Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

Not long after, Tegexi came out and said to He Yuzhu, "I have negotiated with the herders. The sheep are sold individually, each weighing about 14 to kilograms, and the price is yuan. You can pick any of the sheep from the flock. The cows are big, can you take one? Buy a whole one, about cents per kilogram. If you want beef, you can buy it for cents per kilogram. We will slaughter it for you on the spot."

Everyone came over and were excited when they heard the price. You can’t buy it in Beijing no matter how much money you pay.

Some people slapped their thighs in regret, wishing they had brought more money so they could buy some for their relatives and friends.

Director He: That’s right, why didn’t you tell us earlier? If you had come to the pastoral area to buy meat, we could have been prepared, right?

The drivers who drive frequently have more money in their pockets. At this time, they have already put their hands into their pockets, silently weighing how many pounds of meat they can buy with the remaining money in their pockets.

Of course, the one with the most money was He Yuzhu. Xu Huizhen gave him 800 yuan. He also had money for business trips, which were advanced by the finance department. However, the travel expenses could not be touched, as they had to be spent on the way back.

He Yuzhu weighed the money in his hand and decided to buy a cow and 50 sheep. After giving the money to others, he would keep the rest for himself.

Seeing that there was still some left, he asked, "Tegexi, do the herders have any homemade milk powder or dried meat?"

Tegexi said, "Jerky is 2 yuan a pound. We don't have milk powder this season, but we do have milk tofu. Would you like some for yuan a pound?"

He Yuzhu blinked his eyes and asked, "Tegexi, what kind of tofu is milk tofu?"

Tegexi: "Nut tofu is made by boiling milk in a pot, removing the water and making it into tofu. It is called milk tofu. It is similar to milk powder."

He Yuzhu pulled Tegexi aside and whispered, "Give me five pounds of dried meat and three pounds of milk tofu. Oh, this is all the money I brought this time. If I need dried meat or milk powder in the future, can I send you the money and you buy it for me? I can't help it. I have a growing child at home and he needs nutrition. You know that supplies are scarce right now."

Tegexi said, "No problem. I often go to the pastoral area to buy things, so I bought it for you."

He Yuzhu couldn't eat alone, so he asked others if they wanted dried meat and milk tofu.

Chen Bin: "I want to buy it, but I don't have any money in my pocket! Director He, you are so unfair. If you had told us in advance, we would have taken more money with us when we left home."

A security officer also agreed, "Yes, you see how much beef and mutton you bought, and how many of us are there? Most of it is yours, right?"

Is this conjunctivitis? Who is He Yuzhu? He lies without hesitation: "Hey, you ungrateful bastards, you are taking advantage of me, right? Do you think all that meat is mine? Can we eat it all? That's the money Director Li gave me. He asked me to see if I can buy some meat from here and use it to deal with the relationship with the higher-ups."

He Yuzhu pointed to the sky as he spoke. He continued, "Why do you think the Hohhot Meat Processing Plant gave us so much meat? It was because Director Li asked the higher-ups to get in touch with them. It doesn't matter. Try to buy meat. Can you? I tell you, keep your mouth shut when you go back. Don't spread nonsense. Believe it or not, once this rumor gets out, many people will come to our plant to ask for meat. The higher-ups and the sister factories will all come to get a piece of the pie. Then, wouldn't it be like making wedding clothes for others if we made such a hard trip?"

Everyone was speechless after hearing this. What Director He said made a lot of sense.

He Yuzhu said: "Don't blame me, this is my first time doing something like this, I don't have any experience. But I just made an agreement with Tegexi, if we need dried meat or milk powder in the future, we can ask him to buy it and send it to us. But we have to give him some hard work fee. This is called a steady stream of income, do you understand?"

"I understand, I understand. Director He is really thoughtful. We were just joking just now. Director He, please don't take it seriously."

Next, they went to pick sheep from the flock. He Yuzhu, Chen Bin and others walked into the flock, looked left and right, and were dazzled. You just saw a relatively large sheep, but it seemed to know that you had bad intentions and it was smart, so it went into the flock and you didn't know which one it was.

Sheep these days are free-range and rather wild. If you rush up to catch them rashly, you might get gored by the sheep, or it would be more trouble than it’s worth.

So He Yuzhu said: "We are not good at this job, so why not let the herdsmen catch it and try to pick the biggest ones for us."

The herdsmen enthusiastically invited everyone to go into the yurt first, drink some goat milk to warm their bodies, and leave the task of slaughtering the sheep to the herdsmen.

Everyone was freezing, and the slaughtering scene was too bloody and there was nothing to see. So they went into the herdsman's house. The hostess brought everyone some steaming hot milk and invited everyone to taste it.

Because of the language barrier, everyone could only nod to express their gratitude. After drinking a bowl of fragrant hot milk, my whole body instantly warmed up.

Everyone started a heated discussion, and they all envied the people here who could drink milk and eat mutton every day.

At this time, the shrill cries of sheep were heard outside. The herdsmen were all skilled butchers, and they cut the sheep with their knives quickly, accurately and ruthlessly. After bleeding the sheep, they threw them aside and moved on to the next one.

In order to save time, the sheep were slaughtered and loaded onto the trucks, and the farmers would dissect the cattle on site.

It was almost noon. Since we were here, how could we go back without eating some mutton? He Yuzhu took out some money and asked the herdsmen to prepare a lunch for everyone. They would go back after they had a full meal.

The hostess deftly put the sheep's head, mutton, and bones into the big pot, added water, sprinkled two handfuls of coarse salt, threw in two green onions, and cooked directly on the fire. It was that simple and crude.

He Yuzhu watched from the side and exclaimed: "Sure enough, the freshest ingredients only require the simplest cooking."

There is a simple homemade oven outside the yurt, and the lamb chops are put in to make grilled lamb chops.

When the aroma of mutton wafted in the air, the men from Beijing felt their stomachs growl and they swallowed their saliva unconsciously.

Chen Bin tried hard to control himself and warned his brothers: "Look at how greedy you are. You are really bringing shame to the men in Beijing."

Still holding the pipa, half covering his face, he came out after calling for thousands of times.

Finally, it was time to eat. Large pieces of mutton were served on wooden plates, and the whole sheep's head was also presented in front of everyone. In front of each person was a large bowl of mutton soup, which was really authentic mutton soup.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. How could they eat this? Tegexi saw that everyone was at a loss, so he handed everyone a knife and began to demonstrate to them.

Just cut it with a knife and eat it. Everyone was stunned. This is really eating meat with big mouthfuls and drinking soup with big bowls!

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Let’s eat!

He Yuzhu cut a piece of meat for himself, put it in his mouth, and said, "Mm, soft, tender, fresh and fragrant, it melts in your mouth."

So everyone started eating, you take a bite, I take a piece. My mouth is full of oil, and I look at the oil on my hands and smack them with my mouth. I can't waste it.

The grilled lamb chops are so delicious that you can't stop eating them. In this era, who can eat meat freely? They have achieved it today.

After the meal, everyone had a bowl of steaming mutton soup, which made them burp.

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