dognovel Chapter 97 Selling Wild Boar Meat
Chapter 97 Selling Wild Boar Meat
Chapter 98 Selling Wild Boar Meat
"Uncle Sun, I'm sorry, we don't sell wild boar meat."
Fortunately, Li Xiangyang reacted quickly and replied immediately, while repeatedly winking at Grandpa Sun.
"Phew~"
The Li family members finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Upon hearing this, Chen Guodong's expression softened slightly.
But Grandpa Sun didn't understand and continued his antics.
"What? Why aren't you selling them anymore? Can you even eat them all by yourselves? I saw you hunt two big wild boars this morning!"
"And don't you guys often go out to sell fish? Why don't you sell wild boar?"
Because Grandpa Sun is hard of hearing, he speaks very loudly, which makes Li Xiangyang feel embarrassed.
Li Zhenshan's face was as black as a stove cloth.
Li Xiangyang felt like a million grass mud horses were galloping through his mind.
I wondered if Grandpa Sun was doing this on purpose. How could someone so old not understand things? In this day and age, how dare he say he wanted to buy wild boar meat from his family in front of so many people?
Moreover, the brigade secretary was also present.
If it weren't for the fact that Grandpa Sun was getting on in years, Li Xiangyang would have wanted to kick him out.
I couldn't help but roll my eyes, but the old man was not only hard of hearing but also had poor eyesight, so he didn't see it at all.
There's no solution.
He then turned to Chen Guodong and gave him an awkward smile.
"Ahem." Chen Guodong coughed twice, then stood up and said, "Xiangyang, I'm full. I'm going to go to the west room to see how your Aunt Chunmei is eating."
Because there were too many people coming to help—eight men and six women—the central room was definitely not big enough for everyone, so the women and children ate in the west room.
After Chen Guodong left, the group exchanged glances and smiled knowingly.
To be honest, in the early 1980s, private transactions among the herders in the team were already an open secret.
As long as you don't inflate prices and no one reports you, the brigade cadres will turn a blind eye.
Not only have policies been gradually shifting towards relaxation, but everyone can see that.
But no matter what, it can't be discussed openly; it's taboo.
"Uncle Sun, here are two jin of fatty pork. I'll charge you one yuan and two mao. Here, take the meat."
Li Xiangyang skewered the chopped wild boar meat onto reeds and handed it to Grandpa Sun. After thinking for a moment, he added, "Grandpa Sun, if anyone asks you later, just say you got some from my family. Don't say you bought it directly from me."
"I know—I know."
Grandpa Sun readily agreed, but it's unclear whether he actually listened.
He carried the pork, walking away unsteadily.
"Sigh~"
Li Xiangyang sighed and went back inside.
By this time, it was getting dark, and everyone else had finished eating, so they all said their goodbyes and left.
Since the Li family had more meat, Wang Guiying didn't hesitate to share the leftover pork stew with them so they could take it home and eat.
Everyone naturally accepted it with smiles; it was all meat.
The news that the Li family had caught two wild boars quickly spread throughout the team. Herdsmen who knew the Li family's address quietly came over to buy some pork to take home for the New Year.
Wild boar meat is gamey, and since they're all from the same village, the Li family sold them cheaply at six cents a pound.
Domestic pork now sells for one yuan per jin (500g), and you still need meat coupons.
People kept coming to the house, until after 8 p.m., when it was too dark, too late and too cold outside, and then no one came to knock on the Li family's door.
The Li family then quieted down.
However, everyone was still awake at this time. Except for Liu Xiulan, who went to the west room to coax Li Doudou to sleep, the rest of them sat on the kang in the middle room chatting.
"Xiangyang, how much did you get for the wild boar meat today?"
Li Zhenshan tapped his pipe against the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and asked leisurely.
"I sold a total of 42 catties of pork and 10 catties of pork bones. The pork was 6 mao per catty and the pork bones were 3 mao per catty. I made 28 yuan and 2 mao."
Li Xiangyang counted on his fingers.
"That's not bad. It's not bad to be able to make some money in this freezing weather."
Wang Guiying said with a smile.
"Not only is it good, it's pretty good. Twenty-eight yuan is enough to buy about two hundred kilograms of rice."
Zhao Lijuan grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the table and interjected.
"There should still be a lot of pork left, right? I think that male wild boar weighed about 350 jin and the female wild boar weighed about 250 jin."
Li Zhenshan nodded and continued to ask.
After Li Xiangyang and the others brought the wild boar back, he went back to take care of Li Doudou. He didn't know how much it weighed when it was weighed.
"There's a lot left. I just weighed it, and there are still 340 jin of meat and 110 jin of bones. I haven't weighed the internal organs yet."
Li Xiangdong chimed in.
"Wow, there's still so much! Let's take some out to sell, we can't possibly eat it all!"
When Li Xiangdong told him in the morning that he had hunted two wild boars, Li Zhenshan immediately made a plan: he would keep some for himself and sell the rest.
We've had enough meat at home lately.
"Okay, then we'll keep thirty catties for ourselves, and the rest I'll take to the black market with my brother tomorrow."
Li Xiangyang suggested.
Wild boar meat does have a fishy smell, so he doesn't really like eating it.
Also, because of the snow disaster, supplies from outside couldn't be transported in, resulting in supply and marketing cooperatives having very little meat to sell. They might be able to get a good price if they take it to the black market in Wuzhen.
Wouldn't it be better to wait until after the snow disaster to use the money to buy some pork to eat?
"Alright, I'll go find Zhang Wei to borrow a horse now, and my brother and I will take it to Wuzhen tomorrow morning."
"Isn't it too late for you to go looking for them now?"
"It's alright, Lijuan. I'll wake Zhang Wei up when he's asleep. It's a serious matter, he won't mind."
After Li Xiangdong finished speaking, he took the kerosene lamp and went out to borrow a horse.
"That's settled then. If there's nothing else, everyone should go home and get some rest."
Li Zhenshan put away the copper pipe and prepared to rest.
The others also pushed open their doors and went out, each returning to their own room.
"Hey, Sister-in-law Lijuan," Li Xiangyang called out.
"What's wrong, Xiangyang?"
"I went to Wuzhen the day before yesterday and saw that the department store had a batch of new fabrics. Why don't you and Xiulan come with us to Wuzhen tomorrow to take a look? We can cut some out to make clothes."
"Okay, okay, why didn't you tell me sooner? I'll go with you guys tomorrow."
Zhao Lijuan readily agreed.
She loved nothing more than cutting fabric to make new clothes.
After saying that, he quickly went back inside. He had only exchanged a few words with Li Xiangyang when his ears started to hurt from the cold. Winters in eastern Inner Mongolia are really cold.
Upon returning to the house, Li Xiangyang immediately informed Liu Xiulan that Zhao Lijuan was going to Wuzhen with them the next morning to buy fabric, and asked her if she wanted to come along.
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiulan immediately exclaimed with joy.
"Yes, yes, I want to go with you tomorrow too."
As a thrifty and hardworking wife, she was originally reluctant to spend this money.
But my husband is too good at making money. He'll probably earn another two or three hundred yuan from these two wild boars we hunted today.
And since her sister-in-law is going too, she should definitely go with her.
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