Chapter 141: When You Are Poor, You Can Eat Anything

Chapter 141: When You Are Poor, You Can Eat Anything

"Selling pork! Pork is 30 cents a pound. Come and buy it if you want to eat it!"

In the morning, Deng Shirong was drinking porridge at home with his son, daughter, and daughter-in-law when they heard hawking sounds coming from outside.

Zhang Xiuping was surprised and asked, "Did I hear it right? Pork at 30 cents a pound? How can pork be so cheap?"

Hearing the hawking, the experienced Deng Shirong knew what was going on and said, "Selling it so cheaply, it must be pork from dead pigs. If you don't believe me, you can go out and take a look. The pork is definitely cooked, not raw."

Most rural people in this era were not well off, and it was normal to eat meat less than once a month. Even if they could eat meat, the portion was very small. It can be said that except for a very small number of families who could eat meat every few days, most families were extremely eager for it.

Therefore, if a pig raised at home died of illness, it would definitely not be thrown away. Instead, the pig would be cut into large pieces, cooked in a pot, and then carried out to sell.

Others knew that this was a dead pig, but because the pork was cheap, many families who usually couldn't afford to eat meat would buy a piece to eat.

After all, dead pigs were nothing to rural people of that era. Even pigs or chickens that accidentally fell into the manure pit and drowned would not be wasted. They would be fished out, cleaned, and eaten.

You know, these were not just animals that had just drowned, but also those that had been soaking in the manure pit overnight, and they were still fished out and eaten.

As for the taste, well, only those who have eaten it know.

In short, the main focus of rural people in this era was not to waste anything. They were reluctant to throw away even the lymph nodes from pigs. They would cook them and eat them. It is said that they tasted quite refreshing.

When the children and daughters-in-law heard what Deng Shirong said, they put down their bowls and chopsticks and ran out to take a look.

After returning, Deng Yunzhen said, "Dad, you were right. The pork was indeed cooked, and the pork seller also said that it was indeed pork from a sick pig."

Zhang Xiuping said, "If dad hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known about this."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "You haven't taken charge of the family yet, and your parents usually buy the meat for you. It's normal that you don't know about this."

Zhang Xiuping asked, "We just saw someone buying some pork. Can we eat this pork? Will it be okay if we eat it?"

Deng Shirong said, "This kind of pork is sold almost every year, and many people have eaten it, but I have never heard of anyone having problems after eating it. However, if you have the conditions to eat good pork, you should definitely eat good pork. Don't eat this kind of pork if you can. It is definitely not good for you.

But for many families, being able to spend one-third of the price to buy a pound of such pork is much more cost-effective than buying normal pork.

Generally speaking, it's because we're poor. If we were rich, who wouldn't want to eat good pork?"

Deng Yunzhen sighed, "This person is quite pitiful. He finally raised a pig, but it died of disease. The pork is worthless all of a sudden."

Deng Shirong finished the last mouthful of porridge and said, "This is the risk of breeding. If everything goes smoothly, it's good. If you get sick by accident, you will lose a lot. Relatively speaking, the risk of planting is much lower."

All the sons, daughters, and daughters-in-law showed expressions of being taught.

After eating the porridge, Deng Yuntai rode his bicycle to work in the tile factory, while Deng Shirong went to Deng Yungui's house to talk to him about advancing one year's salary to help A Yuan get married.

Although Deng Shirong had a lot of cash on hand and could lend a few hundred yuan to A Yuan at any time, all his money was borrowed from a credit union. It didn't seem right to lend the money to others, so it was better to give A Yuan an advance on his wages in the name of the tile factory.

…

In the blink of an eye, it was the tenth day of February.

After having breakfast at home, Ou Guohua, accompanied by seven relatives, went to Thatchfield Village to visit her home.

Among the seven relatives, her cousin Ou Guofang was naturally indispensable.

After leaving New Dock Village, the two sisters walked side by side, arm in arm.

Ou Guofang said with emotion, "Ahua, Ah Ping got married last year, and now you have to go back home to look after your family. When you marry and move to Thatchfield Village, you and Ah Ping will have company, but I won't be able to find anyone to talk to in the future."

Ou Guohua comforted her, "Sister, don't worry. Ah Ping has asked her father-in-law to help you find a partner. If there is someone suitable for you, she will definitely help you get together."

Ou Guofang said with some worry, "I know this, but I haven't heard from you for so long. I'm afraid I won't be able to find someone suitable for me in Thatchfield Village."

Ou Guohua said, "Even if Thatchfield Village doesn't have it, there must be some in the nearby villages."

Ou Guofang sighed and said, "I hope so!"

…

Thatchfield Village.

Deng Changyuan was wearing his most respectable clothes. He had had his hair cut the day before at Double Prosperity Market, and he looked very energetic.

Although he knew that the girl and her group were coming from New Dock Village and would not arrive until after 11:30 at the earliest, Deng Changyuan still ran to the village entrance from time to time to look outside, hoping to see the person he had been thinking about earlier.

Naturally, his behavior caused ridicule from relatives and friends, but Deng Changyuan didn't care at all.

When Deng Changyuan came to the village entrance for the twelfth time and looked out, he finally saw Uncle Jiu and the figure he had been thinking about day and night. He was immediately cheered up and hurried back to inform his parents and relatives, bringing everyone to the village entrance to welcome them.

The two sides met and, introduced by the matchmaker Deng Shirong, greeted each other, exchanged some pleasantries, and then walked back to Deng Changyuan's house together.

Ou Guohua saw that Deng Changyuan had been staring at her since they met, and she couldn't help but feel shy and happy. When they arrived at his house, she couldn't help but say, "Go tell Ah Ping, otherwise she won't know we're here!"

Deng Changyuan seemed to have just woken up from a dream and laughed, "I would have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it. Your Ah Ping has already told me to tell her when you arrive. So you guys take a seat first, I'll go and tell her right away."

Seeing Deng Changyuan trotting off to call Ah Ping, Ou Guofang leaned close to her cousin's ear and whispered, "Ahua, you've met the right person. Look, there's nothing else in his eyes except you."

Ou Guohua's ears turned red, and she whispered, "He is just a fool."

Ou Guofang smiled and said, "He's not a fool, he became a fool because of you."

Ou Guohua: "…"

While the two were whispering, the man's relatives and elders were helping to greet the woman's relatives and elders.

In less than three minutes, Zhang Xiuping also came over.

The three young sisters were indescriably happy to see each other.

(End of this chapter)