The next morning, Bai Xiao, Bai Song, and Bai Yue got up early, for today their family was to sell their pigs, including the sow and the four boars that remained, which Bai Yue and her son had raised to be particularly plump and strong over the last few months.
Bai Xiao estimated that one of them weighed around three hundred pounds, and its size was likely one of the largest in the village. They had not fed the pigs the previous evening, adhering to the local custom of selling pigs. Honest villagers usually followed this rule to avoid being criticized for dishonesty.
Because of those who cheated and acted slyly, skipping the pigs' meal in the evening but then feeding them heavily in the morning to increase their weight was common. However, buyers weren't fools; they could easily spot such tactics.
