Chapter 125 It's Her

Lin Qi originally did not plan to go home for the New Year this year, but a few days ago, her elder brother Lin wrote to say that her grandmother had fallen and hurt her waist, and was now in the hospital. Mother Lin seemed to know that Lin Qi did not want to go back and sleep in the same bed with Lin Miaomiao, and she mentioned in the letter that her grandmother was 67 years old this year, and her health was getting worse.

Lin Qi felt mixed emotions after reading the letter.

Maybe Lin's mother was disappointed that she didn't go back for the New Year last year. But she didn't regret it. She wanted to stay in Anliang Brigade to accompany Xu Hexiao rather than go back to the Lin family.

Lin's father and mother have other children and daughters-in-law, but Xu Hexiao only has her.

"You have been with me all year, except for those few days during the New Year. I can't continue to monopolize you, otherwise my parents-in-law will be dissatisfied with me." Xu Hexiao smiled, his eyes were frank, without any dissatisfaction.

Lin Qi hesitated for a moment before nodding.

Two years ago, her bags were almost searched on the train. This time, Lin Qi planned to mail some of the things back and just take some with her.

Lin Qi went to mail something, and then went to the uncle's house. She brought a basket of vegetables and half a side of mutton to the uncle's house. Ever since the Yu family had eaten Lin Qi's mutton, they fell in love with it. Every time Lin Qi came to town to mail something, Yu Mingbo would ask Lin Qi to bring mutton.

Lin Qi went to town about once every two months, and every time she went she would bring half a side of mutton to the Yu family.

"The vegetables are a gift from me. Just pay me for the mutton." Lin Qi said.

"The vegetables are good. The vegetables you brought are the most delicious. Your aunt and sister-in-law both praised your vegetables. They would not trade them for meat." Yu Mingbo said with a smile. Lin Qi always brought them vegetables every time she came. This girl was honest and always brought a full basket. Every time she came, their family did not need to buy vegetables for a week.

"Aunt and sister-in-law like it. I'll bring you some next time." It's just some vegetables, nothing to her.

"When is the next time? Will you come before the New Year?" Yu Mingbo asked.

"I'll come again the day after tomorrow, and it will be the last time this year. I'm going back to Zhoucheng for the New Year." Lin Qi replied.

"It's good to go home for the New Year. It's time to go back and reunite with my family." Yu Mingbo sighed. The next second, his eyes became serious. "Do you have any wine? Bring me a few jars of wine the day after tomorrow. Your brother needs it as a gift."

Although people have different preferences for wine, so far, he has never met anyone who doesn't like to drink Lin Qi's wine. After drinking Lin Qi's wine, he became picky about wine, and always felt that something was missing when drinking other wines.

Lin Qi recalled the remaining wine on the ground in the cave. She hesitated a little and said, "I'll go back and see what kind of wine there is. I'll bring you whatever I can find."

"Okay, as long as it's your brew, I won't be picky."

The Yu family does not have a rule of not talking while eating. Usually during dinner, everyone will chat while eating. This is a good opportunity to promote the relationship among family members.

But tonight, no one spoke. Everyone ate heartily. Their eating manners were not rude, but they were not elegant either.

Only when the food on the table was gone did Yu Mingbo speak first, "Xiaoya, take a piece of lamb chop back to your parents later. Xiaorui will go with you."

Yu Borui and his wife agreed.

"Lin Qi always brings me vegetables every time she comes back. Now that New Year's Day is approaching, should we give her a gift in return?" Xiaoya asked.

"It's time to return the gift." Yu Mingbo's wife also said.

"Then leave it to you two to choose. She will come again the day after tomorrow, and she said it will be the last time this year. She will go back to Zhoucheng to celebrate the New Year in a few days." Yu Mingbo said.

"Mom, tomorrow at noon, shall we go together to choose a gift for Lin Qi?" Xiaoya invited.

Yu Mingbo’s wife agreed, “Okay.”

The day after tomorrow, Lin Qi came to town again. Now she had a bicycle, and it only took her half an hour to get there, which was much more convenient.

There was a bag of rice tied to the front handlebar of the bicycle and a large backpack tied to the rear seat. When she arrived at the post office, she only took off the sack on the front handlebar.

"This is rice. It must be more than 100 kilograms, right?" Yu Mingbo sighed.

Lin Qi walked into the post office carrying rice and placed it on the scale. "It should be around 130 kilograms."

"With so much, didn't you save some for yourself?" They worked in the town, but their hometown was in the countryside. In the brigade where his hometown was located, an adult man worked hard all year round, and after husking, the weight of rice was only 50 to 60 kilograms. But Lin Qi was able to mail 130 kilograms back to his hometown!

"Stay." Lin Qi said.

"You kept it?" Yu Mingbo was incredulous. "You still have any left?"

"Old Yu, you don't know this, right? Your niece is in the Anliang Brigade. The Anliang Brigade has been very famous in the commune in the past two years. The reason for its fame is not for anything else but their rice, which has an output of 900 kilograms per mu. Nowadays, many brigades get their grain seeds from their brigade. Even experts and professors from the province and the capital come to take their rice back to plant and conduct research." The colleague also knew Lin Qi. He had handled several parcels sent by the Lin family from Zhoucheng.

Yu Mingbo's eyes widened, "You didn't even tell me about this!"

"I thought you knew." Lin Qi said innocently, "Go back and ask your aunt and the others. They will definitely know."

Yu Mingbo: “….”

Could it be that he is ignorant?

As expected, Yu Mingbo brought up this matter at the dinner table that evening, and as expected, the other three had heard about it.

"It's not that you are ignorant, it's probably because you were not around when your colleagues brought it up. We talked too much about it at work and didn't mention it when we got home." Yu Borui said.

"Nine hundred catties per mu, it's as unreal as a dream." Yu Mingbo murmured, "If the grain yield per mu was nine hundred catties in those years, so many people wouldn't have starved to death."

"Dad, only Anliang Brigade can produce 900 kilograms per mu. Even if other places use their brigade's rice as grain, the output in the second year will only be more than 600 kilograms. There is still a gap of 600 kilograms." Yu Borui reminded.

Yu Mingbo glared at his son. "Six hundred kilograms is not a small amount. The soil in Yao County is not very good to begin with. The average yield of rice per mu is only four hundred kilograms. An extra two hundred kilograms per mu can feed one person."

Yu Borui nodded, "That's right. That's why the rice from Anliang Brigade is given great attention every year. I heard that they haven't even tasted the rice they grow themselves."

Yu Mingbo was puzzled, "Then where did Lin Qi get the rice that she mailed today?"

"It was compensated to them by the commune." Yu Borui said.

"Speaking of rice, my dad and I once visited his boss's house. The rice there was plump, distinct, crystal clear, and had a very strong aroma. It tasted glutinous and soft. I have never eaten rice that was so delicious." Xiaoya's face was full of longing.

His daughter-in-law’s family is well-off. Yu Mingbo never thought that there is rice that the other party wants to eat but can’t. What kind of rice is this?

"What rice? I'll find a way to buy it for you." Yu Borui said lovingly.

Xiaoya shook her head. "It's not available. It's not circulating in the market."

"Is it on the black market?" Yu Borui asked in a low voice.

"You can't find it on the black market. It's more like a special supply. My dad said it was grown privately. It should be considered speculation and he should be arrested. But the quality of that person's things is too high. Whether it's meat, fruits, vegetables, grain crops, or wine, they are all the best on the market. There are no substitutes at all. Eating that person's things will make you happy and good for your body. So now I don't know whether it is speculation or not, because it's more like government procurement. Those things are shipped all over the country, and only people in high positions have the opportunity to eat them." Xiaoya said.

As soon as she said this, everyone fell silent. Privileges always exist, so they didn't dare to comment.

"Don't you think the things Xiaoya mentioned are a little familiar?" Yu Mingbo thought of someone.

When Yu Mingbo reminded the other three people, a face appeared in their minds - Lin Qi!

"Impossible?" Yu Mingbo's wife said in a daze.

Yu Borui and his wife looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes. Xiaoya swallowed her saliva, "Dad, now that you remind me of this, I remember that the feeling after eating rice is indeed somewhat familiar. There is a slight warmth in the body, which is not noticeable if you don't pay attention. It is similar to when we eat these vegetables and mutton."

"So, either those things were grown by Lin Qi, or Lin Qi had a way to get them." Yu Borui said, his eyes became serious, "Of the two, I prefer the former. The yield of 900 kilograms per mu only appeared after Lin Qi went to Anliang Brigade, and those delicious foods only appeared when Lin Qi came. If it was Lin Qi who made it, everything can be explained."

“........”

There was another silence, everyone had different thoughts.

“How about we ask Lin Qi for confirmation next time she comes?” Yu Mingbo’s wife suggested.

Yu Mingbo shook his head. "No, we'll just pretend we don't know. The situation is getting more and more tense, and no one knows what will happen in the future. We can't take this wealth, so it's best not to interfere. Remember, don't show your true colors in front of her, and just keep everything the same as before."

"yes."

On the other side, Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao were also having dinner.

"Aunt Yu and Sister-in-law Yu gave me a gift." Lin Qi said.

Xu Hexiao hummed, not surprised at all. It would be abnormal if the Yu family did not express any opinion. After all, the Yu family had not had Shaolin Qi's vegetables for the whole year.

"What did you give?" Xu Hexiao asked.

"A piece of cloth, gold velvet, red." Lin Qi said, "The cloth is very soft and flexible, but the color is too bright. Wearing red clothes walking in the mountains is too conspicuous."

"Then don't wear it into the mountains. I'll use it to make you a set of spring clothes, and it should be ready when you come back from Zhoucheng." She is so fair that she looks good in any color.

Lin Qi thought about it and said, "Okay."

"I've been frying meatballs at home these past two days. If you want something to eat, I'll fry some more for you."

"Everything you cook is delicious. I'm not picky."

"Then I should fry some meatballs of all kinds, some fish nuggets, some pumpkin pie and taro balls?"

"Anything is fine."