Su Xiaqiu tidied up the house and sent the twins to school first before going to the drying yard with Wang Fengqin, where the team was slaughtering pigs today.
Wang Fengqin took a wooden bucket and prepared to collect the pig's blood.
"Zhenyu's wife, we will pack the pig blood together and have your brother Dahan prepare it before sending it to you."
"Sister-in-law, then it's a relief for me, but it will be a bit of trouble for Brother Dahan." Su Xieqiu said politely.
"Why bother? We have to do it anyway, it's just a matter of convenience."
The two chatted and laughed as they arrived at the drying yard, where many people had already gathered.
There were two large iron pots standing in the middle, with firewood burning brightly underneath.
The water in the pot was bubbling and boiling, and hot steam was rising, forming white mist in the air.
Standing next to him was a burly man with a fleshy face. He was a famous pig butcher in the team.
I saw him holding a sharp butcher knife, rubbing it back and forth on a whetstone from time to time, making a rustling sound.
Several fat pigs were tied tightly with thick ropes, lying on the ground, struggling and howling, as if they knew the fate they were about to face.
Wang Fengqin liked to watch the fun. She pulled Su Xieqiu to the front and looked at the big fat pigs on the ground with a big smile on her face.
She whispered to Su Xieqiu, "Zhenyu's wife, this pig is really fat. Our family can get six pounds of it, and I plan to take all the fat. What about you? Do you want the fat or the lean meat?"
"Sister-in-law, I earn few work points, maybe less than two kilograms, so I'll just order the spareribs."
"There's not much meat on the ribs, what do you want that for?"
Wang Fengqin felt that she didn't know how to live. The ribs were dry and there was not even a bit of oil.
It's better to order some pork belly, which can be used to make dumplings, braise, and refine oil. Add a little when cooking, and the dishes will be very fragrant.
Su Xieqiu said: "Sister-in-law, our children like to chew bones. If there is any meat left today, I will spend money to buy some more."
Wang Fengqin then remembered that Han Zhenyu's family was different from theirs. They were given meat coupons every month and had no shortage of oil and water. So she stopped trying to persuade him and started gossiping with her again.
After a while, Aunt Qiu Ye also came over. When she saw Su Xieqiu and Wang Fengqin, she walked over with a smile.
Then he whispered, "Zhenyu's wife, Han Laoer is getting married the day after tomorrow. The girl is from Miaojiawan. The man died of illness two years ago, leaving behind a three-year-old girl. We're bringing her here this time."
Su Xieqiu hadn't heard from the Han family for a long time, and she didn't expect that Han Zhenhua was going to get married again.
She didn't want to get involved in that family's affairs, so she smiled and said something polite, "Aunt, that's good. Han Zhenhua is still so young, and it's impossible for him to be single forever. Find someone who understands him and can help him share some of the burden in the future."
Aunt Qiuye nodded, "It was his aunt who asked the matchmaker Hua to help arrange the relationship. Yang Lanhua is paralyzed in bed and can't move. She needs to be fed. Han Laoer has to go to work, so how can he have time to take care of his mother? I heard that Yang Lanhua is very dirty and skinny. Yang Chunhua occasionally goes to help with the cleaning. But she has her own family, so she can't always be there to serve, so she found a wife for Han Laoer."
Su Xieqiu listened quietly, responding from time to time, without any emotion in his heart, as if he was listening to the past life of a stranger.
The butcher cut off Wang Fengqin's six pounds and one ounce of meat with his knife. Not more, not less, just right.
Su Xieqiu only got 1.6 jin. She listened to everyone's kind advice and ordered pork belly, and then bought some ribs and four pig's trotters.
The two of them returned home happily, carrying the meat they had received.
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Han Zhenyu came back the next afternoon and bought a train ticket for the sixth day of the New Year.
He sat on the kang with a cup of hot tea in his hand. After he calmed down, he talked to Su Xieqiu about buying train tickets.
"The train station was packed with people, most of them were educated youth returning to the city. All the train tickets for the New Year were sold out. I asked someone to take Xiaojie and Xiujuan to the train, and they bought their tickets after they got on board."
"So many people?" Su Xieqiu said worriedly, "It takes several days to get from Liao Province to Hai City. They bring such a small child with them, and there is not even a seat. Pengpeng will suffer."
"Don't worry. Zhu Liangliang's cousin's husband is a conductor. He brought Xiujuan and Xiaojie on board. We will arrange a place for them to sit once they are on the train. If they can't get sleeper tickets, they can stay in the restaurant."
Zhu Liangliang, whom Han Zhenyu mentioned, used to be a driver at a machinery factory. His family lived in the provincial capital. After graduation, he got a job at the machinery factory through connections, and was transferred back to the provincial capital last year.
"That's good." Su Xieqiu was relieved and pointed at the things at home. "How do we transport these things to Beijing?"
In fact, it would be most convenient to put it in the space, but it would be difficult to explain to my grandparents and several children.
Especially Haohao and Xuanxuan, their little eyes are like radars and their mouths are quick, they dare not cheat at all.
Now, when Su Xieqiu wanted to get something out of the space, he had to find an excuse to go to the city, and he was afraid that they would find out.
Han Zhenyu said, "Take some clothes first, and then take care of the daily necessities there. Pack the rest. The machinery factory will send a batch of equipment to Beijing in March, so just ask them to take it over then."
Han Zhenyu and Li Huazhang both resigned, and Li Shaohua became the head of the transport team. He was his good brother, so he just had to tell him before he left.
Seeing that he had arranged everything, Su Xieqiu didn't ask any more questions.
Ever since she married Han Zhenyu, she seemed to have not worried about these trivial matters.
Su Xieqiu really felt so happy.
Seeing her looking at him with a smile, Han Zhenyu reached out and pinched her face, then took out an exquisite sandalwood jewelry box from his bag.
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