From that day on, Qiu Dashan bought coal four times, but when he went the next day, he couldn't buy coal at a low price. He had no place or connections to get a receipt, so he could only buy coal at a high price from others.
Originally, it only cost four dollars and fifty cents to buy three hundred kilograms of charcoal, but later it had to cost ten dollars. However, thinking of the children at home, he gritted his teeth and bought it.
He thought that once the weather got warmer, he would take on any job available to make up for the extra money he had spent.
However, he is getting more and more adept at being a new father. Now he can predict in advance whether a little kid is going to poop, pee, or is hungry by the humming of the little kid!
Two days before the winter vacation, Qiu Yuling visited the principal's office again. This time, the corners of her mouth were grinning harder than an AK47.
Because she was admitted, she became a glorious technical secondary school student when the spring semester started. In view of her outstanding mathematics performance and the good results of that competition, she was transferred from the accounting major to the applied mathematics major.
Oh, yes, you need a junior high school diploma to go to technical secondary school. The principal gave it to her in advance, but he still told her to keep it secret for now. The school will announce it in the next semester to encourage students.
Qiu Yuling nodded in agreement, indicating that she understood everything!
What a happy day! It’s a rare opportunity to jump back to the classroom.
"Yuling, what's the matter? Why are you so happy?" Zhou Xiaonan came over to ask.
"It's nothing. I just have two days left before the holiday. I can't help but feel happy when I think about getting enough sleep."
"That's right. When I think about this, I even laugh out loud while eating. I've been counting the days on my fingers this week."
"You can hold back a bit, because the final exam is tomorrow!"
"Then why are you still happy?"
Qiu Yuling gave Zhou Xiaonan a look that said, "Figure it out yourself." Zhou Xiaonan cried out, "Why? Why does God let me trade my beauty for brains? Why is God so generous to you and give you both? Ahhhh~ It's not fair..."
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"Classmates, class is about to start..."
Zhou Xiaonan's howl suddenly stopped.
Qiu Yuling faced the exams of the next two days with the utmost enthusiasm, but what was a little different from them was that she was taking the exams for the second grade of junior high school!
She wants to get this diploma with confidence and without any water in it!
The exam is divided into two days. We will have a three-day holiday first. We will return to school next Thursday to clean up, collect our report cards, and then have a complete holiday!
The students cheered and were all eager to go home.
Early the next morning, Qiu Dashan drove a donkey and delivered bedding to students in need at the school gate, charging one or two cents depending on the distance of the journey.
Qiu Yuling wanted him to calm down and not tire himself out, but he and Huang Duoer both insisted that every penny earned was a penny earned. With three more mouths to feed in the family, making money was a pressing matter.
Qiu Jianshe also came and excitedly talked about the brigade's harvest this year.
"We have three laborers this year, not counting these new kids. The second one is in the army, and there are six mouths to feed at home. Not only do we not owe the team any rations, we even got 52 yuan."
Smoothing the wrinkles on his face, Qiu Jianshe continued, "We sold sweet potatoes for forty-three yuan, pigs for eighty-one and a half yuan, sheep for twenty-three yuan, and the production team distributed thirty-four and a half yuan in cash, so we got two hundred and thirty-four yuan.
This year’s hard work has not been in vain! "
Qiu Yuling did some calculations and found that three strong laborers who worked from dawn to dusk earned only 78 yuan a year, which was only two or three months' wages for a worker.
Her parents already looked very contented, especially her father, who wished he could go out and continue working right away to lay the foundation for greater success in the coming year.
But they didn't calculate that most of the food and drink for the family was obtained by Qiu Yuling, so that they had surplus food to sell and did not owe the brigade food rations.
If we put all these aside, after working hard for these four seasons, when we count at the end of the year, is it just enough to survive?
Since ancient times, farmers' lives have been the cheapest, and this has never improved in any dynasty.
Qiu Yuling, who had longed for a pastoral life in her previous life, became even more determined to study and become a worker and a cadre!
"Don't laugh! You only count what came in, but why don't you count what went out this year? The cart, the sewing machine, and the food and drink we eat every day, which of these things were blown away by the wind? I have the account book in my bag, you can check it and you will know why we are not starving!"
Li Qingmei recorded every income and expenditure in her account book. She drew pictures when she didn't know how to use words, which finally came in handy at this moment.
Not only Qiu Jianshe, but also Qiu Dashan and Huang Duoer were silent after watching it.
Many of the things were purchased by Qiu Yuling. Some of them were vague and she didn't even remember them. Some of them only had the items written down without specifying the amount of money.
Huang Duo'er didn't understand the seriousness of this matter. She just thought that Qiu's mother trusted her aunt and gave her money to buy the things. The others all knew that Qiu Yuling was studying and not only did she not spend the family's money, she was able to contribute so much.
As for where the money came from, the truth will come out sooner or later, and everyone who needs to know knows.
No matter how they got the money, just ask yourself whether it was all spent on this family?
"Lingling, you haven't been back to the village for a long time. Do you want to go back with Dad? Dad made a clay stove for me with mud and bricks. It's connected to the kang, so it's always warm."
Qiu Yuling thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go back." She went back to have some quiet time.
It is estimated that the threshold of his house will soon be broken down by those who got the gossip from some teacher or relative.
Grandma Yuling also said she wanted to go back for a walk. She had been away for several months, so she went back to check in.
Qiu Yuling's guess was correct. As soon as they returned to Xialiuwan Brigade, Zhou Xiaonan and her mother came to visit them with eggs.
"Sister Qiu, your daughter-in-law is almost out of confinement. I was so busy before that I just came to see the babies... Oh, the three babies are exactly the same, they are really rare!"
Wang Cuifeng put down the eggs and reached out to hold the baby, but Li Qingmei stopped her and said, "Her aunt, please sit down quickly. These are freshly steamed rolls. Eat one while it's hot."
Qiu Yuling’s daily popular science education was not in vain. Both Li Qingmei and Huang Duoer were paying attention now. Seeing her mother-in-law stop the man, Huang Duoer breathed a sigh of relief.
"Her aunt, the kids are making a fuss, let her coax them to sleep. Come on, let's go to the east room and sit for a while." Li Qingmei hugged her affectionately and went to the east wing.
Zhou Xiaonan gently touched each baby twice, and followed reluctantly. She did not forget her important business.
"Mrs. Qiu, where are your old lady and Yuling? Did they go out for a walk?" She had been in the house for a long time and hadn't seen anyone.
"That girl went back to the countryside with her grandmother, and my mother has been taking care of her for several months. She's been away from home for a long time, so she's back to tidy up the house and meet people."
"Oh, when will Yuling come back?" She heard that the kid had graduated early and might not come back to school next week to get her transcript.
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