Li Jianguo replied as a matter of course: "Convert it into wheat, rice, and corn and hand it over to the grain station."
"ah?"
Song Beibei expressed her confusion: "Why do we have to convert all this? Can't we just pay directly with sweet potatoes and potatoes?"
Li Jianguo said, "We will harvest some potatoes. City people don't eat coarse grains like sweet potatoes as their staple food. They don't need many, so it would be a waste to harvest them. It's better to leave them in the countryside. We are used to eating them."
Yinjing Brigade was considered to be a brigade with better conditions. At least, no one starved to death due to lack of food.
Of course, this doesn’t mean that there are no families that don’t have enough food.
However, there are generally only two situations: one is that they are abused at home and deliberately not given food; the other is that a family member is sick and owes a lot of debts, so they have to tighten their belts and go on a diet.
Take Li Jianguo for example.
As the team leader, his family only had rice or noodles for lunch every day, and sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn cobs in the morning and evening.
The lunch meal should also be mixed with whole grains.
Let’s get back to the topic.
After hearing this, Song Beibei felt a little uncomfortable.
In this era, farmers have indeed given and sacrificed too much.
now.
She is one of them too.
At this time.
Several exclamations rang in her ears.
Song Beibei dropped her previous thoughts and subconsciously looked over, her face showing surprise: "What happened? Why are you walking back with the food?"
Li Jianguo sighed: "It's probably because it didn't pass the inspection and was rejected by the grain station."
"What?!"
Song Beibei widened her eyes in disbelief.
The captain just casually said that there was a possibility of being beaten back, but she didn't pay much attention to it. Unexpectedly, she actually encountered it.
Li Jianguo called out to him, "Lao Wang, what's wrong with you?"
As soon as these words were spoken.
Song Beibei quickly glanced at the team leader: I didn’t expect that it was someone the team leader knew.
opposite.
A dark, thin, middle-aged man with a frown so furrowed that a fly could be caught on it, subconsciously raised his head when he heard someone calling his name. After seeing who it was, he sighed deeply and said without hiding anything: "The grain station won't accept it."
This person.
His name is Wang Daye.
Captain of Wangjiaping Brigade
Wangjiaping Brigade is also under the jurisdiction of Tianjia Town Commune, and is separated from Yinjing Brigade by Tiantang Brigade.
As team leaders, Li Jianguo and Wang Daye would meet each other at meetings in the commune. They shared the same way home for half the time, and gradually became familiar with each other.
therefore.
Seeing that it was him, Li Jianguo couldn't help but ask, "What's the reason?"
Wang Daye smiled bitterly: "They said my millet was not dried well, but I dried it to 70% dry just like last year."
As soon as these words were spoken.
There was an uproar all around.
"70% is not enough?"
"Exactly. Do we have to dry the rice until it's 100% dry? The more you dry the rice, the lighter it gets. 100 kilograms of fresh rice will only weigh about 70 kilograms after drying."
"Yes, that's a 30% consumption."
"It's so strict today!"
“It was always possible in previous years, wasn’t it?”
"It's over. My millet is almost 70% dry."
"Me too."
"Oh my God! What should I do?"
“…”
One person tells ten people, ten people tell a hundred people.
The whole audience was talking about it, many people looked sad, and the sky above the team seemed to be shrouded in a haze.
After hearing this several times, Song Beibei also became uneasy and asked nervously, "Captain, how dry is our rice?"
Li Jianguo replied: "About 70%."
Song Beibei was horrified: "Only 70%? Then we're doomed too."
Li Jianguo was calm: "That's not certain. What if we get lucky and pass?"
Song Beibei: Uncle, do you want to listen to what you are saying?
luck!
Are you counting on this illusory thing?
but.
She also didn't object to Li Jianguo continuing to queue up, as he had to try to see the result.
Anyway, I'm here anyway.
Back to the topic.
Wang Daye said hello to Li Jianguo and slowly left on the ox cart.
Song Beibei turned her head and glanced at his back, her shoulders slumped, looking somewhat miserable and pitiful.
Sudden.
A different voice cut through the air: "Forget it, we've only dried 60% of the sun. If 70% of it doesn't pass, then there's no point in us even thinking about it. Let's go, let's stop waiting in this useless line and go back."
As soon as these words were spoken, they attracted most of the attention.
Song Beibei looked in the direction where the sound came from and saw an ox cart leaving the team and turning back.
This is the first one.
Everyone was talking happily at first, but no one actually did what they said and they all just stood in line obediently.
but.
This was the beginning, and more and more people came out: "It's so hot, I'm going home too."
"If I had known earlier, I would have dried the crops for two more days before paying my taxes."
"It's my bad luck!"
"I can't complete the mission anyway, so I won't waste my time. I'll go back and stay in the sun for a couple of days before trying again."
“…”
After marching for ten brigades, they finally stopped to rest. The team suddenly became much emptier, and the Yinjing Brigade took the opportunity to advance a lot.
but.
Overall.
Ten brigades were nothing, so they didn't cause any unrest, and the grain station didn't say anything.
Time flies.
Before I knew it, it was 9 o'clock in the morning.
Song Beibei woke up dazedly and saw that there were two more teams ahead. He suddenly jumped up and was very happy: "Finally, it's almost our turn!"
Li Jianguo was also a little excited: "Yes~"
Song Beibei suddenly remembered something, her smile disappeared, and she murmured worriedly: "But, we only dried it 70% and I'm worried..." It won't work.
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