bookbashuk Chapter 66 Two Pounds of Fatty Meat
Chapter 66 Two Pounds of Fatty Meat
These days, it's not easy to get some meat.
Two pounds of meat is already a lot, not to mention that sometimes eating just one piece of meat can cause a big fuss in the whole family.
Xu Sui nodded and reached into the basket to pick up the contents.
"Okay, Xiao Feng, you can go back now. Thank you for what you did this time."
"It's okay, Sister Sui Sui, I'll be going now." Xiao Feng finished his task and ran off in a flash.
As soon as a long strip of meat was pulled out, the strong smell of pork immediately filled the air.
Grandma Qin's eyes widened, thinking she was seeing things.
"Where did all this meat come from...?"
"You didn't get this from the black market, did you? No, you can't find this kind of good stuff on the black market."
There must be at least one or two pounds of meat here, mostly fat with very little lean meat. Wow, that's a lot of oil!
The rendered pork was enough to feed their family for several months.
Now, every household not only receives a ration of grain, but also a monthly ration of cooking oil based on urban household registration. With many people in the family, although the monthly ration is large, the amount consumed is also large.
If any family's child gets to eat fried bread slices even once, it's something to brag about for a whole year.
Not for any other reason than that frying food uses a lot of oil.
Therefore, every household had meat coupons to buy meat, and everyone wanted to buy large, fatty pieces of meat because they were oily and nutritious.
Xu Sui reached out and blocked Qin Laotai's head from getting closer to look, while holding the big, fat piece of meat in one hand.
"Grandma, stop looking. You should go sweep the streets. It'll be too late if you don't go now. Be careful not to be late and get your pay docked."
She discovered it yesterday.
The old woman knew perfectly well that Xiao Fen was causing trouble for them outside, but instead of coming out to mediate, she hid inside the house and watched the commotion from the window, hoping they would start fighting.
This person has quite a few thoughts on their mind.
Looking at all that fat meat, Old Lady Qin couldn't help but drool.
How could I possibly think about going to work?
She wiped her drool with her hand, her eyes fixed on the big, fat man. "No rush, no rush, it's okay to skip a day. Someone will help me."
"Sui Sui, Grandma's cooking skills are amazing, she has so much experience. If Grandma cooks this meat herself, it will be so delicious that you'll want to keep eating it. We definitely won't waste such good meat."
"Don't be fooled by the fact that your mother-in-law and sister-in-law usually do the cooking at home. I personally taught them their cooking skills after they married into the Qin family. Although I haven't cooked for them myself in recent years, they are definitely not as good as me."
Seeing so much meat, Old Mrs. Qin was not only itching to eat it, but also itching to grab it. She no longer cared about saving face as an elder.
What is "face" anyway? You can't eat it.
So many people starve to death these days, nothing is more important than a bite to eat.
Xu Sui thought for a moment, "It's not impossible, but Grandma, it's almost time for you to go to work. Are you sure you don't want to go to work today?"
She remembered that the old lady was the most enthusiastic about sweeping the streets every morning, just so she wouldn't lose a single penny.
He saves his entire monthly salary and no one can touch it. In the entire Qin family, apart from Qin Yunzhou, he is definitely the richest person.
Because of this, the old lady's daughter from the countryside would occasionally ask her for money to help her family, and she didn't dare to really fall out with the old lady.
Grandma Qin waved her hand, "No, no, you young people don't know how to cook meat. I'll stay and help you. Today, our family will have a good meat feast and let everyone in the compound see that your husband is capable."
"You married a good man who can provide you with meat; I guarantee those who gossip about you will be green with envy."
Xu Sui: "..."
She knew a piece of meat was powerful, but she didn't expect it to be this powerful; it was too exaggerated.
"You can cook this meat, but there's something I need Grandma's help with. No one in our compound is more well-informed than you, Grandma. Grandma, could you help me find out who's been spreading rumors about me these past few days?" Xu Sui said after thinking for a moment.
"If we find the person, not only will you cook this meat, but I will also give you two extra pieces, two big pieces of fat meat with no lean meat at all."
Compared to lean meat, which has little fat, people preferred fatty meat with more fat in this era of scarcity and lack of food and clothing.
Old Mrs. Qin's eyes immediately lit up, and she slapped her thigh.
Just as he was about to say yes, he hesitated for a second.
Holding up three fingers, she said, "Sui Sui, how about three pieces? Give me three more big pieces of fat meat, and I'll definitely take care of this for you. I guarantee that all the rumors about you will disappear completely within two days."
"If anyone dares to bring those things to cause you trouble, Grandma will be the first to not let them off the hook."
Xu Sui pretended to hesitate for a moment, "Well... okay, but this matter must be handled well, otherwise we will get nothing."
"Alright, who am I, Sui Sui? You grew up in our compound, you must know my abilities. Don't worry, leaving this to me is definitely the right thing to do." Grandma Qin immediately clapped her hands excitedly.
The thought of that juicy, fatty meat made her incredibly excited.
Xu Sui smiled and said, "Alright, it's settled then."
"Oh, right, there's something I forgot to mention. There are two pounds of meat here. We'll keep half at home and send the other half to my mom's place."
"It's quite hot, this meat can't be kept for too long. I'll go next door and take my mom's portion over to them."
As the day drew to a close, almost everyone who had gotten up to go to work was already up.
The two were talking when almost the entire Qin family got up.
"Oh dear, Sui Sui, what you're holding... what you're carrying isn't meat, is it?"
Ms. Ma, who lives across the street, had just opened her door and was about to go to work.
Looking up casually, I caught a glimpse of Xu Sui from across the street carrying a long strip of fat meat.
Such a large piece is quite rare these days; who can afford to buy so much meat in one go?
Her face changed instantly. Forgetting about going to work, she immediately ran to the door of the Qin family across the street and went to see if it was meat.
With quick reflexes, Old Lady Qin immediately stepped in front of Xu Sui, pushed Sister Ma aside, and pulled her outside.
"What are you doing? You bumped into this old woman first thing in the morning! You're going to be late for work, aren't you? Hurry up and get going, don't waste time."
Sister Ma suddenly laughed and wouldn't leave no matter how much Old Lady Qin pulled her, and kept running towards Xu Sui.
"Oh, no rush, no rush, Auntie, don't pull me. I'm just looking, I'm not going to eat any of your meat."
"By the way, where did you get so much meat? Can you finish it all? How about I trade you some meat with you? I'll trade you some grain in return. I promise you won't lose out."
Although food is scarce, it's not nonexistent; if we're frugal, we won't starve.
But this meat is different. Their family is much better off than the Qin family, and they eat better. They never expected that the Qin family would get so much meat from somewhere without saying a word.