Chapter 38 Praise
Li Daju saw that there was indeed a pot of chicken soup in the pot, and there was also something unknown, which looked like a small fish wrapped in flour and fried. Her eyes suddenly lit up.
This was the first time that Zhao Yi had taken the initiative to invite her to dinner after all these years of separation. Li Daju was so happy.
As for the claim that it was sent by Zhang Jing's parents, Li Daju didn't believe it at all.
The Zhang family cannot catch up with the Zhao family, otherwise they would not agree to marry their daughter to them. Sending them home once is fine, but sending them home every few days is not acceptable. It's not just Zhang Fusheng and Wang Kaihui in the family, there are also sons and daughters-in-law. If they send them home like this, there will be a big uproar.
When did my son become so capable?
There are two and a half grown piglets in the pigsty now. There is always oil and meat at home, and we have meat to eat almost every day.
In the two months since the separation, I have gained a lot of weight.
After taking the bowl and chopsticks, Li Daju started eating.
She ate whatever Zhao Yi picked for her.
"Son, this is delicious. Eat some too. Mommy's bowl is full."
Li Daju said with a smile.
After the meal, Li Daju was very happy. She helped Zhang Jing wash the dishes and walked slowly towards home.
From the beginning to the end, she didn't say to take some of the leftovers to share with Zhao Xiaoxiao and the others. If Zhao Yi wanted to share some at home, he wouldn't have called her alone. Li Daju knew it all.
With such delicious food, just eat your fill and don't worry about anything else. What if the talkative donkey loses your share?
Not long after dinner, I heard the whistle for work.
Zhao Yi carried a wooden bucket and a scoop and walked towards the work site. When he reached the ditch beside the field, he fixed the scoop in place and then went to work with everyone else. After an hour, he picked out the loaches and shrimps and threw the small fish back.
I finished two buckets in just this morning.
When they got off work in the evening, the couple started to get busy.
Zhao Yi was responsible for preparing loaches and shrimps, while Zhang Jing was responsible for frying them.
Shrimps are easier to handle than loaches. Cut off the shrimp heads, pick out the shrimp threads, wash them, roll them in flour, and throw them into the oil pan.
“It smells so good.”
Su Hong walked into Zhao Yi's house and said with a smile.
"Comrade Su has arrived at the right time. Let's try the new variety, shrimps cooked in oil residue."
Zhang Jing quickly grabbed a handful and handed it to Su Hong.
Throw it into your mouth and it's crunchy and leaves a lingering fragrance.
"I'm serious, if I were the leader of that factory, I would definitely hire you to be the cooks."
Su Hong said with a smile.
"Then thank you for your kindness, Leader Su. You can take these back and eat them. We got a lot and we can't finish them ourselves."
Zhang Jing took out a small cloth bag and started packing the fried shrimps for Su Hong, filling it with about two kilograms.
"Okay, okay, you have to keep some for yourselves."
Su Hong quickly stopped him.
It was extremely pleasant to get along with Zhao Yi and his wife. They would basically ask her for help when they had anything delicious. They were not pretending to be polite. They would always give her at least two kilograms of fried loaches and fried shrimps.
Su Hong knew the situation in the village. It was just a nice thing to say that there was not enough food. There was so much food that could not be finished. If they couldn't finish this meal, there would be another meal.
Carrying the fish oil residue and shrimps, Su Hong whispered a few words to Zhang Jing and then left with a smile.
Zhao Yi weighed the loaches and found that they weighed nearly 80 kilograms. These shrimps were enough, and there were also nearly 30 kilograms of wild boar meat that he had collected. These things were enough to complete the task this time.
In the early morning, before dawn, Zhao Yi packed his things, put on his straw raincoat, took a flashlight and walked into the mountains.
It was not until lunchtime that Zhao Yi arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Comrade Xiao Zhao, you came at the right time. We are going to order noodles from the state-owned restaurant today. We are going there now and I will bring you some as well."
A salesperson said with a smile after seeing Zhao Yi.
"Thank you, comrade."
Zhao Yi smiled uncomfortably.
"Don't be polite, we are all friends."
As he spoke, the salesperson walked towards the state-owned restaurant not far away, and soon ran back in a hurry. At this time, the door of the supply and marketing cooperative had been closed, and everyone came to the warehouse to rest and prepare to eat, and to share the things that Zhao Yi brought.
"There are 30 kilograms of smoked wild boar meat and 86 kilograms of fried loaches. These 6 kilograms of fried shrimps are a small token of my appreciation to everyone. They taste good and you can eat them just like this."
Zhao Yi took out the things in the backpack.
As for the fried loaches, the backpack could not hold so many, so I used a clean urea bag and placed it on top of the backpack.
When everyone heard the word pork, their eyes lit up.
Everyone picked up a piece of pork and passed it around excitedly. Although it was not very fatty, the thought of eating pork that was free of charge made them salivate.
"Xiao Zhao, we will buy the wild boar meat from you at the meat stall price. After all, the smoked meat is more troublesome to make. Although it is wild boar meat, it is worth the price, 79 cents per pound, the same price as loach.
The wild boar meat has not been paid for, so don’t tell anyone about this. ”
The director of the supply and marketing cooperative looked at everyone seriously and said.
Everyone nodded quickly. If this matter were to be spread outside and reported by someone with ulterior motives, they would have to go to the black market to buy pork without a ticket in the future. The prices there were even more expensive and made people feel nervous.
"Wild boar meat is twenty-three dollars and seventy cents, and loach is thirty-four dollars and forty cents."
The director of the supply and marketing cooperative quickly calculated the bill and handed Zhao Yi fifty-eight yuan.
"Director, I still have some money to pay."
Zhao Yi quickly took out fifty cents and handed it to the director of the supply and marketing cooperative.
"You gave away six pounds of fried shrimp for free, and we can't even afford to treat you to a bowl of shredded pork noodles?"
Deng Min quickly interrupted Zhao Yi and said.
"That's right, Comrade Xiao Zhao, do you think we are your friends? You have to pay for every meal."
Everyone was talking at the same time, and Zhao Yi quickly waved his hand.
"Next time, if you can bring more wild boar meat, we can treat you to a meal of braised pork from a state-owned restaurant."
Several female comrades said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll carry it for you when you need it."
Zhao Yi nodded.
In Qixingao, the price of wild boar meat is about 30 cents per pound, but the price rises to 78 cents after transportation. Zhao Yi is not stupid, so he must earn this kind of money. Even if he carries the meat to the black market where it is 50 cents per pound, he can at least earn more than ten yuan for each trip.
Zhao Yi finished a big bowl of shredded pork noodles in no time. After saying goodbye to everyone, Zhao Yi hurried back home.
evening.
Deng Min returned home with the 14.5 kilograms of loaches, one kilogram of shrimps, and five kilograms of wild boar meat that he had been allocated today. The things were packed in a cloth bag, and no one knew what was inside. From the outside, it looked like a big, bulging bag.
"What are you talking about? Why are there so many?"
Everyone at home was curious. The supply and marketing cooperative would have internal transactions from time to time, and Deng Min would buy some back, but never as much as this time.
"Five pounds of pork, fourteen pounds of loaches, and one pound of shrimp."
Deng Min said proudly.
These words shocked the whole family. They hurriedly took the cloth bag from Deng Min, opened it, and their eyes suddenly lit up.
"I can enjoy a feast again tonight, my wife, you are awesome."
"Mom, you're awesome."
The whole family praised Deng Min all the time.
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