Chapter 7, 80 cents a pound
Listening to the voices around her, Mei Xue knew one thing, "Grandma, how much can we sell all of these for?"
Grandma He smiled. Seeing Xiaoxue so nervous, she thought Xiaoxue was scared by the money: "No less than thirty yuan."
Mei Xue was going crazy. There were at least thirty kilograms here, and if she sold them all she would only get thirty yuan. Oh my God, how could she not sell them?
"Haha, this precious gold is very expensive. Now it can be sold for at least 80 cents per pound." Grandma He said proudly.
Eight cents?
Mei Xue was really crazy: "Grandma, can we not sell it?" At this price, she might as well take it home and eat it herself.
"What's wrong?" Grandma He found a place, stopped and asked.
"It's so cheap, I'll lose money if I sell it." Mei Xue couldn't say that this thing could be sold for hundreds or thousands of dollars in the future.
In the end of the world, ordinary people could not afford to eat meat. Even wealthy families could only eat it a few times a month.
She also craves meat.
"Cheap?" Grandma He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Do you know how much pork costs per pound? Pork entrails are only 1.2 yuan per pound. It has meat, but it has thorns. It's only a few cents cheaper than pork."
After hearing this, Mei Xue didn't dare to ask any more questions. She could only listen to her grandmother and sell it.
Fortunately, quite a lot of people liked this thing, and it was sold out in about an hour.
Holding thirty yuan in her hand, Grandma He looked very happy and said, "Come on, I'll buy you some meat."
Mei Xue's mood improved when she heard about meat. "Yeah, buy some oil." She still had some crabs in her space that hadn't been fried yet.
“Haha, buy it.”
At that time, everyone eats lard and few people eat vegetable oil because that stuff is expensive.
Besides, you can make a lot of oil by buying some fat meat, and the oil residue can be eaten with rice, which is very cost-effective.
Thus, the unsuspecting Mei Xue was led onto a deep pit road again, which made her like the taste of lard.
Now all transactions are private. When Mei Xue followed her grandmother to the pork stall, the meat was still bleeding, and it was obvious that the pigs had just been slaughtered.
"Old lady, would you like some meat?" The pig owner was also very hospitable. He asked Grandma He with a rough smile on his face.
Having money in hand makes you feel at ease. The old lady is very confident holding dozens of dollars.
"Give me two pounds of fat and half a pound of lean meat." Generally, fewer people buy lean meat, and more people buy fat, because fat can be used to make oil.
Lean meat has no fat and is very tough. Most families would not buy it unless they want to save money.
Mei Xue swallowed her saliva as she smelled the aroma of the pork. There was the soft and glutinous braised pork (which she had only seen in pictures), the sweet and sour spare ribs (in the pictures), and so on.
Mei Xue wanted to rob the boss, but reason stopped her.
However, everyone saw the way he swallowed his saliva, and Grandma He looked distressed.
If she were my own granddaughter, how could I let her be so greedy for meat? My heartache started from here.
"Be good, Xiaoxue. Grandma will stew meat for you tonight." Grandma He held Mei Xue's hand tightly, as if she was afraid that she would not be able to resist going forward to eat the raw meat.
Mei Xue also came back to her senses at this time, feeling a little embarrassed, "Haha, grandma is so nice."
Seeing that the two looked very friendly, the boss laughed and said, "The old lady really loves her children. If you want to stew this meat, this piece of meat is better. It is cheaper than fat meat."
The boss took out a piece of pork belly weighing almost one pound from behind the chopping board, which he had originally intended to leave for his son to eat.
Seeing how kind they were, the boss couldn't help but take it out.
As soon as she saw the pork belly, Mei Xue's eyes lit up and she looked at Grandma He with longing.
The old lady couldn't stand Mei Xue's pleading eyes, and immediately nodded with pain: "Okay, boss, take this piece, and don't give up the lean meat."
The boss was confused. Why didn't he want lean meat again? He... forget it, forget it. Kindness is not worth it.
Mei Xue certainly noticed the boss's embarrassment, but she didn't have much money, so she could only buy more meat next time when she had money.
"I'll give it to you, old lady. It's four pounds and one ounce. I'll give you four pounds." The boss strung the meat with a straw rope and handed it to the old lady.
Mei Xue hurriedly took it.
Seeing her being so childish, the old lady didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Here." After paying the money, it was getting late and the work in the fields was not finished yet, so she had to go back.
"Xiaoxue, let's go home." The old lady took Meixue and walked back the way they came.
"I'll listen to grandma." Mei Xue didn't ask for much, just wanted to have meat to eat today.
Grandma He was so happy, and the grandma and granddaughter walked home with their full harvest.
It was almost noon when I got home. I had walked all the way and had eaten something at home in the morning, so my stomach was already empty.
As soon as she entered the house, Mei Xue carried the meat and walked to the kitchen: "Grandma, you go and rest for a while, I'll go cook."
The old lady was indeed tired, and she didn't bother to be polite with her granddaughter-in-law: "Okay, I'll go sit with you. I'm old and useless."
After sitting under the eaves for a while and resting, when she came to her senses, she heard a fragrance coming from the kitchen. The old lady felt a little reluctant, but then she saw Xiaoxue's thin body.
"Forget it, being able to eat is a blessing."
He stood up, went to the well to wash his face, and felt much more energetic.
Live by the mountain, live by the mountain. This well also has groundwater from the mountain. It is cool and thirst-quenching, and has a hint of sweetness.
There is a water-shaking well in the front yard, and a shallow well dug by the family behind the house, which are usually used for washing clothes and vegetables. The well door is wide open, and the water flows down from the mountain. When the well is full, it flows out by itself.
Mei Xue used the water at the back of the kitchen to wash rice and vegetables. Mei Xue was a very active person, so she cooked the rice quickly, and she didn't make the dishes too complicated.
Of course, she didn't know how to make it any more complicated, so she could only cut off some lean meat, chop it up, and then make a meatball soup.
The vegetables are even simpler, they are all grown at home, and this month is the harvest season for vegetables at home.
Two simple dishes, one vegetable and one soup, one meat and one vegetable. "Grandma, it's time to eat." The sun was getting bigger and bigger, and it was very hot in the kitchen because of the fire.
Mei Xue brought the dishes to the small table outside the kitchen. This was usually where family members ate. Guests would only eat in the kitchen because there was a large table inside.
If there is a banquet at home, it must be held in the courtyard or the main hall. However, for the grandparents and grandchildren, it is just right to eat at a small table.
The meal was already cooked. Mei Xue used a stove to cook, and she knew how to use it. It was almost the same as when she usually cooked outdoors.
"Here we go! My Xiaoxue is really awesome." The old lady hung her towel on the wall of the house.
All the houses in Hejia Village are made of wood. Nails are hammered into the wooden walls and ropes are pulled up to hang many things.
The lunch was very delicious. Grandma He was happy that her grandson finally got married, and Mei Xue was happy that she could finally live a life with enough food and without fear.
(End of this chapter)
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