Slaughter pigs

  Bai Wenli and the other two buried all the fruit tree saplings in the yard with soil, because winters here are often below minus 40 degrees Celsius. If not handled properly, the fruit trees would freeze to death. The safest approach is to keep the fruit trees warm, burying them in the soil will prevent frostbite.

  Bai Xinyi raised pigs this year, so before the New Year's arrival, Bai Wenli decided to slaughter a pig first and invited all his friends over as a way of thanking everyone for taking care of his family throughout the year.

  The Bai family is slaughtering a pig, the first household in the whole village to do so this year. People with nothing better to do at home love to run over and join in the excitement, and children even more so.

  The butcher casually threw the pig's bladder on the ground and said, "Here, this is for you little ones to play with."

  The children of the troops have very few toys, especially in such a remote place, let alone buying toys. Many parents are reluctant to spend money on these useless things for their children.

  Of course, the kids themselves can also find games that make them happy. Playing with a pig's bladder is a very interesting game. After a group of children got the toy, they simply kicked it as a ball. It was soft and not too big or too small, and everyone could participate.

  Yu Xi looked at a group of happy children and couldn't help but marvel at the greatness of human wisdom, this thing can even be used as a toy.

  Kicking a ball is just a boy's game, and the girls are all watching from the side. Zou Li stood in the rain, watching the boys kick the ball with some envy, but she envied her partner even more because he could eat meat today.

  Yu Sai isn't blind to the way the little girl looks at him with those eyes, after playing together for so long, she should know about the situation in Zou Li's household. The family conditions aren't great and there are two younger brothers too, parents dote on their sons more, so whenever there's something delicious, they'll save it for their son.

  "Zou Li, why don't you have lunch at our place this noon?"

  The little girl was about to nod, but hesitated, "No way, I have to watch my little brother while my mom cooks."

  Yu Sai glanced at the little radish head running wildly behind her brother, furrowing her brow. "They're all grown up and still need to be watched? Why don't you and your brother just eat here, anyway, our family won't mind adding three more pairs of chopsticks when we slaughter a pig."

  But Zou Li shook her head at this time, "Forget it, there are enough people in your family at noon, I won't add to the chaos."

  Zou Li didn't agree, so she didn't force it. Everyone has self-respect, regardless of age.

  At noon, the dishes at the Bai family's house were extremely rich. Grandpa and uncle, as well as Li Qian, all asked Bai Wenli to call them over. Old Man Bai just smiled and hugged his grandson, eating while watching the other young people gather together to eat and drink noisily.

  Today, not only were the people who came to help in the past invited, but even the instructor of their team, Hou Dekai and his wife, were called over by Geng Mei, as well as a neighboring family with the surname Jin.

  Although Bai Wenli and his family didn't interact with this family much in daily life, simple courtesy was still necessary.

  Geng Mei got along well with Du Juan, the instructor's wife. Since both of them were from Sichuan, they felt especially close when meeting fellow townspeople in a foreign land. As a result, their husbands also started interacting frequently with Bai Wenli.

  Geng Mei and the other women finished preparing the men's meals before sitting down to eat. Yu Tong didn't join Bai Wenli and the others at their table, as they were all drinking. She obediently sat waiting for the women to finish so she could eat with them.

  "Look at your little girl, she's so well-behaved, just sitting there quietly, not crying or making a fuss. Unlike our little rascal, even in class he doesn't behave himself. Sigh, it's really no comparison. I wanted a daughter but ended up having a son, you're the lucky one with both a son and a daughter."

  Geng Mei smiled, "Sister, don't envy me, our family's little girl is too quiet for my liking, not like a child at all. If you don't talk to her, this kid might not speak up for the whole day, who knows whose temperament she inherited from? Her dad and I are not people of many words."

  Geng Mei's words sounded like a complaint, but when they reached Bai Xinyi's ears, they somehow felt like a kind of pride.

  Can't help but smile, "Our family's little niece is quite well-behaved, I've been watching her for almost a year now, and surprisingly, I haven't seen this kid cry once. Every day she's smiling, it even makes me feel good as her aunt."

  "Right, your family's Yueting is indeed quiet and well-behaved. It's rare to see this child playing wildly with the kids on the street. Even our old Hou envies how obedient this child is."

  Four women chatted and ate, while Yu Tong pretended he hadn't heard anything, listening to the adults talk while struggling with the meat at his mouth.

  Pigs raised on grain are delicious, compared to those fed with feed in later generations. She used to not eat fatty meat, but after coming here, she thinks even fatty meat is delicious.

  Geng Mei specially cut a bowl of shredded meat for her to eat, and her little belly was almost full.

  Geng Mei stuffed a piece of pork rib meat into her mouth, "Girl, eat slowly, you go take a look at your second aunt's place and see if she needs anything."

  She was really puzzled, what on earth was in Li Qian's mind, she was already pregnant and still flirting with men, if she liked her own man it wouldn't be like this, a couple can go home and do whatever they want, but she had the nerve to flirt with so many strange men, she really couldn't see through this person.

  But still nodded obediently, "Mm, I'll go take a look."

  Geng Mei smiled all over her face as she watched her daughter walk with small legs to another house.

  He turned around and asked Bai Xinyi, "Sister, how's Erniang doing lately?"

  Bai Xinyi made a somewhat dissatisfied noise, and she wasn't very satisfied with Li Qian's performance today either. A woman who doesn't even recognize her own family members, why is she joining the men's table to stir up trouble? In her heart, she also felt it was inappropriate, but ultimately couldn't say anything.

  Geng Mei looked at her sister-in-law's expression and could guess what she was thinking, but she didn't say anything. After all, they were a couple, and the man hadn't spoken up either, so it was even harder for others to say anything.

  Bai Yu Xiao and others entered the house and took a look. Li Qian was sitting there, looking shy and glancing at this and that.

  She really felt like vomiting, what was this and that, she's still a pregnant woman, but she still thought of herself as a young lady who could choose another Mr. Right, she's already someone's wife and soon to be a mother, her behavior was quite shameless.

  However, looking at her second uncle Bai Wenyi's expression again, it is estimated that he had too much to drink and his eyes were already blurry. Taking another glance at the others, fortunately, her father's friends were all decent people, drinking was just drinking, but no one was like Li Qian, whose eyes were always on women.