Chapter 14 Pre-order pork, beef, and chicken
Perhaps because they ate a big lunch, everyone worked faster and harder in the afternoon.
I thought to myself, "This meal was really worth it."
Around six o'clock, it started to get dark, and there was still half of the second truckload of coal and honeycomb briquettes left.
It's not that they're inefficient; the quantity I need is already large, and having to stack and arrange it for me is definitely a waste of time.
The boss also started to get anxious and urged everyone to work faster.
I asked my boss if we should eat first and if it would be okay to go home a little later tonight.
The boss said it was okay to be a little late, as long as I drove slowly.
Then I secretly went to the basement and took seven instant noodles and some sausages.
Place roasted chicken and pork head meat on the table, and while boiling water, invite everyone to come and eat.
The workers only took one break that afternoon, and they looked really tired and hungry.
The noodles were all soaked, and the workers sat down at the dining table.
While slurping noodles, they also ate roast chicken and pork head meat.
Fearing that instant noodles wouldn't be filling enough, I also ate the leftover steamed buns from lunch.
Within half an hour, the workers had almost finished all the food on the table, and then they continued working.
The coal was moved in no time.
There were still many honeycomb briquettes left, and the coal carriers came over to help stack them.
It wasn't until 11 p.m. that all the honeycomb briquettes were finally stacked up.
Everyone looked listless and spoke less.
"Thank you all so much for your hard work today, thank you so much, thank you so much."
As I spoke, I slipped a bottle of Coke into each person's hand.
The boss was too tired to argue with me anymore. "It's alright, it's alright, we should get ready to go."
I shrewdly took out my phone and transferred money to the boss.
This old man is clever; he subtly implied that I needed to transfer money, implying that I couldn't leave without it.
After deducting the deposit of 5,000, I paid 87,000 yuan.
“87,000 yuan has been received via Alipay.”
Upon hearing the mechanical female voice's notification, the boss's eyebrows twitched with delight.
I mustered my last bit of strength to see everyone off, then quickly washed up and lay down.
I glanced at my balance, and after rounding it up, I still had 216,000 left.
The essentials are still meat, vegetables, and various seeds.
Although I have less and less money, I'm sure I can't use up all the money I bought with 200,000, so I feel a little more at ease.
On June 1st, after waking up, I decided to go for a walk in town.
I can't wait until July to stock up on meat; I want to order it now, otherwise I'll always feel uneasy.
In Montreal province, several families in each village raise large, fat pigs.
They specialize in slaughtering and selling pork to make money; it tastes better than pork from pig farms, and the price isn't much different.
You can go directly to the small meat shops in town and they will be able to contact the pig farmers.
I buy pigs directly from farmers; how much of a cut the shops get from the farmers is none of my concern.
Because live pigs have a uniform market price, 10 yuan per jin (500g) of live weight, and a slaughtering fee of 200 yuan, which will help with cleaning.
When I arrived at the farmer's house, I picked out three big, fat pigs.
Each one weighs around 300 pounds, so three would cost over 9,000 yuan. With the labor cost, 10,000 yuan would be enough.
I added the farmer on WeChat and told him that I had reserved these three pigs.
I paid a deposit of 2,000 yuan. I will notify him in advance around July 10th to slaughter the pig, and then I will come to pick up the meat and pay.
I would also like to ask you to prepare the pork separately, packing the pork and bones of the same cut separately, and I can pay a labor fee for that.
The farmer was very honest and said he could help me break it down for free.
He even thoughtfully asked me if the pig intestines needed to be washed out.
I am very grateful and said that the pig blood and intestines should not be given directly to the farmers.
Before I left, the farmer asked me if I needed any chicken. Of course I did, and I asked him who sold chicken.
“The chickens in the front yard are my brother’s. His chickens aren’t fed much feed and the meat is very good. If you want to buy some, just come with me to the front yard to take a look.”
When we got to the house in front, we saw that it really was a free-range chicken in the countryside.
They were all plump and strong; the stewed chickens, mushrooms, and potatoes from the countryside were so delicious they could make anyone swoon.
There were 38 in total, and I bought 20 of them, requesting that they be killed and properly disposed of. Why didn't I buy them alive? When asked, the answer was that I was afraid to kill them.
Originally, it was supposed to be sold by weight, but the owner said the chickens were all about the same size, and if I trusted him, I'd pay 150 yuan each, and the price would only go lower, not higher.
I think it's feasible. Let him kill them in the next few days, and I'll come and pick them up once they're all done.
The butcher called me and asked if I needed beef.
They slaughter a cow every few days; you can order in advance if you need one.
I drove back to town to check on the quality of his beef.
The beef was good. I asked about the price, and it was 25 yuan per jin (500g) regardless of the cut. As long as you come early, you can get whichever cut of meat you want.
It's really a good deal. In the city where I used to work, beef cost more than 30 yuan per kilogram.
I told him I wanted to order 300 jin (150 catties) of beef.
The only request was to help cut the beef into palm-sized pieces and put them into separate plastic bags.
Since the two large freezers are still empty, and each freezer can hold 200 jin of meat, the beef doesn't have to be taken home very late.
I made an appointment with the owner, and she would call me to pick up all the beef once she had prepared it. I also paid a deposit of 2,000 yuan.
To make it easier for me to buy other things, I set aside money in advance for meat, totaling 20,500 for chicken, pork, and beef.
After arriving home, I started planning new things. Half of the doomsday preparation time had passed, with only one month left.
In order to avoid overlooking anything, I'm going to make a plan for the next month.
Since I still have enough money, in addition to basic stockpiling needs, I also need to make preparations for sustainable development.
1. Dig a well. The house originally had a well, but fearing that it would be too cold to draw water in the extremely cold weather, they planned to dig a deeper well.
2. Firewood
3. Storage batteries, diesel generators, and manual generators.
In case of an emergency, use a diesel generator.
Buy another exercise bike generator to charge the battery, which can be used for things like turning on the lights and charging your phone.
4. Self-defense weapons.
5. Buy some tutorial books. These should include practical books on planting and animal husbandry, making homemade laundry soap, laundry detergent, and more.
I'll also buy some paper and pens to make it easier to take notes.
6. Buy electronic products, keep the movies, TV series and novels for entertainment, and buy some appliances if you have extra money.
7. Buy various seeds and hens. The purpose of raising chickens is to lay eggs, and the seeds are for growing vegetables, grains, and other raw materials.
8. Buy various rat poison, cockroach bait, and insecticide spray. As the old saying goes, after natural disasters come pests, so it's always good to stock up on preventative measures.
9. Buy vegetables and frozen food in the last few days.
I write all my plans down in a notebook, crossing them off as I complete them to make sure I don't miss anything.
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