When Political Commissar Ye and his two companions went to the Chen family's yard, there were quite a few people there, both men and women. Most of them were the military district sisters-in-law who were watching the excitement. A wild boar had just been killed, and the scene was quite lively.
Look, the wives in the military district also heard that Chen Tuan’s family picked up a wild boar and rushed over to see the fun. When they really saw a wild boar in Chen Tuan’s front yard, they couldn’t help but feel jealous when they said that Chen Tuan’s family was so lucky.
Shuying brought a pot of pig blood into the kitchen, and Ye Shuning helped.
As the saying goes, seeing is believing. When Political Commissar Ye saw Commander Chen's daughter-in-law really "picking up" such a wild boar, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Commander Chen's daughter-in-law was so lucky.
Last time it was hares and pheasants, this time it was a wild boar. Commander Chen's daughter-in-law is really lucky.
Compared to Political Commissar Ye's sigh, when Liu Jiao and Zhang Dai saw the fat wild boar on the butcher board in the front yard, their eyes suddenly widened and their breathing became rapid. Liu Jiao's eyes turned red from looking at it. How could this wild boar be picked up by that woman Yang Shuying?
Zhang Dai's eyes were filled with greed, and he wished that all the wild boar meat was his own. He could not take his eyes off the wild boar.
While Political Commissar Ye was talking to someone, he secretly asked Liu Jiao what her relationship with the family that killed the pigs was like, and if it was good, could she ask them to give her a few pounds of meat later.
Liu Jiao also loves meat, but she couldn't have the nerve to ask Yang Shuying for meat.
She would rather someone else picked the wild boar than have it been picked by her.
Liu Jiao felt the breath was stuck in her chest and she couldn't breathe up or down. The more she looked at the wild boar, the more anxious she felt. If she had known this, she would not have come.
Liu Jiao couldn't bear to see Yang Shuying living a good life, so she took the initiative to go over and add fuel to the fire with her jealous sisters-in-law, saying that the wild boar was public property and had to be handed over.
But Mrs. Gao was very angry.
When he returned to the house, he said to Shuying, "Sister Yang, that lesbian Liu Jiao is really not a good person! If she asks you for meat later, don't give it to her!" He also asked Ye Shuning if the gay man who just stood next to Liu Jiao was the man she married.
Just now, Shu Ying and Ye Shuning didn't notice Liu Jiao coming.
After listening to Mrs. Gao's description, Shuying and Ye Shuning confirmed that it was indeed Liu Jiao and his wife.
"What's the matter, sister-in-law?" asked Shuying.
So, first, Mrs. Gao told Liu Jiao about how she exaggerated and encouraged others to ask her to hand over the wild boar outside the front yard, and then told her about the man who wanted Liu Jiao to ask for meat. She said, "I only saw this man once, and I was not sure just now. I thought he was a good man last time. He married the bad Liu Jiao and got into big trouble. I didn't expect him to be so shameless? He wanted to ask about the meat as soon as he opened his mouth. Did he think that Yang Meizi's meat was blown by the wind? It really proves the saying that people from the same family stick together! Both of them are not good people!"
Well, she also knew that she would be too conspicuous today by "picking up" a wild boar, but it was impossible for Liu Jiao to persuade people to hand over the wild boar.
Ye Shuning was speechless about the fact that one of Liu Jiao and his wife wanted to get the meat from Chen Tuan's family for free, while the other had ulterior motives and wanted to encourage others to make Chen Tuan's family hand over the wild boar.
The three of them chatted for a while, and Mrs. Gao asked her what to do with the wild boar meat.
It is definitely impossible to eat so much meat, so it can only be made into bacon. Now everyone knows that Yang picked up a wild boar, and if she really made all of it into bacon, it would be jealous enough.
Mrs. Gao said bluntly, "Just now many people asked how to sell wild boar meat!"
After being reported by Xia Lina last time, and with the ill-intentioned Liu Jiao around, Shu Ying doesn't want to give the other party a handle and be reported for profiteering again!
After hearing what she said, Mrs. Gao said, "We have a free market here. Meat is rare on weekdays. Many sisters-in-law can't buy meat at the market. Besides, we are only selling once, not every day. It's not speculation. If you are willing to sell, I will let my husband Gao sell it for you. If the price is right, everyone will be willing to buy some. If someone reports you, wouldn't you be hated by others? It also saves people from jealousy!"
Mrs. Gao was also thinking about Miss Yang. There was so much meat that she couldn't even finish it if she made bacon, and Chen Tuan was not around, so she might as well exchange it for some money.
Her husband Gao also had the same idea, which was why he asked her to ask Sister Yang. Ye Shuning also agreed.
Shuying knew that Mrs. Gao was doing this for her own good. She had to go to the military district to teach tomorrow and had no time to make bacon. After thinking about it, she agreed.
Shuying said bluntly, "Sister-in-law, ask Gao Tuan to leave me 20 to 30 kilograms of good meat, and sell the rest for me. I don't need to pay for it, one kilogram at a time."
"Isn't this price too cheap?" After hearing Miss Yang say that no ticket was required, Mrs. Gao was tempted to buy a few pounds of meat.
On weekdays, pork at the free market costs RMB 1.5 per pound, and you need a ticket. Wild boar is tastier and cheaper than domesticated pork, but it is still meat no matter how cheap it is. If you really go to the market to sell it, you can sell it for at least RMB 1.23 plus a ticket. Even without a ticket, you can sell it for RMB 1.67.
Sister Yang's price is one pound per piece and no ticket is required. It's really too cheap.
Not only Mrs. Gao thought it was a bargain, but Ye Shuning also thought it was a bargain.
Today she had picked up a wild boar, which was enough to make people jealous. She might as well do a favor for the sisters-in-law in the military region. Besides, reputation is much more important now. She didn't want to ruin her reputation and her man's reputation by selling some wild boar: "Sisters-in-law, just sell it at the price I said. I don't want to make any money. I also know that it's not easy for everyone to buy some meat on weekdays. Let everyone taste the taste of wild boar this time."
"Okay, I'll go out and tell my husband Gao right now!" Mrs. Gao used to think Yang Meizi was nice, but now she thinks that Yang Meizi's ideas are beyond the reach of ordinary people.
If it were anyone else, they would never be willing to sell so much wild boar meat at such a low price.
When Mrs. Gao came out, there were people who were jealous of Liu Jiao's provocation, and there were also many people who really wanted to buy wild boar meat. Many people were asking about the price of the wild boar meat!
Although there is meat in the free market, it is expensive and hard to find. If the price of wild boar is right, they would all like to buy some.
Mrs. Gao immediately told Miss Yang about the price of wild boar meat, saying that it was one pound per piece and no ticket was required.
This price is really cheap compared to pork at the market, and you don’t need a ticket.
Look, not to mention the people who killed the pigs, Gao Tuan, Niu Tuan, Liang Zhengwei, Pan Yuejin Pan Tuan, Zhang Yi Zhang Tuan, Zhou Shengtian and others, even Political Commissar Ye was shocked.
The group of people who were originally watching the excitement with envy heard the price, and there was a loud noise, just like a few drops of cold water dropped into hot oil in a pot, making a non-stop crackling and buzzing sound.
There were noises of people talking and discussing everywhere.
Some people still don't believe it: "Gao's, one pound of wild boar meat is really one piece and no ticket is required?"
"Is that true? Sister Yang said she didn't plan to make any money from this pig! She knows it's not easy for everyone to buy meat, and she doesn't want everyone to taste the wild boar." Mrs. Gao's loud voice came into the kitchen. Shuying wanted to laugh when she heard it. She put salt in the pig's blood, talked to Ye Shuning for a while, and personally went out of the main room to tell everyone in the yard that she would sell the pork at one yuan per catty without a ticket. She also told Gao Tuan and others to leave her 20 to 30 catties of good meat, and the rest would be sold.
Since Shuying said it himself, everyone believed it. Those who had just been instigated by Liu Jiao could no longer bear the brunt of the jealousy. Their eyes lit up and they kept asking if it was true.
Gao Tuan initially thought that his sister-in-law didn't understand the market, so he quickly reminded her, "Sister-in-law, the meat that doesn't require a ticket at this market is always 1.6 yuan per pound or more. You're selling it at 1 yuan per pound, which is too cheap!"
Gao Tuan, Niu Tuan, Political Commissar Liang, Pan Tuan, and Zhang Tuan, who helped kill the pigs, also helped speak up.
Those who wanted to buy meat were afraid that Shuying would go back on his word and raise the price, so Shuying said, "Captain Gao, I was lucky to be able to 'pick up' this wild boar today. I won't be so lucky next time. I also know that it's not easy for the sisters-in-law to buy meat on weekdays. If it wasn't for Sister Gao telling me that everyone wanted to buy some meat, I wouldn't have planned to sell any wild boar. Since everyone needs it, as a military family member, how can I not help everyone? I told Sister Gao that I was selling this wild boar. I didn't plan to make any money, I just wanted everyone to taste the wild boar. If you are willing to buy it, you can buy it, and if you are not willing, it's fine. If someone deliberately reports me for speculation, you have to help me prove it."
"Well said!" Political Commissar Ye took the lead in praising, and in his heart he looked up to Commander Chen's daughter-in-law. Commander Chen's daughter-in-law was really thoughtful. If his son could marry such a good daughter-in-law, he would wake up with a smile in his dreams. How could Chen Tuan have such a good vision? He helped to say: "The price of meat in the free market on weekdays is not just this little money. The Chen Tuan family is willing to sell meat to everyone at almost half the price. Everyone should appreciate it. I will put my ugly words in front. If anyone dares to report the Chen Tuan family's speculation and profiteering, I will not tolerate it!"
With Political Commissar Ye's words, those jealous people dared not say anything anymore. The small number of people who were instigated by Liu Jiao did not dare to ask the Chen Tuan family to hand over the wild boar.
Besides, just like what Chen Tuan's family said, it's only once that you can "pick up" a wild boar. It's impossible to pick one up every day. Thinking of this, everyone feels balanced.
Then Political Commissar Ye really bought two kilograms of wild boar meat, one yuan per kilogram, without a ticket. Political Commissar Ye gave two yuan in front of everyone, took the pork and left.
For a moment, everyone in the front yard didn't care about being jealous or making sour remarks, and they all rushed forward to buy the meat.
On the contrary, Liu Jiao, who had been fanning the flames for a long time, saw that no one paid any attention to her and no one mentioned asking Yang Shuying to hand over the wild boar or report it. She was so angry that she stomped her feet and looked so ugly that she could only leave in shame.
But on the way back, Zhang Dai seemed not to notice her ugly expression, and said to her with envy that even if the wild boar was sold at one yuan per pound without a ticket, it could still be sold for a hundred yuan, so why wasn't it the wild boar she picked?
Liu Jiao hated it because she didn't pick up the wild boar. She wouldn't be so angry if someone else had picked it up. It was a hundred yuan, which was more than her parents' monthly salary combined. Liu Jiao felt like vomiting blood and her back teeth were almost worn out.
Zhang Dai, however, was thinking that since Political Commissar Ye had bought wild boar meat today, he would not go back to the village to eat coarse grains at the educated youth camp tonight.
Here in Chen's Yard, wild boar meat is one yuan per pound and no ticket is required, which is very cheap. People who buy wild boar meat and take it home will ask others about the price, and immediately some sisters-in-law will come to Chen's Yard to buy wild boar meat.
Just one afternoon, except for the more than 20 kilograms of good meat that Gao Tuan reserved for Shuying, all the other meat was sold out.
Several of Gao Tuan's men who helped kill the pigs also prepared to carry the chopping board and the wooden barrel and leave.
Gao Tuan gave all the money from selling the wild boar to Shuying and asked her to calculate whether it was eighty yuan.
How could Shuying not believe Gao Tuan? He put the money in his pocket, thanked them repeatedly and sent them out.
In the evening, wild boar was given to everyone. The people that Gao Tuan found to kill the boars today were all acquaintances. In addition to Niu Tuan, the others included Liang Zhengwei, Pan Yuejin, and Zhang Yi. Later, Zhou Tuan also came to help.
Shuying first sent two kilograms of wild boar meat to the families of Political Commissar Liang, Pan Tuan, and Zhang Tuan, and she also gave two kilograms to the Ye family.
The Ye family has two extremes, Liu Shujuan and Liu Jiao. She originally didn't want to give it to them, but today Political Commissar Ye and Ye Shuning helped her a lot. Even if she disliked Liu Shujuan and her niece, she had to show her appreciation to Political Commissar Ye and Ye Shuning.
The families who got the wild boar were very happy.
Political Commissar Liang, Pan Tuan, Zhang Tuan and other wives knew that their husbands went to the Chen family to help kill pigs. Although they knew that the Chen family would definitely give some meat in return, they did not expect them to be so generous as to give two kilograms of good meat. They thought that the Chen family wives would at most give half a kilogram or a kilogram.
He actually gave me two full kilograms.
Who doesn’t like good meat?
The Liang family was well-off, and Sister-in-law Liang, who got these two kilograms of wild boar meat for free, was extremely happy, not to mention the other sisters-in-law in the Liang family who were not as well-off.
Several sisters-in-law said a lot of nice things to Shuying, praising her for being blessed.
On the contrary, Liu Shujuan from the Ye family complained that the wild boar meat they sent was too little, and said in a gloomy tone: "Mr. Chen Tuan, I heard that you picked up a wild boar, why did you send such a small amount of meat to my house? Don't you have a very good relationship with Shu Ning?"
Shuying heard Liu Shujuan's sarcasm and rolled his eyes in his heart. He was not used to her and said, "Auntie, if you think the meat is not enough, give it back to me!"
Anyone who doesn't take advantage of a good opportunity is a fool. Liu Shujuan was unwilling to return the meat to her, so she hurriedly carried in two kilograms of wild boar meat.
Liu Jiao, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room, said bad things to Yang Shuying, saying that she picked up a wild boar but gave her so little wild boar meat.
In the living room, Liu Jiao also complained that the wild boar meat given by Yang Shuying was not enough, and spoke in a weird tone.
As luck would have it, Ye Shuning was just coming out of the house. Liu Jiao immediately tried to sow discord between them, saying, "Sister Shuning, I thought Yang Shuying was very kind to you. Look, she picked up such a big wild boar, but she only gave you this little bit of wild boar meat. She's treating you like a beggar!"
Liu Shujuan immediately followed suit and tried to sow discord, "Yes, Shuning, you open your heart to others, but they just say a few nice words to coax you. I think the daughter-in-law that Commander Chen married is really not that kind. They sent us such a small amount of meat! Isn't that like sending away beggars?"
Ye Shuning could not help but hear the attempt to sow discord, and immediately said, "Auntie, if you think the meat is too little, why don't I return the meat to Chen Tuan's family? Their meat is not blown in by the wind. Meat at the market costs more than one catty and requires a ticket. This meat is at least two catties. How can Chen Tuan's family give less?"
A few words choked Liu Shujuan and her niece to the point of being speechless.
Political Commissar Ye and Zhang Dai walked in later. Ye Shuning immediately told Political Commissar Ye about this. Political Commissar Ye scolded Liu Shujuan and her niece again. Zhang Dai was afraid of offending Political Commissar Ye and did not dare to say a word to help. Instead, he cursed Liu Shujuan and her niece in his heart for being so blind and offending Political Commissar Ye.
The Ye family was not far from the Zhou family, so Shuying sent two kilograms of wild boar meat to Teacher Zhou's house.
Finally, wild boar meat was given to the Niu Tuan family and the Gao Tuan family.
Gao Tuan and Niu Tuan suffered the most today. They helped her carry wild boar meat from the back mountain and killed and sold pigs. Shuying delivered five pounds of meat to the Niu and Gao families respectively.
Mrs. Niu was stunned when she held the five pounds of wild boar meat sent by Chen Tuan's family. How could she take so much wild boar meat?
Shuying insisted on giving it away, and also said that other families had also given away meat, so Mrs. Niu accepted it. Seeing the Chen Tuan family leave, Mrs. Niu felt grateful in her heart that it was no wonder that the military district said that the Chen Tuan family was generous, as they gave away so much wild boar meat without any hesitation.
Mrs. Niu weighed the wild boar in her hand. It was at least five pounds.
Oh my God!
When Niu Tuan came back, he was stunned to learn that Chen Tuan's family had sent him five pounds of wild boar meat.
"Old Niu, this from Chen Tuan's family is too..." Niu's wife immediately changed her words to: "It's more practical! How about I send a few baskets of vegetables to Chen's family the day after tomorrow?"
"become!"
"By the way, Old Niu, does Chen Tuan's family really sell wild boar meat for one yuan per pound?" Niu's wife asked curiously. After Niu Tuan confirmed it, Niu's wife sighed that Chen Tuan's family was too honest. How could a pound of wild boar meat only cost one yuan? If she picked up a wild boar, she would not be willing to sell it for only one yuan per pound.
Sister Niu felt that Chen Tuan's family had suffered a great loss, and Sister Gao from the Gao family also felt that Sister Yang had lost money selling pork today, and was talking to Gao Tuan about this.
Gao Tuan also felt that his brother and sister-in-law had lost money at first, but later on, as everyone benefited from them, he no longer envied them. After all, reputation is very important now, and it may affect Chen Tuan's future promotion. He now feels that his brother and sister-in-law are very smart and behave in a very generous manner, not like country people at all.
Anyway, this wild boar was picked by my brother-in-law and his wife, so they will make a profit no matter how much they sell it for. They can just take a small loss to shut everyone up. No one can say bad things about my brother-in-law and his wife's family since they got a good deal, and it can also save them from trouble later.
After all, everyone is really poor now. It's impossible for others not to be jealous of my sister-in-law since she got that wild boar. If my sister-in-law doesn't bleed a little today, someone will probably report her for a little meat tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
This is the truth, and Gao Dasao understands it, but she also feels bad for Yang Meizi. So much meat is sold for only one dollar per pound and no ticket is required. If she had picked that wild boar, she would not be willing to sell it for only one dollar per pound and no ticket is required.
Before Mrs. Gao could say anything, there was a knock on the door. Gao Tuan continued to wash his face, and Mrs. Gao hurried out to open the door.
"Sister-in-law, I am grateful for Gao Tuan's help today, otherwise I really don't know what to do with that wild boar. My husband is not at home, so please accept this little meat. Others have also had some, and I won't say anything if others are polite to me, but you must not be polite to me!" said Shuying.
Mrs. Gao really didn't want to buy the wild boar meat, but since Miss Yang said so, she had to accept it. When she picked it up, she weighed it and it was at least five pounds. Oh my God.
How could Mrs. Gao have bought so much meat from her? Just when she wanted to ask her to take some back, Shuying found an excuse to go back to her own yard.
Mrs. Gao: “…”
Shuying delivered meat to the Gao family, which made Xia Lina, who was out, jealous. She had just seen Yang Shuying delivering a lot of wild boar meat, and she felt a little regretful now. If she had known that Yang Shuying could really "pick up" a wild boar, she should have asked her husband to help in the mountains at noon, and she could have gotten a few pounds of wild boar meat for free.
Then I remembered that many people had gone to the Chen family yard to buy wild boar meat. Yang Shuying must have made a fortune. How come it wasn't the wild boar she picked up? How come women with the surname Yang are so lucky? How come she gets a share of all the good things?
Xia Lina was so angry that her heart ached!