I don't know how much I'll get. I also don't understand how much I'll get from the medicinal herbs.
After returning from putting down the grain at home, they saw everyone sitting there with stools. Once everyone had arrived, they heard the brigade leader talking again, repeating the same old things. However, when he talked about distributing the money, everyone listened very carefully and heard it.
"Our brigade members have performed well this year. After deducting the brigade's reserved portion, in terms of grain alone, everyone in our brigade can be said to have received the highest work points, with one point equaling four cents. The medicinal herbs are a bit more complicated, but they are calculated according to the past. After deducting the brigade's reserved portion, each type of medicinal herb is paid at the highest standard."
Now, the heads of each household shall come in to collect their dividends.
I don't know the price of the medicinal herbs yet, but since I know the price of work points, I'll use those work points. I earned a total of 1353 work points, and each work point is worth four cents, which is 54.12 yuan, not bad.
When it was time to collect the money, I learned the price of the medicinal herbs and how the brigade deducted the amount. Each household was deducted one jin (500 grams) for each type of herb, which was fortunately not much.
Then they heard Accountant Uncle Gu Zhengrong say, "After deducting each item, what's left is the current weight, the price and quantity of each medicinal herb, and the amount of money. Listen carefully."
"Okay, Accountant Uncle."
"Let's begin. I'll read it aloud, and you can look at it while reading, right?"
"Okay," the accountant said.
"The purchase price for jute (qing má) is 1.15 yuan per jin (0.5 catties), so 1 jin costs 1.15 yuan in total."
The purchase price of shepherd's purse is 0.14 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), no price available.
The purchase price of cocklebur is 0.96 yuan per jin (0.5 catties), so 1 jin costs a total of 0.96 yuan.
The purchase price of mugwort is 0.27 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and 3 jin (1.5 catties) will cost a total of 0.81 yuan.
The purchase price of tribulus terrestris is 0.52 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and 2 jin (1 catties) will cost a total of 1.04 yuan.
The purchase price of sour jujubes is 0.11 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and 5 jin (2.5 catties) will cost a total of 0.55 yuan.
The purchase price of black nightshade (long kui) is 0.09 yuan per jin (0.5 catties), so 1 jin costs a total of 0.09 yuan.
The purchase price of dodder seeds is 3.84 yuan per jin (0.5 catties), so 1 jin costs a total of 3.84 yuan.
The purchase price of prickly amaranth is 0.77 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and 2 jin (1 kg) will cost a total of 1.54 yuan.
The purchase price of quinoa is 0.57 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and 2 jin (1 kg) will cost a total of 1.14 yuan.
The purchase price of purslane is 0.23 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and 5 jin (2.5 catties) will cost a total of 1.15 yuan.
The purchase price of motherwort (yi mu cǎo) is 0.09 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), so 10 jin (5 catties) will cost a total of 0.9 yuan.
The purchase price of cassia seeds is 0.46 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and 4 jin (2 catties) will cost a total of 1.84 yuan.
The purchase price of hops (lu cǎo) is 0.3 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), so 4 jin (2 catties) would cost a total of 1.2 yuan.
The purchase price of small thistles is 0.19 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and 4 jin (2 catties) will cost a total of 0.76 yuan.
The purchase price of water pepper (shui liǎo) is 0.11 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and 5 jin (2.5 catties) will cost a total of 0.55 yuan.
The purchase price of goosegrass (niu jin cǎo) is 0.77 yuan per jin, and 3 jin cost a total of 31 yuan.
The purchase price of small tufts of grass (xiǎo péng cǎo) is 15.38 yuan per jin (0.5 catties), so 1 jin costs a total of 15.38 yuan.
The purchase price of plantain, commonly known as plantain grass, is 0.96 yuan per jin (0.5 kg). 20 jin (10 catties) would cost a total of 19.2 yuan.
The purchase price of black cattle is 0.38 yuan per jin, and 3 jin will cost a total of 1.14 yuan.
White rice is 0.53 yuan per jin (500g), 5 jin (2.5kg) costs 1.06 yuan in total.
The purchase price of iron amaranth (tiě xiàn cài) is 1.15 yuan per jin (0.5 catties), so 1 jin costs 1.15 yuan.
The purchase price of horsetail is 0.38 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and 10 jin (5 catties) will cost a total of 3.8 yuan.
The purchase price of white cogon grass (bái máo) is 0.3 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and 11 jin (5 catties) will cost a total of 3.3 yuan.
The purchase price of Artemisia annua is 0.38 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and 2 jin (1 catties) will cost a total of 0.76 yuan.
The purchase price of water sedge is 0.09 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and 4 jin (2 catties) will cost a total of 0.36 yuan.
The purchase price of madder root (qiàn cǎo) is 0.84 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and 2 jin (1 catties) will cost a total of 1.68 yuan.
The purchase price of Yuanzhi (polygala tenuifolia) is 3.46 yuan per jin (0.5 catties), so 1 jin costs a total of 3.46 yuan.
The purchase price of Malan (馬蘭) is 2.88 yuan per jin (斤), and 2 jin (斤) will cost a total of 5.76 yuan.
The purchase price of Japanese knotweed is 0.77 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and 2 jin (1 catties) will cost a total of 51.54 yuan.
The purchase price of wood sorrel (cu jiāng cǎo) is 0.23 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and 4 jin (2 catties) will cost a total of 0.92 yuan.
All the medicinal herbs added up to 124 jin. After the brigade deducted, 111.6 jin remained. The total income from the medicinal herbs was 80.26 yuan. After deducting 10%, which is 8.26 yuan, 72.234 yuan remained. This is the bill. You can calculate it carefully again. If there are no problems, sign here.”
"Okay, Uncle Accountant," I said after carefully reviewing the accounts. "Uncle, there's no problem; the accounts are correct."
"That's good, sign it."
"Okay," he said, picking up a pen and signing his name.
After I signed, he said, "Our brigade not only paid for the medicinal herbs we submitted, but also received receipts. These receipts are a favor to our production team from above, but no matter how much favor it is, it's still done according to regulations. Here's a form you can look at; I'll count out your receipts."
"Okay, Uncle Accountant," I said, and then I checked it myself:
"They all have tickets, for example, those that are useful in our rural areas."
Upon closer inspection, it was identical to the receipts issued by the pharmaceutical factory's purchasing station. The same rates applied: industrial payments were issued at a 20:1 ratio, grain coupons at 30:1, meat coupons at 50:1, soap coupons at 20:1, kerosene coupons at 20:1, oil coupons at 50:1, snack coupons at 20:1, cotton coupons at 50:1, match coupons at 20:1, cloth coupons at 50:1, sugar coupons at 50:1, and so on.
I did a quick mental calculation and realized I'd get 22 receipts in total, which is quite a lot. It seems collecting more medicinal herbs does come with a reward; I just don't know what the other members of the production brigade are thinking.
"Here are your tickets, 22 in total. Keep them safe. If you have any you don't need or want to exchange for others, you can do so at the same time after everyone has received theirs."
"Okay, Uncle Accountant"
"I've given you the ticket. Now I'll give you the money. Add to that the 54.12 yuan you earned since you came to our brigade, and that's a total of 126.35.4 yuan. We don't have 4 li of money right now, so we'll put it in the brigade's account and save it for next year's paycheck. In other words, you can receive 126.35 yuan, right?"
"That's right, Accountant Uncle."
"Since there's nothing wrong, then sign and collect the money."
"Okay, let's sign and collect the money without hesitation."
"As for the other receipts, they will be issued together after everyone has received their money."
"Okay, Uncle, I'll head out now."
Go ahead.
After receiving it, I waited in the brigade's courtyard; there was no other way.
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