Chapter 74 Net value of work points: 1.2 yuan
At night, Li Yue'e was lying on the kang and said to Lu Qing'an: "I don't know what the situation is at home with the third brother. The third brother just said that at the time."
He can still send money, so the situation at home is probably not serious.
In this case, Li Yue'e was a little worried again, afraid that the in-laws would dislike his son because he was from the countryside.
"What did the third brother tell you at the time?" Lu Qing'an also muttered in his heart.
"Just said that her father is a university teacher, her mother is in a food factory, and her uncle is a division commander in the Guangxi Provincial Army. There was something wrong at home, but it was not a big deal, and the marriage would not affect the third brother." Li Yue'e said.
"That's it? Didn't say anything else?"
"No." Li Yue'e shook her head.
"Why didn't you ask more clearly at the time?" Lu Qing'an said in a somewhat anxious tone.
Li Yue'e was furious and scolded, "Didn't I tell you at the time, when the third brother was here, why didn't you go and ask?"
This old man only knew how to get angry with her, and didn't dare to say a word in front of the third brother.
Lu Changzheng had been away from home for many years, and he was a soldier fighting on the front line, so he was actually quite bloody. In addition, he had his own ideas since he was a child, and the couple actually couldn't make decisions for him. They had to discuss everything with him, and he had to nod his head to agree.
Although they were parents, sometimes they were also a little afraid of Lu Changzheng.
After being scolded by Li Yue'e, Lu Qing'an instantly lost his temper. After a while, he said, "The third child didn't say anything because he didn't want us to think too much. In this case, we should just pretend that we don't know and live our lives as we should. She is also a filial daughter, so we should be nicer to her in the future."
Li Yue'e rolled her eyes, "Do I need you to tell me?"
After spending more than half a month together, Li Yue'e's affection for Su Mo has been growing day by day.
"She gave a large basket of pears and green vegetables yesterday and refused to accept money. Tomorrow the brigade will distribute grain, and we will give some of our grain to the third child's family to save her from buying it." Li Yue'e said.
Lu Qing'an waved his hand, "Just make your own arrangements."
"Also, when the meat is distributed, we will send some to people. She can't always bring food."
"Okay." Lu Qing'an had no objection.
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On October 17, 1971, early in the morning, the radio station of the Lujia Village Brigade began to play red songs.
The members of the entire brigade were jubilant, because after two days of intensive calculations by the brigade cadres, the net value of their brigade's work points was finally calculated, and today was the day for them to distribute grain and money.
After breakfast early, everyone took sacks, carried baskets, and pushed carts to gather at the sun-covered valley of the brigade.
Su Mo also went there after breakfast. Unlike others who were holding a bunch of tools, she had nothing in her hands.
She tried to recall that she seemed to have only 71 work points. With this work point, there was no way she could get much grain points. She went there to sign in first, and when everyone had almost divided it, she would go back and ride her bicycle to the brigade to buy grain.
The members waiting on the sun-drenched terrace were all guessing how much their work points were worth this year. Last year, one work point was worth eight cents. How could this year be worth more than last year?
Most people were guessing ten cents or one and a half cents, with one boldly guessing twelve cents.
But more people thought it was ten cents at most. An increase of three cents was already a big deal.
In their brigade, the member with the highest work points this year had 2,100 work points. If one work point increased by three cents, it would be equivalent to an extra 63 yuan a year, which was two months' wages for most workers.
After representatives from each household arrived, Lu Qingan and Lu Baoguo took turns to go on stage and give some inspiring speeches, which were nothing more than thanking the motherland and the party, and then they encouraged the members below, which caused thunderous applause from the audience.
Finally, the accountant came to the stage to announce the net value of work points this year. When the crowd heard that the net value of work points this year was 1.2 cents, they were all excited. After
everyone was excited for a while, the team leader announced the start of grain distribution.
The team cadres had already set up tables and scales at the door of the warehouse, and the packers were already waiting in the warehouse. The members were also waiting on the side. When their families were called, they went in to check with the accountant, then went into the warehouse to load grain, and then divided the money.
The grain level in the rural areas of Qingxi County is divided into five levels according to the labor level.
Able-bodied male laborers eat first-class grain, 600 catties per year; able-bodied female laborers eat second-class grain, 500 catties per year; third-class laborers and children aged 8 to 12 eat third-class grain, 420 catties per year; children aged 3 to 7 eat fourth-class grain, 300 catties per year; children under two years old eat fifth-class grain, 180 catties per year.
The Lujia Village Brigade distributed grain according to the principle of "70% of people and 30% of labor", that is, 70% of per capita grain and 30% of work-point grain, excluding children.
Taking the first-class grain as an example, of the 600 catties of grain, 70% of per capita grain is 420 catties. The rest depends on work points. For every ten work points, one catty of grain can be distributed. If there are 1900 work points this year, the work points can be divided into 190 catties
of grain, so this year you can get 610 catties of grain. Of course, it is impossible to distribute all the fine grains, but it is divided according to the principle of 343. That is, fine grains such as wheat/rice account for 30%, corn accounts for 40%, and sweet potatoes account for 30%.
Taking the first-class grain as an example, wheat/rice can be divided into 180 catties, corn can be divided into 240 catties, and sweet potatoes can be divided into 180 catties.
Of course, some families with a large population and few laborers can negotiate with the brigade to exchange all the fine grains for coarse grains of equal value.
Soon, Lu Qingan's name was called, and Li Yue'e called Su Mo over to help.
Lu Qingan is the branch secretary. He is calculated as the highest work point person in the brigade, with 2,100 work points. Li Yue'e has 1,560 work points. The couple eats first-class food and second-class food. Lu Boming is an old man. He is calculated as a third-class laborer and eats third-class food.
Lu Qingan has 420 catties of food for the population and 210 catties of food for work points, so a total of 630 catties of food is distributed.
Li Yue'e has 350 catties of food for the population and 156 catties of food for work points, so a total of 506 catties of food is distributed.
Lu Boming has 294 catties of food for the population and no work points, so a total of 294 catties of food is distributed.
The family of three can share a total of 1,430 catties of food. According to the principle of 3:4:3, the fine grains (wheat/rice) can be divided into 429 jin, corn 572 jin, and sweet potatoes 429 jin.
"Old San's, which do you like more, white flour or rice?" Li Yue'e asked Su Mo.
"Ah? I can eat either, I'm not picky." Su Mo was a little puzzled.
"For the fine grains, 100 jin of rice, and the rest is wheat." Li Yue'e said to the team leader in charge of packaging, and then handed him all the sacks she brought.
Soon, the packers inside packed the corresponding grains and carried them out, weighing them one by one on the floor scale at the door.
After confirming that the amount of grain was correct, it was time to distribute the money.
Li Yuet-e and her husband had a total of 3,660 work points. This year, each laborer had to do 32 days of voluntary work, which means each person would lose 320 work points. Only the remaining work points could be counted.
After the voluntary work was done, the couple had 3,020 work points left. The net value of the work points was 0.12 yuan, worth 362.4 yuan.
However, the money had to be deducted from the money for grain and the money for meat distribution, and any surplus could be distributed to individuals.
All grains were calculated based on the state's purchase price. Wheat was 0.13 yuan per catty, so 329 catties was 42.77 yuan; rice was 0.095 yuan per catty, so 100 catties was 9.5 yuan; corn was 5 cents per catty, so 572 catties was 28.6 yuan; sweet potatoes were 2.5 cents per catty, so 429 catties was 10.73 yuan.
The total grain money was 91.6 yuan.
Then the meat was distributed. The standard for meat distribution was that every 500 work points could get one catty of meat. Li Yue'e and her husband had more than 7 catties of work points, so Li Yue'e directly asked for 8 catties, 3 catties of pork fat, and 5 catties of meat.
Meat was priced the same as the supply and marketing cooperatives, with pork fat 1.2 yuan per catty and meat 0.8 yuan per catty, so the total meat money was 7.6 yuan.
The brigade also distributed 2 catties of cotton to each household, and the total cotton money was 2.3 yuan.
Oil was also allocated at about 3 taels per person. Lu Qingan's family of three had 1 catty of oil per month, 12 catties of oil per year, peanut oil was 0.9 yuan per catty, and the total oil money was 10.8 yuan.
In addition to these, Li Yue'e asked the brigade for 20 catties of soybeans and 20 catties of mung beans, 3.34 yuan for soybeans and 4 yuan for mung beans, a total of 7.34 yuan.
All these things added up to a total of 119.64 yuan.
The Lu family had no debts to the brigade before, so the money that was finally distributed to Li Yue'e was 242.76 yuan. Li Yue'e almost smiled crookedly. The reason why
she could get so much money was, first, because the work points were worth money this year, which was almost 50% more than in previous years. Second, there were three people in the family, and two of them were strong. Lu Qingan was still calculated based on the highest work points. Li Yue'e was also a capable person and almost always got seven or eight work points every day. With
more labor and no burden, people naturally get more money.
Some people with less labor and many children don't get that much money. Some families may not have any money left after paying off their debts to the brigade in previous years.
After receiving the money, Li Yue'e pulled a cart and asked the boys on the side to help carry the food onto the cart. She called two boys and went back.
Su Mo wanted to go to help, but Li Yue'e waved her hand and told her to wait here, saying that it would be her turn soon.