Pig Killer

The loess roads in the county town are connected together because everyone clears the snow in front of their own doors, so the roads are cleaned up perfectly.

The road was frozen very hard at this time, and the soles of the sandals wrapped in animal skins and straw were thin and hurt my feet.

The body is thin, wrapped in animal skin, and the hair is bald in patches, so it is not very warm.

"Are you cold?" Shen Hui'e said with her bright dark eyes as she looked at their little faces which were red from the cold.

"It's not cold!" The two siblings chattered, hunched their necks, and put their hands into each other's sleeves, the typical farmer's way.

"You're obviously shivering from the cold, you should go back! I can go by myself." Shen Hui'e said to them with her pearly eyes.

"No, no, we'll follow Mom." The two siblings said firmly.

"We'll be warm after walking for a while." Da Chong nudged her arm with his elbow and begged, "Mother, let us follow you!"

"Yes! You won't feel cold if you run." Upon hearing this, Li Nu looked at her with her watery eyes and said, "Mother." She said coquettishly, her voice was so soft that it really made people feel soft in their hearts.

"Okay! Let's run." Shen Hui'e lowered her eyes and looked at their watery puppy eyes and said.

The mother and her two sons started jogging. It was early in the winter morning and there were not many people on the street, and the small shops on both sides of the road were closed.

The three of them ran to the city gate in one breath. Even such a small county town had a decent earthen city wall and city gate.

The city gate was wide open, and the three of them walked out of the gate and crossed the moat.

A thick layer of ice has formed on the moat.

After running all the way, their heads were full of steam, but now they were no longer cold.

Shen Hui'e rubbed her chin with her index finger and looked at the thick ice on the moat.

I don’t know if there are any fish in this moat. I searched the memories of the natives and found that there is running water in the moat, which is connected to the river on the outskirts of the city!

That means there are fish!

"Sparrows, sparrows..." Li Nu said excitedly, shaking her arms, pointing at the sparrows flying in the distance, "Mother, sparrows."

"I forgot to bring some straw husks. Let's set up a basket so that it will be easier to catch sparrows." The big insect said excitedly.

"Sparrows don't even weigh two taels of meat, so it's not worth it to catch them." Shen Hui'e said, squinting her eyes as she looked at the flying sparrows.

"That's right! It takes a lot of firewood to stew it!" Da Chong nodded in agreement.

"Mother, why were you staring at the moat just now?" The big tiger blinked his watery eyes and looked at her and asked.

"I'm wondering if there are any fish in this moat?" Shen Hui'e said while sucking her saliva. Even though she had no future, she was now greedy.

"Yes! I have seen it." The raccoon looked at her with sparkling eyes and said, "But you can't go into the water in winter! You will get sick."

"Let's go! Let's go to the river and take a look." Shen Hui'e said, pulling them both.

"There are reeds by the river," the big insect said excitedly, jumping up and down. "There are wild ducks and pheasants. Maybe we can even pick up bird eggs."

"Haha..." Shen Hui'e looked at him with a smile on her face and said, "We can only pick up bird eggs. We can't catch pheasants or wild ducks."

"Ah..." Da Chong looked at her in a daze, his mouth opening unconsciously.

"Little fool, they can fly." Shen Hui'e said to the silly boy with her beautiful peach blossom eyes full of smile.

"They are meaty and fragrant." The big insect said while slurping his saliva.

"Haha..." Shen Hui'e shook her head and laughed, "Bird eggs are not easy to pick up. Birds don't sit in nests in winter, so even if there are eggs, they will be picked up by others." Looking at the big insect with dull eyes, she said, "If you want to catch them, you need tools. We are not good enough with our bare hands."

Even though I have this ability, I can't explain it! Shen Hui'e complained in her heart.

"Tools?" Da Chong's eyes lit up when he heard it, "Bow and arrow." Suddenly his eyes dimmed again, "No! There are not many of these things in our county. Even if there are, you need strength to draw the bow." He looked at her with his black eyes and said, "He was born with supernatural powers."

"Who said that? This strength is acquired step by step." Shen Hui'e looked at him with amusement and said, "There are not many people in the world who are born with supernatural powers."

"Drill? Soldiers training." The big tiger looked at her with sparkling black eyes.

"Yes!" Shen Hui'e looked at him with her deep, dark eyes and said, "You look so bright in the eyes, you must want to join the army!"

"Not really. I just want to learn some skills. With martial arts, I can go hunting in the woods. I won't starve." The light that burst out from the big tiger's black eyes was as dazzling as the bright sunshine in winter.

Sure enough, everything takes a back seat when it comes to survival.

"Aren't there any hunters in our county?" Shen Hui'e raised her curved eyebrows slightly.

"Yes! But they won't teach us easily." said the big tiger dejectedly.

"What we want is someone who can make a bow for us." Shen Hui'e said as they walked, "As for the arrowhead, isn't your uncle a blacksmith? Let him make the arrowhead for us. We can reuse it."

"Great! Great!" said the big tiger, clapping his hands excitedly.

"Where's the money?" said the raccoon Black Grape with bright eyes looking at his happy brother.

"Uh..." The smile on Da Chong's face froze for a moment, and his clapping hands stopped right there.

It's really difficult to move forward without money.

Shen Hui'e stopped and thought carefully. Traditional businesses are basically about food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Thinking of the loom at home, she was really not good at this.

The embroiderer asked her to hold the embroidery needle, but she, who was a big shot, couldn't do it.

Most ordinary people travel by foot, with a wheelbarrow at most, while wealthy families use ox carts.

She doesn't know how to do carpentry work, so she needs someone to teach her!

When you become a disciple, you have to pay tuition! Now it is called "Shuxiu".

If she lives there, she's not a bricklayer.

After all, she has become a waste and can only make some efforts in the food aspect.

Killing a pig? Her hands were so deadly that she felt no burden at all.

As for food now, according to the memories of the indigenous people, it is either stewed in clay pots with water or steamed.

There is no frying, stir-frying or deep-frying, and there is no iron pan.

My brother-in-law is a blacksmith, so it’s easy to ask for help from such a close relative.

There are benefits to killing pigs. It improves the food, provides lard for cooking, and also helps you and your children gain weight, gain strength, and grow taller.

"It's decided." Shen Hui'e muttered.

"What has mother decided?" Li Nu raised his watery eyes and looked at her and asked.

"I have decided that we have to set up this butcher stall again." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her shiny black eyes.

"Ah!" The cat slave looked at her blankly.

"Mother, who will kill the pig?" Da Chong reminded her, and said with great nostalgia, "When Dad was alive, it was Dad who killed the pig." He pouted and muttered, "Now that Dad is gone, life will be hard for our family."