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Nanny Wang went around and told everyone, "No lunch will be cooked today. Whoever is hungry can have the bone porridge. Guests who arrived early can also have a bowl."

"Let's go. There are several pig slaughtering shops in Tianshui Village today. Let's go and take a look." I don't know if Silang slept last night, but he is very lively now. He will take Sanlang with him and catch anyone he sees when he comes out.

"I go!"

"Let's go."

The two little girls were the most vulnerable to temptation, wanting to follow as soon as someone told them to. Jing Chunxi was still at the age where she liked to join in the fun, but she wanted to find a companion.

Jing Mingyue was called but she refused to leave, saying that it was not good-looking. The girl was grown up and had a lot of thoughts, so she didn't want to show up in public. No matter what Jing Chunxi said, she couldn't be persuaded and she was about to get angry.

"Call Mingrong. She has nothing to do today, so let her go and take a look." The old lady saw that Jing Mingrong had been a little depressed these days and suggested that Jing Chunxi take her along. She also thought that it was not appropriate for her eldest granddaughter to go out and show herself in public at this age.

They were the youngest ones, and Jing Mingrong didn't want to leave at first, but she couldn't resist the two little guys' pulling and begging. Finally, after hearing Jing Chunxi say that the old lady had agreed, she happily followed Jing Chunxi.

In fact, she likes her cousin Xi very much and wishes to be with her every day, but it's a pity that she doesn't have to serve her.

The neighbor across the street actually killed a pig.

No wonder Jing Mingyue said that she heard pigs squealing outside the door last night. It must be their house.

However, they did not stop at this house, but just said hello as they passed by. The hostess of that house saw that she could not stop them and stuffed a piece of candy cake into each of them. They had no choice but to accept it and thank them.

Silang led them on, recounting gossip he'd heard from his fellow villagers: "Every year, the village chief's house is the busiest. I heard they also slaughter two pigs. It's said that all their sons and grandsons from outside come back and don't leave until after the New Year. There are also many guests, including rare visitors from neighboring villages and town."

Village Chief Li’s family also slaughtered one pig, and there were several other families that slaughtered pigs today.

There are seven or eight households that are planning to slaughter pigs tomorrow, but fewer will do so the day after tomorrow. Generally, all pigs are slaughtered after the 28th."

The fact that he could find out such things so clearly was also due to Silang's outgoing personality. He had made many friends in just a few days. During these few days, he and Sanlang had never stayed at home except for eating and sleeping.

Now he even knows clearly which mother-in-law and which daughter-in-law are not getting along, and which couples often fight. Jing Chunxi thinks this cousin can be called "Eighth Master".

From a distance, I could see that the front of the old village chief's house was the most lively place. There was a circle of people standing at the door alone, and everyone's eyes were looking into the yard, full of greed and envy.

Looking from the door into the yard, there were quite a few family members and guests inside, and except for those who were working, they all looked decently dressed.

A figure like the village chief will always have people coming to help him even without him waving, so there are many people helping with the work, and the cousins ​​and their families probably don't have to do it themselves.

The children and the old woman in the next room could only stand outside and watch the fun and could not enter the house at all.

Their family did not arrange for a woman to greet guests outside, but instead placed an octagonal table on the main road in front of the door. On the table was a large basin filled with cut white sugar cakes and brown sugar cakes, each piece of which was cut into the size of two or three fingers. Anyone who came to join in the fun would take a piece to share in the joy and satisfy their cravings.

On one side of the big basin, there was a large empty bowl and a big teapot, so those who were thirsty could pour themselves a drink; on the other side, there was also a large bowl of sunflower seeds, but because it was the village chief's house, the women and children knew better and didn't dare to empty it all out. Each of them would only pick up a small handful to satisfy their craving, but now there was less than half a bowl of seeds left in the bowl.

"Did you see that? The guy in the long gown inside, taller than me and Sanlang, is the village chief's grandson. He's currently studying at the county academy. He's said to be doing very well, and the teacher said he'll definitely pass the exam next year."

Following Silang's finger, Jing Chunxi only saw a lot of people inside, and they were walking around so fast that he couldn't see clearly. Jing Mingrong also said that she didn't know who he was talking about.

Little Tuanzi was held by Sanlang and propped up on his shoulders. At this time, he was grabbing Sanlang's hair and leaning forward to look inside carefully. He didn't know if he really saw it, but he kept echoing what Sanlang said: "I saw it. Xiucai is taller than Fourth Brother and Third Brother. He is so handsome."

The little girl was really quick to respond, and her childish words quickly resonated with others. As soon as she mentioned the Scholar, the village children standing nearby began to praise him: "Yes, that's the Scholar in the village. On the 29th, you must line up to receive the Chinese character for "Fu" (good fortune). The Scholar will also give out couplets to the villagers."

But another little boy pulled the speaker aside and corrected him, saying, "You can't do that. There's no need to line up. There are too many people in the village. The village chief said that only the gifts will be given to families within the family. And each family can only get one pair of couplets, and two "Fu" characters. More than that won't work."

Then several children were proud of it, and one even boasted, "Master Xiucai is our cousin!"

Cousins ​​can definitely have dinner together today. It is impossible that they cannot even enter the house. However, none of them said it out loud. Cousins ​​are still relatives. This is how big families are. They will feel proud for the success of their family members. Even the other branches of their Jing family surround their family and work together. They will definitely say good things in front of outsiders.

Jing Changning slept for two hours and finally made up for the sleep he had last night.

As soon as he got up, he brought Dalang and the others over: "Dalang, you are responsible for notifying Second Uncle's family to come for dinner; Erlang, Sanlang, Uncle Yongqiang and Uncle Changming's families, you are responsible for notifying them, and remember to send over the pork, sugar cakes, and rice dumplings."

Among the three families, Jing Yongjian was given five pounds of pork and three pounds of bones; the other two families were given three pounds of meat, a pot of sugar cakes for each family, and one triangular rice dumpling per person.

In fact, the grandsons of Jing Yongjian and Jing Yongqiang came over early in the morning to watch the pig slaughtering, and they ate a lot of sugar cakes and blood sausages; Jing Changming and Jing Changdu were too poor and didn't want their children to stare at other people's food, so the children were probably detained at home and did not come.

Although they had announced a pig slaughter a few days ago, the dinner invitation hadn't been clearly spelled out, let alone the need for the whole family to come. So Jing Changning felt he should pay them another visit today to express his family's sincerity. Otherwise, judging by the Jing Changming and Jing Changchang families, they were afraid only two people would dare come at dinnertime, and not letting the children come was also a way of preventing them from taking advantage.

After Jing Changning finished speaking, he added: "Let them come over to help earlier." Without this sentence, I would feel embarrassed to come to help, for fear that others would misunderstand that I am waiting for food or wanting to have an extra meal.

Jing Changning asked Nanny Wang to deliver gifts to two or three nearby neighbors, one piece of pork and six rice dumplings for each family. Every household could steam the sugar cakes, so they didn't send them as gifts.