Rebirth 1979: Marrying a poor girl at the beginning

After signing the contract and getting the money, Lin Zhengjun locked the wicker basket in the room.

Lin Bingde arranged two basic militiamen to guard the place. Just kidding, it’s tens of thousands of dollars. Money is very tempting. Lin Bingde himself even wanted to rob it. We must be careful.

Then Lin Zhengjun went back home and slaughtered the pig!

Killing pigs is a strange thing. Just like counting money, it gives you a strange sense of satisfaction!

Because they had made sesame candy some time ago, Lin Zhengjun had already set up several large pots in his yard, all boiling hot water. Lin Tiechui and other kids were happily adding firewood to the stove.

To Lin Zhengjun's surprise, He Fengying's two children, Wei Shuyu and Wei Shulei, were also there.

I heard that Wei Shulin and He Fengying in prison got their marriage certificate a few days ago, and their two children have moved to Wei Shanlin's home. The story of a loving father and filial son has become a beautiful story.

In everyone's mouth, He Fengying is Xi'er in "The White-Haired Girl", Wei Shanlin is Dachun, Wei Shanhu is the landlord bully Huang Shiren, and Lin Zhengjun is the leader of the People's Army...

Seeing Lin Zhengjun coming back, the two children smiled brightly at him, one calling him uncle and the other calling him brother, each talking about his own things.

In fact, the Lin family and the Wei family are not related by blood, so the generations are rather confusing.

Lin Zhengjun thought to himself that Wei Shanlin must have done some ideological work for them, allowing them to distinguish right from wrong. Now they understand that brother is not their enemy, but their benefactor.

Those responsible for slaughtering the pigs were mainly young members of the cooperative. Zou Chunfang and her young daughters and wives were waiting in line, while Wei Shuangxi, Wei Hongbing and other gentlemen were unloading the pigs from the carts.

"Ow!"

As soon as the five pigs landed on the ground, they started screaming for no apparent reason.

It has a fat head and big ears, delicate eyebrows and eyes, a drooping tail, rough black hair, and a lot of stray hair.

Not only were people thin these days, but pigs also didn't grow well. In later generations, the large white pigs raised in rural areas would often weigh three or four hundred kilograms, or even five hundred kilograms, when they were slaughtered.

The local black pigs in Huaibian are a hybrid pig breed bred independently. They have a long market cycle and only weigh about 100 kilograms after one year of breeding. Very few can reach 200 kilograms.

On the one hand, it’s because the feed is too poor, and on the other hand, it’s because of the breed!

Well, I have to raise some good piglets when I have time.

The large amount of waste residue produced by Lin Zhengjun in the production of hemp candy actually contains sugar and starch. Now it has accumulated to tens of thousands of kilograms, which can be used to cultivate feed for raising pigs.

Well, this is also a circular economy.

"Everyone, get out of the way, get out of the way!"

Wei Shuangxi took action personally. He first put a hemp rope around the pig's head and then tied a pocket to the pig's butt.

Yes, the pig manure also had to be collected. On the one hand, it would be dirty on the ground and make the city guests feel uncomfortable.

On the other hand, all manure is now valuable farm fertilizer!

Although the countryside was backward at that time, it was rare to see feces on the ground. People like Li Huozi liked to get up early in the morning to pick up feces.

There is very little chemical fertilizer, and as the saying goes, “A successful crop depends entirely on fertilizer,” in fact, it all depends on manure.

Feces from public toilets and toilets in major units in the city have become a hot commodity.

The production team used manure trucks to haul manure into the city, and from time to time they would bring agricultural products to the people who looked after the toilets or the small leaders who were in charge of the toilets. However, they still couldn't avoid fighting over the manure, or running dozens of miles in vain because the manure in the designated toilets had already been hauled away by others!

There are also people who monopolize the source of manure, hoard it and sell it for a profit. They are called "manure tyrants"!

In order to protect the interests of farmers and promote agricultural development, manure tickets were uniformly printed and issued. Most of them were issued by county health departments, and some directly set up special manure management agencies - manure stations!

From then on, production teams had to use manure tickets to haul manure into the city, and managers of public toilets and toilets in major units had to hand in a certain number of manure tickets on a monthly basis. Violators in both urban and rural areas were punished. This move was really effective, and the phenomena of snatching manure, running away, soliciting bribes, and offering bribes disappeared!

Let’s get back to the topic, pigs!

There was a small wooden bed on the ground, and four strong men shouted, "Lift it up! Lift it up!"

"One, two, three, go!"

The pig was lifted up and pressed onto the wooden bed. Four people were not enough, so six strong guys held it down tightly.

"Ouch! Ouch!"

Now the pig knew what was going on. It squealed even more violently and struggled desperately, and the pocket behind its butt was filled with shit.

"..."

Tang Xiaofu turned her head away, unable to bear to watch, her eyes reddened: "It's too cruel, look at it, it's screaming like a pig being slaughtered."

Lin Hongmei held the child and asked with a smile, "Would you like to eat later?"

Tang Xiaofu smiled and said, "It's dead. I have to use all my energy to save it!"

"Bring the basin!"

At Wei Shuangxi's loud shout, Lin Hongying hurriedly picked up the washbasin.

Comrade Zhao Zhongkai, the director of public security, has killed pigs before. He stood with a knife in his hand. He looked stern and dignified, like a martial arts master, with a hint of murderous aura. He aimed the knife at the pig's neck and thrust it in with a white knife and out with a red knife.

"Wow!"

Blood gushed out into the basin.

"Wow! There's so much pig blood!"

"My basin is almost full! Connect it quickly! Connect it quickly!"

The pig blood flowed into two basins. The black pig struggled violently for a few times, but the more it struggled, the weaker it became, and soon it died.

The women had already boiled water, and they poured scoops of boiling water on the pigs and began to shave them.

A dead pig is not afraid of boiling water. A large piece of meat soaked in white mist is as steady as a mountain.

After removing the hair, the fat pig was lifted and laid on a small wooden bed, facing up, with a kind look on its face, and died peacefully.

First cut off the pig's head, then chop off the limbs, and use the butcher knife to cut from the buttocks upwards.

brush!

Clean and neat, gutting it.

Zhao Zhongkai began to cut up the pork with skillful techniques, quite like a butcher cutting up an ox!

The bloody, hot internal organs and pieces of meat were taken out.

Go to the water first, the woman took the pig intestines, rubbed them in wood ash several times, and then washed them with clean water, repeatedly, and then added large-grain salt and rubbed them with hands, and then washed them again. A basin of pig blood was placed next to it, which was to make blood sausage.

Boil water in a pot over there, put the loin meat and ribs in the base, add seasonings, and simmer the soup.

The women began to cut sauerkraut to make the dish for slaughtering pigs!

The sauerkraut in Huaibian County is similar to that in Yunnan and Guizhou. It is made by soaking radish tops in sticky rice soup or noodle water and fermenting it with old sour soup. The temperature is high in summer and autumn, and it can be fermented in two days. It is very sour and delicious.

Others stir-fry vegetables, stew meat, remove bones, and process livers. The division of labor is clear...

Cool!

Lin Zhengjun was so excited watching it.

"I'm best at making pork offal soup!" Lin Hongmei was eager to try.

But she is still in confinement after childbirth, otherwise she would have done it herself!

This pig was used to entertain guests. Together with the one raised by Lin Zhengjun, there were five pigs in total. They were also slaughtered and weighed with a large scale. The meat was about 400 kilograms, which was planned to be distributed to all the members of the brigade as a welfare benefit!

Lin Bingde, with a smile on his face and a cigarette in his mouth, asked: "Zhengjun, how do you think we should divide the meat?"

"The meat will be distributed per person, half a pound per person. The elderly and the poor will get one pound each. The members of the cooperative will get two pounds each. All the meat will be distributed to the 800 members of the brigade!" Lin Zhengjun waved his hand.

"Half a pound per person! That's a lot!"

"The army is so generous!"

"I support the removal of Lin Bingde and the appointment of Zheng Jun as the branch secretary!"

There was an uproar inside and outside the yard. The members clapped their hands hard, were overjoyed, and praised Lin Zhengjun as a good leader.

It is no exaggeration to say that everyone is happier than during the Chinese New Year!

the reason is simple.

The amount of pork distributed by Lin Zhengjun this time was more than the amount distributed by the production team during the Chinese New Year!

As mentioned earlier, pork is a second-category commodity. The brigade can kill the excess pigs for consumption or sale only after it has completed the purchase task of 100 kilograms of fat pigs from each household.

However, due to the shortage of feed and poor breeds, the pigs are often not raised fat and can barely complete the purchase task.

If you fail to complete it, you still have to pay money or write an IOU!

It should be noted that when the commune pig station carries out the pig purchasing task at the end of the year, it generally allows the production team to have a loss of about 5%.

Therefore, people are usually very careful when raising pigs, but at the end of the year, they will tacitly kill a few pigs and then divide the pork among the whole village!

But this is not enough!

Then they can only buy meat from the supply and marketing cooperatives, which is one or two cents more expensive than those slaughtered privately. The members have low incomes and are reluctant to buy it.

Therefore, during the Chinese New Year, the members could eat three or four taels of pork each, including the pork distributed by the brigade and the pork bought at high prices from the supply and marketing cooperative, which was considered good!

"Who said to let Lin Zhengjun be the branch secretary? Stand up! I will beat you to death!" Lin Bingde scolded with a smile.

"Master, it's me!" Lin Tiedan walked out with a drooping brow and an embarrassed look on his face.

"My goodness, Tiedan is closer to Zhengjun than his own grandfather!"

"Hahaha, if Tiedan is a bastard, then what have you become, Party Secretary?"

"You're going to beat Tiedan to death, do you still want to hold your grandson?"

The crowd burst into good-natured laughter, and there was joyful laughter inside and outside the yard!

"You are right. The general is better than me, the branch secretary!"

Lin Bingde was just joking, of course he wasn't really angry, he said with a smile: "Okay, everyone stop laughing, let's line up to share the meat!"

The members were delighted again.

Zhao Zhongkai killed a few more heads, and everyone set up a few square tables and wooden beds in front of Lin Zhengjun's house and placed slices of pork on them.

Zhao Zhongkai held the butcher knife, the women's director Zou Chunfang held a scale to weigh, the brigade accountant Wu Dayou took notes, and they began to distribute the meat!