However, although the fish were raised by the educated youth at the educated youth settlement, the land still belonged to the collective.
Therefore, these fish were not given to the villagers for free.
Tan Dingguo made the decision directly, allowing each household to use work points to offset the cost of the fish. It wasn't much; one fish cost five work points, and one work point was worth nine cents. So, for a fish weighing about three or four pounds, it would only cost 45 cents!
Of course, you don't have to if you don't want to.
This immediately put the villagers, who were originally eager to make a move, in a difficult position.
Big fish are delicious, but they're a completely different story when it's free versus when it costs money!
45 cents could buy a little over half a pound of pork. Although pork coupons were required, pork had no bones or thorns, and it was oily, making it much better than fish.
Many households would be unwilling to spend the money that could buy more than half a pound of pork on a single fish.
Originally, each household could barely get one fish, but now many families are hesitant about whether to spend money to buy and eat it.
However, while some are unwilling, others are willing.
After all, in families with more people, the difference between a three- or four-pound bag and a bag weighing a little over half a pound can still be discerned.
When Ning Jing arrived, although she was reluctant to part with the fish, most of them had already been bought.
With only a dozen or so fish left, Tan Dingguo had already secretly decided that if these fish could not be sold, he would deduct one fish from each of the educated youth at the educated youth settlement, and take the rest to the supply and marketing cooperative.
No matter how much, you can always get some money back.
Hearing what Tan Dingguo said while smoking, and looking at the fish swimming leisurely in the bucket, Ning Jing immediately made a decision: apart from the four fish from the educated youth settlement, her family would take the rest.
As they spoke, they called to the advisors to take their fish away.
When Xiuhua heard her sister-in-law say that, she subconsciously counted the fish in the remaining bucket; there must have been at least eight or nine.
After Ning Jing signed the document, she and Xiu Hua carried the bucket home.
In no time at all, we arrived at our doorstep.
Hearing the knocking, Xiuchun and Siya hurriedly ran out of the house to open the door.
Tie Dan followed behind them, glancing at the buckets his sister-in-law and second sister were carrying.
A fish with a black back swam leisurely in the bucket, flicking its silver tail.
Ning Jing and Xiu Hua carried the bucket directly to a large vat outside the kitchen, and then poured the fish and water from the bucket into it.
Suddenly, the sound of rushing water filled the air.
The fish, having just left the bucket, eagerly struggled and flicked their tails. However, it was clear that the large tank was much more comfortable than the bucket.
After swimming around quickly for a short while, the fish quieted down.
"1, 2, 3, 4... 9, sister-in-law, there are 9 fish in total!"
Siya lay down beside the large water vat, counting the fish that were being poured into it one by one, then looked up and exclaimed in surprise.
Tie Dan has become much more mature and composed during the past six months at school.
"Sister-in-law, isn't this too much?"
After Tie Dan finished speaking, Xiu Hua didn't say anything, but Xiu Chun nodded in agreement.
Fish is too oily; it's better to eat pork.
Ning Jing waved her hand and replied, "If you want to eat pork, just go to the county town to buy it. Fish is a rare treat."
Don't even mention the lack of fish coupons; the supply and marketing cooperative doesn't even have fish to sell once a year.
Furthermore, fish is good for the brain, so you should eat more of it.
If she hadn't arrived so late, she would have liked to buy more to keep and eat slowly. Ning Jing looked at the nine fish in the large tank with some regret.
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