Chapter 91 (1)
Speaking of the teachers at the school, Li Changshun got even more angry: "I told those two educated youth to become private teachers, but neither of them agreed. I don't know where the gossip came from, but those two relied on their high school graduation and studied hard every day, saying that they wanted to take the college entrance examination. The college entrance examination has been suspended for several years. Can they take it whenever they want?"
What kind of people did he meet? Those who wanted to be team leaders were unwilling to even come to the team headquarters, and those who wanted to be private teachers all refused to do so - in other teams, the educated youth fought tooth and nail for a position as a private teacher.
Perhaps out of sympathy for Li Changshun's situation, Liu Liqun consoled him: "You are just asking for too much. There are people who want to be the emperor, but you don't let them be."
"Do those who want to be teachers really want to teach children to study? They just want to avoid labor. People like that can't teach good children. They will only make them lazy and cunning people." Li Changshun still felt that he was right and that teachers should be chosen with good character.
Liu Liqun stopped talking and returned to his silent self. Li Changshun had a rare chance to talk to him and didn't want to let him off the hook: "What do you think Xia Juhua is thinking? Liu Zhishuang has been divorced for a year, and he's still not trying to find a new wife."
Is this the team leader I know? Liu Liqun looked up and wondered if he should organize the militia to patrol. After all, the harvest of Ping'anzhuang Brigade was better than that of other brigades. Everyone in the Red Star Commune knew it. Don't let anyone who is desperate steal the granary of any production team at night.
"Chun Ya from the Chang family is such a good daughter. She is good-looking and capable, and her family doesn't ask for any dowry. Why doesn't she agree?" Li Changshun couldn't understand.
Liu Zhishuang looked at the rough bowl in front of him and couldn't figure it out. Standing in front of him was an unfamiliar girl, smiling and holding a bowl of hot water, waiting for Liu Zhishuang to take it.
The girl had big eyes, black and bright, looking straight at Liu Zhishuang. Her face was also quite white, and she didn't look like someone who often worked in the fields. Liu Zhishuang didn't dare to look at anything else, let alone take the rough bowl that was about to hit his chin.
"Liu Zhishuang, what are you doing? Hurry up and ask someone to unload the truck." Xia Juhua yelled from a distance, saving her son from embarrassment. Liu Zhishuang hurriedly responded and ran away.
Curiosity flashed in the girl's eyes. She looked towards the person who was shouting and saw a woman following Xia Long and others, talking about something. Those people seemed to be very happy.
"Aunt, is that the female captain of the Ping'an Village production team?" The girl put down the rough bowl that had not been delivered and asked a woman next to her who was about the same age as Xia Juhua.
Her aunt nodded repeatedly, her tone full of envy: "That's right, it's her. We all thought her husband died early, what a pity. Who knew she was so capable? You, the Ping'an Village Brigade, are all honored by her."
It was a blessing, a big blessing, otherwise my father wouldn't want me to marry into the Liu family. I thought Liu Zhishuang had been divorced once, so this matter could be settled once I talked about it, but who knew it would be delayed for almost a year and there was still no response. If she hadn't happened to come to her grandmother's house today, she wouldn't have seen Liu Zhishuang and Xia Juhua.
When Chang Chunya saw Liu Zhishuang in person, she admitted that he was pretty. When he didn't dare to take the water she handed him, Chang Chunya felt that he didn't seem like someone who wanted a divorce. Then when Liu Zhishuang ran away without hesitation, Chang Chunya felt an inexplicable emotion in her heart:
Does he dislike my looks, or does he think I'm too proactive and not like a good girl who stays contented and obeys her husband?
Liu Zhishuang had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead as he ran far away - ever since Sun Hongmei, he had been wary of any young woman who approached him actively, and he never thought that he had already created ripples in that girl's heart.
It is better to work, you can earn work points by working, and your mother will also look good on you. As for the opportunity to talk to young girls, it is better to leave it to those fools who have never married. When they know how quickly women change their faces, they will regret their naivety now.
Liu. Philosopher. Zhishuang quickly climbed onto the oxcart and shoveled coal down one shovel at a time. Xu Hongcui felt distressed when she saw him. "Sister, Zhishuang came all the way with you to haul the coal, why are you letting him unload it? A full warehouse can be unloaded in just a few seconds."
"This is Ping'an Manor's work, how can we let Mantun and the others do it?" Xia Juhua explained clearly: "Ping'an Manor didn't give work points to Mantun and the others." If any work points were given, they would only be given to Uncle San.
Xu Hongcui pulled Xia Juhua's sleeve and asked her to move away from the crowd before whispering, "Third Uncle said that we should bring Mandun and the others with us to make bricks this time. How can we learn a skill if we don't put in some effort? Besides, wasn't it Zhishuang and his brothers who helped to make our vermicelli last year?"
Before Xia Juhua could answer, Uncle San came over and said, "This coal is enough for your production team to burn bricks, but it's a little short of enough for burning tiles."
After finally getting the mold back from the Red Team, Xia Juhua couldn't even make tiles. She felt like someone had drained her spirit away. She said weakly, "Then I'll think of another way."
The noodle factory was definitely out of the question, so she had to go to the county town again. Xia Juhua suddenly missed her past life, when she could buy anything she wanted anytime and anywhere. The sellers always begged the buyers, and there was no such thing as not being able to buy something with money.
"Don't be discouraged, think of a solution slowly." Seeing that Xia Juhua lost her spirit after he finished speaking, the Third Uncle advised her self-reproachfully.
Xia Juhua didn't want the old man to worry about her, so she said with all her heart: "It's okay, Uncle San, can you calculate for me how much coal is needed to burn it, and how many watts should we use?"
Uncle San was counting on his fingers, just like a fortune teller. Xia Juhua and Xu Hongcui looked at each other, held back their laughter, and waited for his answer together.
Fortunately, tiles require much less coal than bricks, so only one and a half tons of coal are enough to start a kiln. Xia Juhua took a deep breath when she heard Uncle San's request. Uncle San said, "It takes some time to make tiles, so you can find coal." If four tons can be found, one and a half tons shouldn't be a big deal.
Mancang came over cleverly and said, "Third Master, you take my brother to watch the fire, and I will help my aunt to lay the tiles. Otherwise, how about you teach me how to lay the tiles today?"
The third master looked at Mancang kindly and said, "Teach, teach me everything."
Xu Hongcui said happily: "You must follow my instructions carefully and don't make your Third Master angry."
"And me, and me." Manwu and Manyi of Xia Hu's family heard it and ran over to pull Sanye: "Sanye, you are going to teach me too, right?"
The Third Master nodded, but Xia Juhua frowned. Seeing her elder sister frowning, Xu Hongcui thought that she didn't want so many children to learn together, so as not to delay Ping'an Village's tile-laying work, so she asked carefully, "Sister, if there are too many people, let Mantun and Manwu learn with the Third Uncle together, and let Mancang and Manyi wait first?"
Xia Juhua shook her head and said, "I don't think there are too many children learning, I just think Mancang and Manyi are too young. They should go to school and learn a few words."
Xu Hongcui deeply understands how much her sister-in-law values helping children learn to read, but her difficulty is: "There are only two teachers in our brigade primary school, both of them are educated youth. I heard that they don't think about teaching every day, but only think about going to the commune to ask about job recruitment."
Even so, it's still better than Ping An Village, you know?
Xia Juhua only asked: "Do they teach the children?"
"teach."
"Do you grade the children's homework?"
"Judge."
"Why don't you let the children go to school and make them work outside every day?" Xia Juhua really wanted to ask Xu Hongcui, can Xu Hongcui teach the children the things that the teacher whom she despised so much taught them?
"Sister, after the New Year, Fengling and I will send Mancang and Manyi to school." Seeing her sister-in-law's increasingly wrinkled brows, Xu Hongcui clapped her hands and said, "Sister, you are doing this for their own good, I know."
Xia Juhua smiled: "Don't think that it's useless for children to learn to read nowadays. But look at the factories recruiting workers and the soldiers. Who wants illiterate people? I may have been too controlling. I'm afraid that the children will have opportunities in the future but will be delayed because of not knowing how to read. I will regret it."
Seeing her elder sister-in-law smile, Xu Hongcui also smiled: "We wish we could let you take care of us." The elder sister-in-law said that if we sold less surplus grain, the family would have no shortage of grain this year. She also said that many people had come to her house to ask Xia Long to teach them how to make flour. She also said that if they dug a well, Xiajiazhuang would have a harvest even though it was so dry this year...
If I don't listen to my elder sister-in-law, who should I listen to? My elder sister-in-law is good at managing the family and she is good at managing the family. It would be best if she could manage the Xia family every day.
Xia Juhua could tell that Xu Hongcui's words came from the heart, so she became even happier and said more: "You will know later, there is a big difference between a child who can read and one who can't."
Xu Hongcui nodded in agreement. Although she didn't know what she agreed with, she knew she had to express her opinion! The second thing she did after expressing her opinion was to take her elder sister-in-law home for dinner, but Xia Juhua refused: "I have to go to the commune tomorrow, and I have to arrange some things tonight."
Xu Hongcui said goodbye to Xia Juhua with regret. She watched Xia Juhua riding her bike with ease and said to Zhang Fengling who was rushing over with envy: "It will be worth it if we can live like her."
Zhang Fengling thought it was a bit difficult: "My elder sister is very brave. She dares to go anywhere and talk to anyone. But we can't do that."
Xu Hongcui had an idea: "My eldest sister wasn't like this before. I think she became like this after she learned to read. Just now, my eldest sister told me to send Mancang and Manyi to school to learn to read. I said I would send them there after the New Year. What do you think?"
"Send them, can I still harm them?" Zhang Fengling said without hesitation: "Maybe in the future they will be like me and dare to go anywhere."
同樣對夏菊花抱着盲目信任的還有平安莊的社員們，他們見生産隊晚上還亮着燈，悄悄一打聽才知道是陳秋生和夏菊花在算一年的帳，馬上臉上都露出笑容來：“這是要分紅了，今年說不定比去年工分值還高呢。”
不是沒有悲觀的人說：“做夢去吧你。今年生産隊連公糧還沒交呢，能分多少紅。”大家聽了雖然不舒服，心裏也覺得有道理，一個個看向生産隊目光就黯淡了一點兒。
聽不得人說夏菊花不好的趙仙枝，站出來看向那個悲觀的人：“去年大家的粉是白漏的，豬是白賣的，我們一年編席編藍子是白編的？”
對哦，剛黯淡下去的眼神重新亮了起來，那個人卻嘴硬的說：“漏粉的錢當時就歸個人了，生産隊一分都沒要。”
“對呀，你也知道生産隊一分都沒要，那要是當時生産隊收了，現在是不是能給大家當分紅？”張翠萍跟趙仙枝是一條戰線上的，嘴皮子同樣不讓人：“提前把紅都分給你們家了還不知足，等真分紅的時候你別要。”
“我憑啥不要呢？”悲觀主義者強撐着說：“我也跟着編席編藍子來着。”
“下年你幹脆別跟着編了，天天不盼着生産隊好，到場院裏也得挑事兒。”趙仙枝看了悲觀主義者一眼，甩出一句絕殺。
悲觀主義者馬上閉嘴不說話了。開玩笑，不去場院裏編席，就是脫離全平安莊婦女隊伍之外，那咋行。
外頭的議論，沒有讓屋裏算帳的兩個人減慢速度，哪怕原來心裏有個大概的數，可要把所有人的工分計進去，把換口糧的工分減出來，工作繁瑣還必須集中注意力。
“隊長，算出來了，現在每個工分值一毛二。”陳秋生的嗓音都顫了，指着帳本的手微微打着哆嗦。
不能不哆嗦呀，去年算是正常年景，平安莊交了公糧後的工分值才一毛一，今年天這麽旱，公糧還沒交，一個工分值竟達到了一毛二，這要是交了公糧之後呢？
再說今年夏菊花是讓他按每人一千五的工分換口糧，而不是去年的兩千。理由是今年糧食減産，大家分的糧食不如往年多。
光這一項，等于每個掙工分的人就多分了六十塊錢！要是把這錢平均到工分值裏，能達到一毛五、六。
不敢往下想的陳秋生看着夏菊花說：“咱們明天真給大家分紅？要是公社突然下通知讓交公糧咋辦？”
夏菊花覺得兩樣并不沖突：“就算讓交公糧，也有個三天五天讓大家準備的時間，咱們又不是沒留出來。不過，我覺得今年的公糧，未見得還讓交。”
只要區主任有一點兒他在平安莊表現的良心，就不會讓受災嚴重的農民交公糧。
不知道夏菊花心思的陳秋生有點兒不敢相信：“咱們平安莊的産量，公社都知道了。”
公社知道又咋樣。夏菊花覺得這不是個問題：“紅星公社不只有平安莊一個生産隊。要是因為平安莊有收成，就讓全公社都交公糧，張主任還用那麽犯愁？”
好吧，誰叫自己沒看到張主任犯愁的樣子呢。陳秋生覺得自己還是聽隊長的得了，要不回家怕是得睡院子裏——他那個媳婦張翠萍，現在碰到跟隊長沾邊的事兒，簡直沒理可講。
“明天晚上吧，明天我去買麥麸，你去換零錢。對了，提留你留出來了沒，沒把買麥麸的錢也算進去吧？”
陳秋生連忙否認：“沒算進去，提留我也留出來了，還是按去年賣豬後的錢留的，就算今年交了任務豬也不用再提了。”
那就好，那樣分到社員手裏的錢就是實實在在的。夏菊花算着自己一年的分紅，臉上也笑微微——今年她雖然比往年操心的多，可每天都是十個工分，去了換口糧的一千五，還有兩千一百個工（按一年三百六十天算），就是二百五十二塊錢。
比去年多出一倍！
付出有了回報，總是讓人心情愉悅的，夏菊花回家後就告訴劉志雙：“明天你去公社買二斤肉，讓你嫂子晚上給咱炖肉吃。”
劉志雙不得不提醒親娘：“娘，我明天還得跟着拉麥麸呢。”他哥現在被派去夏家莊跟着三爺燒磚，生産隊有啥活，親娘先想到的永遠是他。
夏菊花一瞪眼：“挂面廠離公社才多遠，你裝完車騎我自行車去公社不就行了。”
除了點頭，劉志雙還有問題：“那娘你咋回來？”
“你走了那擔子誰挑，我不挑回來它自己能回來？”做好跟挂面廠打最後一次交道的夏菊花，讓陳秋生留出了足夠買麥麸的錢，準備能多買就多買。牛車不夠拉也沒事兒，平安莊不缺人，挑回來就行。
“那可不行娘，還是你去買肉吧，我挑麥麸回來。”劉志雙可不想讓平安莊所有人都指責自己，現在他對自己的定位再明晰不過。
夏菊花不耐煩了：“我要是去買肉，也得去供銷社找彩霞，她肯定不讓我出肉錢。還是你去吧，人家彩霞過日子也不容易。”
“啊啊。”被王彩鳳抱在懷裏的樂樂突然叫了兩聲，把夏菊花的目光吸引過去了：“小壞蛋，是不是知道奶奶要分紅，你着急要好東西了？”
王彩鳳強笑了一下：“可能是要尿了，現在她尿前知道哼唧了。”
帶過好幾個孩子的夏菊花，還能聽不出孩子要尿和受疼發出的聲音不一樣？看了看王彩鳳的臉，夏菊花只說：“那你給她把尿去吧。”
等王彩鳳一走，劉志雙來話了：“娘，我咋覺得大嫂象不高興了似的？”
當然不高興，去年還是只要下地，就天天記全工分的人，今年只能看着別人領錢，心裏能高興才怪呢。夏菊花心裏有了計較，對劉志雙說：“等運完麥麸，你去把你哥替回來。”
自己到底是不是親生的，咋總有幹不完的活等着呢？要不是明天能吃肉，劉志雙真想這麽問一句。
可惜他不敢問，不光不敢問還得保持微笑，跟四十多個平安莊壯勞力一起，挑着扁擔來到挂面廠。跟他們一起到來的，還有另外四個生産隊的牛車。
李大牛看着夏菊花的架勢，就一拍大腿：自己咋沒想着多叫幾個社員來挑點兒麥麸回去，光想着來兩輛牛車就不少了，看，平安莊和三隊除了兩輛牛車，還跟了那老些社員，人人挑着扁擔呢。
比李大牛更想拍大腿的是挂面廠的廠長，見到夏菊花一行人的時候，臉都快滴下水來了：“夏隊長，你這是想把我們的麥麸都搬回平安莊去？”
“哪能呢。”夏菊花回頭看了跟着的人一眼：“我們這點兒人才能挑多少，廠長手指頭縫漏出來點兒，我們就挑不完了。”
四個生産隊的隊長：我見到了一個假的夏菊花。
挂面廠廠長忍了又忍，還是沒忍住：“我們挂面廠的麥麸，可禁不起夏隊長這麽挑。”
“我們一年才來挑一回。”夏菊花試圖讓廠長明白，他們來的人雖然多，可是頻率低。
人來都來了，話也是自己先說出口的，廠長只能讓陳科長過來招呼夏菊花他們，自己氣哼哼的回辦公室去了。陳科長見廠長生氣，臉雖然板得平平的，眼睛裏卻露出笑意，過稱的時候給的高高的，算帳的時候刨皮也刨的狠。
夏菊花輕聲說：“陳科長，你要是當了廠長，我想買點兒麥麸就不用這麽費勁了。”
陳科長一樂，往夏菊花身後看了一眼才小聲說：“今年廠裏沒咋開工，最近收上點兒麥子來才開了幾天，你要是還想要挂面頭子，就去供銷社找小蔓。”
夏菊花重重點點頭，交過錢後出門看裝車的情況。
要是挂面廠廠長一直盯着，一定能發現夏菊花帶來的不止平安莊生産隊的人，因為麥麸錢是分五份交的。誰讓廠長忍不住脾氣，早早回辦公室去了，才讓夏菊花他們沒露餡兒。
順利出了挂面廠的大門，那幾個生産隊長就四處找夏菊花，發現她的自行車已經不見了，三隊隊長還說：“剛才還見夏隊長來着，咋走這麽快？”
“你們找我們隊長？”一個平安莊的社員挑着擔子從他們身前經過，指着打頭挑擔子的人說：“那不是？”
啥，夏小夥又自己挑起擔來啦？四個生産隊長都要不好了——得虧李長順腿腳不好沒看到，要是讓他看到夏菊花挑着麥麸，他們幾個背着手跟着牛車，還不得拿一切順手的東西一人給他們幾下子？
三隊隊長想都沒想，快步走到了平安莊隊伍的最前頭，伸手就想接過夏菊花的扁擔：“夏隊長，你咋自己挑起麥麸來了呢，我記着你不是騎自行車來的嘛？”
夏菊花往邊上側了側身，讓三隊隊長接扁擔的手落了空，才說：“我讓我兒子去公社辦點兒事，就把他的擔子挑回去。”
一擔麥麸足有上百斤，壯勞力挑幾裏路也得歇一氣，三隊隊長堅持伸着手要接扁擔：“那也不用你挑，我們這幾個人一人挑一段路，就到平安莊了。”
李大牛幾個也趕了上來，紛紛向夏菊花伸出了手。夏菊花誰也沒給，只說等自己累了再讓人給她換換肩。路都走了一半，見夏菊花還沒有讓人換自己的意思，李大牛二話不說，直接上手搶過扁擔：“給我。”
那幾個隊長心裏沖李大牛比起了大拇指——雖然嘴上不說，幾個人心裏還是有些憷夏菊花的，誰讓自己生産隊今年能有收成，全仗着夏菊花能張羅呢。
因為憷夏菊花，他們再有心替夏菊花挑扁擔，也沒有李大牛的勇氣直接上手搶，只能看着李大牛一鼓作氣走到了小莊頭，還想接着往平安莊挑。
三隊隊長覺得這樣不行，上前要接扁擔：“李隊長，你們生産隊到了，把挑子給我吧，我保證幫夏隊長給挑到平安莊。”
李大牛沖他瞪了瞪眼：“你真想換肩，就換你們生産隊的，沒看他們都喘上粗氣了。”
這人是看到大隊長站在那兒，故意說的吧？三個生産隊長都看到李長順背着手，站在小莊頭村口笑眯眯的，正看着李大牛和三隊長搶挑子。
夏菊花也看到了，快走兩步跟李長順打招呼：“大隊長，你咋站這了兒，我們把麥麸買回來了。”
李長順當然看到了夏菊花身後長長的挑隊，也認出裏頭有三隊的二十來個人，恨鐵不成鋼的看了李大牛一眼，才笑着對夏菊花說：“好，昨天我跟志雙說了，讓他們四個隊每隊替你們修五天渠。你們有意見沒有？”
最後一句話當然是對着李大牛四個說的，哪怕李大牛肩膀上還挑着麥麸，也把頭搖的飛快：“沒意見，當然沒意見。”
有人替平安莊修渠當然是好事，夏菊花還是向幾個隊長客氣了一下，李長順不等她說完就打斷了：“跟他們客氣個啥，跟着你他們又沒吃虧。”
夏菊花眼看幾個生産隊長一個比一個不好意思，想起件事兒來轉移他們的注意力：“大隊長，有件事兒我們生産隊也是後來才發現的，那時別的生産隊已經把麥麸給分下去了，我就沒說。”
“啥事，你快說。”李長順現在就想聽夏菊花說話，連聲催她。
夏菊花就把平安莊從麥麸裏篩出面粉來的事兒說了，李長順和李大牛他們臉上的後悔都快成實質了——他們咋就沒想到呢。
不過夏菊花也會安慰人：“那麥麸都分給咱們自己社員了，進的同樣是社員的肚子。”
“那能一樣？”李長順比李大牛他們知道的多：“我說你們生産隊的七奶和老董頭，咋老說新社會好，這麽旱的年景還能吃上白面呢，敢情是你們生産隊補貼他們的吧？”
對于沒法否認的事兒，夏菊花一向勇于承認：“嗯，七奶和老董叔上了歲數，又都沒兒沒女的辛苦一輩子，集體能照顧點兒就照顧點兒。他們吃的不多，也就一人補貼了三十斤，社員們都沒啥意見。”
能有啥意見，誰能保證自己一輩子都順順當當的？現在集體能照顧七奶和老董頭，将來就能照顧別的不太順的人。加上七奶和老董頭都不是孫氏那種讓人厭煩的性子，平安莊還真沒一個人說，不該把篩出的面補貼他們。
李長順也沖着夏菊花點頭：“這事兒你做的好，平安莊人都是好樣的。你們幾個也聽聽，哪個生産隊沒有五保戶，跟夏菊花學着點兒。”
他們說話的工夫，挑麥麸的人可沒等着，夏菊花見人走遠了，就要上前接過李大牛肩上的扁擔，不想李大牛直接遞給了三隊長：“老牛你接着，就你滑頭，今天數你沾的光最多，還想不挑挑子？”
三隊長樂呵呵的接過扁擔說：“誰讓你沒想起來問問夏隊長呢。我腿勤快嘴勤快，才能多沾點光呢。”
算下來平安莊這次買到的麥麸得有一萬三千斤，真是把人給羨慕壞了。不過三隊也比別的生産隊多出兩千多斤，比上不足比下有餘。
把麥麸卸到哪兒的問題不用夏菊花操心，回家後王彩鳳更是早已經把肉給炖好了。劉志雙扒拉兩碗粥，正想去夏家莊替劉志全，人家已經推院門回來了。
“哥，你長的是狗鼻子吧，家裏一炖肉你就回來了。”劉志雙看着臉黑了一層的劉志全，開起了玩笑。
劉保國就學舌：“狗鼻子、狗鼻子……”
樂樂還不會說話，可能聽懂一點兒了，看哥哥樂呵呵的學舌，坐在王彩鳳懷裏拍巴掌。夏菊花從王彩鳳懷裏接過樂樂，王彩鳳就站起來給男人打水洗漱，還問：“娘還說吃了飯讓志雙替你去，你咋現在就回來了？”
劉志全也有些奇怪：“不是娘讓人捎話，說今天生産隊分紅，讓我回來的嗎？”
王彩鳳便回頭看正點着樂樂小下巴，看她又長沒長新牙的夏菊花，發現婆婆沒注意兩口子說話，才小聲說：“娘今天帶人上挂面廠挑麥麸去了，哪兒有空通知你。”
劉志全覺得自己媳婦在家裏呆傻了：“這點小事娘跟誰說一聲，誰敢不給她跑腿，還用得着娘親自去叫我？”
“誰說娘親自去叫你，我是說娘今天根本沒工夫安排人。”王彩鳳有些燥的說。劉志全不解的問：“是娘安排的也好，不是娘安排的也好，我回來你還不高興咋地？這把你脾氣長的，還不許我說話了。”
王彩鳳也不知道自己是咋了，從聽說生産隊要分紅，心裏就不得勁。雖然那天婆婆說了她在家裏也受累了，不是吃閑飯，可她就是高興不起來。
夏菊花聽到兩人倒杈子，擡頭問：“洗完了沒，洗完了快吃飯。”王彩鳳連忙過來接過樂樂說：“娘，你生産隊有事兒先忙去吧。”
沒一會兒，吃完飯的劉志雙先坐不住跑了，家裏只剩下劉志全兩口子，王彩鳳忍不住說：“今年咱們的分紅，肯定沒有志雙多。”
“你今年不是得帶樂樂嘛，等她跟保國這麽大你就能下地了，還怕掙不着工分？”劉志全一兩個月沒吃肉了，哪怕跟媳婦說話也沒耽誤嚼肉。
王彩鳳覺得跟他講不通：“你們都有分紅，我老覺得自己是吃閑飯的。對了，今年你一個人的工分得換我們娘三個的口糧，怕是不夠換吧？”
“傻媳婦，你咋不想想分糧食的時候，咱們家一分就是四個人的呢。今年糧食金貴，多少人拿着錢都買不着糧呢。”
理嘛是這個理兒，可心裏不得勁就是不得勁。等劉志全也走了，王彩鳳連收拾桌子的精神都沒有，呆呆的坐在板凳上不知道想點兒啥。
劉保國拽着親娘的衣襟喊：“娘，收桌子。”樂樂還當哥哥是跟她說話，紅菱一樣的小嘴嘟嘟着誰也聽不懂的話，劉保國喊一聲她就應一句，竟把院子裏的寂寞趕走了不少。
王彩鳳搬過夏菊花特意讓人給樂樂打的小椅子，把她放進四周都是擋板的座子上，對劉保國說：“好好看着妹妹，別讓她栽了啊。”
劉保國點頭，圍着小椅子打轉：“妹妹有椅子，我有板凳。”說完搬過一個小板凳來，象模象樣的坐到樂樂旁邊。
這麽懂事兒的兒子，這麽乖巧的女兒，讓人恨不得天天守在他們身邊，一刻也不想離開。王彩鳳想，要是真讓她上工的話，她肯定得想孩子，不可能再跟以前一樣專心上工掙十個工分了。
可她覺得值得。人過的是啥，不就過的是孩子嘛，要象七奶和老董叔，天天進出都是一個人，天天連個說話的都沒有，那過的叫日子？哪象劉保國似的，天天問的她嘴都能說麻。
一邊洗碗一邊想，等碗洗完了，王彩鳳心裏那點兒不得勁已經消失的無影無蹤，燒水給兩個孩子洗了澡，帶着他們玩兒了一會兒，才把兩個小祖宗哄睡了。
王彩鳳自己也快眯着了，才聽到院門響，還聽到劉志雙說：“娘，你聽沒聽到大家都感謝你呢，一個人口糧才扣一千五百個工，等于一人多分了六十塊錢呢。”
五百個工六十塊錢，那不就是……王彩鳳有點兒躺不住了，身子剛起來一半兒又躺下了。就算一個工一毛二，跟自己也沒啥關系，甚至跟他們一房都沒啥關系：劉志全就算計三千六百個工，扣去四個人的口糧工分，也得往裏搭錢。
幸虧去年自己幫着婆婆炒花生掙的錢和分紅錢沒咋花，要不他們也得成欠帳戶了。
不知道婆婆今年還替人炒花生不，要是炒的話，她說啥也得趁樂樂睡覺的時候幫幫忙，把來年的口糧錢掙出來。
Just as I was thinking, Xia Juhua's voice came: "Zhiquan, go back to your room and see if Baoguo and Lele are asleep. If they are, ask Caifeng to come to my room and we can talk about the dividends."
Soon, Liu Zhiquan entered the house in the dark and called softly: "Caifeng, are you asleep? Mother asked you to go to her room."
Wang Caifeng responded, got up and went to the main room with Liu Zhiquan, and found that her mother-in-law had already put the table on the bed, and on it were three piles of money, just like last year. She sat behind Liu Zhiquan and waited for her mother-in-law to speak.
Xia Juhua pointed to the money on the table and said, "Our family has done a good job this year. No one has missed a day's work, and everyone has scored full work points." Wang Caifeng lowered her head after hearing this. Under the dim oil lamp, she saw that the shadow of her hair was stretched very long, and it seemed that there was a curl in one place. Why didn't she make her hair smooth when she used her hands to comb it just now?
"Not only do those of us working outside do a good job, but Caifeng has also brought us a new member this year and has taken good care of the family. She has also worked hard and is worth the ten-day work."
Wang Caifeng was stunned for a moment before she remembered and said, "Mom, it's my responsibility to take care of the child."
"As a mother, it's your duty to take care of the children. But it's not your duty to cook for us who work outside without making any mistakes." Xia Juhua said without any doubt, and Liu Zhishuang echoed her.
Xia Juhua continued, "It's true that Zhiquan is the only one in your family who earns work points in the production team this year, but the production team doesn't give you work points for the work you do at home. Your mother will do it for you. This is what I think. Zhishuang and I will each carry one work point for Baoguo and Lele's food."
"Mom, that won't do." Liu Zhiquan refused to do it: "Didn't we agree last year that no matter who gets the dividend, half will be handed over to you for unified management, and the rest will belong to whoever earns it. Let's do it the same way this year."
This eldest son was too stubborn. Xia Juhua wanted to scold him: "You said you would give me half of the food, but did you put Baoguo and Lele's food there for the whole family to eat? The children only eat a few bites, so the rest shouldn't be eaten by the whole family?"
Your grandchildren certainly don't eat much coarse food. Every day they either drink noodle soup or eat egg custard. Their life is more comfortable than anyone else's. Liu Zhiquan didn't dare to say this, for fear that his mother would scold him for competing with the children for food.
Fortunately, when the children were eating, Wang Caifeng would also make a portion for Xia Juhua, and her mother would eat with her, and Liu Zhiquan would of course not say anything more. Now not only did his own children eat well every day, but his mother also said that she would give ten hours of work to his daughter-in-law, who was supposed to cook and take care of the children at home. For this reason, even Liu Zhishuang had to contribute to the food supply of one child. Liu Zhiquan felt that he had something to say:
"Mom, they said that the adults ate the children's food, but we also mixed wheat bran and sweet potato leaves into the food this year. How many bites of their food did they eat?"
Looking at her eldest son and daughter-in-law who were completely different from their previous lives, Xia Juhua was relieved. She was also very satisfied that Liu Zhishuang did not act cleverly. She waved her hand at Liu Zhiquan and said: