Chapter 6 Fragrant Braised Pork

My little girl always felt that the meat was bought wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong. After all, the Chen family hardly bought meat and had no relevant experience.

As soon as they heard that they were going to buy popsicles, they immediately put the matter of buying meat behind them, and the three of them rushed to the supply and marketing cooperative together.

After Chen Qi and the others walked away, the people in the non-staple food store gathered around: "Hey, how did those three hillbillies choose lean meat just now?"

The pig butcher shrugged: "Who knows, maybe we met three two hundred and five."

Hehehe, there was a burst of light laughter in the grocery store.

And three two hundred and five, at this time, was speeding up, happily carrying the pork, and quickly ran into the supply and marketing cooperative.

Xingtang Supply and Marketing Co., Ltd., as a time traveler like Chen Qi, is simply outrageously crude, not to mention compared with Yonghui Wal-Mart, even the 24-hour convenience store in the hospital.

Entering the door is two glass cabinets made of wood, and there are two rows of cabinets behind.

The types of commodities are not very rich, such as thermos bottles, spittoons, rain boots, etc., and small commodities such as soap, towels, matches, etc., as for clothes, electrical appliances, etc.

Chen Qi entered the supply and marketing cooperative, took out a dime and asked, "Auntie, which popsicle is the cheapest here?"

The salespersons of the supply and marketing cooperative have been chatting, but they didn't turn their heads when they heard it, and ignored them.

Chen Qi once saw in novels how awesome the salespersons were in the 1970s and 1980s. Today I saw it for real, but there is nothing I can do about it. Popsicles are only available in supply and marketing cooperatives, and they can't be sold elsewhere, so I can only bear it.

After waiting for a while, a middle-aged man in a white shirt came in. As soon as he entered the door, three salespersons stood up one after another. The smiles on their faces reminded people of the enthusiastic and simple waiters in the documentary.

It turns out that this kind of enthusiasm is only given to a few people.

Chen Qi understands that no matter what era, people are divided into three or six grades. Whenever he succeeds and becomes a master, he can also enjoy this kind of enthusiasm. Now, he is just a scumbag in the mountains.

So, boy, work hard.

The middle-aged man bought a pack of cigarettes, joked with the salesperson before leaving.

Only then did a salesperson come over, neither enthusiastic nor overly difficult:

"Nao, the cheapest is this sugar water popsicle, which costs 3 cents a piece. The cream popsicle is a bit more expensive, costing 8 cents. There are also mahjong popsicles, but it seems that you can't afford them either."

People are just telling the truth, there is nothing to be angry about, Chen Qi told himself.

"Then three popsicles in sugar water."

The salesperson took out the popsicle and gave Chen Qi another 1 cent.

Chen Shu and Chen Hua almost cried, since their father passed away, they never ate popsicles again.

Seeing the intoxicated and joyful look of his younger brother and younger sister, Chen Qi was also very happy. He picked up the popsicle and began to bite into bites. Looking back, Chen Shu and Chen Hua were slowly adding more.

"Eat it quickly, if you don't eat it, it will melt. When I make money, I will buy popsicles for you every day."

"Yeah, brother is the best."

Chen Qi will be able to graduate from the medical school in one year. When he is assigned a job and becomes a doctor, he will be able to get a salary. Even if the salary is not high, he will be a great figure in the eyes of rural people.

The three happily returned to Xiaze Village with the pork.

It was only after 4 o'clock in the afternoon when I got home, and my second aunt Liu Cai'e saw me as soon as I arrived at the entrance of the village.

Liu Cai'e was shocked: "Where did you three little coffins get the money to buy meat? Did your eldest sister borrow money?"

Immediately afterwards, she clicked her mouth a few times: "You were deceived by the pig butcher, why did you buy lean meat? This meat can't produce oil, it's a loss."

After hearing the second aunt's explanation, Chen Qi realized that the evaluation of a good piece of meat in this era is not based on the amount of lean meat, but the amount of fat.

The fatty meat bought back can be boiled with lard. In the era of lack of oil and meat, it can be eaten by the whole family for several months, although the meat may really be tasted.

Seeing the dejected younger brothers and younger sisters, Chen Qi was rather optimistic.

Money is a bastard, why don't you earn more.

"It's okay, lean meat tastes better. Let's eat lean meat today. When I make money, I'll treat you to KFC every day."

"Brother, what is KFC?"

"This is not important, the important thing is where do we put our soy sauce and salt?"

In order to surprise the elder sister, Chen Qi decided to cook a delicious braised pork for everyone.

The result was that when the silly elder sister came home from get off work, she had eaten the braised pork, but Chen Qi wiped out all the vegetable oil and soy sauce left at home.

If you change to another family member, you will definitely point your nose and scold your mother, and even some parents will take off their shoes and start to teach this prodigal son a lesson.

But the silly elder sister didn't. She felt that her younger brother made money by himself, bought meat for her and the family, and even an intellectual cooked for himself. This kind of family affection cannot be compared with a few drops of vegetable oil.

Seeing Chen Qi with a face of self-blame, the silly elder sister didn't care:

"It's okay, the eldest sister will make money when there is no oil. Anyway, our family can't eat a few times a year. It doesn't matter if there is vegetable oil or soy sauce."

The younger sister put a piece of braised pork into the silly elder sister's mouth: "Elder sister, is it delicious?"

"It's delicious, it's really delicious. I never thought that the number one scholar in our family has this ability. Is this also learned in school?"

Chen Qi scratched his head in embarrassment. In fact, the braised pork was a failure, because the heat was not well controlled, and there was no rock sugar, so it was a bit burnt.

A surgery dog who ate canteen every day in his previous life, how much good cooking can he be expected to have?

Two catties of meat, the whole family eats happily.

But the careful Chen Qi found that the silly elder sister didn't eat a few mouthfuls at all. On the contrary, after the meal, she carefully put the leftover meat into a bamboo basket, then hung it into the well, and prepared to eat it the next day.

Water wells are natural refrigerators for rural people.

In summer, it doesn't get dark until 7:00 p.m., and it's after 5:00 p.m. after dinner, and the silly elder sister is going out again.

"Sister, what are you doing?"

"Planting, I only planted half of it yesterday. If you don't hurry up, it will affect the future production."

After the household production contract system, the state has handed over, and the rest is their own. The enthusiasm of farmers has been greatly improved.

In the past, the team leader had to urge and urge the team leader to work, but now there is no need to urge them, they go to the fields before dawn, and they are still farming in the dark at night. It is this kind of enthusiasm that has led to the nationwide family joint production contract since 1982.

Chen Qi put down the textbook in his hand and stood up: "Sister, I will go too."

The silly elder sister waved her hands again and again:

"Forget it, you'd better stay at home and read books. You went to farm yesterday and got dizzy from the heat. It was too scary. You intellectuals just can't do rough work. Anyway, our family has a small field, and the elder sister can do it alone."

"Our young master Tian?"

These words caught Chen Qi's attention: "Eldest sister, why is Tian Shao in our family?"

(end of this chapter)