Chapter 247: Work points are so valuable?
Lin Siqiao turned her head and saw that she finally knew who her second uncle inherited his impetuous temperament from.
Even though these two are almost 140 years old in total, their running speed is not slow at all.
"Grandpa, grandma, slow down."
Lin Siqiao went over and bent down to hug her grandmother, "Grandpa and grandma, I missed you so much."
"We missed you, too."
Old Mrs. Qiao patted her back gently and looked at her pretty face again and again.
Lin Siqiao knew what her grandmother wanted to say. In short, there is a kind of thinness that makes the elders think you are thin.
But in fact, she really gained several pounds.
Lin Siqiao pinched her apple cheeks and said, "Grandma, I really haven't lost any weight at all. Look at how much flesh I have gained on my face!"
"It's better if it's a little meatier. Look, old man, doesn't Qiao Qiao look better?"
"It looks good, how can it not look good!"
As soon as Mr. Qiao saw Lin Siqiao, he thought of his unfortunate daughter.
Fortunately, Qiao Qiao is back, and I no longer have to sneak around and avoid the Lin family to visit her.
"It's good to be back. Grandpa has been looking forward to this day for a long time."
“Grandpa…”
Lin Siqiao also went forward and hugged the old man, "Don't feel bad now, I will come back to see you often in the future."
After wiping away her tears, Old Mrs. Qiao went up to Wang Xiaofei, took her hand, and asked her about her health in a considerate manner.
Is the baby in her belly making noises, is she sleeping well at night, is her fourth child making her angry, etc. etc.
"Mom, I'm much better now. I don't feel uncomfortable at all."
"Zhiping is also very good to me. He knows how hard it was for me to carry this baby, and he gives in to me in everything. You can rest assured."
"That's good."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, but Qiao Yingjing looked at Wang Xiaofei with a questioning look on her face.
Huh? The day before his father passed away, he heard his mother crying in the middle of the night, saying that his father always made her angry all day long.
Later, Dad coaxed her for a long time...
Didn’t mom say that we shouldn’t lie?
The little guy frowned and looked at his brother. Qiao Yingchen quickly shook his head at him, and the meaning was very clear.
If you don't want to die, shut up.
Qiao Yingjing sighed, the adult world is so complicated.
When Mrs. Qiao heard the sound, she quickly took the two children into her arms.
"Oh, grandma's dear grandchildren, I haven't seen them for a year, and they have grown a lot."
"Let's go home. Your aunt and her family have prepared a lot of delicious food at home, waiting for you to come back."
The family walked back happily. Since Lin Siqiao was not very familiar with the village, Old Mrs. Qiao introduced it to her as they walked.
There are four natural villages under Xiangyang Brigade, namely Qiaojiabao, Zhangjiagou, Gaogang and Pengjiawan.
We can also know from the names of the villages that they are basically named after surnames, and Qiaojiabao has the largest population among the brigade.
Of course, this place was not called Xiangyang Brigade at the beginning. It was changed to this name after the county conducted research.
The names are all positive, such as Qianjin, Hongqi, Dongfeng, Victory, etc.
Lin Siqiao could understand this, but she was quite surprised.
Before this, she had always thought that life in the countryside at that time was poor, houses were dilapidated, and even food, clothing and other expenses could not compare with those in the city.
But after walking through it all, to be honest, life in the village didn't seem as bad as she thought.
She saw more than a dozen blue brick and tile houses in the village alone.
They met some villagers on the way. After greeting Old Mrs. Qiao with a smile, they headed straight for the brigade headquarters in front.
When we walked outside the wall of the brigade headquarters, we saw a lot of villagers crowded inside, and they all looked up and stared at the work points list in front of them.
The work point list of the production brigade in the 1980s was written in blue on a red background. It was clear which family had earned how many work points and which family was short of food.
Seeing these people smiling happily, Qiao Zhiyi turned around and asked with a smile.
"Dad, it seems that the work points in the village should be quite valuable this year, right?"
Old man Qiao nodded, "Of course not!"
Old Mrs. Qiao also said happily, "The brigade's sideline business is doing pretty well this year. I heard your eldest brother calculate with the brigade's accountant these days, and he said that this year's profit is at least a little over 10 cents!"
She and the old man are old, and each of them earns about 5 work points a day. Together, the two of them have earned about 3,000 work points this year.
"so much?"
Qiao Zhiyi clicked his tongue. He didn't know about other places, but in their Xiangyang Brigade, the young and strong laborers could get 9 to 10 work points every day.
Women can only be counted as half of the labor force, earning 6 to 8 work points a day. Older children can earn around 5 work points a day.
In addition to collective labor, such as carrying public grain, digging rivers, mowing grass, reclaiming wasteland, and building roads, there are also work points to be earned.
Village cadres like my eldest brother and his wife receive additional work point subsidies every year.
If it's really that much, then a family of several people can earn more than those working in the city.
Lin Siqiao was probably the most confused person present, because neither her original self nor she had ever gone to the fields to earn work points.
Lin Siqiao had no idea what was going on with this kind of thing that was only mentioned briefly in history books.
Even Wang Xiaofei was surprised. Her family's side is close to the sea, so she earns a lot of money from her side job throughout the year.
Even so, in her hometown this year, one work point is only 8 cents.
Even though the difference is only a few cents for a job, it can make a big difference for a family over the course of a year.
Just when everyone was wondering why the work points of Xiangyang Brigade were so valuable.
Old Mrs. Qiao patted Lin Siqiao's hand and said, "All this is thanks to Qiao Qiao."
"I?"
"yes."
Old Mrs. Qiao nodded. Whether a brigade's work points are valuable or not depends mainly on the brigade's income and the total number of work points.
For example, if a brigade has an annual income of 10,000 yuan and the total work points for that year are 100,000, then one point is worth 0.1 cents. If the total work points are 200,000, then one point is worth only 0.5 cents.
In fact, work points are pretty much the same every year, with little fluctuation, so the most important thing is to look at the total income of the team that year.
The income mainly comes from two parts: one is collective labor, and the other is the sideline business in the team.
Like their Xiangyang Brigade, they have two seasons of rice and one season of winter rapeseed, and the rest are some sweet potatoes, soybeans, peanuts and cotton.
The prices for purchasing these things are basically the same across the country.
The south has two seasons a year, and the Northeast only has one season, but there is more land and the soil is fertile, so the harvest is naturally not bad.
In places like the northwest that are short of water and dry, there is little harvest all year round, so life is naturally harder.
This year, the harvests from the fields of each brigade are good, so the income from collective labor is about the same.
The focus is still on the side job.
Speaking of side jobs, Lin Siqiao suddenly remembered, "Grandma, are you talking about the income from the golden silk candied dates?"
"That's right."
Old Mrs. Qiao smiled and said, "After you finished talking on the phone last time, your uncle reopened the cooperative the next day."
"According to what you said, he found a few good talkers in the village and went to several cities upstream and downstream along the Yangtze River."
"Guess what happened?"
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