"Why are you rushing me? I have to settle the accounts first." Wu Lian said unhappily.
"Wu Lian, you can do it now. You have been calculating for almost an hour and still haven't figured it out. If you can't figure it out in an entire night, who would have the time to wait for you for so long? Besides, we have all calculated it, so as long as there are no mistakes, it's fine." He Wanting said.
"He Wenting, what does it have to do with you? Just because you four have settled the score is right, right? Han Chen hasn't settled the score yet, right, Han Chen?" Wu Lian said, and then looked at Han Chen pitifully.
Han Chen ignored Wu Lian's performance and said, "Wu Zhiqing, I'm not familiar with you. Please call me Han Zhiqing."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Liu Xuemei and then said to Liu's father, "Village head, I had already calculated it clearly when Comrade Liu Xuemei was reading the data just now. There is no mistake. Wu Zhiqing's math skills are not good, so don't wait for her to figure it out. Since the five of us have calculated the same result as Comrade Liu Xuemei, then we can just follow this."
Father Liu looked at Han Chen and said, "You all looked at the remaining balance and it's correct. So let me continue. Which month do you plan to start receiving your subsidies? Think carefully. The subsidies are only for six months. After that, they're gone. In the future, most of your food and drink will still depend on your own hard work in the village."
"Village chief, can you wait for us to discuss this, please?" He Wenting said.
Father Liu nodded in agreement.
After waiting for a few minutes, He Wanting spoke on behalf of the other educated youths, saying, "Wu Zhiqing is different from the five of us. She said she'd start receiving it this month. The five of us plan to start receiving it in January of next year. By then, it will be almost the twelfth lunar month. If we've spent all the money by then, we can use the subsidy to buy food."
"Okay, the five of you will start receiving your allowance from January 1, 1969, and then on the 1st of every month until June of next year. As for Wu Zhiqing, when do you want to receive your allowance this month?" said Liu's father.
"Village chief, I want to collect it tomorrow. Can you give me six months' subsidy in one lump sum?" Wu Lian asked.
Father Liu said, "That might not be possible. The higher-ups are asking for six months of subsidies, and we can't change it at will. Also, if you claim your money tomorrow, you'll be getting it three months earlier than the other educated youth. Tomorrow, all six of you will go to the brigade headquarters and sign a statement. Don't deny your subsidies after they're paid. You'll also have to sign and pledge your consent every time you go to the brigade headquarters to claim them. Oh, and Mr. Wu, you'll also have to write a voluntary application tomorrow for early payment of the educated youth subsidy."
"Village chief, this is unfair. Why do I have to write it?" Wu Lian asked unconvinced.
Father Liu said with a sullen face, "Wu Zhiqing, if you feel this is unfair, you can go to the commune and ask if they'll let you write an application. Can you guarantee that you won't be jealous when others receive their subsidies after you do? Since you want to receive it first, you have to follow the procedures. If you want to make a scene, I'll take you to the commune or the Revolutionary Committee tomorrow to make a scene and properly resolve your problem."
Wu Lian quickly said, "Village Chief, no need. I'll just do as you say."
Father Liu ignored Wu Lian and said to the other educated youth, "I asked you to choose a representative for the educated youth. Have you chosen one yet?"
"Village chief, we have chosen. We have chosen Comrade He Wenting." Zhou Bing replied.
When Wu Lian heard this, she wanted to speak again, but Zhou Bing stared at her. She didn't dare to say anything and could only pout.
After hearing this, Liu's father said, "Okay, as long as you've made your choice, then it's Comrade He Wanting. You should lead the other educated youth to work hard in the village. As long as you work hard, Liujia Village will definitely not let you go hungry. You should get along well with the villagers in the future, don't mess around, and don't cause trouble for the village. Of course, if you have any problems that you can't solve, you can also come to the village, and the village will do its best to help you."
"Thank you, village chief. I will take good care of them." He Wenting said.
"Okay, do you have any other questions? If not, I'll leave," asked Liu's father.
Zhou Bing walked up to Liu's father and said, "Village Chief, I have a problem. I'm running out of food. Can I go to the brigade headquarters to buy some food tomorrow?"
"We've eaten it all. Now the workload is not so heavy, so you can eat a little less. I've only given you more than 30 days' supply." Father Liu said worriedly.
"Village chief, I am strong and eat a lot. After the autumn harvest, I have tried to eat less. I can only eat for half a month at most." Zhou Bing replied.
Father Liu looked at the other educated youth and said, "If you don't have enough food, go to the brigade headquarters and exchange it! But the brigade has a rule that each month you can use money to exchange for a maximum of five kilograms of fine grain or fifteen kilograms of coarse grain. Anything above fifteen kilograms can only be borrowed and must be returned after the grain is distributed. And you can only use money to exchange for a maximum of five months' supply per year, which means seventy-five kilograms of coarse grain or twenty-five kilograms of fine grain. You must plan your monthly food intake carefully and not eat it all at once."
"Village chief, what should we do? We only come here during the autumn harvest, and the grain we get from our work points at the end of the year is not enough." Zhou Bing said worriedly.
"What can we do? We should work hard every day while there is still work, especially those who earn fewer work points during the autumn harvest. If we can't even get four or five work points a day now (men are currently assigned five work points a day, and women are assigned four, and they can usually leave after completing their tasks. In a few days, it might be two or three work points a day), forget about getting much grain by the end of the year. Now, think about how much money to give to the village."
By the way, if you think five work points a day is too little, you can go up the mountain to chop firewood. One work point is worth every 100 kilograms of firewood. You can then hand it over to the tofu shop and distillery. But if you have enough firewood for the tofu shop and distillery, that won't work. Besides working, the best way to earn money now is to go up the mountain to collect mountain products. Mushrooms now, winter bamboo shoots later, and so on can be sold to the purchasing station for money. At the end of the year, after the grain distribution, you can usually buy some grain.
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