The woman grabbed the most boisterous piglet. Even as it squealed, she didn't soften her grip.
While patting the piglet's back, she soothed it, "Be good, you'll all get to eat. A few years ago, we humans didn't even eat as well as you do now!"
After being patted a few times, the piglet finally settled down a little, looking up at the woman with a pitiful gaze.
It seemed to be saying: 'Quick, put me down! Let me go eat the slop, I'm so hungry.'
Seeing it had calmed down, the woman finally put the piglet down. Then she picked up a small wooden ladle nearby, scooped up a ladleful of pig slop, and poured it into the trough.
The piglets crowded around the trough, eating happily. After pouring the pig feed, the women went to feed the chickens nearby.
Gu Jiaojiao found the sight amusing. 'These piglets seem easy to raise,' she thought. 'I could keep a few in my space, but boiling pig feed would be a hassle.'
