Chapter 36: Dividing the Meat
Chu Hong certainly couldn't tell outsiders that her family was willing to give meat to Lao Jin and the others.
Giving her some bones to chew on was considered compassionate of her.
Otherwise, it would seem that there are problems with her ideology and class stance.
The captain didn't object after hearing this: "Then be careful and don't get too close to them."
He still remembered that when Lao Jin and the others came a few months ago, they were also in a very miserable state, but they still looked quite wealthy.
But now, they are all emaciated. To put it bluntly, they are just skeletons with only a layer of skin.
If you see it at night, you will think you have seen a ghost.
He was worried that he would hear bad news one day.
After he became the team leader, he also attended several meetings and learned that the leaders required them to stay alive and receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants.
Like other brigades, if there were no more people to be sent down, they would still arrange for other people to come. The team leader and the branch secretary would still be criticized and have to write ideological reports.
Chu Hong nodded repeatedly, watching the captain weigh her: "It's still more than 30 kilograms, is it too much?"
Chu Hong still thought it was too little: "It's okay, we have to send some to our relatives too."
Seeing that no one was paying attention, the team leader calculated it as 30 kilograms.
The educated youth had picked out most of the ribs, and what was left were mostly bones, with no meat to be seen.
The captain felt a little embarrassed, and when he saw a pig's trotter and a pig's tail on the side, he quickly threw them in as well: "You see, all you bought are bones, and I can't give you a discount, so don't refuse this little thing."
Anyway, if he dared to buy these bones back, he would be kicked out by his wife.
Even if you remove the meat from the bones, there is less than five or six pounds of meat in total, which is equivalent to one dollar and fifty cents per pound. It is really better to buy meat.
Chu Hong knew in her heart that it would take at least twenty years for the value of pork ribs and pig's trotters to increase and become popular.
Especially this bone, which is rich in marrow and high in nutrients. It is said to prevent osteoporosis and fractures and is sought after by many housewives.
Of course, it tastes great too, and you can’t stop eating it.
Chu Hong, who thought she had gotten a good deal, was very satisfied. She counted out nine dollars and handed them to the captain. She kept the account herself before carrying the wooden barrel back. "Uncle, you stay for a while. I'll be there soon."
There are still some pig offal that have not been sold, so she, as an accountant, has to continue helping.
But Chu Hong would not have any objection. As an accountant and part-time warehouse manager, she would be calculated with six work points every day throughout the year.
I think back to when I was just in charge of the warehouse, I only earned four work points a day.
The villagers had no objection because she could write and do math. Even though the educated youth had higher education than her, the villagers were still not comfortable with outsiders managing the accounts and preferred her to be the accountant.
Chu Hong is a person with no ambitions, so she thinks this is fine.
With just over 30 kilograms, plus the wooden barrel, it was almost 50 kilograms. Chu Hong was particularly glad that she came back carrying two wooden barrels.
If I carry it back, both my hands will be broken.
Old Lady Song and Chu Dan were packing up the meat that they had taken home earlier.
Seeing that she brought back so many bones, Song Lao Niang was shocked: "Are you still living a normal life? Why did you buy so many bones? We don't have a dog at home."
No one likes bones nowadays and thinks buying bones is a waste of money.
Song Chuhong lied to her seriously, "Don't you often have leg cramps when you sleep? Last time I went to the hospital to ask, and the doctor said it was due to calcium deficiency."
"Pig bones have a lot of bone marrow. Eating them will stop your leg cramps and make your legs more flexible."
"Especially grandpa, he injured his leg before, so he needs to take good care of himself so that he can live a long life."
Old Lady Song had always been partial to Chu Hong, and when she heard what she said, her anger disappeared like smoke.
In her heart, Chu Hong would never lie to her.
She could only sigh: "Why do you worry so much about us old bones? It's really a waste of money to consult a doctor for this matter."
Chu Dan rolled her eyes silently on the side. She felt that her grandmother's intelligence would decrease when facing her second sister.
She was secretly excited at the beginning, thinking that she could watch the good show of the Hedong Lion Roar.
In the end, it couldn't last more than three seconds and became sticky again.
"Troublesome" and "spending money recklessly" all seem to be praising Chuhong for being filial.
At this moment, Chu Dan really wanted to expose the truth: Second sister has never been to the hospital at all, grandma, you have been deceived by her.
But she didn't dare, for fear of being beaten.
Besides, even bone soup is very fragrant.
Chu Hong poured all the bones in the two barrels into her own clean barrel: "I'll clean these up when I get back."
Nowadays, there is no custom of blanching meat dishes, but Chu Hong is not used to it and would rather cook by herself.
She hurried back carrying the empty wooden barrel, and saw a few aunts and sisters picking out pig livers, pig hearts and the like.
Captain Song muttered to herself when he saw her: "You are so picky when buying pork livers. Next time, just add them all to the meat to save trouble."
The task pigs they had submitted previously were barely enough, and the remaining three were not because they were unwilling to submit them, but because they did not meet the weight of the task pigs.
The gross weight is two hundred kilograms.
The weight of these three pigs differs by about ten pounds.
It’s not that I don’t want to continue gaining weight.
It’s just that there is less feed for pigs to eat now, and if they continue to be raised, they will lose weight.
If we feed them coarse grains like corn and sweet potatoes, it would not be cost-effective, so we have to slaughter them.
As a result, every family got a lot of meat and no one wanted to spend extra money to buy these not-so-tasty and expensive pig offal.
So by the time lunch came, there was still quite a bit left.
The team leader got up at six in the morning to arrange people to help the butcher. Seeing that he and Chu Hong were the only ones left in the drying field, he became impatient and said, "We'll divide the livers later. You can give the remaining offal to Lao Jin and the others. They are meat after all. Let them have a good New Year."
"No need to keep accounts, let them come and clean up this place later."
Chu Hong agreed immediately: "Okay, I will come to supervise them."
After all, there are quite a few stools for slaughtering pigs, as well as large wooden barrels, wooden water buckets, baskets, etc.
So she went back carrying two wooden buckets.
Lunch was already cooked at home and everyone was ready to eat. Seeing her carrying so many pig offal back again, even Secretary Song took a deep breath and said, "Xiaohong, it would be better to buy meat next year instead of these."
Not only is it difficult to clean, it also has a weird smell when eaten.
Chu Hong was very calm: "The captain gave it to Lao Jin and the others. I was afraid it would be bad if people saw it there. Besides, it needs hot water to wash, and it's not convenient for them to boil water there, so I asked them to come to our house to clean it up."
When everyone heard that their family didn’t have to clean up, they all had no objection.
Even though we were given so much meat, we still had corn soup with vegetables and tofu for lunch.
Chu Dan acted like a spoiled child: "Grandma, isn't there new rice at home? I want to eat."
Mrs. Song said, "Have something for lunch, and your sister will make you something delicious in the evening."
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