After the busy farming season, everyone finally has a break and doesn't want to join in the commotion of a second marriage.
Besides, He Shujuan had already made a scene a few days earlier, with the whole brigade shouting that Zhou Ling was unwanted by her family and that Wang Xiuqin was just picking up trash by taking her in.
"You absolutely must not go to her house for her wedding banquet, or you'll get bad luck!"
Second marriages are considered unlucky, and Wang Xiuqin didn't know many people in the team, so Lin Gou Dan's marriage naturally didn't cause any stir.
Lin Gou Dan wasn't too upset, he just jumped up and cursed, "Damn it, if you don't want to come, then don't come! The dishes we made at home had a lot of big slices of meat in them, now I'll have to eat them all by myself!"
Zhou Ling angrily lifted the veil and threw it on the ground. Seeing Lin Gou Dan clutching his crotch and hopping around, she felt a wave of nausea.
What could she do? Her reputation was ruined, and it was impossible for her to marry into a good family again. The fact that Wang Xiuqin agreed to let her into the family was a win-win situation for both of them.
Zhou Changsheng has really gone all out this time, giving a lot of dowry, even more than when he married into He Shujuan's family. In addition to a sewing machine, he also received fifty yuan as part of his dowry.
Zhou Ling was restless at home, constantly causing trouble, so when Wang Xiuqin came to propose marriage, he agreed without hesitation.
There was no grand ceremony; they just wanted her to get married quickly so she would visit her parents' home less often. This time, he had already made it clear to Wang Xiuqin that there was no turning back. Zhou Ling was a member of her family, and she would be a member of her family even in death. There was no going back!
Wang Xiuqin happily counted the fifty yuan, thinking to herself, "A secondhand item, can't I fix it? He Shujuan used to be too good to her, which is why she made such a mess of the house. A good beating would have been enough."
The wedding over there lacked any joy, but Lin Ye's newly renovated house, furnished with carefully selected furniture, instantly became bright and cheerful, exuding a special charm of life.
Lu Wanqing brought Zhao Xiaolan from Aunt Luo's house, and Luo Hao also came to visit, making the other people extremely envious.
"When I first saw your house, it didn't seem like anything special, just a layer of cement on the floor! But once the furniture was put in, it completely changed. When are you planning to move in?" Luo Hao couldn't wait to come and celebrate the housewarming.
Lin Ye smiled and said, "Next weekend, I'm only free on weekends."
There's not much left in the house, except for those two big beds which are hard to move, and some sewing materials, so I need to organize them properly, otherwise they'll easily get messed up.
The sweet potatoes in the cellar haven't been processed yet, and there are still hundreds of hairy crabs in the water tank.
Lu Wanqing couldn't openly store them in her spatial storage, so she could only wait for Lin Ye to come up with a way to sell them.
It's fine to say you're eating these things yourself, but if you actually sell them, you'll definitely be reported for speculation and profiteering.
Unexpectedly, things soon took a turn for the better.
Just as the team was handing over the grain to the grain station, the station chief asked Yu Guanghui if the Shengli Brigade had any surplus grain. He said that the neighboring Huqiu Brigade had some farmland that had suffered a large-scale reduction in yield due to improper fertilization, and that the team would not have much grain left after handing over the grain.
In those days, you wouldn't be asked to pay less grain just because your team was having difficulties, but you could ask around and see if other brigades had surplus grain, and help them buy it.
As for grain prices, they will naturally be slightly higher than usual.
Soon, in order to solve the food problem of Huqiu Brigade, the commune began to appeal to the brigades below, asking them to bring out their surplus grain, which would be bought back for 50 cents per pound.
Although the grain had only been distributed a few days ago and the millet hadn't even been properly stored yet, everyone was still very enthusiastic about the thought of it costing five cents a pound.
This year, the Shengli Brigade had a good harvest. Each person received 200 jin of basic grain, and the rest was distributed according to work points. Each work point could be exchanged for 0.45 jin. Some families with many members and who were hardworking received more than 1,000 jin of grain at once.
Of course, they could secretly sell the grain on the black market for a higher price, but that was risky.
Now that the brigade is organizing the grain collection, there is no risk involved, so everyone is naturally willing to participate.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Lin Ye sold 2,000 jin of the 4,000 jin of grain he had collected, and planned to give the rest to Tiger.
He then inquired whether they would buy sweet potatoes. Yu Guanghui asked around and got a reply: they would buy sweet potatoes, but the price would be higher than the usual three cents, though they could only offer one cent.
On the black market, sweet potatoes could sell for two cents, but loading them onto a truck myself would be too conspicuous. After much deliberation, I decided it was easier to sell them to the production brigade.
The millet sold for 1,000 yuan, and the 15,000 jin of sweet potatoes sold for 1,500 yuan. Lin Ye suddenly became a big shot in everyone's eyes.
Others would be overjoyed if they sold their crops for a few hundred yuan, and would be ready to set off firecrackers to celebrate. No one expected that Lin Ye would make so much money after planting crops for a few months.
"Lin Ye, tell us, how come your rice harvest is so good? And how come your sweet potatoes are so big?"
"Lin Ye, you've struck it rich! You're probably the richest person in the brigade now!"
He earned this money honestly through farming, and everyone could only express their envy.
If they knew that Lu Wanqing had several thousand yuan in her hands, they would probably be more than just envious; they would be green with envy.
The Shengli Brigade collected over 10,000 jin of millet and over 10,000 jin of sweet potatoes for the Huqiu Brigade, which relieved their food crisis and also generated considerable income for their own brigade.
For a time, everyone in the Victory Brigade wore beaming smiles, eagerly anticipating a prosperous New Year.
Lin Ye became much more relaxed and generous when spending money. Now everyone knows he's rich. With so much money, how long will it take him to spend it all!
Before moving, Lu Wanqing and Lin Ye bought a lot of things and put them directly into the new house.
The two didn't idle during the rest of the time either. Lu Wanqing continued to work with Zhao Xiaolan to make cotton-padded jackets for everyone. Because everyone had money in their pockets, they were more willing to spend money on clothes, and the number of orders skyrocketed.
Lin Ye turned over the sweet potato field again and planted some winter vegetables, such as cabbage, radish, and bok choy.
He Shujuan secretly followed suit and planted these vegetables in her field. The two-acre plot almost broke her back. After planting, she had to lie in bed for many days before her back pain subsided.
She had already planned it out: whatever Lin Ye planted in the future, she would plant too, and she didn't believe she wouldn't get rich along with him!
In her mind, the reason why Lin Ye's sweet potatoes and rice had a good harvest was because he was lucky and because of the land. She believed that if she planted them, she would definitely have a good harvest as well.
A week passed quickly, and it was the weekend, the day to move.
Lin Ye got up before six o'clock to pack his things. Usually, the house doesn't seem to have much stuff, but when he actually started packing, he found that no amount of sacks would be enough.
Seeing him packing his things, Lu Wanqing couldn't sleep either, so she got up and started cooking.
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