Su Xia walked into the living room with Chen's father and saw an old man who was almost as old as Chen's father sitting on the sofa.
The top of his head was a little bald, and half of his hair was white. He had a warm and loving smile on his face, but the look he gave me was sharp, and I could tell at a glance that he was simple.
When Captain Zhao saw Su Xia coming in, he quickly stood up and introduced her: "Jianguo's wife, this is the leader from the county, come to see you"
Su Xia: "Hello, leader!"
"You guys sit down first, I'll go get some water."
Su Xia went to the kitchen, made three bowls of brown sugar water, and brought them back to the living room.
The leader took it himself and looked at the brown sugar water in the bowl: "Comrade Su, you're welcome."
I think I often see brown sugar.
Su Xia: "Thank you for your hard work, leaders!"
Humph... who would say such polite words?
Both Chen's father and Captain Zhao breathed a sigh of relief. They were not afraid that Su Xia would be choked by their care, but it was still good for now.
The leader looked at the girl in front of him. She had a beautiful face, a tall figure, a sly look in her eyes, and looked better than the villagers in the village just now.
I also noticed that Su Xia had a bulging belly, which seemed to indicate that she was pregnant. This also showed that she ate well at home, and if she had been pregnant in the past two years, she would have eaten less.
"Comrade Su, I heard that Zhaojia Village and the surrounding villages had a good harvest this time. Is it all your credit?"
Su Xia...
What does it mean? It sounds like you are praising yourself.
"Who told you this, leader?
If you take a look around the village, you'll know that I haven't been to work since I was a child, and I've never done farm work. The village's harvest is all the hard work of the villagers themselves, and it has nothing to do with me. ”
Father Chen, Captain Zhao covered his chest and said, "It's too early to let go."
The leader saw that Su Xia did not try to hide her feelings at all, and he began to appreciate this woman's character.
"Comrade Su, you are joking. Look at your room. You are pregnant. Your life here is better than ours. It is even worse than that in the city."
Su Xia would be suspicious looking at this leader. How could she doubt her own source of income?
"Leader, you have wronged me.
Who knows that my husband works in a road construction team, and is a skilled worker in railway construction. ”
Then he said in a tsundere tone: "Send me 40 yuan every month, and various bills."
Su Xia also showed her own watch, "Look, this is what my boyfriend brought me last time. It looks good, doesn't it?"
Su Xia presented herself as someone who was vain and had no sense of vision.
Sure enough, this leader's eyes became more and more relaxed.
Why....
Sure enough, you can't be too high-profile.
Captain Chen's father also simply believed that this leader came to express his gratitude.
The leader has been observing Su Xia's expression. This girl was spoiled since childhood and married a good husband. In the end, she was a bit lazy and a spendthrift.
The leader is letting it go now. If it is like now, there are many spies running rampant in secret all over the country, it is better to be cautious.
Captain Zhao, Chen's father, felt a little embarrassed when he saw Su Xia's arrogant look.
Su Xia suddenly admired the leaders of this era. They were sharp and calm, which was the most lacking in later generations.
The leader sighed and briefly talked about the current situation.
Finally, he solemnly thanked Su Xia.
"Comrade Su, it is because of your righteousness that the whole village has been saved from its predicament. If there were more people like you, there would be no need to worry about starving."
The corner of Su Xia's mouth twitched. This hat was really too high.
"Boss, you're exaggerating. I just happened to catch it."
“At first, I saw that my parents and parents-in-law were short of water, so I asked them to come and fetch water.
But there was always water in the well, which attracted people from the village to come. ”
"You can at least let us go without water!"
Captain Zhao also added: "Yes, yes...
We were worried that this well would also dry up.
I didn't expect that I would persist until now. ”
Father Chen sighed: "Yes, I remember when I was digging the well, I thought 10 meters was enough."
The boss joked: "Fortunately I didn't listen to you, otherwise I would still be worried in the office now."
Su Xia heaved a sigh of relief as she watched the couple chatting animatedly.
I hate dealing with this kind of people who have too many eyes. They really leave eight hundred holes for themselves.
When the leader finished drinking the water and was ready to leave, we had to quickly prepare the food and send it to other places, so time was running out.
Su Xia didn't try to persuade him to stay, and followed him away.
After everyone left, Su Xia closed the door and began to organize her own food.
First go to the cellar, put the good beans and sweet potatoes in bamboo baskets, and place them on the racks one by one.
The bags of corn were also neatly placed.
Then I put a hundred cabbages neatly in place. All these jobs are done with space operations, one in and one out, and I do it myself, which is good.
I also took some cracked beans and sweet potatoes back to the kitchen and put them aside. When the time comes, I will make vermicelli with Chen's mother, so that we can have roasted sweet potatoes and beans in the evening.
There were two hundred cabbages left. Su Xia tore off the broken skins and used the rest to pickle sauerkraut tomorrow.
When the time comes, ask Chen's mother to come and help, and she will use it for free.
Su Xia took another bag of corn kernels, ready to ask Lao Zhai to help grind them when the time comes.
Why...
Su Xia felt really comfortable watching her body getting heavier and heavier.
As for the villages, they had already been loaded onto trucks and taken to the county town.
Captain Zhao and Accountant also followed and left.
After all, the settlement still needs to be made.
The villagers also took all their food back home.
Except for the men who were waiting in the village office for the team leaders to come back and divide the money and tickets.
The others went home to rest.
The women in the family took the corn kernels and began to grind them into flour, hoping to have a good meal in the evening.
Someone had a grinding wheel at home, so he made one at home. Some went to the village to grind the millstone. They talked and laughed, helped each other, and did not feel tired at all.
Chen Jiandang from the old house came to Su Xia and said, "Sister-in-law, where is your corn? We ground it for you."
Su Xia led him to the kitchen and pointed at the bag on the ground. "This is it. Please help me."
"What's the trouble? We are all one family."
Chen Jiandang carried the dog back, and the third brother took turns pushing it, and the dog could grind a lot of dogs in a while.
Su Xia washed some beans and sweet potatoes, cooked them in a pot with millet porridge and steamed them on top.
It's enough to just have dinner at night. I really don't want to make it too complicated. I've been running around the house all day and I haven't had a chance to sleep. Now I'm almost dead tired.
Su Xia was waiting for Niu Niu to come back and prepare to have dinner together. The kid usually came back by himself after playing, so she didn't have to go look for him.
Also, although she is young, she is very smart and knows that the food at home is much better than that at grandma's.
When it was time for dinner, the child ran home without asking his mother to stop him.
It was just that when he came back the next day, it was Chen's father and mother who sent him over together. Chen's father was pushing a bicycle with a bag on it.
Su Xia looked at the two people trying to control their smiles, it seemed that the harvest was small.
Niuniu ran over and hugged Su Xia's thighs, "Mom, when will my brother come?"
Su Xia: "When your father comes back, he will come. You are so annoying, always asking questions?"
Niuniu pouted and said, "Hmph, you have to ask. When will dad come back?"
Su Xia wanted to roll her eyes again.
He said perfunctorily, "It's almost time... Go wash your hands, we'll have dinner soon."
Mother Chen looked at the mother and daughter with a smile, then looked at Su Xia whose belly had grown bigger, and then thought of the pile of food at home and the money the old man brought back.
Mother Chen was so happy that she secretly smiled even when she went to bed at night.
Today is getting better and better.
Father Chen put his things away and went to fetch water. He was busy all day and could only come over now.
Su Xia looked at Chen's mother: "Mom, your father should stay!"
Mother Chen shook her head and said, "Your brother and sister-in-law are ready. We can eat soon."
"You can finish your meal and rest early."
Su Xia nodded.
"By the way, mother, how much did our family get?"
Su Xia was also curious.
Mother Chen couldn't help laughing when she thought of this.
"Your father brought back eight industrial coupons, six catties of cotton, and two feet of cloth coupons. The team leader distributed them according to the size of the family."
hey-hey....
Mother Chen couldn't help asking Su Xia: "Guess how much money is left?"
When Su Xia heard these tickets, she already felt that something was wrong.
Seeing Chen's mother smiling like a fox, he asked, "How much? Yes, it's a lot."
Chen's mother satisfied her vanity, and then whispered: "It's a full 34 yuan. I heard from your father that the money was divided equally."
Su Xia thought about it and realized that this was much higher than before, but when he thought about the current food shortage everywhere, he could understand it.
"By the way, mom, I'm going to the county town tomorrow to tell Jianguo that I'm pregnant. I'm also going to ask your dad when he goes back to discuss how much to change."
After hearing this, Chen's mother was even happier, but she was worried about Su Xia's health.
"Can you handle your stomach? Do you want your dad to take you there?"
Su Xia: "I'll ask around first, and bring some stuff with me. When I'm done, I'll have to trouble my father, second brother, and third brother."
Mother Chen: "What's the trouble? We have to let them work, otherwise we will just eat for free."
Su Xia looked at Chen's mother's expression and couldn't help laughing...
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