Early the next morning, the heads of every household came to the village office in the wind and frost. When the accountant arrived, there was already a long line at the office door.
The brown sugar factory's profit this year has paid off for the famine in the past. After handing it over, a portion has been kept for future use. There is still more than 36,000 yuan left to be distributed. Such a large sum of money certainly cannot be left on the table, lest someone with ulterior motives see it and have evil intentions, which may harm the brown sugar factory in the future.
The accountant was too busy to handle the whole thing, so he called Xie Zhenghe, since he was asked to take over the position of village chief. The two of them worked the whole morning, one doing the accounts and the other paying the money.
Everyone came with trepidation and left happily. Some received more than 70 or 80 yuan, and some received less than 10 or 20 yuan. It was impossible for people like Laizi, who did not do much work and only earned a little more money, to get more money.
I was so excited to go home with so much money, but I was afraid that others would know that my family got more money. Whenever someone asked me about it, I would say,
"No, just two or three, not that much, really."
"Look, why don't you believe me? How could I lie to you? I don't have many work points, and I'm definitely not as much as you are."
And so on.
We had just experienced such an exciting thing in the morning, and before everyone could finish being happy, another surprise came. Just after lunch, Li Waishan announced through the village loudspeaker that pigs would be slaughtered and the meat distributed in the afternoon.
"Oh, in the past, when the loudspeaker sounded, it meant a meeting or someone had an emergency. But now, why am I so willing to listen to the village chief using the loudspeaker? It turns out it's a good thing."
"Isn't it? Look how lively and happy these days are. My mother-in-law looks a lot thinner at her age."
"Really? Oh, that's great, let's go and watch the pig being slaughtered."
"Xie Zhengyang helped the Zhengchuan family raise a few pigs. I wonder how they are doing."
"I heard that they are raising pigs very well. Xie Zhengyang and his wife go home to take care of the piglets after work every day. They are very meticulous."
"Don't guess, he will definitely come in the afternoon."
Xie Zhengyang was unaware of what everyone was talking about, because at this moment he was looking at the six big fat pigs in his pigpen with a little reluctance. Su Liying had come to see them several times before, and her meaning was obvious. She just provided fertilizer, and he and Xia Xiuzhi were still the main people raising the pigs. The children also worked hard, especially Xie Laifu.
So after the three pigs are handed in, keep one for her and let him do with the remaining two.
What should he do? He was asked to make the decision. Now that the family has been divided, he has to make the decisions on many things. It was he who hesitated. Not knowing what to do, he and Xia Xiuzhi discussed for a long time and decided to sell one to the villagers. Anyway, every household had transferred money today, and their family also got a lot, more than 630 yuan. Together with what Xie's mother gave him before, the money for the full moon banquet, and the money before, it was almost two thousand yuan.
If they sell another pig, they will get a lot of money. They have three children in their family and they need to save money for them.
There was still one that could be killed as a gift, and the rest could be saved for eating. He wanted to eat braised pork, braised pork, pork stewed with vermicelli, and big meat buns. Just thinking about it, Xie Zhengyang felt his mouth watering and he was extremely greedy.
A large group of people gathered at the threshing ground in Shanghe Village this afternoon. Xie Zhengyang, Xia Xiuzhi and the two brothers Xia Zhi and Xia Yong were driving six big fat pigs to the threshing ground. Xie Zhengyang went to his mother-in-law's house to invite his elder and younger brothers-in-law to come over. After the pigs were killed, they could just take the fresh pork away.
Shanghe Village raises four pigs, and one of them weighs only about 170 kilograms. In the eyes of the villagers, it is amazing that a pig can grow to this size, because people can't even get enough to eat, so how can a pig grow meat?
But when everyone saw Xie Zhengyang's pigs, they were stunned.
"Wow! How come it's so big? Is it a pig? Did it cum?"
"Isn't it? It looks like it must be three or four kilograms. It's scary."
"How much food does a pig this big need to eat to grow like this?"
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Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Xie Zhengyang felt proud in his heart, and of course it showed on his face. The fertilizers she used were all specially ordered from the provincial capital by the third son's wife. It was said that some fertilizers were added to increase the nutritional value of pig fat. There were many things he didn't understand, but he knew they were all good things.
Besides, wouldn't it be good for my wife and I to take care of them like children? We raised them little by little, and now we have to eat their meat. I feel a little reluctant when I think about it.
After driving the pigs to the temporary pen, he said to Li Waishan: "Village chief, of the six pigs I have, apart from the ones I hand in, I will kill one and sell it to the villagers. If everyone sells it, they will get 1.8 yuan per catty, no receipt required. As for the remaining two, I will kill one and send it to my brother's house along with the offal, and I will keep the other one for myself to eat."
After saying that, he looked at Li Waishan with a grin.
Li Waishan shook his head when he saw the beating. His voice was soft, like the sound of a pig at home, and others could not hear what he said.
Soon the butchers started to kill pigs. Today, Shanghe Village handed in five pigs in total. The production team could kill two of them and share them among the staff. However, the pigs raised by the production team were small and thin, so the big pigs had to be handed in. Xie Zhengyang's pigs were well raised, and even the smallest one weighed about 30 to 40 kilograms.
Both pigs weighed about 20 kilograms, which was not enough to eat. It happened that Xie Zhengyang wanted to sell a big fat pig, which solved the urgent problem. Now that every household has enough money, wouldn't it be better to buy a few more pigs?
When the meat was being distributed, Li Waishan wanted to prevent everyone from going home right after they got their meat, so he called out in advance, "Don't rush home after you've divided the meat. A pig has arrived from Zhengyang and is about to be slaughtered. If you want to buy some for yourself, come and buy it. One pound of meat is eight taels of silver, no tickets required. If you want, come over later and get it."
"Yes, of course I will. How much meat is this? My family is a little better off now, so shouldn't I buy more meat to feed the children? I'll buy it."
"I...I'll buy 10 kilograms too. I want to have a good meal of meat today."
"Hey, you said you didn't get much money this morning, but you're going to buy so much meat this afternoon. Look at you, it'll take you longer to get more. We're not lending you any money."
The person who just said he bought ten kilograms of meat was a little embarrassed, "No, it's just that my kids are craving meat, and I have to let them eat more."
"Yes, no matter how hard it is, you can't let your child cry. My child cries for dumplings every day. Dumplings are not delicious without meat. I will buy some more dumplings for you to eat."
Everyone wanted to buy a lot, so Xie Zhengyang killed a 410-pound pig and sold it for more than 320 yuan. He was very happy holding the money he and his wife had earned. When the crowd had almost dispersed, he asked the butcher to kill the other two pigs. He pushed a cart with the offal and other things to Su Li's house, and he cut 50 pounds of pork from the other pig and asked his elder and younger brothers-in-law to take it back.
The two refused to take it, after all, it was so much. It was Xia Xiuzhi who made the final decision, and the two took the meat away. He cut 60 kilograms of meat, 30 kilograms to his parents' home, 30 kilograms to Xie Zhenghe's home, and gave Xie Laifu and his sister several 20 yuan, saying that it was their hard-earned money and let them keep it for themselves.
He went home happily without waiting for Xie Zhenghe and Pan Yumei to say anything. He had already told his wife before delivering the meat buns that she could eat big buns stuffed with pork when she got home, pure meat.
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