bookbashuk Chapter 149 I'm Happy Even If I Die of Fullness
Chapter 149 I'm Happy Even If I Die of Fullness
When the auntie said this, the daughter-in-law of the village party secretary smiled and said, "Sister Wang, you have a really good plan. You get a pack of instant noodles and a good son-in-law." The people around also laughed.
Aunt Wang didn't care either.
It is a bit outrageous to exchange a packet of instant noodles for a wife, but Yan Jiefang is well-off, and the girl from Majia Village would be marrying above her station if she married him.
Girls in rural areas all want to marry into the city, and cities are divided into different levels, with Beijing being undoubtedly the first.
Yan Jiefang is a registered resident of the capital.
Moreover, Yan Jiefang is well-educated, tall and fair-skinned, which is something that the young man from Majia Village cannot compare to.
“A packet of instant noodles in exchange for a wife?” Yan Jiekuang also laughed.
"Are you kidding?" Yan Jiefang glared.
In fact, many people fled in those days, and those who stuttered could find a wife.
In some poor rural areas, it is not an exaggeration to exchange a packet of instant noodles for a wife.
For example, Liu Guangfu's mother, Aunt Liu, fled from the countryside to the capital, and there are many people like Aunt Liu.
After eating a packet of instant noodles, Yan Jiefang was still hungry, so he took a sweet potato to chew on.
He didn't go to the river to wash the sweet potatoes. Although there was some mud on the sweet potatoes, Yan Jiefang ate them directly.
Having suffered a lot in Majia Village, Yan Jiefang is not as pretentious as before.
Seeing Yan Jiefang eating sweet potatoes, some people around him also felt greedy.
After eating a sweet potato, Yan Jiefang was full.
“It’s not easy!” Yan Jiefang sighed.
Since coming to Majia Village, it has become a routine to go hungry for two meals in three days, and often I go hungry for one day.
The money Yan Jiefang brought with him had long been used up.
The same was true for the two educated youth who came to Majia Village with Yan Jiefang.
With the things sent by Yan Jiekuang, Yan Jiefang will not be hungry for the next month.
After eating, Yan Jiefang went back to farming.
Yan Jiekuang looked depressed. He was dragged to the fields by Yan Jiefang.
In Yan Jiekuang’s memory, he used to work in the fields as a child before he traveled through time.
After taking off his shoes and socks and rolling up his trouser legs, Yan Jiekuang went to the fields.
The fields need to be watered, but the village does not have running water, so we can only use river water.
There is no water pump, so we can only carry water.
"Go fetch some water." Yan Jiefang pointed to the river.
These acres of fields are not far from the river, just a few dozen meters.
"I came a long way to deliver food to you, but I was forced to do hard labor. There is no way to seek justice." Yan Jiekuang smiled bitterly.
"You've only just started. I'm the one suffering," said Yan Jiefang.
At the beginning, Yan Jiefang wanted to die.
When he was in Beijing, Yan Jiefang only knew that life was not easy for the educated youth after going to the countryside, but he still underestimated it.
If I had known how hard it would be, I would never have gone to the countryside even if Yan Jiefang was beaten to death.
In the countryside, it is a blessing to be able to eat whole grains and have enough to eat.
People in the countryside work hard every day and only earn a few work points. After deducting the daily food and drink expenses, there are only a few work points left at the end of a month. If they want to exchange work points for things, they need to go to the village party secretary to get a note, and then they can take the note to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange the things.
In the commune, first-class laborers earned about ten work points a day, second-class laborers earned about eight work points, and third-class laborers earned no more than six work points.
It takes dozens of work points to exchange for a few kilograms of coarse grains, not to mention fine grains and meat.
In fact, the canteen has been closed for a long time.
The leaders above said to eat solid food when busy, liquid food when idle, and half solid food and half liquid food when neither busy nor idle. But since we set up the big canteen, people have to eat solid food no matter how busy they are. How can we not be in deficit over time?
Picking up the bucket, Yan Jiekuang ran to the river to fetch water.
After returning to the field and putting down the bucket, Yan Jiekuang asked curiously, "Brother, how many work points can you get in a day?"
"On average, I get 10 work points a day! That's 300 work points a month. Although there's no big canteen, some work points will be deducted for daily meals, so I can only have 270 work points left! These work points can't even be exchanged for a few pounds of meat at the supply and marketing cooperative."
After listening to what Yan Jiefang said, Yan Jiekuang also felt a little sympathetic.
Life in rural areas is much harder than in cities.
The country’s food priority city.
In this environment of food shortage, few people will starve to death in cities, but many people will starve to death in rural areas.
People who don’t understand may think that the countryside is better and that eating meat can fill you up, which is complete nonsense.
Even if you just catch a wild rabbit or fish, it can cause quite a stir in the village.
"I also brought some pork." Seeing that there was no one around, Yan Jiekuang whispered to Yan Jiefang.
Upon hearing what Yan Jiekuang said, Yan Jiefang was also excited.
pork?
Yan Jiefang hadn't eaten pork for a long time and missed it very much.
For a moment, Yan Jiefang had the strength to work.
After watering an acre of land, Yan Jiefang can then take a rest.
At night, when everyone was asleep, Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang sneaked out of the village. After leaving the village, Yan Jiefang found some hay to make a fire, and then took out the iron pot.
Yan Jiekuang took out a piece of pork, half fat and half lean, weighing about half a pound.
Brush the iron pot with fat, and soon there will be fragrant lard. When Yan Jiekuang took out soy sauce, salt and pepper, Yan Jiefang's eyes widened.
"Third brother, sure!" Yan Jiefang said with a smile.
Having pork to eat was a blessing for Yan Jiefang now, and with these seasonings, the meat dish would taste good. Soon, the rich aroma of meat spread.
If it were in the village, someone would definitely smell it.
If the people in the village find out, Yan Jiefang will be hated if he keeps everything to himself and will definitely be targeted in the future.
When a pot of braised pork was ready, Yan Jiefang couldn't wait to pick up a piece with chopsticks.
Although the meat was still hot, Yan Jiefang stuffed it directly into his mouth.
"It's delicious, really delicious. It feels like the most delicious thing in the world..." said Yan Jiefang.
Yan Jiekuang’s cooking skills were not very good, and Yan Jiefang’s were even worse. The braised pork that the two of them made was just so-so, at least Yan Jiekuang didn’t think it was very delicious.
"How long has it been since you last ate meat?" Yan Jiekuang asked.
"I ate a few pieces of meat last month before last."
“..…You have suffered.” Yan Jiekuang patted Yan Jiefang’s shoulder.
"I should have let you go to the countryside if I had known earlier," said Yan Jiefang.
Yan Jiekuang smiled. Even if he went to the countryside, his life would not be as miserable as Yan Jiefang’s. After all, he had his own space.
There are mountains and water near Majia Village.
Live by the mountain, eat from the mountain. Live by the mountain, eat from the mountain. Even if there are no wild boars, there will always be wild rabbits. There must also be fish, shrimps and other things in the river. Find a way to get some. Are you still afraid of having no meat to eat?
Of course, the villagers are not fools.
Even if some villagers caught wild rabbits and fish, they were not allowed to eat them themselves because everyone was keeping an eye on them.
If you get some game and eat it secretly, you will be punished.
People like Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang are now eating meat secretly, and it doesn’t matter if they are caught, because the meat is brought by Yan Jiekuang.
Yan Jiekuang only ate a few pieces of the half pound of braised pork, and the rest was eaten by Yan Jiefang.
After eating so much braised pork, Yan Jiefang was full.
"It would be a blessing if you could die from eating too much meat," Yan Jiefang said with a smile.
This is not just Yan Jiefang's idea, but also the idea of most people.
Almost everyone in the countryside dreams of dying from eating too much meat.