Chapter 22: Still Meaty
The final result was that Li Meng asked Zhou Hui to run down the mountain first to tell Captain Huang, and asked him to call a few villagers to help carry the wild boars. Half of the wild boar team didn't want to keep it all, but they really couldn't carry it. The others took the pheasants and chestnuts and left first. She and Pei Yu waited here for the captain to come and then left together. After thinking about it, the few of them had no choice but to do this.
When the team leader came up with six men and saw the wild boar lying on the ground, they really believed it. Zhou Hui ran over and told him that Li Meng had caught a big wild boar in the mountains. He was almost scared to death. Is it possible for an ordinary person to catch such a wild boar so easily? The hunter from the neighboring brigade almost had his leg bitten off by a wild boar when he went up the mountain two years ago. This little girl Li is really like a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger. She is really brave!
One, two, three, everyone lifted the big wild boar and staggered down the mountain. Before they reached the village entrance, they saw villagers waiting at the entrance in twos and threes. On the way back, Li Meng had already agreed with the team leader to find a villager who could kill a pig to kill the pig. There were only seven educated youth who went up the mountain. Each person only needed to be given 20 kilograms of meat, and the rest would belong to the team. What else could they say when they could get half of the meat without any effort? Of course the team leader agreed. This wild boar looked like it weighed more than two hundred kilograms. It would be enough to give each household one kilogram of meat. They just needed to taste the meat. It was like finding it for free. Who would not be satisfied?
Under the command of the team leader, the wild boar was placed in the courtyard of the village committee. The butcher had already set up his gear and was ready to show off his skills. Several people who wanted to go back to the Youth League House to put their things came over. Li Meng told them her decision and asked if anyone had any different opinions.
Mengmeng, you were the one who killed the wild boar. You can decide whatever you want. We will listen to you. Besides, we didn't do much, but each of us got 20 kilograms of pork. What's there to be dissatisfied about? It's something that would make you laugh even in your dreams. Who else would disagree? Several people agreed with Li Meng's approach. After all, they still have to live in the village. It will be easier to do things if they get closer to the villagers.
Comrade Li Meng, come and see what kind of meat you want, you can choose first. Captain Huang came over with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face.
It's OK, as long as it's not too fatty, I'm fine with it. It can be made into bacon and eaten for a long time. Captain, just cut it as you like. I'm not picky. The other people think the same way. In this day and age, the meat is good enough to eat. Why should we be picky?
The butcher cut off a piece of pork with fat and lean meat with his knife, and passed it to Li Meng on a string. The others did the same. They happily took the meat and prepared to go back.
Captain, I think this is unfair. They are all educated youth, is it appropriate to give them so much meat? Without turning around, Li Meng knew that it must be Zhang Qiang who said this.
Why is it inappropriate? If they hadn’t gone up the mountain, would you have gotten any pork today? If you don't want to eat it, you can return it. We can have one more bite. You are not a honest person. Others risked their lives to kill the wild boar and gave it to you, but you are still not satisfied. Your conscience has been eaten by dogs. This is said by Ma, who is waiting for the pork.
Even if you don't accept it, you can go hunt a wild boar yourself. You didn't go when I told you to go, but now you are jealous when you see the benefits. Bah, what kind of person are you? Li Laidi rolled his eyes and the people around him were whispering.
Seeing so many people criticizing him, Zhang Qiang could only run away with the meat in his hand.
Tsk, they took the meat away even after this, it’s really embarrassing for us men, Zhou Hui looked disgusted! After they returned to the Youth League, Li Meng suggested cutting off the meat they would eat in the next few days and making the rest into bacon. They also picked up the pheasants and pickled them. Everyone thought this was a good idea. The Chinese New Year was just a few months away, so it would be nice to send some to their families to try.
At this moment, at Uncle Li's house, looking at the pile of food on the floor that was taken out from the cabinet that was not often used at home, and the letter sent by Li Meng, Grandma Li's eyes were filled with tears. My Mengmeng was still thinking about us. She left so much food for us after she left, worried that we would not have enough nutrition. I don't know how much money these cost. Is she enough money to support herself outside?
Mom, Mengmeng said that everything is fine over there, the other educated youths are taking good care of her, and the people in the village are very nice. She told us not to worry, she will write back often in the future, and asked us to take good care of you. Uncle Li took the letter and read it again. I wrote back to Mengmeng in the evening, Mom, tell me if you have anything to say, and I will write to Mengmeng.
Hey, I'll put the things away first. When your wife comes back, I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative with him. It's cold. We can buy some wool to knit a sweater for Mengmeng and send it to her.
You know what, this wild boar meat is really delicious, and it's chewier than the domesticated ones. Zhou Hui picked up a piece and took a bite and said, "Haha, it's strange that you can really taste the difference. Whatever you eat is like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit. Hahaha, Wu Ruirui started his daily bickering mode with Zhou Hui again.
Comrade Li Meng, you are a great cook and the wild vegetables you cook are delicious, Yao Yuan praised sincerely, isn’t that a must? I already knew that you guys are jealous of me when you see Meng Meng giving me delicious food. It’s really because the food she cooks is so delicious. It’s really addictive. Li Laidi took over the conversation.
Tonight everyone got their share of meat, so they decided to cut a piece of meat each and let Li Meng cook. They had a delicious meal. Usually they saw the four of them eating delicious food every day, and it would be a lie to say they weren't jealous. Not everyone was as shameless as Li Laidi and could ask for food and drink. So today when Yao Yuan proposed it, the other two supported it and came over with the meat and their own rations. Li Meng didn't refuse and readily agreed.
We cooked braised pork, stir-fried a pheasant, had wild vegetable egg drop soup, and sweet potato rice, but we were so full that we didn't want to move.
After dinner, Li Meng took out the corn tea she had cooked and poured each of them a cup, letting them cool down for a while before drinking it to help digestion.
It's not that I'm narrow-minded. I think it's best for a few of us to take turns watching the bacon while it's drying. Even though it's drying in the yard, I'm still a little worried. Wang Fang talked about her concerns. She doesn't come from a well-off family and is a cautious person. She's a very nice person and doesn't have any bad intentions. When she talked about this, her face turned red and she was very embarrassed, for fear that others would say she was narrow-minded.
I think you are right, especially that one? You know who I'm talking about, right? Wu Ruirui curled her lips and said, "Do you know that we all know who you are talking about?" Stop saying tongue twisters here, Zhou Hui rolled his eyes helplessly.
As long as the sun is good, which is about ten days of sun, we can go back to the room at night. During the day, there are seven of us, so one of us can take an hour off to come back and take a look, Li Laidi said.
Li Meng clapped her hands and said, stop it, you are thinking too complicated, just focus on your work, don’t you still have my balls? I just let it watch. It squatted on the roof and watched. If anyone dared to touch it, it would peck them to death. Everyone has seen how powerful Dandan, the starling bird, is when it flies. I can't even imagine how painful it is when it pecks people.
What they didn't expect was that a few days later, they would witness a war between humans and birds.
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