There are many people like Shuixiang Village who are passive and lazy.
Just as the rice was about to rot in the fields, the higher authorities finally came up with a policy.
It was required that the next day's meals be distributed according to the work points earned the previous day.
The more you work, the more you get; the less you work, the less you get.
Once this news came out, those who were used to being lazy were in trouble and complained bitterly.
He's mother felt relieved. She had disliked those people for a long time.
She still couldn't let go of the last time He Aiguo took the lead in confronting her.
Ever since the He family split up, without the suppression of Old Lady He, He Aiguo and his brothers have become more and more presumptuous.
He always refuses to go to work and acts like a big shot.
Perhaps because they were afraid that the village cadres could not control the villagers, each village also sent two or three people wearing red badges to patrol the fields.
Anyone caught slacking off will be sent to a more difficult place for six months of reform.
Those people who were shouting the loudest before are now like quails, not daring to say a word.
At lunch time, Su Qing only sent a clay pot of mung bean soup to the field and served a bowl to the man wearing a red seal.
"Hey, the Su family, didn't you have braised pork yesterday? Why is there only mung bean soup today? Are you reluctant to leave because you see the brothers wearing red badges here?"
Su Qing glanced at the person who was speaking. "Which family can eat meat every day? If it wasn't given by my relatives, I wouldn't even be willing to buy it myself. If I knew these brothers were coming, I would definitely save it for today."
When the man wearing the red seal heard this, a smile appeared on his face.
Regardless of whether this is true or not, it sounds comforting.
"We were only notified to come on patrol at short notice. We are usually busy in town."
Su Che took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and said, "Come on, brothers, have a cigarette. My brother brought this for me. He works as a driver in a textile factory. He brought it back last time when he went to Shanghai. I heard that people in big cities smoke this kind of cigarettes."
The man with the red badge took Su Che's cigarette with a smile, "You have a brother who works as a driver in the factory. Being a driver is good, it's a good job."
Then he drove away the crowd, "Go away, hurry up and finish your meal and get back to work. If you have the ability, find a relative with a stable job, otherwise don't stay here and think about what's in other people's bowls."
I originally thought that going to the countryside would be miserable, but who knew I could even smoke Shanghai cigarettes, which I could brag about when I go back.
For dinner that day, everyone received their meals based on the work points they had earned that day (because it was the first day of implementation, meals were distributed based on the work points earned on the first day on both days).
Naturally, some are happy while others are sad.
Only Zhao Moli went to work at He Aiguo's house. It was better off at He Aidang's house, as Tian Xiaocui and He Fang both went to work. Only He Mei and He Li went to He Aimin's house.
Luo Quanxiang looked at the sweet potato porridge that he had only been given half a bowl, and his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
He Li hid behind He Mei, not daring to look directly into Luo Quanxiang's eyes.
If the man wearing the red seal hadn't been there, Luo Quanxiang would have definitely beaten the two dead girls up to vent her anger.
He Bei and He Zhong cried and made a fuss when they saw their mother coming back with such a small amount of food.
"Mom, who can eat this little bit? It's not even as much as what I pooped." He Bei crossed his legs, leaned back, and said nonchalantly.
"You, your father, and your brother each share a little."
He Zhong looked at the food in the bowl without any appetite. Thinking of what his friend said about Su Qing's family having braised pork, he said quietly, "Dad, can you adopt me to Aunt Su Qing? She has meat to eat, and I want to eat meat."
He Bei also said enviously: "I want it too. I see that the older girls have meat to eat and new clothes to wear, but I have nothing. I want Aunt Su Qing to be my mother.
Look at Sanya and Siya, they are so fair and tender, so cute, unlike He Li, who is so dark, skinny and ugly."
Children in the countryside are almost always left to their own devices. As long as they remember to go home at night, their parents don't pay much attention to anything else.
They can do anything, such as playing with mud and urine, climbing trees and swimming in water, and removing tiles from roofs. As long as they are not missing any limbs, it doesn't matter to them.
In comparison, Su Qing took very good care of Daya Qianfan and the others, not only in terms of material support, but also in terms of spiritual support.
When Luo Quanxiang heard that both of her sons wanted to recognize Su Qing as their mother, she felt very upset and cursed, "Su Qing, that scumbag! She has no sons of her own, but she's trying to get my sons to recognize her as their mother. She's dreaming! Isn't she afraid of having her intestines rotten from eating and her legs rotten from walking?"
He Aimin slammed the bowl and said, "I'm full. Instead of talking nonsense here, you might as well go to the fields and earn more work points. Who do you want to starve to death with such little food?" After saying that, he lay down on the bed and fell asleep again.
Luo Quanxiang gritted his teeth, but did not dare to get angry. He secretly blamed Su Qing for this.
For several days in a row, he glared at Su Qing who came to deliver tea at noon. Even the most calm person in the village noticed the tension between Su Qing and Luo Quanxiang.
Wen Li leaned close to Su Qing's ear and said, "Xiao Qing, have you been having trouble with the He family again recently?"
"How could I have the time? I wish I had nothing to do with their family."
Now, only a few former sisters-in-law are jumping around in front of her, and Old Mrs. He keeps her tail between her legs when she sees her.
"Then you still have to be careful. I think Luo Quanxiang doesn't look kindly at you. Be careful that she might use some shady tactics."
"Come on, I'm just worried about where to use the new moves I learned."
The busy autumn harvest was over in a blink of an eye.
Under Dai Hongzhang's supervision, the grain from the fields was successfully harvested into the barn.
After paying the public grain tax, the rest was divided among the villagers.
On the first day after the autumn harvest, some people clamored for He Aiguo to be the canteen manager again.
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