Chapter 488 Kaoshantun
Lu Qiaoge still asked her: "How is your family situation now? Are there any difficulties?"
Tan Ying shook her head and said with a smile, "It's much better than before. Now I just go home to cook a meal in the evening. I don't have to worry about it in the morning or at noon. I eat here at noon.
My mom came to make a scene a couple of days ago and even brazenly threatened to give my job to my cousin from my eldest uncle's family."
Many people like this, and Lu Qiaoge doesn't find it strange.
Tan Ying continued, "I went to the team leader and told him my idea. He scolded my mother and told her that even if this acquisition point failed, he would never give my job to her family.
The accountant and the women's director were there at the time. The women's director said to my mother, "If this purchasing point goes bankrupt, I'll see if the villagers will tear you to pieces."
The accountant also said to my mother: "What are you thinking? Even if Tan Ying quits this job, this purchasing point will not be closed. There are still so many people in the village. It will never be your family's turn. What's the matter? Are the young women and men in our village just decorations?"
At this point, Tan Ying laughed.
Lu Qiaoge also laughed.
Outsiders can't help much with household chores, especially since Tan Ying's family background is so bad. If she wants to break free, she has to rely on herself in the end.
There were two chairs in the room and a desk brought from the commune.
Tan Ying poured Lu Qiaoge a glass of water and said sheepishly, "The conditions here are a bit shabby, but the tubs are all clean. I scalded them with hot water."
This girl really pays attention to everything.
Lu Qiaoge sat across from her and said gently, "The Shangen Brigade has done a great job collecting corn leaves. The quality of the corn leaves they've collected is excellent, and there's very little waste when weaving them. Some of them have been processed exceptionally well, and the colors are beautiful. Do you know who they belong to?"
Tan Ying was a little surprised and quickly took out a notebook from the desk.
These office supplies were brought by Shao Le.
After flipping through a few pages, Tan Ying said, "This was made by an old craftsman. He has arthritis, so he usually sits down and rarely walks around. But he handles these corn leaves very well. The one who delivered them was his grandson. Director Lu lives next door in Kaoshantun."
Lu Qiaoge blinked his eyes. Hehe, there really is a village called Kaoshantun.
Tan Ying put away the smile on his face and said softly, "It's just that his grandson is not very old. The child is not even nine years old. He always carries him here from Kaoshantun."
Lu Qiaoge gulped down the water in the large teapot, wiped his mouth, and said to Tan Ying, "Let's go to Kaoshantun."
Tan Ying stood up quickly and took out the wicker basket of wild vegetables. There was no water left. Lu Qiaoge opened the trunk of the jeep and put the basket of wild vegetables in it. After closing the lid, Tan Ying breathed a sigh of relief and looked around. Fortunately, no one was at the brigade headquarters and no one was coming to deliver the goods.
There was a small blackboard at the door. Holding a piece of chalk, Tan Ying wrote on it that he had something to do in Kaoshantun and would be back soon, so please be patient.
We all came here with things, it would be inconvenient to ask them to carry them back.
There are not as many corn leaves now as in autumn.
However, in such a large city like Jiangcheng, with so many communes and production teams, there are still quite a lot of accumulated corn leaves to be found.
The purchase price here is not low. A pound of corn leaves costs 30 cents, and now a pound of pork costs about 80 cents. This price is very acceptable.
Lu Qiaoge opened the car door and let Tan Ying get in, then she drove in the direction Tan Ying said.
Old Mrs. Tan couldn't help but walk towards the brigade headquarters.
There is a lot of work to do in the fields today. Except for the elderly, the weak and the sick, everyone else has gone to work in the fields. The team leader is also in the fields, so the only people at the team headquarters should be that dead girl and some people who come to deliver goods.
Before Mrs. Tan even arrived, she saw a jeep parked at the entrance of the brigade office from afar. She stood there and didn't dare to move, because the sight of the jeep made her frightened and she instinctively took several steps back.
Then I saw the young factory manager named Lu Qiaoge getting into the car with the dead girl.
A puff of smoke came out of the back of the car and it drove away quickly.
It looks scary.
Old Mrs. Tan took a few steps back.
In the past, Tan Ying was just a piece of mud, and she could be molded however she wanted.
But now she doesn't dare.
I was really worried that I would make her angry and burn all three of them to death.
The old lady also felt hatred in her heart.
But while feeling hatred, I also felt relieved.
Her stupid son must have done something bad in his previous life, so he was reborn as a fool in this life.
She was an old lady from the countryside. She had no power over anyone, including her old husband. After going through so much trouble to marry a wife, she was killed by evil spirits.
Fortunately, the girl's parents had both passed away, so she was basically an orphan and grew up in her aunt's house. If it weren't for this, they wouldn't have been able to marry her.
I paid fifty yuan in compensation and that was the end of it.
But she saved up fifty yuan for more than ten years.
Old Mrs. Tan turned and walked back home, muttering to herself, "Just be at peace, everyone. After my son became paralyzed, I, an old woman, haven't been as worried as before.
No, no, no, I should... I should worry about it. I am the mother of my silly son. But silly son, don’t blame me. If you want to blame someone, blame your sister, that damned girl. It’s all her fault that you are like this. You…”
At this time, Lu Qiaoge was driving on a rugged road.
If you want to be rich, build roads first!
This road must be repaired next year, otherwise it will be too inconvenient.
Lao Jingtou is a five-guarantee household in Kaoshantun. Three years ago, during a flood, his son was washed away while trying to rescue the brigade's grain. His daughter-in-law was nearby at the time and jumped in to save her husband, but both of them drowned.
The child was only three years old at that time. He was an orphan and got married late. His wife was a mute. This son was his late-born child. He thought his life would get better and better, but he never expected to encounter such a thing.
His wife died of a serious illness, leaving him to struggle to make ends meet with his three-year-old grandson.
Even though he is a five-guarantee household in the village, it can only guarantee that he will be the same as other villagers. Anyway, everyone is having a hard time now.
Lao Jingtou has difficulty with his legs and uses crutches. At this moment, he is sitting in the yard, patiently processing corn leaves.
My grandson went to school. There was no primary school in Kaoshantun, so he had to go to the commune to go to school, and it took more than three hours to go there and back.
But the book must be read.
Haven’t you seen that those who have jobs are all educated? Those who are uneducated will not be able to achieve long-term success even if they do something now?
Lao Jingtou heard someone talking outside the yard. It was the brigade secretary.
Then two young girls came in.
After the introduction, I found out that one of them was Director Lu of the handicraft factory, who was the one who bought their corn leaves.
Old Jingtou's ears weren't very good, so the brigade secretary called out, "Brother Jing, Director Lu thought the corn leaves you process were of good quality, so he wanted to come and see you. Do you have any special methods?"
(End of this chapter)
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