Pig Killer

Chapter 147

"The fat is transparent, and the lean meat doesn't need to be chewed, and it's not dry at all." Cheng Donglai looked at them with his dark eyes and said, "Just roll your tongue and chew gently with your teeth and you can swallow it."

"Domestic pigs are much more delicious than wild boars." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with a smile.

"Hmm! Wild boar meat is hard to chew." The big insect nodded vigorously and said, "Why is that?"

"Raise your arms like I do." Shen Hui'e put down her chopsticks and poked the biceps muscle on her arm. "It's as hard as a rock."

"It's true!" They poked their muscles.

"But what does this have to do with pork?" Da Chong looked at his mother in confusion.

"Wild boars run fast and have firm meat, while domestic pigs stay in a pigsty. They eat and sleep, sleep and eat, and become plump and white. The meat here is loose, tender and smooth." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with a smile.

"Is that so?" The raccoon nodded in understanding, "It seems that home-raised ones are still tastier."

"Of course." Shen Hui'e looked at them with a smile and said, "Our ancestors carefully selected them, and they are definitely suitable for us. "Horses, cows, sheep, chickens, dogs, and pigs are the six domestic animals that people raise."

"The pork smells good!" said the cat slave, looking at her with eyes like black grapes.

"The meat became so hard because we were running." The big insect looked at her with his black eyes and said.

"Yeah!" Shen Hui'e looked at him with gentle eyes and nodded.

"If we keep practicing, will we be as powerful as wild boars?" The big insect looked at her with bright eyes and said, "One is a pig, two is a bear, and three is a tiger. Wild boars are very fierce and strong."

"Hmm!" Shen Hui'e said with a smile and blinked.

"Will I be like a wild boar?" the big insect looked at her with his bright eyes.

"Keep practicing, you will get it." Shen Hui'e smiled and nodded slightly, "Eat it quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold."

"Save this soup for dipping the steamed buns." The big tiger said to his mother with his black eyes.

"The steamed buns have been heated up a long time ago." Shen Hui'e said to them with a smile on her face.

"Mother, this castrated pork sells especially well." The cat slave looked at her with sparkling eyes.

"Yes! Pork is cheap and can be made into such delicious food, of course more people are willing to buy it." Shen Hui'e looked at them with deep and penetrating eyes and said, "The autumn harvest is over, and the winter wheat has been planted. I'm going to the countryside tomorrow..."

"Keep collecting pigs. One pig a day from now on, is that ok?" The big insect said to her with his black eyes shining brightly.

"One pig a day is no problem, but I may be back a little late tomorrow." Shen Hui'e said to them with gentle eyes.

"Why? Is there something wrong?" Li Nu looked at her with concern and asked.

"We agreed to find out how many pigs there are that have not been castrated so that we can breed them!" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with a smile.

"Give birth to piglets." said the big insect with a smile.

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"What's that sound?" Shen Hui'e listened to the clanging sounds outside.

"Gong! This is the gong struck by the county." Cheng Donglai stood up and said, "What a big event has happened."

Gong? Ringing the gong to clear the way has its own rules. The number of gong sounds represents the status of the official.

Shen Hui'e looked up at the street outside and asked, "What happened in the county?" She stood up and said, "Let's go take a look."

People from all over the county gathered in front of the government office, "Hiss..." Shen Hui'e gasped.

"What's wrong?" Da Chong asked her with his innocent eyes.

"Didn't you see the white flag?" Shen Hui'e pointed to the white flag hanging on the county government office.

"He's dead." The tiger blinked and looked at her and said, suddenly grabbing her arm and chattering, "Mother, father, father..."

"It's not your father." Shen Hui'e patted his hands and said, "It's a big shot in the court who is gone." I, a commoner, can't even reach your father's level.

Sure enough, someone came out to post the imperial edict and read it to everyone. Who could blame them for being illiterate?

The general idea is that when the emperor dies, within three months, no weddings or funerals are allowed, no drinking or entertainment is allowed, no excessive eating or drinking is allowed, and people must abstain from alcohol and meat and observe mourning for the country...

"Let's go..." Shen Hui'e turned around and left with the two children.

"What happened to the emperor?" The raccoon slave looked at her in confusion and said, "What does 'passing away' mean?"

"To put it simply, the emperor is dead." Shen Hui'e took them back home and then said in a low voice.

"What does his death have to do with us? I don't even know him." The raccoon blinked his eyes and looked at her and said, "Should we wear mourning clothes?"

Shen Hui'e shook her head and laughed when she heard this, "You don't have to wear mourning clothes, but you shouldn't wear brightly colored clothes. You still have to observe the national mourning."

"Our clothes have never been brightly colored." Da Chong said, looking down at his gray linen clothes.

"Just wear what you wear every day." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her ink-black eyes.

"What should we do when mourning for the country?" the tiger asked. "We don't know!"

"The court has many etiquettes, but the emperor is far away." Shen Hui'e looked at them with eyes as gentle as jade and said, "For us, within three months, we are not allowed to have weddings or funerals, and we are not allowed to eat and drink lavishly."

"It's okay to postpone the wedding for three months. The man is gone, and we can't wait to bury him!" Da Chong said to her with his eyes wide open.

"You are not allowed to make a big fuss. You just need to bury the deceased quietly." Shen Hui'e looked at him unhappily.

"Oh!" The big tiger nodded in understanding.

"The shops along the street are not allowed to be too noisy. They need to be quiet!" Shen Hui'e looked at them with her deep black eyes and said, "Generally speaking, most of them are targeting wealthy families. They cannot entertain guests or drink and have fun."

"Oh!" The raccoon nodded in understanding, "It won't affect our lives at all."

"Yes! We can't kill pigs and eat meat anymore." Shen Hui'e said to them gently.

"Ah!" Li Nu looked at her with a downcast face, "You really can't eat meat!" Her expression was as if the sky had fallen.

"Big tiger's mother, big tiger's mother." Huang's mother ran over hurriedly and said.

"It's grandma." Upon hearing this, the big tiger rushed out.

The tiger helped the grandmother in and asked, "Why are you running so fast?"

Huang's mother sat on the bench, calmed down, looked at them and said, "It's okay, it's okay, it's just the imperial edict posted, I'm afraid you are scared because you have never experienced anything."

"About this! Mother just said it, the impact on us is that we won't be able to eat meat happily." Da Chong said with a sad face.

"You haven't experienced anything. You have to mourn for three months. In the past, when a big shot passed away, you had to mourn for three years! You are not allowed to eat or drink lavishly. There are no pigs, chickens, ducks or fish for sale in the market. You have to wear sackcloth and coarse linen clothes, and every house has white banners!"

"Three years! How can we live like this?" Li Nu looked at her in shock.

"Yes! There are so many rules. If you make a mistake carelessly, you will be punished." Huang's mother looked at them with horror.

"So serious?" Da Chong looked at her in surprise.

"You haven't experienced it. It's so serious. I didn't dare to breathe, for fear of committing a crime." Huang's mother looked at them seriously and said, "I have been in mourning for three years. Now I think about it, I don't know how I got through it. I can't even speak clearly. I didn't even dare to say hello when I met someone on the road. I just kept walking with my head down and my steps hurried."

"Is it so scary?" Li Nu looked at her in disbelief.

"That's right. I'm not exaggerating." Huang's mother looked at her daughter-in-law and said, "If you don't believe me, ask your mother."

"Yeah!" Shen Hui'e nodded vigorously after hearing this. From her memory, she knew that "the family has been closed to visitors for three years and has not had a banquet."

"She can't get married. She's already become an old maid." Huang's mother said as she looked at them with dark eyes.

Not really, nowadays women get married early, and if they postpone it for three years, they will be just at the right age to get married. Shen Hui'e muttered to herself.

"It's fine now. It's only been three months. There's no impact." Huang's mother said with a smile.

"Then won't we eat meat for these three months?" said the big tiger worriedly, touching his belly.

"You can't eat it." Huang's mother thought for a moment and said, "Don't cause unnecessary trouble." She smiled and said, "Three months, just bear with it and it will be over. It's just in time for the festival, and there will be more meat than you can eat."

What else can I say now? "Just bear with it!" The raccoon said with a flat mouth.

"I'm here for this matter. Da Chong's mother, please see me off." Huang's mother stood up and said to her daughter-in-law.

"Okay!" Shen Hui'e stood up and said to the children who also stood up, "Hurry up and clean up the table and write big characters."

"Oh! Then take care, grandma." Li Nu and Da Chong said obediently.

Shen Hui'e sent Huang's mother out the door and asked, "What do you want to say?"

Huang's mother smiled and said, "How did you know that?"

"You asked me to deliver it specifically because you have something to say." Shen Hui'e looked at her with her ink-black eyes.

"Now that the emperor is gone, I wonder if our second son will be back soon." Huang's mother looked at her excitedly and said.

Second? Shen Hui'e blinked and said, "It's hard to say. We built a mausoleum for the old emperor, so shouldn't we build one for the new emperor as well?"

"Ah..." Huang's mother was dumbfounded when she heard this, "This..."

Shen Hui'e's distinct black and white eyes looked at her, who looked extremely lost, and consoled her, "Maybe they should be replaced! The new emperor doesn't want the old people, so he should replace them with a new group."

"That's right!" Huang's mother said perfunctorily with the corner of her lips slightly raised and her eyes wandering.

"Don't worry, no news is good news." Shen Hui'e continued to comfort her.

"Why are you here?" Shen Changsheng looked at them in surprise.

Shen Hui'e looked over when she heard the voice. Seeing him sweating profusely, she asked, "What's the hurry? You look so flustered."

"I'm here regarding the imperial edict." Shen Changsheng looked at her with concern.

"We live behind closed doors and won't do anything that goes against the rules." Shen Hui'e gave him a reassuring look and said, "I'll keep an eye on the children."