Became a poor little boy abandoned by his educated youth mother?

Only after everyone had their fair share did they sit down to eat. People in this era were still reserved in expressing their feelings.

Her grandparents didn't say anything about liking or loving her, they just kept picking food for her and peeling eggs for her.

But the aunt sitting next to her gave her a sticker.

She said, "I like Yanyan very much, she's so cute." So young people's emotions are still much more unrestrained.

"I like my sister too. She is the cutest and prettiest." An Honglei also interrupted.

"Hey, eat quickly, we have to divide the pork later." Zhang Guihua reminded.

Everyone concentrated on eating.

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She put on a cotton-padded jacket that her aunt thought was the best and tied two small buns.

For the sake of these two little hairstyles, she didn't even wear a hat, but wrapped herself in a thick scarf and went out with her brother.

An Qingyu was worried and followed them out.

They went straight to the place where pigs were slaughtered. Nowadays, children have an extraordinary enthusiasm for slaughtering pigs and eating meat.

The adults also look forward to this day, because there are not many opportunities to eat meat without a ticket.

On the way out, I also met An Pannan and An Qiuxiang, two sisters from my second uncle's family.

"Aunt, Shitou, Yanyan, are you also going to watch the pig being slaughtered?" An Panan took the initiative to greet them.

"Cousin Pan, Cousin Qiu." An Xueyan and her brother called out obediently.

As the younger but more senior person, An Qingyu nodded like an elder and said, "Whatever Yanyan is curious about, I'll take her there to broaden her horizons. You guys can come along too."

Several people were walking and chatting.

"Is Yan Yan feeling better? Has grandma allowed you to go out?" An Panan knew this cousin. Her third uncle doted on her, and their grandmother also doted on her, watching her like the apple of her eye every day.

Every time I see the envy in her eyes, it almost turns into reality. She is a girl and she is so lucky.

"I'm well now, and grandma agreed.

"Cousin Pan, you've become much whiter and more beautiful." An Xueyan knew the look her cousin sometimes had.

This is just like when she was in school, some people whose family conditions were worse than hers would secretly envy her, but as long as they didn't do anything extreme, she would pretend not to know.

We are still relatives and we need to maintain superficial harmony.

As the youngest in the family, An Qiuxiang is not that sensitive and is therefore a bit careless.

"My second sister stayed at home during the winter and covered herself with cold cream. She also used it on her face, and she smelled good every day."

As he said this, he sniffed hard with his nose, which was very exaggerated.

"I just wipe it occasionally. You're exaggerating." He was still very doting on his younger sister An Panan, and he shyly defended himself.

An Qingyu leaned closer to look at the girl's smooth face and reached out to touch it.

"But it does work. I'll buy a box and try it when I save enough money."

She knew what her eldest niece looked like in the summer. She was really dark red and looked like a coal ball.

Now she at least looks like she has wheat-colored skin, and can be seen as a pretty wheat-colored beauty.

"What does my cousin's husband look like? I've never seen him." An Xueyan was curious.

"It's strong and robust," An Honglei commented.

"Very strong." This was An Qiuxiang's evaluation.

"That's about it!" This is the evaluation from the person involved.

"I only saw him from a distance once and didn't see him clearly, but your grandma said he was handsome, honest and a good worker." This was Aunt An's evaluation.

An Xueyan's mind suddenly appeared an honest and simple country boy who was not ugly.

Because now there are many different opinions on the word "upright". As long as one is not ugly, he is upright. Anyway, it has nothing to do with handsome.

We soon arrived at the place, and there were already a lot of people gathered there.

All the tools are ready, just waiting for a few strong laborers to catch the pig.

They squeezed to a position with a better view to watch.

Awww~Awww~Awww...

Then I heard the pig's shrill cries and it struggled constantly as it was tied to the chopping board.

It was painful to hear. An Xueyan's body trembled and she held her brother and aunt's hands tightly. It was the first time she had seen such a bloody scene.

Before the butcher could stab her with the knife, her eyes and ears were covered by her aunt.

The next time I could see him, I saw someone holding a basin to collect pig blood.

Her grandmother was also at the front, holding a basin in her hand, looking at the big fat pig with fiery eyes.

There is strength in numbers, and the 10 pigs were slaughtered quickly. The crowd actively lined up in small groups.

Meat is distributed according to work points.

"Aunt, how much meat can our family get?" An Xueyan, who was being held in arms, asked as she saw some families directly receiving 30 kilograms of meat.

"About 5 kilograms. Last year, the three of us weighed a little over 3 kilograms. This year, your combined work points might be a bit more."

"Why is it so little?" An Xueyan was dumbfounded.

"Your grandparents don't earn many work points. I have to go to school regularly, and your family earns even less. You and your sister are still eating the brigade's head rations." An Qingyu explained helplessly. This is the disadvantage of dividing the family. Now the two families on the household registration book are basically representatives of the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled.

"Can we pay to buy more meat from the team?" he asked quietly in An Qingyu's ear.

"I'm not sure if there's enough meat to go around. All we can buy are some leftover scraps, like bones and pig offal, but you can't guarantee you'll get them."

"Ah! Grandma promised to buy me some spareribs, is that not possible?"

Capitalist An Xueyan... This is truly an era where you have no place to spend your money.

There is a serious shortage of supplies!

"Your grandma promised that she would find a way." He said in a low voice.

An Xueyan understood that there was room for maneuver here.

It must be because of her uncle that she is now one of the family members of a village official.

There are still some hidden benefits, but just shut up and don’t ask.

Soon it was her grandmother Zhang Guihua's turn, and the young scorekeeper next to her had already reported the number of pounds of pork her family could receive this year.

"Grandma Zhang, your family can get 3 kilograms of meat this year."

"Count the money from the third brother's house for me and see how much it is."

"Okay." The young man didn't say anything about this request.

He started calculating straight away, then said awkwardly, "Uncle An's family can only get half a pound of meat this year. Since no one in their family works, they have few work points."

Zhang Guihua nodded and said, "Thank you, Sanwa. We can just count them together. I know everything about their family."

The women watching from the side began to talk.

"You see, this family can't do without strong labor. There's no benefit in such a small amount of meat." The speaker was Mrs. Li, whose family received 38 kilograms of pork.

"Indeed." Someone nodded in agreement.