Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

Sha Zhu waited with the wild boar corpse for about two hours, and then squad leader Zheng and his men came back carrying a slightly larger wild boar. When they saw the wild boar lying next to Sha Zhu, they surrounded him and marveled at the boar's neck that was almost stabbed to pieces.

It was almost time for dinner, and squad leader Zheng asked everyone to take out the prepared food and sit around together. While eating, Sha Zhu recounted his story of bravely fighting the wild boar.

"You are quite lucky, kid. There are not many wild boars living alone. They all come out in groups. I guess this guy was greedy for the fruit you mentioned. Alas, it is not worth it to lose his life for a piece of fruit." Zheng Xi was happy for Sha Zhu and felt sorry for the wild boar's greed.

"Captain, you are wrong. We are full, so its death is very meaningful." Niu Xihua joked, and ran over to pick a fruit to taste. "Besides, this fruit is delicious. It is not unfair for the pig to die for food and become a ghost of fullness. Besides, Zhuzi is getting married in two days. If this animal contributes its body, it will make Zhuzi proud when he goes to his father-in-law's house, which is even more meritorious."

The pig soul muttered beside Niu Xihua: I haven’t eaten the fruit this time, I’m starving, otherwise that ugly guy would be able to defeat me, grandma!

On the way back, I checked the traps I set in the morning. Fortunately, I caught two wild rabbits, which is enough for an ordinary family to eat for a few days.

When passing by the village at the foot of the mountain, Sha Zhu entered a house that raised a lot of chickens. When passing by in the morning, Sha Zhu had taken a fancy to the chickens and thought about asking if he could buy or exchange a few chickens when he came down the mountain.

The people in the mountains did not want money. When they saw that they had hunted two wild boars, they asked them for some pork. Sha Zhu removed one of the front legs of the pig he had killed and returned six chickens to the owner. The owner thought that the amount was too much, but Sha Zhu did not care. He felt that the pig he got was a pleasant surprise. Besides, as the weather was getting warmer, the meat would spoil easily. It would be better to exchange it for a living animal that could be kept for a long time.

After returning to the city, they went to squad leader Zheng's house to prepare the pig. They boiled seven or eight basins of water, and several people took turns to shave the hair three or four times. It was not until eight or nine in the evening that they finished and divided the meat. Sha Zhu took a pig's leg, a pig's head and some internal organs, and the others were able to get more than half a leg each, which was enough to eat for many days.

Team leader Zheng rode his bike to take Sha Zhu back to the courtyard. When he was carrying the meat, he was seen by the third uncle. Although the third uncle couldn't see what was inside the sack, he smelled the blood and guessed it might be meat, so he wanted to have a share. Because there were people outside the courtyard, it was difficult to talk to them, so he let Sha Zhu go at night.

The next morning, the third uncle knocked on Sha Zhu's door and hinted that he had not tasted meat for a long time.

Sha Zhu just needed help from the Third Aunt, so he discussed with the Third Uncle: "I'm getting married soon, as you know. I can't prepare expensive things, but I still need to make a few new quilts. Can you see if my Third Aunt is free to make a few quilts for me? I'll give you two pounds of meat in return."

"Two kilograms won't do. Five kilograms is required." The third uncle bargained.

"Five pounds is too much. I'll ask Second Aunt for help. Second Uncle probably won't be as picky as you." Sha Zhu refused.

"Then four pounds." The third uncle knew that the price couldn't be reduced too much.

"Three kilograms at most, otherwise no deal." Sha Zhu finally made the decision.

"Okay, three pounds is three pounds, give it to me now."

Sha Zhu took a piece of meat out of the basin, weighed it, and found it was more than 3 jin. He didn't care too much and handed it to the uncle. "Don't let anyone see it."

The third uncle put the meat into the prepared cloth bag and carried it away.

Sha Zhu changed the water for the meat, took out a piece of meat weighing about 2 pounds, and left the rest in the basin. He covered the chicken with a bamboo basket and put some lettuce leaves in it, then locked the door and went to the old lady's room, "Madam, I got some meat from someone yesterday. I'll bring some to you. Let my aunt stew it for you today. I have something else tonight, so I'll make something else for you tomorrow."

At noon, the news that there was meat to eat in the second canteen spread, and the door of the second canteen was almost squeezed open.

When the workers shouted thank you to Master He, Sha Zhu came out and told everyone that the meat and the meat from last time were obtained by Team Leader Zheng from the Security Department and his men who went into the mountains. It was their contribution and everyone should thank them.

Squad Leader Zheng happened to be there at the time, and he said, "We got the meat last time by hunting, but that was to repay Master He's kindness, and it was Master He who contributed it. This time we were moved by Master He's spirit of selfless dedication, so we followed him in making a contribution, so we should thank Master He even more."

The two men praised each other's business, making the employees feel that Team Leader Zheng and Master He were both good people who were wholeheartedly serving the people.

When everyone was thanking them together, squad leader Zheng suddenly started singing "Unity is Strength", and a song appropriate to the occasion resounded over the cafeteria, pushing the reputation of Sha Zhu and squad leader Zheng to a new height.

After get off work in the afternoon, Sha Zhu was pulled by Team Leader Zheng to an open space next to the factory gate. "What you said is true. The scene at noon was really exciting. However, this is your own honor. Is it appropriate to share it with us?"

"Brother Zheng, there's nothing wrong with that. I just got promoted to squad leader, so it's useless to ask for honors now. But it's different for you. You're a retired soldier, and you've been a squad leader for a long time. Now you don't have the opportunity to make meritorious service. If you want to be promoted over time, how long will it take? If you hadn't taken me hunting, I wouldn't have meat to cook for everyone. Besides, the meat used in the cafeteria today was also provided by you."

"Okay, thank you very much brother. I've taken it all to heart." Zheng Xi patted his chest.

"We're already brothers, so it would be awkward to thank you again. Okay, I'm going back."

When she got home, Yu Li was holding a chick in one hand and teasing it with vegetable leaves in the other. When she saw Sha Zhu coming back, she asked, "Where did you get all this meat and the chick?"

"Yesterday, I went hunting in the mountains with Team Leader Zheng from the Security Department. We got two wild boars. When we got down the mountain, we traded the meat for a few chickens. We'll raise them to lay eggs in the future, so you can have one every day to improve your nutrition."

"We can also let the chickens hatch eggs, and the chickens lay eggs and the eggs hatch chickens, so we can have lots of chicken to eat." Yu Li began to dream. People at that time were quite eager for meat.

"By the way, Qin Huairu saw me changing the water for the pork just now." Sha Zhu told Yu Li about Qin Huairu and asked her to pay attention. "She has been staring at the pork for a long time. I think she will ask you for it tonight."

"Why does she ask for it? How shameless?" Sha Zhu pouted, "Ignore her, come with me and I'll take you to a place."

Sha Zhu took out a large piece of meat from the basin, about 10 pounds, wrapped it in paper and put it into a cloth bag, then pulled Yu Li out the door.