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Chapter 118 Going to the Countryside

Every year in the twelfth lunar month, it will be very busy. The factory will make reports and summaries at the end of the year. , the few days of Chinese New Year are the best time throughout the year.

Adults have to look at the financial situation of their families. Of course, those who are in good times are willing to celebrate the New Year, have family reunions, and celebrate the festive season.Every year in a bad situation is a hurdle.The famine brought down must be settled before the New Year.The old people need to eat some fine grains for the New Year, the children need to make a suit and buy some toys for the New Year, and they need to prepare a table of noodles and dumplings for the New Year.

Old Yan's family was not very willing to celebrate the New Year before, no matter how scheming the third master is.The salary is so much, it is difficult for a smart woman to cook without rice, and every Chinese New Year is a difficulty.

In the past two years, the life of the old Yan family has been prosperous. Yan Pugui finally didn't have to worry about it years ago. After the winter vacation, he didn't have to go out early and return late to smash ice holes for fishing. He could wait until the sun came out and the weather was warmer before going. Here comes the joy of a fishing guy.In the past, most of them were for survival. Now that they can’t catch fish, they don’t need to worry about getting angry.

While drinking again, Liu Shitou said furtively, "Xie Cheng, Huzi, I have a nice thing to say to you, do you want to buy more pork for the New Year?"

The two said in unison that they both wanted to buy more. In fact, the conditions of the three companies are not bad. They are all middle-class families. It's not because they can't afford pork, but because they don't have so many meat tickets.Meat tickets and pork are fairly easy to find on the black market.

In the twelfth lunar month, those who have the conditions are stockpiling supplies, and there is not enough to consume. Now it is a matter of luck to go to the black market to buy.Not to mention Lou Xiaoe's father, a capitalist who is not short of money, even a family with a few more employees wants to buy more pork.Grain prices have been stable in the past two years, and there is no need to buy high-priced grain as in difficult times. Most of them can save some money, and they all want to have a good year.When the weather is cold, there is a natural refrigerator outside. If you buy too much, even if you don’t dispose of it, you don’t have to worry about it being damaged.

"Stone, do you have any connections in the meat joint factory, can you buy more?" Yan Xiecheng asked.

"The meat joint factory needs to supply the whole city. I don't know where a director-level leader can get it. The employees of the meat joint factory are all short of meat. Our family has a relative in the countryside. They have privately slaughtered pigs. You pay the money. Give it to me, I will ask my relatives to buy it for us, and then we will go to the countryside to bring it back when we rest, this matter must be kept secret.”

Yan Jiecheng thinks the problem is not big. Although pork is purchased and sold by the state, in rural areas, it is unavoidable to kill those who eat meat during the Chinese New Year.A few years ago, people couldn’t get enough to eat, so don’t think about raising pigs, they can’t grow up. Now the situation is much better than before.
It's not too far to wait until the weekend for three people and one bicycle for more than 20 miles.It's just that the road on the way out of the city to the countryside is not very good.It was the first time for Yan Jiecheng to go out of the city by himself. Everything he saw on the road was new, and he was not in a hurry. The three of them rode unsteadily for more than two hours before arriving at the village of Liu Shitou's relatives.

Most of the rural areas are mud houses, and there are some big houses with black bricks and black tiles, and they are also some old houses.Now they are used as communes in the village, offices of production teams, warehouses and other public facilities.

After understanding, because it is close to the capital, the living standard in the village is not bad, and it cannot be compared with the conditions in the city. There are a little less industrial products and a little less cloth.But the farmers' food can still be guaranteed for the past two years.In rural areas, the ability to resist risks is too poor. If there are major family incidents, weddings and funerals, and illnesses and hospitalizations, life will become tense.

Liu Shitou's relatives are still very enthusiastic. It should be said that farmers treat people with enthusiasm most of the time.At noon, I entertained three people for a meal of stewed pork and cabbage, steamed buns with Erhe noodles, and sorghum wine brewed by the farm.

Each of Yan Jiecheng and Huzi asked Liu Shitou to help hand over ten catties of fine food coupons. Otherwise, if the three of them ate a meal, Liu Shitou's relatives might not be able to eat Chinese New Year dumplings.Here in the countryside, wives and children don't serve guests at the table. Although I haven't seen it, they must eat differently from the three of Yan Xiecheng.Accepting kind hospitality and giving back in an appropriate amount is nothing more than looking down on people. Liu Shitou always has his fallacies.

The three of them brought twenty catties of pork from each family, and it took them more than two hours to return to the city.

Back in the courtyard, Yan Jiecheng took the pork back to the house, divided it into three portions, and went to see the master for five catties. The master always expressed whether there was any shortage.Five catties will be given to Lao Yu's family. The situation of Lao Yu's family this year may not be as good as last year. There is one less earner, and it also caused famine for relatives.Lao Yan didn't let Lao Yan see these, for fear that he wouldn't be able to stand the excitement.

The remaining ten catties of Yan Jiecheng are going to be handed over to the three mothers. They eat meat during the Chinese New Year. Every family has the smell of meat. Make more dumplings. Steamed meat buns last time will be inconspicuous. For the Chinese New Year, the family only bought a certain amount of meat.

"I went out for a day, where did you buy so much meat?" Yu Li asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, these are bought in the countryside."

"Will not have any problems?"

"There will be no problem. I haven't met the butcher. Most of the pork on the black market comes from the countryside. Before it's still early, I will send these to Master and your family. If you are inconvenient, just keep it." Stay at home, and I'll take you there when I have time." Yan Jiecheng said.

Yan Jiecheng first came to Master's house, chatted with Master and his mother, and refused Master's request to practice. I will surprise you when I upgrade, and promised to come over for dinner in two days.

Then I came to Lao Yu's house, and was dragged by Yu's mother to ask about the two people's various situations. Yu's father saw Yu Li every day at work, and felt that Yu's father had never reported the situation.

Waiting for Yan Jiecheng to return to the courtyard, it was already getting dark, and he was busy with this little pork all weekend.If it weren't for Liu Shitou and Liu Shitou, it would be too strange. Yan Xiecheng hadn't been to the countryside for a few years, so Yan Xiecheng really didn't like pork.

Back home, the third mother has already made most of the fat into deep-fried, this time the portion is more.Two people are also willing to eat a little oily residue for several people. The freshly cooked lard residue is sprinkled with salt, and it tastes crunchy, oily, and fragrant.

This is also a change of taste. If you eat less, you will feel greasy if you eat too much.However, the current family conditions do not need to consider eating too much.The remaining oil residue can be used to make dumplings and buns, which taste better.

(End of this chapter)