Chapter 140 Cotton and Edible Oil
When Gu Yuehuai returned home in the evening, he learned from Gu Zhifeng that they would go to the County Revolutionary Committee compound for dinner the next day.
She tapped the table with her fingers, a half-smile on her face, "Auntie came all the way to catch up with you and said she wanted to treat us to a meal? Dad, are you sure that Auntie is such a person?"
Gu Zhifeng twitched her lips and said angrily, "You... maybe your aunt has figured it out?"
There was some hope in his tone, as if he still had 80% trust in the sister he hadn't seen for many years.
Gu Tinghuai frowned, "Dad, according to what you said, today the eldest aunt allowed her two daughters to bully our daughter. Although she didn't get any advantage, she definitely looked down on our family. Why did she suddenly change her mind? Is she up to something bad?"
Hearing this, Gu Xihuai, who was sitting beside him holding Yan Shaotang, laughed: "Brother, you are smart."
Gu Zhifeng was a little unconvinced, and looked at Gu Tinghuai and Gu Xihuai with suspicion: "What can she gain from our family? You are making a fuss about nothing. When I was a child, I had a good relationship with your eldest aunt. How could she not miss me at all?"
Gu Xihuai's mouth twitched and he looked at Gu Zhifeng as if he was a fool.
Gu Zhifeng was annoyed by being looked at, and picked up the broom beside the bed to hit Gu Xihuai on the head, but when she saw Yan Shaotang's pretty little face, her heart softened, and she lowered her voice and said, "You little bastard! What's that expression on your face?!"
"Dad, can't you see? You look like a fool to me!"
After Gu Xihuai finished speaking, without waiting for Gu Zhifeng to get angry, he continued to analyze for him: "You and your aunt have a good relationship? Would she abandon the relationship and change her name when something happened? Would she not contact you for so many years? Is she thinking about you? You really know how to flatter yourself."
"As for what she wants... Dad, you just said that when your aunt caught up with you, she repeatedly told you to let Nannan go with you. Well, isn't that the problem? Nannan didn't give her face at the state-owned restaurant, so why is she so nice?"
"Let me tell you, she's after my daughter! She must be up to something bad."
Gu Xihuai spoke loudly, and Gu Zhifeng's legs trembled as she stammered, "Really? Really?"
Gu Tinghuai said unhappily: "Dad, I've said this, and you still don't believe it?"
Gu Zhifeng quickly shook her head and looked at Gu Yuehuai: "Nannan, Dad... Dad doesn't know, so don't go tomorrow. Your eldest brother and I will go over there to see what she is thinking!"
Gu Yuehuai smiled and nodded, "I wasn't planning to go there at first."
Her thoughts were the same as Gu Xihuai's. If someone showed kindness to her for no reason, he was either a traitor or a thief. She had already humiliated her so much in the state-owned restaurant, but she didn't feel any resentment at all and even invited her to dinner? What kind of logic was this?
Suddenly, she thought of the nauseating burning gaze she received during dinner. The source...
Gu Yuehuai half-squinted her eyes. She knew that the person looking at her was Zhu Feng. She also knew that Nie Peilan was now trying to please Zhu Feng, wanting her daughter to be close to the governor's son, Song Jinan, and achieve a triple jump in class.
So, Nie Peilan's goal is to let her niece help her please Zhu Feng?
Thinking of this, Gu Yuehuai's face was a little strange. If she didn't go, wouldn't she be letting Nie Peilan down? She was a person who always distinguished between gratitude and resentment, and it was not good to let others plot against her for nothing.
How could her niece be as useful as her biological daughter?
Thinking of this, Gu Yuehuai said softly: "Dad, let's go together at noon tomorrow."
Gu Zhifeng shook her head and refused, "No, Dad and your eldest brother can go, you don't have to go."
He treated his daughter like a treasure. Since he suspected Nie Peilan of having bad intentions, he naturally didn't want her to take risks again. There were people with guns in the county revolutionary committee compound. What if something happened?
Gu Tinghuai also disapproved and said, "Yes, Nannan, you are still at work, why are you going there?"
Gu Yuehuai raised his eyebrows and sighed, "Okay, then I won't go. Be careful tomorrow and see if the aunt has called Zhu Feng over during dinner."
She originally wanted to disrupt a good show, but since that's the case, she won't go.
Gu Zhifeng paused, then frowned, "Zhu Feng?"
He remembered this person, and also knew that Nie Peilan was very attentive to Zhu Feng during the meal today, as if she wanted something from him. By the way, Zhu Feng's daughter was also sitting at the same table with them.
"Yeah." Gu Yuehuai didn't explain much. If something happened, he would not give up until he saw it with his own eyes.
Gu Zhifeng is not Gu Ruihuai. He values her in his heart. If he knew that Nie Peilan had such disgusting intentions, he would definitely learn his lesson and never pay attention to this family again. This is not a bad thing.
The family fell asleep with various thoughts in their minds.
After Gu Yuehuai coaxed Yan Shaotang to sleep, he entered the Sumeru space.
She has recently stopped growing wheat and rice and has planted peanuts and cotton in the fields, preparing to extract oil and harvest cotton for the winter, both of which are essential supplies.
The Xumi space did not disappoint her. The yield was abundant. From a small vegetable plot, she could dig out hundreds of kilograms of peanuts at a time. She only needed to sow three or four times to harvest hundreds of kilograms of edible oil.
One hundred kilograms is two hundred catties, and one hundred catties of unshelled peanuts can produce more than thirty catties of peanut oil!
Cooking oil is scarce nowadays, and the team can only distribute a few ounces of oil each time. People cannot live without oil, and if cooking oil is sold, it will definitely be more valuable than the raw grain. Since she has basically maintained her survival, she has to think of more ways to make money.
She is now working as an art editor at Masses Daily. Not counting her apprenticeship, she can earn 25.84 yuan a month. After working for three years, her salary will increase to 36 yuan, and she will also get a bonus of 5 yuan.
This salary is extremely high compared to other factories. However, after having tasted the sweetness of earning more than ten yuan a day on the black market, this salary of more than twenty yuan is really insignificant.
Of course, even though she is inconspicuous, she cherishes this job opportunity very much.
In the 1970s, nothing was more secure than having a stable job. You could go to the black market occasionally, but you had to work hard and make some achievements, otherwise all your hard work in this life would be in vain.
There is no need to rush into doing business. After the 1980s, there was a wave of people going into business and there were no more restrictions on doing business. That was the time for her to give it a try. For the time being, she should just earn a salary honestly in her life.
Gu Yuehuai dug out the peanuts, packed them, and continued to plant them before picking up eggs.
Now there are groups of roosters and hens in the space, and the fluffy yellow chicks are growing up healthily and chirping non-stop. Coupled with the gray-haired rabbits jumping around, the space is full of vitality.
Gu Yuehuai thought of the cow in the production team again, wondering if it could survive this harsh winter?
Thinking of the cow, he could not help but think of Liu Er'er, the cattle herder in the team. Was the baby in Li Chaoying's belly his or Chen Yuesheng's? Maybe this person could still be of some use.
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