Chapter 220 Rabbit Meat
In fact, the director didn’t take the rice dumplings sent by Chu Hong seriously at first. After all, it was close to the Dragon Boat Festival, and every household would make rice dumplings.
But the factory director's wife happened to come over and saw the rice dumplings and said they were very beautifully wrapped, so he immediately treated her to a rice dumpling.
In order not to embarrass his boss's wife, he also ate one with her.
It was only after I put it in my mouth that I knew that this zongzi tasted really good.
The leader’s wife asked him who supported him? Can you teach her how to make rice dumplings?
This package of rice dumplings may look simple, but the time for soaking the glutinous rice, the time for cooking, and the fillings of the rice dumplings all need to be just right to be delicious.
The director immediately said that he would send her some, and then rode his bike to the commune to try his luck.
If Chu Hong had already left, he would have planned to ask Lou Qingqing, Aunt Song's daughter, to accompany him to the countryside to find Chu Hong.
So the director approached Chu Hong and asked cautiously in a low voice: "Xiao Song, you said earlier that you made some rice dumplings for the steel factory. What's the price? Can you help us make some rice dumplings too?"
Chu Hong did not show any excitement, and said calmly: "The one over there is 27 cents each, how much do you want?"
The director's first reaction was that it was expensive, and he blurted out, "So expensive? Glutinous rice is only 0.26 yuan per pound?"
Chu Hong smiled and said, "Director, with food coupons it's only 27 cents per pound, but on the black market it's almost 40 cents per pound."
But I admire him very much in my heart. He is worthy of being in the sales department. He even knows the price of grain very well.
She also repeated to him what she had said to Aunt He.
The only problem is that the meat is expensive, and one pound of meat can only pack seven or eight of these.
The director thought so too, and after careful consideration, he made up his mind: "Then can you make it cheaper, just 26 cents per zongzi, and make 200 zongzi for me?"
Chu Hong said no with an embarrassed look on her face, saying that her family just earned their money through hard work.
The director said some nice things and even offered to sell her some defective enamel basins at a low price.
Chu Hong then nodded with a conflicted look on her face and accepted the 20 yuan deposit he gave her.
Just at this time, Gu Ci also drove over in a ox cart.
Chu Hong said goodbye to the director, got on the bullock cart, and after walking for a while, she said excitedly: "We really made another deal. Let's go to the black market to buy meat and glutinous rice."
When Gu Ci saw the director, he knew that Chu Hong's previous idea had come true, and said with a smile: "You are smart. You gave the director four dumplings and made the deal."
Then he said worriedly, "There are a lot of people from the joint defense team over there at the scrapyard, escorting people to the street. If we make such a big move, we won't be watched, right?"
Whenever he saw those people, he felt uneasy, always worried that they would notice him.
Chu Hong patted his shoulder and whispered to comfort him: "Don't worry, it's time for the summer harvest, they won't go to the black market."
"We just have to wait until the summer harvest, when everyone has surplus food, before they will take action."
"Let's go and come back quickly."
However, I still had to be careful on the way there.
After wrapping and delivering the rice dumplings required by the enamel factory and receiving the final payment, Chu Hong no longer went to the city. Instead, she took the opportunity to ride her bike to visit the three villages and publicize the tasks assigned by her leader.
The weather has been bad these past few days, with showers and thunderstorms from time to time. Even if the wheat is harvested, there is no place to dry it, so the time for harvesting the wheat can only be delayed.
On the morning of the seventh day of May, Chu Tong was eating breakfast with a big bowl in hand. When she saw the sun coming out, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Great, the sky is finally clear, otherwise I would be worried that the wheat and early rice yields would be reduced."
Secretary Song also sighed: "That's right. It rained these few days and a lot of rice fell in the fields. There must be some losses."
"I hope it will be sunny from now on so that we can start harvesting the crops the day after tomorrow morning."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Chu Hong and said, "When the busy farming season starts, don't sell those defective cloths to avoid being gossiped about."
When he is not busy, he won't say anything if his daughters slack off or take on side jobs.
But during the busy farming season, he would not allow his daughters to be lazy.
Chu Hong agreed immediately: "Of course, I think the transport team should be back in the next two days. If there is no news tomorrow, I will go and tell Grandma He that I will borrow the defective cloth and keep it at the He family first."
Wu Xiu glanced at Chu Dan and saw that she didn't say much after hearing the news about the He family, so she said, "Didn't they ask for rice before? Don't forget to bring some for them when you go."
In fact, it is also troublesome, because there is only rice at home, and the rice has to be transported to the processing plant, processed into rice and then sent to the He family.
Of course, the Song family was also willing to do so, because now that they had set up a breeding farm, the bran would no longer be enough to eat.
Now we feed chickens and ducks with sweet potato vines, wild vegetables, and some ground corn.
Gu Ci ate a large bowl of noodles before putting down his bowl and chopsticks and asking Secretary Song: "Dad, when the farming season is over, can I leave two people with me?"
It would be easier to stay at the farm.
When he thought about how old his grandparents were, he couldn't bear to ask them to rush to harvest.
Secretary Song hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Let Lao Chu and Lao Jin work with you, and the others can stay in the farm."
The main thing is that the chickens and ducks now weigh more than one kilogram. It would be really sad if one of them was taken away by a weasel.
Even though the farm already has two dogs, they are both puppies and not very useful.
Therefore, it is still necessary to have someone watching over you.
Gu Ci couldn't hide his joy when he heard the good news: "Okay, Dad, don't worry, we won't be lazy."
Even though he was not used to it at the beginning, after working in the countryside for more than half a year, he gradually got used to doing farm work.
Although she still cannot compare with the old country masters, and cannot carry loads as well as the native young men, she is much more skillful than Chu Hong and Chu Dan.
Secretary Song was indeed becoming more and more satisfied with his son-in-law. He deliberately teased his daughter, "I am definitely confident in you. You have to keep an eye on Chu Hong and Chu Dan and don't let them slack off."
Chu Dan snorted: "Dad, what are you talking about?"
Chu Hong was worried about the poor food: "There are only eggs left at home. We must be tired during the busy farming season. Why don't we kill a rabbit then?"
The main reason is that the chickens and ducks raised last year and the year before have already been used up, and the chickens, ducks and geese raised now have not grown up yet.
I can only stare at the rabbit.
Xiao Yu'er, who was eating the noodles obediently, almost cried when he heard this: "Second Aunt, rabbits give birth to many little rabbits. Can we not eat rabbits?"
There were originally only four rabbits, but now they have multiplied into fifteen rabbits of various sizes.
The chickens, ducks, geese and rabbits at home were almost all fed by Xiao Yuer. Now when she heard Chu Hong say that she wanted to eat rabbit meat, of course the little girl was reluctant to give it up.
Chu Hong forced a smile and said, "But we can't keep so many rabbits at home anymore, right?"
This is not a white rabbit. I can’t even say how cute the rabbit is. Why can’t I bear to let it go?
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