Xu Ningyan looked at Gu Zhiyuan's expression: Boss, don't lie to me just because I'm young!
Just now, his face darkened, he adopted a "don't approach me" attitude, and he shook off her hand with such decisiveness.
She was worried that she hadn't shown enough loyalty or protected the relationship thoroughly enough!
If you were a domineering CEO, you'd definitely have to write a couple of literary lines to broaden the horizons of the big shots!
They are only husband and wife in name only, half-siblings in name only, but in reality, she is the boss and her lackey. Would she dare to stand idly by when the boss is humiliated?
How can I become a confidant of a big shot and work for him in the future?
Even if a big shot has a broad perspective and doesn't care about this, wouldn't it still be embarrassing for them?
If you didn't share the hardships with the big boss, how can you expect to share the good times later?
However, you can't be too eager at this time, lest the big boss suspect that you have designs on him, and then you're doomed!
He immediately adopted a nonchalant attitude: "We live under the same roof, we're in the same boat. If I insult you, I insult me! Besides, if I back down and don't pursue this today, do you believe that the Xu family, and some of the unscrupulous ones, will take advantage of our kindness and try to drag us all down with them!"
"I'm protecting you, and I'm protecting myself! Brother Gu, you don't need to overthink it!"
After saying that, he straightened his chest and strode forward with great pride.
Gu Zhiyuan shook his head, his eyes showing a mixture of helplessness and indulgence, and followed.
The grain has been mostly distributed.
Since it's based on households, the accountants have already tallied up the work points and such.
The grain is being distributed in advance, and a portion will be left in the production team's warehouse.
The remaining amount was estimated based on each household's work points and the number of people in the family, so that the production team members' families could afford to survive the famine.
They were also worried that during the autumn harvest, some families wouldn't have enough food, which would not only delay things but also easily lead to trouble.
Therefore, when someone's name is called, you just need to tell them how many work points they have and how much grain they can receive.
This is how the Unity Brigade has always divided the land, and no one has ever objected.
Even if they did, they only dared to mutter a few words in hushed tones, not daring to make a real fuss, lest they delay the distribution of grain to those behind them, and be stabbed in the back for it.
After everyone weighed their own grain, those who had fewer people coming or hadn't brought enough containers for the grain left one person behind to watch over their portion of grain and carried some home first.
There were quite a few people standing around.
When it was Xu Ningyan and Gu Zhiyuan's turn, the scene, which had been lively and laughing, suddenly became quiet.
Everyone's eyes, whether directly or indirectly, were fixed on the two of them.
Xu Ningyan stepped forward, and the accountant Huang Erneng glanced at her, flipped through the ledger, and read: "Xu Ningyan has 275 work points, Gu Zhiyuan has 258 work points, and they will each receive 53 jin of wheat."
Xu Ningyan's work points were recalculated after all the work points were settled last Spring Festival. Including the time she fell into the water and the time she needed to recuperate, that's why she only has this many points.
In the past, Xu Siya would have nearly four hundred work points when she settled her work points at this time, which shows how hard she worked.
Gu Zhiyuan, on the other hand, had a bad family background. The work of clearing and cultivating the wasteland at the foot of the mountain was tiring and heavy, and the work points were not high. He was only sent down to the Tuanjie Brigade before the New Year, and he was still able to earn more than 200 work points, which was already quite impressive.
Xu Ningyan couldn't help but glance at Gu Zhiyuan. She hadn't expected the big boss to be so powerful; he must have suffered a lot.
The two of them only received about fifty kilograms of wheat, which was indeed quite a small amount.
This is still wheat with the bran on. If you want it to be edible, you have to grind it into flour and remove the bran before you can eat it.
Of course, some families who were struggling financially would grind up the bran and mix it into the flour to eat.
Wheat is a refined grain, and many families with large members will exchange it for coarse grains to eat at home.
The production team allowed it; otherwise, the refined grains wouldn't last until the next grain distribution.
However, Xu Ningyan definitely wants all fine food. She has her own space, and Gu Zhiyuan has connections, so neither of them will be stingy with their food.
Especially at this time, the coarse grains were really coarse, not the finely ground coarse grains of later generations. They were really not tasty and even hurt the throat.
Eating too much sweet potato or potato can cause heartburn and flatulence.
No one expected that Xu Ningyan would insist on only fine grains. What a spendthrift woman! Is she going to live like this forever?
But looking at Gu Zhiyuan behind her, she realized that although this "black five categories" member had a bad class background, he was still rich and had ration coupons. He probably often went to the grain station to exchange for food, which explained his wealth and arrogance.
Having heard what the Xu family said, and looking at Xu Ningyan and Gu Zhiyuan, she felt somewhat disdainful. While she was jealous, she also restrained her thoughts.
The Xu family, however, were somewhat unhappy.
Their family is large, and they have a considerable number of work points.
Xu Ningyan lost work points this year and received dozens of kilograms less wheat, which made her quite unhappy.
In previous years, Xu Ningyan's work points could be exchanged for wheat, and she didn't even have to eat them herself; they were all given to Miao Cuihua, Xu Zhenzhu, and several children.
Moreover, the brigade leader also said that since Xu Zhenzhu already has a job, the city will naturally allocate grain to her, and then the production team's grain will not be her share. One person cannot take advantage of both ends, that would be undermining socialism!
Once that serious accusation was made, no one dared to say anything more.
With less work points and one less person to share grain, the Xu family's grain quota this year is significantly reduced.
Previously, we only exchanged one-third of our produce for whole grains, but this year we have to exchange half of it.
Miao Cuihua was still discussing with Xu Zhenzhu, saying that this year's newly harvested wheat was the most fragrant, and that after the flour was ground, they would select the best quality and have Xu Zhenzhu take it to the county town so that the Lu family could also taste it.
Xu Zhenzhu then acted coquettishly, saying that she couldn't cook and what she would do if she couldn't get used to the cafeteria food when she started working.
Miao Cuihua readily agreed: "I'll come over and cook for you! Or I can have Er Ya or San Ya go and cook two meals for you every day before coming back! If you want anything to eat, just tell me the day before, and Er Ya and San Ya will bring it to you from home the next day!"
Those around couldn't stand it anymore.
This isn't raising a girl, it's worshipping ancestors!
"Hey Pearl's mom, aren't you spoiling your daughter way too much? She's got a boyfriend now, how is she going to take care of her in-laws if she can't even cook? Besides, there's a limit to how much you can spoil your daughter. Who makes their granddaughter run around cooking for her daughter several times a day? That's not how you do things!"
They were practically pointing fingers and saying the Xu family was acting like a landlord's daughter.
Miao Cuihua argued, "I only have one daughter, she's obedient, well-behaved, and capable! Why shouldn't I love her? Besides, who has a problem with that? This whole family will be counting on my Pearl in the future, what's wrong with letting them cook for Pearl? That's doing them a favor..."
Seeing Miao Cuihua talking so animatedly, the person next to her lightly slapped himself across the face, thinking, "Damn it, serves you right for being so talkative!"
He turned and slipped away.
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