Qinhuai cut half of the more than three pounds of pork, added four local carrots to stew, and mixed it with two pounds of cornmeal pancakes.
This guy ate a week's worth of food from other people's homes in just one meal.
If you eat like this in the village, you will be scolded to death by the elders at home, and be called a spendthrift and a waste of food. But now no one comes out to stop you. Even the old man just stands by with his big pipe, smiling and watching without saying a word.
When you lift the lid of the pot, the long-lost aroma of Qinhuai hits you in the face. Both the pork and cornmeal are much more fragrant than those artificially raised in the previous life.
Of course, it was more likely that he was hungry. He had been working and fighting back and forth since morning, and had only eaten two buns. He hadn't eaten for almost a day, and his stomach had already been churning in protest.
Qin Xiaomi anxiously picked up a tortilla and took a bite. The tortilla was soaked in the juice of the stewed radish and meat, and it was as fragrant as it could be.
She said in surprise: "Oh my God, there are such delicious things."
Qin Huai said, "Don't just eat bread until you're full, eat more vegetables too. Meat tastes better."
Qin Xiaomi said, "As long as I have bread to eat, I'm already very happy."
The family sat together, enjoying a lively meal. The old man looked at the bowl full of meat and said, "We can now eat meat as our meal. Even the county magistrate's family wouldn't dare to do that, right?"
Qin Huai said, "Grandpa, you're wrong. Not to mention the county magistrate, even the brigade cadres wouldn't go hungry."
The old man only picked up the radish while talking. Qin Huai said, "Grandpa, if you don't eat meat, I will put all the meat in your bowl. There is so much meat that everyone can eat it."
The old man smiled happily.
"Qin Huai, our family is lucky to have you. If it weren't for you earning money, just the forty yuan today would have cost our entire family their lives. Don't be as impulsive as you were today. Qin Wei can't just happen to catch up every time. The whole family depends on you."
Qin Huai said solemnly: "Grandpa, I understand."
While eating, the family talked about the village canteen.
The old man added, "The only ones who don't starve to death in the canteen are the cooks and the production team leaders. Every time the cooks serve the team leaders food, they put in a lot of effort. Although they don't dare to steal food from their families, when their families come to get food, the food they give them is definitely different from that given to ordinary villagers. You see, the villagers secretly curse them, but in front of them, they still put on a smile."
"Grandpa, this is human nature. There are countless people in the village who want to be cooks, but Qin Zhan has always been the one. If anyone dares to say anything, Qin Zhan's sons are not vegetarians."
The old man sighed again and said, "Our family is too small."
"Grandpa, you forgot that our family is not poor. My second uncle has four sons. When they grow up, they can also occupy a place in the village."
The old man sighed and said, "Don't mention your second uncle, that useless guy."
After a lively meal, it was getting dark. Qin Huai and the old man were making molds together. Qin Xiaoyun asked Qin Huai to take off his torn jacket and mend it. She even bought needles and thread when she had the time. Girls are always meticulous.
People in this era are simply omnipotent. When their carpentry tools are broken or dull, they repair and sharpen them by themselves. Seeing Qin Huai sawing wood alone, Qin Xiaomi came over to help pull the big saw. With more people, the speed is much faster.
New Year's Day is one day closer, and Qin Huai wants to make the soap quickly so as not to embarrass Yu Zhennan.
Suddenly, there was a rough knock on the door, and the light of a flashlight shone randomly. The old man looked at him worriedly. Qin Huai said, "We don't steal or rob, what are we afraid of?"
As he opened the door, a group of people rushed in. They shone their flashlights on Qin Huai's face and shouted, "Who are you? Why are you here?"
"Who are you?"
"We are from the public security team. This house is usually unoccupied. Why are you here?"
Qin Huai said, "I am a relative of Director Yu's family. My home is in Qinjiazhuang, on the edge of the city. This is our proof. We can't make ends meet in the village, so we have no choice but to come to the city to seek refuge with my relatives."
When he mentioned Director Yu's name, he took out the Qinjiazhuang certificate, looked at it, and said, "Country people who come to the city only beg for food or steal things. Go back early and don't be blind migrants in the city."
Qin Huai cursed, "What nonsense are you talking about? Did you see us stealing anything? You say we are country people. Isn't your father? Isn't your ancestor? The country people have no food and will die if they don't come out. So, country people deserve to starve to death?"
Someone at the back said, "Alright, he didn't mean it, so stop scolding me. I think we should send someone to Director Yu's house to ask him whether what you said is true or not."
Qin Huai groaned in his heart, bothering others so late at night. Even if Yu Zhennan didn't say anything, Yu Zhennan's lover would be unhappy.
Just when I didn't know what to do, another person came over on a bicycle and asked loudly from a distance: "What are all these people doing?"
The flashlights of the group of people went out immediately when they shone them on him because the man was wearing a green police uniform.
When Qin Huai saw him coming, he was completely relieved, because the person who came was Qin Wei, and he probably came to check on him because he was worried.
Qin Wei put his bike away and walked over to ask, "What's going on?"
"Comrade, this is what happened. We are from the neighborhood defense team. No one lived in this house before. We saw the light was still on very late at night. We were worried that some bad guys might be hiding here, so we came to check it out."
Qin Wei waved his hand without question and said, "No need to investigate. I can guarantee that this family is not bad people. They are my fellow villagers from Qinjiazhuang and will be living here for a long time."
The joint defense team immediately said, "So that's how it is, comrade. Since you have guaranteed it, we don't have to worry about it being a bad guy."
"I'm not a bad person, don't worry."
After the group of people left, Qin Huai hurriedly said, "Uncle, thank you so much for today."
Qin Wei walked over and said, "What are you thanking me for? I just remembered after get off work that there's a joint defense inspection today, and someone might be causing trouble, so I hurried over to take a look. But I explained it to you, and I guess they won't bother you again in the future."
Qin Huai said, "Uncle, you've helped us a lot again, but the joint defense team is too unreasonable. Can they just smash people's doors at will?"
"The world is in chaos, and the five categories of elements are often on the loose. We can't let the bad guys go unpunished, so the grassroots comrades do this."
Qin Huai was stunned for a moment. It seemed that the population control was very strict now.
Qin Wei added, "You are also lucky. The owner of this house is willing to let you live in it. No one else would dare to do such a thing."
"Is renting even an option?"
"Who would rent a house? No one would dare to rent a house to a stranger. If anything goes wrong, the owner will be held responsible and could even go to jail."
Only then did Qin Huai realize how much help Yu Zhennan had given him.
He asked tentatively, "Uncle, if I see a vacant lot in the city and want to build a house myself, is that okay?"
Qin Wei said, "It's OK, but it has to be somewhere that's not owned by anyone. Building a house is not that easy. People in the city have to save up their whole lives to build one. Many people just put up a shack."
Qin Huai was overjoyed after hearing this. He could build a house in the city by just occupying a piece of land, which was something he had never dared to imagine in his previous life.
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