coobybook Chapter 161 Bone Broth
Chapter 161 Bone Broth
Liu Jingxue didn't expect that the basket she brought was too small to hold the meat she was given.
Fortunately, there are backpacks in the cafeteria.
Liu Jingxue borrowed a backpack, carried the pork she was given back, and then returned to the cafeteria.
When she came back, the villagers were still queuing up to get their share of the meat.
Liu Jingxue stood there and watched for a while.
The butcher who is responsible for dividing the meat uses his eyes as a scale.
After Accountant Li reported the population of the next family and the amount of meat they would be allocated, the butcher started cutting the meat without any hesitation.
Moreover, after weighing the cut meat, it was found that the weight was not much different, which made Liu Jingxue marvel.
"Zheng Mazi, I told you that I wanted the fatter piece, why did you cut this one for me?
I don't want this piece, cut me a fatter one over there."
A certain aunt expressed dissatisfaction when she saw that the meat given to her by the butcher was not what she wanted.
The butcher ignored her and just looked at Accountant Li, waiting to cut the meat for the next family.
The auntie got angry when she saw this and said, "Zheng Mazi, I'm talking to you, why don't you pay attention to me?
I told you to change a piece of meat for me.
This piece is too lean, with not much fat, I don’t want it.”
The captain who had been watching from the side spoke up, "Chunsheng's mother, you know the rules for distributing meat in our village.
You take whatever piece is your turn. There is no such thing as being picky. It all depends on luck.
There were people who were dividing the meat before you who got even leaner meat than you did. Look, they said something.
Why, you are special. "
When the aunt heard the captain's words, she didn't dare to argue with him, so she could only say, "Captain, just ask Zheng Mazi to change it for me. It's not a big deal."
The team leader didn't say anything, but the villagers who were queuing up behind him to get the meat were not happy.
"Rules are rules. We can't break the rules of our village just because of you."
“That’s right, if everyone is like you, how will we divide the meat in the future?
If you ask for a replacement if you don’t like it, then there will be no way to share the meat.”
“Who doesn’t like fat meat? If they could choose, the people in front would definitely take all the fat meat, so there would be no chance for the people behind to take it.
If this rule is changed, there will be endless troubles. "
After hearing what the villagers said, the captain's face also darkened.
"Chun Sheng's mother, there's only one piece of meat, I can't exchange it with you.
If you don't want it, then don't.
From now on, if the village distributes meat again, it will have nothing to do with your family."
At this time, the child who was dragged over by the friend who reported the news ran in and said, "Yes, we want it.
Captain, we want that piece of meat, we won’t exchange it.”
As he spoke, the child picked up the piece of meat that his mother had thrown away, and pulled his mother out.
"Mom, could you please calm down and stop causing trouble for our family?
I was just away for a while, and you started making trouble again. Aren't you afraid that your father will scold you when you get back?"
The aunt said aggrievedly, "This meat is a little too lean.
You and your father don't like eating fatty meat, so I thought of changing it to a fatter piece for you to eat."
“We like to eat both fat and lean meat, so there is no need to change it specifically.
Besides, I don’t have to work every day. If I want to eat meat, I can ask my dad to go to the mountains to set some traps and catch them myself.
There's no need to go against the rules."
After this incident, the distribution of the meat went smoothly and no one caused any trouble.
As for the pig heads and bones at the back, a few pig heads were exchanged, but few people exchanged the bones.
Although the idea of supplementing bones with calcium was overturned by some so-called experts in later generations, there are still many people who agree with it.
There were no calcium tablets to supplement calcium at that time, so why would the villagers give up such a good thing?
Liu Jingxue curiously asked the aunt beside her, "Auntie, why don't you want to change your bones?"
The aunt said without any surprise, "Pig head is a great dish to go with wine, and those who like it and have enough work points at home will exchange it.
But bones have no meat, there is nothing to eat, what is the point of replacing them? "
Only then did Liu Jingxue realize that people at that time did not know about the concept of calcium supplementation for bones.
She said, "Auntie, you don't know this.
Bones are good things. The soup made from them is rich in nutrients and can promote calcium absorption.
Elderly people and children should drink more bone soup, which is good for their health.”
Someone nearby asked, "Liu Zhiqing, what is calcium?
What benefits does bone soup have for the elderly and children? "
“Well, calcium is an essential nutrient for our body.
As elderly people age, their bones become brittle and more prone to fractures, and calcium deficiency is partly to blame.
Calcium is even more essential for children's physical development.
Some children have soft bones and learn to walk very late. Calcium deficiency is one of the reasons.
Therefore, the elderly and children can generally drink more bone soup to supplement nutrition." Liu Jingxue explained.
An old lady nearby clapped her hands excitedly, "Oh, my little grandson is just as Liu Zhiqing said, weak-willed.
He is already one year old, but he can't even stand for long, let alone learn to walk.
I helped him stand up, but within two seconds he sat down again.
This is probably due to calcium deficiency."
Liu Jingxue is not a professional and has never met the person, so she doesn’t know the specific situation, but it’s always a good idea to supplement calcium.
"Auntie, you can use the bones to make soup and use it to make porridge for the child.
Let your children eat more tofu and soy milk, but be careful not to overdose.
Take your children out to sunbathe more often.”
The old lady said, "Liu Zhiqing is from the city and knows more than us, so it's right to listen to you.
We don't have much else here, except for the soybeans we grow, so making tofu and soy milk is just a little more troublesome.
But for the sake of the children, we have to do it no matter how troublesome it is.
I need to replace more of these bones.”
After saying that, the old lady stepped forward and generously exchanged 10 work points for 30 kilograms of bones.
Li Huiji, who was in charge of accounting, suspected that he had misheard and quickly confirmed, "Auntie, how many kilograms of bones did you say you wanted to exchange?"
The old lady said word by word, "Accountant Li, I want to exchange 10 work points for 30 kilograms of bones."
The crowd was in an uproar and started talking.
One young man nudged the person standing next to him with his elbow and said, "Daniu, why did your mother exchange so many bones without meat for you?"
"How would I know? Why don't you ask her?"
"Daniu's mother, why did you change so many useless bones?
Although it is only 10 work points, it is also one day's work points for your big cow." A villager asked curiously.
"I know that." The person who was standing next to Liu Jingxue and heard what she said spoke first.
Then she repeated what Liu Jingxue had just said.
"It turns out that bones are so useful, so we were wasting this good thing before.
I also need to exchange some bones to make soup for the elderly and children at home."
Someone hesitated and said, "What if Liu Zhiqing is wrong?"
"Liu Zhiqing is an educated young man from the city, so how could he be wrong?
Besides, even if I was wrong, there is no harm in eating bone soup.
They are all from pigs. Meat is nutritious and can nourish people. Bones are definitely nutritious as well, but not as much as meat."
“Hearing what you said, I think it makes sense.
Anyway, one work point can be exchanged for 3 jin, which is not expensive, so I will exchange some as well."
The villagers used their work points to exchange for bones, but there were so many people who wanted them that in the end there were not enough to go around.
The captain had to step in and limit the number of exchanges each household could make, before the situation could be resolved.