The former wheat drying ground is now bustling with activity. The members of the cooperative who haven't eaten meat for a long time all have bright smiles on their faces.
"Gu Zhiqing, this is some pickled cabbage I made myself. I'm sending you a jar!"
The elderly grandmother's face was covered with wrinkles left by the years, and she looked at Gu Zuozuo with a kind look mixed with gratitude.
Her husband and son both died before the founding of the People's Republic of China. She now has only one grandson by her side. The grandson has been married for eight years and is almost forty years old this year. His wife is finally pregnant, but the family is too poor and the nutrition is not enough. The nine-month-old belly looks only six months old. The granddaughter-in-law herself is even skinny. If she doesn't eat something good, she is afraid that she will lose another child before her. At this time, she suddenly has flesh. For her family, this is a life-saver!
Gu Zuozuo was reluctant to accept the items at first because the old woman's clothes were really tattered. Her jacket, of unrecognizable color, was patched with layer upon layer of patches, her trousers were frayed, and the fabric was even severely faded in some places. It was obvious that her family was not wealthy, so how could he be willing to accept her things?
Dingxiang smiled with her mouth wide open, with only two teeth left. Her eyes were kind and gentle. She patted Gu Zuozuo's arm and spoke in a soft voice.
"Take it, my girl. You've come all the way here to work in the countryside. You've worked so hard. You risked your life to kill a wild boar and you still want to share it with us. I'm sorry you've wronged me."
Gu Zuozuo's eyes curved. Although she did not have the kind of righteousness that the old man said, that was disregarding her own life and death, she must still be very happy to be comforted by the old man.
"I……"
"Gu Zhiqing! These are the insoles embroidered by my mother-in-law. They're so good! She asked me to give you two pairs!"
"Gu Zhiqing, these are salted duck eggs my mother pickled. She said you city people like to eat salted duck eggs with your porridge in the morning, so she asked me to bring you a few."
"Gu Zhiqing! These are dried mushrooms that my boy picked at the foot of the mountain. They're delicious when stewed with meat or made into soup. I'll give you some to try!"
"Gu Zhiqing..."
"Gu Zhiqing..."
"Little Gu Zhiqing..."
Gu Zuozuo was surrounded by layer upon layer of people. Those people didn't give her any chance to refuse. They just handed her things, put them down and left. They still wanted to exchange centimeters for meat. If she delayed any longer, the fat meat would be snatched away by those shameless people!
But in just a few breaths, the backpack beside Gu Zuozuo was completely filled with countless things except for half a basket of chestnuts. Even the ground was filled with cans and jars of all sizes.
"Gu Zhiqing! After discussion with the villagers, as a meritorious contributor for handing over five wild boars, you can get an extra 50 kilograms of these five wild boars. You don't need to exchange them for work points."
Gu Zuozuo was a little surprised. She had prepared herself to not get even a pound of meat. After all, the relationship between the villagers and the educated youth was really not very good. They would just roll their eyes at each other when they met.
When people heard the decision, their reactions were mixed.
Some villagers may have objected, but for the sake of the five wild boars, they silently swallowed their dissatisfaction and complaints. They were afraid that if they spoke out, they would be chased two miles away by their wives and mothers with rolling pins.
The old educated youth at the educated youth site had red eyes with envy, and their eyes were almost glowing green as they looked at the big wild boar.
Not only the villagers were craving for meat, they were also craving it. Now when they heard that Gu Zuozuo could get an extra 50 kilograms of pork, they almost immediately looked at Gu Zuozuo, with envy, jealousy, and a hint of meaningfulness in their eyes.
Gu Zuozuo completely ignored other people's reactions because the team leader said she would be the first person to receive the pork, so she stood at the front under the gaze of everyone in the audience.
"Big sister, the captain said he would give you a leg up, do you think this will work?"
The five wild boars weighed a total of almost 1,400 kilograms, so the extra 50 kilograms given to Gu Zuozuo was really not much.
Gu Zuozuo nodded, took the heavy pig's hind leg, and under everyone's nervous gaze, exchanged his work points for five ribs.
The butcher looked at the delicate and frail young woman in front of him in surprise. Thinking that she was young and might not understand, he whispered a reminder:
"Comrade educated youth, don't choose spareribs, they're all bones and taste bad. Choose this one, it's all fat!"
There wasn't much fat on the wild boar to begin with, and she was the first one to choose it, and she didn't even bother to pick a better one to exchange for it.
"No, I don't like fat."
As the butcher looked at the fool and the others who were around him with relief, Gu Zuozuo took the ribs, signed his name in the work points book, and then carried the five ribs and a pig thigh back to his backpack.
She really doesn't like fatty meat. She will feel nauseous when the greasy and soft stuff enters her mouth. She can't stand the sight of it, let alone eating it.
"Xiao Gu!"
A cheerful voice came from the side.
Gu Zuozuo turned around and saw Liu Xi walking towards him with a dark-skinned man.
"Sister Gu! You have too many things for one person to carry. I'll ask my husband to deliver them to you! He's a man, so he's very strong!"
After saying that, regardless of Gu Zuozuo's expression of refusal, she bent down, lifted the full backpack and put it directly on her man's back, then picked up the jars and cans on the ground into the basket she brought and stuffed it directly into the man's arms.
"Go and send Miss Gu to the educated youth camp. She's a girl and doesn't have that much strength."
Duan Aniu smiled foolishly and did not refuse. He just did whatever his wife said.
Kan Lei, who was waiting for the meat to be distributed at the educated youth point, twitched his lips. Even the most reserved person wanted to interject at this moment.
A woman who can kill five wild boars by herself, you think she's not strong? Come on! Do you believe she can lift your man up and swing him around a few times?
However, looking at Gu Zuozuo, who was not easy to mess with, and then looking at Liu Ximei, who looked kind at the moment, and the five big wild boars waiting to be divided in the long line, he wisely chose to keep his mouth shut.
Throughout the afternoon, people came one after another carrying large and small bundles of firewood to Gu Zuozuo. From time to time, someone would come over and bring some dried vegetables and mushrooms, while I would bring some sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and eggs. When Gu Zuozuo came back from the mountain again, their room was full of things, and the firewood shed was full of firewood.
"Don't mention it. Mengmeng and I didn't dare go far the whole afternoon, for fear that someone would come to deliver something and there would be no one in the house."
We were not allowed to send it, and those aunties and grandmas were still unhappy after we refused. Their voices became louder and louder, and they used their loudest voices to say the softest words.
In the words of the village chief's granddaughter, she had never heard her grandmother speak in that tone in her seven years of life. It was so corny!
"I feel like the villagers are actually pretty nice. They are all cheerful, generous and open-minded."
They are particularly good at distinguishing between good and bad. They are really annoyed with the educated youth who like to be lazy and complain too much. They show it by looking at you with disdain when they meet you.
They express their gratitude to you openly and will not feel embarrassed at all because they were looking at you coldly just a second ago. They will express their gratitude to you openly.
Gu Zuozuo wiped the water off her face. She could hear the chattering of Meng Tian and Qi Meng in her ears. She did not interrupt their discussion, but just listened to their conversation with a gentle look in her eyes.
"Gu Zhiqing?"
A gentle and pleasant male voice sounded outside the door. Gu Zuozuo paused and looked at the man standing outside the door.
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