Rebirth in the 60s: A Path to Counterattack-Chapter 118. Slaughtering a pig and sharing the meat for the New Year celebration

Slaughtering pigs and distributing meat for the New Year celebration!

This really deserves a good celebration, after all, it’s their first year after getting married. With a solid foundation set, future days are bound to get smoother. This is called, starting off on the right foot.

Bubbling inside with all sorts of wonderful New Year plans, Lianshan felt eager about the pig slaughtering: "Wife, how about we set aside studying for a bit, get the meat allocated to our family, and see if there’s any leftover from the team to buy a few more pounds?"

"Indeed, Saozi. Let’s go together. After slaughtering pigs and distributing meat, there’s going to be a pork meal too!

This year, our production team had a good harvest, and the pigs raised are fat and well-fed. I just heard our Shouren brother babbling, approximately each able-bodied worker can get two pounds of meat, women get one pound and two ounces, even the elderly and children get eight ounces!

In the afternoon, there’s a pork meal, with plans to make blood sausage, flour sausage, and sauerkraut stew, or pig head stew and such, the food is really substantial." Knowing the big brother doesn’t like reading but has to push through for sister-in-law’s sake, at any opportunity, Lian Hai and Lian Yue would plead on behalf of their big brother, allowing him some relief.

Having been persuaded many times, Shuzhen was already familiar with this routine.

When Lian Hai, the younger brother, looked at her expectantly with a big smile, she also smiled gently: "Alright, Hai Zi, since you’ve come especially to deliver the news, your brother and I have to oblige.

Let’s get ready and go, kids’ dad.

If we delay any further, we might not get the good meat!"

"But, the book..." Lianshan frowned, perfectly expressing the feeling of expecting it internally but appearing conflicted externally.

Shuzhen waved it off casually: "No worries, no worries, it’s just a couple of articles. We can continue once we come back, or worst case, read under the lamp at night, right?"

Lianshan was dumbfounded, his lightly raised lips instantly stiffened.

Only after a while did he shake his head, laugh, and tell his equally surprised brother, Lian Hai: "I think learning a bit more cultural knowledge is good too. You should tell your sister not to keep pleading for me in different ways anymore."

Be careful not to help too much and instead add more burden to your brother.

Lian Hai widened his eyes, no matter how many times it happened, he couldn’t get used to his big brother’s behavior — happily resting when he could avoid studying, and unhesitatingly shifting blame when he couldn’t. He always thought that since his brother was so unfair, next time he should just ignore his pitiful act of "forced reading."

But that’s the thought, and yet when he saw his big brother staring blankly reciting politics, reciting literature, gnawing on a pen while frowning at math problems, Lian Hai knew he couldn’t resist and would go pleading for him again.

Then, he wouldn’t get any thanks from his big brother if successful, but would surely be blamed if failed!

After changing clothes and locking the door, Shuzhen was carefully led by Lianshan towards the communal dining hall where the pigs were being slaughtered. Lian Hai, impatient with their slow pace resting every few steps, decided to go ahead by himself to watch the fun, sparing himself from being a third wheel.

By the time the couple reached the place, the entire dining hall was already crowded with layers upon layers of people.

The ten pigs had all been slaughtered and skinned, split into mouthwatering pork halves.

The team leader, Lin Yuanzhi, standing in front of a long table lined with pork halves, shouted names through a metal megaphone, announcing how many pounds of pork each family should receive.

The newly appointed accountant, her brother, had set up a school-like long desk behind the table, with account books placed on it. Next to it was an enamel mug with revolutionary and productivity-promoting patterns, filled with steaming tea. Each time Lin Yuanzhi called out, Liu, referred to as "Pig-slaughtering Liu," deftly weighed the meat, and he quickly recorded it in the ledger.

Seeing her, the sister, the accountant brother smiled immediately, stood up from recording, and indicated for Shuzhen to sit in his spot.

Great view, with a seat, perfect for sitting back and watching the fun.

Originally, Shuzhen was interested in chit-chatting with her brother, but upon seeing Wu Xia, who stood behind him with a pitiful expression lacking the beauty of a delicate flower, she quickly lost interest.

After casting a look of infinite sympathy towards her brother from afar, Shuzhen obediently stood behind Lianshan, watching the grand spectacle of the entire cooperative distributing pork together after years.

Her brother felt the disdain Shuzhen had for Wu Xia, her former sister-in-law, affecting him as well, and Liu Shouren was helpless.

He had said countless times that spilled water couldn’t be recovered, and always kept his distance from her, resolutely not leaving room for wishful thinking or letting others gossip.

Since he became an accountant, the Wu family had taken a different stance, directly and indirectly suggesting that couples should stick to their original marriage. Frankly speaking, Liu Shouren felt rather helpless.

Resulting in him, as a man, being constantly vigilant as if guarding against thieves, avoiding Wu Xia near his home, not giving her a smile or speaking with her, walking around her when seeing her. To prevent being bothered again by his divorced ex-wife, he became mentally and physically exhausted!

At one point, he even considered simply finding someone else of equal status to marry, solving the problem from the root.

But concerning a lifetime marriage, he couldn’t just randomly grab any option!

Feeling utterly vexed, Liu Shouren touched his nose, thinking since his clever little sister always had great ideas, he might as well discuss with her how to resolve the Wu Xia issue.

After watching the excited crowd carry home their meat for a while, it finally came to the couple’s turn.

An able-bodied worker receiving two pounds, women receiving one pound and two ounces, meant Shuzhen and her husband could be allocated three pounds and two ounces of meat.

Considering the Jiang couple, Lin Yuanzhi purposely wanted to please Lianshan, hinting early for Liu the pig slaughterer to get them a chunk of fatty, rich meat.

But just as Liu the slaughterer was about to cut the best piece of loin meat, Lianshan stopped him.

The reasoning was that his wife preferred leaner meat, especially ribs.

So, for their allocation of three pounds and two ounces, they chose two pounds of ribs and one pound and two ounces of lean meat. On the thirtieth evening, he planned to make braised ribs and have some pork and cabbage dumplings, which sounded splendid.

Hehe, you really listen to your wife in everything, willing to be disadvantaged but ensuring she eats deliciously, that’s quite admirable. At least in the Liu family’s village, you won’t find anyone who pampers their wife more than this kid!

Amidst friendly laughter, Lianshan, with a flushed face, carried the meat in one hand and supported Shuzhen with the other, walking slowly back home. He remarked how the sauerkraut was barely chopped, and the blood sausage wasn’t stuffed yet. Estimating a proper meal would take some time, he preferred to send his wife home first, so she wouldn’t be cold or tired standing outside in this winter.

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