Chapter 149: I feel a little uncomfortable
Lu Xiangxiang laughed "puff", the big girl laughed crisply, and the eyes of the bald man who had been squatting by the fire lit up, and his eyes turned and turned.
Shen Meng carried Lu Mingkai back home, and Lu Zhenping was sharpening a knife in the yard.
"What are you sharpening a knife for? What, a machete?"
"Well, I asked someone to tell Xiaobin that we will go into the mountains to hunt game tomorrow afternoon. You can see from the food you get that our family can't get much meat. If we don't go to hunt game, we won't be able to eat meat this year."
Shen Meng: "......."
Nonsense, she just took two pieces of leg meat from the space, and she cooked it tonight, hum! ! ! !
"Sleepy!"
"Son, you're sleepy. I'll take a nap too. There's meat and cabbage in the kitchen. Help me chop the stuffing with vermicelli. I'm going to make dumplings and wontons in the evening. That piece of meat has to be chopped. Instead of scolding me, you might as well do more work. You're so tired every day and have nothing to do with it."
Lu Zhenping: "..."
In the afternoon, when the pig was slaughtered, Mingyang, Mingliang and Mingfang squatted aside, waiting for the time when the pigs were thrown into the water or bones and other unwanted things were thrown away. They would go and pick up some and then roast them over the fire according to their mother's method. From then on, all the children in the village had to recognize them as the eldest.
"Brother, do you think we should throw away the intestines?"
"Don't worry, we're going to kill two pigs this year. The village chief said that this year is a bumper year and every household will get a lot of good meat. Didn't you see that Daya and her mother and daughter each got more than three pounds of pork belly, which is more fat and less lean meat. Other families are even more disappointed."
Mingfang pouted and said, "Other families don't include ours. We only have more than one pound of meat. My mother will definitely be able to cook it overnight."
As soon as she said this, Mingyang and Mingliang nodded in unison. They both believed it.
The butcher piled the offal on one side. When he was cutting the meat, he accidentally pushed it and saw a large intestine sliding off the table without even noticing it.
The three children's eyes lit up. Before they could take it, a pair of small hands stretched out from the side, quickly and accurately, and put the large intestines into their pockets, and then ran away as if nothing had happened.
"Who was that guy just now?"
"A person!"
"It was Daya. She must have picked up the large intestine to add to the family's meal. They are so pitiful."
Mingfang is living a happy life now, but she has not completely forgotten the hard days she once lived. She pursed her lips and took out fifty cents from her pocket. This was the pocket money her mother rewarded her. She originally wanted to buy a head of flowers during the Chinese New Year. Teacher Zheng said that in addition to meeting one's own needs, the extra money can be used to do something meaningful.
"Big brother, second brother, I want to buy some meat, even bone meat, to send to Daya and Xiaoya's family, this is much more meaningful than being the village leader."
Mingyang and Mingliang listened to their sister and took out their own money, but Mingfang saw that her two brothers were reluctant to spend.
"It's okay, I want to buy it myself, brothers, you can keep the money for yourselves."
After she said that, she took the money and went to find the branch secretary. Mingyang and Mingliang held the pocket money in their hands and felt a little hot for a moment.
"How about we buy some meat too. Let's both buy some meat. I'll buy some for our family, Mingliang, you buy some for Uncle Si, and let Aunt Si cook for Xiaogang and Xiaoni, okay?"
"Okay, how about we clean it up and divide it later? We can buy more meat if it's cheaper, okay, brother!"
Mingyang thought it was feasible and immediately responded to his brother's call. The two of them sharpened their knives and walked towards the meat stall.
Zhang Hongfa had been waiting for an opportunity to have dinner with Lu Zhenping. After he learned that two cars from the county went to Lu's house and that Shen Meng and Zhou Jiaojiao arranged a job for him, he secretly inquired for a long time. It was a good friend of the commune who took advantage of Lu Jiaxuan's drunkenness to find out that the son of a high-ranking county official was serving in the army under Lu Zhenping, and the daughter-in-law of the director of the textile factory was rescued by Shen Meng and Zhou Jiaojiao. After
he knew it, he immediately found Lu Debang. The two of them thought about it and wanted to wait for the time to invite Lu Zhenping to dinner. Some things can be said at the wine table, but it also depends on the timing.
"Mingfang, uncle will take care of it. I'll cut some meat for you. Tell your dad later that you've been back for so long. When you have time, you must get together with us who grew up together and have a drink!"
"Okay, uncle, I'll tell my dad when I get home and ask him to find time to visit you!"
"Okay, okay!"
Mingfang got more than a pound of pork belly and ran to Daya's house with it. The meat in her hand was not very good, and it was too thin, but she could see that the secretary deliberately cut a little more for her.
Yu Shirley was peeling radishes at home. When she heard the door open outside, she looked outside and saw Daya running over with a sausage.
"Mother, mother, look, I picked it up from the pig slaughter stall. I brought it here even though the eldest master didn't see it. Mother, Mingfang's mother made this before. It smells delicious. Let's try it too!"
Yu Shirley looked at her daughter with sparkling eyes. Her throat seemed to be strangled and she couldn't make a sound. Her face turned pale and she was about to faint.
Laizi liked to take advantage of others. She didn't expect that Daya would learn this and take advantage of others. Daya had a very hard life in the Xu family. She never relaxed her education of her two daughters for fear that they would be infected by the Xu family's habits. She didn't expect that despite all her precautions, they would still be infected.
"Da Ya, return this thing. Do you hear me?"
"Mother!" Daya shuddered with fear and looked at Yu Shirley with some fear.
"Da Ya, we can live a peaceful life now, thanks to the villagers of Lujia Village. Let alone the large intestines, even if they are thrown away by others, we can't take them. Do you understand?"
Daya's eyes were filled with tears and her hands were shaking.
"Mom, mom, I was wrong, don't be angry, I, I will return it now, I will return it now."
Daya wiped her tears and saw Mingfang coming over with a piece of pork before she went out.
"Auntie, I've brought some meat to Daya. The village chief said you've just started living, and the villagers are worried that you're suffering, so they asked me to bring you some meat. Oh, Daya brought this large intestine, and the village chief saw it and asked if it was enough!"
She hadn't lied for a long time, and she said it suddenly, feeling guilty and not even looking at the quarreling mother and daughter.
"Mingfang, did the village chief really ask you to bring this?"
"Yes, auntie, if you don't believe me, go ask the village chief. She asked me to help deliver it when I go home. I have to go home. After my eldest brother delivered the meat to Grandma Chang's house, we have to go home to help my mother cook. Auntie, don't be mean to Daya. She didn't mean it. She doesn't want the large intestine. The village chief said if Daya still wants it, she can go and get it."
After Mingfang said this, Yu Shirley's eyes turned red. The villagers really cared about her so much.
"Thank you Mingfang, thank you Secretary, I will thank them later. I was a little anxious today. Don't be angry with me, Da Ya. I don't want you to be like your father. If you want something in the future, just tell me and I will buy it for you. Don't try to be cheap."
"Hey!"
Da Ya's face flushed, and she glanced at Mingfang secretly with her little eyes. She knew Mingfang was speaking for her.
"Auntie, why don't you let Da Ya go to school? Our teacher Zheng said that girls also need to study. Only by studying can they understand reason, be more sensible, and have a promising future."
Yu Shirley and Da Ya were both stunned when they heard her words.
Shen Meng was speechless, really speechless. Last time, her youngest son jumped into the manure pit, and now her eldest and second sons secretly spent money to buy two pieces of pig shit and washed themselves in pig shit. She really wanted to cry.
"I... I feel a little uncomfortable. I have to find something to do. I'm afraid I will do something big and scare the children. You can do it, you can do it!"
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