Chapter 123 Shuangxi Village
Jiang Cuihua just found out that the hunters had returned and was now packing up the food she had saved at home.
She was different from Liu Yinyin, and was reluctant to exchange grain for meat.
I picked up a bag of wild mushrooms, a bag of wild vegetables, and a few pounds of soybeans, and exchanged them for whatever I could.
If there is no good meat, she may not be willing to change.
There was still some young elk meat at home that Jiang Cuihua had found in the trap last time. She made it into salted meat and stored it. There were more than twenty pounds of it!
The meat at home is actually enough, so let’s wait and see whether we should change the meat later.
Gu Yanyan was handed over to Liu Ersao's care.
When the mother and daughter carried their things to the canteen, the outside of the canteen was already crowded with people, most of whom were villagers who came to watch the excitement.
Everyone was chattering about what they had hunted in the mountains today.
Those who went hunting in the mountains had a good harvest.
At first, the villagers were shocked.
Oh my God!
There are not only wild wolves in the mountains, but also big black bears!
That's a big guy who can kill someone with just one slap!
Seeing the huge black bear weighing four or five hundred kilograms lying on the ground, the villagers were still frightened.
Fortunately, they didn't encounter this thing when they went up the mountain, otherwise they would definitely not have returned alive.
In addition to a big black bear, we also hunted four wild wolves, a wild deer, two wild boars, pheasants and rabbits.
The prey was already dead, and several strong villagers were shaving the hair and dividing the meat.
The village chief Liu Changquan's face was beaming with joy at this moment. He told everyone that the canteen would cook meat for everyone in the evening!
When the villagers heard this, they were all very excited.
Of course, most of these prey were hunted by the militiamen, and their village only got a wild boar and a few pheasants and rabbits.
However, something is better than nothing, so we still have to reward everyone in the evening.
We also have to entertain the militiamen who help hunt wolves.
Not only today, they will have to continue hunting in the mountains in the next two days.
It is not too cold now, so meat is difficult to store. If the villagers are willing, they can exchange the prey hunted by the militia for other things.
In fact, except for wild boar, pheasant and wild rabbit meat, the meat of other wild animals does not taste very good.
But it's meat after all, and people will still want it if it's cheaper.
Jiang Cuihua exchanged the wild vegetables and mushrooms she brought for a few kilograms of venison.
Liu Yinyin didn't want to eat game, so she used ten kilograms of cornmeal to exchange for two better wolf skins.
After all the trouble, it was already evening. The cafeteria was filled with the strong aroma of meat, and the aunts were cooking cabbage and wild boar stew in the kitchen.
Many villagers were already queuing with their bowls in hand, waiting to get their share of the meat.
During the famine, Liu Changquan was not so generous. The wild boar meat was distributed per person, with each person getting only one piece of meat.
After Liu Yinyin changed her wolf skin, she wanted to go home. At this time, Liu Changquan suddenly came to her and cut two kilograms of wild boar meat for her.
Liu Yinyin wondered, "Village Chief, what are you doing?"
Liu Changquan explained: "The remaining wild boar meat will be taken to the county town to exchange for food. It was Gu Cheng who introduced the way of exchanging food. You can take these two kilograms of wild boar meat home to eat, as a token of appreciation from the village to Gu Cheng."
Each person in the village could get one piece of meat, two pounds of pork... Liu Changquan was considered very generous.
However, Liu Yinyin could not accept it: "Village Chief, there is no need for meat. I am the only one in the family now. How can I eat two pounds of pork? You can just take a piece to exchange for food."
Mr. and Mrs. Liu Changquan have been very good to her, and Liu Yinyin doesn't want to keep accepting their kindness.
Liu Changquan: "We don't need these two pounds of pork."
Liu Yinyin finally confiscated it. If she wanted to eat wild boar meat, she could exchange it herself.
After returning home, Liu Yinyin sold the two wolf skins to the system. This thing was quite valuable.
The balance in her system was rapidly increasing to 100,000.
Liu Yinyin was very satisfied and decided to give herself a snack in the evening. She bought a pound of tiger shrimps from the system.
Peel and chop a quarter of the shrimp into a paste. Add the paste to the mixture along with the yam paste and chopped carrots.
I made a dish of steamed shrimp with yam for Gu Yanyan.
Liu Yinyin used the remaining tiger shrimps to make braised shrimps for herself.
Both mother and son ate until their bellies were full.
After dinner, Liu Yinyin took Gu Yanyan out for a walk.
It is not even seven o'clock yet, and at this hour, many people in the village gather at the doorsteps of their homes to chat and talk about family matters.
Along the way, Liu Yinyin heard them talking about a village in the countryside that had run out of food and people were starving to death.
The harvest there this year is pretty good, much better than Liujia Village.
They discuss these things not necessarily out of curiosity.
This also concerns the marriage of a group of young men and women in the village.
Those villages with abundant food are now very popular, and many people are thinking of marrying their daughters there or finding a daughter-in-law there.
On the contrary, avoid it.
When I came back, I happened to meet Jiang Cuihua who was going to her house, and Liu Mingyuan also came with her.
Jiang Cuihua was a little worried: "Let Mingyuan stay at your place for two nights. It's not good to be without a man at home."
Thinking back to what happened last night, she still felt a lingering fear.
Liu Yinyin: "...But, there is no place to live at home."
Jiang Cuihua: "Well, he's a grown man, he can just put up a board in the kitchen and sleep there, or he can sleep in the yard."
Anyway, Liu Mingyuan has gotten used to working on the floor.
Liu Yinyin: “…”
Although summer has passed, in the countryside, no matter how clean your house is, there will inevitably be many mosquitoes and ants.
Not to mention the yard, the mosquitoes in the countryside are quite poisonous. Liu Yinyin felt a little sympathetic for her third brother.
Before going to bed, Liu Yinyin told Jiang Cuihua that she was going to Shuangxi Village.
Jiang Cuihua also became interested when she heard this: "Can we exchange it for potatoes and honey?"
Liu Yinyin nodded: "That's what Aunt Chunfang said."
Jiang Cuihua thought for a moment and said, "How about I go with you tomorrow? If there are really potatoes, I would like to exchange some too."
She also wants to change the honey because there is a pregnant woman at home.
Liu Yinyin said without hesitation: "Then let's go together."
Anyway, we have a bullock cart, so we can pull back as much stuff as possible.
The next day, it was another early morning day.
After breakfast, Liu Yinyin and Jiang Cuihua went to find Li Chunfang with their things on their backs.
Liu Yinyin brought twenty kilograms of cornmeal and five kilograms of flour.
She doesn't need to exchange too many potatoes. There are only three people in the family, and if she exchanges too many, they won't be able to finish them.
Jiang Cuihua was different. She had a large family and brought 50 kilograms of cornmeal to exchange for potatoes.
One pound of cornmeal can be exchanged for three pounds of potatoes, which is actually quite a good deal.
Potatoes can also be eaten as rice, which can save some food.
Li Chunfang was not surprised to see Jiang Cuihua. They were both women who knew how to manage their lives, so it was normal for them to be thrifty.
Shuangxi Village is not far away, and it is faster to take a ox cart.
Before eight o'clock, several people arrived at the place.
There are many mountains, and it took a lot of time to go around in circles. Otherwise, the two villages are not far apart.