Because the butcher had to help distribute the meat to everyone in the team first, other families who wanted to sell meat had to wait, and naturally, those like Zhu Qinghao who needed to buy meat also had to wait.
The distribution of meat in the team is mainly based on work points, and it is generally distributed according to labor, with more labor resulting in more pay. However, special groups are also given certain considerations.
For example, there are impoverished families like Wang Ergou's, families with a large number of members but few able-bodied members, and families of martyrs or military personnel.
Moreover, pigs these days are generally not very big. Two pigs together only weigh about 300 jin (150 catties). After removing the hair, bones, and internal organs, it's considered good if you can get 200 jin (100 catties) left.
Hongshan Brigade has 72 households, which translates to more than 280 people. The brigade also needs to keep some pork for reserves, so there won't be much pork distributed to everyone.
Zhu Qinghao and Si Tian hadn't expected to receive anything, since there were so many people at the educated youth settlement and they only received half a jin (250 grams), and many villagers didn't receive much either.
Unexpectedly, several brigade cadres proposed to give rewards to the two of them and Zhao Cheng, and the vast majority of villagers agreed, with those who disagreed being negligible.
So, Zhu Qinghao, Si Tian, and Zhao Cheng, who were originally not qualified to participate in the meat distribution, each carried half a jin and stood there somewhat helplessly, letting everyone surround them and praise them to the skies, while they still had to wear a stiff smile on their faces.
When everyone finally let them go, Si Tian and Zhu Qinghao breathed a sigh of relief. If they didn't have to buy meat, they would have loved to go home immediately.
I don’t know if everyone was aware of the awkwardness between the two of them, but after that period of time, no one came up to bring up the topic again. Instead, some people went to buy meat, while others went to watch the excitement.
Finally, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhu Qinghao and Si Tian each bought several pounds of meat and then said goodbye and went home.
It's not that I'm only buying this much; there are other plans.
And all of them together weigh at least 20 kilograms.
Si Tian originally didn't need to buy so much, but she thought that she could do it with Zhu Qinghao and use the meat to learn how to make some cured meat to send back to her family, so she decided to buy the same amount as Zhu Qinghao.
The two were unsure if they could buy that much, so they went to Tian Haiying last night to ask. Tian Haiying agreed and even offered to leave it for them so they could carry it home without attracting attention.
The quantities they needed were not small. In order to make it less obvious and to ensure that both of them could buy enough, I helped them make contact and found out that the accountant's family didn't have enough to sell before I contacted Wang Xiuyu.
Therefore, the two of them don't need to make a big fuss about buying so much meat in front of everyone today; they can just wait until dark to go to Tian Haiying and Wang Xiuyu's house to move it.
Moreover, the meat from the team was really cheap. Tian Haiying told the two of them that it was only 60 cents a pound even without tickets.
Zhu Qinghao initially thought that Tian Haiying was taking special care of them and felt embarrassed, but after asking, she found out that the team had always sold things this way over the years, and then they were relieved.
Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Wang Fulin quickly called out to them:
"Hey! You two girls, remember to come over for the pork stew tonight. And Comrade Zhao, bring your bowls too, and make sure they're a little bigger. Comrade Zhao, just pick the biggest one you can!"
This is a long-standing custom in the team. After each pig is slaughtered, the pig's blood, internal organs, and some tough parts are left over, and the team makes a pig-killing feast together in the evening.
Because this custom has been going on for many years, Wang Fulin didn't bother to notify everyone, thinking that everyone in the village would know.
However, when he saw Zhu Qinghao and the others, he still made a point of mentioning it, just in case they didn't know and the villagers forgot to tell them, which would be awkward.
They had all heard Tian Haiying mention it, but when Wang Fulin called out to them, they still happily replied:
"Yes, Captain! Don't worry, we'll be there on time!"
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