Because the pig offal was prepared by three people from Wenxi this year, after they could no longer hear the pigs squealing, the three of them carried various seasonings to the pig slaughtering site.
After all the pig offal was removed, the women carried it to the riverbank, where Wenxi and her two companions began cleaning it.
Wenxi thought that although Captain Qian didn't like everyone reporting everything to the police and affecting the brigade's reputation, and he liked to smooth things over, he was still quite protective of them on a daily basis. So Wenxi wanted to repay Captain Qian.
So she assigned the task of cleaning the pig offal to Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue, while she went to the canteen, took the large fish baskets used for catching fish during the busy farming season to the river bend, found a place far away from Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue, put the large fish baskets into the water, and then went back to clean the pig offal together.
The three men scrubbed the pig offal several times with wood ash to remove the stench, and then took it to the canteen to process it.
There are no side dishes today, just braised offal. I'll make extra broth for everyone so you can add side dishes and cook it together at home.
After the braised pork was almost cooked, Wenxi asked Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue to watch over it while she went to the river bend alone. It was the dead of winter, and the wind was strong and it was quite cold by the river. Even the children didn't go to play in the woods there.
So Wenxi smeared the fish anesthetic on the stone and then threw the stone a little further away, about two meters from the shore, because if it was too far away, the fish would be hard to catch.
After casting the net in several places, and waiting for a while, Wenxi saw fish gradually surfacing. He then used a net to scoop them up. The fish were of different species and naturally varied in size.
For example, you can catch crucian carp that are as big as your palm.
It would be a waste to catch small fish and grass carp that weigh half a pound or a pound.
So Wenxi caught fish according to her own standards. Although she caught a lot, she kept most of the fish for herself. She kept a batch of domestic fish weighing two or three pounds each, enough for each family to get one.
After the effects of the fish anesthesia wore off and the remaining small fish swam away, Wenxi went to call Captain Qian over and handed the batch of fish over to him, asking him to distribute the meat to everyone later.
That way, everyone can have fish and meat during the Chinese New Year.
When Captain Qian came over, he wasn't too surprised to see so many fish, because Wenxi often caught fish to supplement everyone's meals during the busy farming season, and Captain Qian was already used to it. When he learned that these were being distributed to everyone, Captain Qian was very moved. He told Wenxi that he would definitely tell everyone when the meat was being distributed later, so that everyone would know about her efforts.
"He who takes a man's gift is bound to be obligated to him; he who eats another's food is bound to be obligated to him." This way, next year people won't say that growing watermelons in Wenxi is an easy task.
Captain Qian called people over to carry the fish over and put them aside. Everyone was shocked to see so many big fish, but also very happy. They never expected to be able to share fish this year. Life is getting better and better.
Wenxi was busy in the cafeteria when she suddenly heard two cheerful shouts.
"Sister Xiaoxi".
"Sister Xiaoxi".
Wen Xi looked up in surprise and saw Yan Lili and Shi Zhan running inside. Wen Xi wiped the water off her hands and came out from behind the stove, asking in confusion, "Lili, Shi Zhan, why did you two come together?"
"Sister Xiaoxi, we met at the intersection." Yan Lili looked up at Wen Xi and said cutely.
Wenxi took out four White Rabbit milk candies from her pocket and gave two to each of them.
At this moment, Mother Yan and Mother Shi walked in from outside. Mother Yan said with a smile, "Xiaoxi, we just went to your house to look for you. We learned that your village was slaughtering pigs today and you were helping out at the canteen, so we came here to find you."
"Mom, it smells so good here!" Shi Zhan said, sniffing the air as he ate a White Rabbit milk candy.
Shi's mother's eyes lit up, then she tentatively asked, "Xiaoxi, do you think if I go to the team leader and ask to exchange some meat, he would agree?"
"Sister, it's not time to distribute the meat yet. You can go and ask Captain Qian," Wenxi said. Shi Zhan's mother was very young, and Wenxi didn't want to call her "auntie," as it might make her feel uncomfortable. So she called her "sister."
Since Yan's mother is already a grandmother, calling her "auntie" makes Yan's mother sound younger.
Mother Yan also wanted meat, since buying meat in the city required rushing out early in the morning to grab it, and sometimes it was impossible to get any. So Mother Yan pulled Yan Lili along to hurry and follow.
The two children were taken away by their parents, so Wenxi no longer needed to worry about them.
When it came time to distribute the meat, Wenxi originally wanted Shen Jiaojiao to go and line up to get her share, but Aunt Meihua brought over their share of meat and fish directly.
The meat is a piece of high-quality pork belly, and it looks very tempting.
"Xiaoxi, this is something your Uncle Qian specially asked the butcher to save for you as a reward for providing pasture seeds to the brigade," Aunt Meihua said with a smile.
This hay is really good; it makes pigs and cows grow so strong, and now cows can eat dry hay even in winter.
Old Qian also decided to plant an additional acre of pasture next year and distribute it to everyone so they can feed their chickens, thus relieving everyone of the worry about feeding the chickens.
"Thank you, Aunt Meihua, thank you, Uncle Qian, this piece of meat is really good." Wenxi lifted the pork belly and felt that it weighed at least five or six pounds. It was amazing that the three of them were able to get so much meat.
If I don't deliver it to them secretly, and someone else sees it, it will definitely cause trouble.
Some people don't care about their contributions; they only care about whether they took more than their share.
In order to prevent others from seeing that they had received such a good amount of meat, Wenxi decided to personally deliver the meat back, since she could cheat. So she left Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue here to watch over the braised food, while she took the basket back.
As soon as she came out of the cafeteria, she immediately replaced the pork belly with a piece of inferior meat that she had previously stockpiled.
Sure enough, she ran into an aunt on the way who wanted to see what kind of meat she got, so Wenxi just let her see. Actually, she didn't like people who were overly concerned about others at all.
Instead of focusing too much on others, you should think about how to feed your whole family!
When the man saw that the piece of meat Wenxi received wasn't very good, he pursed his lips and left dejectedly. He had originally thought that Wenxi would get a good piece of meat so he could trade with her for some, but he didn't expect that this meat was even worse than hers.
Wenxi had just returned home when Yan's mother and Shi's mother came back carrying meat and leading the children. Wenxi asked, "Sister, Aunt, did you get the meat?"
Shi's mother had a piece of pork belly and a pig's leg, while Yan's mother had several times more meat and a pig's leg than Shi's mother.
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