In the middle of the night, Aunt Lin finished the final filtering process.
The broth from the boiled pork skin was filtered until it was crystal clear.
The two Miao families listened to Aunt Lin's detailed explanation. After filtering, the meat could be taken out of the pot and left to cool. Once cooled, it would become a clear jelly with visible meat chunks.
After learning the basics of the craft, the two families each carried their share of the roe deer and left, expressing their gratitude repeatedly.
They hid themselves in the darkness of night and quietly returned to their respective homes.
Wang Junjun worked until almost midnight before he finished shelling a total of 25 jin of pine nuts.
Lin Mo wasn't idle either; he peeled them alongside her.
The two of them together peeled a total of 35 jin (17.5 catties), plus the amount Xiaohua and her mother helped peel a few days ago.
The total is 43 jin (approximately 21.5 catties), which is very good.
Wang Junjun wanted to continue, but his eyelids were too heavy, and he had to go home to sleep.
I'll bring my parents over tomorrow to peel them.
When Lin Mo took ten ten-yuan bills from Xiao Hua's hand and handed them to his face, Wang Junjun felt like he was dreaming.
"My goodness, earning a hundred a day?!" What a beautiful dream! I've slept for almost twenty years and never had such a wonderful dream before.
"We made a hundred yuan!!"
"Yes, go back and rest early."
Lin Mo was also very tired. Every day, without any oxen or horses, he had to work like an ox or a horse, traversing mountains and valleys on his own.
I'm too tired to say anything.
After stuffing the banknotes into Ah Jun's hand, he went back to his room, lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed), and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
Now, Wang Junjun, who was originally extremely sleepy, was no longer sleepy.
On the contrary, he was full of energy.
One hundred dollars, oh my god...
He was filled with surprise.
One reason is that he was able to earn so much money in a single day, and the other is that Lin Mo's family actually had savings.
It turns out that the villagers used to gossip about him every day, but he ignored them completely because he was secretly making a fortune.
Was the gossip about him just a cover? A smokescreen?
Thinking about it this way, Lin Mo's image in his mind suddenly changed from a stinky rascal to an incredibly mysterious figure.
I have one hundred yuan now!
Coal costs three cents a pound. In winter, twenty pounds of coal are burned a day, which adds up to two thousand pounds in a hundred days!
Two thousand catties only cost sixty yuan!
The remaining forty can be used to buy fabric and cotton! I can make a new jacket for each of my parents!
Cloth is three yuan per meter! Cotton is one yuan per jin (500g)!
After buying all this, there's still money left over, enough to buy more than ten pounds of pork!
Haha, I won't have to suffer from cold and hunger this winter!
My stomach was excitedly pondering these things as I walked home.
"Cough cough!"
Suddenly, a shout came from behind him, almost scaring him out of his wits.
Xu Zhenting had been waiting for him in the shadows for a long time. That worthless opportunist actually took my money but didn't do anything for me!
I'm waiting for him to teach him a lesson.
He just didn't expect that he would wait until the middle of the night, which put Xu Zhenting in a difficult position.
The anger intensified.
As Wang Junjun turned around in alarm, wary of whether it was a human or a ghost, his face suddenly darkened, followed by a burning pain.
His face was suddenly slapped.
As Wang Junjun, clutching his burning cheek, backed away, he realized it was Xu Zhenting. Terrified, he tried to turn and run, but his legs went weak against his will.
My body went limp with fear.
He quickly reached into his pocket, pulled out the ten yuan that Xu Zhenting had given him during the day, and handed it to Xu Zhenting:
"I'll give you back your money, but I don't want your money."
Xu Zhenting stared at the ten yuan note, a sinister smile playing on his lips as he drew closer with each step.
Do you understand the spirit of contracts? Do you know what a contract is?
"Breach of contract incurs a penalty fee. Do you think you can just get away with it by returning the money?"
"Huh?" Wang Junjun really didn't understand what he was saying. He was filled with fear and had no idea what to do.
I just hope that someone nearby will come and rescue me.
But it was pitch black all around, and there wasn't a single ghost in sight.
"Hmph," Xu Zhenting took a few steps and was right in front of him, grabbing the collar of his tattered coat so tightly that Wang Junjun could hardly breathe:
"Penalty for breach of contract, one hundred."
He overheard that Lin Mo had paid him 100 yuan for his work.
It's not that he has sharp ears; it's that Wang Junjun is too easily carried away and started making a big fuss the moment he got the money.
The voice was so loud, as if the person was afraid others wouldn't hear it.
"No, no, that's ours..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xu Zhenting's large, looping pouch came flying at his face.
"You think we wouldn't dare hit you, huh? It's not like we haven't beaten you up before."
"Your head is so forgetful, you should be given a good slap."
Before he finished greeting people with his hands, he continued shouting and cursing.
Wang Junjun was so badly beaten that he saw stars. It hurt so much to be hit like that.
In my fear, I didn't have time to think about breaching the contract or not. Instead, I was glad that I had a hundred yuan in my pocket. Luckily, I had a hundred yuan.
"Here you go, here you go..."
He took out the money and handed it to Xu Zhenting. As the money reached Xu's face, Wang Junjun's collar suddenly loosened.
Xu Zhenting, with a smug and satisfied smile, quickly counted the items and then stuffed them into his pocket:
"This must not be told to anyone. If it gets out of hand..."
"Anyway, we have connections, so we're not afraid. If things get out of hand, you'll be the one who loses face."
"Learn about the spirit of contracts, or I'll beat you up every time I see you!"
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