Chapter 50 Giving away meat
Chapter 50 Giving away meat
"Uncle! My mom said that you went to the countryside to hunt today and killed a lot of wild boars. Is this true?" Bang Geng, who was following Jia Dongming towards the central courtyard, saw the bulging sack on the back seat of the bicycle. He remembered what Qin Huairu said when she came home this evening, and asked Jia Dongming with admiration.
When Jia Dongming heard Bang Geng's question and saw his admiring expression, he smiled and said to Bang Geng, "Bang Geng! This is indeed true. Look at the sack on the back seat of uncle's bicycle. It contains half a pig's meat and some offal."
When Jia Dongxu was around, the family could eat meat once or twice a month, but the meat they bought was calculated by weight. Since Jia Dongming came back, not only can the family eat meat every day, but they can also eat as much meat as they want. This makes Banggeng feel happier than ever before.
When Banggeng heard what Jia Dongming said and learned that the sack actually contained half a wild boar, he jumped up and shouted happily, "It's time to eat meat! We can eat meat again tonight."
As he was talking, Jia Dongming pushed his bicycle to the central courtyard and happened to meet Sha Zhu who came out of the house.
When Sha Zhu saw Jia Dongming, he immediately greeted him enthusiastically, "Brother Dongming! Are you back from get off work? I heard that you went to the countryside and killed more than a dozen wild boars today. Is this true?"
When Jia Dongming heard Sha Zhu asking about his hunting, he smiled and said to Sha Zhu, "Zhu Zi! We killed a total of 17 wild boars, 3 wild wolves and a silly roe deer. When your deputy director Li heard about this, he came to our security department and tried to persuade me. In the end, I had no choice but to give most of the prey to your cafeteria."
After hearing what Jia Dongming said, Sha Zhu learned that Li Huaide had taken half of the wild boar meat from the Security Department. This meant that there would definitely be meat available in the steel mill’s canteen tomorrow at noon.
Thinking that he could secretly intercept some wild boar meat tomorrow and bring it back to improve the diet for the deaf old lady and his sister He Yushui, Sha Zhu felt particularly happy. He smiled and introduced Jia Dongming: "Brother Dongming! You don't know that our canteen hasn't provided meat and vegetables to the workers for more than a month. I estimate that once this news spreads, the canteen will definitely be very lively at noon tomorrow."
When Jia Dongming heard Sha Zhu's words, he thought of the incident in the security department's canteen this afternoon. His teammates had diarrhea because they ate too much braised pork. He said to Sha Zhu in a joking tone, "Zhuzi! Our security department's canteen will serve braised pork this afternoon."
"Originally, eating meat is a good thing, but our teammates in the security department haven't eaten greasy food for a long time. After eating the braised pork, many of them ran to the toilet the whole afternoon. Once your cafeteria serves meat dishes tomorrow, I think the same scene will happen."
When Sha Zhu heard Jia Dongming mention what happened in the Security Department, he immediately smiled and said, "Brother Dongming! I heard about this matter. Some people in the factory said that this was the first fire you started after taking office. I think the person who said this is definitely jealous of your Security Department. I'm having braised pork for lunch today."
After hearing Sha Zhu's answer, Jia Dongming smiled and said to him, "Zhu Zi! At noon today, many teammates had diarrhea because of the braised pork served in our security department canteen. If you serve meat in your canteen tomorrow, there will definitely be more people suffering from diarrhea."
When Sha Zhu heard what Jia Dongming said, he shook his head subconsciously and replied, "Brother Dongming! That is absolutely not possible. Your small canteen in the security department killed a big fat pig today, and each person can get 700-800 grams of meat. We have tens of thousands of workers here in the factory. Even if you give all the wild boars you killed to the several canteens in the factory, for tens of thousands of workers, the meat is only enough to fill their teeth." When Jia Dongming heard what Sha Zhu said, he thought of the scale of the workers in the steel rolling mill and nodded in agreement. Then he changed the subject and said to Sha Zhu, "Zhu Zi! This sack contains half a pig's meat, a wild boar's head and two sets of pig offal."
"I'll trouble you to help me divide the wild boar meat. Each household in the courtyard will give me one pound of meat. As for the wild boar head and offal, I'll trouble you to braise them for me and keep them for later. I'll give you some of the braised offal later."
Upon learning that Jia Dongming was going to distribute meat to the residents in the courtyard, Sha Zhu showed admiration on his face. He gave Jia Dongming a thumbs up and praised him, "Brother Dongming! You are a real man. Just leave these wild boar meat and offal to me. I promise to take care of them for you."
"Dongming! Why did you go to the mountains to hunt wild boars alone, you little rascal? Do you know that I was almost scared to death by you when I heard the news?" Jia Dongming had just walked into the villa. When Jia Zhang, who was sitting in front of the door of the main hall, saw Jia Dongming coming back, she immediately stood up from the small bench and scolded Jia Dongming with dissatisfaction on her face.
Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's complaints and felt her concern for him. He smiled and said, "Mom! The wild boar that can hurt me hasn't even been born yet. If those wild boars hadn't escaped so quickly today, I might have killed more wild boars."
When Jia Zhang heard Jia Dongming's answer, her eyes were quickly attracted by the sack on Jia Dongming's bicycle. She asked Jia Dongming with shining eyes: "Dongming! Could it be wild boar meat in your sack?"
When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang asking about the contents of the sack, he nodded subconsciously and replied, "Mom! There is half a pig's flesh, a boar's head, and two sets of boar's offal in this sack."
"I've asked Zhuzi to come and help. We'll cut some wild boar meat and give it to the residents in the courtyard, one pound of meat to each household. The remaining wild boar meat can be made into bacon, and we can save it for later consumption."
When Jia Zhang learned that Jia Dongming was going to distribute meat to the residents in the courtyard, she immediately became anxious. Just as she was about to oppose Jia Dongming's plan, she suddenly thought of Jia Dongming's character, and with a look of heartache on her face, she forced the words back into her stomach.
Jia Dongming saw all of Jia Zhang's reactions. Seeing that Jia Zhang did not object, Jia Dongming nodded with satisfaction, pushed the bicycle under the eaves, unloaded the sack from the rear rack, and said to Jia Zhang, "Mom! After Zhuzi divides the wild boar meat, you take the stalks and the wild boar meat and deliver them door to door to the neighbors in the yard."
Jia Zhang, who was feeling distressed about the distribution of wild boar meat, was suddenly enlightened when she learned that Jia Dongming asked her to be responsible for delivering meat to the residents in the courtyard. She quickly said to Jia Dongming, "Don't worry, Mom will ensure that I can help you deliver the meat."
(End of this chapter)