"I don't mind, I don't mind."
"Yes, let's get to work."
Are you kidding? If they couldn't grow two crops a year, they would probably starve. Even a fool knows the importance of work points.
Although two crops can be grown a year, because there is no chemical fertilizer, the land will always be the same. Over time, the nutrition of the land will decrease, and it all depends on artificial fertilizer, so the harvest is not very good.
After deducting the annual public grain payment, every household could just barely fill their stomachs, and this was already a very good life. Everyone still remembers the miserable situation of not having enough food and people starving to death in the past few years.
Seeing that everyone was working hard, Gu Aiguo nodded with satisfaction and left.
After Gu Aiguo left, a slightly plump middle-aged woman approached Chen Qiangwei and asked loudly, "Chen Zhiqing, what did your relatives send you? Why do you have so many wealthy relatives?"
The others pricked up their ears when they heard this, but they didn't stop working because of what the captain had just said.
Chen Qiangwei was deeply impressed by the fact that everyone was working hard but also willing to listen to gossip. She didn't have that kind of skill.
"Aunt Zhou, after receiving the letter and parcel slip from the postman, I hurried to work. I don't even know what I sent."
Chen Qiangwei finally understood what Huang Meixia meant by that strange expression. There were really no secrets among the educated youth in Huaihua Brigade.
The Aunt Zhou that Chen Qiangwei mentioned was a famous widow in Huaihua Brigade, known for her laziness and preference for boys over girls.
Widow Zhou's husband died when she was 35 years old. They had five daughters and one son. Influenced by her mother, Widow Zhou was an extremely patriarchal person.
It wasn't so obvious when her husband was alive, and her daughters were living well. But after her husband passed away, her shortcomings of being lazy and favoring boys over girls were magnified infinitely. She loved Zhou Dabao, her son who was born when she was 30 years old, very much.
Widow Zhou's five daughters were like adopted children. They had endless farm work to do before dawn every day and could not go home until dark. They worked the most and ate the least every day.
Widow Zhou and Zhou Dabao were supported by their five daughters/sisters. The two of them were plump and white, while the five daughters were skinny.
The brigade cadres had gone to her house to conduct ideological mobilization, but she had fooled them all by crying, making a fuss, and even threatening to commit suicide.
She also threatened that she had neither beaten nor abused her daughters, and that she would hang herself in front of anyone who dared to meddle in her family's affairs.
Later, after she sold her five daughters at high prices one after another, she and Zhou Dabao lived a comfortable life with the money from selling their daughters/sisters.
But no matter how much money you have, it will eventually run out. The money from selling their daughter was squandered by the two of them without restraint for two or three years. They spent almost all of it on fine grains, meat, expensive canned food, cakes and snacks.
When her son reached the age to get married, Aunt Zhou realized that there was not much money left at home. In order to save some money for her son to get married, Aunt Zhou went out to work.
"Hey, then you must know who sent it, tell us."
Looking at Aunt Zhou's face which looked like a steamed bun made of dough, Chen Qiangwei felt that there were all kinds of birds in the forest.
"Of course they were sent by my uncle and cousin. I guess there are quite a lot of snacks. I heard that there are always snacks at my aunt's house. How come you ran out of snacks at home? Do you want to exchange some with me?
It’s not impossible, but you know, things in Beijing are expensive, and you need a ticket. The postage from Beijing to Huaihua Brigade is also quite high…”
Aunt Zhou quickly stopped him: "Who is talking nonsense in front of you? I don't have any relatives who can help me, so how can I have snacks all the time? Besides, even God can't say that his family has never run out of snacks."
It’s no wonder that Widow Zhou did have her eyes on Chen Qiangwei’s package. Not only her, but many people were also planning on this.
Widow Zhou thought that Chen Qiangwei, the new female educated youth, was shy and would definitely feel embarrassed after she spoke up. Maybe she could get some free snacks, or at least exchange them for some vegetables, fruits, etc.
Unexpectedly, this Chen Zhiqing was more experienced than her, a man who had been through many battles. Listening to what she said, she knew that the price of the things would probably double when they got them. Widow Zhou just wanted to take advantage of them, but she didn't want others to take advantage of her.
The other aunts and ladies who were also trying to take advantage of others couldn't help but look disappointed after hearing what Chen Qiangwei said.
After hearing what Chen Qiangwei said, the old educated youth all showed a look of relief. It serves them right!
When they first arrived, they were thin-skinned and none of them could escape the fate of being taken advantage of by these aunts and ladies. Now, seeing them being humiliated by Chen Qiangwei, they were happier than buying a pound of fat meat.
Shut up and laughed out loud, "Serves you right. You're living like a dog at your age, and you never get enough of taking advantage of others."
Chen Zhiqing is a person who has received guidance from an expert. If you want to take advantage of her, I'm afraid you will be exhausted and want to hang yourself.
When the others heard Shut Your Mouth's words, they all rolled their eyes. Everyone had the right to say this except Shut Your Mouth. She was the one who took advantage the most in the team before.
I don’t know what kind of magic medicine Chen Zhiqing gave her, but it actually made a chatterbox and a person who loved to take advantage of others turn over a new leaf.
Widow Zhou ignored Shuai Dazui's ridicule. She had two goals today. Although the first one was not achieved, the second one had not yet been implemented.
Aunt Zhou came over again with a thick face, "Chen Zhiqing, I heard that Wang Zhiqing who lives with you received a remittance slip. The amount on the remittance slip is not small. I guess it is at least this amount!" Widow Zhou stretched out her hand and slapped him.
Chen Qiangwei watched as Widow Zhou waited curiously for her to answer her questions. She assumed they were just a little curious because they had never seen a remittance slip before. She said with a double meaning, "I don't know either. It's not mine, so there's no point in thinking about it."
Aunt Zhou was not angry when she didn't get the answer she wanted, but was planning something in her mind.
It’s a pity that Wang Zhiqing lives in the home of that shrewd old lady, Gu Sannai. It would be much easier if he lived in the Zhiqing Home.
Ever since her husband left, Widow Zhou has lived a good life with everything provided for her. After she sold her last daughter for a good price five years ago, she and Zhou Dabao became even more extravagant and even left their family plot of land uncultivated. It was not until June last year when they had almost spent all their money that they started working again.
However, only Widow Zhou came out to work, as she couldn't bear to let her big fat baby son do this tiring and dirty work.
Widow Zhou hadn't worked for a long time, and she felt uncomfortable when she first started working. She had back pain. Widow Zhou, who was used to a good life, found farm work unbearable, and she was able to hold on until now only because she was slacking off.
She slacked off at work during the day and went home at night thinking about how to escape the heavy farm work. Finally, she came to the conclusion that she should find a capable and obedient wife for her son Dabao.
However, Widow Zhou was very self-aware. She and Zhou Dabao's reputation had been ruined in Shengli Commune. She couldn't find a wife in the entire Shengli Commune, and she didn't have the connections to find one in other communes.
The stubborn old woman Hua Matchmaker was also stubborn. She raised the matchmaking fee to five yuan but refused to help introduce girls from other communes. She had no choice but to set her sights on the educated youth.
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