The autumn hunting lasted for more than half a month. The weather was getting colder and when the first snow fell, the activity was forced to stop.
However, this year, Rong Penggang and his two sons, as well as Fuman, bring some good things home with the villagers from time to time.
The harvest was much better than in previous years.
Except for the first pig-killing banquet, all the prey caught afterwards were stored together.
Since they couldn’t go up the mountain after the snow, Zhao Qianjin called a meeting of all the people in the brigade to distribute dividends and food.
Everyone was very happy and gathered at the dam early and waited.
Rong Penggang and his wife enjoyed revisiting the old days and went to watch the fun early.
The siblings Rong Yongyue and Rong Yongtai were just watching in curiosity.
Fuman was led by his brothers and sisters, moving through the crowd, shouting at the top of his voice.
Lan Qingshuang and her husband and Ji Xiaolian all had to queue up to calculate their work points and share their grain.
Before counting, Zhao Qianjin has to say a few words.
This year, both the fields and the autumn hunt have yielded a lot of harvests.
As the captain, Zhao Qianjin was very happy and satisfied.
It would be better if there were fewer bad things.
As Zhao Qianjin spoke, he lamented that life is not perfect.
The people below were not happy to hear this; nothing made them happier than getting something tangible in their hands.
Zhao Qianjin saw through it and shut up angrily: "Okay, okay, I know that everyone doesn't want to listen to my nonsense, so let's start dividing now."
The crowd was in an uproar, and even the unrelated Rong family members were infected. As expected, a good harvest is the greatest joy for the working people.
When the food distribution started, everyone lined up consciously.
Whispering in the team about how much they can get this year.
Lan Qingshuang, Ye Zhoushan and Ji Xiaolian were also whispering together.
"Old Ji, you work like an ox every day, and you feed the whole family. You should get a lot, right?"
Ji Xiaolian glared at Ye Zhoushan unhappily. What nonsense are you talking about?
He is lazy himself and yet he calls others like a cow.
"Not much. I borrowed food several times and took nearly a month off."
“There are some things that the educated youth cannot share.”
"After all the calculations, we can only get about 100 kilograms of food and 20 yuan."
Ye Zhoushan was immediately disgusted: "You are a grown man, and you only earn this much throughout the year. How are you going to support my cheap sister?"
"Wife, tell him how much a man should earn to support his wife and children."
Lan Qingshuang rolled her eyes at Ye Zhoushan and said, "What a waste of money! If it weren't for the work points earned by Dad and Big Brother from hunting being counted towards ours, not only would we not have any extra points, we would even have to pay for it."
"You forgot about the debt at home again, didn't you?"
Ye Zhoushan tried his best to wink at Lan Qingshuang, asking her to save some face for him.
Lan Qingshuang pretended not to see it, what a shame.
Ji Xiaolian sneered mercilessly: "Hey, for a man, how much you earn is one thing, but the important thing is that you can't owe too much, otherwise you will earn it all for others throughout the year."
Ye Zhoushan was so angry that he grabbed Ji Xiaolian's neck, and the two of them started making a scene in the crowd.
Lan Qingshuang couldn't bear to watch and chatted with the middle-aged women next to her.
In the end, Ji Xiaolian went home carrying 80 kilograms of game that he had exchanged for grain and money, and Ye Zhoushan went home carrying a pheasant that Zhao Qianjin had given him as a favor.
Ye Zhoushan's face was black throughout the whole process.
Ji Xiaolian vented his anger for being bullied by Ye Zhoushan.
Dinner was braised pheasant and rabbit, stewed cabbage and steamed buns.
Tonight, every household has cooked meat to varying degrees, so the aroma from the Ye family's cooking is not too abrupt.
At the dinner table, Lan Qingshuang talked about the market: "The day after tomorrow there will be an annual market, right at the commune. Do you want to go and see it, dad, mom, brother, and sister?"
"It's quite lively. Every household will take out the good things they have saved for a year and exchange them on that day. The higher-ups won't care."
"When we see something suitable, we can buy more."
Women all like shopping.
Yao Susu said happily: "I don't know how many years it has been since I last went to the market. It's a good opportunity to go and take a look."
"We should go back in a few days. There are some good mountain products here. We can buy some for the New Year. My grandfather will definitely like it."
When it comes to the topic of going back, Lan Qingshuang and Ye Zhoushan are both a little nervous.
Although they have no barriers towards their blood relatives.
But I still can't help feeling nervous about leaving a familiar place, going to an unfamiliar place, and changing to an unfamiliar lifestyle.
Yao Susu patted Lan Qingshuang's hand and comforted her: "Don't be afraid. When you go to the imperial capital, you will live the same way as you do now."
"We live our own lives and are not afraid of what others say."
"Besides, you have the old man to protect you. No one dares to do anything to you."
Lan Qingshuang smiled and said, "I'm not afraid, don't worry, mother."
Rong Penggang waved his hand: "Let's eat first. Fuman is hungry. We can talk later if there is anything. We have plenty of time."
On market day, the whole family got up early to prepare.
They were bound to make a lot of purchases, and every man carried a large backpack. Under the coercion and inducement of the women, they had no right to resist.
Tuanzi was tied in Rong Yongyue's arms, and she must not be allowed to run around today.
Get ready, let’s go as a group.
The people in the village arrived earlier than them. They wanted to reserve seats and exchange things.
When Ye Zhoushan and his group arrived, the entire commune, even the streets outside, were filled with stalls and crowded with people.
It would not be an exaggeration to describe it as a huge crowd of people.
"We have to act separately." Yao Susu said hesitantly. This was a much bigger scene than when they went to the market before.
It can be seen that life is really getting better and better.
"That's fine," Rong Yongtai glanced at the six people in pairs and silently grabbed Fuman into his arms.
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