As soon as the meat strips came out of the pot, Su Mengmeng grabbed one and stuffed it into her mouth without caring that it was hot. It was just too delicious, and she couldn't resist.
"Delicious! Mmm...! It's so delicious! Mmm...! You all should try it, it's incredibly fragrant!"
Su Mengmeng was chewing the food scalding hot, but she kept chewing and didn't forget to call Jiang Yanxia and An Qingbai to eat too.
The group enjoyed their meal so much that they almost couldn't stop themselves.
The 22 jin of meat yielded 13 or 14 jin of meat strips. Zhuang Zhimeng gave Jiang Yanxia and Su Mengmeng each a handful, which was at least two jin. She was always very generous to her own people.
I also packed two jin for An Qingbai so he could take it home and let his family try it.
He took out another five catties of Zhuang Zhimeng to send back to his family, and said he would make some more for his second brother and send it to him later.
I kept some to keep as a snack, which is nice.
Zhuang Zhimeng then blanched and cut the cleaned pig intestines and offal into sections, and then braised them with various seasonings.
After braising, soak for another hour.
That evening, Zhuang Zhimeng served the braised pork offal on the table, and An Qingbai was also invited to stay for dinner.
The aroma was so enticing, it almost made you want to swallow your tongue; the texture was soft, chewy, and delicious. Everyone was completely captivated by the flavor.
The three dogs, Maotuan, Maoqiu, and Maoxian, were barking anxiously nearby, circling around and rubbing against my legs, hoping that some kind person would think of them and feed them a couple of bites.
Zhuang Zhimeng took pity on the dogs and fed them a few pieces.
The four people and three dogs thoroughly enjoyed their meal and were completely stuffed. What a satisfying life!
Zhuang Zhimeng returned a bowl of pig intestines to An Qingbai so he could take it home.
Before going to bed tonight, I thought about visiting An Qingbai's house the day after tomorrow. After the lottery, I wondered what I should prepare to bring.
During this period, she won another 100 jin of chocolate, all of which were pure dark chocolate, wrapped in gold foil.
100 bags of hand-shredded beef, 500 jin of rice, 200 jin of wheat flour, 100 jin of mung beans, 100 jin of soybeans, 200 jin of soybean oil, 200 jin of peanut oil, 200 jin of rapeseed oil, and 200 jin of olive oil.
I'm thinking of going to the supply and marketing cooperative again tomorrow to buy something else.
The next day, An Qingbai came to find Zhuang Zhimeng early in the morning. When he learned that she was going to the supply and marketing cooperative, he naturally wanted to accompany her.
After serving An Qingbai breakfast, the two set off.
Upon arriving at the supply and marketing cooperative, Zhuang Zhimeng first bought two packs of fruit, one jin of White Rabbit milk candy, and one jin of peach shortbread. She then went to the tobacco and alcohol counter to buy some cigarettes and alcohol; she had run out of what she had bought at home, so she bought a little extra to use slowly.
I bought a few silk scarves and a cotton hat; winter is coming soon, and we'll be able to use them.
Seeing that she had almost finished buying, An Qingbai pulled Zhuang Zhimeng to the watch counter.
"Do you want to buy a watch? Yes, you need to buy one, it will be convenient to tell the time."
"No, I bought it for you?"
"No need, I have a watch."
"You have yours, this is a gift from me, they're different. Which one do you like?"
Alright, since that's how it is, Zhuang Zhimeng didn't refuse. She chose a Shanghai brand watch, 150 yuan plus a watch voucher.
"Then I'll pick one for you too, and you can't say no."
In the end, they both bought a Shanghai brand watch, a matching couple's model. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell they were a couple.
"Do you want a bicycle?" An Qingbai asked again.
Do you have a ticket?
"I don't have it right now, but I can think of a way."
"Let's not do it yet! We can't be too high-profile. Let's wait another month or two. By then, no one will gossip when we buy the bicycle, since everyone knows I can make money."
An Qingbai kept it in mind, thinking that he should still try to get a bicycle ticket.
After buying almost everything, An Qingbai took Zhuang Zhimeng to a state-run restaurant for dinner.
Dumplings are served today.
"All reactionaries are paper tigers! Hello comrade! One serving of mutton and radish filling, and one serving of chive and egg filling."
"Serve the people! Comrade! It's 3 yuan plus 1 jin of grain coupons."
Things have been tense in town lately, so we have to be careful not to give the Red Guards any reason to do anything wrong.
Zhuang Zhimeng loves to eat meat, so An Qingbai handed the meat dumplings to Zhuang Zhimeng and ate the vegetarian ones himself.
The two ate quietly, occasionally exchanging sweet glances that seemed to stretch into a silken thread.
As soon as I came out after finishing my meal, I saw a group of people running towards one place.
Zhuang Zhimeng and the other person also went over to take a look.
It turned out that a group of Young Pioneers were smashing up a house, taking all the books out and burning them. Someone nearby was kneeling on the ground, looking at the burned books and weeping bitterly.
Zhuang Zhimeng also felt it was a pity, as those were all good books! She glanced at them from afar and saw that they were all classics.
People who haven't experienced this era can't truly understand that kind of heartache; it was truly like having your heart and liver ripped out!
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