Chapter 6 Fragrant Braised Pork
The little girl always feels that the meat is not right, but she can’t tell me what’s wrong. After all, the Chen family hardly buys meat and has no relevant experience.
When they heard that they were going to buy popsicles, they immediately threw the matter of buying meat behind their heads, and the three of them rushed to the supply and marketing cooperative together.
After Chen Qi and the others walked away, everyone in the food store surrounded him: "Hey, how did those three mountain guys just now choose lean meat?"
The pig killer shrugged: "Who knows, maybe we met three 25."
Hahaha, there was a chuckle in the side food store.
And the three 250 were speeding up at this time, happily carrying the pork and quickly ran into the supply and marketing cooperative.
For the Xingtang Supply and Marketing Cooperative, Chen Qi, is so simple that it is outrageous. Not to mention comparing with Yonghui Walmart, even the 24-hour convenience store in the hospital is not as good as.
When you enter the door, you will find two wooden glass cabinets, and there are two rows of cabinets behind.
The types of products are not very rich, such as thermos, spittoons, rain boots, etc., and there are small commodities such as soap, towels, matches, etc. There is no such thing as clothes, electrical appliances, etc.
Chen Qi joined the supply and marketing cooperative and took out a cent to ask, "Auntie, which kind of popsicle is the cheapest here?"
The salesmen of the supply and marketing cooperative kept chatting, but they didn't look back when they heard it, and ignored them.
Chen Qi once saw in his novel how awesome salesmen in the 1970s and 1980s were. Today, I really saw them, but there was nothing I could do. Popsicles only have to be available for supply and marketing cooperatives. There is no need to sell them in other places, so I can only endure them.
After waiting for a while, a middle-aged man in a white shirt came in. As soon as he entered the door, three salesmen stood up one after another. The smiles on his face reminded the enthusiastic but simple waiters in the documentary.
It turns out that this enthusiasm is only for a few people.
Chen Qi understood that no matter what era, people are divided into different levels. When he succeeded and became the best, he could enjoy this passion. Now, he is just a native of the mountains.
So, boy, work hard.
The middle-aged man bought a pack of cigarettes, joked with the salesperson before leaving.
Then a salesperson came over, without enthusiasm and no excessive difficulty:
"No, the cheapest thing is this sugar water popsicle, which costs 3 cents per piece, and this cream popsicle is a little more expensive, 8 cents, and mahjong popsicle, but it seems you can't afford it."
People just told the truth, there was nothing to be angry about, Chen Qi told himself this.
"Then let's have three pieces of sugar water popsicle ice."
The salesperson took out the popsicle and found another cent to Chen Qi.
Chen Shu and Chen Hua were almost crying. They had never eaten popsicle since their father passed away.
Looking at the intoxicated and happy appearance of my younger brother and sister, Chen Qi was also very happy. He picked up the popsicle and started eating bite by bit. When he looked back, Chen Shu and Chen Hua were slowly eating.
"Eat quickly, it will melt if you don't eat it. When I make money, I will buy popsicles for you every day in the future."
"Yeah, my brother is the best."
Chen Qi will be able to graduate from the health school in one year. Then he will be able to get a salary after he is assigned to a job and becomes a doctor. Even if the salary is not high, he will be an amazing figure in the eyes of rural people.
The three of them happily returned to Xiaze Village with the pork.
It was only 4 pm when I got home, and I was seen by my second aunt Liu Cai'e as soon as I arrived at the entrance of the village.
Liu Cai'e was shocked: "Where did you get the money from the three of you small coffins to buy meat? Did your elder sister borrow money?"
Then she twitched a few times: "You were cheated by the pig killer, why did you buy lean meat? This meat cannot produce oil, so you lose money."
After hearing the second aunt's explanation, Chen Qi realized that in this era, he used to evaluate a good piece of meat, not just how much lean meat, but how much fat meat is.
The fatty meat I bought can be made of lard. In the era of lack of oil and meat, it can be eaten by the whole family for several months, although this meat may really be tasted by myself.
Seeing his little brother and sister with a look of depression, Chen Qi was quite optimistic.
Money is a bastard, so I don’t make any more money.
"It's okay, lean meat is even better. Let's eat lean meat today. When my brother makes money, I will treat you to KFC every day."
"Brother, what is KFC?"
"This is not important. What is important is where is the soy sauce and salt in our house?"
In order to give my elder sister a surprise, Chen Qi decided to cook and cook a beautiful braised pork for everyone to taste.
As a result, when Chen Chun came home from get off work, he had eaten the braised pork, but Chen Qi was in trouble all the only vegetable oil and soy sauce left at home.
If it were other leaders, they would definitely point at the nose and curse. Some parents even had to take off their shoes and start teaching this prodigal son a lesson.
But the silly elder sister didn't. She felt that her younger brother made money by herself, bought meat for her family, and even an intellectual cooked herself. Such family affection was not comparable to a few drops of vegetable oil.
Seeing Chen Qi with a look of self-blame, the silly sister didn't care:
"It's okay, my sister will make money when she has no oil. Anyway, our family can't eat a few times a year, so it doesn't matter whether there is vegetable oil or soy sauce or not."
The little girl put a piece of braised pork into the silly sister's mouth: "Sister, is it delicious?"
"It's delicious, it's so delicious. I didn't expect that our top scholar has this ability. Is this also learned in the school?"
Chen Qi scratched his head awkwardly. In fact, the braised pork was a bit burnt because the heat was not well controlled, and the absence of rock sugar was a little burned.
How many good cooking skills can a surgical dog who eats in the canteen every day in his previous life?
Two pounds of meat, the whole family enjoyed their meals.
But the careful Chen Qi found that the silly sister had not eaten a few bites at all. On the contrary, after the meal, she carefully put the remaining meat in a bamboo basket and then hung it into the well, preparing to eat it the next day.
Water wells are natural refrigerators for rural people.
It will be dark until 7pm in summer, and it will be over 5pm after dinner. The silly sister is about to go out again.
"Sister, what are you doing?"
"Farming, I only planted half of it yesterday. If I don't hurry up, it will affect the future yield."
After the family contract system, the people who were handed over to the state were all their own, and the enthusiasm of the farmers was greatly improved.
In the past, the team had to work, and the captain urged them again and again. Now there is no need to urge them. They go down the field before dawn and are still farming when they are in darkness at night. It is precisely this enthusiasm that starting from 1982, family co-production contracting began nationwide.
Chen Qi put down the textbook in his hand and stood up: "Sister, I'll go too."
The silly sister waved her hands repeatedly:
"Forget it, you'd better read books at home. Yesterday you went to farm and fainted from the heat. It was so scary. You intellectuals just can't do rough work. Anyway, our young master Tian, my elder sister can do it alone."
"Our family is young master?"
This attracted Chen Qi's attention: "Sister, why is our family Mr. Tian?"
Chapter completed!