It gets dark late in the midsummer night. Look at the time, it doesn't get dark until almost eight o'clock. My parents should be in the house by this time. I quickly go to the street to make a phone call.

He picked up the phone receiver with his left hand and pressed "028-8284868" with his right hand. The call was quickly connected. The voice of the landlord, Old Tang, came from the receiver: "Who are you looking for?"

Me: "Uncle Tang. I am Lao Mu's son. I have something to call him about. If you are busy, I will call him to answer the phone."

Old Tang: "Okay. I won't hang up. Just wait. I'll call him right now."

Me: "Okay, please, Uncle Tang."

I only heard Uncle Tang shouting from the receiver: "Old Mu! Old Mu! Come answer the phone quickly, your son is calling."

Soon, my father's breathless voice came from the receiver: "Hey! Son, what are you talking about on the phone?"

Me: "Dad, I assigned a job."

He said excitedly: "What is it? Have you assigned a job?"

Me: "Yeah. I have all the allocation notification documents in hand."

He: "Oh! Bodhisattva bless you. Bodhisattva bless you. You are finally working. Where are you assigned?"

Me: "Vallado Township."

He: "Vallado Township? I haven't heard of it. It doesn't matter where he is assigned. As long as he works, it will be fine. How long will it take to report?"

Me: "The document stipulates that the deadline is August 30 at the latest. If you don't report, your qualifications for allocation will be cancelled."

He: "Okay. Then go to work."

Me: "Then I'm going to work. What about taking care of my brothers? And what about the crops in the fields?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone, and then: "Don't worry about this. I'll go back and discuss it with your mother later. It's better to let her come back."

Me: "Dad, please take care of yourself. The phone bill is a bit expensive, so I'll hang up."

He said: "Okay. I remember, you have to work hard and cherish your hard-earned work."

Me: "Okay." Before I could finish speaking, a busy tone of "di...di...di" came from the other end of the phone. My father and everyone had already hung up the phone.

In fact, I am a little worried. On the one hand, my two younger brothers, Xiaojie, is in the third grade of junior high school at the beginning of school, and Brother Jun is in the sixth grade. They are both in the "graduation class". At this time, they need the most care. If we can't guarantee

It is not easy to achieve ideal results during study time. On the other hand, although the crops in the fields are currently growing well and a bumper harvest is in sight, they are still inseparable from management. If you are not careful, you may encounter diseases and insect pests.

These will cause big trouble. I'm just worried, because I have to go to work after all. I have already explained the situation to my father. There is nothing I can do about the rest.

I went to notify Jiang Zheng, Lao Mao and Er Wa and told them the news about my assigned work. Then I invited them to come to my house on the 20th to play. When they heard it, they understood that I was going to "host a reception" and they were all happy.

He promised to come early.

Time flies so fast. Soon it will be the "market day" on the 20th.

Although Uncle Yaoyao said it was a "pig", I still felt a little uneasy. What if he was "joking" or "forgot"? Then when the classmates come, wouldn't it be a joke?

Although I was a little worried, I thought about it again. Uncle Yao is still very honest and upright, and he won't let me go. Just wait patiently.

Arrange for the brothers to buy five kilograms of liquor and two kilograms of melon seeds.

The first guest to come was "Erwa".

As soon as he came in, he said: "Dad, is there anything you need my help with?"

Me: "Not yet, let's get some food to eat first. When the pigs come, you can help."

Erwa: "Yes, yes. But how will your pig come? Can it fly here by itself?"

I smiled and said, "You wouldn't have come if you hadn't got Zhu'er!"

Erwa: "Nonsense. Even if you drink the northwest wind, as long as you call me, I will come."

We simply brought the rice and ate it. We started peeling garlic and peeling potatoes. While we were busy, we heard a tricycle parked at the gate of the courtyard. At the same time, we heard the screams of pigs.

I guessed that Uncle Yao was here. I ran out quickly. When I opened the door, I saw that it was Uncle Yao.

Me: "Ah! Uncle Yao, why did you buy such a big one?"

Uncle Yao: "It's not big, just over forty pounds. It doesn't matter if you can't finish it. I'll be embarrassed if it's not enough. Come on, get it in."

Erwa and I quickly grabbed the pig's ears, and Uncle Yao got in the car again.

Me: "Uncle Yaoyao, please have some food before you enter."

Uncle Ba Yao: "I had a bowl of beef noodles in Longzhong. I'm not hungry now. Later, your friends will come. You should tidy up the pig first and chop the meat to cook. I'll estimate the time.

Call those guys up and let everyone have a good time."

Me: "Okay. Then come here early."

Uncle Yao Yao: "You guys start working on it around one o'clock or two o'clock, and we'll come over at two-thirty or almost three o'clock."

Uncle Yao left, Erwa and I dragged the pig into the yard, tied the other end of the rope to the pear tree. We continued to make preparations. It was so real to see this sturdy little pig.

With the real thing tied in front of me, I finally had the "confidence" in my heart.

Then Jiang Zheng and Lao Mao came with a bag of beer. Then Cao Cao, Fatty, Ya Yu, Little Corn, Carrot, Caicai, and Hua Hua also came one after another. When everyone came, they started sharpening their knives and moving them.

Those who move stones move stones. Those who wash ox-head pots wash ox-head pots.

There is strength in numbers. Soon a "stove" was built next to the wall, a beef head pot was simmered on it, mixed with water, and a fire started. Suddenly, the old cat said: "Mu Yi, why don't you go find a knife?"

Come on, how can I kill a pig for you?"

Go quickly and find my dagger and give it to the old cat.

Everyone worked hard to get rid of the pig. The water temperature in the cow head pot was just right. After another period of fuss, the pig's hair was cleaned up. Under the command of the old cat, everyone worked together

The pigs were turned into pork and cooked in the pot.

Old Cat: "Muyi, have you chopped off the pig's head?"

I thought his question was strange, so I asked him: "Is there anything special about this?"

He said: "Generally when they kill a pig, the two halves of the pig's head are not chopped off and cooked. Instead, the whole body is cooked and kept as a gift to the most important person among the guests. If not, then the two halves are chopped and cooked together."

I thought about it and said to him: "Then don't chop it. Let's cook it like this first. Then we'll see how it goes."

I made this place comfortable. I saw that the female classmate was enjoying herself, sitting on one side and eating melon seeds.

After the male classmate finished his work, he suddenly discovered a problem - there was not enough bench to sit on. He quickly went to Xiao Linyin's house to borrow one.

Xiao Linyin: "Brother Mu, what's going on at your house? I saw a lot of people coming to your house, and I heard the sound of pigs being slaughtered. Is it a treat?"

Me: "Oh, I assigned the work. Come and have some fun. You can come over and have fun together later."

Xiao Linyin: "It's not a good idea."

Me: "It doesn't matter, I'm a big pig. Come and play for a while."

Xiao Linyin: "Okay. I'll be back in a moment. Please entertain the guests first."

The benches and tables were borrowed. When we got home, some of the female classmates were washing dishes and pots, while others were chopping garlic, potatoes and pickled vegetables.

Just as they were taking the meat out of the pot and preparing to taste it, Uncle Yao and the others came in large numbers, all carrying a piece of beer.

I rushed up to greet everyone one by one. My heart was filled with joy. The house had not been so lively for a long, long time.

Everyone put the beer on the courtyard dam, not afraid of the heat of the sun, set up tables and benches, took out the cards and started playing. I quickly asked my classmates to help open the beer, and everyone picked up a bottle first and started drinking. I thought they were going to

gamble.

As a result, Uncle Yaoyao said: "Today we will not play money, but just drink. Everyone can participate. Let's play a simple game. The rules are also very simple. People participating in the game first sit down around the table. There are many

There are many people. Decide on the banker first, and whoever comes first draws a card and sees what time the card is. Starting from the number of people who drew the card, the one who counts is the banker. Then the banker draws a card and draws it.

When you come out, you start counting from yourself. When you count to the person in front of you, he drinks a glass of wine. The person who drinks is the banker and continues to draw cards. When you touch a little bit, you drink by yourself. If you touch the big or small king, you can designate someone to drink at will. The king drinks.

Two cups, Xiao Wang has one."

Everyone thought it was fun. Except for those who were busy working and eating, everyone else participated in the fun.

The meat is mixed, the soup is cooked, and the rice is cooked.

He quickly brought the basins to put the meat and soup. Uncle Yao Yao and Chief Jia gathered around the table, and their classmates gathered around the table.

After sitting down, Uncle Yao said, "Muyi, you young man should say a few words."

I picked up the beer bottle and said, "Okay. What are you talking about?"

Uncle Yao Yao said: "You can talk about whatever you want to say, always say a few words."

Me: "First of all, I would like to thank Uncle Yao Yao for providing me with the pigs."

When everyone heard what I said, they couldn't help laughing.

Mayor Jia said mischievously: "You should thank this pig, it is the pig that entertained everyone with its own meat."

Minister Mu Xia: "Zhu'er should be the one thanking Mu Yi. Mu Yi didn't organize this event. It hasn't had a chance to be eaten by everyone."

Others laughed again.

I went on to say: "I would also like to thank everyone for the care and help you have given me. Everyone eats well, drinks well, and eats well."

Then everyone started drinking and eating meat.

It's just that my ability to drink is really not good. Everyone toasted to me, and I felt like I hadn't even finished a piece of meat. I drank so many bottles that I can't even remember them.
To be continued...