Therefore, money is also needed in the collective account.

At the end of the year, each production team would set up a stall at the socialist market to sell or exchange the materials needed by their team.

Of course, what was being sold were collective production resources from various brigades, and the purchasers had to be work units.

These all require a certificate from the production team.

Units like grain depots, government agencies, and communes would often purchase New Year's goods at the end of the year and distribute them to their employees.

Therefore, the end of the year is the peak period for revenue generation for all production teams.

Besides selling collectively owned agricultural products, there are also various other businesses that are primarily based on agriculture.

Many production teams would organize skilled farmers into carpentry teams, construction teams, stonemasonry teams, paper-making teams, bricklaying teams, and so on.

Farmers don't have land to cultivate all year round; those with a knack for it won't stay idle at home during the off-season.

Of course, the way artisans are organized to engage in sideline production varies from region to region.

During the production team era, rural areas were very poor, and even if there was work to be done, it was only small, piecemeal jobs.

At that time, a carpenter or stonemason would earn about 80 cents to one dollar for a day's work.

The wages collected were paid to the production team at a rate of 60% to 70% per day based on the time spent away from home.

After the production team receives the money, it will record a day's work points for the members who go out to do sideline work, and they will participate in the team's grain distribution at the end of the year.

Don't be fooled by the large amount you hand over to the team, which might seem like you're working for nothing; the difference between the two is actually huge.

Those who do side jobs eat three meals a day at their host family's house, which saves them their own food.

After handing over most of the money, you can still keep a small portion for yourself, and the work points for that day will be given full marks.

So at that time, if a family had a craftsman, they were considered a high-income family, and their conditions were among the best in the village.

Even if they are not good-looking, they are still popular and will not have trouble finding a partner.

"Qing porcelain, Qing porcelain~"

Su Qingci looked back upon hearing the sound and saw Xiao Yuehua jumping up and down, waving at her.

Why are you here?

"I'm here to buy New Year's goods. Here, I've got couplets, melon seeds, clam oil, hair ties, and a piece of cloth..."

Xiao Yuehua excitedly introduced the contents of the basket.

“Your Feng Jianjun is always in town, why would you need to make a special trip while you're pregnant?”

Xiao Yuehua grinned, "Isn't it payday? I've come to collect my salary."

"Come on, let's go warm up by the fire at the security post. I have something to tell you."

"What's up?"

Xiao Yuehua said excitedly, "You have no idea how much trouble it caused after that incident last time."