Therefore, to make it simple, two days before warming the house, they invited someone over to slaughter the two pigs.
In peasant households, slaughtering a pig is a major event of the year, usually involving inviting friends and relatives over, with the women cooking dishes from the pig and the men assisting in the slaughter.
Afterwards, everyone would cheerfully enjoy a meal made from the pig.
The guests to invite had already been decided beforehand, and included the entire Wang Family Patriarch's family, the Lizheng's family, and several others from the village with whom they had a good relationship. Upon hearing about the pig slaughter, all had agreed to come.
Early in the morning, the men arrived at the Wang Family's place along with the professional butcher. Several strong men jumped into the pigpen, captured the pigs, then tied up their legs with rope and carried them out.
First, they had to weigh them to see the gross weight.