Chapter 37: Eating Melons Before the New Year
Cui Xue went to the sheepfold the next day. After seeing the sheep that were as fat as two sheep, she remembered that the commune had not sent anyone to check on the sheep this year.
Generally, for mission sheep like this, the people above would come down to check on the condition of the sheep by the end of the year. If they were well raised, they would record it, which was considered a major standard of advancement.
Of course, there were special cases. If the people above did not have time to send people down, they would notify each brigade to take the mission livestock to the commune themselves.
But this year, not to mention that no one came down, even Cui Xiongnian did not mention this matter when he went to the commune meeting. This was very wrong.
After returning home from work, Cui Xue drank a sip of water and went to Cui Xiongnian to ask about this matter.
After listening to Cui Xue's words, he realized that he had also overlooked this matter.
"This... I'll go to the town to ask tomorrow." Cui Xiongnian was stunned for a long time before he spoke uncertainly.
"Dad, you should also ask the captain of Daliang Village if they haven't made any moves either. If it's us, don't make any moves first, otherwise you'll be the one asking later, and you'll be the first to be shot."
Cui Xue frowned. She didn't know what the situation was. It involved major production matters, and the people in the commune wouldn't be so careless.
Moreover, the money was distributed so late this year, and it was only when the surrounding villages couldn't help but make trouble that they couldn't stand the pressure and distributed it.
The higher-ups must have known something had happened, but the people below them didn't know.
"Dad knows." Cui Xiongnian thought about it, and knew what the lady meant, and nodded with a sullen face.
As a result, no one from the commune came or notified them on the 28th day of the lunar year, so they knew that they would have to keep raising the sheep.
The sheep could not be killed without passing the public road, and there would be no meat to share in the village this year.
Many people had strong opinions about this, but they kept silent when they heard that the sheep did not pass the public road.
Of course, whether they really kept silent or just pretended to shut up, Cui Xiongnian did not know, and he did not want to know, anyway, it was not his decision to kill the sheep.
Compared with other families, the Cui family did not feel the frustration of not being able to eat mutton.
Cui Xue, thanks to her eighth grandfather, knew where the black market in the town was, and bought a lot of rare New Year goods at high prices.
Of course, she also bought some things for the children, because her sister-in-law Liu Ping would give birth around May next year.
Her mother had to take care of the baby and take care of the children, so she couldn't do farm work, so she had to do some of the work. In addition, she had to take care of the sheepfold and review her knowledge, so she was busy all the time.
Now that she was born, of course she would not miss it, otherwise when the nephew or niece was born, how could she, as an aunt, not express her gratitude?
When buying New Year's goods, Liang Xiaoying was very careful and spent most of the day in the supply and marketing cooperative. When she returned home, she saw Cui Xue's large and small bags of miscellaneous things, and she felt terrible.
"You are a spendthrift girl. You bought so many old things. How long will they last?" Liang Xiaoying was heartbroken.
Although she didn't pay, she was used to being frugal. Besides, this was the money Cui Xue earned from writing articles. She spent it lavishly, and she barely spent it on herself. How could she not feel sorry for her?
A sensible daughter-in-law is good, but a daughter-in-law who is too sensible is also distressing.
Liang Xiaoying couldn't help sighing in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She just poked Cui Xue's forehead angrily.
"You spend money lavishly. If Zongshan knew about it, I think he would back off. That little salary is not enough for you to spend for a month."
"Then fight. I'm spending my own money. If he has something to say about this, then I have nothing to say. Besides, money is earned to be spent. Otherwise, what would you do with so much money?"
Cui Xue was very righteous, and Liang Xiaoying was so angry that she wanted to scold her.
"Mom, the things have been bought back. There's no point in you being angry. Look at the fabrics that Xue'er bought for you. Who wouldn't be jealous of this filial piety?" Liu Ping, who received a lot of things from Cui Xue, immediately came out to smooth things over.
She followed Cui Xue's sorting and easily found the fabrics that Cui Xue bought for Liang Xiaoying and handed them to her.
"I don't need any material, just take it and make it." Liang Xiaoying waved her hand and was about to give the material to Liu Ping.
But Liu Ping refused to take it. She also got a piece of it, so there was no need to give it to her mother-in-law. She was not one of those greedy daughters-in-law.
"I have one too. Xue'er bought it for you. If you don't take it, Xue'er will be very unhappy."
"Really?" Liang Xiaoying looked at Cui Xue suspiciously.
Cui Xue on the side nodded immediately, pretending to be wronged and sad.
"Okay, I'll take it." Seeing her like this, Liang Xiaoying didn't say anything else. It
was given by the lady, so she had to give face no matter what, and she couldn't let her be sad.
When she took it in her hand and looked at it, she was surprised to find that it was still a piece of woolen material.
"Oh, how much does this cost?"
"Not much. If I couldn't find a better one, I would have bought you a better one. Anyway, I have money." Cui Xue almost patted her chest and said that the laborer had money.
"Being rich is not a reason for you to spend money like this." Liang Xiaoying glared at her, but still accepted the material.
Early in the morning of the 29th, Cui Xiongnian organized the villagers to go to the river to catch fish. Originally, this was against the rules, but there was not much meat this year, so he and the captain of Daliang Village agreed to do it.
One or two fish for each family, at least they can eat some meat.
Nowadays, everyone earns little, and those with many people in the family may not be willing to spend money to buy meat even if they are given money.
They are all from the same village, so Cui Xiongnian doesn't think others have such a hard life.
If he had not been the team leader, he would not have had to worry so much.
The men in the village came out of their nests, and there were also women to help.
Cui Xue was not interested in going to the river in such a cold day, so she prepared the dishes for the New Year's Eve at home in advance and took care of her sister-in-law Liu Ping.
In the midst of her busy schedule, she did not expect that someone would come to see her at this time.
Hearing the voice, she walked from the kitchen to the yard, and was shocked to see Wang Hui.
"They went to the river to catch fish, do you want to go and see?" Cui Xue invited her into the kitchen to warm up by the fire and asked casually.
"It's so cold and I'm so lazy. I asked a male comrade at the educated youth point to help me keep an eye out for something. I'll pay for it. Even if it's not available, it's okay. I can eat enough for the whole family." Wang Hui didn't care.
With Cui Xue's help, the quality of her manuscripts has improved rapidly during this period. She has also saved some money by submitting her manuscripts. With the money she received not long ago, she can make it to the end of next year if she is a little more relaxed.
"That's true." Cui Xue laughed out loud after hearing what she said later.
"I was feeling very anxious at the educated youth center and had nowhere to go, so I came to your place. I hope I didn't disturb you?" Entering the kitchen, Wang Hui saw Liu Ping, who was pregnant, and greeted her embarrassedly.
"No, no, let's sit down and chat together." Liu Ping warmly invited her to sit down.
Cui Xue heard something different and glanced at Wang Hui, fearing that something had happened at the educated youth center again.
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