Chapter 182 Cruel Sister
They definitely couldn't let people work for nothing, so Lin Qing originally planned to treat them to a meal at a state-owned restaurant, but Wang Qi didn't agree. Instead, he accompanied Lin Qing to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some meat and other things, and then went straight to Wang Qi's uncle's house.
"Our state-owned restaurant has only been open for a short time. It doesn't have anything you want. The chef only makes two dishes over and over again. They are not as delicious as my aunt's."
Lin Qing was a little embarrassed: "I clearly asked your cousins to help me build the coal shed, and I brought things to trouble your aunt to help cook. Isn't that unkind?"
"Hi." Wang Qi came close to Lin Qing and whispered, "My aunt won't be unhappy. If we take some food over, the children can also eat some. Besides, you bought so much, and there will be some left over if you can't finish it. It's cost-effective."
Lin Qing looked at Wang Qi strangely. You say this child is simple-minded, but she is not stupid either. You can say she is a bit cunning, but she tells the truth when she shouldn’t.
On second thought, it was precisely because she was straightforward that Lin Qing liked to continue the relationship.
Is this considered as being foolish on the outside but wise on the inside?
Speaking of which, Wang Qi is very popular in the compound and has some survival skills.
Wang's aunt-in-law happened to come out to dump dirty water. When she saw them coming, she smiled and welcomed them into the house.
My aunt-in-law has a round face and a plump appearance, and looks very easy-going.
After entering the room, he smiled and said to Lin Qing: "From now on, I will call you Xiaoqing."
"Aunt." Lin Qing simply followed Wang Qi in calling.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Wang's aunt-in-law exclaimed happily.
While helping to receive the things, he also kept saying: "Don't be so polite next time. Why did you buy so much? You just built a house and you are short of money."
"This is your first time coming to our house. Aren't you shy?" Wang Qi continued.
The aunt glared at him, then pulled Lin Qing aside to chat: "I heard from Qiqi that you are alone here. If you want to eat something in the future, just ask Qiqi to come back and tell me. I will cook it for you. Just think of this as your own home."
"If you need help with anything, just call on Qiqi's brothers. What our family lacks the least is hard labor."
You know what, this family has so many strong people and they work very efficiently. The cousins finished building a coal shed in just one afternoon and even built a warehouse on the other side of the courtyard wall.
In Inner Mongolia, we also need to stock up on goods in winter, not just cabbage and radishes, but also meat. Unlike the south where they have meat to make bacon, here after winter comes, the outside world becomes a pure natural freezer.
Cut the meat into pieces and put it in a jar with the cover on. Just take a piece when you want to eat it.
Compared to Inner Mongolia, it is relatively convenient to get vegetables in the three northeastern provinces. In Inner Mongolia, people mainly eat meat, potatoes, cabbage and radishes in winter.
I can't come up with any new ideas.
But the meat here is really delicious. The mutton stewed in water has no smell and instead has a fresh taste.
The beef is the kind that can be stewed in plain water to bring out its fragrance, and you’ll get the beefy taste when you take a bite (those who understand will understand).
The whole family, including the children, had a beef and mutton clear soup hotpot, which was surprisingly comfortable. Coincidentally, it started snowing outside the window. The hot pot and the full pot made the meal feel happy and lively.
When they were almost full, my aunt-in-law put the chopped sauerkraut and soaked dried potatoes into the pot and added some potato flour.
After the meal, Lin Qing had almost finished eating all the meat she bought. After all, Zhuangzhuang's cousins were no small eaters, and the little grandchildren from her uncle's family were also big eaters.
In winter, it starts to get dark at around four or five in the afternoon, and it is basically pitch black by six. But with snow and the moon, you can see the road clearly.
Lin Qing and Wang Qi ate until about eight o'clock and were ready to return to the dormitory. The aunt-in-law assigned her own son to escort them. Lin Qing originally thought of not using it, but the aunt-in-law felt that it was necessary to use it. Wang Qi found it even more convenient to use his brother.
I still troubled someone to deliver it in this icy and snowy weather.
My sister is so cruel.
Wang Qi's brothers were all very righteous people. Before they parted, they said to Lin Qing, "When the weather gets warmer, we'll come back and help you build a toilet."
Lin Qing was extremely grateful. She had originally been counting on building the house herself after Lao Cheng came back.
But since my friends’ brothers said so, I won’t refuse.
It’s clearly not the Chinese New Year yet, but for some reason, I feel like the festive atmosphere has already begun to emerge here.
Some families have already started making tofu buns and are placing them in the yard in sheets to freeze.
The unit also started issuing meat coupons.
Lin Qing stared at the meat coupons in her hand for a long time, fearing that she had read them wrong: thirty kilograms of mutton, thirty kilograms of beef, and fifty kilograms of pork.
Wang Qi looked at Lin Qing's confused expression and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
“Do we have so many here?”
Wang Qi asked in confusion: "Aren't there so many outside?"
Lin Qing: “…”
"There are no vegetables at all. If they don't give us more meat, there's no point in going to work." Secretary Xiao Wang spoke up bravely.
Lin Qing stopped talking.
Secretary Ma is really awesome. He doesn't even distribute the meat on a monthly basis. Instead, he just gives out meat for the entire winter as a welfare benefit.
I just want to ask you whether you accept it or not.
Internal employees can buy meat directly from ranches and pig farms, and there are internal prices: beef and mutton are 40 cents per pound, and pork is 55 cents per pound.
Lin Qing and Wang Qi both ate at work. How much meat could they eat in a whole winter? They simply gave their pork tickets to the canteen.
Lin Qing kept 20 kilograms of beef tickets and gave the remaining 30 kilograms of mutton tickets and 10 kilograms of beef tickets to Wang Qi.
Wang Qi gave his beef and mutton tickets as well as Lin Qing's to his uncle's family.
The aunt wanted to give Lin Qing money, but Lin Qing refused. However, she made an agreement with Wang Qi: "I can only give up some meat coupons this year, but I may not be able to do so next year."
If it was a stranger, they would be polite and nod their heads, but Wang Qi, on the other hand, asked her curiously, "What's the matter?"
"I want to bring my parents over."
"Eh?" Wang Qi recalled, "If I remember correctly, your parents are in the south. It seems quite far away. Are they willing to come over?"
The idea of favoring boys over girls is much less serious here, especially in towns. People just raise them well, no matter if it's a boy or a girl.
Even if the whole family is made up of daughters, don’t they still have sons-in-law after they get married? The father-in-law can ask the son-in-law to come over and do some work, and the two of them can even have a drink together.
Wang Qi didn't mean that, he just wondered if people who had left their hometowns would be willing to come.
Lin Qing said in an uncertain tone: "If they depend on me for support, they will definitely not be willing to come. If they can be self-reliant here, they will definitely be willing."
Wang Qi said "oh" and thought about it: "Oh~ I remember, our banner had a policy two years ago that allows you to transfer your immediate family members' household registration here, and then wait for the street office to arrange jobs for them. Just like you are the only one in your family from our courtyard, so we can only arrange one job quota for your family."
"I just don't know if this policy still exists now. You can ask our director later."
Speak of the devil, he will appear. Lord Cao... No, Director Bai just came back with a cup of tea. "What's the matter?"
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