When you encounter a happy event, time passes extra quickly.
It will soon be the end of the twelfth lunar month.
Starting from the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the New Year atmosphere of the Red Heart Brigade has become stronger day by day.
The pig farm of the Red Heart Brigade is doing well, with more than 100 pigs being slaughtered this year.
Although most of the more than 100 pigs were handed over to the state and the collective, the people in the Red Heart Brigade did have a lot of money.
Apart from anything else, in previous years one person could only get one or two kilograms of meat, but this year one person got ten kilograms of meat.
In fact, in addition to meat, there are also some pig heads, pig trotters, pig urine and the like, these are not counted as weight.
In addition to pork, one person also has three kilograms of eggs.
Grandma Su looked at the large bowl of eggs in front of her and was still thinking, what should I do with so many eggs?
Old Su has a large family. Even if Su's wife, Mr. Su, and Qi Liangying are not included in the Red Heart Team, there are still fifteen people in the family.
More than 40 kilograms of eggs, in previous years, I would never have dreamed of it.
There is also the old pork, which weighs ten kilograms per person, and one hundred and fifty kilograms for their family, plus two pig heads, ten pig hooves, and two whole pigs, which is more than one pig.
While Grandma Su was chanting, Li Zhuzhu came with his son Daniu and his wife carrying a basket on his back.
"Auntie, what are you talking about?" Li Zhuzhu put his son in the yard and let him run and play by himself. He walked over to talk to Grandma Su.
"Zhuzi, why are you two here? Are you ready for the New Year?" Grandma Su said cheerfully.
Zhuzi's wife held her belly and said with a smile: "I just prepared a little. We have a small population, so we don't need to prepare too much."
In the past few years since Zhuzi's wife married Li Zhuzi, she and Li Zhuzi have worked together to live a better life.
After Su Laosan went to the car team in the city, Li Zhuzhu became the tractor driver in the team.
"Auntie, you and your uncle have taken good care of me in the past years, and there is nothing we can do to repay you and your uncle. No, this year the team has a lot of things to share. The two of us discussed it and wish you happy New Year in advance!"
After hearing these words, Grandma Su said with a straight face: "Zhuzi, what you are doing is wrong. The old man and I are helping you, but we are not doing it to give us things."
Li Zhuzhu is not an ungrateful person, but his life has not been very good these past few years. During the Chinese New Year, he did not send anything good to the old Su family.
Finally, this year the brigade was able to distribute a lot of food, meat, and eggs, so the two of them prepared a generous gift and came to pay New Year greetings in advance.
Seeing Grandma Su's sullen face, Zhuzi's wife smiled and said: "Aunt, Zhuzi always said that you used to take care of him as a son. He also said that in the future we will also respect you like our brothers and sisters-in-law. This
You have to accept it no matter what."
Zhuzi's wife placed the basket in front of Grandma Su.
Their gift would dazzle people not only in the countryside but also in the city.
The wide strip of meat looked like it weighed about ten kilograms, and there was also a small basket of eggs, which also weighed three or four kilograms.
"Daughter-in-law Zhuzi, you are about to give birth in two months. You can keep these eggs for yourself, so why send them to us?"
Grandma Su knew that these two people were sincere, so her tone of voice became calmer, but she still didn't want to accept it.
"There are still a lot of eggs at home, which are enough to eat." Zhuzi's wife said softly.
I have to say that Grandma Su’s taste in choosing a son-in-law is not very good, but her taste in choosing a daughter-in-law is really good. From her three daughters-in-law to the pillar-in-law, all of them are excellent women.
"I'll accept the eggs. You can take the meat back and make it into marinated meat. You can eat it for several months."
"But..." Li Zhuzhu wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Grandma Su.
"Zhuzi, I know what you're thinking. In the past few years, your life has been difficult, but at the end of every year you send me and the old man some food. That's enough!"
When Li Zhuzhu heard what Grandma Su said, he felt even more ashamed.
What were the gifts he gave in previous years? They were either beans or pumpkins, dried winter melons and vegetables. That is to say, if my aunt didn't dislike it, it would have been thrown away if it had been given to someone else's house.
However, the old Su family didn't mind it and always gave them a bag of candy and a piece of cloth.
Seeing what Li Zhuzhu and his wife were going to say, Grandma Su said with a straight face: "How about you take these eggs back with you!"
Only then did Li Zhuzhu and his wife stop insisting.
When the two went back, Grandma Su gave Daniel a handful of fruit candies, a bag of peanuts, and a bag of brown sugar for them.
"It's a month, so you have to be more careful. Zhuzi, your mother is not here early, you have to take good care of your wife." Grandma Su did not forget to give her many instructions.
Zhuzi's wife said she was not moved, but that was a lie.
Speaking of which, the old Su family and Li Zhuzhu were not related by blood, but they took great care of Li Zhuzhu.
When Su Xiaotian came back, Grandma Su was still melancholy because she couldn't finish eating so many eggs.
"How about taking it to the city and selling it!" Su Xiaotian suddenly said.
If you keep hundreds of eggs at home, they won’t be fresh until you eat them all.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the supplies in the city are definitely not sufficient. Send them there and you can sell them at a good price.
Grandma Su was so frightened that she quickly stood up and tried to cover Su Xiaotian's mouth.
Why is this child so confused that he can say such nonsense? He may be cut off from the tail of capitalism.
"Miscellaneous, you don't know, there are some small traders and hawkers in the city who are operating secretly, but no one seems to be taking care of them now."
Next year, reform and opening up will begin, so what are you afraid of?
Grandma Su actually discovered the phenomenon Su Xiaotian mentioned, but the old man has been frightened over the years and did not dare to think about it.
"But this is speculation!"
"Nai, it's okay. I will go to the city with my eldest brother tomorrow. I will sell all the eggs that I can't eat at home and get some money back. I can bring it with my brothers when they go to the capital."
When Grandma Su heard that she wanted to pay for her grandchildren's tuition fees, she immediately felt that this might be feasible.
Three grandsons in the family need to go to school, which is a big expense, especially since the eldest only has two in the family. They are elderly, so what if we don’t subsidize them?
"We also have a lot of meat, how about selling some of it?"
Su Xiaotian thought about it and said: "Actually, it's okay, milk. Tomorrow we will go to the city and deliver ten kilograms of meat to my aunt, sell forty kilograms, take three hundred eggs, and leave forty kilograms for my aunt.
One, and sold the rest.”
After hearing what the little granddaughter said in an orderly manner, Grandma Su actually agreed.
However, he still worriedly warned: "If the atmosphere in the city is not right, don't sell it!"
Su Xiaotian nodded quickly.
Early the next morning, Su Xiaotian, Su Shouwen and Su Ciliang, brothers and sisters, went to the county town.
There were other people in the brigade who were also on the bus to the county seat. Everyone was holding backpacks. It was obvious at a glance what each other was going to do, but they all understood it tacitly and did not say it out loud.
Occasionally when someone asked, they would say that the brigade divided the meat and eggs and sent some to relatives in the city.
When they arrived in the city, the three Su Xiaotian brothers went directly to Su Manxiu's house.
Su Manxiu was washing the bed sheets and quilt covers at home, and was really shocked when she saw Su Xiaotian and others suddenly appeared.
"Why are you here? Did something happen at home?"
After all, the Chinese New Year is almost here. If nothing happens, who will come to the city right now?
"Girl, it's okay. This isn't the meat shared among the brigade. We'll bring you some." As Su Xiaotian spoke, she ran towards the child Chen Xiuyuan who was playing in the yard.
"Girl, this year the brigade has more meat and eggs." Su Shouwen said, "Let us send you some, and let us see if we can sell the rest."
Su Manxiu smiled and said: "How many have been distributed this year, and how many have been sold?"
The condition of the home is not bad. If there weren't really many of them, they would definitely not be sold.
Although he had weighed it in his mind, Su Manxiu was still shocked when he heard the amount of meat and eggs.
"Why are there so many this year?" Su Manxiu asked in surprise.
"This is not because the pig farm raised pigs well this year. The team leader killed a few more pigs and divided them among us. He said it was a way to celebrate the fact that a few of us were admitted to college."
Su Manxiu had to sigh that the captain was really brave and dared to take such a decision.
If you share so much meat, are you not afraid of being held accountable?
But starting from this summer, the situation seems to have changed. Recently, there have been more people doing small business on the streets, and no one seems to be paying attention.
Even so, Su Manxiu was still worried that some children would actually go out to sell meat and eggs on the street and be targeted, so he said: "I know a few families who want meat and eggs, so I'll go and ask them right away."
In the end, the eggs and meat brought by the old Su family were taken away directly from Su Manxiu's house.
Su Xiaotian originally wanted to try out what it's like to be in business.
With more than 20 kilograms of meat tickets and more than 70 yuan, the three brothers and sister couldn't believe what they saw.
"Brother, did we really get so much money and tickets?"
Su Manxiu looked at Su Ciliang's silly look and couldn't help but smile and said, "It's really rare to see the second son look so silly."
Su Ciliang is a very smart child, and it is really rare for him to show such a silly look.
Su Xiaotian also looked at Su Ciliang meaningfully.
This second brother is very good at drawing and writing. His ability to learn is not as good as that of his eldest brother and third brother, but he is not bad either.
However, it can be seen from today that this is definitely not a businessman.
Even if I can't recognize the scale, I don't know how to bargain with others.
If my eldest brother hadn't been so clever, I probably wouldn't have been able to sell it for so much money today.
Later in the evening, Su Laosan, Liang Xiu, Qi Liangying and others came back.
When they saw the three children, they were shocked at first. When they found out that they were selling meat and eggs, several people were surprised.
When will the Red Heart Brigade be able to distribute so much meat and eggs to the members?
But when I think about it again, I realize that there are several people in my family who devote themselves to chicken and pig farms day and night, and it makes sense.
After putting in so much effort, it would be strange if there was no reward.
"Just in time, we have a holiday tomorrow, let's go back together!" Su Laosan said with a smile: "I won't go to work until the eleventh day of the first lunar month, so I can live at home for a while!"
Liang Xiu and Qi Liangying also said that they would go to work tomorrow morning to collect their New Year benefits and then go home.
Su Manxiu heard what her brother and sister-in-law said, so she invited them all to have dinner at her home tonight. She also said that this time was the best time to make dumplings.
"In the past few years, I could only eat a meal of dumplings during the Chinese New Year. I didn't dare to eat until I was full. I only had three or four dumplings per person." Liang Xiu said with emotion while making dumplings.
Unexpectedly, now I can eat dumplings if I want to, and my life has really become easier.
"From now on, there will be a time when we get tired of eating dumplings. Then we will have nothing but big fish and big meat!" Su Xiaotian said while peeling garlic.
As soon as the dumplings came out of the pot, Chen Zian came back.
"Why did you come back late tonight?"
"It's not the Chinese New Year, so I won't go to work tomorrow. I'll rush to work tonight and finish all the remaining things!" Chen Zian washed his hands and said with a smile, "Isn't this dumpling stuffed by the third sister-in-law?
It smells delicious."
Liang Xiu said angrily: "Why don't the meals I usually cook taste good?"
"Xiu, I didn't say this. You can't accuse me wrongly. The food you cook is delicious. Look at how full I am in the past two days!" Chen Zian said hurriedly.
Su Xiaotian looked at Chen Zian's eagerness for survival and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Hearing Su Xiaotian smile, the others couldn't help but laugh too.
Hearing that everyone was going to the Red Heart Brigade tomorrow, Chen Zian said: "Let's go back together tomorrow to celebrate the New Year!"
Anyway, he has no parents, so instead of celebrating the New Year as a family of three, he might as well go to his father-in-law’s house to celebrate the New Year lively.
He has always known that his father-in-law's family is very lively during the New Year.
Not only people from my own family are there, but people like my uncle and Mr. Du are definitely there too.
Su Manxiu didn't expect that Chen Zian would suddenly make such a suggestion.
"Are you serious?"
"Really, let's go to Sister Taohua's house to stay overnight!" Chen Zian said matter-of-factly.
As soon as Su Manxiu heard this, she knew that Chen Zian really wanted to go to the brigade to celebrate the New Year, and even thought about where to live.
"There is room to live at home." Su Shouwen said hurriedly: "My parents live in the factory now, not at home."
"That's okay!" Chen Zian said very obediently.
"Teacher Shen is back. He said that he would pick up Aunt Taohua and Xiaomei and Xiaogang to go to the capital together in the New Year. He also said that the three of us would go together and there would be no need for family members to send him off." Su Ciliang ate a dumpling and thought of these words.
, then said.
Chen Zian obviously didn't expect that Shen Zizhen would come back to pick him up.
Don't you usually write a letter and let the people here go by themselves?
Shen Zizhen is indeed a very affectionate person!
Early the next morning, the whole family set out in great numbers.
There were nine people, big and small, with a lot of New Year's goods, but luckily we had a car to deliver them.
When the car arrived at the Red Heart brigade, the people in the brigade looked at the New Year's goods they had taken and thought about the older meat at home, and they no longer felt envious.
For farmers, the most practical things are meat and eggs, which can really change the life of the family. As for cakes, snacks, etc., it is okay to taste them as rare things, but can they be eaten as food?
[The author has something to say]
On the first day of the new year, I wish all your babies a happy new year!