The two of them had a lot of topics to talk about, and often talked about the history of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

After they got to know each other, Sun Xuefeng planned to help the other party. After saying hello to Lian Xiaomin, he asked him to follow his cousin Chen Chunqiao to do the black market shipping business.

This is also a risky thing, but Tan Rushong couldn't work in that era and had no way to make money. Being able to make a living in the black market was already very good for him.

As long as you are bold and careful, you can still earn a lot, enough to support your younger brothers.

Taking advantage of the slack season during the winter, Tan Rushong started selling goods and quickly became successful.

He even went to another quite far away village, Shuangyang Commune, and exchanged grain for a Qing Dynasty porcelain vase.

He did a good job and this time he could earn some food and no longer go hungry.

This year's Spring Festival is relatively late, and will be celebrated in mid-February. Lian Xiaomin plans to make another trip to Beijing and Shanghai before the New Year to ship out a batch of goods.

On January 20th, she was busy for half a day and took out the two big wild boars she had stored in the space.

The wild boar skin was too thick to handle, so she had to use a sharp knife to start "peeling" it.

Don’t mention it, this is also a method, and the pork is cleaned out just like that.

I don’t like to eat wild boar meat myself. Usually, I eat the pork stored in the space at home. I plan to give it to others as New Year’s gifts.

After dark, I first sent half a fan, which weighed more than 50 kilograms, and two big pig heads to my aunt's house.

The pig head cooked by Da Cui Nai is delicious.

The pig offal was cleaned out and put in a plastic bucket. I didn't want to clean it up myself, so I just carried it away.

These are specially prepared for Uncle Shengli and Zhang Changshuan of the Zhang family. When the time comes, let Da Cuinai give half of the wild boar offal to the Zhang family. The two of them love to eat stir-fried pork intestines and liver tips.

Five pieces of pork, each weighing two or three pounds, were secretly given to Yan Chengan and his companions. They were shared among them so that the people in the cowshed could also have some meat to eat during the New Year.

I asked Zhang Wenrui to send a message to Doubao in advance, asking him to come over tonight to pick up some things.

Doubao came here by bike after having dinner at home. Gaojiatun is close, so it is convenient for him to come here.

Lian Xiaomin took out a sack from the woodshed, which contained half a pork, weighing about 60 kilograms, and asked him to take it back and give a portion to Brother Xintian's family.

Put the sack in the yard first, and then tie it to the back seat of the car and take it away.

"Xiaomin, I brought you eighty sticky rice dumplings made by your sister-in-law. Eat them slowly. I'll put the basket in the utility room for you... Are you going on a long journey?"

Haha, the sticky rice dumplings from Northeast China are so special, as classic as sauerkraut pork stewed with vermicelli.

Lian Xiaomin thought, when Lu Guanjie comes during the Chinese New Year, let him try the "Northeastern Dim Sum"~

Winter special.

"Well, yes, leave at night, or I will go directly to your house to send you off."

Doubao was amused: "I saw you used a knife to peel the wild boar skin, right? You really amuse me. You are good with a knife, but it's a waste of your talent to use it to peel pig skin."

The two of them laughed and went into the east room to sit down.

"Brother Doubao, Brother Xintian also went to work in the transport team? I heard from Zhang Wenrui."

Doubao used the kettle on the stove to make a cup of tea.

"Yes, he can't drive. He is an apprentice now. He went on a long trip with his master the day before yesterday. Otherwise, he would have come with us today."

"...Sister-in-law Nitta also made small cotton-padded jackets for Xiaofu and Xiaoya to wear during the New Year. She asked me to bring them here. They are all in the bundle."

In the days when material things were less abundant, people had a custom of wearing new clothes during the Chinese New Year.

Of course, only those who have the means can wear this.

The bundle was placed at the end of the kang. When the two kids who were playing with pistols at the other end of the kang heard it, they quickly crawled over and used their little hands to turn over the bundle.

"Jiejie, my little cotton-padded jacket is pink! There are little flowers here~"

The little girl was very happy and wanted to put it on right away. Lian Xiaomin tried it on her and found it was really nice-looking, with beautiful floral embroidery on it.

"Mine is green! Like the People's Liberation Army!"

Xiaofu put it on himself, and he really looked energetic. This "little soldier" looked quite energetic with his little chin raised. It was a half-length style, and actually looked more like a small gas tank when he put it on.

Wang Xintian originally married Wang Zhen, an educated youth from Sandaogou, and their child is now one year old.

Wang Zhen is from Zhejiang Province. She is very beautiful, gentle and kind, and seems to be very skillful.

"Then please thank Sister-in-law Xin Tian for me. Look how much these two kids like it... I have two red wool scarves here. Please give one to her and one to He Miao of yours~"

He took the bean bun and thanked Xiaomin.

"He Miao will definitely like it. When we got married, you gave her a lot of red quilt covers, sheets, and tops. She still touches these things often and remembers your kindness."

At the beginning, Chang Hemiao worked as an educated youth in Xiliangtun, the village where Zheng Ying was from.

Lian Xiaomin accidentally saved He Miao from the village bully Tian Danniu, who also introduced her to Doubao.

When they got married, she escaped from the sea of ​​suffering and left her miserable production team.

"He Miao has had a hard time. She is also from Zhejiang Province, so she may not be so adaptable to the customs in the Northeast. Is your mother satisfied with this daughter-in-law?"

Doubao drank some tea, hugged Xiaoya and peeled an orange for her.

"Satisfied, the two of them get along like real mother and daughter. I think He Miao is too docile."

"…She really has no temper at all. She relies on my mother to protect her, so no one in the village dares to bully her. Ever since she got pregnant in August, my mother has been very kind to her."

Chang Hemiao is not a local, and her husband's family lives so far away. She has no one to rely on here and is easily ostracized by the villagers. Fortunately, she is protected by the Doubao family, so she is considered to be enjoying a good life.

"I feel that He Miao is not a meek person. She knows that you have been kind to her and her sister, and she cherishes you and her current life. She may not be confident in her heart."

"...At the beginning, I accidentally ran into the son of that village bully in Xiliangtun and he wanted to bully her. You didn't see how Chang Hemiao looked at that time!"

"... like a female Red Army soldier, she angrily rebuked the enemy and fought to the death!... That guy, Kaka, was not weak at all."

Doubao was amused by what Xiaomin said and kept laughing and nodding.

"Xiao Min, you're right. I should be nicer to He Miao. By the way, did you know that He Miao's sister, my sister-in-law Chang Yulu, got engaged recently?"

When He Miao agreed to marry Dou Bao, she made a request, that she find a job for her sister and transfer out, as she didn't want to stay in the brigade over there anymore.

Chang Yulu was only sixteen that year, and as beautiful as a flower. As an elder sister, she couldn't abandon her younger sister and let her be bullied.

Doubao's elder sister asked someone to find her a temporary job in the state-owned supply and marketing cooperative in Sandaogou Commune, where she was responsible for inventory and watching the warehouse, which was a very easy job.

She has been living in Gaojiatun and has been living well over the past year.