Rebirth in 1980, the rise of the golden age

Li Youcai had promised before that everyone would have a prosperous New Year.

Li Youcai does what he says.

Holding 10 stacks of Great Unity in his hands, Li Youcai brought a few people to the production workshop.

Today is February 2st, and in three days it will be New Year’s Eve.

The factory has shut down and stopped production.

Everyone was waiting with joy.

Everyone was excited when they saw Li Youcai coming in with money.

"Brother Cai!"

"Brother Cai!"

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Zhang Laoer and his two families were also there. They were all very excited to see such a thick stack of money in Li Youcai's hand.

Seeing the shining eyes of everyone, Li Youcai smiled.

"You're going to get paid, are you happy?"

"Happy!" Everyone in the room shouted in unison, and they all laughed happily.

Li Youcai looked at his brothers and was equally happy: "Everyone has behaved very well in the past month and a half. I promised everyone a prosperous New Year, and I will never break my promise. 300 yuan per person. Don't spend the money carelessly. Take it back home and make your parents happy."

When they heard that each of them would get 300 yuan, all the brothers in the forest farm were overjoyed!

After working here for more than a month, they have already caught up with the time their parents have spent working in the forest farm for a year.

I don’t know who shouted first: “Long live Brother Cai!”

Then everyone shouted together.

"Long live Brother Cai!"

Li Youcai quickly waved his hands and stopped everyone: "That's enough! That's enough! Wansui, that's a turtle, everyone line up and come get your money!"

Li Youcai pulled the rubber band on the money and counted the money with his fingers.

1·2·3····30!

"Come, Dalinzi, this is yours."

"Thank you, Brother Cai!"

Dalinzi took the money and Yahuazi almost smiled, she looked so beautiful.

"Erlinzi, this is yours."

Li Youcai gave 300 yuan to all the brothers in the more than forest farms, regardless of their size.

Everyone was smiling and had even started discussing what to buy to take home to honor their parents.

Others are thinking of using the money as a betrothal gift to marry a wife.

After distributing the money to the brothers in the forest farm, it was Zhang Laoer and his friends' turn.

Zhang Laoer brought his wife to Li Youcai and called out, "Brother Cai."

In the past, he always called him Li Youcai directly, but during this period of time in this factory, everyone in the factory, regardless of age, called Li Youcai Brother Cai, and he even didn't know what to call him.

The gap in status has made Zhang Laoer unconsciously begin to respect Li Youcai.

"Brother Zhang, you should just call me by my full name, so that it won't make you feel awkward and me uncomfortable too."

Zhang Laoer smiled awkwardly when he heard this.

Li Youcai counted out 340 yuan and handed it over: "You've worked hard during this period. Take it."

"Oh!" Zhang Laoer was very happy. He had never seen so much money in his life.

"Sister-in-law, this is yours." Li Youcai counted out another portion and handed it to Zhang Laoer's wife.

Zhang Laoer's wife took the money and tears of excitement came to her eyes.

Without saying a word, he bowed to Li Youcai on the spot.

"Sister-in-law, what are you doing?" Li Youcai quickly helped Zhang Laoer's wife up.

"I'm happy." Zhang Laoer's wife held the money in her hand and put it in front of her chest, smiling with tears in her eyes.

After distributing the money to everyone, the factory also gave people a holiday.

Wang Qiang and Wang Rong, brother and sister, returned to the forest farm with their brothers, preparing to celebrate the New Year there.

Li Youcai, Dazhuang and others returned to Dongsheng Brigade together.

When Li Youcai took the money box home and opened it in front of Chu Xinyan.

Chu Xinyan was completely dumbfounded.

More than fifty stacks of Great Unity stacked together create a strong visual impact.

Chu Xinyan’s eyes were almost turning blue due to the shaking.

"Money! Why is there so much money?" Chu Xinyan wanted to shout, but was afraid of being heard. She covered her mouth with both hands, but it was difficult to calm her excited heart.

"I made all the money from selling ice cream, a total of more than 50,000 yuan." Li Youcai said with a smile.

"Fifty thousand! Oh my God!" Chu Xinyan was shocked beyond words. How could their family become a millionaire in just over a month? And it was only fifty thousand!

Chu Xinyan really couldn't imagine how many good things she could buy with these five dollars.

Looking at Chu Xinyan's shocked expression, Li Youcai felt that everything he had done was worth it.

"Hide it quickly. This is all our family's wealth. You have to keep a close eye on it."

Chu Xinyan looked around nervously. If she hid it on the ceiling, she was afraid that it would be eaten by mice. If she hid it in the cabinet, she was afraid that it would be stolen. She felt uneasy no matter where she hid it.

Finally, it was locked in the kang cabinet.

"I won't go anywhere from now on. I will sit on the cabinet every day to guard it." Chu Xinyan smiled.

"Why are you so stupid?"

Looking at Chu Xinyan's money-loving look, Li Youcai pinched her cheek and enjoyed the happiness.

[Hey, hey, all members, please pay attention! The brigade is preparing to slaughter the New Year pig. Each family should send one person to the brigade headquarters to collect the meat. I repeat...]

Outside, the brigade's loudspeaker blared.

At this time of year every year, each brigade would prepare to slaughter the New Year pig and distribute the meat to the members so that everyone could have a meaty New Year.

The pigs are raised by the brigade itself, and are usually fed by members, which also counts as work points.

It is normal for a wealthy brigade to raise more than ten or twenty pigs, but a poor brigade can only have three or five pigs.

As for their Dongsheng Brigade, they have been extremely poor in recent years.

There are only three pigs in total, and they are all quite thin.

The brigade was so poor that even the pigs were starving.

"The brigade wants us to go get the meat. You go ahead. I'll stay at home and look after the house," said Chu Xinyan.

"Row."

Li Youcai took an enamel basin and walked out of the house.

The streets outside were full of members who had heard the news and were preparing to go get the meat.

Zhang Laoer also came out with a big basin and wrapped in a cotton jacket. When he saw Li Youcai, he hurriedly ran two steps.

"Youcai, I'm going to help kill the pig and get some pig blood. Do you want it? I'll give you half." Zhang Laoer asked.

According to the rules of the brigade, when the annual pig is slaughtered, anyone who participates in the slaughtering work can get an extra portion of pig offal.

Pig blood is a good thing for replenishing qi and blood, and can also be used to make blood sausage. It is one of the most sought-after pig offal every year.

Zhang Laoer's mother has a fracture and is bedridden. Eating some pig blood will help her recover.

"Okay, if you can get it, give me some." Li Youcai did not refuse.

At this moment, in front of the brigade office, three pigs had been tied up.

Uncle Peng, who used to be a butcher, was sharpening his ancestral pig-killing knife. The knife was two fingers wide and more than a foot long. It had no cold glow, but instead looked a bit black.

Real old pig-killing knives are rarely very shiny. The darker the surface, the more pigs they have been used to kill.

When the members saw Li Youcai coming, many of them greeted him.

"Wealth is coming."

"Uncle, aunt."

Li Youcai responded one by one.

Today, many families in the brigade went up the mountain to catch frogs. They all made money with Li Youcai, and this year they spent the New Year much more relaxed than usual.

At this moment, there were many more smiles on everyone's face.

Uncle Peng sharpened the knife, and seven or eight young men held the pig down. They inserted the long butcher knife into the pig's neck and directly pierced the pig's heart. Zhang Laoer took a basin and collected most of the pig's blood.

When the meat was divided, it was divided into pieces. The front groove and the back groove were the most popular because they were most suitable for making dumplings.

Li Youcai got a piece of pork belly, which he also felt was good.

Da Zhuang, the simpleton, watched others scramble for the food while laughing happily. When it was finally his turn, all that was left was a pig's tail and a pig's hoof.

Li Youcai looked at the pig's tail and trotter in Dazhuang's basin, wondering if this kid was just a fool with good luck.

In later generations, pig's trotters were sold for more than 20 yuan per pound, twice as much as pork, and pig's tails were even more expensive.

But now, no one is fighting for it.