Chapter 41 Chapter 41 (Second update) Where is the pork heavier?
Jiang Shuangshuang's idea was not difficult. After saying goodbye to Uncle Liao, she just took a detour to the slaughterhouse, chatted with Zhou Guangfa for a few words in the security department, and then left.
What happens next has nothing to do with her.
She just had to wait for the results.
It was already dark when they got home. Jiang Xiaozhou saw her and pretended to complain: "You guys are not enthusiastic about eating. Look at what you ordered. I have to heat up another dish."
After saying this, he walked to the kitchen.
He brought out the hot food and placed the chopsticks directly in the second sister's hand, "Eat it, eat it. This is a new dish I learned. Master Cao taught me to use fat to make some oil. Putting a little pork fat in each dish will make it taste better."
It's a pity that wild boar doesn't have much fat. After careful selection, I only made half a bowl of it. The lard was particularly fragrant, and even the vegetables had a meaty flavor.
However, pork fat cools down quickly, so it has to be steamed on the stove.
It must be eaten while hot.
Jiang Xiaozhou urged, "Eat it quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold."
Jiang Shuangshuang held up the chopsticks and asked, "Have you all eaten?"
"Yeah." Jiang Xiaozhou nodded. "Mom said you would be back late today, so she gave you your share first."
Jiang Shuangshuang didn't ask any more questions and started eating.
It has to be said that Jiang Xiaozhou's cooking skills are getting better and better. In the past, it was a problem of ingredients, big fish and meat plus the little tricks he learned from Master Cao, the taste is several levels higher.
But now even ordinary vegetables have some flavor. She thinks if she lets him learn cooking for a few more months, she will never think of going to a restaurant again.
While eating, Xu Yingxia returned with her head down and a sad face. She wanted to say something but didn't say it. She just sighed softly.
Jiang Shuangshuang glanced at her and said, "Look how you're holding back. Just say whatever you want to say."
"Don't I mean to disturb you while you're eating?"
Although she said so, Xu Yingxia could no longer hold back. She asked, "Do you still remember Aunt Wenying's daughter?"
Jiang Shuangshuang thought for a moment, "The one who went to the countryside with my elder sister?"
"That's her." Xu Yingxia nodded. "Wenying received a letter from her daughter today, saying that she met a suitable man in the brigade and wanted to get married before the New Year."
She remembered that Miss Wenying was about the same age as Huanhuan, and was also one of the first batch of educated youth who went to the countryside two years ago.
Actually, it is not uncommon for them to get married at this age. If they had married earlier, the children would have been able to leave.
However, the educated youth who went to the countryside looked for partners in the production team, so if she could return to the city in the future, she was afraid that she would not be able to come back.
You can't abandon your husband and children and come back alone, right?
But if he doesn't come back, we won't have any chance to see each other again since we are so far apart. How can a mother bear this?
After reading the letter, Wenying covered her face and started crying. She also said that she would find a chance to call her daughter tomorrow and that she would not agree to this marriage no matter what.
The country man didn't say anything, nor did he understand what the situation of that family was. The two families were so far away that if the girl was bullied, there would be no one to support her. It would be even more difficult for them to meet again in the future.
Xu Yingxia touched her chest and said, "When I heard about her experience, I couldn't help but think of your elder sister. I don't want her to be like Miss Wenying and find a husband in the production team. She is so gentle and I'm afraid she will be bullied to death."
I can totally relate.
So after knowing this, she was really worried.
She said, "I'm thinking of calling your eldest sister tomorrow and telling her not to look for a date in the production team."
Jiang Shuangshuang said nothing.
She feels that feelings are something that is hard to explain.
Sometimes it depends on fate, not on whether you can do it.
"I originally planned that my salary of more than 40 yuan would be just right for four people in my family, so 10 yuan per person would be just right." Xu Yingxia kept talking, counting on her fingers, "Save the money for you and Xiaozhou first, just in time for when you get married, and send Huanhuan the money every month. With this money, she won't have to work so hard in the production team."
Apart from these thirty yuan, there are more than thirteen yuan left, which is just enough for daily needs at home. Thanks to Shuangshuang for getting so much meat, food and other expenses, thirteen yuan is definitely enough.
"Very good, you can pack my dowry for me first." Jiang Shuangshuang responded with a chuckle. She has her own salary now, and the ten yuan is dispensable, but she will definitely not refuse it.
If you push it too many times, it's easy for people to get used to it, and it will become a matter of course.
She has never been the kind of person who doesn't fight for anything. She can give, and is even willing to give more.
But she will also want her share.
"I'm not in a hurry!" Jiang Xiaozhou said quickly, "I don't want to get married, you can find a wife for my elder sister first."
What's good about getting married?
Brother Zhou next door got married last year, and what happened? He had to let his wife eat candy and meat, and wash her feet every day. If he was not satisfied with something, she would pull his ears and scold him.
His daughter-in-law is so terrible that he doesn't want to get married.
Xu Yingxia was too lazy to pay attention to him.
He may be saying no now, but in two years when he grows up as a man, he will probably be saying he wants to get married.
After dinner, it was completely dark.
Jiang Shuangshuang waved to Jiang Xiaozhou who had just finished washing the dishes, "Go to the old house and ask Jiang Yaoyao if Jiang Qing is home."
"Okay!" Jiang Xiaozhou didn't ask the reason. He wiped the water stains on his hands, turned around and ran out of the yard.
Xu Yingxia frowned, "Why are you suddenly asking about her?"
Jiang Shuangshuang shook his head and smiled, "If I guess correctly, I might be able to get a prize from the slaughterhouse."
"What do you mean?" Xu Yingxia didn't understand.
She knew that the slaughterhouse had set up a reward system, but she didn't think the missing pork had anything to do with Jiang Qing.
Jiang Qing is a shaky person, especially in recent times he seems to be crazy, but she doesn't think Jiang Qing is capable of stealing pork.
Unfortunately, no matter how she asked, Shuangshuang didn't answer. She could only change the subject: "But it's strange. Jiang Qing has already received the marriage certificate but has been staying at her parents' home. I don't know why she got married."
"Why else? To stay in the city."
"But even if I stay in the city, I'm married. I can't just live in my parents' house every day and not go to my in-laws' house, right?" Xu Yingxia didn't understand what a fake marriage was.
In her opinion, as long as they get married, they must be husband and wife.
Could it be that after getting married, she was planning to get divorced and then marry Majian?
That's too outrageous...
Regardless of whether it was far-fetched or not, Jiang Xiaozhou ran back to the house half an hour later and said, "Sister Yaoyao said that my aunt hasn't come home yet, and it doesn't look like she went to my uncle's place. She didn't take anything with her, so she should come back to live here."
Jiang Shuangshuang suddenly laughed out loud.
Xu Yingxia was more confused. "What are you laughing at? You're always saying half the things and hiding the other half. It makes me feel itchy."
"No rush, we'll have the results tomorrow." Jiang Shuangshuang responded.
She didn't lie. As long as Zhou Guangfa worked harder, there would definitely be a result tomorrow.
On a mountain trail, Zhou Guangfa and a group of people were traveling in the dark.
The flashlight held by one of them flickered, and he reached out and patted it, but instead of lighting up, the flashlight went completely dark. "Why is it broken now?"
"The battery is dead." Huang Guoyao also held a flashlight in his hand. He looked at the path ahead and asked uncertainly: "Captain, is your information reliable? The person you mentioned has nothing to do with the slaughterhouse. I don't think she has the ability to steal pork."
"You'll know after you go there." Zhou Guangfa wasn't really sure. When Comrade Jiang mentioned it, his first reaction was "That's impossible." However, out of trust in her, he still sent someone to investigate Jiang Qing's movements.
It's a bit difficult to track a person's movements here.
After all, they were not sure where Jiang Qing had gone, but fortunately they had a target.
At least they had a goal of finding a young woman with two carts, and because of the "National Detective" program, they had a lot more eyes and ears.
The spy was very lucky. Not long after he released the target in the circle, someone really sent him the news.
And the directions given to them were particularly strange.
Zhou Guangfa said: "Running into the mountains at night is a very strange thing. It is worth investigating."
In the direction they were heading was a solitary mountain.
Few people would come here, and they dare not come openly.
Because there is an abandoned temple on Gushan Mountain, feudal superstitions are not popular nowadays. If you are caught on the spot, you will definitely be in trouble, so even if someone comes, they will come secretly.
But why did they bring two men and two carts to destroy the temple?
Even if you come here secretly to pray for blessings and fortune, you don't have to bring two carts, right?
Since you're carrying a cart, you must be towing something.
There is nothing worth dragging in this wilderness?
You wouldn't bring people here in the middle of the night to cut down trees and then drag them back to burn as firewood, right?
There are so many doubts that even if the road ahead is difficult, we have to catch up with them to confirm the situation.
Huang Guangyao kept silent with a sullen face. The tall man beside him nodded repeatedly: "Yes, it is indeed suspicious to drive a cart up the mountain for no reason. But Jiang Qing is..."
On the way here, they had already found out everything about Jiang Qing.
How should I put it... If this was just gossip, it would be quite interesting, but I didn't expect it to be related to Butcher Li from their slaughterhouse.
But he still found it hard to believe that she had the ability to steal thousands of kilograms of pork in half a year. He felt that Comrade Jiang Qing didn't have the brains to do that.
"We'll know once we go up... who it is?!" Before Zhou Guangfa could finish his words, he noticed a dark shadow flashing through the bushes in front of him. He rushed up without hesitation!
At the same time, Huang Guoyao and others immediately caught up.
Fortunately, for safety reasons, they gathered all the members of the Security Department this time, and even brought a few tall and strong men. It was quite brave for a large group of people to rush forward at the same time.
But they felt brave, while the other side was scared to death.
The Ma Jihai brothers were walking down the mountain with happy faces. Each of them pushed a cart which was piled high with bacon. It was very hard to push it, but they couldn't stop smiling.
How can it be stopped?
The bacon here is more and heavier than they had imagined. Each piece of bacon feels particularly heavy in the hands. It looks like it weighs more than a thousand pounds. It took two or three hours to dig it out from the cellar to fill the truck. If it were sold, it would be worth at least a thousand bucks!
As they walked, they found something wrong.
It was pitch black in the night, but suddenly there were several flashes of light. When the two were puzzled, they realized that the light was a flashlight that someone was turning on. They were so scared that they pushed the cart and wanted to change the road. However, they made some noise in a panic and attracted the attention of Zhou Guangfa and others.
It is as easy for a dozen people to catch two people as it is to catch chickens.
In just a few minutes, the Ma Jihai brothers were pinned to the ground by several people and could not move.
"What a misunderstanding! We didn't steal the pork!"
"We are just helping you find the pork, we are not really stealing it..."
The two men shouted quickly, fearing that they would think they were pig thieves. If they were caught, they would be sentenced to several years in prison!
"Bullshit, I caught you red-handed. The pork is right here. Who else could have stolen it if not you guys?" Zhou Guanghua said with some excitement in his tone.
Unexpectedly, they actually caught the pig thief!
"We really didn't steal it! It was Jiang Qing... It was Jiang Qing who told us to hide the pork here. You can catch him if you want..."
A "pop" sound interrupted Ma Jihai's pleading.
The sound of gunfire startled everyone else.
Zhou Guangfa was shocked. "Huang Guoyao, what are you doing? Why did you bring out the gun?!"
The security department is equipped with guns, and in the early years they even had bombs. However, due to strict management in recent years, militiamen are no longer allowed to carry guns, and most of them have been handed in. Although some are still locked in the security department's cabinet, they are not allowed to be taken out and used at will.
But now Huang Guoyao was pointing a gun at him.
It took Zhou Guangfa only two seconds to finally understand what was going on. His expression turned extremely ugly: "You are confused!"
He always knew that there must be someone in the factory who cooperated with the pig thief, but he never imagined that this person was the deputy team leader of the Security Department!
Huang Guoyao did not respond to him.
Some people started to get excited. "Don't think you can scare us with just a gun. You only have one gun, but there are more than a dozen of us!"
"It's never too late to turn back. Don't keep doing stupid things!"
"Let's go together. I don't believe we can't take him down..."
Before he finished his words, there was a rustling sound all around, and several masked men walked out from all directions, all holding a homemade gun in their hands.
At this moment, Zhou Guangfa and others didn't dare to say anything.
They can still gamble with just one gun, but how can they dare to gamble with so many guns pointed at them?
It was at this moment that they suddenly smelled a strange smell.
The two Ma Jihai brothers who were pinned to the ground were frightened to death...
"How did they deal with it?" one of the masked men asked in a muffled voice.
"Tied."
Huang Guoyao urged, "Let's take a look at the goods first."
He ignored the angry looks of his colleagues, walked directly to the cart, picked up a piece of bacon, broke it with his hands, revealing the gold hidden inside.
His face lit up, "Still here."
"Who leaked the information? Why do they know the whereabouts of the pork?" A bald man glared at Ma Jihai viciously. If Huang Guoyao hadn't passed the information to them, the gold hidden in the ruined temple would have been stolen by these two people.
"Don't worry about it for now, just take the things and leave quickly." Huang Guoyao no longer cared who leaked the information. He just wanted to take the batch of gold out to sea as soon as possible.
As long as you have money, you can have a home, a wife and children, right?
With this batch of gold, he could go abroad and live the life of a rich man instead of staying here and getting paid only thirty or so dollars a month.
Not wanting to cause any trouble, but also unable to let these people from the slaughterhouse go, Baldy and his men stripped off their pants and tied them up with waist ropes, while the others broke the pork in the cart into strips and took out gold bars. There were so many gold bars that they filled four sacks, and even in the dark, one could almost see the glittering golden light...
Ma Jihai finally understood why the pork was heavier than he had imagined.
It's not the pork that's heavy, it's the gold hidden inside!
There are so many gold bars. If they hadn't been caught, wouldn't they have become wealthy landlords?!
But they had no time to think about all these at the moment. They didn't dare to make a sound when their pants were stripped off, for fear that these people would point guns at them if they made a sound.
Especially the bald guy said impatiently: "It's better to kill them all. What if they reveal our information?"
He glanced at someone and said, "Or are you reluctant to let go? After all, we have been colleagues for so many years."
Huang Guoyao was too lazy to pay attention to him. He was just leaving a way out for himself.
The ideal situation would be to smuggle the gold abroad, but if they are caught, as long as they haven't killed anyone, they won't be shot, and at least they can keep their lives.
Picking up a sack of gold bars, he walked down the mountain. The bald man gritted his teeth, but said nothing in the end. He asked his men to pick up the other sacks and follow him down the mountain.
Just when Zhou Guangfa and others breathed a sigh of relief, there was suddenly some movement in front of them. They heard countless gunshots and could vaguely see sparks from the gunfire.
"Brother Zhou, can we still survive?" Several people nearby were trembling, their faces pale with fear.
How would Zhou Guangfa know that?
He really thought it was just an ordinary case of lost pigs. Who would have thought that these people would hide gold bars in the pork...
No, are they sick?
Why hide it in pork when there are so many places to hide it?
Why steal pork and hide gold bars when there are so many other things to steal?
If you have so many gold bars, why don't you buy pork on the black market? Why do you have to steal from the slaughterhouse? !
Zhou Guangfa really wanted to howl, but he didn't dare...
Especially when the gunfire stopped, the distant footsteps came towards them again.
Could it be that Huang Guoyao had an internal conflict with those people, killed someone and then came to kill them?
Panic-stricken and unable to breathe, Zhou Guangfa closed his eyes in despair. If...if he really couldn't escape this disaster, he hoped that the factory would give his family more money in recognition of their heroic sacrifice. Otherwise, what would happen to his wife and children in the future...
"Comrade, we are here to rescue you!"
Zhou Guangfa suddenly opened his eyes. Because it was too dark, he couldn't see the faces of the people in front of him. But when he saw the symbols on their clothes, he finally let go of his worries and breathed a sigh of relief. "You are the police... No, no, you are soldiers from the army?!"
There are some differences between these uniforms and those of the public security police. A closer look reveals that these people are wearing combat military uniforms.
Gu Gaofei patted his shoulder, asked him to relax, and motioned him to look at another person beside him, "We are soldiers from the combat team. This is our deputy commander Cheng Jin. Please calm down first. We have a few questions for you."
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