Just as Grandma Xu had predicted, the brigade headquarters decided to give the little wild boar to the Xu family.
Perhaps it was because the mountains behind Xujia Village were rich in resources, the three wild boars weighed more than a thousand catties in total, and the little wild boar weighed more than a hundred catties. Therefore, the members of the brigade had no objection to the distribution result. After all, without Xu Zexi and Jiang Juecheng, how could they have eaten wild boar meat?
Everyone knows there are wild boars in the mountains, and it's said there are even tigers and wolves. But to be honest, the members of the brigade don't dare to go deep into the mountains. The meat is delicious, but what's more important than life?
The Xu family and the educated youth living in their house were all capable and bolder than most people. The entire brigade watched them go up the mountain.
Some commune members were envious. They felt that if they couldn't compare to the older ones, then Xu Laosan and Xu Xinning could certainly be better. Since they often went up the mountain without any problems, they put the dangers of the deep mountains to the back of their minds. They secretly went up the mountain, but after just one time stepping into it and feeling the majesty of the deep mountains, they never dared to go again.
There are no roads in the deep mountains, and the only sounds are the wind, the rustling of leaves in the wind, and the occasional bird call. In such an environment, one's senses are particularly acute. Combined with one's own heavy breathing, it somehow sends chills down one's spine. Then, one's nerves become inexplicably tense, and then a lot of random thoughts start to pop into one's mind. Finally, one's nerves can no longer take it.
Those who have been inside will never recount their embarrassing experiences in public. They will exaggerate their imaginations, conjuring up stories of large animals they've never seen before in these deep mountains, and then fear spreads, making no one dare to go there anymore (except for capable people like the Xu family, oh! and people from the power company).
Therefore, the members of the production team were full of admiration for Jiang Juecheng and Xu Zexi for being able to hunt so many wild boars in the deep mountains, and they had no objection to giving the smaller one to the Xu family.
The piglet had its internal organs removed, leaving it with only a hundred pounds. However, the piglet had its advantages; its meat wasn't as tough as that of a wild boar.
Grandma Xu smiled so hard her eyes narrowed. Although her family often got to eat some wild game, the feeling of being able to openly and legitimately share so much meat was something that the meat itself couldn't provide.
In Xujia Village, apart from the Xu family, the Chen family is probably the only one who doesn't lack meat. Chen Ping always brings some meat back with him whenever he comes back, so the Chen family doesn't crave meat at all, but they still find wild boar meat quite rare.
After bringing the meat back, Grandma Xu hurriedly returned to the threshing ground, as she had to work with the others to prepare for today's pig-slaughtering feast.
Xu Xinning, Xu Zexi, and Jiang Juecheng were at home preparing meat together.
It was a rare occasion for the brigade to have a pig-slaughtering feast. Xu Zexi went to school early to pick up Xu Laosan, Mu Jingshu, and Chen Jianguo. Knowing that there would be a pig-slaughtering feast at noon, none of the other children in the brigade wanted to eat the food they had brought in the morning at school. They all ran home early, leaving the children from other brigades with an envious back view.
Needless to say, even the teachers are very envious.
You should know that when Yang Chunqin was first elected as the brigade leader, the other brigades laughed at her, saying that it looked like Xujia Village Brigade would not even be able to afford porridge in the future.
There's a saying that long hair means short-sightedness, a saying passed down from our ancestors and proven true by history. The other brigades were actually watching the show with amusement.
They waited for Xujiacun Brigade to become despondent, anxious, and to cry for help.
Unfortunately, they didn't live to see any of these things. What they did see was Yang Chunqin drastically changing the environment of Xujia Village as soon as she took office, and then starting to use all sorts of resources to grow all sorts of things.
The most prominent one is the lotus root.
This lotus root has never been grown in any brigade of the Red Star Commune. Knowledgeable people have heard of it because the neighboring commune grows it, but it doesn't seem to be of much use. However, the flowers are quite beautiful.
The other brigades treated it as a joke.
But after a year, Xujia Village Brigade reaped a harvest, with even the supply and marketing cooperative coming to buy their lotus roots.
Oh! And lotus seeds and lotus hearts too.
Seeing that Xujiacun Brigade was doing well, the other brigades became envious. They went to the commune to ask to plant lotus roots as well. They were all from the Jiangnan water towns. Which village didn't have a neglected, stinking pond?
The commune naturally agreed; it was more than happy for each brigade to improve its economy.
However, every brigade has a stinky pond, but not everyone knows how to grow lotus roots.
The other brigades had no choice but to turn to the commune for help.
The commune didn't have such talent either, so they either asked the neighboring commune for help or asked Xujia Village Brigade for help. After weighing the two options, the commune would definitely ask Xujia Village for help. There was no reason to not use their own people and let outsiders watch the show.
The commune was actually prepared for Xujiacun Brigade to make a scene, but they did not expect that the brigade would send out all the capable people in the brigade without saying a word, and teach them step by step without reservation. With the efforts of these people, lotus roots in other brigades were successfully planted, and they were planted very well.
This summer was the first harvest, but to everyone's surprise, although the lotus roots were plentiful, the sales channels were not open, and the supply and marketing cooperative said they could not consume so many.
Perhaps this is what people mean by "extreme joy begets sorrow"!
The other brigades were extremely worried about how to sell the lotus roots. Although they could engage in internal competition, the members of the brigades were not happy. They were after the income, and many families were hoping that the lotus roots would help them get married.
Besides, they had heard about the situation in Xujia Village.
Aren't they all laughing at the female captain?
How come other people can lead Xujia Village to a better life, while they can't sell their lotus roots?
In the end, isn't it just that their battalion commander is useless?
While other brigades were complaining, Xujiacun Brigade built a collective workshop specializing in the production of lotus root starch and vermicelli, and they secured all the unsold lotus roots from other brigades.
The commune leaders were happy, and the members of each brigade were happy, but their brigade leaders and other leading cadres felt they had lost face.
It turns out they were no match for a woman.
But some clever ones went to Xujia Village to learn, and they were surprised to find that others there were indeed more capable than them.
While they were still worrying about personal gains and losses, and comparing themselves with other brigades to see whether they were eating dry food or soup, others were already thinking about how to generate revenue and how to eat better.
You have to admit, I'm impressed!
Seeing that the children from Xujia Village were all eager to go home for the pig-slaughtering feast, the children from other brigades wished they were from Xujia Village.
A pig-slaughtering feast!
That was a pig-slaughtering feast!
They only get to enjoy a pig-slaughtering feast during the Lunar New Year!
Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.
The girl secretly vowed that she would marry into Xujia Village when she grew up.
The boy wondered if there were any families in Xujia Village who were short of sons.
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