Since 1979 I have been in the tide of the times

Chapter 16 Pork Trouble III

Due to the implementation of the ticket rationing system, a family of four or five people only has meat tickets for two catties of pork every month.

Even if you want to eat this kind of meat, it’s fine, but if there are weddings and weddings at home, it will be difficult. You can’t let everyone who comes to the house eat vegetarian dishes, right?

But where can I find dozens or even hundreds of meat tickets?
So getting pork at this time is a big problem.

While talking, the man looked at the pork on Wang Weidong's bicycle and felt that the pork was very fresh, so he was very satisfied.

He looked at the big pig's head and felt naive, as if he was still smiling at him.

"Brother, my son is getting married tomorrow, but I didn't get any pork today. How about you sell me the pork?" The man hurriedly took out a cigarette and handed Wang Weidong one.

Wang Weidong conveniently held a cigarette to his ear, pretending to think about the important philosophical question of whether to live or die.

"Hundreds of relatives, friends, colleagues and neighbors, especially a large group of children will come. How can we have a wedding without meat? How about you sell me the meat?" the man said pitifully.

"The pork and the pig's head are worth 250 catties. I originally planned to sell it at a high price in Fengmian Town. How much do you plan to pay?" Wang Weidong asked as if he suspected that the person would not pay.

The man cheered up when he saw that there was something going on.

"How about giving you seventy cents a catty?" the man asked tentatively.

It is not easy for everyone to make money, and it is a little bit to save a little bit.

Without saying a word, Wang Weidong turned around and pushed his bicycle away.

The man looked at Wang Weidong and hurriedly grabbed the bicycle and said, "Hey, big brother, you can pay back the money after asking all over the sky! How about giving you [-] cents?"

Eighty cents a catty is the price of pork sold by the supply and marketing agency by ticket.

Wang Weidong still pushed the bicycle forward without saying a word.

The man firmly held the back seat of the bicycle with both hands and leaned back, refusing to let Wang Weidong leave.

"Big brother has something to discuss. Well, how much do you say!" the man said.

For his son's marriage, he emptied his pockets, worn out his mouth and the soles of his shoes, what a crime he committed in his previous life.

"Uncle, look at this pork, how fat it is! There are also pig heads and a whole set of offal, which weighs 250 catties, and you can give me 250 yuan!" Wang Weidong replied.

"Two hundred and three! Brother, I really have no money. I can give you 250 yuan, but I will give you the money after I receive the gift." The man begged.

Wang Weidong thought for a long time and finally nodded slowly.

Seeing Wang Weidong nodding, the man said happily, "Follow me to the savings bank to withdraw money!"

That person was leading the way, and he looked back at Wang Weidong from time to time as he walked, as if he was afraid that he would regret running away.

The man walked into the savings office and took out all the money in the passbook and handed it over to Wang Weidong.

"With interest, the total is [-] yuan. You come home with me to get the rest of the money. To welcome your daughter-in-law tomorrow, the daughter-in-law gets off the car and asks how much it will cost!" the man sighed.

He took Wang Weidong to the house, and after walking for more than 20 minutes, he came to a brick house.

Looking at the three brick houses, Wang Weidong knew that the family was doing well.

"Everyone who saw the pork on the bicycle smiled and said to that person: "The pork is back! "

After entering the yard, the man turned his head and said to Wang Weidong, "Big brother, wait here for a while and I'll be right back!"

After saying this, the man didn't enter the house but turned around and walked out of the yard.

Wang Weidong immediately understood that the man really had no money, and he wanted to borrow it now.

The people who came out of the house invited him to come in and rest, Wang Weidong shook his head.

But he stood in the yard and waited for more than 40 minutes before the man came back in a hurry.

"Brother, I'm sorry." The man smiled awkwardly and handed the wrinkled 22 yuan to Wang Weidong.

"It's okay." Wang Weidong said.

He stuffed the two yuan back and put the 20 yuan into his pocket and said, "The two yuan is my gift."

Wang Weidong rode his bicycle out of the courtyard and headed west quickly.

Half an hour later he returned to Xiangyang Chemical Plant.

He went back to the vegetable market.

When he came to the stall where he often bought meat, Wang Weidong said, "Here are two catties of pork ribs!"

Today, he earned 130 yuan by selling this meat, which is equivalent to two months' wages of his father Wang Haifu.

The big brother who sold the butcher looked at him blankly and said, "Didn't you just buy a pig?"

"I looked at the two poor children, so I learned from my uncle to do good deeds. After I bought them, I rode them to the river and threw them into the river." Wang Weidong said seriously.

"Just brag!" the butcher said in disbelief.

However, he still chopped two catties of pork ribs and handed them to Wang Weidong, saying, "Brother, you have a good life. You have bought more than ten catties of meat from me this month."

Wang Weidong rode his bicycle home, and there were still three catties of fried beans at home, so he went back to make pork ribs and stewed beans.

Because of selling vegetables, Wang Weidong can only eat two meals a day. If grandma is hungry at noon, she will eat some biscuits he bought, so I make dinner earlier.

After returning home to wash the vegetables and cook, the aroma of stewed pork ribs came out of the pot after a while.

Smelling the scent, grandma Huang Guiying swallowed and complained: "You have to be frugal in your life, you can't have today without tomorrow! Save more money for future marriage!"

"It's okay to dress poorly, but I can't stand poor food!" Wang Weidong replied.

An hour later, the pork ribs were stewed, and Wang Weidong brought the food into the house, and the grandpa and grandson began to eat.

He put the easy-to-gnaw bones into grandma's bowl, and soon there was a pile of bones on the table.

Halfway through the meal, Wang Haifu walked into the courtyard with a gloomy expression.

Instead of entering the house, he went around the bicycle first and then looked at the two baskets behind the bicycle. His face became even more ugly when he saw the grease on the wicker for weaving the baskets.

Wang Haifu walked into the room and looked at the oily Wang Weidong and asked, "Where's the pork?"

"Pork? Isn't it right here, Dad, haven't you eaten? Sit down and eat something." Wang Weidong replied.

Hearing what his son said, Wang Haifu took two steps back and opened his eyes wide to look at the pot of pork ribs stewed beans!
"The ribs, the ribs..." Wang Haifu couldn't continue when he said this.

"What's the matter, you're so deflated!" Huang Guiying said impatiently.

Wang Haifu gritted his teeth and looked at Wang Weidong and asked, "Are you still human? You dare to eat this, and let your grandma eat it too!"

"What's the matter!" Huang Guiying said with her dazed eyes patted on the kang mat.

"Mom, do you remember the homicide case Yufeng talked about at the dinner table the day Weidong came home, and that pig? I heard today that Weidong bought that pig!" Wang Haifu replied.

Huang Guiying was stunned for a while, then lay down on the edge of the kang and vomited, wishing to vomit out the gall!

It took her a long time to raise her head, and her white eyes turned to Wang Weidong's direction.There are two lines of tears coming out of her eyes. It's not because of sadness but disgust!

"My old bones will die in your hands sooner or later!" Huang Guiying said bitterly.

(End of this chapter)