Wang Fulin's sudden change of heart startled everyone, who thought there wouldn't be so many next time.
Unexpectedly, the workload actually increased!
Instantly, the scene erupted in an uproar.
Including the educated youth settlement, Zhu Qinghao, Si Tian, and the cowshed, there are a total of 72 households in the village. Five households that had previously caused trouble were excluded, leaving 68 households that could participate.
If we take the previous 250 jin and divide it equally among each household, it would amount to less than 4 jin.
If the last time was the first trial, no one dared to ask for too much credit. Now that they have experience, everyone is eager to ask for more.
But with so many people in the village, and having been neighbors for so many years, most people wouldn't do something like taking a lot for themselves and leaving the other families behind without any.
So when they thought about this task, everyone hesitated, feeling that it would probably be divided equally, and they accepted it.
But now, the task has suddenly increased by 80 jin, which means each family can receive more than one jin more on average, so everyone is naturally excited.
Seeing everyone's excitement, several brigade cadres, Zhao Cheng, and even Zhu Qinghao and Si Tian were quite excited as well.
This at least shows that their efforts over the past few days have not been in vain, and have brought tangible benefits and joy to the villagers.
Once Wang Fulin and the others had calmed down, they continued.
"Alright, everyone, please be quiet. I haven't finished speaking yet!"
We know everyone is very enthusiastic about participating, but given their current limited resources, we can only allocate the task cap to everyone as evenly as possible, on a household basis…
Ultimately, with everyone's unanimous agreement, the maximum amount a typical family can receive is 4 jin (2 catties). It can be less, but it cannot exceed that.
Based on this calculation, 68 households would receive 272 jin (approximately 181 catties), leaving 58 jin (approximately 24 catties) remaining. The team would then select families like Wang Ergou's, who were facing difficulties, to receive more tasks from them.
Most of the villagers were simple and kind, and they were also afraid of angering the brigade leader, which would mean they wouldn't even have a job. So they had no objections to this arrangement.
Of course, not everyone had no objections. For example, there was the old sour old woman who stubbornly stood by and watched, her eyes practically glued to the money.
Especially after calculating that Wang Ergou and the representative of the cowshed would each receive a full dollar, his triangular eyes seemed to spit fire.
So after listening to everyone's discussion, she was the first to jump out.
"No way! I object. Why should they get more tasks? My family is poor too, we don't even have any tasks. Wang Ergou has already earned a dollar today, and he wants more? I won't do it!"
Everyone glanced at her and silently chose to ignore her.
Two elderly women, who seemed about to speak but hesitated, were pulled back by the people around them.
As for the brigade cadres, they tacitly avoided even glancing at her, each busy with their own tasks.
Once everyone started lining up to receive their money and tasks, no one paid any attention to her anymore; everyone's attention was focused on the accountant's notebook.
Enraged, the old woman was about to pounce on the accountant's desk to cause trouble when many people saw through her plan and stood in her way to block her.
However, how could an old and frail woman possibly outmaneuver a group of grown men?
She lunged forward and knocked herself to the ground, crying out "Ouch, ouch!" She looked around, hoping someone would help her up.
But with her personality, she's notorious for extorting money, so no one dares to even get close to her, let alone help her.
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