The Chaoyang brigade arrived at the grain store a little after 6 a.m.
Gu Nanxun parked the cart in a shady spot and sat down beside it, waiting patiently.
"Is Qingqing still not awake?"
Lu Xianghong and Xu Fengjiao followed behind Chen Bin and Wang Haoran. Originally, the two of them were pushing one cart, but Wang Haoran switched them with Lu Xianghong along the way, so Chen Bin and Lu Xianghong were in one cart, and Wang Haoran and Xu Fengjiao were in another.
"Hmm, she didn't sleep well last night and got up too early this morning. Let her sleep some more!"
After hearing Gu Nanxun's answer, Lu Xianghong nodded without saying anything. It was inevitable for a newlywed couple to do this. She couldn't help but feel happy for Lin Qing, after all, she had seen how Gu Nanxun had taken such good care of Lin Qing along the way.
Lu Xianghong couldn't help but look at Chen Bin, who was silent beside her, and then shook her head vigorously. "Lu Xianghong, haven't you learned your lesson yet? Stop thinking about it. What you should be doing is working hard to make money."
Chen Bin glanced at Lu Xianghong out of the corner of his eye and saw her shake her head. He was immediately filled with doubt. Had he offended Lu Xianghong?
"Nanxun, you guys rest here. I'll go buy some food. See what your sister-in-law wants to eat, I'll bring her some."
Chen Aihua saw that it was still early. She had gotten up so early and walked all the way, and she was hungry. This was a good time to go to the state-run restaurant and buy some breakfast.
"Just buy whatever you think is best, like steamed buns or porridge, anything will do."
Gu Nanxun also brought things for Lin Qing. He filled a kettle with milk powder and brought some snacks.
"Third Brother, let me go with you."
Upon hearing that Chen Aihua was going to the state-run restaurant to buy food, Wang Haoran couldn't sit still and insisted on going with her.
At this moment, some members of the Chaoyang Brigade were eating the pancakes they had brought from home, while others left their seats to buy something to eat. There were also children running around and playing. In short, it was extremely lively.
"..."
"Oh dear! They beat us to it again."
At this moment, the captain of the neighboring Victory Brigade looked at the long line in front of him, slapped his thigh hard, and said regretfully.
"That old fox Liu Zhiqiang, how can he be so cunning!"
"That's right, but it's alright, Captain. We'll get up even earlier next year, or if that doesn't work, we'll just come over tonight. Anyway, it's still cool outside at night!"
"..."
The captain of the Victory Brigade took a helpless drag on his cigarette. There was nothing he could do; he hadn't managed to outbid the other team. Fortunately, his brigade hadn't arrived too late and was second in line.
Lin Qing woke up to a fragrance. She was sleeping soundly when she suddenly smelled a rich aroma.
Seeing that Lin Qing had woken up, Gu Nanxun quickly swallowed the remaining bun in his hand, took out the milk powder he had prepared in advance from his basket, and handed it to Lin Qing: "Drink some milk powder first. Third brother bought some buns. Eat some buns after you finish the milk powder."
"Gulp... gulp..."
Lin Qing didn't stand on ceremony with Gu Nanxun. She was indeed hungry at the moment, so she took the milk powder from Gu Nanxun and tilted her head back to drink half a bottle.
The milk powder was made with spiritual spring water. After Lin Qing drank it, she instantly felt refreshed, and the drowsiness from just waking up disappeared.
Lin Qing took the steamed bun that Gu Nanxun handed her. The bun was still slightly warm. Lin Qing took a small bite. It was a pork and scallion filling. Yes, that was the taste. Lin Qing had just woken up because of this smell. Lin Qing ate two buns before stopping.
After seeing that Lin Qing had finished eating, Gu Nanxun then ate all of Lin Qing's leftovers himself.
"..."
Finally, amidst everyone's anticipation, the grain store employees, yawning, slowly opened the store door, and sunlight streamed into the entrance and onto the long grain transport team.
"Come in, don't push, line up!"
The grain store clerk spoke to Liu Zhiqiang with an arrogant expression.
Liu Zhiqiang quietly handed a pack of cigarettes to the grain store clerk, saying, "Don't worry, we understand."
I don't know when it started, but when delivering grain to the state, you had to give the grain store clerks some benefits, otherwise they would always find various reasons to make things difficult for you. They would even register first-grade grain as second-grade grain, second-grade grain as third-grade grain, or make excuses to say that it was unqualified and make you take it back for reorganization.
"Everyone line up, one at a time."
The brigade leader turned around and shouted to the grain transport team from his village. After shouting, he helped the first villager in line to transport the grain to the grain store.
"Hmm, this year's harvest is really good! The crops are also quite dry, so it's grade one."
The grain store clerk casually picked up a bag of grain from the cart, opened it, looked at it, then flipped through the grain underneath, finally took a grain, put it in his mouth, took a bite, and said to the brigade leader with a smile.
"Okay, okay, thank you, comrade!"
"We have to thank God for this good harvest!"
Upon hearing that his brigade's grain had been rated as first-class grain, the brigade leader was overjoyed. It was a pity that his village had committed too many offenses this year, otherwise it would have been another advanced achievement.
The procession was proceeding smoothly, but just as it was halfway through, dark clouds suddenly filled the sky, and a torrential downpour was about to begin.
The villagers quickly covered the grain with the plastic sheets they had brought to prevent it from getting wet in the rain.
The brigade leader had been worried that the rain would make the grain damp and moldy, which is why he rushed to deliver the grain. He didn't expect that it would still rain.
When he noticed the weather was changing, Gu Nanxun covered the grain with the plastic sheet he had brought, while Lin Qing sat down next to him with an umbrella.
"Quickly, everyone, don't panic! Let's speed things up and move the grain inside!"
The captain shouted to the crowd, directing them not to crowd and avoid accidents.
Although everyone worked very fast, they still couldn't move all the grain into the grain store before the rain started. Fortunately, they had covered the grain in advance, so the rain didn't damage it.
Although the rain made them look a bit disheveled, their faces still radiated determination and relief.
"Liu Zhiqiang... Liu Zhiqiang..."
The team leader was about to tell the villagers to disperse and go back, while he stayed here to wait for the shop assistant to inspect, register, and put the grain into the warehouse.
Suddenly, they heard the captain of the Victory Brigade jogging over from a distance.
At this moment, the captain of the Victory Brigade was soaked to the bone, his hair was stuck to his face in strands, and his pants were covered with yellow mud.
"Liu Zhiqiang, do you still have any tarpaulins left from your village? Our village didn't bring enough!"
The captain of the Victory Brigade looked at the Chaoyang Brigade, who had already moved the grain into the grain store, with a look of relief. Fortunately, the Chaoyang Brigade had already moved the grain into the grain store, otherwise they would not have been able to borrow tarpaulins.
At this point, the Victory Brigade had brought all the tarpaulins they had, but it still wasn't enough, so they had to borrow some from the Chaoyang Brigade.
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