Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife

Lu Erxiong weighed the pros and cons and finally agreed to Wang Cuilan's arrangement.

As for those who watched him and Wang Cuilan bargaining, they didn't remind him of the pig slaughter tomorrow. Everyone would eat the communal pot dish; it was impossible to cook braised carp separately!

Zhou Zhou brought over the ten pounds of fish he received to keep them in the water tank together, and Lu Erxiong cheered.

"Erxiong, what are you happy about?" Zhou Zhou found it very strange.

Lu Erxiong pointed to the three extra fish in the tank, "Because we can eat two more meals!"

Zhou Zhou couldn't help but laugh.

Wang Cuilan said to Zhou Zhou, "I had a look; these fish might not all survive. If they die, they won't taste good. Let's kill the less lively ones first, chop them into big pieces, add some salt, and with the cold weather, they can be preserved for a long time."

Zhou Zhou agreed, "Everyone says it might snow tonight. Collect two buckets of clean snow and freeze them in a basin with the snow tomorrow morning."

One good thing about winter is that food is easy to store, especially meat and eggs.

The old folks allocated to the Wanglou Brigade received the same treatment as other members, with each getting five pounds of fish, and the money deducted from work points. Although Zhou Fengchun, Jin Ruochu, and Wen Ruyu did not know how to cook, they all ate meals prepared by Aunt Xu together. They didn't feel it was appropriate to send fish to the Lu Family, but Wang Fengqiao and Miao Fengqin kept their promise and each sent a fish.

They were all elderly couples living alone, only splitting ten pounds of fish. How could Wang Cuilan accept that?

"Aunt and Auntie, our family got fifty or sixty pounds of fish, and we're slaughtering a pig tomorrow. We'll be eating until the end of the year and still won't finish it. You should keep it for yourselves!" This doesn't even count the meat tickets from Cheng Baoguo and the various New Year goods sent by Feng Qingxue.

So, from now until the New Year, and even after, they wouldn't lack meat to eat.

Even if they ran out of meat, they could ask Zhang Yuejin for some pork intestines.

Wang Cuilan, having experienced hardships, didn't want to skimp on the children's meals and had long planned their future lifestyle.

Xibao also said, "Great Aunt, Great Auntie, listen to Third Aunt, you two take the fish back."

Miao Fengqin said with a stern face, "Your mom sends us so much cured meat, seafood, and game every year; what's wrong with giving you a fish? I know you're not keen on it, but you can't deny my goodwill, right?"

Wang Fengqiao nodded beside her, "Exactly, if you don't accept it, we wouldn't feel right accepting your mom's gifts either."

With the conversation reaching this point, Xibao had no choice but to accept and thanked them repeatedly.

Lu Erxiong sweetly said, "We're making sweet and sour carp for lunch. Great Aunt and Great Auntie, have lunch at our house!"

Miao Fengqin smiled and patted his head, "No, your great uncle's at home, I must go back to cook, can't leave him out. You eat more for lunch, it'll be like I'm tasting the flavor too."

Lu Erxiong was quite puzzled, how could food that he ate give someone else the taste? It was truly remarkable.

Miao Fengqin and Wang Fengqiao, eager to go home to cook, left in a hurry after dropping off the fish.

Wang Cuilan looked helplessly at the two carp they left behind, one weighing four to five pounds, half of the fish they received. "I'll cut more cured meat to stew with radishes at lunch, don't forget to remind me to set aside two bowls to send to their families."

Xibao nodded, "Certainly."

Lu Erxiong came back after a stroll and ran to them, saying, "Brother, Brother, I discovered something strange. Someone left our brigade carrying the fish they received; are they visiting relatives?"