Chapter 40 Dumplings! Dumplings!!!
Who can stand eating dumplings with pork and sauerkraut filling just because of a disagreement?

You have to know that in the early 80s, supplies were extremely scarce, and ordinary families could only eat white flour during the New Year and other festivals. That is, there was a lot of land and food in the Northeast, but across the country, many places at the same time could not even get enough coarse grains.

There is money to be earned and pork dumplings to eat. This treatment is comparable to the Chinese New Year. Even Li Wentong was moved when he heard the news. Wouldn’t life be better?

With yesterday’s preparation, it wasn’t so abrupt to call the three families together to eat dumplings today. Xiao Tao and Xiao Wen responded without hesitation and went home to call people. Yue Feng also went out with them and called Grandma Li over.

When Yue Feng called people over, he played a trick. He didn’t ask Grandma Li to come and eat dumplings, but asked her to come to help with some work at home! Grandma Li had always been supported by Yue Feng’s family. When she heard that she was called for help, she came without even stuttering.

After entering the Yue family’s house and asking what happened, they couldn’t get up and leave. Meng Yulan held Grandma Li’s hand and the mother and daughter whispered a few words, and Grandma Li stayed at home with peace of mind.

Being too polite is uncivilized. It is not easy for Meng Yulan to make dumplings for so many people alone. She should call her mother over so that she can work faster.

Soon, Xiaowen’s mother and Xiaotao’s mother also rushed to Yuefeng’s house.

The old woman was kneading dough for dumpling filling in the outer room, while the young men sat on the kang, drinking water and chatting about what they had seen and heard while flying hawks in the mountains during the day.

With several people working together, the work went fast. Before 7:30, the dumplings were wrapped. It took five large dumplings and two pots of dumplings in the eight-print pot to finish.

The lively atmosphere at home also infected Yue Lei, whose leg injury had not yet healed. Today, the head of the Yue family was also in a good mood. He made an exception and asked Yue Feng to pour two taels of white wine. He sat at the kang table and drank seriously with a group of relatives and friends.

Since my son woke up, he seemed like a completely different person.

From the time Yue Feng started training hawks and catching chickens, in less than half a month in total, Yue Lei found that the atmosphere of the whole family had completely changed.

My son has good ideas and strong execution ability, and the partners he works with are all very reliable.

Yue Lei learned from his wife that Yue Feng earned more than 40 yuan in one trip to the city today. His efficiency in making money for his family is really scary.

Today, my son went into the mountains with an eagle and caught nine greyhounds. According to the price of fur charged by the supply and marketing cooperative, this is another large sum of money. The Yue family’s life has completely improved.

That evening, everyone was happily eating the dumplings. The women and children in the west room felt satisfied from the bottom of their hearts because they had eaten white flour and meat. The gentlemen in the east room drank happily because they shared the same goal and made money together.

In fact, in the Northeast, it is rare for old women to dislike their husbands drinking. In many families, the old women will smoke and drink when they are happy. These habits are influenced by the special environment, but they are also a reflection of family status.

However, not disliking gentlemen for drinking does not mean that you can drink excessively at will, especially those drunkards who have no ability and are drunk all day long. They are not welcome wherever they go.

Tonight, except for Yue Feng and Uncle Li, all the gentlemen at the table in the east room were a little drunk, but no old woman came over to give orders.

They are all grateful to the Yue family and to Yue Feng and his son for helping their husbands or children earn real money so that they can live a better life with money.

The dumplings dinner lasted until 9:30. Yue Feng sent the drunken brothers Xiaowen and Xiaowu home. On the way, Aunt Zhang kept muttering to herself, thanking Yue Feng for taking care of the brothers. When she was excited, the aunt, who had suffered hardships in life for half her life, even shed tears.

Yue Feng personally carried the two drunken brothers to the kang, and saw with his own eyes how the Zhang family’s north room was almost bare. Only then did he gain a more concrete understanding of the sufferings of ordinary people at the bottom of society.

While waiting for Aunt Zhang to personally see him off at the gate, Yue Feng silently made up his mind that he would make sure his little friends lived a good life in the future!
The next morning, Yue Feng got up early as usual. There was no bicycle to ride today, so he could only walk into the city.

However, there were greyhounds, pheasants, sand chickens and flying dragons, and they could not be stuffed into a shoulder bag. Yue Feng decisively dragged out the small sled made by his father from the warehouse.

Although it didn’t snow, it was better to use a sled to drag so much game than to carry it on one’s back. When Yue Lei made the sled, he buried two thick iron wires underneath. It was much easier to drag it on flat ground than using a single thin wire.

At five o’clock in the morning, Yue Feng arrived at the side door of the second canteen of Hongqi Coal Mine on time. A few minutes later, Master Niu also arrived.

“Wow, you have a lot of stuff today. Did you just drag the sled here?” Niu Fusheng greeted when he saw them.

Yue Feng grinned: “Yes, the eagles are released smoothly. In addition to the flying dragon and the sand chicken, there are also a greyhound and a wild rooster!”

“Are they all alive?” When Niu Fusheng heard the word “greyhound”, his expression and tone showed some surprise, followed by great joy.

“Well, they are all alive! They taste better when they are killed and bled freshly! We are all old customers. The food is good, so Master Niu, you have to give us a high price!” Yue Feng nodded in response.

“Don’t worry, if you support me, I will definitely support you too! Let’s go inside first!”

Soon, Niu Fusheng brought Yue Feng to the warehouse behind the second canteen.

Yue Feng opened the bags and cages fixed on the sled, and then took out all the game for today.

The total number today includes 25 sand chickens, 33 flying dragon birds, 8 living greyhounds, and one wild rooster weighing more than three kilograms.

When dealing with food ingredients, Niu Fusheng still checks them meticulously. All the game is fresh and alive, and there is nothing wrong with its appearance.

“Both Shaban Chicken and Feilong Bird are of good quality, and the prices are still the same!
This greyhound, its skin is more valuable than its meat! But I can only use its meat!
The meat of a greyhound is $1.80 for you. I will also skin it for you and wait for you to take it away when you come back!
You can keep the big pheasant too. At the ghost market right now, a domestic rooster costs about two to three yuan, depending on the size. Pheasants are not as expensive as domestic chickens, but since yours is intact, how about I charge you three yuan?”

It must be said that the price given by Niu Fusheng was very fair.

Some people may think it is unreasonable that the big pheasant caught with great effort is not as expensive as the domestic chicken, but that was the reality at the time. It was not only chicken, but also pork. The big fat pigs raised at home were more expensive than the wild boars hunted from the mountains.

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