Chapter 9 The First Signs of Good Fortune 02 Yu Xingzhou, are you avoiding me? ...
Lin Tingyue was prepared to fight the wild boar to the death, and even told Yu Xingzhou to climb a tree to hide first.
As a result, the pig ran over and died.
She died under the very tree she had planned for Yu Xingzhou to climb.
"I'll go check, don't come any closer." Lin Tingyue gestured for Yu Xingzhou to stay still, and then went forward to examine the pig carefully. It was indeed dead.
Then she weighed the wild boar in her hand and estimated it to be about 150 or 160 pounds. Whether she ate it herself or sold it, she would make a profit.
It was too conspicuous. If the villagers saw it, they would definitely tell them to hand it over to the brigade. But if they slaughtered the pig on the mountain, they were afraid that the smell of blood would attract other wild animals. In the end, they could only tie up the wild boar first and carry it down the mountain with a wooden stick.
As they approached the foot of the mountain, Lin Tingyue spotted an older man with a beard. He looked familiar, but she couldn't quite place his name. It was Yu Xingzhou, who was behind her, who spoke up first, "Uncle Song."
There aren't many people with the surname Song in the village, and at this time, it's highly likely that the person carrying water up the mountain is Song Xue's father, Hunter Song.
The other person nodded and asked, "Is this the wild boar you hunted?"
Yu Xingzhou chuckled and explained, "I guess so, it crashed into something and died."
Upon hearing this, Hunter Song suggested, "Then let's bleed them out as soon as possible. I have the tools in my cabin on the mountain."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle."
Every year when it's time to slaughter the pigs for the New Year, it's always Hunter Song who does the work. It's best to have a skilled worker help out, but Lin Tingyue didn't expect the other party to help. As a father, Hunter Song couldn't possibly be completely unaware of what the original owner did to Song Xue.
The two followed Hunter Song for a short while until they reached the wooden hut he had mentioned. Then, the two unloaded the pig and moved it onto a long bench. Hunter Song went to boil water for shaving the pig's hair. After starting the fire, he took out a wooden bucket and placed it under the pig's head to collect the blood.
When slaughtering a live pig, you need someone else to help control it, but right now all you need is one person to help support it. Yu Xingzhou took the initiative to step forward and didn't let Lin Tingyue get involved. He even gestured to her to look at the water that was boiling inside the house.
As Lin Tingyue stepped back to the doorway, she heard Hunter Song ask, "What are you planning to do with this pig? You can't possibly finish it all by yourself."
Pork is only six or seven cents a pound now, but it can be sold for two or three times that price on the black market. You can make a lot of money from this whole batch, so why not make money?
Lin Tingyue: "I think we should keep the fat and sell the rest. I'll give you two dollars as a tip for helping us cut the meat."
"Wild boar has a strong, unpleasant smell; it's not suitable for eating," Hunter Song cautioned.
"It's okay, it's not for eating."
Hunter Song nodded, and after the blood was drained, he said again, "Otherwise, I'll buy this meat. You can keep the fat, and the rest will be sold for one yuan per pound. You don't need to give me the two yuan."
If they sell it themselves, they can sell it for two yuan. If they can't sell it, they can slowly lower the price. However, the black market is a place where the city management committee patrols regularly. If they are caught, they will be fined and may even have to stay in jail for a few days, depending on how serious the case is.
They had quite a bit of meat. Ordinary people would cut off a piece and weigh it when buying meat, which was time-consuming and laborious. Since Hunter Song hunts often, he probably has people who specialize in trading with them. It would be better to sell it cheaper, since the wild boar was given away for free anyway.
"Alright, then I'll trouble Uncle Song to check how many kilograms it is in a bit."
Song Xue had just finished making dinner when she heard a knock on the door. She hurried to open it, and although she was smiling as she did so, her smile froze the moment she saw who was following her father.
"Father, this is..." She hesitated, looking at the two people who entered the door, unable to believe that they would come to her house.
"Come inside and get some water, don't just stand there."
Lin Tingyue quickly waved her hand, "No need, we'll just wait in the yard, and go back as soon as we get it. We haven't cooked dinner yet."
Hunter Song went inside to get the money, while Song Xue stood awkwardly in the courtyard beside him. Fortunately, Hunter Song was quick; he handed Yu Xingzhou a handful of 100-yuan notes rolled up in toilet paper, saying, "Count them again, is that enough?"
Under Song Xue's surprised gaze, Yu Xingzhou quickly counted the stack of bills, thanked her, and hurried away.
After closing the door, Song Xue hurriedly asked, "Dad, why did you give them so much money?"
"We bought the wild boar they hunted. We'll go out for a run tonight. You stay home and lock the door."
"They're hunting wild boars? That can't be right, and I haven't seen them carrying any guns or anything."
"They said it was good luck that they were hit and killed."
Upon hearing this, Song Xue fell silent. Who can predict luck? Besides, the teacher recruitment incident from a few days ago was still fresh in her mind. She was just one place short, while Yu Xingzhou was tied for tenth with Xu Xingyi, leaving her with absolutely no chance of being eleventh.
As Song Xue carried the food into the main room, she said, "Yu Xingzhou is really lucky. Because he spent a night locked up with Lin, a educated youth, he got a city wife for free. He even got a job, and the women in his family can work in the fields. Now, when they go up the mountain, they can even run into wild boars and die in front of them."
After listening carefully, Song the hunter first pondered the matter before helping his daughter analyze, "It's not necessarily that Yu Xingzhou is lucky. It's possible that this new bride is bringing him good fortune. He came back to our village when he was fourteen or fifteen, right? Over the years, his grandparents have passed away one after another, and he also has a father who works on a farm. Everyone knows how hard his life was before he got married."
Upon hearing this, Song Xue also realized that it seemed that whoever Lin Tingyue liked was the one who lived a good life. "It's so unfair. I wish I were a man."
These words amused Song the hunter. "It doesn't matter if it's a man or a woman. You can also find a son-in-law to live with you. Otherwise, why do you think your father does this dangerous job?"
"That, that educated youth Xu..."
Hunter Song held a bowl of corn porridge in one hand and waved his chopsticks in the other, mumbling, "Xu Zhiqing is a city person. He'll go back to the city sooner or later. You're just playing house with him. Don't take it seriously."
"Didn't Lin Zhiqing also marry Yu Xingzhou? Can she go back?"
"Just get a divorce. Some people don't even have a marriage certificate. They just leave their partners and kids here and run away. In recent years, some have returned to the city, some retired due to illness, and some took over their parents' jobs. Didn't someone in the next village have one last year?"
Hearing her father say this, Song Xue suddenly realized that she and Xu Xingyi really had no future. If it were her, she would definitely go back to the city if she had the chance.
"I think you should break up with that kid as soon as possible. If it weren't for him, would you have ended up being tricked into going to the cowshed?" Hunter Song disliked Xu Xingyi very much, not only because of his city background, but also because he was always looking for something better. If he hadn't been flirting, Lin Zhiqing wouldn't have targeted Song Xue at all.
In the past, whenever the two were mentioned, Song Xue always sided with Xu Xingyi, but now she simply couldn't bring herself to do it...
Yu Xingzhou, who also thought Lin Tingyue was lucky, was rendering lard in the kitchen.
"Aren't you really going to save some of this lard for cooking?" Yu Xingzhou turned around and asked the caring woman who was diligently waving a fan behind him.
"I won't keep it; I'm counting on this oil to make a small profit."
Yu Xingzhou knew she was making handmade soap. A few days ago, he might have thought that even if she made it, she wouldn't make much money. But now, in his heart, Lin Tingyue was not omnipotent, but she was one of those lucky people whose wishes came true.
"The money from selling wild boar meat is enough for us to eat for a long time, don't worry." The wild boar was heavier than Lin Tingyue had estimated, but it didn't have much fat. She only managed to get ten catties, and the rest added up to more than 150 catties. So she rounded it down to 150 catties. So she wasn't worried about not having enough meat, but she was worried that the lard might not be enough.
It wasn't that Lin Tingyue insisted on using lard to make soap; it was just that it was difficult to buy coconut oil, olive oil, or palm oil at the moment. Even if she asked the sales clerks at the supply and marketing cooperative, they might not have heard of these things. In addition, making handmade soap in her previous life was very simple; she could just buy ready-made soap base, heat it up, melt it, and use it directly. In this era, she had to manually perform the saponification reaction and also had to factor in the cost of failure.
Thinking of this, she murmured, "Tomorrow I have to go to the county town to buy some alkali... oh right, and family planning supplies too."
Yu Xingzhou didn't expect her to change the topic so quickly, and she was still talking about this thing. He couldn't help but think of the scene last night, and his face gradually became hot.
"Go again next month. You can only receive it once a month."
"Okay, then we'll be more careful with it this month." Lin Tingyue had forgotten about this. She used two last night, and since they were all disposable in her previous life, she couldn't accept the idea of washing and reusing them now, so she threw away the used ones.
Yu Xingzhou, who was asked to save money, didn't know how to save, but didn't dare to ask. He just nodded with a blush on his face.
When it was time to go to bed at night, Yu Xingzhou wanted to sleep right up against the wall, creating a clear dividing line between himself and Lin Tingyue.
Lin Tingyue moved closer to him, and he shuffled his body even closer.
"Yu Xingzhou, are you avoiding me?"
The accused person didn't even turn around, and argued in a low voice, "...Didn't you say we should be more frugal this month?"
Lin Tingyue never expected that her words would backfire so badly. Angrily, she reached out and poked his ticklish spot on the waist, successfully breaking his magic.
"Alright, alright, stop fooling around." Yu Xingzhou grabbed her mischievous hands, placed them on the pillow, and lay down with his eyes closed. "Go to sleep quickly, you have to get up early to go to the county town tomorrow."
"It's uncomfortable to have my hand like this," she said with a slightly aggrieved tone, but her hand still didn't move.
"What would make you feel comfortable?"
"Of course, there needs to be something to cushion it." Lin Tingyue then quickly moved closer, placing her arm on the man's chest, her hand resting on his shoulder, and then bending one leg up to press it against his leg.
Yu Xingzhou was like a large doll being held by Lin Tingyue. At first, he tensed up and dared not move. Before long, he realized that not only did the other party not make any further moves, but her breathing also gradually became steady and long, so she must have fallen asleep.
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