Chapter 208: Pork Chain Reaction

Chapter 208: Pork Chain Reaction

Chapter 208: Pork Chain Reaction

Li Jiayi parked the tricycle, took out three oil-paper bags from the box, and went straight into the house.

He could even hear the fat guy swallowing his saliva.

"I say, can you be more ambitious? You have plenty of money now! Why do you get hungry so easily?"

“There’s nothing I can do. I’m still growing and I get hungry quickly.” The little black fat man scratched his head and said.

"By the way, did you get the food back?"

"Not yet. I plan to take some with me when I go back tonight. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain to my family if I get so much food at once."

"Okay, it's up to you. If you want me to send it back for you, that's fine too."

"No, I'll just take it back bit by bit!"

"it is good."

One hundred kilograms of cornmeal and twenty kilograms of flour should be able to temporarily solve the urgent needs of the little black fat man's family.

You should know that whether it is white flour or corn flour, they are all refined flour!

There is nothing wrong with that cornmeal, even if it is considered a refined grain.

It's time to get some real whole grains out, especially cornmeal and cornmeal.

As for the difference between cornmeal and cornmeal, it is actually very simple and you can tell the difference from the names.

Cornmeal is flour made from corn kernels, while cobmeal is flour made from the entire corn cob.

Even corn cobs are used, but the taste is certainly not as good as cornmeal, and it may even irritate the throat.

But even so, it is better than food substitutes!

I estimate that within a few months, substitute foods will appear at grain stations.

As for what substitute foods are, they are made from corn and wheat root powder, corn stalk powder, acorn flour, leaf protein, artificial meat essence, etc.

There was no way around it. The grain harvest in 1959 was 35.3 percent less than the previous year.

The situation in the capital is better, with the ration reduced by only 30%. Normally, it should be reduced by 35.3%.

The most prominent was pork, which decreased by 69.9 percent compared with the previous year. The consumption of pork decreased by 69.8 percent in cities and 72 percent in rural areas.

You can imagine what the situation is now. Not only has grain production decreased, but the supply of pork has almost fallen to the lowest level.

In cities, the amount of pork has been reduced by nearly 70 percent! What a concept! Before, each person had a monthly ration of 3 taels of pork, but now it is less than 1 tael.

And even if you were given a meat ticket, you might not be able to buy it.

For example, Li Jia's family, with five people, has a monthly meat ration of about 4 taels.

Four ounces! Five people, and one month, what does this mean?

No wonder the police station came to him to buy meat today. It will probably be more difficult in the future!

You know, pigs also need to eat to grow! If people don’t have food to eat, who would raise pigs? Even if you raise them, there’s nothing to feed them!

While Li Jiayi and the fat man were eating, in an office in the district bureau, a middle-aged policeman was frowning and thinking about something.

Suddenly the phone on the desk rang and the middle-aged policeman immediately answered the call.

"Hey!"

"What did you say?"

"Shichahai Police Station has meat for lunch, and we can buy several hundred kilograms of pork."

"Okay, I see."

After the middle-aged policeman hung up the phone, he was about to dial a number, but after thinking it over, he hung up the phone, stood up and walked out.

"Xiao Liu."

"Director Hu." A young policeman immediately ran over.

"Drive the tricycle over here and come with me to the Shichahai Police Station."

"Okay, Director Hu."

Originally, he wanted to call the Shichahai Police Station and ask them to send some meat to the bureau.

But thinking of the current situation, he would probably be out of luck as soon as he made the call, so he decided to go there in person.

Soon a three-wheeled vehicle came out of the district bureau and headed straight for the Shichahai Police Station.

Meanwhile, people at the Shichahai Police Station know nothing about this yet, and the entire station is in a festive mood because there will be meat to eat at noon!
It’s been such a long time since I last ate meat that my eyes turn green when I hear the word meat.

It’s not time to get off work yet, but many people’s hearts are no longer on their posts, but have run to the cafeteria.

Seeing this situation, the director was helpless and could only announce that get off work would end early.

After hearing this, everyone grabbed their lunch boxes and ran to the cafeteria. This time they were no longer out of breath and each one ran faster than the other.

When Director Hu arrived at the Shichahai Police Station on a three-wheeled vehicle, he didn't see anyone, but he knew what was going on.

"Xiao Liu, go directly to the cafeteria."

"It's Director Hu."

Just as he thought, all the people in the institute were here. Director Hu got off the tricycle and walked straight in.

Unfortunately, no one saw him because everyone's eyes were on the dishes in the window.

Director Hu didn't call anyone, but walked straight in. He soon came to the window and saw a meat dish.

Although there is little meat in it and it’s basically just potatoes, it’s still meat at least!

Besides, when stewing pork with potatoes, even the potatoes will taste particularly fragrant.

No one saw Director Hu before because he was at the back. Now he has run to the front, how is it possible that no one has seen him?

The director and the instructor saw it. Others might not know Director Hu, but they knew him because they often went to the district bureau for meetings.

The two looked at each other, and Coach Gong asked, "Why is Director Hu here?"

"Of course I can smell it."

"Ah! No way!" "Absolutely. Let's do this. You can secretly tell Old Wu to hide the meat."

"Isn't this bad?" Coach Gong asked.

"What's wrong with that? Is it easy for us to get this little meat? Never mind, just do as I say."

"All right!"

After saying that, Coach Gong secretly took a few steps back and prepared to sneak into the kitchen to tell Old Wu.

The director hurriedly walked towards Director Hu.

"Hey, Director Hu, why are you here?" the director asked in a pretentious manner, as if he had just noticed.

"Just pretend! Tell me, what's going on?" Director Hu asked, pointing at the pork stewed with potatoes in the window.

"Commander Hu, it's like this. As you know, we haven't smelled meat for a long time. We don't have the energy to go out on patrol."

"Don't talk nonsense, everyone is the same, what I'm asking is where does this meat come from?"

"That's right, Director Hu. Comrades all want to eat meat! But there is none. There is no other way. Today, Coach Gong planned to try his luck at the pigeon market to see if he could buy some. Unexpectedly, he actually found some."

"Oh, is it?"

"Of course, I will tell the truth."

"How much did you buy?"

"I didn't buy much. You know how much I can buy at the Pigeon Market. Look, I've already cooked it."

"I said you can do it! You can only make such a small dish out of hundreds of kilograms of pork?"

Hearing what Director Hu said, the director's face turned green, and he cursed: "Which bastard is so quick-witted?"

There was nothing he could do! He knew he couldn't hide it anymore, so of course he had to curse a few times to vent his anger!

And he was sure that it was definitely someone in the institute who leaked the information.

Of course, it was unintentional. Someone must have been showing off to others, and then someone told others about it.

Other things may spread very slowly, but at this moment, wherever there is meat, it will definitely spread very quickly.

Do you think Coach Gong really went to the Pigeon Market to see if he could buy meat?

Of course not. He also heard that someone was selling meat in Pigeon Market, so he called others to go over with him.

"Okay, take the two hundred kilograms of meat you bought to the bureau."

"Director Hu, where can I get you two hundred kilograms of meat? I bought two hundred kilograms in total and cooked some more."

"Two hundred pounds in total? Are you sure?"

"Of course we are sure! The finance department has all the documents! Why can't we be sure? If you don't believe it, we can go and take a look."

"Uh!"

Rumors are really harmful! Because he heard that it was several hundred kilograms, but in fact it was only 200 kilograms.

It is estimated that the number of people who delivered the message increased during the process, and the number was quite large.

"Then send 100 kilograms over so that the comrades in the bureau can also taste the meat."

"Come on, Director Hu, we finally got some meat. If we give half of it to the bureau, the comrades will definitely feel resentful. Do you think we should just forget about it?"

"What grievances do you have? We are all serving the people, and we are all comrades. You eat meat, so you can't deny your comrades some soup."

"But!"

"No buts, but don't worry, the bureau will not reduce the amount by a cent."

"Director Hu, this is not about money, this is..."

Before the director could finish, Director Hu interrupted him and said, "Okay, it's settled."

At this moment, Coach Gong came over and said, "Director Hu, you're here?"

"Yeah!" Director Hu nodded.

"Director Hu, there are actually ways for the bureau to get some meat."

"Oh, tell me."

"It's like this, Director Hu. The pork seller I know is a teenager. He seems to have a lot of pork. From what I saw today, he sold more than a thousand kilograms."

Coach Gong didn't know that the person who sold him the pork was not even a teenager, but just a child.

"So many?" Director Hu asked in surprise.

"Yes, but this meat is not domestic pork, but wild boar meat. It's just that wild boars are bigger, so they look similar to domestic pork, and are even fatter than domestic pork."

"You mean this is wild boar?"

"Yes, Director Hu, if it is domestic pork, wouldn't that be a problem?"

"That's true. Even the meat processing plant can't receive pigs now, so how can others receive them? It seems that there is a very powerful hunter behind this boy!"

"Of course there is, and I've agreed with him to send us another 200 kilograms next week. If the bureau needs it, we can ask him if he can send more."

Director Hu glanced at Coach Gong and said, "Are you sure it was Coach Gong who met him?"

"Director Hu, I guarantee on my honor that what I said is the truth."

"Then do you think he will go to the pigeon market to sell meat in the afternoon?"

Coach Gong shook his head and said, "I don't know about that."

"Okay, if he comes to deliver meat next week, be sure to call me and I'll tell him in person."

"Okay, Director Hu."

"Okay, give me 100 kilograms of meat. I want to take it back."

"Ah! Director Hu, do you want more?"

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(End of this chapter)