Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1214 The vegetables have been pre-ordered.
Wang An paused for a moment upon hearing this, and subconsciously said:

"That's definitely not possible. It has to be lower than Harbin's, or at most the same."

Wu Dong chuckled and said:

"That's settled then. The fresh vegetables in our cafeteria are all transported from Harbin. Do you think that would increase the cost? Besides, every time those vegetables are transported, some are inevitably lost, so we end up spending even more money."

Wang An asked, somewhat puzzled:
"Don't you have a special branch of the military that raises pigs and grows vegetables? Why didn't you build some greenhouses?"

Wu Dong glanced at Wang An and said with great confidence:
"Yes, they've built them. There are several greenhouses over at the training ground, but there are so many of us, what are we going to do if we don't have enough to eat? We can't all have to grow vegetables, can we?"

After Wu Dong finished speaking, Wang An immediately fell silent, mainly because what Wu Dong said made perfect sense, and Wang An felt that it was quite reasonable.

Finally, Wu Dong, taking advantage of the fact that he could order as much vegetables as possible, directly ordered 80% of the vegetables from Wang An. Of the remaining 20%, Zhang Shuya ordered 15%, leaving only a mere 5% for Ma Guoqiang and He Liang's work units.

The main issue is that these two people's workplaces don't have many employees combined, so having that many vegetables wouldn't be of much use.

After agreeing on the vegetables, Wang An led Wu Dong, Wang Shuai, He Liang, and Ma Guoqiang into the yard.

Pointing to the flock of sheep in the sheepfold, Wang An said with great pride:

"Which sheep do you dislike? We'll kill that one today."

To be honest, Wang An had always wanted to get rid of these sheep. The main reason was that wild gazelles were small and yielded little meat, so raising them wasn't very economical. It would be more practical to raise sheep or small-tailed Han sheep instead.

Most importantly, the gazelles that Wang An captured could only be raised in sheepfolds. He dared not drive them into the mountains like sheep or wild sheep, for fear that they would run away as soon as they entered the mountains.

Ma Guoqiang pointed to a half-grown lamb and said:
"This is it, it's enough for us to eat."

Wang An looked at Ma Guoqiang speechlessly and said:

"Brother Ma, that little thing is so small, it won't even yield ten pounds of meat. Won't you feel bad killing it to eat it?"

In rural areas, whether it's slaughtering pigs, sheep, chickens, or geese, there's never a saying about killing the young and keeping the old, or killing the female and keeping the male. In the eyes of rural people, these practices are simply considered wasteful.

As he spoke, Wang An walked into the sheepfold alone, grabbed the horn of a not-too-large sheep rake, and dragged the ram out of the sheepfold.

The main reason is that the large sheep rams need to be kept for breeding, while the smaller ones are perfect for slaughtering and eating.

In no time, Wang An tied the sheep up with a rope.

Looking at Wang An's skillful movements, Wu Dong couldn't help but praise him:

"You've really mastered it; your technique is incredibly skilled."

Wang An didn't even look up, and said with a smile:
"Of course, now that you're here, I have to get the hang of it, even if I'm not good at it. Hehehehe. Um, you guys will have to help me catch the pigs later. Pigs are more tricky than sheep, it's a bit difficult for me to catch them by myself."

Wang An's family didn't have any domestic pigs; they were all wild boars caught from the mountains. Although all the wild boars, regardless of gender, had been castrated by Comrade Wang Dazhu, they were still quite unruly compared to domestic pigs.

After tying up the sheep, Wang An led the four men to the pigsty. This time, Wang An pointed to the pigs in the pigsty and said with great pride, "This time, choose whichever one you like, we'll slaughter it."

Unexpectedly, while Ma Guoqiang remained silent, Wang Shuai pointed to a relatively small and thin wild boar and said:

"Let's take this one; it's enough for us to eat."

Wang An glanced at Wang Shuai, then at Ma Guoqiang, and suddenly felt like he had shot himself in the foot. Why was he so stupid to ask them about this?
So Wang An took a deep breath and said:
"Hey guys, what's wrong with your eyes? Why are you always targeting those immature ones? Can't you let them grow a few more days?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Shuai chuckled and said:

"It's because we're afraid of wasting food. The small ones are enough to eat, why bother with the big ones?"

Wang An waved his hand and said as he walked into the pigsty:
“Killing the young is a waste; I think it’s pointless for me to ask you.”

And so, under Wang An's leadership, the group worked together to catch a wild boar weighing 130 or 140 pounds, which was definitely the biggest in the entire pigsty.

Wang Shuai said somewhat embarrassedly:

"Xiao An, you're too honest. You've made us feel embarrassed. As soon as we arrived, you started slaughtering pigs and sheep."

Upon hearing this, Wang An said with some anger:
"Brother Wang, what are you saying? Just eat whatever you have at home. Even if you guys don't come, we'll still eat meat at home. Besides, with our relationship, why would I care about this?"

After a pause, Wang An continued:
"Oh right, remind me when you leave. I'll give each of you a sheep. I'm thinking of clearing out the pen and raising some small-tailed Han sheep, goats, and sheep. Raising yellow sheep is a waste of time. They eat a lot of grain but don't grow very big, and the meat is just so-so, not much different from domestic mutton."

After Wang An finished speaking, Wu Dong shook his head and said:

"No, what would it look like to eat and take things at the same time? Besides, we'd have to clean up after taking it back. Anyway, I don't want it."

Wu Dong's words were clearly what Wang Shuai and the other two wanted to say, because all three of them shook their heads and said no.

However, Wang An still remembered one thing: when he had just been reborn, he went to the county to sell the live roe deer, and Wu Dong happily bought it.

So after the four people finished speaking, Wang An said firmly:
"Anyway, if you don't take it, I'll have to send it to you anyway. Take it or leave it."

There's no way around it; it's mainly because Wu Dong, Wang Shuai, and their ilk take Wang An way too seriously.

Although Wang An led them to make a lot of money panning for gold, it's important to know that before Wang An took them to pan for gold, they had never treated him badly.

Moreover, whether it's the cement and steel bars used when Wang An built the house, the sidecar Wang An rode on, or the birth gifts these six people gave to Happiness and Joy, everything proves that these six people really take Wang An seriously. Perhaps this is how they treat their own relatives.

So if Wang An can't offer some form of reward within his capabilities, then Wang An is really not human.

After Wang An finished speaking, the group exchanged smiles, and then Wang Shuai said frankly:

"If that's how you put it, Xiao An, then we have no choice but to accept it? If we don't, then we're being unreasonable."

(End of this chapter)