Chapter 70 Drawing a Pie
After mentally preparing herself, Li Aiyun climbed out of bed and returned to the living room, where she exploded again: "Where have you all gone? You don't even know how to clean up after eating, waiting for me to clean up for you? You're all bad at everything and leave nothing behind! Second brother, isn't it your turn today? Come out and clean up quickly."
She hadn't finished her meal, but no one left any more for her. They ate all the food in the bowls and plates, and no one knew where they went.
Li Aiyun had a lot of evil energy and went after his daughter-in-law.
Fortunately, the two daughters-in-law of the Zheng family were familiar with the routine of dealing with her. The second daughter-in-law came out with a big belly, "Mom, I thought you were lying down, and I didn't want to make any noise to disturb you, so I thought I would clean up later. It's not that I'm lazy. It's my turn to work today. Morning and evening are all my business. I know. Mom, you go and rest for a while, I'll be done soon."
Li Aiyun couldn't say anything more about her daughter-in-law's attitude. But after thinking about it, she didn't want to torture them. In December, she only let them work half a day, and the rest of the time they rested at home. These days, when they started to open up the wasteland, they simply didn't go to work, and she didn't say anything.
She's a pretty good mother-in-law. There are plenty of other people who work all the way through pregnancy and birth.
According to the date, the two of them will have a baby at the end of January. When the third brother comes back to visit, she will let him marry Xu Wumei immediately. In this way, the third brother's family can help take care of her during the confinement period. She cannot handle it all by herself.
Previously, the eldest daughter of the eldest family and the eldest daughter of the second family were put together, which almost exhausted her. This time, she said she had to find a helper no matter what.
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On January 5, 1969, Zhang Ruifeng received her first salary of 13.75 yuan, bringing her total to 27.5 yuan per month, which was half a month's salary. Various bills were also issued based on half a month's salary.
That night, she used up all the 14.5 kilograms of food coupons she was given at the grain store where she worked, and carried the food back home.
"Mom got her first paycheck today. Tomorrow morning I'll go to the commune and use all the sugar, meat, and oil coupons I got. We'll make dumplings for lunch tomorrow. I'll put more meat in them and use pure white flour."
"Okay!"
Xie Yun and Xie Shen were both very happy.
Xie Yun asked for fun: "Mom, can you put two kinds of stuffing? I want both cabbage and radish stuffing."
"Okay, I'll make it. I don't have work tomorrow anyway, so I'll just be at home doing nothing. I'll make something delicious for my daughter and son."
"Hey, my mom is the best."
Xie Shen asked, "Can we eat both dumplings and buns?"
"Sure, you can think of something else. Cabbage dumplings, radish dumplings, steamed buns... what do you call these...?"
Xie Yun said: "It's called lack of imagination."
Xie Shen said, "It's called being worldly-wise."
After the brother and sister finished speaking, they both burst into laughter.
Xie Yun took his mother's arm and said, "It doesn't matter what I eat, I'm happy anyway."
Zhang Ruifeng touched her daughter's hair, rubbed her son's head, and said, "I'm happy too."
She asked Xie Yun, "Did you let me carry the dried Rehmannia roots for you to sell?"
Xie Yun thought for a moment and said, "No, I touched it yesterday and it's not completely dry yet. I'll carry it over next time I go."
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Although Zhang Ruifeng went to work, Xie Yun still went to work every day and worked hard as usual.
Someone joked with her, saying, "Binbin, your mother is a worker, why do you still come here every day to earn work points? Your mother's earnings alone are enough for the three of you to eat, right?"
Without even looking up, Xie Yun answered as he worked: "Labor is for building socialism, for the country and the people, not just for ourselves to have enough to eat. We work hard to produce more grain and pay more to the public so that our fellow workers can have food to eat and can develop industry and national defense without worries. This will allow our country to realize the Four Modernizations as soon as possible and not be bullied internationally."
My mother is a worker, she works hard at her job and serves the people. I am a farmer, and I also work hard at my job and contribute to national development.
What's wrong? Just because my mom works as a factory worker means I don't have to work anymore? Do you think labor is just about making a living? No! We have higher aspirations.
Besides, I am upright and honest. I earn my living with my own hands, so I have every reason to be so.
The man smiled awkwardly and said nothing more.
The team leader who came to inspect the work heard her words and cheered loudly.
"Binbin is right. Everyone should earn their living through their own labor. Don't always rely on others. It's better to rely on yourself than on others! Once you start relying on others, you're already inferior to them in your heart! Young people, in particular, should work hard on their own and not always rely on their parents."
Xie Yun straightened up and clapped his hands, then began to lie openly: "Ever since my mother became a worker, I've realized one thing: we farmers are actually not much worse than workers."
Zhang Guangzong: “???”
What nonsense are you talking about? Do you think you are speaking human language?
Xie Yun went on to say, "Our brigade gets 360 kilograms of grain per person per year, which works out to 30 kilograms per month. My mother only gets 29 kilograms a month as a worker. You have to buy these 29 kilograms of grain, they're not just given to you. This is the same as how our brigade uses work points to offset food. Last year, one work point in our brigade was worth 4 cents. If you earned full work points every day, even if you only worked 27 days a month, that would be 10.8 yuan."
Not to mention that farmers can raise pigs, chickens, rabbits, and plant some private plots, which adds up to about 20 yuan a month. Workers can barely make that much.
Workers receive more money than we do, but they have to pay for everything they eat, so they're essentially the same as us. They get paid first and then spend it, while we eat our food and vegetables first and then settle the bill. At the end of the year, everyone has about the same amount left.
Zhang Guangzong: “…”
It seems to make some sense.
He looked at the people around him and found that everyone was also listening attentively, as if they had heard what he said.
What Xie Binbin said sounds reasonable at first glance, but it doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
Xie Yun added, "Besides, workers get a fixed salary. We are different. A few years ago, one of our work points was only worth 3 cents, but now it's 4 cents. If the overall income of our brigade increases, one of our work points may be worth 5 cents, 6 cents, or even 10 cents. In that case, our income will increase."
Therefore, we need the team leader to lead our team in working hard to increase income and make our work points more valuable. In this way, perhaps our income will be higher than that of the workers! "
Zhang Guangzong: “!!!”
Why is it coming towards him?
He glanced around and found that everyone was really fooled and was looking at him.
"Ahem."
Zhang Guangzong cleared his throat and said, "I'll go back and discuss this with the brigade committee."
After saying that, he glared at Xie Yun, slipped away, and said, "One work point is worth ten cents, why don't you go to heaven!"
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