At Mr. Lu Sanye's house, the old couple listened to Lu Shiyi's background. Mr. Lu Sanye began to look at the map and told Lu Shiyi the specific situation of the back mountain.
"Third Uncle, how many people in the village know about the situation in the back mountain?" Lu Shiyi sat properly on the chair and listened patiently to Third Uncle Lu talking about the situation in the back mountain.
Su Jin accompanied Lu Sannai to the next door room, and Sannai asked about Hanhan.
"You are right not to return to the village. The poor harvest in recent years has made the villagers very dissatisfied. If you come back to live here, those people will definitely come to you to ask for food." Master Lu San knew that the situation outside was even worse. If it weren't for Lu Shiyi holding on, the village would have been marginalized long ago.
However, the villagers are not satisfied. Every household wants to have enough food to eat. In addition, the water problem has not been solved.
"Third Grandpa, we found many secret bases of the devils in the back mountains. Have you heard of people from Sakura Country coming to the village to conscript men?" Lu Shiyi heard Third Grandpa Lu remind him that there were many hidden bases in the back mountains of the border areas after the war in Sakura Country.
Mr. Lu Sanye reminded Lu Shiyi that there was a high possibility that there were spies in some villages, who would probably pass on information to those people.
After Lu Shiyi and Su Jin said goodbye to Mr. Lu Sanye and his wife, they walked directly towards the mountain behind.
Lu Shiyuan heard the other team leaders talking about the county town, and the old masters in the village also mentioned that there wouldn't be much rain this year.
Su Jin followed Lu Shiyi and prepared to go into the mountains, and saw Lu Shiyang standing not far away.
"Shi Yang, what are you doing..." Lu Shiyi had a good relationship with Lu Shiyang. Seeing Lu Shiyang's embarrassment, Lu Shiyi asked.
"Ayi, try not to go down the mountain in the next two months. Many villagers want my father to come and find you!" Lu Shiyang works in the county town and knows the situation there. It's worse than in the villages.
Lu Shiyi was still in the mountains. The county director and leaders from various places were very tolerant of the Fourth Brigade for Lu Shiyi's sake.
"Well, I will be leaving in a year. You have to establish a firm foothold in the county. Otherwise, those people will definitely take action against you after I leave." Lu Shiyi reminded Lu Shiyang.
The young couple went into the mountains, with Lu Shiyi holding a distribution map in his hand.
Lu Shiyang returned home and saw Lu Shiyuan smoking his pipe. Several old masters kept persuading him to go and find Lu Shiyi.
"Dad, I'm back from vacation," Lu Shiyang said, sitting cross-legged on the kang. "The grain store in the county town sells for two hours every day. If you're late, you won't be served."
Lu Shiyuan's heart skipped a beat. The spring plowing had just ended, and the drought had not improved at all. Every household had to send laborers to fetch water, and each trip earned 10 work points.
When traveling back and forth between the farmland and the water source, many strong laborers could only work for one day and then rest for one day.
"I've applied for relief food for several months, but there's been no news." Lu Boyuan was unsure. If it were a normal situation, the county would hold a meeting for the team leader.
"If the drought gets too severe, the factories will have to cut production, and working hours will be cut in half," Lu Shiyang reported. Steel mills will have to reduce their workloads, with workers working in two shifts, one day on and one day off. "That means wages will be cut in half!"
Lu Shiyuan's wife frowned slightly. Lu Shiyang had a lot of salary and benefits as a worker. The family's better and better life was related to this salary and benefits.
"Shi Yang, you said you want to cut the salary in half, what about the benefits?" asked Lu Shiyuan's wife.
As a formal worker, Lu Shiyang had a lot of welfare receipts. Lu Shiyuan's wife only kept the receipts for herself, and sent the rest to the county town to sell for money.
"The bills won't decrease, and they can't be spent in the county town!" Lu Shiyang looked at Lu Shiyuan's wife, "The workers rarely pay attention to these bills."
"These can be exchanged for food coupons in the county town," Lu Shiyuan's wife often went there. "I heard that if you go to the black market, you can even exchange them for food directly."
"Mom, I remember we had quite a few tickets before. If we can't get them, we can exchange them for food." Lu Shiyang told Lu Shiyuan's wife.
"Yes," Lu Shiyuan's wife nodded. "A lot of bills have been exchanged for food. We don't have many bills left. The bills available on the black market that can be exchanged for food are all special bills. The bills you issued are not valid."
Lu Shiyang listened to his mother and considered whether to exchange food from the company cafeteria.
"Dad, I heard from my coworkers that we can exchange coarse grains in the canteen. I'm thinking about exchanging some." Lu Shiyang looked at Lu Shiyuan and asked.
The Lu family has a lot of food, but who knows how long the drought will last.
"Tomorrow, take the money and food coupons from home and exchange them for coarse grains and send them back!" Lu Shiyuan said immediately, "Wait until dark before riding your bike home. Don't let the villagers see you."
Lu Shiyang agreed, and Lu Shiyuan's wife took out the tickets and money from the box. Lu Shiyang and his brothers were silent.
"Brother Shi Yi, can you find me another job? With two workers at home, wouldn't it be more financially comfortable?" Lu Shiying said while looking at Ganlu Shiyang.
Lu Shiying is Lu Shiyuan's youngest son. He was adopted by his unmarried cousin from the beginning.
Lu Shiyi has a particularly good relationship with Lu Shiyang, but his relationship with the other brothers is average.
"Brother Shi Yi is no longer in charge of the Armed Forces Department. How many connections do you think he has?" Lu Shiyang glared at his brother. "You haven't even graduated from junior high school. You don't even meet the recruitment standards."
Lu Shiyang started working in the fields to help with housework after graduating from junior high school. When Lu Shiyi had a job opportunity, he gave Lu Shiyang the chance to take the exam.
"Brother, you are too rigid. Brother Shi Yi is a cadre in the Armed Forces Department. He knows people from the Pigeon Committee and can find any job." Lu Shiying muttered aside.
Lu Shiyuan's wife was persuaded, but Lu Shiyuan and Lu Shiyang didn't take it to heart.
"Ayi has split up the clan, so his relationship with the family won't be very harmonious. Mother and son, stop thinking about taking advantage of Ayi." Lu Shiyuan sneered, "Let Ayang and Ayi swap positions. Would you be willing to let Ayang help you?"
"Of course I'm not happy about it. Who wants to send favors to others?" Lu Shiyuan's wife said, "If you can't do it yourself, you can't expect others to do it, right?"
Lu Shiyuan's wife smiled awkwardly. She just felt that Lu Boyuan and Lu Shiyi had high enough status that they could get a job at home just by relaxing their hands.
"Mom, please don't make excessive demands in the future. My eldest brother is trying to split the clan because the clan has too many demands on him and he can't fulfill them." Lu Shiyang understood Lu Shiyi. When he could endure, he would not say it easily. He changed his attitude, obviously for the future of Lu Boyuan's lineage.
Lu Boyuan's lineage completely left the village and became an independent lineage after the split. Their future life will get better and better.
"Alright, I won't say that again!" Lu Shiyuan's wife hastily assured him, "Shi Ying won't ask for another job either."
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