Ning Xiyue had been squatting in the sow's pigpen, applying new medicine to the sow's wounds and bringing the piglets from the pen next door to feed them.
She regained consciousness and entered the space, and took care of the sows and piglets she raised. The two pigs outside were finally killed, and it was time for the most exciting moment of dividing the meat.
Chen Yechu ran in with a smile on his face and called her, "Xiyue, are you done here? Start dividing the meat."
"Okay, you go first, I'll be there soon." Ning Xiyue packed her things, carried the medicine box, closed the pigpen door, washed her hands, and went out to get her pig thigh.
The captain promised that Ning Xiyue would not have to queue up with Chen Yechu and the others after she went out, and could directly enjoy VVVIP treatment.
The captain was in a one-on-one meeting and waved to Ning Xiyue from a distance: "Yue Wa Zi, come here quickly. I have already reserved your portion of meat for you."
Without having to queue, Ning Xiyue happily followed the captain. The captain took her to the chopping board where Li Zhujiang had cut the meat before, bent down and pulled out a basket from under the chopping board.
Inside was a whole, uncut pig thigh and a huge bear paw that were promised to Ning Xiyue. The bear paw in the basket was not just a paw, but could be said to be a bear thigh, with a lot of meat.
This time they caught a lot of prey in the mountains, more than enough for the team to divide. The captain generously asked the butcher to cut the bear paw for Ning Xiyue at the base of the thigh.
Of course, the basket also included the pork that should have been given to Ning Xiyue, a piece of pork belly weighing about two pounds with alternating fat and lean meat.
When Ning Xiyue saw this piece of meat, the first thing that came to her mind was that it was perfect for making braised pork.
The captain kindly picked up the piece of pork belly and placed it in front of Ning Xiyue and asked:
"I heard from your aunt that you love braised pork the most, so I specially saved this piece of meat for you. Is that okay? If not, we can change it to something else. But your uncle said that fat meat is better. It is fragrant and can be used to make oil for cooking. It tastes really good."
"Okay, no need to change, thank you Uncle Dawei."
Ning Xiyue quickly waved her hand to refuse. She hadn't eaten the two jars of lard made from the wild boar she hunted last time. Fatty meat was not suitable for her at all. She would go back tonight and use this piece of pork belly to make a meal of braised pork.
"As long as you like it." The captain dragged another basket from under the chopping board. "Here are the furs of black bears, plucked from them in one piece. If you like it, take it."
"Captain, I've already been given so many things. I don't need the bear fur. If possible, could you give me the bear gallbladder so I can make medicine with it and use the bear meat as a substitute?"
Ning Xiyue coveted the bear bile.
Bear bile is a good medicine, which has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, calming the liver and improving eyesight, promoting bile secretion and dissolving stones, and lowering blood lipids. It can not only light up her totem, but also allow her to use it as a health care product and a good gift for her parents.
She can also make some health supplements to protect her eyes.
She had to seize such a good opportunity that was presented to her.
Once you miss this opportunity, you will never have it again.
"If you like that thing, take it. I'll find you some meat to exchange it for."
The captain doesn't understand pharmacology and doesn't understand what kind of medicine bear bile can be used to make. Could it have the same effect as pig bile?
However, since Ning Xiyue asked him to, he still squatted down and dragged out a large basket from under the chopping board. It was full of scraps taken from various prey he had hunted.
After searching for a long time, the captain found a few pig gallbladders. "Yue Wa Zi, do you want some pig gallbladders here? They can cure boils. In the past, families with boils on their hands would ask me to save some for them. We killed a lot of pigs this year, so we have a lot of gallbladders too. I can give you two."
"Then I'll take one."
Ning Xiyue did not refuse the captain's kindness and accepted a pig gallbladder. The two continued to search in the basket and finally found the long, flat, egg-shaped bear gallbladder among a pile of livers.
"Found it, Captain, this is it. Can I take it?"
The captain sorted the scraps in the basket and nodded in agreement: "Okay, you can take it. Only you can make use of it."
"Thank you, Captain." Ning Xiyue picked up the butcher knife beside her with a happy face and carefully took out the bear gallbladder intact.
While Ning Xiyue was looking at the bear gall, the captain looked at the whole pig thigh and asked, "Girl Yue, don't you really want Li the pig carpenter to cut the pig thigh into smaller pieces?"
"No need to cut it, I want to make ham with it."
Ning Xiyue waved her hand to refuse.
She had long planned to learn how to make ham from Chen Yechu. From what Chen Yechu had said in private, she learned that her ancestors were very good at making ham. It was said that even the Prime Minister had eaten it and praised it highly.
Ning Xiyue also wanted to try the taste that the Prime Minister praised, and Chen Yetu said he could teach her. After discussing it, the two decided that if the captain could really catch a big prey and give Ning Xiyue the pork thigh, then they would make it this time.
"Okay then, you keep busy, I'll go help your uncle An Guo sell meat."
The captain walked towards the chopping board not far away, where two halves of a pig were placed.
This time they hunted a lot, and after killing two of the team's New Year pigs, there was more pork. The team leader decided to keep one pig to sell and sell the meat in the name of the team.
All members of the team can buy whatever they want at a discounted price, which is five cents per pound cheaper than the price of meat in the grocery store, and no tickets are required. However, only members of the team can enjoy this benefit.
If people from other teams come to buy, they will pay the original price. If the team can’t sell all the products, they will take them to the agricultural and sideline food purchasing station in the town.
This can be considered a side income for the team.
The captain stood by the chopping board and took out a loud speaker and shouted, "Is there anyone who wants to buy it? If no one wants, we will take it away and sell it to the purchasing station."
This year, all the members of the team were given a lot of meat. Although it was cheap, most of them were unwilling to spend money to buy more meat to take home. Ning Xiyue only saw a dozen families with strong labor force buying some meat to store. It was not much, and each family cut about one or two pounds, saying that they would eat it during the busy farming season.
Ning Xiyue looked at the pair of small intestines hanging on the tree branch behind the captain, wondering whether she should take them down and buy some meat to make sausages. How could the New Year be complete without sausages?
Before she could take any action, she saw Chen Yechu hand the meat in his hand to Yu Zhiyu for help, and walked towards the chopping board where the captain was.
Chen Yechu walked over with the Great Unity in his hand and asked, "Captain, can you sell me a pig thigh? I'll use it to make ham."
After saying this, he smiled at Ning Xiyue who was not far away.
Ning Xiyue knew.
Chen Yechu wanted to teach her how to make ham, and he himself was craving for ham, so of course he couldn't miss such a good opportunity to buy meat.
The captain was surprised for a moment. He thought of what Ning Xiyue had just told him about making ham. Then he realized that Chen Zhiqing in front of him might have made an agreement with Yue Wazi to make ham. He looked at Chen Yechu, nodded, and asked, "Okay, which leg do you want?"
"This is the hind leg." Chen Yetu pointed to the right half of the pig's hind leg, pointing to the place he wanted to cut.
Li the pig carpenter took the knife and cut according to the position pointed by Chen Yechu. The pig's hind leg weighed exactly 20 kilograms.
The price is 75 cents per pound, and the total cost is 15 yuan.
The price is really cheap even without a ticket. In a certain city, the price of meat without a ticket has reached 1.2 yuan per catty.
The benefits the team provides to its members can be said to be real welfare benefits.
Chen Yechu generously bought a whole pork thigh, which attracted the attention of everyone around him. Thinking that they would make a profit at this price, several more families went to the captain to buy a few pounds of meat.
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