Chapter 101 Flour and Rice
When Gu Yuehuai returned to the room, Gu Tinghuai had already chopped the chicken.
She said, "It's time to record the work points. Uncle, aunt, please wait a moment. I will come back and cook for you."
Gu Yinfeng was a little impatient and urged, "Okay, go quickly, don't delay."
Gu Xihuai held Yan Shaotang and looked at her suspiciously, but did not put the girl down and walked out with her in his arms.
Gu Yuehuai looked at Gu Yinfeng thoughtfully, then looked towards her own room. He roughly knew what she was thinking. However, she had put all the things in the room into the Sumeru Space, so it was useless for others to make any plans.
As soon as Gu Zhifeng left the house, he remembered the four boxes of treasures he had dug out last time. He was shocked and hurriedly pulled Gu Yuehuai aside: "Nannan, there is something in the room, go and lock the door of your room."
Money can move people's hearts.
If those things were discovered, who knows what kind of trouble would happen.
Gu Yuehuai smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, I have already hidden everything. Let's go to the breeding place quickly. I heard from the branch secretary that there is good news to be announced today."
Gu Zhifeng rolled her eyes: "Good news? What good news can there be?"
For these country folk who work hard in the fields all day long, the greatest joy they have is to have enough food and warm clothes.
Eat well and wear warm clothes? Gu Zhifeng's heart moved.
Several people quickened their pace and headed towards the breeding place. It was late autumn and it got dark early, so the road was not clear.
As soon as Gu Zhifeng and his group left the house, Gu Yinfeng jumped off the kang.
She first lifted the stove and looked at the steaming brown rice. She couldn't help curling her lips and muttering, "Zhifeng's family is stingy. They earn money but are so stingy. We can't come here many times a year, and we can't even have a meal of fine grains."
Gu Tianfeng frowned and looked at his sister, and said unhappily: "Okay, stop talking."
Gu Yinfeng snorted, tucked her sleeves in and swaggered into Gu Yuehuai's room.
Gu Tianfeng couldn't stand her being like that, and couldn't help but scold her: "Where are you doing?! Stop running around, come back!"
Gu Yinfeng ran around the room and found nothing. She was a little disappointed. She sat back on the kang with a pout and asked, "Brother, what do you think is the way that Zhifeng's family makes money? Does he not want to tell us?"
"Don't think everyone is like you. Zhifeng is not that kind of person." Gu Tianfeng took a sip of water and said, "Don't worry about how they make the money. It's a good thing to pay them back."
Gu Yinfeng smiled in her heart. She and her elder brother had no idea what was going on.
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Feeding place.
Today, everyone stood close to each other, trying their best to stand forward, for fear that they would not hear what Wang Fu said.
"This year, all our members have worked diligently, actively participated in collective activities, and worked hard. The team also wants all members to live a prosperous life! Today, our team will distribute physical goods to everyone!"
Wang Fu first said a few words to stir up the mood, and then stated the purpose of today.
As soon as he finished speaking, the members who came to record their work points cheered.
Although these physical items will be offset when food and vegetables are distributed at the end of the year, the offset price is very low, much lower than what is bought and sold in the supply and marketing cooperatives, which is an excellent benefit for the members.
Wang Fu looked at the cheering crowd and said with a smile, "Okay, line up, everyone come one by one!"
Suddenly, the atmosphere became heated and every household sent someone back to get oil bottles.
The Gu family was no exception. Gu Tinghuai ran fast. When he heard that physical items were to be distributed, he immediately went home to get the oil bottle.
The physical items were distributed according to the number of people in the family who participated in the labor, including men, women, old and young. Each person received 80 kilograms of raw grain, one kilogram of vegetable oil and one kilogram of cotton. It was not much, but there was no need to worry about basic food and clothing for this month.
Gu Zhifeng also grinned happily. His family had never received such treatment of distributing physical goods before.
Now that they have actually started to participate in collective labor and earn work points, they feel indescribable how they feel when they receive this kind of subsidy. The same is true for Gu Tinghuai and Gu Xihuai who followed closely behind.
The work points were recorded neatly and the physical goods were distributed in bundles. Soon, everyone carried the goods and went home in high spirits. Throughout the year, only times like these could make people happy from the bottom of their hearts.
Gu Zhifeng's family went back happily. Seeing this, Gu Yinfeng's eyes lit up.
"Oh, this cooking oil must be several kilograms, right?" She shook the oil pot, leaned over to smell it, and said cheerfully, "Cooking oil is a good thing, and it's scarce in the city. Zhifeng, can you give me two kilograms when you go back?"
The corner of Gu Tinghuai's mouth twitched. This second aunt's old habit of taking advantage of others came back again.
Gu Zhifeng was also a little embarrassed. After all, the oil was earned by the labor of the children in the family, and he was not that stupid.
Gu Yuehuai smiled and said, "Aunt, please don't embarrass my dad. You said that oil is a good thing and my family needs it. Besides, my dad goes out to collect manure every day and his shoulders are bruised from exhaustion. Why don't you feel sorry for him and ask for things instead?"
When Gu Yinfeng's face changed instantly, Gu Yuehuai changed the subject: "However, I know that my second aunt works in a cotton mill. You see, the few kilograms of cotton allocated to my family are not enough to survive the winter. How about I exchange some oil with you for some cotton?"
Gu Xihuai was delighted and agreed, "Yes, Second Aunt, my family doesn't have enough cotton, how about exchanging it?"
Hearing this, Gu Yinfeng's face twitched and she laughed dryly, "Nannan is really good at joking."
She is a person who only takes in but does not give out. Cotton is as scarce as cooking oil. Is she stupid?
Seeing that Gu Yinfeng was frustrated and stopped talking, Gu Yuehuai didn't continue the conversation. He walked to the stove and started frying the chicken. He put two peppers in, smoke billowed, and a rich meaty aroma filled the air.
For a moment, Gu Yinfeng forgot her recent unhappiness and waited happily for dinner.
The chicken was fried, the rice was served, and an egg with garlic sprouts was fried. Then the Gu family's dinner banquet began.
As soon as Gu Yinfeng saw the chicken on the table, she put two chicken legs into her bowl first, fearing that others would snatch them away. She didn't care at all that she was the elder, which earned her a big roll of the eyes from Gu Xihuai.
As she ate, she said, "Nannan, your cooking skills are really good. Whoever marries you in the future will have a much easier life."
Gu Yuehuai fed Yan Shaotang eggs, looked up at Gu Yinfeng, and said lightly: "Second aunt, don't talk while eating, the rice will spit out."
Gu Yinfeng blushed: "Hehehe...Nannan, this child..."
The meal was dull. Afterwards, Gu Tianfeng and Gu Yinfeng rode their bicycles back to the commune.
Gu Yuehuai helped Yan Shaotang wash and put her to sleep, then asked Gu Tinghuai and Gu Xihuai to help him move the millstone back to the house. The two looked puzzled: "In the house? Are you sure you want to move it back to the house?"
Gu Yuehuai urged again and again: "Yes, sure, I can use it, hurry up."
With a stone mill, we have flour and rice, and life will get better and better!
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. Store up more food to survive the famine year!
As for Chen Yuesheng and Tian Jing, if they want to break up peacefully, they have to ask her whether she agrees.
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