Siheyuan: Happy life of veteran drivers

"Our hero is back!"

As soon as the big truck drove into the Red Star Factory, Li Huaide came to meet it before the cargo was unloaded.

These past two days, Li Huaide waited until it was completely dark before going home from work. It was the same yesterday and today. He was not sure when the convoy would return, but he wanted to catch up with them as soon as they returned.

Li Huaide arrived and shook hands and patted shoulders with everyone one by one. After confirming that everyone had returned safely, he asked about their gains.

"Wow! How did you get so much back? It must be almost two thousand pounds, right?"

Li Huaide distributed cigarettes to the members participating in this operation one by one. Of course, he couldn't help light them, as that would be too embarrassing.

Wang Hongtao took out a match and lit it for Li Huaide first, then used the second half of the match to light his own. He took a puff and said, "It's mainly because of luck. The Xingshou Commune team just happened to run into the Nantai Commune hunting team when they came back from hunting. They saw that our team was capable of fighting and asked us for help."

"Well, we went into the mountains twice. The Xingshou Commune got about 800 kilograms of wild boars, and the Nantai Commune got a little more, about 900 kilograms. We also brought back two black goats."

(Popular Science: Black goats are a kind of wild goats that mostly grow in mountainous and rocky areas. Black goats have fine muscle fibers, low hardness, tender meat, delicious taste, very little mutton smell, high nutritional value, and have the effects of nourishing yin and strengthening yang, replenishing deficiency and strengthening the body. They have obvious nourishing effects, especially for the elderly, weak, and patients with multiple diseases, and are suitable for both young and old.)

Li Huaide immediately became excited when he heard about the black goats. To be honest, as the deputy director of a factory with tens of thousands of employees, Li Huaide had no shortage of meat, so only a few wild boar meats brought back this time could interest him a little.

Compared to wild boars, black goats are rarer and much more delicious. He had only eaten them a few times when he was a serviceman, so it can be said that they are extremely rare.

Li Huaide picked up the black goat and weighed it, estimating it to be less than 30 kilograms. A sheep weighing 40 or kilograms only produced this much meat, so the meat yield was less than %!

Li Huaide: "Have you had dinner since you came back so late?"

"We've come back after eating. We had the pig-slaughtering meal at Nantai Commune right after the battle." Captain Jiang replied.

"That's good."

Li Huaide thought for a while and said:

"Well, keep the yellow-haired ones among you, and put the rest into the kitchen account."

A yellow-haired boy weighs about 65 kilograms. Based on a meat yield of %, he can get to kilograms of meat. On average, each person can get to kilograms, which is a lot.

I was on a two-day business trip, and not only did I get to eat good food for two days, but I was also able to take home five or six pounds of meat. That’s a great deal, right?

The soldiers naturally divided the meat with great joy.

After the others left, Li Huaide gave the Wang brothers a small chestnut separately: "This is an extra gift for you and this big dog. If I'm not mistaken, this dog must have contributed a lot to bringing back so many prey today, right?"

Wang Hongtao replied, "Yes, we rely on Ah Huang to find and drive pigs in the mountains. Food has been in short supply in the past two years, and there are very few hunting dogs that can drive pigs in the mountains."

Li Huaide didn't say anything else. Seeing that it was getting late, he asked Wang Hongtao to take him home.

……

When I came back after seeing Director Li off, it was already dark, but the courtyard was still bustling with activity.

It turned out that it was because Sha Zhu brought back six or seven kilograms of wild boar meat, which caused a sensation.

Normally, if a family buys two or three taels of food, they will arouse the envy of the neighbors. But now, who wouldn’t be confused when they bring back six or seven kilograms?

Some shameless ones come over directly, like the third uncle.

"Where did you get such a big piece of meat, Shazhu? It must be more than six pounds, right? Uncle San has a bottle of aged Erguotou at home, how about we drink some together?"

Sha Zhu snorted coldly: "Okay, Third Uncle, I don't dare drink your Erguotou. It must be mixed with at least half water, right? I really can't drink Erguotou with more than 10 degrees!"

"The rain will be back tomorrow, Sunday, so I have to save some for her."

After saying that, Sha Zhu walked back with the wild boar meat in his hand. He even stood in front of the Jia family's door for a while, muttering to himself, "What should I do with such a big piece of meat? How about braised wild boar meat?"

……

Jia family.

Bang Geng: "Mom, I want to eat wild boar meat!"

Xiao Dang held the chopsticks and said in a baby voice: "Eat meat, eat meat!"

Qin Huairu felt tired when she looked at Banggeng, who was already eight years old, and Xiaodang, who was four years old.

"Haven't you already had dinner? Why are you still craving for wild boar meat? We don't have any!"

Bang Geng turned his head and said, "No, I want to eat wild boar meat. We all saw Uncle Sha bring back a piece of wild boar meat just now, and he also said he wanted to braise it!"

Xiao Dang: "I'm full of steamed bread, but not meat!"

Jia Zhang was sewing the soles of her shoes. Upon hearing this, she turned around and said, "Huai Ru, since the child has said that he wants to eat it, go over and try it."

"Didn't Shazhu say in front of Dongxu that he would take care of our Jia family? If that's the case, it's okay for Banggeng to ask him for some meat."

"Didn't he bring back six or seven pounds of meat? We won't take all of it from him, but at least we can leave him one or two pounds, right?"

Qin Huairu didn't even bother to care about Jia Zhangshi, and she even left a pound or two for Sha Zhu. Is that our meat? How can you say that as if you have to thank me for my kindness?

Seeing that Qin Huairu ignored her, Jia Zhangshi put down the sole of her shoe and said solemnly, "I'm talking to you, did you hear me? Didn't you see Banggeng said he wanted to eat meat?"

Qin Huairu: "Come on! Leave him a pound or two. It's good enough that he's willing to give it to our family. From what you said, leaving him a pound or two is considered a great mercy, right?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang instantly became unhappy.

"How can you talk like that, Qin Huairu? Who are you on the same team with? It would be fine if you didn't help Banggeng get some meat, but you're speaking for Shazhu!"

"And I'm not wrong. When Dongxu died, didn't Shazhu promise to help our family? I don't believe he would have the nerve to not give us half!"

"He's not afraid of choking to death!"

"Qin Huairu, go and ask for it now. If he dares not give it to me, go to their house and make a scene, saying that he doesn't keep his word and is bullying us, an orphan and a widow of the Jia family!"

"Are you going or not? If not, I'll go!"

Qin Huairu was not willing to let her mother-in-law go out and embarrass herself, so she hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, I'll go, I'll go, is it not okay to go? Really..."

After finishing speaking, I took off my clothes and went out.

"That's pretty much it."

After muttering something, Jia Zhang lowered her head and continued to sew shoe soles.

……

"Sister Qin?! Why are you here? Come and sit down!"

Sha Zhu, who had just returned home, was about to boil some water when he saw Qin Huairu coming over and hurriedly said.

Qin Huairu glanced at the dusty stool and smiled: "I won't sit down anymore. This is what happened. I just saw you bringing back a piece of meat. I thought..."

"You want meat? No problem, I'll cut it for you right away!" Sha Zhu didn't wait for Qin Huairu to say anything, he just cut a piece of the wild boar meat and brought it over. It weighed two kilograms.

"Sister Qin, what do you think of this meat? It's top-quality wild boar meat. It weighs about 100 kilograms and is very tender. It will be delicious whether you braise it or stir-fry it!"

Qin Huairu felt a little embarrassed when she saw Sha Zhu cutting such a big piece of meat: "This... this is too much, you..."

"Hey, what does it matter to me? I have no parents, no wife, and if I am full, the whole family will not be hungry. The remaining half is enough for me to eat!"

Shazhu scratched his head and said with a grin.

He still remembered He Yushui in front of Yan Bugui, but he forgot everything when Qin Huairu came.

"Then... I won't be polite, Zhuzi..."

Qin Huairu naturally knew what Sha Zhu was thinking, so she took it readily.

To be honest, no one doesn’t crave meat these days.

"Hey, why are you being so polite to me? I've always treated you as my own sister."