As soon as the twelfth lunar month began, snowflakes began to float from the sky.

Haowan Village has raised more than 20 pigs, and now it is time to slaughter them. Except for half of the task pigs, the rest will be distributed to the members.

In addition to killing pigs, you also need to slaughter sheep. After slaughtering the sheep, you also need to hand in half of the task.

On the day of slaughtering pigs and sheep, all the children in the village ran to watch.

Qin Hanshu also went there. She wanted some fresh offal to cook for the tiger.

Pigs and sheep also live in earthen caves, with eight in a row, four on the east and four on the west, forming a U-shape with a large courtyard in the middle.

At first glance, it doesn't look much different from the educated youth center.

The place for slaughtering pigs and sheep is in the yard of the farm. Several women are setting up a pot to boil water, and a dozen men are busy on the other side.

"Young educated youth Qin is here." The woman who was boiling water greeted Qin Hanshu.

Qin Hanshu responded with a smile and looked to the other side.

Accountant Niu was wearing a neat woolen Zhongshan suit and was giving orders here and there.

Secretary Zhou was not there, but Zhou Weiguang was helping, holding a knife in his hand.

When Qin Hanshu looked over, the knife in his hand had just stabbed into the pig's neck. When he pulled it out after a while, the snow-white blade had turned red.

As if sensing something, Zhou Weiguang turned his head.

Their eyes met, and Qin Hanshu smiled at him. Just as she was about to walk over, Accountant Niu saw her and came over.

"Xiao Qin, what are you doing here?" Accountant Niu smiled kindly, "It's too bloody here, aren't you afraid?"

Qin Hanshu laughed, "Do you think I look like someone you're afraid of?"

Accountant Niu was stunned, and then he laughed, "Yes, you are different as a woman. You followed them into the mountains a while ago! I am not as brave as you!"

Qin Hanshu said, "Accountant Niu, I came here to take some fresh offal back home. Don't worry, I won't take advantage of the collective. You can exchange it with work points or buy it with money."

Once all the pigs and sheep are slaughtered, they will naturally be divided. However, judging by the current progress, it will take at least until tomorrow, by which time the internal organs will no longer be fresh.

Accountant Niu listened to Qin Hanshu's words, touched his chin and thought for a while, and said in embarrassment:

"It's not that I don't want to give it to you, but this is against procedure. You said that everyone else hasn't divided their share yet, but you took it first..."

"Besides, there are so many people watching here, how can I treat you specially? What if others follow my example and divide up all the internal organs today?"

Qin Hanshu was surprised. She had not expected that she would have to order offal, and that it would involve procedures. Aren't offal worthless? The offal in the butcher shop of the city's supply and marketing cooperatives was always the last to be sold out, and sometimes you could buy it without a meat ticket.

Accountant Niu was afraid that Qin Hanshu would misunderstand him, so he quickly explained, "I'm not making excuses. It's really hard to operate! I've been an accountant for so many years. In my hands, even if it's a sweet potato or a potato, it has to be handled in a formal and clear manner!"

This is really true. Accountant Niu is greedy, and no matter what crooked ways he comes up with in other aspects, the brigade's accounts have always been managed clearly and can withstand anyone's inspection.

Qin Hanshu gave up the idea upon seeing this. He just wanted to give the tiger a treat anyway, so it didn't matter if there was nothing.

Accountant Niu didn't want to offend Qin Hanshu, so he said, "When the meat is divided, I'll ask the butcher to leave some fat for you. You want the internal organs? I'll have someone leave some for you, too. You can get them no matter how late you come!"

Qin Hanshu accepted his kindness and said, "Thank you, Accountant Niu."

Accountant Niu was relieved and asked Qin Hanshu, "I heard that you gave Ma Chaoyang the two packs of cigarettes he gave me last time?"

Before Qin Hanshu could say anything, Accountant Niu continued, "I don't mean anything else. I just think that cigarette tastes good. If you have extra, can you give me two more packs?"

In fact, the cigarettes are just ordinary cigarettes, and the price is not expensive. Ordinary workers can afford them.

However, that cigarette is a local brand of the capital, and is mostly sold in the Gyeonggi region. When Accountant Niu saw the production address above, he felt that the cigarette suddenly became high-end.

Take it out and give it to someone else. When they ask, you can say that you bought it when you were on a business trip to the capital. Isn't that pretending?

Qin Hanshu didn’t know what Accountant Niu was thinking, but she did have cigarettes.

"Okay, I'll give you two packs."

Seeing that Qin Hanshu agreed readily, Accountant Niu said, "I won't let you suffer a loss. I will also convert the cigarette coupons into money and give it to you."

"Okay!" Qin Hanshu asked, "Then, shall I take you home?"

Accountant Niu checked the time and said, "After lunch, I'll go directly to the Youth League Center to find you."

After the two of them agreed, Qin Hanshu left.

Accountant Niu turned around, and someone asked him, "What did the educated youth Qin tell you? Why did he talk for so long?"

Zhou Weiguang didn't show any expression, but his ears moved.

Accountant Niu recounted the incident and praised himself at the end, "The brigade has its own rules. How can I give her this backdoor? I am a person who values ​​fairness and justice the most."

Everyone knew what kind of person Accountant Niu was. They all smiled when they heard the words and did not say anything sarcastic.

Someone said, "But the educated youth Qin is really brave. He even dared to go into the mountains to hunt. He is better than those strong ladies in our team."

Accountant Niu also nodded. "This Xiao Qin is different. He smokes, hunts, and I heard that he can kill chickens and rabbits. He has the appearance of a delicate girl, but he behaves like a man."

"She still smokes?"

It is not new for women to smoke. Many old ladies in the brigade hold a pipe at all times, and no one thinks it is a bad thing.

But Qin Hanshu is still a little girl after all, which is a bit surprising.

Accountant Niu said, "Of course, she is very particular and smokes good cigarettes. The cigarettes she smokes, I also..."

Accountant Niu started bragging again, and Zhou Weiguang stopped listening.

In the afternoon, Zhou Weiguang brought the donkey from his home.

The Zhou family's donkey was originally raised to carry things and pull the mill. They have raised it for several years. Now that the team has a tractor, it is not cost-effective to keep it.

In the morning, Zhao Chunmiao was still muttering that he might as well slaughter the donkey and eat its meat during the New Year.

He killed the donkey, skinned it, removed the donkey offal, and then tied the offal up with straw ropes. He held it in his hand and stretched it until he felt it was firm. Only then did Zhou Weiguang nod his head with satisfaction.

***

At dusk, it began to snow lightly again. The sky, which had originally had a hint of warmth from the sunset, suddenly became dark.

Everyone in the educated youth site went to bed early, and some even skipped dinner.

Qin Hanshu washed the dishes, looked at the dark sky outside, and prepared to go to bed.

But suddenly, the tiger pricked up its head alertly and ran away quickly.

Qin Hanshu went out with a flashlight and found a tall figure standing at the edge of the yard.

When he shone the flashlight, it turned out to be Zhou Weiguang.

Zhou Weiguang waved at Qin Hanshu.

Qin Hanshu walked over.

As soon as he approached, he stuffed something into Qin Hanshu's hand.

"Donkey offal, my mother asked me to give it to you."

After saying that, he left.

It probably took less than half a minute.

Qin Hanshu only felt that there was a bunch of straw rope in his hand.

He carried the thing into the cave, shone the light on it, and saw that it was indeed a pair of donkey entrails tied together with straw ropes.

There is a heart, a liver, lungs, a stomach, intestines, and a...donkey whip?

Everything is bloody...