Jiang Tingxia calculated a depreciated price for the woman who bought the watch, which was two hundred and twenty yuan. The money and goods were paid, and the woman took the watch and left happily. This price was quite favorable, and no industrial ticket was required, so she was getting a bargain.

Jiang Tingxia was holding a stack of money, feeling a little depressed.

Just then, Zhang Hongxiang and Zhang Qiannan came out with the things they had bought. They saw Jiang Tingxia standing at the corner wall of the supply and marketing cooperative, called her, and the three of them went back to the family compound.

On the way back in the cart, Zhang Qiannan mentioned the wedding banquet three days later and asked Jiang Tingxia and Zhang Hongxiang to go and have a seat. Zhang Hongxiang agreed immediately.

At this time, a young wife sitting on the cart looked at Zhang Qiannan with bright eyes. She stared at her as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself. Finally, she followed her and sat in front of the family compound.

After getting off the bus, Zhang Hongxiang looked at the unfamiliar woman and asked, "You live here too? Why haven't I seen you before?"

There are so many people in the family quarters, and Zhang Hongxiang likes to visit and chat with her friends. She knows most of the military wives living here, so she could recognize this stranger at a glance.

The woman looked nervous and looked at Zhang Qiannan before saying, "I have something to ask you."

Zhang Qiannan looked confused. She had only been there for a few days and didn't know many people there. What could he possibly ask her?

The woman swallowed, pulled Zhang Qiannan aside, and asked, "Just now in the car, I heard that you were going to hold a wedding banquet, so I wanted to ask you, do you want pork?"

It turned out that he was a speculator who wanted to sell things.

Zhang Hongxiang was listening on the side and was not surprised at all, as she often bought things in the nearby village. She just had to be careful not to let that loudmouthed nosy person see it, and it was nothing strange.

Zhang Hongxiang pulled Zhang Qiannan and said, "It's definitely more cost-effective to buy from her than from the food station. You don't need a ticket."

Zhang Qiannan was also somewhat tempted. Seeing this, the woman asked them to wait. She said, "I'm from the nearby Baizi Village. If you want to buy pork, I'll go back and let my wife come and talk to you."

The three men were afraid of being seen, so they found a secluded place and stood there waiting for the woman to come back.

In less than half an hour, the woman came with a man in his twenties. Compared to the woman who was panic-stricken, the man was obviously more eloquent.

He carried a basket and lifted the blue cloth on top, revealing the fresh meat inside.

"Big sister, look, this is all good meat. How much do you want? If you take more, I can give you a discount."

Zhang Qiannan looked at the appearance of the meat and found it was indeed good, so she asked about the price. It was 35 cents more expensive per pound than the food station in town, but no meat coupons were required. She asked, "How much cheaper can I get if I take more?"

The man replied, "If you can take more than 20 kilograms, it will be 1 cent cheaper per kilogram."

Zhang Qiannan refused and said, "How can I spend so much? I have only a few guests at my wedding, so 10 kilograms of meat is enough for me."

The man thought for a moment and said, "Ten kilograms is fine. I'll give you a three-tenth discount on one kilogram."

Zhang Qiannan bargained again, "Give me a 5 cent discount."

The man refused to agree and said with a bitter face, "To be honest, I just want to sell more at once. Otherwise, you can ask around for the price. There is no such price anymore. I can barely sell 10 kilograms."

Zhang Hongxiang said, "Well, I'll take three kilograms, and see if you can get a discount."

Zhang Hongxiang looked at Jiang Tingxia, "Tingxia, do you want some? This meat looks really good."

Jiang Tingxia thought about it and decided that if he bought it here, Li Changpu would have to go to town less often, so he said, "Then I'll take three pounds too."

Zhang Qiannan estimated that she had enough money to buy the meat. Besides, there were many people in her family, including her, Gu Yunqian, a boy and a girl. Apart from the meat for the wedding banquet, she also had to eat it at home. So she might as well buy more. So she said, "Then I'll take 14 kilograms, plus the 6 kilograms for the two of them, which will be 20 kilograms. You can charge us the cheaper one."

The man and woman selling meat were very happy and promised to save 1 cent per pound.

Zhang Hongxiang added, "Then we'll follow you to get the meat."

It took them more than half an hour to walk to the Baizi Village they mentioned.

Jiang Tingxia complained in her heart, it was so tiring to walk there, and the couple might have been afraid of being seen, so they chose to walk on the weedy path. Not only did they stumble along the way, but Jiang Tingxia was also scratched on the arm several times by tree branches.

Fortunately, we have arrived.

The man's house is located on the edge of the village, and there is only one lonely bungalow. This is probably the reason why he dares to do this business and even brings people home.

The man shouted something in a low voice beside the low courtyard wall, and an old lady with unsteady steps came out and opened the door.

On the black ground in the yard, there was a pool of reddish-brown blood, and the bloody smell was strong. The man and the woman called out, "Come in."

The man walked to the side room and moved away a pile of dry corn stalks, revealing a tattered table inside. He then lifted the black cloth on top and found half a pig inside.

Jiang Tingxia looked at the undried bloodstains in the yard and had a guess in his mind: this man actually raised and slaughtered pigs in his own home. He was really brave.

The man and the woman called out, "Come and see, we'll cut you whatever piece you want."

The man added, "But you can only choose one piece at a time. You decide which piece you want, and I'll cut it for you. Otherwise, if you choose piece by piece, you'll all want to pick the ones with more fat and meat, and you'll be left with a bunch of bones, and I won't be able to sell it."

Jiang Tingxia hated the smell and covered her nose, refusing to go over. She said to Zhang Hongxiang and the others, "You go and choose first."

Zhang Hongxiang didn't notice her strangeness. She was only thinking about the pork that was about to be in her hands. She said happily, "Okay, I'll choose first."

After saying that, she pulled Zhang Qiannan over first. After all, she and Jiang Tingxia were just extras, so she let Zhang Qiannan choose first.

As expected, Zhang Qiannan chose the piece from the pig's belly. When the man cut it, he revealed a greasy white piece. Zhang Hongxiang was anxious, fearing that all of it would be given to Zhang Qiannan and she would have nothing left. Fortunately, the man turned the blade of the knife and took away a few large bones. When they were weighed, they weighed a full sixteen pounds.

Although there were a few large bones added, Zhang Qiannan didn't say anything because the meat was of good quality and so cheap, and he just took them all.

Zhang Hongxiang then pointed to the remaining pork belly meat, and the man followed suit, first cutting the fattier and thicker piece, then turning his hand and picking up the big bone on one side.

Zhang Hongxiang complained a few times, but the man didn't get angry. He smiled and said, "Big sister, this is how you sell meat."

Zhang Hongxiang also knew that all the meat was sold at the same price and it was impossible to just weigh the piece she pointed to, so she took the money out of her pocket and gave it reluctantly.

Jiang Tingxia then walked over and saw that the meat was still bright red. He probably thought of it as freshly slaughtered pork. He thought of many delicacies at once and pointed at the piece of pork back. "Give it to me."

The man was a little confused. It was rare for someone to pick a place with more lean meat. He reacted quickly and cut without hesitation, "Okay."

This piece of pork is tenderloin, which is all lean meat, with no fat or fascia. When Jiang Tingxia saw this, he thought of the braised pork ribs with scallions and felt a little greedy for a moment.

Seeing the man about to cut with the knife, Zhang Hongxiang sighed and reminded him, "Tingxia, that piece is all bone, change another one."

Jiang Tingxia was thinking about the red sauce onion pork ribs, so she ignored Zhang Hongxiang's objection and said, "Let's take this one."

The man smiled and said, "Okay, this bone is more, I'll give you more, I will definitely not let you suffer any loss."

Jiang Tingxia saw that the man was really generous and gave her an extra piece of pork chop. The pork chop, including the ribs, weighed more than five pounds.

Jiang Tingxia also took them all. She certainly didn't lose out because there was a small piece of tenderloin attached to the tenderloin. This piece of meat is the most tender part of the pig. A pig may weigh more than one pound in total, and it is very tender and smooth when made into soup.

Jiang Tingxia became greedy as she thought about it, so she took both pig's trotters and planned to go back and stew a pot of soybean pig's trotters to replenish collagen. The place where Li Changpu was stationed was remote, with strong winds and sunshine. She felt that the skin on her face had become rough.

She then asked, "If the pig liver is still there, give it to me too."

Make some pork liver porridge to replenish qi and blood.

After hearing what Jiang Tingxia said, the man knew that she had found out that he was slaughtering pigs at home, so he didn't hide it. After all, they had bought it, so he was not afraid of them reporting it. So he said, "It's here, I'll take it for you."

Jiang Tingxia said quickly, "Wrap it with something and bring it over, otherwise it will be covered in blood."

The man winked at the woman and she quickly took it.

The man added, "Don't worry, the pig was just killed this morning, so the liver is still fresh."

Zhang Hongxiang said, "There is so much meat, and there is no one to carry it. How can we carry it? Please deliver it to us. Remember to come back after dark, and do it quietly so that no one can see us."

The man agreed.

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