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

"Don't worry, mother. It won't take long this time. It will be around the end of February or the beginning of March. I will go there again, and I can stay at home for two months."

After picking the last handful of wild vegetables, Su Ziling took them out to wash them.

"By the way, you just said you put the jar with Lu Yan?"

She frowned. "It's still a new house over there, he hasn't lived in it yet, it's not a good idea to put the vegetable jar in there, right?"

"I thought so too, but he said we could put it in the wing room over there. The wing room was empty, and it was originally intended to be used to store things. We were really too busy at the time. We were either picking olives or radishes every day, and we really didn't have time to build a new one, so we just left it alone."

Mother Su glanced at Su Ziling quietly while speaking, "We put it in the smallest room at the side, I guess it's used as a storage room."

Because Su Ziling came back, this dinner was particularly rich, with so many dishes that the table couldn't hold all the space.

Su's mother thought that Su Ziling had been out for so long and hadn't had time to eat many things. She felt that she would like this and that, so she simply arranged both.

If Su Ziling hadn't stopped her, I'm afraid she would have continued doing it.

Now that Su Ziling is back, arrangements have been made to slaughter the New Year pig.

Moreover, this year's twelfth lunar month only has 29 days, not 30, so there are only four days left until the New Year, and we have to hurry.

At dinner that night, Grandpa Su mentioned, "After dinner, Lao Er, Zi Zhong and I will go treat everyone. Let's kill the pig on the 27th. If we don't kill it, it will be Chinese New Year."

"Okay," Grandma Su nodded, "That's what I meant. I think the 27th is the most suitable day."

"Then I'll soak the beans and make tofu tomorrow. I also have to prepare the vegetables as well." Su's mother continued.

Grandma Su asked, "How are your pickled vegetables? Are they sour? If not, then we can only mix them with shredded radish and red vegetables."

"It's sour. I've been prepared for a long time. I'm just afraid that Xiaoqing will come back suddenly one day."

"Speaking of pickled vegetables, it's really strange. I pickled them the same way as Xiaoqing taught me, but they just wouldn't turn sour. I taught An'an and she turned them sour."

The more Su's mother talked, the more confused she became. It was clearly the same steps, but the pickles she made just wouldn't become sour.

The next morning, before daybreak, the Su family's yard was already busy.

The bean grinders were grinding beans, the tofu makers were making tofu, and Su's father and his family were going out to entertain guests. It was too late yesterday, and the time it took for the host to sit for a cup of tea and the guest to sit for a stick of incense was gone, and they didn't manage to invite many people.

So, we went to treat guests early in the morning. Fortunately, there was not much work to do in winter and everyone was at home, otherwise I'm afraid that nine out of ten times the guests would be gone.

We made tofu, tofu pudding and soy milk. As usual, we sent a bowl to every household in the neighborhood, and even the uncles' families were not left out.

After the tofu is made, it’s time to prepare the vegetables. Go to the field and pick some juicy radishes, which can then be cut into shreds and mixed with the roasted skin.

I went to the vegetable garden and picked a few handfuls of vegetables, which I will cook with taro. I also added two bones and cooked them together. Not only will the soup taste good, but the taro will also be soft.

After picking the green vegetables, she went to pull out a few handfuls of garlic sprouts. The family uses a lot of garlic, so Su's mother planted more this year. Most of the vegetables in the vegetable garden are planted with garlic sprouts.

There is a lot of manure at home, and the garlic sprouts are growing particularly strong. I can pick a few handfuls to stir-fry with meat.

The spinach and pea tips on the side are growing just right. They are planted specially to be used for cooking rice cakes during the Chinese New Year.

After getting the dishes, Su Ziling took Su Zimu to the mountains to dig a basket of wild onions. They would then add some shredded ginger and dried chilies and use them to stir-fry pork liver.

All the dishes were prepared, and after lunch in the afternoon, the whole family gathered around the fire pit to pick the vegetables.

This way you can wash and cook the vegetables directly tomorrow morning.

The next day.

It was just dawn and the rooster crowed for the first time, and everyone in the Su family got up.

The man moved the tables, boilers, and stoves, and sharpened the butcher knife and prepared the ropes he would need.

The women started cooking, washing vegetables, cutting vegetables and boiling water.

There are a lot of people here today, so we need a lot of tea.

Moreover, their family wanted to slaughter two pigs, and they needed about three large iron pots of water to scald the pig hair.

The pot in the kitchen is used to cook rice. There are three pots in the yard with a big fire burning underneath. It is not easy to boil water in winter, so each pot is covered with a winnowing basket.

Because her family slaughtered a pig for breakfast, many people came very early.

Especially the uncles' families and Su Yongan and his family, the relationship between the families is particularly close, and it is not good to come too late, so they all get up, wash their faces and come over.

Everyone arrived at the Su family's front door almost at the same time. It was too cold, and everyone huddled up. "Hey, Yongan is here too? That's early."

"Second uncle, third uncle, you are here too."

Several people greeted each other, and puffs of mist came out of their mouths as they spoke.

The door was not closed, so everyone went straight in. The weather was too cold, so almost everyone who came in went straight to the fire pit.

Seeing Ji Yunchu and her daughter cutting vegetables, the uncle and the others were surprised, "Huh? I thought we were early enough, but I didn't expect you, Yunchu, to be even earlier."

Ji Yunchu moved to the side and handed out two stools. "I just arrived too. Aunts, please warm your hands first. It's really too cold today."

The two uncles warmed their hands and looked at Su's mother. "Second son's wife, if there is anything else you want to cut, take it out quickly and we will help you cut it."

Mother Su stirred the rice in the pot, turned around and looked around, "There are still two bunches of water celery over there that haven't been picked. Auntie, can you help me pick them?"

Mother Su smiled and said, "Originally, the vegetables were already picked, but Xiaoqing was afraid that there wouldn't be enough vegetables for the crowd, so she went to the field early in the morning and picked a few handfuls of water celery, saying that she would bring it back to stir-fry with meat."

He handed them the basket of water celery and demonstrated, "Pick out the leaves and only keep the stems."

"Okay, we got it. Go and do your thing. It's not easy to feed so many people."

The third aunt-in-law found a basin and she and the fourth uncle pulled two stools, sat down face to face and started picking vegetables.

The third uncle's wife said as she was picking vegetables, "I haven't heard you say when you're going to slaughter the pig. I thought you weren't going to slaughter the pig this year."

Mother Su smiled and said, "Kill them. We don't need to wait for Xiaoqing. She won't be back until the 25th. If we kill them today and work hard tomorrow, they will be clean and beautiful. It's just right for the New Year."

"Xiaoqing is really a promising girl. If she gets out, people in the surrounding villages will know that a remarkable person has emerged in Baihua Cave. When they mention her, they all give her a thumbs up."

"Yes, she followed those big shots to popularize manure fermentation and planting methods. If it were us, we would not be able to say a word when we see those adults, let alone preach."

As they were talking, Su Ziling walked in from outside. "What are the two aunts talking about? Are you saying something bad about me?"