After being abandoned by the educated youth, I became rich in the 80s

This year we earned one or two times more money than in previous years. Not only are the children happy, but the adults also have smiles on their faces.

Although they owe more money this year than in previous years, these debts will be repaid in three to five years, and based on the current income, they can be repaid within two to three years. Why are they in such a hurry? They can just have a good New Year and make good money next year when the weather is good.

Most of the people in the village were not there. Some were temporarily requisitioned by Lan Xin to sell vegetables, while others saw the lively New Year market and went out with Lan Xin to wholesale some tea eggs to sell, or went shopping for New Year's goods. Therefore, the pork that was slaughtered early in the morning had not been cut and distributed yet.

Seeing that most of the people had returned and it was time to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner at noon, Uncle Lan and the others didn't waste any more time. They said a few official words and talked about some changes in the second half of this year. They said that they would raise more pigs next year and distribute more pork!

"...Okay, I won't say much. Each family will have a representative come. Every adult in each household will get half a pound of meat, and every child over three years old will get one pound of meat. The five-guarantee households will get one pound of meat at the end. Don't complain about the small amount. Let's work together next year and kill more pigs."

Uncle Lan started to divide the meat as he spoke.

These two pigs were raised by the village at the beginning of this year. At that time, the village was poor and could only afford to raise two pigs. Every household was waiting to raise them until the New Year so that they could share the meat during the Spring Festival.

Even though these two big fat pigs look heavy, for the hundreds of households in Lanjia Village, each person got a few taels, so in the end there was nothing left from the two pigs. But no one complained at all. What's wrong with sharing pork and taking benefits?

They even scrambled to grab the fattier pieces of meat.

"Me first, me first."

"Don't fight with me. I want the one with more fat. I'm waiting to fry more oil to make the New Year's Eve dinner."

"Hey, hey, hey, Lan Xin, why are you standing so far back? Come to the front."

"That's right. I'm at the front of the line. You can come over to me."

"There's no need to line up, Lan Xin, just go ahead and cut the meat first. I don't see who dares to stop you."

"That's right, you go first. Without you, there's no way my family will be able to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner this year."

When they met Lan Xin, the villagers were very polite. They pushed Lan Xin to the front of the team and asked her to cut the meat first. Lan Xin was pushed all the way to the front. Looking at Uncle Lan and others cutting the meat, her face turned red.

Uncle Lan smiled cheerfully: "Lan Xin, you are eating with your parents this year, right? Are your brothers coming too?"

"Yes, together." Lan Xin nodded.

Although it was said that the family was divided at the beginning, it was not divided completely. Each family just managed its own accounts, and gave a portion of money every month to the old couple for retirement and food expenses.

Whether it is the Lan Qing brothers or old man and old lady Lan, they all like this way of getting along with each other. They are still a close family, but each has the privacy and autonomy of their own family.

Not to mention that at the end of the second half of this year, none of the couples of Lan Qing's three married brothers were free, and the children at home had to be looked after by old man Lan and his friends.

"Okay, I'll cut a fat piece for you." Uncle Lan was very envious of the way the children in his brothers' families got along with each other, but the situation in his family was different from that of Old Man Lan, and his sons and daughters-in-law were also different from those of Lan Qing and his brothers. Few families in Lanjia Village could achieve the harmonious state of half-divided family like them.

"Uncle, I don't want the fat ones. Just cut half of them into half." Lan Xin said quickly, "By the way, are the remaining bones and internal organs to be shared as well?"

"How can we divide them all together? These bones, offal, and pig blood, whoever wants to pay a few cents can take them."

Originally, these were what every household was vying for, but this year life was better and in addition to meat, many families also slaughtered chickens and fish. They no longer cared about these meatless bones and offal, and tacitly left them to the poorer families or those with less labor in the village, so that everyone could have a good New Year.

Although Uncle Lan wondered why Lan Xin wouldn't eat, he still cut the meat into half fat and half lean pieces for her according to the number of people in their family. There was almost six pounds of meat, and it felt like a heavy piece in her hand.

Lan Xin took the meat and looked at the bones and internal organs placed aside. She didn't know where Uncle Lan and the others found the butcher from. The bone was completely smooth without any meat left. It was really just a bone.

Seeing the bones like this, many villagers in the queue shook their heads and decided not to spend the money. They left them for the end, and Uncle Lan took the initiative to collect two cents and distribute them to several families in financial difficulties to add more meat flavor.

When Lan Xin was taking her things and getting ready to leave, a noise broke out in the queue to get the meat. Lan Xin stopped and looked over curiously. It seemed that the person in the queue behind her had a different opinion with Uncle Lan, who was distributing the meat.

"…Is Gu Yankai from Lanjia Village? Is he an adult? Is he my son? Why can't I take his family's meat?"

Gu Yankai... this name seems familiar. Lan Xin frowned and thought about it, but she couldn't remember who this person was. And the man who quarreled with Uncle Lan looked a little strange to her. He should be not common in the village, so she had no impression of him.

Lan Xin is unfamiliar, but the villagers are not.

As soon as she said this, everyone was in an uproar, and those who were waiting in line started chattering.

"What you said is totally illogical. Gu Yankai's wife and children have been away from Lanjia Village for five years. Their household registration has been moved out. Why can they still get a share of the meat?"

"That's right. If he can share the meat, then my sister who got married in the first half of the year, whose household registration is still in Lanjia Village, can she also share the meat?"

"My son moved to town last year. Does he have a share of the meat?"

"..."

The crowd immediately started to chatter and make a lot of noise, which made Uncle Lan feel overwhelmed. He looked helplessly at the dishevelled woman in front of him and said, "No, Gu Yankai has no chance. He is not from Lanjia Village anymore. Your married sister and your son who moved to town are also not eligible..."

"Everyone, please think carefully. There are only two pigs and so much meat. We need to know how to divide it." Uncle Lan finally said seriously that they, the village cadres, are very responsible for the affairs of the village.

They can all tell who is from which family, who is from which household, who is married, and who is not in the village. Even if they can't tell, the villagers nearby will remind them. After all, as they said, there is only so much meat, and they can't let these irrelevant people take it away.

Although it may sound a bit cold-blooded, the benefits they get now are just this much. If there is one more person to share, they will get less, so of course they have to fight for it.

Besides, they have all gone out to live a good life, and they still want to come back to share the New Year's meat. They have made contributions to the village, so what are they offering? They have the nerve to come.