Jiaohua Growth Guide [Rebirth]

The next day is the 26th of the twelfth lunar month. According to the custom, those who feed the pigs but not sell them for money usually choose to kill the pigs on this day, then stew a big pot, and invite good neighbors to eat.

Aunt Six had told Gu Ci a long time ago that she would bring her two young children to her house for lunch.

For the villagers, it is a blessing to be invited to eat New Year’s pork. Others only invite you if they think highly of you.

For Aunt Six's kindness, Gu Ci felt that he had nothing to repay, so he had to take Jiaojiao and Abao over after breakfast, and she would see if she could help with any work within her capacity.

"Hey, this is really too busy. If you can help me, I won't be polite to you." Aunt Six didn't delay when she saw Gu Ci rolled up her sleeves and came out to help. Killing the New Year Pig is a big event, not a trivial matter. There are many, and I have to worship all kinds of gods. The weather is cold, and my hands and feet are freezing when I do anything. The sixth aunt is so busy that she can't help herself.

"Sixth Aunt wants to be polite to me, I'm not at ease." Gu Ci added firewood to the stove as he said that, boiling water is needed to plan a pig, and the fire needs to be big.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Aunt Six was busy cutting up the shredded ginger for everyone to eat. When she finished cutting a piece, she stopped and said, "By the way, I'll listen to you." Sixth Uncle said, Liu's big mouth went to the clan and said that you haven't given your father a new year gift, but you gave it to your grandparent's family?"

Gu Ci nodded, then turned to look at her, "Speaking of this, I was discussing something with my sixth aunt. The road in this snowy day is not easy to walk, and it is not easy to go to the town to buy meat. I am afraid it will cost you more money." Sell ​​two catties and give it to me as a gift for the New Year."

According to the custom, bacon cannot be given to the New Year's gift before the year, and the meat to be stewed today will not be stewed with bacon until the first lunar month. Meat meat and chopped dumpling stuffing, the ones I bought before are safe to smoke and make bacon.

"My pig is almost two hundred catties, so it's okay to add two catties more." Aunt Six picked another piece of ginger, and her hands chopped it briskly, complaining, "You are also confused, why are you in such a hurry to give it to you? Your ancestors gave it to you, but your father didn't send it for a long time, it's not for nothing that Liu Shi has an excuse to chew your tongue."

Gu Ci didn't understand the importance of order, "At that time, the two little ones were arguing to go to my grandparents' house to play, and I didn't bother to make a few extra trips, so I gave the New Year's gift by the way, and the one over there, I didn't think about not giving it away, but I'm too busy these days, I was still talking about it yesterday, and I'm going to take Abao to give the New Year's gift today."

"The water poured out by the married daughter, if your father gave it to your grandfather's family for this year's gift, there would be nothing to talk about earlier, but if you give it away, there will be no distinction between you and your grandfather's family. It's one floor away." As the sixth aunt said, she was disgusted with the thieves Liu and Gu Lao Er did, and said: "I'm not telling you not to get too close to your grandfather's house when I tell you this. , It's just that the Feng family who has made friends with the Liu family is from the Li family village, and as soon as you go there, if there is any movement, it will reach Liu's ears."

"Thank you Aunt Six for reminding me." Gu Ci smiled at her, not paying attention to her words, she acted dignifiedly, and watched what Liu Shi did.

Gu Ci's fire was very hot, and the water boiled after a while, and Aunt Six went to inform the butcher.People in the village are usually reluctant to eat meat, and the pigs they feed are rushed to the town to sell them for a good price. Gu Dashan, a hunter, is usually invited to kill pigs like this.

A few men drove the pigs over, Gu Dashan saw that Gu Ci was there, and greeted them, within the time of greeting, the pigs ran away, and a few helpers hurried to chase them, Gu Ci looked at their dawdling behavior , picked up a stick, and cooperated with Gu Dashan to drive the pig over.

"It's alright, I don't need your help. The eldest sister is here, so I'll ask the eldest sister to help." After chasing after the pig, Gu Dashan wiped the sweat from his forehead. This group of big men and young men can't even look down on a pig. , None of them are very useful, it's better than this big sister, "Big sister, when I hit the knife later, catch me, they are not as strong as you."

"The elder sister is indeed more murderous than these men." Aunt Six was afraid that the water would get cold again, so she didn't hesitate, and asked a young man to help to give Gu Ci the big apron on her body, and then said: "Brother Dashan, you have to take it easy." Point, the eldest sister is a girl, so don't splash blood on her."

Gu Dashan really couldn't guarantee this, remembering that time when he saw Gu Ci's archery skills, he hesitated for a moment, then looked at Gu Ci again, "Eldest sister, if you come down with this knife, I'll catch it for you. "

"Okay." Ci didn't hesitate. When marching and fighting, when there was no food, it was common to eat sick and disabled horses. Although Gu Ci had never killed pigs, he had killed many horses.

I haven't seen a woman kill a pig before. When she agreed, everyone was stunned, but remembering that Gu Ci crawled out of the dead, they didn't think it was strange. Everyone opened their eyes wide to see her kill. pig.The two younger ones, Jiaojiao and Abao, also ran out, unlike others to join in the fun, they were worried.

Gu Ci has always been a straightforward character, and he did not hesitate to move forward when he agreed. He directed the crowd to hold down the pig, and then he held the sharp knife and followed suit. The red pig's blood fell into the big wooden basin, and everyone around him, including Gu Ci himself, didn't get a little splashed.

Everyone was still in astonishment, the pig was completely out of breath, Gu Ciwu put away the knife and looked at Gu Dashan, "Can you still ask me to help?"

Gu Dashan admired Gu Ci's way of raising and lowering his sword, "Help, help, of course."

So, the pig was killed by Gu Ci in the end, but Gu Dashan was helping to kill it, mainly to tell Gu Ci the distribution of the bones of the pig and how to cut out the meat, which looks good and tastes good.

After lunch, Aunt Six knew that every family was busy at the end of the year, so she didn't keep them, so she gave her the meat that Gu Ci asked for, and also gave her some other things from the pig and a red seal.

"Sixth Aunt, I only bought four catties of meat. What do these mean?" The meat was tied with palm leaves, and Gu Ci took it. When he saw the bowl of pig's blood, pig's trotters and Feng Hong, he stopped taking it. "It's not easy to feed a piglet, how can you give it all to me?"

"Bah, I'll give it all to you? You think well. This Fenghong was originally for Brother Dashan, and he said he didn't have the face to ask for this Fenghong, so let me give it to you."

Killing the New Year Pig was indeed going to be given to Feng Hong, Gu Ci thought about it, and he didn't refuse, and took Feng Hong again.

Aunt Six saw that she didn't take the pig's blood and pig's trotters, so she handed them to Jiaojiao, "Jiaojiao, come and take this pig's trotters back, and let the eldest sister stew some soybeans for you, this small breast can bulge quickly, and it will be replaced next year." Chunshan is just a pretty big girl."

Jiaojiao was so shy that she wanted to find a hole to go down, her head was almost lowered to her chest, "Sixth Aunt will talk nonsense."

Aunt Six laughed, and went to see Gu Ci again, "I'm busy, don't dawdle with me, you can take this thing back soon. The little girl doesn't understand anything, you are not married, and you don't I understand, but Aunt Six is ​​from the past."

As he spoke, he caught a glimpse of Abao listening to them curiously from the corner of his eye. Aunt Six finally realized that Abao was a boy. Although he was still young, he was a man with handles after all, so she leaned close to Gu Ci's ear and said in a low voice: : "Look at Mrs. Liu's face looks like this, isn't your father thinking of marrying? Sister, let me tell you, men look decent, but in fact they are not good things. And the meat behind the buttocks is more important than the face..."

Gu Ci, who had been a big girl in the past two lifetimes, blushed with embarrassment when she heard what Aunt Six said so loudly, "Six Aunt, stop talking."

Sixth Aunt glared at her, "It's all business. The fastest time for this girl's breasts to swell is when the sunflower water comes here. If you don't make up for her as soon as possible, the shriveled body in the future will , this man is not soft when he touches his hands in the front, but he doesn't feel soft when he touches the back, think about it, would you like it?"

Gu Ci thought about it unexpectedly, then quickly shook his head in fright, and said guiltily, "Then, how do you do this?"

Aunt Six saw that she was relieved, and she hurriedly smiled and taught her experience, "Clean the pig's trotters and stew them in a pot with soybeans. The soybeans are best soaked in water for an hour until they are soft. Let the little girl eat two or two every day." Three bowls. By the way, you also tell her not to be shy, and squeeze it by yourself on weekdays, so that she will grow better."

This sixth aunt is really...

"Thank you, auntie." Gu Ci was startled by her shameless words and didn't know what to do. He took the pig's trotter, thanked him, and hurried home with the two little ones.

After returning home, Gu Ci took the piece of meat that was a little more than two catties, picked some melon seeds, peanuts and dried sweet potatoes from the New Year's purchases, and took a box of pastries. After tidying up, he took A Bao to Over there, the little girl helped Abao write the rest of the "Three Character Classic" on the kang.

When Gu Ci's two siblings passed by, Gu's second family had just had lunch, and Mrs. Liu came over and opened the door.

"Hey, are you willing to come and send the beggar?" Liu Shi said while picking her teeth, and ate the meat picked with her fingers, and then opened the door to allow one person to go in, and heard A Bao yelled "Stepmother", she felt a little sour for no reason, she lowered her eyes, "Come in."

Looking at her black nails, Gu Ci felt disgusted, and passed the things in his hand, "Since we are eating, then Abao and I will not bother you."

"Why, the family is separated, and even Dad doesn't want to come in and take a look?" As soon as Gu Ci finished speaking, Gu's second voice came from the inside.

Fatty also ran out, the little fat man saw Gu Ci and Abao, his face was very happy, "Elder sister, brother Abao, come quickly, we will eat today, meaty, mother made a lot, meaty, you too Come eat."

"Fatty." Abao was also a little happy to see Pangtun, and reached out to pat his head.After all, he is the younger brother who has been with him for so long. Although the fat man usually bites him at every turn, but when he quarrels with the children outside, the little fat man also protects his shortcomings. For Bao who has no playmates, it is enough for him to feel warm.

Ever since Abao was gone, Ma Lingling, the elder sister, took him with her and kept him at home every day. Compared with the two, the little fat man felt that Brother Abao was the best. Thinking of this, she pulled Abao inside, "Brother, come quickly, My sister is coming too."

Gu Ci looked at Fatty with a complicated face, and said slightly: "Then sit down for a while before leaving."

Mrs. Liu snorted softly, stepped aside, let the two of them in, weighed the things in their hands, and felt even more dissatisfied. After entering the room, she said in a strange way: "Your father, who gave birth to you, has no outsiders." So kind?"

Gu Ci treated her like air, and didn't reply when he heard the words, and called A Bao dryly.

It's the end of the year, and everyone wishes for auspiciousness. Even neighbors who have a lot of quarrels on weekdays will smile and nod their heads to say hello when they meet.

The second Gu agreed, and stared at Liu Shi, who would spit feces all over his mouth, "Hurry up and get the bowls and chopsticks for eldest sister and Abao."

"People come here only after they eat and drink spicy food, how can they eat our simple food?" Liu Shi didn't move his feet, and sat down on his own.The reason why their family only eats lunch at this point today is to wait for Uncle Gu's family to have pork rice that year. Anyway, Gu Laoer is now considered a big family in the village, so he didn't expect to wait and see It was the news that Aunt Six had invited the eldest sister and her family to eat.

When Gu Laoer heard Liu Shi's words, he felt very uncomfortable, his face darkened, and he didn't have the face to vent his anger on Gu Ci's two siblings, but he didn't let Liu Shi go to get the bowls and chopsticks, and looked at Gu Ci. And A Bao, looking for something to talk about: "Why don't you bring Jiao girl here?"

"That's right, I haven't seen Jiao girl for a long time." Hearing Gu Laoer's words, the little fat man who climbed up on the cabinet to get bowls for them also said.He didn't care what the words between the adults meant, he brought the bowls and chopsticks for Gu Ci and A Bao himself, the eldest sister gave her chicken last time, it was delicious, and she will treat the eldest sister better in the future, Go eat chicken again.

"She's at home looking after the house." Gu Ci didn't answer, Ah Bao responded, seeing the little fat man coming over with two bowls, he smiled at his younger brother, "Fatty, sister and brother have eaten, if you don't eat, put away the bowls Come on, don't fall."

The fat pier was a little unhappy, he lowered his head and thought for a while, and then he said oh, and put the bowl back into the cabinet.

Gu Ci and Gu Laoer's family had nothing to say, especially the scrutinizing eyes Liu Shi and Ma Lingling gave her from time to time, which made her disgusted, and took A Bao to leave after sitting for less than a cup of tea.

Mrs. Liu would not stay, Gu Er Er also felt that there was nothing to say, embarrassed, he said a few words politely, and didn't stay any longer, but when Pang Dun heard that the two of them were leaving, he refused to let Mrs. Liu feed him, and took the food with a spoon. Stuffed in his mouth, "Sister, Brother Ah Bao, wait for me, I will go with you too."

"Where are you going with them? You're not her family, don't you have a family yourself?"

Gu Cizheng didn't know what to say, but Liu Shi's words helped her out, and she didn't answer, and walked out with A Bao.

The fat man in the house was crying heart-rendingly, and the two could still hear clearly after walking a long distance. A Bao couldn't help but look back. With a really innocent smiling face, she sighed slightly, "When the weather clears up, if Pang Dun comes to play with you, you can play with him. But with Liu's temperament, we must not take the initiative to recruit Pang Dun."

Ah Bao nodded, probably remembering those bad memories, and didn't look back.

The New Year's gift to Gu Lao Er was considered a big event in Gu Ci's mind, and now that he understands it, he is relieved.

After returning home, I soaked the soybeans as Aunt Six said, and ate the pig’s feet at night. Fortunately, the taste of the soybeans and pig’s feet was not bad. I also ate a small half bowl.

The pig's trotters given by Aunt Six were big, and she stewed them in a large pot. Gu Ci put the rest outside the house to freeze, and if he wanted to eat, he scooped up some and heated it up.

The weather didn't improve until New Year's Eve. Gu Ci was afraid that the snow would damage the roof, so he invited two elders of the clan to help sweep the snow off the thatched roof.These days, the two little ones are not allowed to intervene in the big and small tasks at home, and she prepares everything properly by herself.

The children of farmers' families look forward to the New Year most, because they can only wear clothes and eat something delicious during the New Year.

Jiaojiao and Abao are no exception. They just like this kind of festive atmosphere. They eat dumplings and meat on New Year's Eve. The two little ones are full of greasy food. They know that they can mess around this night, and my sister won't say anything. Taking advantage of their unpreparedness, the two cubs ran to the snow and rolled.

Gu Ci didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he wringed the two of them out, wiped their hair, took off their coats, and the family of three huddled together on the kang, watching the night while peeling melon seeds.

Perhaps Gu Ci's story was told well, the two younger ones listened to it with great interest, and they didn't feel sleepy after midnight.

Because the little girl yelled that she wanted to light a firecracker, Gu Ci couldn't resist her, and when someone outside lit a firecracker, she grabbed the little girl and lit a firecracker.

Although the custom is to stay up all night, they usually only stay until midnight. After the firecrackers are set off, Gu Ci coaxes A Bao to sleep, and then takes the little girl back to the house to sleep.

The little girl was not as anxious to hide under the covers as in the past. She turned over in the bed with her back on her back, and then sat cross-legged on the bed without taking off her clothes. come out."

Gu Ci was amused by her mysterious appearance, "What are you doing?"

The little girl pursed her lips, "You'll know when you stretch out your hand."

"It's becoming more and more tricky." Gu Ci stretched out his hand to poke her, and then spread his hand in front of her, "Here, I stretched out my hand."

The little girl's expression was restrained, she looked nervous and excited, and then slowly stretched out the hand behind her back, and as the tightly clenched hand slowly opened, the little girl's voice followed, "Sister, happy new year."