Chapter 312 Chapter 313: Fortunately
The villagers who followed carried the grain into the team, and the people from the grain station walked over slowly.
Secretary Xu smiled and walked over to him, quickly stuffing a pack of cigarettes into his hand. "Comrade She, look at the weather. Can we add some more people? If it rains, everyone's hard work for a year will be wasted."
Comrade She thought for a moment, "Secretary Xu, to be honest, I also want more manpower, so that we can have an easier time. How about this! I'll ask everyone to speed up when checking and registering. You also ask the members to speed up and not send in unqualified grain. If you delay, the time will naturally be shortened."
"Yes, yes."
The people in the queue in front helped to open the door of the granary, and then they started checking and weighing the goods.
Zhou Huaian saw the inspector take an iron pipe and poke it into the bag, pull it out, pour out some grains from the cone, put them in the palm of his hand to check how clean they were, then take a few grains, put them in his mouth, bite them and spit them out, and then he determined the grade of the grain.
Among the ten or so households, only two had the best food, while the others had average food.
After checking and weighing, the dozen or so households in front sent the millet, sweet potatoes, sorghum and other crops to the granary.
Next it was Lao Xiazi's turn to receive his grain, which was paid with the help of Secretary Xu's family. When it was Zhou Huaian's and Zhou Yiding's turns, the eldest son of the Xu family also helped to move the grain over for inspection. As a result, both families were rated as top-notch.
The Zhou Huaian brothers carried the grain into the granary, where they saw a wooden ladder about five or six meters high placed diagonally. It was the kind of ladder made from thick wooden boards.
After the two men carried it up, they opened the sack and poured the grain down, then took out their tools and continued to carry the sack in.
After that, Zhou Huairong went to get the receipt, and Zhou Huaian helped Zhou Yiding carry the grain to the granary.
After the two of them went in, Zhou Yiding whispered, "The old lady Chen's family behind me was rated as inferior. They didn't pass it on originally, but Secretary Xu said something nice and they took away ten kilograms of water from the bag before accepting it."
"Oh my god, ten kilograms will be deducted from each bag. His family has three bags of millet, so thirty kilograms will be deducted. If we don't deduct it from him, will he fail today?"
"Yes, take it back and dry it in the sun before sending it back."
"Fuck it, are you going to let me live?"
"What can we do? We were able to get the top grade today thanks to the Xu family."
"Yes!" Zhou Huaian shook the sack, "Let's go, the mission is completed once we hand it in."
When the two men came out of the granary, Zhou Huairong was already waiting there. Captain Zhou and Secretary Xu wanted to stay there for a while. After they said hello, they left the grain station with the villagers who had paid their grain taxes.
A villager asked: "Master Zhou, when are you leaving?"
Zhou Huaian glanced at Zhou Huairong and said, "We still have to go see my sister and give her some vermicelli."
The man smiled and said, "How about we go buy some things and find you at the entrance of town?"
"Yes, you can put the sacks in the truck bed and buy whatever you want. I'll help you carry them back when we get back."
"Okay, I've been waiting for you to say that. Let's put the stuff in the truck bed."
Several villagers put sacks of radish into the tractor bucket. Old Lady Liu looked at him gratefully, "Thank you so much, youngest brother! Thanks to you for helping me today. Otherwise, how could I deliver the food to my family?"
The old lady's son and daughter-in-law both died of illness, and she is left alone to raise her two grandchildren, and her life is very difficult.
Zhou Huaian said uncomfortably: "It only took me a little effort. You should thank Secretary Xu and Captain Zhou. They were the ones who notified me to help transport the grain here. The round-trip gas money was also reimbursed by the village."
After hearing this, everyone nodded and said, "Our village cadres are really good. The villagers take good care of the five-guarantee households, those with little labor, and military dependents."
"Yes, it's much better than Team Fangtian."
After discussing for a few words, everyone went their separate ways.
"Master Zhou!" Zhou Yiding gave him a slight turn and said, "Thank you!"
"Get lost~" Zhou Huaian laughed and kicked him on the butt, "Go get the vermicelli and go to your future mother-in-law's house to ask about food."
"Yes!" Zhou Yiding put the sack in the tractor's bucket and took out the sweet potato flour that Zhou's mother had given him. "I'll ask and come back to find you."
Zhou Huaian looked at him with a smile, "Go ahead, eat some more fermented glutinous rice eggs."
Zhou Yiding rolled his eyes in response.
Zhou Huairong put down the basket and came over. "Youngest, why are you asking about food?"
"I've had enough of eating whole grains every day. I want to buy some millet so I can eat white rice occasionally."
"You guys can buy some if you are small, but don't let the old man know, or he will definitely scold you."
"Got it!" Zhou Huaian thought about it and said, "Brother, I heard that millet is sold for 10 cents per pound on the black market. I think you should buy a few hundred pounds and take them home. You can also add less sorghum and sweet potato shreds when cooking."
"I've earned some money over the past six months thanks to you, but the burden of having three children at home is much heavier than you. Jiaming and Jialiang will need to repair their houses and find wives, and Xiaowen will need to pay for a dowry. All of these will cost money, so we should be frugal."
After hearing this, Zhou Huaian stopped trying to persuade him. The two brothers went to the market together to buy some meat and two pig's trotters, then returned to the grain station, started the tractor and headed towards Zhou Yumei's house.
Looking at the villagers waiting anxiously in a long line outside the grain station, Zhou Huairong was extremely grateful. He was grateful that his family had a tractor, that his family conditions had improved, and that he could have a say in the village, otherwise they would be among those waiting.
Zhou Huaian also felt a little emotional. They were lucky to have handed over the public grain and no longer had to worry about rain or hail, but the villagers waiting in line were still suffering.
I sincerely hope that it won’t rain so that everyone can pay their taxes safely.
He Jianjun's family lives at the end of the street, opposite the school. They also have a few acres of land and an old brick courtyard that is much narrower than Zhou's.
The tractor rumbled to the scene. Zhou Huairong jumped down and pulled out a new taro flour from the back of the tractor. "Youngest, take the meat and pig's trotters."
"Yes!" Zhou Huaian followed him to the gate of the yard with meat in one hand and pig's trotter in the other.
"Yumei!" Zhou Huairong called out to Zhou Yumei who was picking red peppers in the yard.
"Big brother, youngest, why are you here?" Zhou Yumei looked at the two of them in surprise. She put down a handful of chili peppers, wiped her hands on her waist, and walked forward to look at the two of them happily. "What are you doing standing outside? Come in!"
Zhou Huairong walked in with the backpack in his hand. "Today is the day to pay the public grain tax. Mom asked us to bring you some sweet potato flour and the backpack as well."
"Yeah!" Zhou Yumei turned her head to look at Zhou Huaian and said happily, "He looks much more energetic. I heard he even bought a tractor. He's finally grown up!"
Zhou Huaian hung the meat and pig's trotters on the clothesline on the steps, "You are so old now, you can't rely on your mother and husband for the rest of your life!"
(End of this chapter)
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