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The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month is Little New Year.
Liushutun held a members' meeting to calculate work points, distribute money, and commend outstanding members.
Not only did Xie Yun's family pay off their overspending, they also received 16.3 yuan. Xie Yun and Xie Shen were like two nouveau riche, grinning from ear to ear, muttering, "We finally don't owe the brigade any money. We're finally debt-free. Now we can all sleep well."
Zhang Renjie asked her, "Why are you under so much pressure?"
Xie Yun said, "Of course not. If we don't pay off the overages, we won't be able to sleep well. We'll dream of working in the fields to earn work points. My mother, in particular, can't even stand up straight because of the money she owes the brigade."
Zhang Renjie laughed and said, "You're too worried. If you can't pay it back, just pay it back slowly. You'll eventually be able to pay it back."
Although Xie Yun was not called upon to talk about her pig-raising experience, she received a big red flower and was awarded the title of "Advanced Pig-Raising Household". She was praised along with several other families who raised second-class pigs.
In addition, those who were praised included "advanced households in fertilizer accumulation" and "large households in work points accumulation".
These two types usually occur in families with many people.
The brigade also recognized "Advanced Individuals," an award Xie Yun didn't even get. The 10 individuals who received the honors had never taken a single day off, earning the highest work points every day. They also didn't rest on their days off, instead doing other work for the brigade.
These are the real iron men. Take Comrade Wang Qingli, for example. She earns more work points than Xie Yun.
In addition to spiritual praise, the winners were also rewarded with an additional 5 kilograms of food.
After this meeting, the year for Liushutun Brigade came to an end. From now until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, everyone had free time to do whatever they wanted, a rare break from the year.
On the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhang Ruifeng took a rest and the family of three began to clean the house.
At this time, "sweeping the house" is serious, not just a simple cleaning.
They moved out all the movable items in the house and took them to the yard to dry, then cleaned the roof, beams, corners, walls, and every nook and cranny.
After sweeping, Zhang Ruifeng started to paste the wall. She bought some old newspapers from the commune's waste recycling station.
Their house hadn't had its walls painted before, and the wall of the kitchen in the middle had been blackened and looked ugly. This time, it was just the right time to paint it over.
The work lasted from morning till evening before it was finally completed.
Looking at the newly renovated home, all three of them had smiles on their faces.
On the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, Xie Yun took Xie Shen to the county town. He had originally planned to go with Zhang Ruifeng, but the grain store was at its busiest before the New Year, and Zhang Ruifeng would be busy until New Year's Eve, so she would have no vacation.
There was no other way, so the siblings had to go to the county town on their own.
As soon as I left the village, I met the Wang Qingli sisters and Xu Wumei.
Xie Yun asked them, "Are you going to the commune or the county?"
Wang Qingli smiled and said, "Let's go to the county and see the world. My sister and I also split some money, but we're saving it for catching piglets in the spring. We're just going to take a look, not buy anything."
After leaving that home, the two sisters felt a lot more relaxed. So when they had nothing to do, they wanted to go out for a walk and have a look.
Xie Yun smiled and said, "Mumu and I are mainly going out for a stroll. We are now debt-free. Wumei, how about you?"
Xu Wumei didn't look very happy and replied, "I'll talk to you when I get there."
Wang Qingli asked her, "Is your boyfriend back?"
"I'm back."
"Did you speak to him?"
"Yes."
Wang Qingli wanted to ask more, but was pulled back by Wang Qinghong. She motioned her sister to look at other people's expressions. The five beauties obviously didn't look happy, so she stopped asking.
Wang Qingli ignored this. Her boyfriend was back and they were getting married soon, but Wu Mei was unhappy. That must have something to do with her boyfriend. She and Wu Mei were comrades after all, and they had lived together for half a month. How could she not ask for details?
So, she then asked: "Are you getting married before the New Year or after the New Year?"
Xu Wumei looked thoughtful, not knowing how to answer.
Xie Yun asked, "What do you think of this person?"
Xu Wumei said, "He's taller than me, a little over 1.7 meters tall. He's not bad looking. He's a soldier, so he looks very upright. He's more energetic and upright than the men in our brigade. He doesn't talk much."
Xie Yun asked, "When did he come back?"
"The afternoon before yesterday. Yesterday afternoon he came to my house and brought a bottle of wine for my dad and a bag of hard candy for Xu Cheng. He told me that we should go to the county department store together today to buy me a new dress for my wedding."
"What about the others?"
Xu Wumei frowned and said, "Let's take his sister and leave first."
Xie Yun: “…”
Wang Qingli asked, "Is his sister shopping with you?"
Xu Wumei said, "No one mentioned this yesterday. I thought we were just shopping together."
Wang Qinghong said, "Even if his sister is accompanying you, then the three of you should go together. Why does he take his sister away first?"
Xu Wumei said: "He bought a bicycle and rode away with his sister, saying he was going to the county town to wait for me."
Xie Yun blurted out: "He must be sick!"
Wang Qingli said, "He's definitely sick! He's seriously ill! He wants to take his sister out for a stroll. Why not today? Besides, even if he wanted to bring someone along, the three of you should have walked. He and I rode our bikes, and you were left walking alone. How could he do that? You're his girlfriend, and you haven't even married him yet, and he's treating you like this. If you were married, what status would you have in his family?"
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