Fat pigs were loaded onto trucks one by one, and Fang Zhitong drove off to the meat processing plant, with Li Jiancai following along.
After the first truck had left, the members of the Shuangshan Brigade continued to efficiently herd pigs, chanting numbers and buoyed by an elevated atmosphere.
Yan Sui and the other leaders watched with satisfied smiles on their faces.
A circle of women surrounded the village entrance, watching as the pigs they raised were loaded onto the trucks, their eyes turning red with excitement.
After nearly a year of bustling activity, the ancestral pigs were finally ready for market.
"Watching these pigs being loaded onto the truck, my heart feels an indescribable feeling," Li Xiuli suddenly said.
Having gotten used to checking on the pigs first thing when getting home, their sudden absence was quite the adjustment.
Zhao Honghua, eyeing her own two pigs, nodded in agreement.