Although the conflict between Li Xiaoqin and Li Xiang has caused some unpleasant atmosphere in the Shen family, it is not the most urgent issue at the moment.
Because two good laborers, Old Man Shen and Shen Xiashu, were lying on the kang and unable to move, the 20 work points they earned every day were lost.
Although Old Man Shen was lying on the kang and couldn't move, he was very anxious.
They still owe Hu Lili money. If they don't earn more, they may not be able to survive until the summer when the vegetables in the fields come in.
We must try our best to make up for some of the lost work points.
After thinking about it, he turned his gaze to Wang Huilian and Li Xiang.
After breakfast in the morning and before going to work, he called everyone over.
"The eldest and the second son's wife, go and ask the village chief for mercy today and see if you two can be arranged to dig the land so that the scorekeeper can give you 10 work points!"
Generally, the best male laborers can earn 10 work points per day.
No matter how capable most women are, they can only earn around 7 to 8 cents, which is a commonly accepted rule.
Li Xiang looked at Old Man Shen in embarrassment. She didn't know how to ask the village chief. She knew he wouldn't agree!
Wang Huilian was even more direct: "Dad, aren't you making things difficult for us? There aren't even any women in the village who can earn 9 points, so how can the village chief give us 10 points?"
If they were given 10 points, within a day all the capable women in the village would go to Liu Changshan to make trouble.
Why did he give the two sisters-in-law of the Shen family 10 points? How was he worse than them?
Don't these old men Shen know? Of course he knows.
But he has his own purpose.
Old Man Shen looked around at everyone and asked, "Since you don't want to go to the village chief, then you should think of a solution yourself!"
"We still owe Hu Lili money. If we can't pay it back within three months, we have to use work points to offset it."
"The second brother and I can't move, what should we do then? Is Qing waiting to starve to death?"
Shen Qiushu quietly looked up at the others, then pointed at Shen Weimin and Shen Limin and said, "Dawei and Dali are this old now, it's almost time for them to be used as men, right?"
In the past, the Shen family had many laborers, and Wang Huilian spoiled her two sons, so even though they are that old now, they have never done much heavy work in the fields.
Shen Weimin disagreed as soon as he heard it: "I can't do it. The ground is so hard. I can dig for a while, but I can't dig for a long time."
Chen Qiushu looked at him with some sarcasm: "That Shitou is about the same age as you. He can do it, so why can't you? I think you are just lazy, so you need to work on your laziness."
"I have no energy anyway. I just have to fill my stomach every day. How can I have the energy to work?" Shen Weimin stiffened his neck and refused to do the hard work.
If he had known this would happen, he should have just pretended that his feet hurt.
Shen Weimin, the eldest brother, didn't want to do it, and Shen Limin was not stupid, so he was even more unwilling to do it: "I'm still young, I can't do it."
Old man Shen looked at his two older grandsons, who were as thin as bamboo poles, and felt a little reluctant to let them go.
So he said to Wang Huilian and Li Xiang, "If you can't give 10 points, then give 9 points. If Liu Changshan doesn't agree, then you can just blame them and don't come back."
"Dad, you let me and the second daughter-in-law do 90% of the work, what about the third daughter-in-law? Why don't you say anything to her?" Wang Huilian was also worried about the debts she owed, but how could she do only her and the second daughter-in-law doing the work?
Old Man Shen looked at Wang Huilian angrily and said, "She's pregnant, what are you competing with her for?"
Wang Huilian: "Dad, you can't say that. When I was pregnant with Dawei and the other two, didn't I work the same way? No one told me to do something easier then. Why is it different for my third son's wife?"
Seeing that she was still pulling at her, Li Xiaoqin could only speak up, "Dad didn't say I don't have to work, did he? It's just that my pregnancy is unstable and I just took the medicine not long ago, so I'm not suitable for working too hard."
Wang Huilian wanted to open her mouth to refute, but Shen Chunshu stopped her: "Okay, stop talking. If you keep arguing, you won't have to go to work anymore."
Hey, Shen Chunshu’s words made Wang Huilian very angry.
Why didn't he say a word or two for me when I was pregnant?
Now I feel sorry for someone else's wife!!!
In fact, Chen Chunshu didn't really feel sorry for Li Xiaoqin, but he was afraid that his wife would force her to do the same job. If she had a miscarriage, given the third brother's temper, he would have to tear down the roof of the house.
In the end, although Old Man Shen felt sorry for his two grandsons, the situation at home was rather urgent after all, so he made up his mind to let his two grandsons do more.
He said to Shen Weimin and Shen Limin, "If you can't do a 10-point job, you should do 8 points at least, right? You two are not young anymore. If you continue to be lazy, when there is no food, I will let you two starve first."
Wang Huilian didn't wait for Shen Weimin to refute again, raised her hand and patted his head: "Don't be stubborn anymore, how old are you? Do you still want to get married?"
"If the girl asks around in the village and finds out that you can't even do a job worth 90%, who would dare to marry you?"
Shen Limin smiled and watched the fun from the side: "Mom is right, who would be willing to marry you if you can't even support your wife?"
Shen Weimin didn't dare to refute others, but Shen Limin didn't: "Oh, you don't have to laugh at me. I don't want to rely on hard work to get married, otherwise it will take a long time."
"Then what do you want to rely on?" Shen Limin asked him curiously.
Before Shen Weimin could answer, Shen Chunshu raised his foot and hit them one by one: "Are you going to stop talking? Why don't we just let you two sit at home and talk all day?"
Then he said to Old Man Shen who was sitting on the kang, "Okay, Dad, I know what's going on. Don't worry about it. It will be too late if you don't go to work. We'll leave first."
After saying this, he glared at his two sons and led everyone out of the house.
If you want to earn more work points, you have to do the corresponding work.
But you can't just do it because you say you can do it, so in addition to the third brother and his wife, he has to lead everyone else to discuss it with Liu Changshan.
When they arrived at Liu Changshan's house, they learned that he had already gone to work, so they had to go to the fields to look for him again.
When Liu Changshan learned the purpose of the four of them coming, he refused on the spot: "No, no, they can't do a job worth 9 points at all. Just do what you need to do and don't make it difficult for me."
Seeing that Liu Changshan did not agree, Shen Chunshu winked at his wife and his second son's wife.
Li Xiang's face turned red and she didn't even dare to raise her head.
But Wang Huilian didn't care about that. She immediately sat on the ground and started crying: "Village chief, our family really can't make ends meet anymore."
"My family still owes money to Hu Zhiqing. If we don't make more money, we'll starve to death. Can you please be kind to us?"
The Shen family's behavior almost made Liu Changshan vomit blood in anger. Seeing that everyone around him was looking away, he said to Shen Chunshu in a stern voice, "Hurry up and get your wife up, don't make things awkward for everyone."
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