Chapter 80: Food Distribution
Lin Mo knew that what Fang Ning said made sense, but as Lin Qi's brother, he still hoped that his sister would stay by his side. Only by keeping her under his nose could he feel truly at ease.
"The crackdown on speculation and profiteering is getting more and more severe now. I can't help but worry about her." Lin Mo said.
Fang Ning shook his head. "The crackdown in the city is severe, but not necessarily in places like the countryside."
When Lin Mo was about to say something, Fang Ning winked at him and said, "We are home now, be careful with your words."
Just as Fang Ning finished speaking, a man came out from the yard. "Hey, Lin Mo, your sister is sending things home again. Wow, your sister is really amazing. Not only does she support herself, but she can also send so much meat home!"
The tone was sarcastic and contained some ill intentions.
Lin Mo didn't even look at the other person, just said "hmm" lightly.
"I don't know where the meat came from!" The other party snorted coldly and walked away.
Lin Mo and Fang Ning looked at each other and went home silently.
"My sister sent me ten smoked rabbits and twenty kilograms of peanuts." Lin Mo said, and took a rabbit and two kilograms of peanuts to Fang Ning, "Take these back and eat them."
"Oh, Lin Mo, you're so polite." Fang Ning said politely as he took it readily, fearing that Lin Mo would regret it if he was a second late.
"Okay, it's getting late, you should go back." Lin Mo drove him away.
Fang Ning's eyes widened. "We're already at the restaurant. I thought you would invite me to dinner!"
"I thought you would have more self-awareness and go back by yourself." Lin Mo said seriously.
Fang Ning: “…”
Mother Lin at the side tried to hold back her laughter, "Auntie Lin asked you to stay. Eat here before going back."
Fang Ning shook his head. "I'd better go back and eat. Otherwise, I'm worried that Ah Mo will be angry."
Fang Ning had just left when Lin Miaomiao walked in.
"Mom, have you eaten yet? I'm hungry." Lin Miaomiao sat down and saw the familiar cloth bag on the chest of drawers. Her eyes lit up instantly, "What did my sister send back this time?"
Lin Mo glanced at her and said, "Don't try to take Qiqi's things. Lin Miaomiao, you are not worthy of touching Qiqi's things."
"I sent my sister to the countryside because of you, brother. It's fine if you don't appreciate it, but why do you keep blaming me?" Lin Miaomiao pouted, "Isn't she doing well in the countryside now? It means I made the right decision to send her there."
Lin Mo sneered, "Since the countryside is so nice, why don't you go too."
Lin Miaomiao choked. Of course, the countryside is not good. She received letters from several friends, all of whom complained about the bad things in the countryside. Not only did they become darker and uglier, but they were also very tired and often hungry. There was a lack of everything in the countryside. It was so miserable.
As for why Lin Qi was able to do well, Lin Miaomiao attributed this to Lin Miaomiao's talent for planting. Because Lin Qi had a strong talent for planting, she was able to thrive in the countryside.
Lin Qi has a talent for planting, but she doesn't. It's impossible to ask her to go to the countryside.
In order to eliminate the possibility of going to the countryside, she must either find a job as soon as possible or get married, and she currently prefers the former.
"Tomorrow when you go to work, take a detour to your grandmother's house and give her two rabbits and five pounds of peanuts." Mother Lin instructed Lin Mo.
Lin Mo agreed, "Okay. My uncle brought two pairs of cotton shoes over a few days ago, saying they were made by my grandmother, and asked me to send them to my sister."
"The shoes your grandmother made are very comfortable to wear. You can pack them up and send them to your sister." Mother Lin said, "I also made two small clothes for your sister. You can send them too."
"Brother, where are mine?" At this time, Lin Miaomiao had not thought at all that his grandmother did not make shoes for him.
Lin Mo shook his head, "Grandma only made Qiqi's."
Lin Miaomiao's face froze, and she looked incredulous, "Why?"
"Because your grandma ate Qiqi's food, I made it for Qiqi. What about you? Have you ever given anything to your grandma? You don't have a job now, so you have a lot of free time. When was the last time you visited your grandma?"
Lin Miaomiao was silent. How long had it been since she last visited her grandmother? Two months ago, or half a year ago?
"Let's send one to your grandma's house as well." Father Lin said.
"No." Lin Mo refused very straightforwardly, "There are only seven left. My sister said in the letter that rabbits are for you and mom to nourish your body."
His parents have been worrying about their three children for many years. They are workers with a salary, but they rarely eat meat all year round and often have to eat wild vegetables. Over the years, their family's health has been seriously depleted, and it is time to make up for it.
As for their grandmother, when their family was in the most difficult time, when my father went to his grandmother's house, his grandmother only gave him two kilograms of sweet potatoes. When my father was gone, his grandmother and his uncle's family were eating corn and grain rice. His grandmother also told my father many times to throw his sister away, saying that they didn't deserve to eat the things his sister sent back.
Seeing that his son was unwilling, Lin's father had no choice but to ask his wife for help, "Child's mother——"
"This time, Ah Mo and I have the same opinion. In the previous few times, we sent it to your mother and told them that it was something Qiqi mailed back, but did they show any reaction?" Mother Lin's face was not good. "I'm afraid that if I continue to send it to the people over there, Qiqi will be unhappy."
Thinking of his mother's attitude towards Qiqi, Lin's father sighed helplessly, "Then I won't send you off."
Brother Tan was very happy as he looked at the five wolves with intact fur. "These wolves came at the right time. Especially the wolf skins. There are many people who want them. There is no problem selling them."
Seeing that he was in a good mood, Xu Hexiao took the opportunity to ask for a big favor, "Find me four quilts, each weighing ten pounds. Also find three pairs of leather shoes, preferably deerskin. Oh, and cotton clothes, find two sets of cotton clothes and trousers for me and my grandfather."
Brother Tan was dumbfounded. "Why don't you go rob? What season is it now? Winter! Cold winter! Everything to keep warm is in short supply! Where can I find so many things for you? Even if you raise the price for me, I still can't find them!"
Brother Tan was so angry that he wanted to curse.
Xu Hexiao frowned, "Really can't find it?"
"I really can't find it." Brother Tan was extremely confident.
"My quilt was stolen yesterday, and my clothes and shoes were also stolen." Xu Hexiao lowered his eyebrows and spoke calmly, but for some reason he made people feel extremely pitiful.
Lin Qi on the side couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
Brother Tan held his forehead helplessly, "I can only find two quilts, the heaviest of which is no more than eight kilograms. I can only find two sets of cotton clothes. But there are really no deerskin shoes. They are in great demand."
He also wanted to find suede shoes for his son and daughter, but he couldn't find any. In his son's class, only the mayor's son could afford suede shoes.
Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Xu Hexiao could only say, "Then take these first."
"What if I have a deer?" Lin Qi interrupted, "A mature male deer."
Brother Tan's eyes lit up instantly, "If you have them, I can get them for you. Even if the shoes are not made of deerskin, they are made of cowhide, and there is velvet lining inside."
"In addition to those supplies, I also need six military coats." Lin Qi said.
Brother Tan's face fell, "Sister-in-law, don't embarrass me like this."
"Two deer, alive." Lin Qi said calmly.
Brother Tan gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I will try my best to get it for you, my sister."
On the way back, Xu Hexiao couldn't help but worry, "Are you going into the mountains to catch deer?"
"No. Yesterday, more than a dozen sheep and seven deer came to the planting area." When Lin Qi mentioned this, she laughed, "We can eat mutton hotpot this winter."
Xu Hexiao also laughed, "Then should I learn how to cook mutton?"
Lin Qi nodded vigorously, "Yes."
"Okay. I will ask grandpa for advice when I go back tonight. The Xu family used to eat mutton a lot. Even if grandpa can't cook it, he should know what ingredients to put in it." Xu Hexiao said.
"It's okay even if grandpa doesn't know how to cook. I can ask the two chefs in the cafeteria. Their cooking skills are pretty good." Lin Qi said.
"Then ask me back and teach me."
"Okay, I'll teach you."
"It's winter now, and you don't have much to do every day except herding cattle. Starting tomorrow, I will teach you how to box."
"good."
In winter, when others were resting, he and his grandfather herded cattle, but they did it for free and without any work points. The brigade said that the work points for the year had already been settled, so they would not be given any more work points.
Fortunately, it is cold in winter, and we are afraid that the cattle will freeze, so we only need to let them out for half a day, after 11 o'clock in the morning, and they can be driven back at three or four o'clock in the afternoon.
Then he can practice boxing and watch the cows at the same time. He can't waste his time.
After all the sweet potatoes and taro of the brigade were collected, the two team leaders calculated the accounts for two days. After the accounts were calculated, the brigade began to distribute the grain.
Lin Qi cut grass for pigs for two months and didn't earn many work points, but she earned a lot from hunting for the team and reclaiming land in the last few days. All in all, she earned more than two hundred, almost three hundred.
With more than 200 work points, Lin Qi ranked fifth among the same batch of educated youth. She had only a few less work points than the four male educated youth, and dozens more work points than Ma Guizhi and Gan Tian.
The number of more than 200 is not small, but compared with the male educated youth in the brigade who earned thousands of work points, this number is very small.
After the settlement, Lin Qi received 50 kilograms of shelled rice, 90 kilograms of corn, 30 kilograms of peanuts, 20 kilograms of sorghum, and 260 kilograms of taro and sweet potatoes in total.
This is because the team had a good harvest of various crops this year. In previous years, Lin Qi's share would have been reduced by one or two tenths.
Lin Qi carried all the food she was given back home in two baskets. She put the food in the warehouse, locked the door, and went to Xu Hexiao's new house.
When she entered the room, Xu Hexiao had already brought back the food. Looking at the few bags scattered on the ground, most of which were only half full, Lin Qi frowned.
"Is that all? How come it's almost the same as what I got?" Lin Qi asked.
"Yes, that's all." Xu Hexiao smiled bitterly.
He did the same work as others, but earned only one-third of their work points. Plus, his grandfather was in poor health this year, so the work points he earned were pitifully few, so that was all the food they got.
"It's okay." Lin Qi comforted Xu Hexiao, "The thing my planting area lacks the least is food, you can eat as much as you want. I'll get you a batch in a few days."
"Okay." Xu Hexiao smiled without being pretentious, "Then Grandpa and I will rely on you to support us. But these food should be enough to support us for two or three months. I'll ask you for more after you finish eating."
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