At the end of July, the Fourth Battalion began to distribute grain. The team members stood in the summer sunset, but each of them looked wilted, with no joy of a good harvest at all.
Because Lu Fu and his wife and their son had conspired to harm Old Niu, the Revolutionary Committee imprisoned the family of three. The Fourth Brigade, which had been an outstanding brigade for several consecutive years, had its red flag taken away, and people from the other brigades laughed at them.
The villagers have reduced the time they spend visiting relatives and friends, as they don’t want to be laughed at by their relatives, and even more so, they don’t want to hear gossip from other villages.
"Captain, are we going to miss out on getting the Red Flag at the end of this year?" the villagers asked Lu Xin carefully. "Every year, outstanding brigades receive a 200 yuan subsidy for winning the Red Flag. So, we won't get any this year, right?"
Lu Shiyi stood in the distance, and military trucks were helping to bring food back from the county town for the village.
Su Jin accompanied Lu Shiyi to watch the grain transportation. This year, the grain was distributed according to the number of people in the family, and Lu Shiyi's family could also get 100 kilograms of coarse grains.
The villagers persuaded Lu Xin to give Lu Shiyi some of the food. Since the incident in the village, the people of the Pigeon Committee gave the Fourth Brigade a break for Lu Shiyi's sake and did not hold the brigade responsible for concealing the incident.
Lu Xin went to the police in person and was lectured by the police, who asked him to notify the police station and the pigeon committee in advance if he found any abnormalities in the village.
After Lu Xin returned to the village, Daya and Erya lived at home alone. Daya took on the responsibility of taking care of her younger sister. Fortunately, the villagers helped the sisters and have been taking care of them these days.
Old Niu gradually recovered, and the villagers planted sweet potatoes and potatoes in the fields. The two younger sisters also joined them in the fields. Daya had earned five work points in the past few days, the same as a woman's.
"Ayi, what about Daya and Erya? Both girls are under 10 years old, and they still need to worry about going to school." Su Jin looked at the two figures in the crowd and frowned slightly. "The villagers can still help them now, but after a while, they will definitely not help them anymore."
"Mr. Niu wants to help Daya and Erya. He will go to the farm next month and proposed to bring the two children to the farm." Lu Shiyi took out an application form from his trouser pocket.
Su Jin quickly looked at the application form. Daya and Erya would change their surnames, and even place their household registration under Old Niu’s, becoming Old Niu’s granddaughters.
"In addition to distributing the food, we also have to discuss something with everyone. The elders of Daya and Erya don't want to raise them. Old Niu wants to adopt them as his granddaughters. Because the two children are children of the village, everyone has become their elders." Lu Xin said in public.
The villagers were stunned. Each household had little food and no one could afford to feed two mouths.
"Village chief, the two children will have a bright future if they follow Old Niu. Besides, Old Niu will go to the farm next month and can teach the two children personally. It will be difficult for everyone in the village to take care of them." Several respected villagers discussed it and decided to let Daya and Erya go to Old Niu's side.
After hearing that everyone agreed, Lu Xin called the two children to the stage.
"Da Ya, Er Ya, have you two sisters made up your mind? Are you ready to live with Grandpa Niu?" Lu Xin asked them. "Today, while everyone is here, I'll transfer your household registration to Grandpa Niu's name."
Daya and Erya discussed for a long time. Daya knew that she was not able to support her younger sister. She worked hard to earn 5 work points and had no time to go to school.
"We want to live with Grandpa Niu. Village chief, can I still go to work?" Daya looked at Lu Xin and asked, "Grandpa is old, it would be nice if we could do more."
Lu Xin discussed quietly with several elders. He turned to look at the two sisters and said, "You two can work in the village from now on. After the summer and autumn harvests, you can come down the mountain to share the grain."
Daya and Erya bowed to everyone and said, "Thank you all for taking care of us sisters. We will live a good life with Grandpa."
The accountant walked onto the stage and began to distribute food to everyone according to the records in the account book.
All the food in Lu Fu's family was given to the two sisters. Seeing that the two sisters only got 300 kilograms of coarse grains, everyone lamented that what to do if the children did not have enough food.
"Village chief, let's give our food to these sisters." Lu Shiyi said from behind the crowd. The accountant did not agree immediately and looked at Lu Xin to ask for his opinion.
"Distribute the food according to Shi Yi's opinion." Lu Xin ordered.
When the villagers heard that Lu Shiyi had no intention of monopolizing the 100 kilograms of grain, they all expressed their agreement. If the grain was distributed to Lu Shiyi, everyone would have objections.
"Thank you, Uncle Lu." Daya tugged at Erya's sleeve, and the two sisters bowed together to express their gratitude.
Everyone sympathizes with the weak. Lu Shiyi and Su Jin both have jobs in the county town. The villagers suggested giving them the minimum amount of food, and also wanted them to follow their style and refuse the food from the team.
The relief food will not arrive until September. If there is not enough relief food, the villagers will have to rely on it to survive.
After the food distribution was completed, Lu Shiyi led Su Jin forward and promised Mr. Niu that he would take care of the sisters' household registration.
"Is your sister-in-law about to give birth? Should she go to the county hospital to give birth?" Lu Xin looked at Su Jin's belly and asked directly, "Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, the noise in the village is quite loud. It would be bad if she scared your sister-in-law."
"Village chief, I will go to the county town in a few days. Old Niu asked Ayi to help handle the household registration of Daya and Erya." Su Jin looked at the two sisters.
Daya and Erya were pale and thin. Because their food rations had been withheld for many years, their height was not as high as that of a 7-year-old child in the village.
"Sister-in-law, I heard Mr. Niu mention the household registration issue yesterday. Daya and Erya have to start school in September?" Lu Xin looked at the two sisters and asked Lu Shiyi with concern.
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