How could the Song family not know the seriousness of the matter?
Regardless of whether this was a manifestation of the gods or not, it could not be told to anyone.
Besides, I have already hinted that if anyone disregards Xiaoqi's safety, no matter whether you are a son, daughter-in-law, or grandson, you will be kicked out of the house in minutes.
What the Song family has the most is sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren.
Being nice to Xiaoqi goes without saying.
They all remember how much Xiaoqi's father, Song Laoliu, has helped and contributed while working outside over the years.
It's only natural to be nice to Xiaoqi.
Moreover, Xiaoqi is the only little cotton-padded jacket in the family, and everyone loves and cares for her from the bottom of their hearts.
Especially those aunts who don’t have daughters.
Due to the current national policy, they will never have a little cotton-padded jacket in their lives, so they can only take good care of Xiaoqi.
So, a pot of date cakes made the Song family reach an agreement - keep the origin of the dates a secret and hurry to Lin County to sell the dates.
The gods gave Xiaoqi so many dates that every day when he woke up, the water tank at home was full.
Everyone in the Song family suspected that there was a bumper harvest of dates in heaven, or that Xiaoqi was a fairy in charge of the date orchard in heaven.
Therefore, the most urgent task is to sell the large amount of dates quickly, otherwise they will rot at home.
So, Boss Song took his three brothers and set off for Lin County in the middle of the night, carrying 60 kilograms of dates.
No one in Lin County knows the Song family, so the probability of being discovered is relatively small.
The aunts in the family began to dry the dates to make them drier and easier to store.
But even so, there are still tanks of dates waiting to be processed.
The children at home would go to the water tank to grab a few dates when they had nothing to do. They were tired of eating them. When they saw Dongzi showing off the dates, the boy from the Song family ignored him and showed a look of disgust.
Our family is short of everything now, except dates.
Dongzi felt embarrassed and scratched his head. Why did it seem that the Song family kid's expression when he saw such delicious dates was as if he saw a pig eating bran?
Song Rushuang also gradually felt her family's resistance to dates.
For a while, she saw that her fifth brother, who was the most greedy, would rather eat rice than touch the plump dates on the table.
A few days ago, my fifth aunt, who is the best cook, reluctantly bought some sugar and cooked candied dates at home.
At first, everyone ate one or two and found them fresh and delicious.
But after just two days, I was choking and couldn't eat anymore.
Song Rushuang thought it was time to change to new crops.
But where can she get the seeds?
If you can't speak, you can't walk.
She tried to make a fuss for two days, but her mother and grandmother didn't understand what she meant. They just fed her milk and changed her diapers.
In the evening, there was a sudden quarrel in the village.
Song Laosi went out to inquire and came back with a serious look on his face.
A family in the village was reported for having more children than allowed and had no money to pay the fine. The family planning office just emptied their house and demolished two rooms. Now the whole family is crying.
The Song family, who were originally having a lively meal, suddenly fell silent.
These days they dare not think about what the consequences will be for their family if they cannot pay the fine after three months.
The row of houses belonging to Old Song’s family is the largest and strongest in the village.
It was built one room at a time with great effort by the whole family over the years.
Demolishing their houses is equivalent to taking their lives.
Duan Dinglan hugged Song Rushuang and said with pursed lips:
"Dad, Mom, when that time comes, our six branches will separate and will definitely not be a burden to anyone else."
Old Madam Song narrowed her eyes and said angrily, "I'm not dead yet, and none of you are allowed to divide the family!"
Several sisters-in-law also began to comfort Duan Dinglan, telling her not to think like that, as they were all a family.
But Duan Dinglan just lowered his head and said nothing.
She was determined to give birth to Xiaoqi, so she should be punished.
She made a silent decision in her heart that she would divide the six rooms when the sixth brother came back.
If they can't pay the fine by then, they will only demolish their house, and their parents will not be implicated.
Song Rushuang felt her mother's tense and depressed mood, and rubbed against her arms.
It would be better to make room for growing more valuable crops.
I don’t know how the dates sold by my three uncles are doing.
Song Rushuang was thinking about them, and the next day the three uncles who went to Lin County to sell dates came back.
I sold all 60 kilograms of dates and made a profit of 46.80 yuan.
The whole family was delighted.
Only Song Rushuang almost fainted when she heard this number.
She forgot that this was the 1980s, and a monthly salary of twenty or thirty yuan was already very decent for an ordinary working-class person.
In order to save money, the three uncles did not take a bus. Instead, they borrowed a tricycle and rode it for two days to reach Lin County.
The round trip time, plus the time spent selling dates, only takes six days.
I earned more than 40 yuan in six days, which was unimaginable in the countryside in the 1980s.
Old Mrs. Song excitedly hugged Song Rushuang and kissed her several times.
Song Lao San also sighed:
"Our dates are priced the same as pork, but they were sold out in less than two days. When we left, some people asked us when we would come back."
Boss Song asked, "Mom, how many dates are left at home? Let's go back in a couple of days. I calculated that if we sell them this way, we can make at least 150 a month!"
The Song family members became excited.
In this way, you can earn four hundred and fifty in three months.
In addition, every Spring Festival, Song Laoliu would bring back more than 300 yuan when he returned home, which was almost enough to pay off the debt!
No need to borrow from outside!
Old Mrs. Song said yes twice:
"When the time comes, you can sell not only fresh dates, but also the dried dates and candied dates you make at home, and then set a higher price."
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