「The next day.」
The sky was still dark when Zhao Tiezhu and the other two men arrived at Leng Yuan's courtyard.
Chen JianShe started boiling water.
Xu Chongshan and Zhao Tiezhu butchered the pig.
Since the pig was already dead, the task was much simpler. They just needed to cut it into several large pieces.
Even though Xu Chongshan had already been paid, he didn't slack off one bit.
Leng Yuan gave each of them a large cut of meat. He had promised ten pounds, but each of them ended up with around fifteen.
Even Xu Chongshan received a small piece.
Xu Chongshan refused.
"No, I can't. You've already paid me. Besides, I have too many people in my family; it would be hard to explain."
This was precisely why Xu Chongshan had refused. With so many people around, gossip traveled fast, and it would be bad if any unfavorable rumors started to spread.
He hadn't wanted to take the money in the first place, but Leng Yuan had insisted.
Leng Yuan found an excuse for him.
