"No, Qin Jingru? What are you doing here?" He Yushui looked surprised.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know you were coming out." Qin Jingru apologized in a slightly flustered manner.
"It's okay, I just want to strengthen myself." He Yushui waved his hand and picked up the snacks on the ground. "What are you doing here so late at night?"
Li Qinghe suppressed his smile and asked, "Okay, come in, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Qin Jingru looked at the snacks in He Yushui's arms, swallowed her saliva, and said with a wry smile: "Well, I just came to see if there is anything you can help me with."
He Yushui looked at her inexplicably, muttering in her heart, "Come to help? What can I do for you?"
Then he stood aside without saying a word or moving a step. As for going back, there was no point in going back. It was impossible to go back at this time.
Li Qinghe looked at Qin Jingru's greedy look and took out two bags of snacks with a smile, "Qin Huairu has been at Brother Zhuzi's place tonight. You haven't eaten yet, right? Take these to fill your stomach."
Qin Jingru stared at the snacks for a few seconds, then forced herself to look away, "No, no, I've eaten."
Although he really wanted to eat it, he didn't want to lose face in front of Li Qinghe, so he had to refuse.
In the evening she had a bowl of cornmeal porridge and a steamed bun, which filled her up.
As for the snacks given to her last time, she wanted to cry when she thought about it. She and Qin Huairu were reluctant to eat much, as they were all eaten up by the three little ones.
She really eats too much, especially banggeng, like a starving ghost. She was beaten up by Qin Huairu for no reason on the night she arrived, but the next day she was like nothing happened, eating and drinking as usual.
She regretted why she had stopped him at that time. She should have beaten that brat to death. He ate the snacks without even thinking of leaving any for her.
"Okay, I'll put it away." Li Qinghe looked at her longing eyes and pretended to be about to cheat.
"No, actually, I can eat a little more..."
Li Qinghe laughed and handed the thing over.
"You are so generous. You don't feel sorry at all to give away such a good thing." He Yushui rolled his eyes.
Li Qinghe glanced at her and said, "What's wrong? You are so sarcastic. Give me back my things."
He Yushui turned around and snorted, "I got it by my own ability, why should I give it back to you?"
Then he drew aside the curtain and walked out quickly.
Seeing He Yushui leave, Qin Jingru immediately became happy. She looked around and saw that the things in the room were a bit messy. She immediately said, "How can each woman clean up your men's room? Wait, I'll clean it up for you."
After saying that, without waiting for Li Qinghe to react, he put the snacks on the table and started to organize them.
Li Qinghe: “…”
No, can you please ask for my opinion?
But he didn't object. During the New Year holidays, he didn't let Yu Li come to clean up, and he was too lazy to do it, so the place was indeed a bit messy.
But Qin Jingru was not bragging. She was really efficient at her job and the house became tidy in no time.
"Not bad, you are really good at doing housework."
"That's right. I have been helping with housework at home since I was young. I will definitely be able to take care of it when I get married." Qin Jingru did not forget to steal a glance at Li Qinghe while speaking.
But seeing that Li Qinghe was looking around the room without any expression, he couldn't help feeling discouraged.
"Come on, sit down and take a rest." Li Qinghe poured a glass of water and put it on the table.
"Okay." Qin Jingru smiled reservedly and sat down.
Li Qinghe lit a cigarette and asked, "How many days do you plan to stay at your sister's house this time?"
Speaking of this, Qin Jingru was a little depressed, "It won't be long, I have to go back in two or three days."
"So urgent?" Li Qinghe raised his eyebrows.
"No, we have to start working in the fields in a few days. There is a lot of work to do in the countryside, unlike in the city." Qin Jingru lowered her head and said in a low voice.
Li Qinghe was still somewhat curious about the countryside of that era. "Oh, I heard you only get seven work points a day?"
Qin Jingru explained, "Not really. It depends on what you do. If it's light work, then there will be less work, and if it's heavy work, then there will be more work. But the difference is not that big."
Li Qinghe was curious. Qin Jingru didn't look like she was exposed to the sun and wind every day. "So what kind of work do you do? I see you are so smart, so you are an easy worker."
Qin Jingru blushed at the compliment, but she couldn't hide her smile. "No way. Life in the countryside is hard. You can only earn a few dozen yuan a year. If your family has few workers, you may even lose money. You work for nothing all year."
"Losing money? How do you say that?"
Li Qinghe was a little surprised. It didn't make sense that he didn't make money from work and even lost money. This was simply unimaginable in later generations. After all, it was a consensus to get paid for work.
He also grew up in the countryside in his previous life, and his family farmed the land. Although he earned very little money, there was no reason for him to lose money.
Qin Jingru took a sip of water and said, "This is normal. No one goes to work to earn work points. At the end of the year, the total points will be calculated, and then the income of the entire commune will be calculated and distributed according to the work points.
"But production requires expenses, and we have to pay public grain and various funds. If we calculate this way, if the family does not have enough labor and the income is not enough to pay, then we have to pay money to the team to make up for the shortfall."
Li Qinghe nodded after listening. To put it simply, farming requires seeds and farm tools, and people need to eat, which are all capital. Every time there is a harvest, they need to pay public grain, as well as money such as river digging funds. These are calculated on a household basis. If there is insufficient labor in the family, and the public grain earned is not enough to cover the public grain and funds, then naturally they have to pay out of their own pocket.
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