Chapter 13 Sika Deer Zhou Yimin thanked his neighbors and went home to bring 20 kilograms of sorghum to his second aunt's house. He also took out the remaining eggs and the cabbage that the family had previously stored. There are five of them in Master Gu's group, and what they do is quite strenuous work, so they certainly can't do without having enough to eat. According to the current food ration, a person who does heavy manual labor needs about one kilogram of food a day, but these days, it is impossible to really have one kilogram of food to eat. The uncle in the backyard who swings a sledgehammer can only eat 8 liang a day at most. If he eats more, will the rest of the family still want to eat? In fact, if they were to eat as much as they could, they could eat two kilograms, not to mention one kilogram. In those days, there was not much oil and water, so people ate more. Unlike later generations, many people were full after eating a small bowl. Master Gu and his friends were having lunch at noon, so Zhou Yimin gave each of them half a pound of food, which was very authentic and substantial. "It tastes so good?" Second Aunt asked in surprise. Although sorghum is not as good as rice, it is also a good food and very filling. Zhou Yimin actually gave the decorators half a pound of sorghum per meal? There are also eggs and cabbage. Even her family doesn’t dare to eat like this!
This made her want to let the eldest son in the family learn decoration. Zhou Yimin smiled and said, "We have to make sure the people who work are well fed, right?" 20 jin should be enough, 4 jin per person, half a jin a day, enough for 8 days. In 8 days, it should be almost done, right? I'll ask Master Gu later. Not long after, Master Gu arrived with his people, bringing with him relevant tools and some materials. Zhou Yimin stepped forward, took out a cigarette, and gave one to each of them. "Master Gu, thank you for your help. You can have lunch at Second Aunt's house. Although the meal is not rich, it will definitely fill everyone up. I will treat everyone to meat when the work is finished." Master Gu and the others all smiled: "As long as we are full, thank you, boss!" At this moment, being able to eat enough is enough, what else do you want? Besides, the boss also said that he would treat everyone to meat after the work is completed. Eat meat! Some people can't help but swallow their saliva when they think of eating meat, as they haven't touched meat for a month or two. This boss is really generous. Unlike some stingy bosses, he gives you pickles by the root. If you give him one more, it's like he wants to drink their blood. "How long will it take?" Zhou Yimin asked again. Master Gu thought for a moment and said, "About a week, no more than 10 days at most." Zhou Yimin nodded to show that he understood. After the pleasantries, Master Gu and the others started to get busy. Zhou Yimin watched them for a while and then stopped disturbing them. At noon, Zhou Yimin went to the state-owned restaurant with his food coupons, and was too lazy to go to the factory cafeteria. He traveled back in time not to eat coarse food or experience hardship, but to enjoy what he should enjoy, just don't go too far. The hotel staff, as the rumors say, really like birds and not people. If that service attitude were in the future, the hotel would have closed down within two months. But Zhou Yimin didn't find the warning that "customers shall not be beaten without reason." In fact, that phrase became popular in state-owned restaurants in the Beijing-Tianjin area in the 1980s.
Of course, fights between restaurant staff and customers did occur from time to time during this time. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, all classes were completely reshuffled and the people became the masters of their own country. The catering industry was affected by this trend and the service was relatively poor. For example, if you can’t find your chopsticks, people won’t help you get them, and you have to politely ask: Excuse me, where are the chopsticks? If the guests think they can act arrogantly because they are rich, then the meal will not be served and a fight may break out. Sometimes the chef or the waiter will have to step in and have a fight. Master Gu and his friends ate at Second Aunt's house and praised the host for her kindness and righteousness. "Pay attention when working," Master Gu said to the other four helpers. "Master, we know what to do without your reminder." It's not often that you come across such a tolerant boss. After eating and drinking, Zhou Yimin just returned to the courtyard and met the third uncle who had rushed back with the finished workpiece. "Yimin, everything you want is here, check it out." Zhou Yimin looked at it for a while and felt that it was okay. "Thank you, Uncle San. I forgot to ask Master Chen if he wanted fresh meat or dried meat." "It should be all right. As long as there's meat, there's no reason to be picky," said the third uncle with a smile. "Uncle, please wait a minute. I'll be out for a while." Thinking of everyone's obsession with oil and water, Zhou Yimin decided to buy two and a half kilograms of lean pork from the store, with more fat. Without keeping the uncle waiting for long, Zhou Yimin came back with two kilograms of meat. The third uncle was very envious when he saw the thick fat. This is the dream meat of many people. He took the meat from Zhou Yimin, hurried back to the steel plant, and handed the meat to Lao Chen. When Old Chen saw the two pounds of meat, he was so happy that wrinkles appeared on his forehead. The family hasn’t eaten meat for almost two months. Fortunately, he had wild boar meat in the cafeteria yesterday. Although there were only a few shreds of meat, he still tasted it. "Lao Yang, next time there's something like this, remember to look for me." The third uncle rolled his eyes. Zhou Yimin, who had obtained the hand-cranked water pump and drill rod, was thinking about returning to Zhoujiazhuang when he saw Zhou Dafu and several other young men from the village, some of whom were driving ox carts and some were pushing carts, acting stealthily. "Wangcai, what are you doing in the city?" "Uncle Sixteen, we shot a deer, look..." Zhou Yimin took a look. Wow! It's a sika deer! If this happened in the future, all of you would have to stay in jail for ten or eight years. This sika deer weighs more than 100 kilograms and is an adult deer. "Where are the antlers?" Zhou Yimin asked.
The deer blood is gone, which is normal. After killing the deer, you need to bleed it quickly. Deer blood is very nutritious, which is a pity. In addition to deer blood, deer antlers are also good traditional Chinese medicine. Have you cut off the antlers? "The horns are hard to pack, so I cut them off and left them at my house! Uncle Sixteen, do you want them?" "Nonsense! I'll get it from your house when we get back to the village. By the way, what happened to you?" Zhou Yimin saw that they were bruised and swollen. Beating a sika deer, and getting yourself into this state? Are you that bad? Chow Tai Fook and others were suddenly embarrassed. "I was beaten at home." He finally said it after hesitating. When their family found out they had gone into the mountains, they beat them up without saying a word. Zhou Yimin: “…” The silence is deafening! After a while, Zhou Yimin asked them: "Do you want to sell it for money or exchange it for food this time?" Zhou Yimin naturally accepted all the offers of performance from the villagers. "It's still food, but is there anything else besides sweet potatoes?" Before leaving, the old branch secretary had already instructed us to bring food. If they did it secretly, they could share it equally. But since other people saw it, it had to be shared by all. There was nothing much to say. "Potatoes!" Zhou Yimin suggested. Potatoes are also cheap, slightly higher than sweet potatoes, at 2 cents per pound. This sika deer can still provide Zhoujiazhuang with 4000 pounds of potatoes. "Okay, potatoes then." If you always eat sweet potatoes, you will fart a lot. (End of this chapter)