Chapter 19: Meddlesome
In a few months it will be time to distribute grain at the end of the year. I have no work to do and not many work points. How can I eat at home?
"Mom, it's okay, let's go into the city..."
Jiang Dazhuang wanted to persuade his mother, but Jiang's mother suddenly said, "You still want to go to the city? If you get caught, how can I live?"
Deeply sad.
Mother Jiang wiped away her tears, wondering why God was so cruel to their family!
But the next moment, Jiang's mother found that her hand was caught.
"Mom, don't worry. We really won't be caught. We have to go to the city tomorrow because the people from the supply and marketing cooperative want to buy the socks I sell."
"How could it not be..."
Jiang's mother was about to refute, but she was stunned after she realized what was going on.
"What? The supply and marketing cooperative wants to buy those socks you sell?!"
Why does it sound so fake?
"An An, you won't be fooled by others, right?"
Jiang's mother didn't quite believe it.
But Jiang Anan took out a piece of paper and said, "Mom, look, this is the purchase contract with the official seal!"
Although Jiang's mother didn't know many words, she knew what an official seal was. She was completely dumbfounded.
"An An, when did you get in touch with such a big leader?"
Jiang's mother couldn't understand it.
Their family was one of the poorest in Sihe Village. No one in their three generations had any ambition. So how come their daughter suddenly started doing business with the big boss of the supply and marketing cooperative?
Is this a dream?
"I don't have any connections with them. They just wanted to buy some socks because they liked them."
Jiang Anan quickly explained.
But Jiang's mother was skeptical.
From her childhood till now, she has never seen anything that can be accomplished without connections.
After thinking about it, she remembered that her daughter's socks were sold for someone else, and guessed that person had some relationship with the leader of the supply and marketing cooperative, which led to the so-called purchase.
"Okay, as long as we don't get caught."
Mother Jiang felt relieved.
The next day, the work broadcast sounded as usual, and the entire Jiang family went to the fields.
The village chief and the brigade secretary haven't come back yet. They said there is something to discuss at the commune and they are expected to not be back for several days. Accountant Li is still in charge of assigning tasks.
Jiang Anan saw Accountant Li and Zhao Chunmei standing together, so she asked loudly, "Accountant Li, can't our Jiang family not be assigned a task today?"
"this……"
Accountant Li glanced at Zhao Chunmei and thought of what she had hinted to him in the morning. As long as the village chief and the brigade secretary didn't come back, the Jiang family would not be able to earn work points.
But there were a bunch of people waiting around, and they were all looking at Accountant Li.
"There's not much to do today..."
Accountant Li felt so guilty that his voice became quiet.
How could everyone not hear that the Jiang family would most likely not earn any work points today.
Looked at each other.
"Accountant Li, what do you mean by this? So our Jiang family had no work yesterday and no work today? Isn't this clearly targeting our family?"
Jiang Anan no longer wanted to give face to Accountant Li.
Accountant Li did not expect that this little girl Jiang Anan would not give him any face at all. After all, he was the accountant of the village!
The Jiang family is extremely poor, yet they are still so rude to him?
Then he won't have to feel sorry for the Jiang family.
Accountant Li finally used such a poor excuse to wash away his guilt towards the Jiang family, and responded carelessly: "There is not much work to do these days, and it just so happens that there is no work for you Jiang family when you are assigned to it. What can I do?"
What this means is that, yes, the Jiang family did not earn any work points today.
But this is exactly what Jiang Anan wants.
It was worth it that she deliberately confronted Accountant Li. She was really afraid that he would feel sorry for the Jiang family because they had no work points and would soften his heart.
After all, she had to go into the city today to hand over a batch of socks to the buyer from the supply and marketing cooperative.
If the Jiang family really assigned a task, it would be difficult for her to slip away.
Jiang Anan was just planning to say a few words to end the topic and then quickly prepare to go into the city, but who would have thought that someone in the crowd spoke up at this time.
"Accountant Li, isn't this inappropriate for the Jiang family?"
The person who spoke was Huang Xitian, the uncle of the brigade secretary Yang Zhijun.
Accountant Li didn't expect that someone would speak for the Jiang family, and was stunned for a moment.
And the person who spoke was Huang Xitian.
Everyone knows that Huang Xitian was originally going to be the village chief, but...
Besides, the villagers also respected her very much. He didn't know what to do for a moment, so he had to look at Zhao Chunmei.
Zhao Chunmei also looked annoyed. Why did Huang Xitian, who usually didn't like to cause trouble, show up now?
"Now that the village head and the brigade secretary are away, Accountant Li is the only one in the village who can arrange tasks. Everyone is not sympathetic to Accountant Li's hard work, and is questioning his work. I wonder if this is not good?"
As she spoke, Zhao Chunmei glanced at Jiang Anan again.
"Or are some people planning to gang up and cause trouble while the village chief and the brigade secretary are away?"
The gun was pointed directly at the Jiang family and Huang Xitian, and they almost named them.
"No one wants to cause trouble, they just can't stand it. Is this how Liu Quanxing acts as the village chief?"
Huang Xitian stared at Zhao Chunmei.
Jiang Anan, who was standing aside, looked at the two people at loggerheads and didn't understand what was going on for a moment. She searched the original owner's memory but still couldn't figure out what was going on.
However, when everyone was afraid to speak, this man stood up. No matter what his purpose was, at least he was speaking for the Jiang family. He was not a bad person after all.
"Uncle Huang, thank you for standing up. When the village chief comes back, I will definitely seek justice for this matter!"
Forget it now.
It was useless to argue with Zhao Chunmei for a long time. Instead, it delayed his time to go to the city to sell socks.
But Huang Xitian didn't know. He just thought that the girl from the Jiang family was afraid of affecting him, so he waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it. Your father has been missing for many years. Some people can't just rush to bully your Jiang family to death just because your father is missing!"
After these words came out, Jiang Anan paused.
Yes, the original owner’s father had been missing for so many years, and everyone knew that the Jiang family was almost left with orphans and a widowed mother, but only Huang Xitian stood up to speak for the Jiang family.
"Accountant Li, when you wanted to be an accountant, you kept saying that you would serve the village. What about you now? You think the Jiang family is easy to bully, so you want to bully them to death, right?"
Huang Xitian pointed at Accountant Li.
Now Accountant Li started to get timid and kept winking at Zhao Chunmei.
"That's fine, Huang Xitian, you want to stand up for the Jiang family, right? Then the Jiang family will work today, and you Huang and Yang families won't have to work!"
Zhao Chunmei didn't give Huang Xitian any face.
Her words immediately made the Huang family and the Yang family anxious. Both families advised Huang Xitian not to meddle in other people's business, as they couldn't even manage their own family well.
"Uncle Huang, my mother is not feeling well today, so it's a good opportunity for us to go home and take care of her..."
Jiang Anan said quickly.
"Yeah yeah."
The Jiang family also quickly agreed, for they were afraid of implicating the Huang and Yang families.
"That's right, Huang Xitian. I feel sorry for the poor health of the Jiang family. It's you who is meddling in other people's business!"
Zhao Chunmei sneered.
However, Huang Xitian inadvertently saw the little girl from the Jiang family nodding to him gratefully.
Although I didn't understand what it meant, since the other party had said so, I didn't insist.
Accountant Li continued to assign tasks, so Jiang Anan and the others decided to leave.
Unfortunately, at this time...
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