Li Donglai and Uncle Qin were having fun while Ding Qiunan was attracted by the big fat pig on the carriage.
This was the first time she had seen such a fat pig.
A pair of fat ears drooped, almost covering half of his face, a weird big mouth, turned upward like a cylinder, and a fat belly full of fat.
At this time, people don’t have enough to eat, so where will the food come from to raise pigs?
A pig weighing 140 to 50 kilograms is ready for slaughter.
The fat pig on the truck looks like it weighs at least two hundred pounds.
What interested her even more was the sack on the truck. It was full of bulges. What could it contain?
Next to him, Uncle Qin was chatting. He caught a glimpse of Ding Qiunan's actions from the corner of his eye, and walked over carrying a pipe and a pot.
He reached out to take down the sack, untied the hemp rope, and said with a simple smile: "Donglai, Qiu Nan, your wedding is a great event, but we in Qinjiagou don't have much good stuff. The villagers discussed it and each family came up with some.
Cotton, I made you a quilt weighing ten pounds."
Opening the sack, a thick quilt was revealed, with a blue cotton cloth cover.
Looking at the dense stitches on the quilt cover, Li Donglai felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
He is very aware of the current situation in Qinjiagou.
These ten pounds of cotton may have used up the little cotton each household had saved.
Ding Qiunan was also stunned for a moment.
Even in the city, a quilt as a gift is still a very honorable thing.
Moreover, she secretly glanced at Uncle Qin.
The black coat that Uncle Qin wore was patched with patches, and the holes in the cuffs had not yet been mended, revealing the gray foundation underneath.
As a livestock herder, you can also imagine the family conditions of other villagers in Qinjiagou.
"This, this is really too valuable, we can't have it." Ding Qiunan declined subconsciously.
Under the dim light, she didn't notice that Uncle Qin's face darkened visibly, and continued: "Donglai and I both have wages and conditions..."
Halfway through his words, he was stopped by Li Donglai. Li Donglai picked up the quilt and put it on his bicycle. He smiled and said: "Old Qin, since it is what the folks want, I will accept it. I think the stitching skills are like those of Aunt Liu."
Right? How are her eyes?"
"It's still the same as before. You can't see clearly at night." When Uncle Qin saw Li Donglai accept the quilt, a smile broke out on his dark and chapped face, grinning: "But thanks to your
Tufangzi is much better than before, and my calves are no longer swollen."
"Well, it just so happens that I am going back with Qiunan today. I just happened to stop by to help her old man take another look, and also let my wife learn needlework from her old man." Li Donglai said with a smile.
"That's a good relationship. Ever since I heard the news that you were getting married, people in the village have been talking about it." Uncle Qin nodded, "Some people thought that since you became a city dweller, you would never go back!"
"I told them that Dong Lai is not that kind of person."
The two were chatting, and a whirring voice came from the distance: "The door is open, everyone is lining up!"
Li Donglai looked up and saw that a long queue had already formed at the door of the food station.
They were just talking and didn't notice.
"Uncle Qin, you go and line up, and I'll see if that acquaintance is there at the station."
Li Donglai gave an explanation and entered the food station.
When we entered the food station, we were greeted by two rows of asbestos tile ceilings to protect us from the wind, rain, and sun. There were tables in the sheds, and three or four workers were weighing fat pigs.
Next to it is a row of spacious and bright concrete pig pens, in which fat pigs are raised waiting to be slaughtered.
To the north are the slaughterhouse, worker dormitories and pork supply department.
Li Donglai walked around and quickly found Gu Zheng who was training people in the crowd.
"Xiao Zhang, what should I tell you? The grade of a fat pig should be whatever it is. You can never lower the grade."
"I know you used this method in the past to take the opportunity to exchange local products from fellow villagers."
“Let bygones be bygones.”
"Now that I am the director of the food station, whoever dares to do this again will be kicked out of me!"
Opposite me, a young man in a gray uniform turned red from being scolded. He was hesitating and speechless like a third-grandson.
The people watching nearby applauded.
I really didn't expect that Gu Zheng, a always polite general, would have such a hot temper.
After Li Donglai waited for the crowd to disperse, he approached and patted Gu Zheng's shoulder gently.
Gu Zheng turned his head and saw that it was Li Donglai, and his eyes widened with excitement.
However, he immediately turned his head away angrily and snorted.
"I heard that you were getting married, but you didn't notify me. It's a shame that I still consider you my buddy."
"Why didn't you notify me? Didn't I just tell you that you were coming?"
Li Donglai said in his heart that it was terrible, he had indeed forgotten Gu Shen, so he could only give in.
Gu Shen was not really angry.
He has been incompatible with other generals in the compound since he was a child, and he doesn't have many friends.
In his opinion, a group of young people, protected by the glory of their fathers, riding bicycles and photographing wives on the street all day long, are no different from those hooligans.
Gu Shen found it embarrassing to play with them.
Li Donglai was one of the few people he could take a liking to.
Otherwise, he would not have sacrificed his face to tell Zhou Dao to watch Li Donglai carefully.
Who would have thought that this guy was getting married, but didn't tell him.
He still learned the news from Zhou Dao, and it was inevitable that he would feel disappointed.
"Forget it, I'll forgive you this time." Gu Shen was like a child, his emotions came and went quickly.
He pulled Li Donglai and was about to go to the office: "I have prepared a wedding gift for you, let's go and take a look."
Li Donglai still had something to do, so naturally he quickly shied away: "The gift is waiting for the wedding. If you give it to me in front of the guests, then I will have face."
"That's right!"
"I have something to do with you today."
"What's the matter?"
"Didn't you worry about buying fat pigs last time? The pigs in our village happened to be ready for slaughter, so I asked Uncle Qin to bring them to your station."
"That's a great relationship!" Gu Shen clapped his hands in excitement: "Our food station will be able to complete this year's task by purchasing more than a hundred pigs. If things continue like this, maybe we can even exceed the task."
"So fast?" Li Donglai frowned.
He remembered that Gu Shen said last time that he could only purchase a dozen pigs per month, and the annual task was nearly 500 pigs.
"It's not just those subsidies..." Gu Shen stopped mid-sentence.
But Li Donglai still understood.
This guy spent all the money he earned from selling military hats on collecting pigs.
For a moment, Li Donglai felt that Gu Shen seemed much taller.
As a general, he can just hang around at the food station. Even if he fails to complete the acquisition mission, the responsibility will not be placed on him.
But this guy is really a bit silly, and he desperately wants to do something good.
Li Donglai's eyes crossed Gu Shen's shoulders and fell on the pig pens, and a strange thought suddenly occurred in his heart.
The food station has space and employees, so you can raise your own pigs.
However, the source of pig feed is a big problem.
Food is scarce these days, and even the workplace canteen has no leftovers.
As for Shazhu bringing two lunch boxes with leftovers every day, only he knows.
