Chapter 251 Killing Pigs
After finishing the meal, Lin Siqiao also stood up to help clean up the dishes, seeing that the two little guys were really bored sitting in the room.
Lin Siqiao took the initiative to take over the job of delivering meals to his uncle and took them out for a walk.
"Okay, go ahead."
Old Mrs. Qiao didn't restrain her. After all, the village was not as good as the city, and there was nowhere to go for entertainment. It would be nice to just take a stroll in the village.
The three men arrived at the threshing ground behind the brigade headquarters, where there were still three layers of people inside.
Lin Siqiao squeezed for a long time before delivering the meal to his uncle.
Qiao Zhide nodded, but before he could say a few words, he was interrupted by the villagers.
The distribution of grain and money is the top priority in the village, and even a cent difference will not do.
Many villagers were illiterate and could only ask with their mouths open, making the scene extremely chaotic.
Seeing this, Lin Siqiao could only make a gesture and go to deliver the meal to her second aunt first, asking them to eat quickly.
When Lin Siqiao arrived at his second aunt Li Dahua's place, he found that the place was similar, with crowds of people.
Killing pigs is a physical job. Li Dahua has been busy since morning and is almost exhausted.
Seeing Lin Siqiao coming, Li Dahua put down the butcher knife in his hand and told everyone that he needed to take a break for half an hour.
The villagers had no objection. After all, the line had already been formed and it wouldn't matter if they waited a little longer.
Just like when they went to the brigade headquarters before, the villagers whispered a few words to each other when they saw Lin Siqiao, but there was no malice, they were just curious.
"Aunt, please eat slowly."
Lin Siqiao saw that Li Dahua had finished most of the food in her lunch box in less than a minute, and her eyes almost popped out.
"No, it's okay. I can't choke."
Li Dahua said this after swallowing the food in her mouth.
"There are many people waiting to be slaughtered today, so I have to eat faster. I can't delay making money."
The wage for slaughtering a pig is one dollar and fifty cents. The pig's small intestine is usually given to the butcher. If the family is kind enough, the liver and lungs will also be given.
A string of pig intestines weighs about two pounds and can be sold for a few cents. If you calculate it, you can make at least two dollars by killing a pig.
Of course, not everyone can make this much money.
First, you must have strength and courage. Second, you must have a certificate issued by the Institute of Business Administration.
The reason why Li Dahua kills pigs is because her ancestors have been doing this for generations.
After hearing what Li Dahua said, Lin Siqiao realized that there were several big fat pigs tied up on the wooden cart behind.
"Aunt, did Xiangyang Brigade slaughter so many New Year pigs this year?" She had always thought that there were only three or five at most.
"These are not New Year pigs. The New Year pigs were all slaughtered this morning."
Li Dahua quickly scooped the rice from the lunch box into her mouth, chewing while talking.
“This belongs to the villagers’ own home.”
Hearing this, Lin Siqiao was stunned, "Can I raise one at home?"
"Of course."
Seeing her surprised look, Li Dahua finally realized that her niece had been in the city.
Everything you buy in the city is in limited supply and requires tickets, so naturally you don’t know the situation in the countryside.
Lin Siqiao really had no idea at all. She knew that in this era, speculation and the development of private economy were not allowed.
Then why is raising pigs allowed?
In fact, the country not only allows it, but also encourages villagers to raise more.
As long as the villagers raise pigs at home, they can keep an extra 2 mu of private land every year to grow pig feed.
Why? Because there is a shortage of chemical fertilizers and they are difficult to buy, using too much of them is not good for farmland cultivation, so farmyard manure is used in the fields.
The more pigs you raise, the fatter they will be, and naturally the more food you will have.
Of course, no matter how many the villagers raise, the policy of this association is to "buy one and keep one."
That is to say, if villagers raise two pigs, one of them must be sold to the state at the purchase price.
In Tongcheng, after the villagers sell the pigs to the food station, the food station will determine the grade based on the weight of the pigs.
Just like the selling price of pork, prices vary depending on the grade.
Pigs weighing 151 jin or more are first-grade, and the purchase price is 51 cents per jin. Second-grade pigs are 141 jin, and the purchase price is 49 cents per jin. Third-grade pigs are 121 jin, and the purchase price is 48 cents per jin.
After paying the money, the food station will issue meat coupons of 4 to 6 kilograms and a certain number of feed coupons based on the weight of the pig.
The food station will not accept pigs weighing less than 120 kilograms.
After paying this, the villagers can take the purchase certificate to report to their production team.
As for the other one, whether it is eaten at home or sold to relatives and friends after it is slaughtered, the higher-ups don’t care.
After listening to his aunt's explanation, Lin Siqiao understood. When he learned that not only did no ticket be required for the pork, but that people other than the village could also buy it, Lin Siqiao paid for his aunt to help buy some.
"Take it back now."
Li Dahua didn't want her money. "My parents are going to slaughter a pig tomorrow, and I've already kept half of it."
Besides, she is a butcher, so why would she be afraid of not having pork to eat?
After saying that, Li Dahua smiled and waved her hand, "You guys go somewhere else. I'm going to start killing soon. The smell here is too strong. I don't want to bother you."
Lin Siqiao thought to herself that she actually wanted to leave.
But the two little guys kept saying along the way that they wanted to see how their second aunt slaughtered the pig. If they were asked to go back now, they would definitely not agree.
When Li Dahua heard this, she didn't say anything.
Soon, several villagers helped each other and lifted the big fat pig from the cart onto the long table.
The big fat pig might have sensed the danger, and it was howling heart-wrenchingly before anything happened.
Hearing this cry, a timid person would not dare to move forward, but who is Li Dahua? She kneeled on the pig with one leg and used one hand to pry the pig's chin back with force.
With the other hand, he held a sharp knife and stabbed it into the pig's heart from the throat. After bleeding, the next step was to shave the hair and cut open the pig's belly.
The two little guys stared at him without blinking. Lin Siqiao thought they would feel uncomfortable and was about to say a few words to comfort them.
I heard Qiao Yingjing clapping her hands, her little mouth was so sweet.
"Second aunt, you are so awesome!"
"Sister, look!"
He tilted his head and looked at Lin Siqiao, who smiled and said, "Yeah, that's right, your second aunt is amazing."
The following scene was not very pretty, especially when the pig's large intestine was being cleaned. Lin Siqiao felt nauseous after just one look.
"Aunt, let's go back first."
The two little guys also pinched their noses and waved to Li Dahua, and unanimously decided that they would never eat pig intestines again!
The three of them returned to the threshing ground to get their lunch boxes, but before they arrived, they heard someone shouting over there.
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