Chapter 550: Feeling at Ease with Owing Money

In the winter night, at around 3 o'clock, firecrackers began to sound in Yangjia Village. When someone slaughtered a pig, firecrackers were indispensable. I didn't know who was notified.

Those who didn't slaughter pigs but only bought pork didn't have this requirement. They just watched the fun from the side. Yang Dongxu followed and worked together when the first pig was tied up and slaughtered.

Of course, he didn't need to be busy with slaughtering pigs. Whether it was killing pigs or removing hair, there were special butchers. But he had to go out in person to sell meat and smash the pigs.

Especially the pig blood after each pig was slaughtered, brother-in-law Liu Lihong was responsible for stirring it on the side, and he was responsible for cutting the cold pig blood into pieces. It depended on which family wanted to weigh it directly. Generally, two or three families could pack a basin of pig blood.

As for pork, although people are now full, their stomachs are still short of oil and water, so pork belly is more expensive than ribs. To be precise, ribs and other things can't be sold.

In the past, the big bones that cost seven or eight yuan a pound would only be seen if they were given away for free. Most of them were bought as extras when a family bought a lot of meat. As for selling them, basically no one would buy them.

So the pork belly, tenderloin, and fat meat on the pig seat board sold faster. The butcher had just cleaned them and hung them on the shelf. Yang Dongxu played with the meat cleaver for a few times, and half a fan of pork was left with rows of ribs and big bones in a short time.

Then there were the pig offal and so on. Basically, Yang Ma and Hongying cleaned up a basin and then there was nothing left. As for not cleaning it very clean, it doesn’t matter if it’s a little dirty as long as it’s not weighed. I will definitely clean it up again when I get home.

“Xuzi, how much is the pig head?” After finishing his morning work for a while, Yang Dongxu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Those who waited to buy meat last night and those who rushed to buy meat early in the morning had basically bought almost everything. Now there are basically only a few spiritual retail investors.

"If you pick a big one, it's 15 yuan each, and I won't weigh it for you." Yang Dongxu said with a smile, pointing to a large pig head.

Pork is now 2 yuan per catty. Although pig heads cannot be bought as pork, there are about 20 catties each. If you buy one for 15 yuan and take it home, you will basically make no loss and even a small profit.

"That's it." Rural people often sell grain, chickens, ducks, etc. They can basically estimate the weight of things with a glance. If they can't estimate it accurately, they will know it by weighing it in their hands. "Are you slaughtering sheep today?"

"Slaughter, but this will wait until someone else slaughters it in the morning. My sheep are not sold after being slaughtered. They are kept for our own consumption." Yang Dongxu said with a smile.

There are many pigs at home, but no sheep. So the grandparents feed them, so Yang's mother took one over when they slaughtered the pigs and prepared to slaughter it for her own meat.

But they don't sell it, but those who slaughter sheep may not keep all the meat. So if you want to buy it, you can basically wait and buy it without running to the town.

I was busy in the morning and ate a few buns brought by Zhuo Qing'er. I was busy until noon. From night to morning, I killed 15 big pigs and five or six sheep.

The meat was basically sold out after it was killed. In some cases, there was nothing left even the pig's offal. After the last pig was killed, nothing was sold.

A pig weighs about 200 pounds. Although the Yang family has a lot, they can't eat it all. After all, the weather will warm up after the New Year, and there is no refrigerator to store it. However, each relative's family sent a little, and basically half of the pig was gone, so they didn't worry about not being able to finish it.

"Xuzi, I brought you the beef you wanted. One hind leg and ten pounds of tenderloin are enough?" After selling the meat, they started to pack up. Xiaowu and a few others followed the adults to the town to buy things and came back to the market town.

"Enough, it's good beef, don't die of disease." Although pigs and sheep are killed during the New Year in the countryside, cows and dogs are basically not killed.

However, families that can afford it will eat beef and dog meat, which need to be bought from places where these things are slaughtered. Yang Dongxu has been craving for braised beef these days, so when someone in the village went to the town to buy things in the morning, he asked someone to bring back some beef.

"It must be good beef. If he dares to cheat, we will smash his stall." Daliang chimed in.

This is the only thing you can rest assured about when buying things at home. As long as you have a little reputation, you don't have to worry about buying fakes. Otherwise, even the police station won't ask about things like smashing the stall. With the current reputation of Yangjia Village, no one in the entire Wuli Town dares to cheat people from Yangjia Village.

"When will you do your thing? I will stay at home longer after the New Year this year. If you do it, I will go to press the bed for you." Yang Dongxu took out cigarettes from his pocket and distributed them to a few people.

"The date has not been chosen yet. My sister will get married first, and then I will." Daliang said.

The sister he mentioned is not his biological sister, but his cousin. Daliang's father has three brothers. The youngest got married late and the oldest girl is less than ten years old. He is the second among his cousins.

"Has Juanzi chosen a date?"

"Yes, it will be after the sixth day of the Chinese New Year. You must come over for a drink then." Daliang said with a smile.

"That's a must." Yang Dongxu also laughed. Such things are obviously indispensable as long as he is at home.

"I heard from Auntie that Sister Hongying will also have a wedding after the Chinese New Year?" Xiaowu asked from the side.

"Well, the man's side will set up the table on the tenth day, and my family will set up the table when the twelfth day comes. When will you leave? Can you make it?" Liu Lihong and his family have already discussed the wedding date through phone calls these two days.

Because everyone is busy at the end of the year, and the distance is too far. So the parents of both sides met and had the baby. Although it felt a bit rushed, everyone was relieved after the date was set.

"It's not certain whether I will go out this year, but I will definitely not leave before the 15th. By the way, Waizi is back. I saw him when I went to the market in town today." Xiaowu suddenly said.

"If he comes back, he will come back. Can we control him if he goes home for the New Year?" Yang Dongxu said indifferently.

It is probably because of the top three yesterday that Xiaowu mentioned Waizi's matter. As for the past, those who should be shot have been shot, and Yang Dongxu is not so stingy as to chase and kill people and not let them enter the house.

"Xuzi, have you packed your things? If you have packed, come home for dinner." Yang's mother shouted from a distance.

"Packed." Yang Dongxu responded, and Xiaowu and others hurried forward, threw the things into the basket, and helped to send them home.

After helping deliver the things to the house, Yang Dongxu quickly passed out cigarettes: "Stay and eat together."

"No, no, it's time to cook at home, I'll come to play with you in the afternoon." Daliang and the others waved their hands quickly, took the cigarettes and went out.

"Why buy such expensive beef? Our family is not short of meat." Seeing a whole cow leg and a large piece of tenderloin, Yang's mother looked at her son angrily.

"Pork is pork, how can it be the same as beef? I'll show you my skills later and let you taste what braised beef is." Yang Dongxu said with a playful smile.

"You are naughty, by the way, where is the account book when selling meat?" Yang Dongxu was responsible for selling meat, so he was naturally responsible for keeping accounts.

This account book is not recorded every time a piece of meat is bought. No one in the countryside keeps accounts like this when selling meat. The account book records that there is no money to pay for the credit, or that the money is not enough and some is owed and then returned to the account book.

"Here, by the way. A few days ago, I noticed that there seemed to be a lot of accounts in the store in front that had not been cleared." Yang Dongxu took out the rolled-up book from his pocket.

"When you have time these two days, ask your father to collect the accounts. They have been owed for several years, and no one has paid them back now." Yang's mother said angrily.

The accounts in the store's account book are basically owed by people on credit when the store was opened before. The longest one has been owed for four or five years and no one knows how to pay it back. Sometimes Yang's mother feels embarrassed that people from all over the village know each other. But the accounts are getting bigger and bigger. If you don't have money, it's fine. If you have money but don't pay it back, she is a little angry.

"It's time to ask for it. If you don't have money, it's fine. If you have money but don't pay it back, it's unreasonable." Yang Dongxu nodded.

If the family is really in trouble, it's okay to wipe out the accounts. The Yang family doesn't need this little money to live. But you have money but don't pay it back and go play cards. This is a bit too much. The reason why he mentioned the account book in advance was because when he went to the granary yesterday, he saw several people who owed money and didn't pay it back sitting there playing cards, and they were playing big, one or two yuan.

"What are you talking about? Why buy so much beef?" Yang's father came back from outside with a smile on his face.

The last few pig heads and other things were left for Yang Dongxu to see how they were sold. He went to the pig farm to count the pigs again. Those killed today were killed today, and twenty pigs will be sent to the city slaughterhouse tomorrow, so this must be prepared in advance.

"I'll ask for the debt when you have time."

"That's unnecessary. Where is the time." Yang's father's face couldn't help but stiffen.

In fact, Yang's father is quite similar to his uncle Shengli in some ways, that is, he is generous even if he is poor, and he also cares about face. No matter who borrows money, even if Yang's mother nags him, he still lends the money. But when it comes to asking for the debt, it's a bit too embarrassing to open his mouth.

"You have to go even if you don't have time. Xuzi is at home. Let him and Shengli go to deliver the pigs. You take the account book and collect the debt tomorrow. You lent out the money that our family worked so hard to earn. Why are you pretending to be a coward when you ask for the debt?" Yang's mother glared at Yang's father.

"Go in two days, go in two days. Our family doesn't need anything during the New Year."

"Hey, you are generous. It's not a big deal. If it's not a big deal, you can throw all the money in the street. Go and collect the debt tomorrow, or you won't come back. And if anyone comes to borrow money in the future, you will be punished if you lend it out secretly." Yang's mother was instantly furious.

"Dad, I stand on mom's side this time. Our family's money is not wasted. Since it is borrowed, it must be repaid. Although our family doesn't lack this little money, we can't be fooled by others, right?"

"We are all from the same village, isn't this a bit embarrassing?" Yang's father said with a bit of embarrassment.

"They borrowed money and didn't pay it back, and they still have the nerve to play cards. Why are you embarrassed? Again, we don't lack that little money, but since it's borrowed, we have to pay it back. If they don't pay it back even though they have money to play cards, then we are being taken advantage of." Yang Dongxu also knew that his father was a face-saver.

But this matter is obviously not a matter of face or not. Rules are rules. If you say it's borrowed, then it's borrowed. There are IOUs and account books. You don't pay it back even though you have money and you use it to play cards. Do you really think the Yang family is easy to bully?

Just because the Yang family is rich, you don't pay back the money you borrowed? There's no such reason even if you look all over the world.