Ever since she was caught throwing a tantrum by her brother-in-law Zhao Guohui that morning, Wu Jinfeng has come to hate Aunt Qiuju.
If Wu Jinfeng hadn't seen Aunt Qiuju asking Zhao Yunxiang to make clothes, she wouldn't have asked Zhao Yunxiang for money for the eggs. She didn't expect that old woman Qiuju, who had the money to buy cloth for clothes, would still owe her the labor fee?
Zhao Yunxiang had no money in her pocket, and she took advantage of Xiaojiu's fall into the water to fight her over an egg. Whenever Wu Jinfeng thought about that incident, she felt an indescribable rage. If Zhao Guohui hadn't caught her red-handed, the old man wouldn't have had to pay the two yuan for medical expenses, and she wouldn't have had to buy that bag of tzaozi cake to visit the patient.
Thinking of the whole tiao gao eaten up by Zhou Jiasheng and Zhou Yuanyuan, Wu Jinfeng couldn't sleep because of the heartache. It was all Qiuju's fault. It was all her fault!
Wu Jinfeng blamed all this on Aunt Qiuju.
"I didn't say I wouldn't give it to you. I'll give it to Yunxiang when the team distributes the money. It's shameless of a mother-in-law to still have her eyes on her daughter-in-law's pocket after the family is divided." Aunt Qiuju was not afraid of Wu Jinfeng and retorted sharply.
"You..." Wu Jinfeng was so angry that she choked. Indeed, the creditor was Zhao Yunxiang, not her, Wu Jinfeng. She couldn't say that she was collecting the debt for her daughter-in-law, right?
"Okay, okay, Aunt Qiuju is right. The Qi family was injured while working. The team gives them some food every year, which can be considered as compensation." Zhou Qimin found his excuse and spoke louder: "Fellow villagers! We are all from Zhoujia Village. We know each other well for generations. We should help each other! We can't just watch the Qi family starve to death due to lack of food, can we?"
"Thank you, everyone. Thank you, everyone." Qiuxiang was also smart. After hearing Zhou Qimin say this, she quickly stood in front and bowed to the team members. Seeing Qiuxiang like this, many people shut up and kept silent.
Seeing Wu Jinfeng's frustration, Zhou Daniu retreated into the crowd, not daring to embarrass Qiuxiang any further. He could only ponder his dirty thoughts in secret. If anyone knew that Zhou Daniu had ill intentions towards Qiuxiang, every old woman in the village would rush over and tear him apart.
Seeing that everyone finally had no objection, Zhou Qimin hurriedly took out a small notebook from his jacket pocket and began to read it in a serious manner.
Throughout the year, excluding windy, rainy, and winter-hibernating days, being able to work full days for 260 out of 365 days was considered quite good. This year, the first team worked full days for 252 days.
Zhao Yunxiang worked 252 days this year, 8 centimeters a day, which adds up to more than 2,000 centimeters.
According to these centimeters, Zhao Yunxiang was to receive over 600 kilograms of millet, 160 kilograms of sweet potatoes, 40 kilograms of potatoes, and over 40 yuan. As for Zhou Jiasheng and Zhou Yuanyuan, they received neither food nor money.
When Wu Jinfeng heard the team leader read out that Zhao Yunxiang would receive over 40 yuan this year, her eyes lit up instantly. After waiting for Zhou Qimin to finish reading out the amount of food and money allocated to each household in the small notebook, Wu Jinfeng scurried over to the desk and said to Zhou Qimin with a cheeky face, "Nephew, I'll collect the food and money from my third daughter-in-law's family later."
Seeing Wu Jinfeng make such a request, Zhou Qimin's face suddenly fell.
In previous years, other teams had experienced cases of people collecting food on behalf of others, but that was because the daughter-in-law coveted her mother-in-law's things and said she was collecting them on her behalf, but ended up moving the food from her mother-in-law's house into her own home.
The mother-in-law of that family would definitely not work if she had no food. What did food mean in those days? It was the life of the whole family!
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law argued for months, and finally the village chief called in the police from the town police station, and the daughter-in-law finally returned the grain to her mother-in-law. The team leader was criticized by the village chief and eventually dismissed from his post.
Now that Wu Jinfeng had also jumped out to cause such a scene, how could Zhou Qimin feel at ease? The Zhou family had split up a few years ago, and everyone in Zhoujia Village knew about it. According to the rules of Zhoujia Village, after a family split up and established its own household, the son and father were no longer one family. Usually, for any weddings, funerals or other events in the village, each had to give a gift.
The same goes for dividing food. If you're not a family, how could the team let you take someone else's food and money? If there were any disputes, it would still be the team leader Zhou Qimin who would be in trouble.
Besides, Wu Jinfeng is a well-known fierce and aggressive person in Zhoujia Village. If she moves the grain from her daughter-in-law's house into her own house, it will not be easy for her to take it out again.
Although the position of a team leader is not a big one, it has many benefits. Zhou Qimin is doing very well in this position, so why would he take the risk of being dismissed for Wu Jinfeng?
"No." Thinking of this, team leader Zhou Qimin refused outright.
When Zhou Zhixin was at home, he got along well with Zhou Qimin. After Zhou Zhixin got married, he also asked Zhou Qimin to take care of his wife and children.
"What?" Wu Jinfeng was angry, with one hand on her waist and the other finger almost poking Zhou Qimin's face.
Wu Jinfeng's loud voice could be heard throughout the warehouse, "Why? I'm Zhao Yunxiang's mother-in-law. She's not home, so why can't I take it on her behalf? Are you, Zhou Qimin, just hoping that Zhao Yunxiang won't come back so the team doesn't have to give her her share?"
"Auntie, this is the team's rule. Every family can only receive their own share of food and money. No one can receive it on their behalf." Zhou Qimin patiently persuaded.
"I am Zhixin's mother. Aren't Zhao Yunxiang's things my son's? So what if I eat some of his food?" Wu Jinfeng said unconvinced.
"Auntie, after Zhixin's wife takes the grain home, the team won't be able to control how much you ask for from her. It's not allowed to ask for it on her behalf at the team." Zhou Qimin was almost annoyed to death by Wu Jinfeng. There were several piles of dried grain piled up in the warehouse, and he would have to weigh them at each household later. He was very busy!
"Yes, yes! That's the team's rule, we just have to follow it." Aunt Qiuju, seeing Zhou Qimin's dilemma, hurried out to offer a helping hand. Who doesn't know that Wu Jinfeng is an unreasonable woman? If she were to move Zhixin's wife's food, she'd probably have to move it to her own cabinet!
"What's my Zhou family's business? It's none of your business, old woman!" Wu Jinfeng was furious, and she was furious at Aunt Qiuju. Aunt Qiuju had ruined both of their good things, and Wu Jinfeng wanted to pounce on her and bite her.
Wu Jinfeng was particularly resentful of the fact that Aunt Qiuju had asked Zhao Yunxiang to make clothes for her without paying her. If Qiuju hadn't been so shameless, how could she have let Wu Jinfeng lose the money for an egg?
"Forget it, forget it. Just forget what I said. The captain and the accountant are in charge anyway!" Aunt Qiuju glanced at Zhou Zhigang, who sat silently behind his desk, curled her lips, and walked away. I thought Zhou Zhigang from the Zhou family was a good person, but it seems he's not much better. Wu Jinfeng had been jumping around for so long, but she didn't say a word of advice.
Forget it, forget it. She should hurry outside to greet Yunxiang. Wu Jinfeng, that old woman, let her act like a demon. There are so many people in the team! She won't get any advantage!
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