Chapter 8 Rabbit Meat 1
Liu Guizhi led Fubao all the way back. She was afraid that if they were late, they would have to walk at night, so she walked quickly. Fubao saw how fast she was walking and tried her best to keep up with her short legs, but she was only five years old and could not walk fast even if she tried hard.
Seeing this, Liu Guizhi squatted down and motioned her to climb onto her back, as she wanted to carry Fubao on her back.
Fubao shook his head and said softly, "Mom will be tired, but Fubao is not."
Liu Guizhi was touched, thinking that this was such a sensible and good child. She would raise her as her own daughter, and she would be considerate of her when she grew up. She would be her little cotton-padded jacket, better than those three boys.
She then touched Fubao's hair and insisted that Fubao come up.
Fubao had no choice but to come up.
Although Liu Guizhi has a weak personality, she is actually in good health. She has the energy to work in the fields. Besides, Fubao is very thin and light to carry, so it doesn't take any effort at all.
Liu Guizhi walked very fast with Fubao on her back, but she was thinking about something.
Liu Guizhi's family was respectable. Her father was a carpenter with good skills. Anyone from the surrounding villages who wanted to marry a daughter-in-law would ask Liu Guizhi's father to make furniture. Liu Guizhi's father worked diligently all his life and accumulated a considerable fortune.
Liu Guizhi's mother gave birth to three sons in her lifetime before she had a daughter, Liu Guizhi. Although Liu Guizhi was a mute, she loved her very much.
When the Gu family first proposed to marry Liu Guizhi, Liu Guizhi's mother was not very happy. She thought that although her daughter was mute, she was not bad looking, and her family was willing to provide a dowry, so why couldn't they find someone better? Or was it Liu Guizhi's father who saw clearly that a man who was interested in his mute daughter must be looking for the same thing. Otherwise, why would a man who was so good in every way come to their family to propose marriage?
After Liu Guizhi married into the Gu family, her mother still cared a lot about her daughter. Occasionally, when her daughter came home, she would pick out good things from home and secretly give them to her. She was afraid that her daughter would be wronged in her husband's family.
When Liu Guizhi thought of this, she sighed softly in her heart. She hadn't been back to her parents' home for a long time. The last time she came back, her parents gave her four egg cakes. This time when she goes back, she is afraid that her parents will force her to give her something again. It's a pity that life here is not as good as that of her parents' home, and she has nothing good to bring back.
I talked to Miao Xiujiu early yesterday morning and found a few cornmeal steamed buns from the kitchen. They were barely presentable and I put them in a basket to take with me.
This was already a very good thing in the Gu family, but in the past, the Liu family had not been able to show it off. If his mother saw it, she would definitely be distressed. If his sisters-in-law saw it, although they would not say anything, they would still look down on his in-laws.
But this is the situation of the Gu family. I have nothing in my hands, so it’s not easy to maintain my face.
Liu Guizhi was thinking about this when she heard Fubao say, "Mom, mom, there seems to be a sound over there."
Liu Guizhi looked over and heard it, and was startled, and hurriedly looked over.
It was late autumn at this time, and the wheat in the fields had almost been harvested, but there were still some old trees nearby with lush branches and weeds half a person tall.
At this time, the autumn wind blew, blowing the wild grass in waves like ripples in the water, and the old tree shook its head.
Listening carefully, Liu Guizhi indeed heard some movement behind the tree.
Liu Guizhi lifted Fubao from her back, hugged him tightly, and carefully walked on the loose soil on the side of the road to go behind the tree.
But I saw a big fat gray rabbit struggling under the roots of a tree in the half-green and half-yellow weeds. It seemed that it wanted to run but couldn't.
Liu Guizhi was delighted and quickly put Fubao down and picked him up.
Only after picking it up did I see clearly that the rabbit must have been caught in a trap set by someone, with its legs clamped. It struggled, but was seriously injured and was probably dead.
This rabbit is very heavy, weighing ten pounds. If it is cooked in a pot, there will be a lot of meat!
She had never seen such a fat rabbit in her life.
Rabbit meat is also delicious. When Liu Guizhi was in confinement after giving birth to her first child, Gu Weidong once found one in the mountains, but that was only the one time. He never ate it again after that.
And the ones we ate at that time were not as big as this one. This one is so fat, which is rare.
Liu Guizhi was so happy that she put the rabbit in the basket and carried Fubao on her back again.
Although there was an extra rabbit in her basket this time, her steps were much lighter than before. If she gave this rabbit to her mother's family, her parents would definitely be happy, and her sisters-in-law and nephews and nieces would definitely like it too.
There was also a light on her own face.
Liu Guizhi's mother's home was only a few miles from the Pingxi Production Brigade, called the Hongqi Production Brigade. There were many more villagers there than in Pingxi, and there was even a butcher's shop at the entrance. The butchers were slaughtered by the production brigade themselves, and all they needed was money, not meat coupons.
The butcher was Hei Lao Si. Seeing Liu Guizhi coming back, he greeted her with a smile: "Guizhi, you're back. Do you want some meat? We're slaughtering them today. You don't need a meat ticket. Several families in the production team have come to buy two pounds!"
If it were in the past, Liu Guizhi would have been too embarrassed to answer. She had no money to buy meat for her parents' home, so she could only smile vaguely and mumble a few words as a greeting.
But now, she put Fubao down first and took out her own wild rabbit from the basket: "Ahhh, rabbit, ahhhh."
Hei Laosi watched Liu Guizhi grow up, and he immediately understood.
He looked at the hare and said, "Wow, where did this come from? Such a fat hare! Quite a lot of meat. Let me weigh it."
Hei Lao Si weighed it and said, "This is eleven and a half pounds!"
A pound of pork costs fifty cents, and rabbit meat can be sold at a cheaper price of thirty cents. Eleven and a half pounds, after removing the skin, would still weigh eight pounds, which is two dollars and forty cents!
What does two yuan and forty cents mean? At that time, one work point for a man was 14 cents, and one work point for a woman was 12 cents. Two yuan and forty cents is a full twenty work points!
Hei Laosi's eyes lit up: "Guizhi, if you have another rabbit like this, bring it to me and I'll take it."
Liu Guizhi smiled at Hei Laosi, pointed at the rabbit, shook her head, and then signaled that she had to go home quickly.
Today, thanks to Fubao's sharp ears, she heard the movement behind the tree. Otherwise, how could she have picked up the rabbit? Of course, such good things don't happen every day. Liu Guizhi knew it in her heart.
When she met a few acquaintances on the road, Liu Guizhi smiled and nodded at them. Occasionally, when someone looked at Fubao in confusion, she would pinch Fubao's little hand.
Fubao was very clear-headed and sweet-mouthed, and he quickly explained to the others, "Auntie, my name is Fubao, and I am my mother's little girl now."
When everyone heard this, they were shocked and wondered how Liu Guizhi suddenly had such a daughter. After taking a closer look, they found that Fubao was so beautiful that she looked like she had walked out of a painting. They were all shocked and surrounded Fubao to look at her carefully, asking where this girl came from.
Fubao couldn't explain the complicated matter, so she could only say, "I wasn't my mother's daughter before. My original mother didn't want me anymore, so the production team made me my mother's daughter."
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Everyone understood a little bit, and suddenly realized that this meant adopting a daughter.
There were all kinds of comments. Some people wondered why the family, who was so poorly fed and clothed, would adopt a girl. Others looked at Fubao's pretty face and envied her: "Are there any other girls as beautiful as this? I want to adopt one too!"
Liu Guizhi smiled and took Fubao back to her parents' home. As soon as she entered the house, her nephews and nieces surrounded her.
A married daughter is a relative. Children are always happy when relatives come home and look forward to taking out some surprises, such as candies or other delicious food, from the baskets brought by the relatives.
Usually, Liu Guizhi, the aunt, was too shy to face the children's expectant eyes at this time, but this time she opened the basket with a smile.
When Liu Guizhi's sister-in-law saw this, she quickly scolded the children: "Go play somewhere else!"
She was afraid of embarrassing her sister-in-law.
I know my sister-in-law is having a hard time and can't give her anything good.
Who knew that at this moment, the children exclaimed: "Wow, wild rabbit! Wild rabbit! We want to eat rabbit meat!"
In those days, meat was very rare, much rarer than colorful candies.
When the children think of meat, their mouths water.
When Liu Guizhi's sister-in-law saw it, she said in surprise: "Why did you bring a rabbit? It's such a big one..."
Given the Gu family's financial situation, such a fat rabbit would have been eaten alive by those children, so how could the sister-in-law take it back to her parents' home?
At this time, Liu Guizhi's mother and her brother and sister-in-law came out. Everyone was surprised at the fat rabbit meat at first, and then they saw Fubao.
Liu Guizhi led Fubao and babbled a few times.
Her family had been with her since she was a child, so they understood what she meant.
When Liu Guizhi's mother heard that she had suddenly given birth to such a big granddaughter, she looked at Fubao and was delighted: "She is so beautiful! In my life, I have never seen such a beautiful girl! Look at her eyebrows and eyes!"
Fubao collects firewood and wild vegetables in the mountains every day, but his skin is as white as snow, his eyebrows and eyes are as if carefully painted with fine brushwork, his little mouth is rosy and moist, and his eyes are as clear as the sweet spring water in the mountains.
Fubao looked at the group of people timidly, tilted his head and thought about the relationship for a while, and finally figured it out.
So she called out crisply: "Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt, Uncle!"
Her shout actually made everyone stunned, but after a while, they all burst into laughter.
This little girl is not only good-looking but also sweet-spoken. Liu Guizhi is a mute and cannot teach her to speak, so it’s a pity that she can speak on her own!
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