These days, although resources aren't as scarce as they were a decade ago, they're still not easy to come by.
The food in the Fishermen District is quite poor, with the little good oil and fat in the big canteen reserved for the sailors at sea.
Saozi can only manage the household on the meager wages their men bring home, barely scraping by.
Who would willingly buy meat, such a rare item?
At most, they might eat some fish!
Apart from some saozi from the city with slightly better family conditions, who might buy a little every now and then, the poor saozi from the countryside like us...
With kids at home and having to support parents and siblings back in the village, every cent of the husband's wages must be stretched.
Meat is something you'd only eat during festivals for a sense of occasion throughout the year.
