The Snail Spirit Travels to the 1970s

Therefore, it is not uncommon for someone like Grandma Tian to buy 16 kilograms of pork. At least on average, each person in their family only has 2 kilograms of meat, and after the meat is reduced in size after being cooked into dishes, not much can be eaten, so it is not over the limit.

The only thing they had was the two pig's trotters that Old Mrs. Tian wanted.

Except for the pig bones that have been shaved cleanly without any meat strands, the rest of the meat, no matter how fat or lean it is, or how much meat there is, all costs the same amount of work points.

So when people come to share the pork, they will try their best to choose some fattier meat.

This pig's trotter, which only has a layer of skin besides the bones, costs the same amount of work points as lard. In everyone's opinion, it was a complete waste of money for Old Lady Tian to ask for two pig's trotters.

However, Old Lady Tian bought the pig's trotters just for its meaning. There is a saying here that the pig's front trotters are money-scratching rakes, and eating a pig's trotter during the Chinese New Year will help you make a lot of money in the coming year.

But everyone is too poor now. Even if pig's trotters have such a meaning, it is empty and not as important as eating a few bites of meat.

Tian Tian looked at the meat in front of her and wanted to reach out and put all the meat into the wooden basin she brought. However, Old Lady Tian reached out and threw the six pounds of pork fat and pig's feet into her basin, then prepared to leave with the ten pounds of pork belly.

"Li Ye Zi! Aren't you being too ungentlemanly? You took most of the pig lard by yourself. What are you going to do with the people behind us?" An aunt who was queuing at the back shouted in dissatisfaction when she saw Old Lady Tian taking a large piece of pig lard.

Old Mrs. Tian snorted coldly, "Am I eating alone? It's obviously for my whole family. What's wrong with buying more pork fat? I even complained that I bought too little! What are you yelling about? Last year, our team killed a pig, and you bought all the pork fat by yourself. I didn't say anything. Today we are lucky and drew number 1, and you are not satisfied?"

The aunt who was speaking was the one who drew number one last year.

Last year's pigs were smaller. In previous years, two pigs were enough to complete the task, but last year it took three pigs, so their team only killed one pig.

Because the pig was skinny and there wasn't much fat in it, the aunt took all the fat at once and even picked out several pieces of pork with extra fat.

The pig was only that big, and the fat parts were basically picked up by this aunt. Although the people behind were dissatisfied, they only complained a few words and didn't say anything else.

Last year's pigs were small, weighing only about 130 to 140 pounds. If the meat was divided equally among everyone, each person would not get more than a pound.

Because this aunt took too much meat, several families behind her didn't get much meat. Many people were dissatisfied with her at the time, but that was the rule, so no one said anything.

This year, Old Mrs. Tian specially kept a large piece of fat weighing seven or eight kilograms. She also kept a lot of the fattier parts, which was already very decent.

Besides, drawing lots is all about luck. If you draw number one, you get to choose first. If you earn more centimeters, you can get more pork, and no one can say anything.

"Aunt Wang, please stop talking. We all remember how much meat you took last year. We didn't blame you when we ate a few bites less. Now it's your turn, so don't blame others. Besides, there are eight people in Aunt Tian's family, so it's normal for them to take 16 kilograms of meat!"

The person who was speaking was the person who had drawn the last few numbers last year. When it was her turn, there was only one piece of meat left on the chopping board. There were several families of people lined up behind her, so in the end she only ordered a small piece of meat.

She was quite lucky this year as she drew one of the early numbers and could get her share of the meat earlier.

Although they distribute the meat by centimeters, everyone is actually quite reasonable. Each person usually gets a few kilograms, and those who come to share the meat will take the corresponding amount back home. They neither take advantage of others nor let others suffer losses.

Except for those who are in poor conditions, who cannot earn many work points throughout the year and are reluctant to buy much meat, they just ask for a little at a time, just a few ounces to satisfy their cravings. The extra meat of people like these can actually be shared with others.

But no one would go too far, except Aunt Wang. There are only five people in her family, but she took 11 kilograms of meat last year, which was clearly taking away other people's share. And she was complacent and smug last year, which made many people uncomfortable.

When Aunt Wang heard others say this to her, she felt unhappy and retorted immediately.

Neither of them wanted to be at a disadvantage, so they started arguing immediately, and all the people who came here to divide the meat went up to try to stop them.

While they were making a fuss, Tian Tian and Old Lady Tian quietly took the meat home.

As soon as the two of them arrived at the door with the meat, Tian Baobao and Tian Zhuo came out to greet them as if they had dog noses and circled around them.

"Grandma! Do you want to eat meat today?" Tian Baobao said with shining eyes as he looked at the meat that Grandma Tian was holding.

The two of them did not go out today because it was too cold outside. They felt their noses were frozen off after being out for a while. Old Mrs. Tian ordered them to stay at home to avoid them going out and getting a belly full of cold wind, and then coming back at night with stomachaches.

"What are you eating? Meat? Do I look like meat to you? Eat the meat now! What are you going to eat during the New Year?" Old Mrs. Tian ruthlessly pushed away the two troublesome children and took the meat into the house to deal with it.

When the meat was placed on the red chopping board, Old Mrs. Tian felt uncomfortable.

Old Mrs. Tian glanced at Tian Tian, ​​whose little face was red from the cold, and felt a little sorry for her eldest granddaughter who had to stand outside for such a long time and come back with a basin of unclean pork.

He turned around and rudely asked his two daughters-in-law who were warming themselves by the fire in the house to fetch water and wash the pork.

Then he turned to Tian Tian and said, "Go wash your hands, and then go to the kang to warm up."

After saying this, Old Lady Tian seemed to remember something and warned, "Don't get on the kang right away. Jump around on the ground to warm your feet before getting on the kang, or your feet will get worse."

Tian Tian's feet were frozen before. She tried various folk remedies, such as using potato slices and sauerkraut paste, but nothing worked. Her feet would still itch when they should at night, and she couldn't sleep because of the itch.

However, Tian Tian has gotten used to it now. She puts her feet outside the quilt before going to bed every night. As long as it is not too hot, her feet will not be itchy and irritated, making her unable to sleep.

Although this will make the frostbite on the feet more and more serious, and this kind of thing will be prone to recurrence every year after a year, Tian Tian does not have the energy to think about the future for the time being. She just wants to have a good sleep now, so she doesn't care about so much.