Chapter 122 She Doesn’t Want to
This year, people from Anliang Brigade only paid attention to rice, but in fact, the yields of corn and peanuts were what surprised the members of Anliang Brigade the most.
Rice was last year's surprise, but corn and peanuts are this year's.
This year, the yield of peanuts and corn in Anliang Brigade has increased significantly. They did not pay attention to the per-acre yield in previous years, but the number of bags was recorded. This year, there are 218 more bags of unshelled corn than last year, and 110 more bags of peanuts than last year! These two numbers may not seem large, but you have to know that there are only a few dozen households in Anliang Brigade. With these two crops added together, a family can produce three to four more bags of grain a year, and a family with more workers can even produce five more bags of grain at once.
This is no small amount!
"This year it's corn and peanuts. Next year we'll try to have Lin Qi cultivate all the seeds," the team leader said excitedly.
The deputy captain and the accountant nodded in agreement. The accountant took the initiative to say, "Her yard is too small to grow so many seeds. Let's give her the vacant land in front of her house."
"There are nearly two acres of land in front of her house." The deputy captain was a little worried. "Will the team members be unwilling to give all that land to her?"
The accountant didn't care. "The land is all stone, big and small, with almost no soil. If we don't give it to her, what can we do with it?"
"That being said, there's no guarantee that some people won't have red eye." Some people are like this; just because they don't have it, they don't necessarily know if others do.
The team leader pondered, "This year, peanut and corn production increased, and the team members all know the reason. If the land allocated to Lin Qi can only be used for breeding, everyone should have no objection."
The deputy captain and the accountant's eyes lit up. "Yes, if it's just for breeding, the team members will definitely have no objection. After all, this is related to their own interests."
"Let's call a meeting with the team members first. After everything is settled, I'll go find Lin Qi." The captain said, he was sure the team members wouldn't object. After all, it would be a waste to leave the land there. It couldn't be used for anything, so it would be better to use it to benefit yourself.
Give it to Lin Qi for breeding, and what you will receive in the fall will be grain that can be seen with the naked eye!
It was pretty much what the captain, deputy captain, accountant and others had expected. When the team members heard that they were going to use the barren land in front of Lin Qi's house for breeding, they had no objection at all.
"But we can't give her that land for free. Do you think we should rent it to her or let her breed seeds for the team for free?" a team member asked.
They are grateful and respect Lin Qi, but when it comes to their own interests, the team members will fight for every penny.
The captain nodded, "It can't be given away for free."
What Luo Feng didn't expect was that the team members agreed, but Lin Qi was unwilling.
Luo Feng scratched his ears and looked at her in disbelief, "That's two acres of land, you don't want it?"
"The land is collective and belongs to the country. It doesn't belong to me. And it's just a piece of wasteland. You don't think I can grow vegetables or food on it, right?" Lin Qi was not interested. She really wasn't interested. She didn't lack food. There was free land in the mountains. Why should she work so hard to open up the land?
Once she took over the land, breeding for the brigade would naturally become her task.
She didn't want to be tied up and killed.
"But can't you reclaim the land?" Luo Feng was puzzled. He remembered that Lin Qi cleaned the stones on her homestead and it only took her one day.
"Yes, I can, but it's tiring." Lin Qi was telling the truth. How could she not be tired after clearing so many stones?
"When the spring plowing season comes, I'll give you a few days off," Luo Feng promised.
Lin Qi still didn't want to, "I don't want it. I don't lack food or vegetables, and I can't raise too many poultry and livestock. What do I need that piece of land for? Besides, it's for breeding for the brigade. Why bother?"
Luo Feng: “.........”
That's right, he was speechless.
"Can't you have a little dedication?" Luo Feng began to reason with her.
"Haven't I contributed much to the team?" Lin Qi asked back.
"We can have more." Luo Feng said earnestly, "Our team members don't have enough to eat and wear warm clothes. If you have the ability, why don't you help them? No, give them two helping hands."
Lin Qi remained unmoved, "I'm pulling now too."
Luo Feng stared straight at Lin Qi, as if he wanted to see into her heart. After a while, he sighed, "Tell me what you want. As long as it's not too excessive, I can make the decision and agree to it on behalf of the team."
After hearing the team's promise, Lin Qi became more energetic. "I can cultivate the land, and I can also breed seeds for the team. My condition is that I cultivate the land myself, and the land is rented to me for a hundred years, and I will help the team breed seeds for free for ten years. In addition, I want to find someone to help me farm the land."
"You want Xu Hexiao to help you farm?" Luo Feng guessed her plan at once.
Lin Qi admitted frankly, "Yes, it's him. He helps me farm. I need to breed, and that piece of land needs to be planted at least four or five times a year, which is enough to keep Xu Hexiao busy. He doesn't want the brigade's work points either, so you can ask other people in the brigade to take over the job of herding cattle."
The brigade's cattle were herded by the old men during the busy farming season, and by Xu Hexiao during the less busy season. Xu Hexiao did not receive any work points for herding cattle, and it was considered part of his labor reform.
Luo Feng didn't say whether he agreed or not, but said, "You are so nice to him."
Lin Qi tacitly agreed that she was good to Xu Hexiao, and Xu Hexiao was good to her, but others just couldn't see it. Her goodness to Xu Hexiao was obvious to everyone. Xu Hexiao was good to her in daily life. He was responsible for her food, clothing, housing and transportation. Now all her clothes were made by Xu Hexiao, even her socks and shoes. As long as Xu Hexiao was at home, she never had to go into the kitchen. The house was spotless, which was also Xu Hexiao's credit...
"Because he deserves it." Lin Qi said seriously.
Luo Feng did not comment and returned to the topic, "I cannot make the decision on the conditions you proposed. I will go back and have a meeting with the team members first, and then I will give you an answer."
Lin Qi hummed, "It's up to you, I'm not in a hurry."
After the crops are harvested, they need to be threshed and dried. In the past few days, the members of the Anliang Brigade are not only working in the drying factory, but also in the warehouse to thresh the corn. Luo Feng went to these two places to find people and called them to the office.
"What's so urgent?" a team member asked puzzledly.
Luo Feng glanced at the people present and said seriously, "It's about breeding. Lin Qi didn't agree to the conditions we proposed, so she proposed something else. Breeding is urgent. Whether it's okay or not, we have to sort out the results today."
The team members looked at each other in bewilderment. What kind of conditions did Lin Qi put forward that required the captain to hold a special meeting!
Next, Lin Qi relayed Lin Qi's words. When Lin Qi's conditions came out, everyone fell silent.
Is Lin Qi’s condition too much?
Not too much at all!
The seeds of various crops provided to their brigade each year weighed a total of 3,000 kilograms, not to mention that these seeds would bring them more food next year!
"Why didn't you agree?" the team member wondered.
If we have to provide the brigade with all kinds of grain except rice, the workload is indeed huge and no easier than herding cattle.
"It's because of Xu Hexiao's identity." The captain said helplessly, "He has to herd cattle and often go to the cowshed to look after the cattle. It doesn't sound good to say it out loud. It fits his identity as one of the five black categories. But if he helps the team cultivate grain seeds, that's different——"
A straightforward team member interrupted the captain and said, "The person who cultivated the grain seeds is Lin Qi, and Xu Hexiao is just a worker. What does the grain seeds have to do with him?"
Captain: “.........”
In less than an hour, Luo Feng came back and said, "Everyone agreed."
Lin Qi was not surprised at all. "Next year's corn and peanut seeds are already prepared. I will plant taro, sweet potatoes, and soybeans on the land. By next year's farming season, it should be no problem to supply the entire brigade."
Luo Feng hummed, "It's okay as long as you know what's going on. Speaking of which, there are so many good young men in our Anliang Brigade, why do you have to choose Xu Hexiao?"
Luo Feng really couldn't understand it.
"Well, it has to be him." Lin Qi said.
Luo Feng saw that she looked calm and didn't look like she was blinded by love. He couldn't say anything to persuade her. "Forget it, I can't control you. But don't tell anyone that your partner is from the "five black categories". People in our brigade can tolerate you, but people outside won't. Especially don't let the commune know, otherwise they will say that you have improper thoughts and I'm afraid you will be educated."
Luo Feng put emphasis on the word "education".
Lin Qi knew that the other party meant well, so she responded obediently, "I know, I won't tell you."
When Xu Hexiao came back from herding cattle, Lin Qi started to open up wasteland again. She was moving the big stones, while the children from the brigade were moving the small stones. There were quite a few children from the brigade, some in their teens, and some five or six years old, totaling more than 40.
"What are they doing?" Xu Hexiao also joined the team moving stones.
"This piece of land will be mine from now on." Lin Qi said.
"What's going on?" Xu Hexiao was even more confused.
"I will provide the brigade with grain seeds for free for ten years, and the brigade will give me this land to use for a hundred years." Lin Qi said.
Xu Hexiao was not surprised to hear this. This was something the brigade could do. Even the figure of 100 years did not shock Xu Hexiao. If Lin Qi lived longer, the brigade leader Luo Feng would probably add another 100 years. After all, as long as Lin Qi was in Anliang Brigade, the rice in Anliang Brigade would always have high yields and there would always be grain varieties that could increase yields.
It was just a piece of land they could do nothing about, nothing compared to what Lin Qi could give them.
However, what Lin Qi said next shocked Xu Hexiao, "The captain and the others agreed that you don't have to herd cattle anymore. You just need to help me and cultivate grain with me."
Xu Hexiao was stunned. For a moment, complex emotions surged in his heart and he didn't know what to say.
He has been herding cattle for ten years. Does that mean he won't have to herd cattle anymore?
Xu Hexiao stood there for a long time. When he came to his senses, Lin Qi was pulling a huge rock out of the ground with her bare hands. As the rock was being pulled up, the children's cheers continued to ring out.
Looking at this scene, Xu Hexiao's heart felt warm and soft. She had done so much for him.
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