By evening, they had collected about 300 jin (150 kg).
Qiao Wanyue stretched and, together with Yang Miaomiao, sorted and packed all the dried vegetables and put them in the warehouse.
"Wanyue, when would be a good time to deliver the vegetables?" The team leader came over as soon as he finished work. He felt a warmth in his heart when he saw the dozen or so sacks. If all of these could be converted into money, their village could have a good New Year.
Qiao Wanyue thought for a moment, "Let's gather a thousand catties."
Qiao Wanyue originally thought that 1,000 jin was enough, but when she arrived, she realized that she had not seen enough.
Although the team leader was worried that the factory might think 1,000 jin was too much and wouldn't accept it, he also hoped for as much as possible. The main task for rural people was to work in the fields, and if it was too little, it would be a waste of time to deliver it every day.
After agreeing on the plan, the group left behind the guards and departed.
Qiao Wanyue led Lu Hui along a country path. The little guy held a dried sweet potato that someone had given him, and he put it in his mouth and bit into it. Although he only bit off a small piece, he was very happy.
While Qiao Wanyue was working, the little guy would squat quietly beside her, and as long as she was given water and food from time to time, he was incredibly well-behaved.
Even after walking a long way, she didn't ask to be carried, and followed Qiao Wanyue with her short legs.
When he got home, Lu Rong and his wife had already prepared dinner.
Qiao Wanyue fetched water and first washed Lu Hui's hands and face. Then she filled her own basin with clean water and washed her own hands.
"Dinner's ready," Lu Rong said to the two people in the yard.
"They're here."
After dinner, the farmers, who didn't have many recreational facilities, would chat in the yard and then go to sleep.
Qiao Wanyue patrolled the space as usual, studying until she was exhausted, and then went to sleep.
The next day, I went to the team headquarters again to collect dried vegetables.
Yang Miaomiao, the team leader's wife, Secretary Guo, and Qiao Wanyue worked for three days.
The thousand catties of dried vegetables were finally collected on the evening of the third day.
After finishing his work, the brigade leader didn't even go home. He went straight to the village office. When he arrived at the door, he didn't even go in because the meeting room of the brigade office was filled with dried vegetables, which blocked the door.
"Wanyue, Miaomiao, Miaomiao's mom, Secretary, you've worked hard." He looked at the four people who were covered in dust and dirt. Compared to going to work, dealing with the villagers and selecting people was even more important. Although there were helpers, they were not enough. The main task still depended on these four people.
Secretary Guo leaned against the wall, smiling as he looked at the pile of dried vegetables, his heart filled with the joy of a bountiful harvest.
"This is almost half the dried vegetables for half the households in the village. Who will deliver it tomorrow?"
The brigade leader thought for a moment, "I borrowed an oxcart from the next village. Tomorrow, we'll have two carts from our village and two from the next village. You, Wanyue, and Miaomiao can go together." He still had village matters to attend to.
After thinking it over, Secretary Guo arranged for the villagers to help load it up, and once they arrived at the state-owned factory, they went directly to Minister Xu to have it unloaded.
"OK."
Having agreed, Secretary Guo left.
The captain stayed behind to keep watch at night; he would be heartbroken if he lost so much stuff.
The next day, at daybreak
Qiao Wanyue changed into a pair of pants today. She told Lu Rong in advance that she might not be back at noon. The brigade leader asked the secretary to treat Minister Xu to lunch after receiving the money, and they would not be back until the afternoon.
Lu Rong agreed.
When she arrived at the village office, the brigade leader was guarding four fully loaded vehicles, not daring to close his eyes.
Secretary Guo had already arrived, and soon Yang Miaomiao arrived on her own bicycle.
The three followed behind the oxcart.
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