It was already afternoon when Chen Jianan arrived in Xishi carrying the cornmeal.
The fifty-kilogram weight is too heavy for him now.
"Hey, isn't this the young man selling pheasants? He really brought the cornmeal here. It looks like he got ten dollars."
Some people recognized them; the two pheasants of Chen Jianan left a deep impression on people.
"Young man, if you find any good-looking pheasants in the future, please sell them to me. I can also pay a high price for them."
Some people regretted that they bid too little and have been regretting it ever since.
"No problem."
Chen Jianan responded casually.
Those who sold large animals and large amounts of grain have withdrawn.
Now the market of Xi City is full of individual farmers and grocery stores.
Chen Jianan now has money in his pocket and can choose whatever he wants.
Ten strong slingshot rubber bands cost one dollar, and a strong nylon fishing net cost two dollars and a half.
A complete set of kitchen seasonings cost 1.5 yuan. There were also some small gifts for women, which cost more than 1 yuan.
"Unfortunately it's too late, there's no one selling soybean oil anymore."
"We haven't had oil in our home for several months..."
Chen Jianan felt a little regretful because the soybean oil sold in this era was all pure farm-pressed soybean oil.
However, after walking around for a while, he was surprised to find that someone was selling lard.
"How much is this can of lard?"
“Only two dollars!”
"This is the oil from the pig I killed yesterday. Look how good it is!"
Chen Jianan smelled it and found it fragrant, so he immediately spent money to buy it.
The man took the money and happily helped to tie the lard tightly to ensure that it would not leak.
It was getting late and the money was almost spent.
Chen Jianan packed all the groceries into a small bag.
Place in a large sack of cornmeal.
He suddenly lifted the sack onto his shoulders, and his legs went weak and he almost fell down.
The sacks now weigh about 70 to 80 kilograms.
"We must hurry, or it will be dark."
Nowadays, there are often wolves in the wild woods and grasslands, which makes it very unsafe at night.
He gritted his teeth and hurried towards the village.
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In the evening, the villagers finished their work and started to go home one after another.
Liu Guifen walked in front of the scorer in a daze. She had been worried about her son all day.
Everyone in the village knew how miserable it was to be exiled to a wasteland.
In the past, only the descendants of the five black categories or those who offended the village chief would be exiled.
Soon they could no longer hold on and cried and begged for mercy from the village chief.
But his family had not offended the village chief!
During the day, she found Zhou Huanghe to plead for mercy, but was ignored and scolded severely by Zhou Huanghe.
They said this was the decision of the village committee and it would not be changed. If Chen Jianan did not go, he would be opposing the village committee and the organization!
After this big accusation was put on her, Liu Guifen was so scared that she dared not say anything more.
"Liu Guifen, you've been lazy today, so you can only be credited with half a day's work, four work points."
The scorer took a quick look and quickly wrote it down in the booklet.
Normally, a man has ten work points and a woman has eight, and dividends are distributed at the end of the year based on the total number of work points.
"What? How am I lazy?"
Liu Guifen woke up from her daze.
Although she was in a bad mood today, she did not delay her work.
The whole family is counting on her to earn money. If her work points are deducted, what will the family eat in the future?
"Ma Laosan, Sister Liu is not lazy, don't bully me!"
There was a woman who was about the same age as Liu Guifen nearby who couldn't bear it and stood up to help.
Her name is Zhao Shulan, and she has a good relationship with Liu Guifen.
"Zhao Shulan, where are you?"
"This was decided by the village chief himself. If you have the ability, go and talk to him."
Ma Laosan raised his neck arrogantly, his face full of disdain.
When Zhao Shulan heard him carrying out the village chief, she dared not say a word.
Although she felt sorry for Liu Guifen.
But we can't afford to offend the village chief.
"Shulan, forget it..."
Liu Guifen shook her head, turned around and left silently.
"Hmph, you have nothing to say, right? Behave yourself tomorrow, or I'll deduct your work points!"
Ma Laosan roared.
Seeing his arrogant look, Zhao Shulan really wanted to go up and scratch him.
But this man is the lackey of the village chief Zhou Huanghe, so you have to look at the person before you beat the dog.
"Sister Liu, don't worry too much. Jian'an is very lucky and will be fine."
"You can let him stay at home and continue to recover. No matter how fierce the village chief is, he can't force a patient to work, right?"
The two walked home side by side, and Zhao Shulan was thinking.
"Well, my son is really weak, so let him continue to rest at home."
Liu Guifen thinks this is the truth.
But then I thought, I will definitely be targeted by the village chief, and he will probably find reasons to deduct my work points every day.
If I can’t make money, what will my family eat in the future?
She looked sad and worried.
"Sister Liu, take this cake. Tell me if your family is short of food in the future."
Zhao Shulan took out a palm-sized tortilla from her bag and stuffed it into Liu Guifen's arms.
"Oh, no, that's impossible."
"Your family has so many people and you don't even have enough food to eat. How can I take yours?"
Liu Guifen quickly declined.
"Sister Liu, we have been sisters for many years. How can I bear to see you in trouble now?"
"If you don't take this cake, I won't be able to sleep at night."
But Zhao Shulan was determined to help.
"Oh well……"
Liu Guifen suddenly thought of her son.
He is so weak, he needs to eat more.
So she accepted the cake and felt very grateful to the sister.
When she got home, Liu Guifen only saw Lingling playing on the kang.
"Lingling, where's your brother?"
"My brother said he would go to the wasteland to find some meat for me, but he hasn't come yet."
Lingling was playing with a doll made of rags.
"What? Jianan went to the wasteland? He hasn't come back yet?"
Liu Guifen just felt dizzy.
Everything went dark and he fell to the ground.
"Mom, mom, what's wrong with you? Wake up..."
After an unknown amount of time, Liu Guifen woke up to her daughter's anxious call.
"Lingling, is your brother here?"
"No."
Lingling shook her head and was very happy to see her mother wake up.
She didn't know how to light the kerosene lamp, so the room was pitch dark.
Liu Guifen saw that the moon had risen outside the window, and she couldn't help feeling despair in her heart.
Could it be that my son is born?
She shuddered with fear.
"Lingling, are you hungry?"
She took out the tortilla that Zhao Shulan had given her.
“Ah, it’s tacos!”
Lingling opened her eyes wide and could already smell the fragrance.
Her family hasn't had dry food for a long time.
But she held it in her hand and didn't eat it.
"I want to keep it for my brother! My brother is the best to Lingling."
Lingling tried hard to hold back her saliva, but she was still thinking about her brother.
"Lingling, your brother..."
Liu Guifen couldn't continue.
She held on to hope and wanted to ask someone to go to the wasteland to look for her son, but she had no strength left in her body and could not get up from the kang.
"It's over, the sky has fallen... If my son is gone, I don't want to live anymore..."
Liu Guifen's heart was filled with despair.
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