Chapter 228(1/2)
Long time
Si Ningning nodded to show that he understood, and then said something that almost made the monkey's eyes pop out, "Can you eat a pig?"
"Huh? What?"
As if this wasn't exciting enough, Si Ningning continued to add, "Live pig."
"..." The monkey head fell down on the straw mat, looking confused, "A whole live pig?"
"Do you dare to ask for half a live pig?"
"Half, half, half, half a live pig, half a live pig, let's just forget about it!" said the monkey head, knocking his head.
Si Ningning glanced at him speechlessly, "I have a lot of time today. If Gu Yang and the others are in town, I can meet with them, or you can transfer the message. I'll wait for your reply here."
The monkey hesitated for a moment, nodded and said firmly: "Then I'll go and send the message. There are many people there, and I don't think it's appropriate for you to do it alone."
Si Ningning nodded, "Alright."
It has to be said that Heitou, the middleman, still fulfilled his duties. Between Si Ningning and Gu Yang, there was no telling which side he favored.
The monkey head tidied up and left quickly through the back door to find Gu Yang and the others.
Si Ningning stayed at the scrap station like an ordinary shopper, rummaging around and trying to find things he needed or could use. Occasionally, he would help Old Man Cheng lift the pole and help other customers weigh the items.
It took more than forty minutes for Hou Tou to leave, and he also came back through the back door. The difference was that the three brothers of the Gu family came back with him.
There happened to be no one at the scrapyard. Old Cheng glanced out the door and waved at them with his hands behind his back, "You go in and tell me, I'll be watching from the outside. If you hear me cough three times, don't make a sound."
The group of people nodded in response, and after entering the compartment, they waited for the monkey head to close the door. Gu Yang, whose arms were shiny from the sun and had a shaved head, was the first to introduce: "My surname is Gu and my name is Gu Yang. My friends in the black market call me Brother Yang."
As he spoke, his shiny arms moved towards the two young men behind him, "This is my brother Achao, and this is my brother Xihe."
Si Ningning knew Gu Yang's name, but he had just learned the names of Achao and Xihe.
His two younger brothers are both tall and tall, but the difference is that the boy named Ah Chao has a tough appearance. After two years of losing all his childishness, he should become a person who feels like a boss.
The boy named Xihe has a dark wheat color like many country boys. He seems to be the youngest of the three brothers. Therefore, his face is more immature and his expression is full of vigor. He is completely different from the other two.
Like my elder brother, although he has a good and upright appearance, his eyes hide the vicissitudes of history.
When Gu Yang introduced him, he even grinned, narrowed his eyes and playfully waved hello to Si Ningning.
This scene was indeed something Si Ningning had not expected, so he felt his attention was diverted.
Si Ningning calmed down, knowing that this was Gu Yang's formal introduction, so he became more serious, "My name is Chen Jidong, and Hericium calls me Dongdong."
The three parties each looked at each other and nodded at the same time as if they had a tacit understanding. Then they picked up old newspapers, kicked up the straw cushions, and after more than ten seconds, everyone sat down one after another.
Gu Yang was thinking about speaking, but he saw Si Ningning slowly lowering the basket on his back and pulling out a large watermelon with green and black skin.
Si Ningning moved very carefully until the watermelon completely rolled out of the basket, then she clenched her fist and knocked on the melon. With a "pop", a big watermelon instantly split into three spider web-like openings.
"Talking while eating."
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Hericium, Gu Yang and Gu Chao, the three of them were a little stuck for a while.
On the contrary, Gu Xihe was careless and never thought about where Si Ningning got the big watermelon.
Since the last cooperation, Gu Xihe has regarded Si Ningning as one of his own. Si Ningning talked while eating. He did not hesitate at all. He flexed his shoulder muscles to open up the watermelon and took a big bite in his mouth.
He muttered "It's so sweet" and broke half of the watermelon in his hand into two halves and handed it to Gu Yang, "Brother, try it!"
Gu Yang frowned and glanced at him. Gu Xihe seemed to be aware of his untimely uprightness. He laughed twice begging for mercy and handed the watermelon that Gu Yang didn't take to Gu Chao.
The situation was serious now. Gu Chao straightened his back and concentrated on inspiring himself to be Brother Yang's right-hand man. Gu Xihe handed over the watermelon. He didn't want to accept it at first, but he thought that Gu Xihe had already been rejected once and was afraid that Gu Xihe would go home.
He wanted to wilt all the way, so he picked it up anyway.
"Go and eat." Gu Yang sighed.
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Gu Chao had no choice but to glare at Gu Xihe, and the two of them moved to a corner to eat watermelon.
Witnessing the subtle emotional changes between the three brothers, Si Ningning curled her lips and suddenly felt it was quite funny.
However, since a lot of time had been wasted, Si Ningning took the initiative to get to the point and said, "Houtou should have conveyed my words well. Is there anything vague that you need to understand?"
If you don’t plan to take this trip, just ask Hericium to explain it.
But since I will come here in person, it means I plan to do something.
"Houtou said you have a live pig in your hand." Gu Yang nodded, "A live pig is no better than a dead one. It may make noise at any time, so the risk is greater. How big is your pig? How much does it weigh? Where is it?"
"The pig is not big, about two hundred pounds."
I usually feed pig grass and some vegetables, pumpkins, etc. There is no real food at all, so it is not considered fattening.
However, in the context of the 1970s, this weight was acceptable.
Si Ningning made a comparison, even if the pigs in the space are not fat, they are still much stronger than the pigs in the production team's pig pen.
Si Ningning let out a long "hmm" and continued according to the route provided by Fu Hongshu: "Do you know that there is a human-shaped fork in the road between Bahe Town and the commune? Follow the fork for half an hour and walk there.
There is a brick house with a red star sign, right there."
I was originally worried that Gu Yang and the others didn't know the exact location, but unexpectedly, after Si Ningning finished speaking, Gu Yang nodded and said, "I know, that place used to be the commune primary school. After the school was suspended, it was requisitioned by the rubber factory."
Having said this, Gu Yang raised his eyes and glanced at Si Ningning. He had obviously guessed that Si Ningning had some relationship with the people in the rubber factory, otherwise he would not have been able to get there.
But I guessed that Gu Yang was a smart man and knew that there were some things that were inappropriate to break the window paper.
Si Ningning smiled and didn't bother to explain. He explained his arrangement straightforwardly, "The pigs have to be killed immediately, and it's up to you. I plan to do it tomorrow afternoon or evening. The price of pork on the black market is graded from two yuan to two yuan."
There are ones priced at two yuan, and there are also higher ones, but how much you sell depends on your own ability."
"You won't participate?" Gu Yang asked, looking quite surprised.
"I'm very busy over there and can't spare time at night, so I'll leave this to you." Si Ningning shook his head, "The pork is my supply, and I'll give you one dollar and ninety-five cents per catty, and the water will be the extra for killing the pig.
You can eat it yourself or do whatever you want with it."
Pork at this price is considered cheap on the black market, but from the perspective of the supplier, it is not considered cheap.
And the reason why Si Ningning is so anxious to deal with the pigs in the space is because several of the pigs have grown up, and two of the four sows have been killed by black males without her knowledge.
When the pig was bred, it was discovered that its belly was already sagging.
These are nothing. What troubles Si Ningning the most is that the black boar seems to be in estrus every day after he reaches adulthood. Not only is he always thinking about riding other sows, but his destructive power is more than twice as big as before.
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Twice, Si Ningning went to feed the pigs. The pigs were impatient and bumped into the pig pens in an attempt to escape. In the end, Si Ningning gave him two sticks and finally became more honest.
Thinking about it, Si Ningning asked with a headache: "Under normal circumstances, what should I do if I don't want to breed the breeding pig again?"
Si Ningning has heard that because the reproductive organs of breeding pigs are retained, the pork will have a fishy smell and should not be eaten under normal circumstances.
"What?"
Si Ningning's topic change span was too big, and Gu Yang was a little confused for a moment.
The monkey on the side reacted first and asked: "How big is the breeding pig? Why don't you want it? Is it incapable of breeding?"
That's not impossible, that's great.
"That's not true." Si Ningning shook her head and coughed slightly, feeling slightly embarrassed.
After calculating the time, Si Ningning added: "It's about one year old and has already kicked two litters. I don't plan to keep it. I just want to ask you, how should I deal with this situation?"
"One year and ten...have the hair grown all the way before letting the sow carry her cubs?" The monkey head was surprised for a while and said after a while: "You are not a big pig. You don't want it to be a breeding pig. Pick it up as soon as possible and raise it for a while to plant it."
I can still eat normally.”
As he spoke, Monkeyhead suddenly leaned back and glared at Si Ningning: "You, why are you looking at me like that? I can run errands, but I can't cut a pig's balls!"
"Okay." Si Ningning sighed and looked away.
At this moment, Gu Yang suddenly said, "I can try."
"You know how?" Si Ningning asked.
Gu Yang nodded and shook his head, "I've done it on little pigs, but I haven't tried it on big pigs."
Although Gu Yang had never treated a big pig before, Si Ningning was still very confident after hearing his words.
Let’s try it and see if it works. If the problem cannot be solved and it is destroyed in space in the future, the losses will be even greater.
"Then give it a try!" Si Ningning decided, "I will transport the pigs in advance, and I will hide the key at the door. You can kill them there later or transport them to other safe places. But be careful, I borrowed the place.
, don’t get blood and dirt everywhere, making it difficult to clean up.”
Gu Yang nodded, paused for a long time, and asked, "A pig is not a small number, are you afraid of us running away?"
Si Ningning was stunned for a moment, never expecting that Gu Yang would ask such a question.
However, after thinking about the problem for a moment, Si Ningning shook his head with a confident smile on his face, "You often hang out here, which means that the commune and brigade you belong to are not far from here. I want to find you.
To be continued...