Chapter 80: Buying Meat

"Guarantee to complete the mission." The four of them looked at each other, immediately stood straight, and saluted; the entire movement was uniform and synchronized.

Hmm, not bad!

"Alright, then I'm off. In the afternoon, Beibei, take Yun Shen and Xiaoshitou home and tell them, don't let their moms and dads worry." An Yinan wouldn't get involved in children's matters; she would leave it to Beibei to complete.

Beibei nodded earnestly; he had been prepared for this matter for a long time.

An Yinan rode her bicycle away. This time she went straight to the State-run Restaurant. It was almost noon, and people were already starting to arrive one after another.

"Big Sister, you're here? What would you like to eat?" The one speaking was the girl at the register.

She didn't know how it happened; clearly, the other girl was older than her, yet now every time they met, she called her Big Sister...

Could it be that she looked very old?

Liu Mei also heard the commotion, looked over from the food serving window, and saw An Yinan.

An Yinan winked at her and whispered, "Keep busy."

"I won't eat; I'm looking for you to ask about something," An Yinan said. She had come to the State-run Restaurant specifically to find this Xiaomei.

"What is it? If I know, I'll definitely tell you." Xiaomei looked at An Yinan with a face full of admiration.

They had started delivering vegetables for the past two mornings, and the vegetables from Quanshui Village were excellent. The Chinese cabbage was crisp and fresh, and even the outer leaves had been trimmed away, leaving only the edible parts.

Moreover, once Shitou Village heard they were Quanshui Village's vegetables, they ran off with their tails between their legs and didn't even come to cause trouble.

All of this was because of the Big Sister before her.

Facts proved that when a person is extremely helpless, having someone appear like a savior makes a completely different impression in their heart.

"Do you have a channel to buy meat and pig heads?" An Yinan asked. Since this girl was a purchaser for the State-run Restaurant, she must have her own channels; the State-run Restaurant never seemed to be short of meat.

The girl looked up, "Just this?"

An Yinan was a bit stunned. What else? "Ah!"

"I thought it was some big deal. I'll just write a note, and Big Sister can take the note directly to the Meat Processing Plant. Just tell them what meat you want."

"By the way, you don't need to give them Meat Coupons, just give them money," the girl whispered.

An Yinan nodded, understood!

Holding the note the girl had written, she rode her bicycle quickly to the Meat Processing Plant. Having been in the Northeast for so long, she had explored the entire County, especially where there were deserted alleys and where there were secluded groves...

Arriving at the Meat Processing Plant, she was stopped outside by someone, "Who are you looking for?"

An Yinan took out the note and handed it over, "Here to pick up meat."

"State-run Restaurant? Go on in, go to the second room. You look a bit unfamiliar." The person returned the note to An Yinan, and An Yinan followed the instructions and went straight to the second room.

"State-run Restaurant? What meat do you want?" It was a girl, her face and body covered in flesh. Her chubby face squeezed her eyes shut, and her arms were almost as thick as her own thighs. She was sturdy and looked very safe.

"I want half a side of pork, and two pig heads," An Yinan said.

Seeing a pile of ribs nearby, "Can I have these?"

The girl looked up, "You want these?"

These broken bones, who would want them? Usually, whoever butchered the pig would take them home to get a taste of meat.

"Is it possible?" An Yinan wasn't sure either; after all, it was such a big pile, maybe they didn't sell them?

"It's possible! This whole pile is yours, but how about one yuan?" One yuan wasn't expensive, but it wasn't cheap either. However, seeing that big basin of ribs, she nodded quickly.

"Deal, pack them all for me." The large basket An Yinan was carrying couldn't fit them, so the girl gave her a large bag, and only then were all the bones packed into the large bag.

The girl even specially gave her two sets of pig offal! If those bones were taken back, she would just stew them to eat. Like today, when someone bought them, the money from the sale wouldn't have to be counted in the public accounts.

An Yinan's purpose for coming to the County was accomplished. As for seasonings and such, she had plenty in her space, so she didn't linger.

Today the village was very busy; everyone was gathered at the threshing floor. Even if their own family had finished distributing grain, everyone watched the excitement to see whose Work Points were high, whose were low, whose family had more grain, and whose family might have to go hungry.

At the beginning of humanity, there is gossip!

This trip back and forth was very fast, wasting no time at all. Moreover, having ridden a bicycle, she reached the County in just over ten minutes. Although the return trip took longer, she could still get back to the village in half an hour, saving more than half the time compared to an ox cart.

An Yinan returned home and saw the locked door. She took out her key and opened it; the two water vats were already filled with water, and the firewood had been put away as well.

An Yinan put all those small ribs into the storage room, then cleaned the pig heads and began to braise them with seasonings.

While they were stewing slowly over a low fire, she washed the pig offal clean with white flour. If the villagers saw this, they would definitely call it a waste; pig offal cost so little, while white flour was so precious.

Thinking of this, An Yinan let out a "pfft" of laughter. Before, her mind was filled with fashion design sketches, but now, her mind was filled with the villagers' reactions. Thinking about it this way, she had already adapted to this era.

After rinsing the pig offal clean, she opened the pot braising the pig heads and put half of the offal in to braise together. She kept the remaining half of the intestines, planning to make a stir-fried intestine dish.

With many people, she didn't plan to stir-fry individual dishes, just one big pot of stew.

She took out the half side of pork, cut it directly into pieces, took the parts suitable for stewing, and cut them into small chunks.

She took three pickled cabbages from the storage room, washed them clean, cut them into thin shreds, and then soaked them in warm water for half an hour. Only then did she wring the water out of the pickled cabbage by hand, placing them in balls on a plate to prepare.

She heated the pot and added pork lard, not too much, as the meat would be oily later. She added scallions, ginger, and garlic, then put the pork into the pot. After stir-frying until fragrant, she added the pickled cabbage.

Then she added the seasonings, poured in boiling water, and threw the spice bag into the pot.

She set it to a low fire to stew slowly, and by the way, cut the vermicelli into lengths easy to pick up, setting them aside for later.

One stir-fried intestine dish, one pickled cabbage stewed with meat and vermicelli, and one braised pig head dish; she didn't plan to make any other dishes. One reason was the large portions, and another was that she wanted to keep the braising broth warm in a small pot separately, so she could braise various vegetables later; it was also a way of hot-potting.

She washed some Chinese cabbage, soaked some mushrooms she had picked on the mountain, and also took out some kelp and frozen tofu.

Thinking about it, she still had a few yellow sheep in her space...

An Yinan threw the yellow sheep in the courtyard and went to the Educated Youth Station to find Zhang Qian, but unexpectedly he wasn't there; he must have gone to the threshing floor.

At this moment, Qian Zhao walked out of the room. An Yinan, who was just about to walk out, saw him, "You've finished collecting your grain?"