Lin Guoqing heard their conversation, turned around, and helped him calculate it directly and said loudly,
"I go there twice a month and get 8 kilograms of food coupons each time!"
"Wow! That's so many!" Everyone was a little surprised. 16 kilograms of food coupons a month? For a family with fewer people, if they add some sweet potatoes and potatoes and eat them sparingly, it can last for a month!
"Yes! 16 kilograms of food!" Lin Guoqing said frankly, "I'll add another two dollars and fifty cents. My family of seven should be able to eat for half a month. So, if you think my family has made a profit, then you can take it to the provincial capital in the future to avoid being taken advantage of by me! I won't get involved in this mess anymore!"
"The captain's wife is right. I'm not some sucker. Can I really take you to the provincial capital for free? I originally thought that since I have many children at home, it would be good to save more food coupons to prevent a bunch of half-grown children from going hungry!"
"I never thought that saving money to buy a tricycle would cause such a big stir. Who wouldn't have two or three hundred yuan left after emptying their pockets? Only two people in my family work now, but we didn't have many mouths to feed before!
You usually don't want to eat or wear anything, and you can't even save a few bucks? Who are you looking down on?"
Lin Guoqing wiped his face as he spoke, feeling really tired, and waved to Liang Shengdi.
"Mom, just take care of the kids. They're going to be late for school. You can also dig up some bamboo shoots and fish and dry them into dried bamboo shoots or salted fish. I'll go ask the food station if they'll take them. Anyway, I won't have to carry so many eggs anymore..."
"Oh! Guoqing, don't do that! We didn't say we don't trust you!" Seeing that Lin Guoqing was about to quit, someone became anxious.
Although I do envy Lin Guoqing's reward of 16 kilograms of food coupons, he took time off, had his work points deducted, and carried dozens of kilograms of eggs all over the place to earn it. Besides, it was 16 kilograms of food coupons, not 16 kilograms of grain. You still have to spend money to buy food after exchanging food coupons, right?
"That's right! You made it clear from the beginning! We've all known you since we were little, so how could we not believe you? Anyway, my family will definitely believe you, so you still have to help us guide her next time!"
"I just told you! Guoqing wouldn't cheat us! My eldest sister-in-law's husband's cousin's brother-in-law's son's brother-in-law just went to the provincial capital a few days ago and said that the food station there is only selling eggs at 75 cents a pound! Duck eggs are 70 cents a pound! Guoqing didn't make a penny from us!"
"That's right. Old Lin had two children before. Now that Yulan is married, Guoqing is his only son. Considering how hard Old Lin worked and how stingy Guoqing's grandmother was, he couldn't have saved two or three hundred before he passed away?"
"I think Ma Fengjuan was scolded by Guoqing's mother yesterday, so she's holding a grudge and wants revenge!"
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Ma Fengjuan originally thought that she had succeeded today. Even if she couldn't parade Lin Guoqing through the streets, at least from now on, the villagers would treat his family members as if they were themselves, and they would hate them!
But before she could feel proud for a few seconds, she was slapped in the face again. This time it was not Lin Fuqiang, but Lin Fuqiang's mother, her mother-in-law.
"You're just a troublemaker! If Fuqiang hadn't liked you, he would have liked you! I won't let you in! Get out of here! If you say another word outside! Even if you're Erniu's mother, I'll make Fuqiang divorce you!"
Lin Fuqiang's mother really felt like she was screwed! Her family also had eggs for Lin Guoqing to take to the provincial capital! And every time, there were quite a few. Others would deliver them to Lin Guoqing's doorstep, while his family had Lin Guoqing come to pick them up personally.
Occasionally, when Fuqiang's mother had something she wanted Lin Guoqing to bring back from the provincial capital, he never refused, always smiling and readily agreeing. If it was something inexpensive, he wouldn't even ask her to pay.
The son was a team leader, and the old lady knew some social skills. She always kept a low profile and didn't stir up trouble. Her family had always had a good reputation, until the previous daughter-in-law died of a fatal illness, and Ma Fengjuan came into the family.
She disliked her daughter-in-law at first sight. She thought she had thin lips, a narrow forehead, triangular eyes that always looked at people with a squint, and a chin that was so sharp it could poke someone to death. She looked like a mean and spendthrift woman.
Only her son was so blind that he thought she was young and beautiful and wanted to marry her. But look at her, it's only been a few years! If Lin Fuqiang wasn't still the team leader, her family would have been beaten up!
Ma Fengjuan saw her mother-in-law holding her son and trying to slap her. Erniu was hiding from her face. Ma Fengjuan burst into tears.
"What did I do wrong? Why are you treating me like this? Lin Fuqiang, you are so heartless! Look at your mother!"
Lin Fuqiang had a gloomy face and dragged Ma Fengjuan directly into the gate to prevent her from embarrassing herself outside.
"Cry, cry, cry! You only know how to cry! All the blessings of our family will be gone because of your crying!" Fuqiang's mother spat angrily, and then pushed Erniu to Lin Fuqiang.
"It's time to discipline your wife. Take Erniu to school and don't let him listen to such unpleasant noises here..."
Lin Fuqiang went out with the child in his arms, and closed the door behind him. The neighbors outside had no time to read the gossip about the captain's family, and they all gathered around the tricycle ridden by Lin Guoqing and Liang Shengdi.
"National Day, you'll go to the provincial capital in the middle of the month next time, right? My home..."
Before he could finish, Lin Guoqing replied dryly, "I won't go in the middle of the month."
"No! My family just got two new hens, and they just started laying eggs yesterday! I've been saving them for you..."
"Oh, Guoqing's mom, it was all a misunderstanding just now. Please persuade Guoqing..."
Liang Shengdi: "What misunderstanding? Oh, you guys are almost done. You're surrounding me so much that my head is buzzing, and I'm still rushing to the mountains to dig bamboo shoots!"
Even the three kids sitting neatly in the back of the tricycle had their faces touched several times.
"Shuying, why haven't you come to play with my Yinchun recently? You used to go to and from school together! Aren't you two sisters?"
Lin Shuying, holding her schoolbag, shyly replied, "My younger brother is also in school. I've been going home with him lately..."
"Oh, look at my memory! Shugan is six years old now, and it's time for him to go to school! So next time, come over to our house and play! Chaochao should come too! Look at his little face, it's so cheesy! It's completely different from the smallest monkey in my house!"
"These kids are so well-behaved! You can tell they're destined for academic success! Didn't they say the college entrance exams will be reinstated? They'll all be top scorers in the future!"
The three Lin siblings were shivering as they sat on the trunk. "Grandma, please hurry up and ride your bike out! If you don't leave soon, your face will peel!"
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Lin Guoqing: Say it again! Say it again! I quit! I already have a tricycle at home anyway!
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