken mushroom oil."

As soon as she finished speaking, she yawned one after another. Seeing her tearful eyes, Su's mother held the lamp and touched her head, "I know, go back to sleep quickly. You are so tired and still thinking about your chicken mushroom oil."

She had a dreamless night, and when she woke up, it was already bright outside.

Su Ziling was a little dazed. After a long while, she raised her hand and touched her forehead. She couldn't tell whether she had a fever or just woke up.

Listening to the rustling sounds in the yard, she shook her head to make herself more awake.

As soon as the door opened, I saw Grandma Su sweeping the yard.

"Are you up? Why don't you get some more sleep?"

"I'm awake." Su Ziling yawned again, "Grandma, where are my dad and the others?"

"Your mother is cooking. Your brother and his friends have gone up the mountain to look at the leaves of the smilax china. Your father and his friends have already started to build a workshop. Didn't he go to hire people last night? They started construction this morning."

"So fast? Have you hired anyone?" Su Ziling was surprised. She thought it would take two days before construction could start.

Grandma Su: "Yes, we have. We invited your two uncles last night, and this morning, I don't know where the others heard about it, but many of them came to help. They didn't even go to dig the road. They said that since the workshop is small, it would be easy to build and it wouldn't take much time. If everyone lends a hand, it can be completed in seven or eight days."

"Aren't you going to dig the road?" After all, digging the road requires wages, and their family has no money.

"If everyone takes turns to build the house, one person can work for a day. If everyone comes on the same day, the land will be crowded. It will be just right if a few people today take turns to a few tomorrow."

Grandma Su finished sweeping the last few leaves and said, "Go and help your mother. She has to provide three meals a day. I don't think she can handle it alone."

"Okay." Su Ziling staggered towards the kitchen.

"Are you up?" Mother Su glanced at her. "There's hot water in the kettle. Pour it out and wash up. The meal will be ready soon."

"Mother, didn't I ask you to wake me up to get the chicken mushroom oil? Why didn't you call me?" She turned around and didn't see the chicken mushroom oil. "Mother, where is the chicken mushroom oil?"

"I have installed it and put it in the cupboard. I thought it wouldn't be much, so I can install it by myself. Go wash your face and come back to see what to eat."

Su's mother put the steamer into the stove and added some firewood.

"Hey, come right away."

After hearing Su's mother say that the chicken mushroom oil had been packed, she was no longer in a hurry. She washed up and went back to the room to help.

The staple food that Su's mother steamed was brown rice, sweet potatoes, and cornmeal glutinous rice. If she did heavy work, she had to eat dry rice, otherwise she would be hungry.

There were two pots, one big and one small, on the fire pit, bubbling with activity. She took a look and saw that the big one contained pheasant, and Su's mother had also added some dried bamboo shoots into it.

She cooked two pieces of bacon and two tofu sausages in the small one. Thinking that the soup was full of oil, she went to the backyard to pick a few vegetables, washed them, twisted them with her hands and threw them into the soup to cook.

That’s four dishes in total. She took out some ferns and planned to stir-fry the ferns with cured meat.

I took out a few more eggs and used them to fry the pickled peppers. I made bean flour in the morning and cut out some of it to use in a cold dish.

"I forgot to tell you, there is a bowl of pickled pork ribs stewed under the steamer." Su's mother reminded.

Su Ziling counted and found eight dishes. "Then I won't make anything else. I'll scoop out another bowl of pickled white flower and that will make nine dishes. As for soup, I'll just drink rice soup."

"The morning is so good, but what about lunch? What to eat?" Thinking that Su Ziling would go to the county soon, Su's mother was worried about cooking alone. She had no idea what to eat. There were only a few kinds of vegetables in the field.

"If it's hot during the day, we can take out some of the preserved vegetables and spicy dried radishes we made ourselves. At noon, we can steam steamed buns and cook a pot of brown rice porridge. It's very comfortable to eat when it's too hot."

As soon as she finished speaking, there was a knock on the door and several aunts who came to help yesterday also came over.

Su Zizhong and Twenty followed behind him. Su's mother stood by the door and took a look. "Your eldest brother and his friends are back."

After saying that, she walked out and found basins and stools for those people. "A Ping, you are here. Have you eaten yet?"

"I ate. I cooked first thing in the morning. Look, I came here after dinner. I didn't even feed the chickens. My mother is taking care of them at home."

"Where are the things? Hurry up. Today's quantity looks to be more than yesterday's. I'm afraid someone will deliver them tonight."

Those people urged Su's mother to find something.

"I think they will. They have a lot of rain there, so the mushrooms grow fast. Here, this is for you. If the water is too cold, go inside and get some hot water."

"Got it. Go get busy. We're here. There's a bunch of people waiting for dinner outside."

Several people laughed and urged her to get busy.

Su Zizhong and twenty-one others were carrying a backpack with a sack on top. The sack was stuffed full, completely covering the contents of the backpack.

"Brother?" Su Ziling took a look and said, "How is it? Did you send it?"

"It's blooming. The leaves have completely spread out. These days are perfect for picking them." The two men took down the sacks with happy looks on their faces, and the tender green leaves in the baskets were revealed.