The educated youths have been here for three and a half months, and they have caught up with the slack season, and they have been working for 65 days, with the male comrades counting 8 points a day, and the female comrades having 5 points a day.

"With such a little food, not to mention a year's rations, there will be nothing left after returning the food in the team that I borrowed before." Zheng Weiguo frowned.

"yes, it's not fair, it's almost October when we came."

"Accountant Li, give us more points." Yu Xiangyang shouted loudly.

"Accountant Li, how can Comrade Zhou Xiaoran divide more than us? Am you mistaken? Zheng Hongbing saw that Zhou Xiaoran had a lot more food than hers, and he couldn't help the anger in his heart, and he had to go through the back door to divide the food, why!

Accountant Li was already a headache when he was complained by the educated youth, and Zheng Hongbing also came to allude to him to give Zhou Xiaoran the back door, and said angrily at the moment: "Comrade Zhou Xiaoran feeds the pigs all year round, and he has more working hours than you, of course, there are more work points, okay, you go back first, there are so many people waiting to distribute the food." ”

Zheng Hongbing was shocked to realize that feeding pigs was still a good job, and her work was much more tiring than feeding pigs, and she only had 5 points of work, and she didn't have the working hours of others.

"Why can Zhou Xiaoran go to feed the pigs, but we can't go? I asked, next year I will also go to feed the pigs. ”

Accountant Li wondered, this female intellectual's brain is a mallet, "You ask?" If you ask for it, you will listen to it? Then he also asked her to ask for it, isn't it a mess for everyone to be like you, this job is arranged and assigned by the team, you have to go to the captain if you have an opinion. ”

Yang Yougen had already noticed the movement here, and he just heard such a sentence when he walked over.

"What's the matter? Hurry up and finish it, there are still so many people waiting. ”

Accountant Li said again about the young people's dislike of too little food, and Yang Yougen thought to himself after listening to it, originally thinking that it would not be easy for these young people to come to their rural place, and the team was still discussing to help the foil, but now it seems that it is still not too accustomed.

"Our distribution of food is calculated according to the division of work, you come late and have less time to work, but this year's ration cannot be lost to you. In this way, there are two methods, first, according to the previous method, the rations will be lent to you by the team first, but when the food is distributed next year, you must return it all, these grains are saved from the mouths of the members, if someone holds the idea that the team does not dare to do anything with you, lazy and slippery, I, the first captain, will not agree. ”

During this time, the educated youths have a new understanding of the position of captain, no matter what they want to do or where they go, they have to rely on the letter of introduction issued by the captain, including going back to the city to visit relatives, and even recommending them to go to the University of Workers, Peasants and Soldiers, so the educated youths know deeply that the captain cannot be offended.

"That.... What about the second method? Zhou Yi asked calmly.

"The second way is to give you the rations according to the amount, and if the work is not enough, you can use the money to make up."

Some families in the team have a lot of labor, earn more work, and can still share the money after distributing the rations, but some families, especially those with many women, do not have enough work to cover the rations, and the difference is made up with money, which is also an important reason why sons are particularly favored in rural areas.

The educated youths looked at each other and thought differently.

If the family conditions are good, I want to make up the money, and if the family conditions are not good, I decided to borrow it from the team, and the people who borrowed the food still have a little hob meat in their hearts, if they really can't pay it back, the team can really come to force him to death? It's really not good, it's not over next year, and the year after that.

Zhou Yi, Zheng Weiguo and Xu Hui all chose to make up money, and Yu Xiangyang and Zheng Hongbing chose to borrow grain.

Zhou Xiaoran also chose to make up money, but all she wanted was coarse grains, and she had fine grains, and she had other uses for these coarse grains.

In addition to the borrowed grain, Zhou Xiaoran still has a total of 200 catties of sweet potatoes, 180 catties of cornmeal, mung beans, peanuts, soybeans and other miscellaneous grains, as well as eight taels of pork.

"Xiaoran, you wait, I'll let the second dog cart go, and I'll help you move back later." Uncle Yougen said to Zhou Xiaoran.

"Okay, thank you, Uncle Yougen."

Zheng Hongbing glanced at Zhou Xiaoran, exhaled a breath, and hid the jealousy in her heart, she felt that jealousy was not the most rational approach, she should have a good relationship with Zhou Xiaoran, she gave up the idea of getting close because she felt that Zhou Xiaoran's personality was too tough, and now it seems that it is not enough to change the method, she doesn't believe it, and the person she wants to win over is not unsuccessful.

Yang Hao pushed the cart to help Zhou Xiaoran push all the grain back and stacked it neatly in a corner of the kitchen.

Zhou Xiaoran saw that Yang Hao was a little silent today, so he spoke: "Thank you, I'll fry peanuts tomorrow and send them to you when the time comes." ”

Unexpectedly, Yang Hao still didn't say a word, and left directly after finishing his work.

How did she know that Yang Hao was uncomfortable. Ever since he knew that his new pants were made of cloth left over from Zhou Xiaoran's clothes, his mood has been very complicated, like a little excited, and like a little weak-hearted, especially after getting up this morning, the suspicious marks on the pants....... So much so that when I saw Zhou Xiaoran, my heart was even more empty......

Zhou Xiaoran was surprised for a moment and passed.

Grandma Zhou came to the door, and Uncle Zhou and Zhou Xiaobing followed.

So fast......

"You two go and carry the grain."

After Grandma Zhou finished giving the order, she smiled sarcastically at Zhou Xiaoran, "Now you can't say that I robbed you of your food, this is what you promised at the beginning, if you don't give food, get out, don't live here." ”

Zhou Xiaoran smiled faintly.

"Yes, I said yes, I won't repay the debt, so I'll calculate it for you first. At the beginning, I said that I would give you 50 catties of coarse grain a year, and later added to 70 catties, calculating an average of more than 129 catties per day, I will give you two taels, and now I have lived here for three months and eight days, of which two months are 31 days, a total of just 100 days, so I should give you 200 taels, that is, 20 catties, do you want cornmeal or sweet potato? ”

Grandma Zhou listened to Zhou Xiaoran for a long time, and she heard a sentence, Zhou Xiaoran was only willing to give her twenty catties of coarse grain.

Even if you are furious.

"You little white-eyed wolf! At the beginning, I said that the good house would be for you to live in, 70 catties of grain a year, but now that the grain is distributed, you will turn your face and deny me no one, and if you don't give me food, you will get out of here! If you make trouble again this time, I see who will help you little white-eyed wolf, boss, go and carry food for me. ”

Uncle Zhou said at the corner of his mouth: "Mother, it's not good to ask for food for Xiaoran to live in the house, twenty catties is twenty catties, if the second brother knows, he should have an opinion on you....."

The voice became smaller and smaller, and Grandma Zhou waved her hand at him impatiently, "You shut up." ”

Zhou Xiaoran felt that Uncle Zhou usually looked fine, but he was too afraid of his mother, and he was far inferior to his daughter-in-law in this regard.

"Grandma, I'm not done yet."

"What else do you have to say!"

"The twenty catties of grain I mentioned are this year, and you can also move the seventy catties of grain for the whole of next year, a total of ninety catties."

After hearing this, Grandma Zhou's anger narrowed slightly, and she looked at Zhou Xiaoran suspiciously, "Are you telling the truth?" ”

"Of course it's true."

"Boss, move grain."

The grain was just weighed by Zhou Xiaoran, and Grandma Zhou weighed it again before moving away.

Zhou Xiaoran sent a few people out of the door, and then returned to the kitchen to prepare dinner, and found that the eight taels of pork that had been divided were missing, and recalled that it should be Grandma Zhou's departure.

Zhou Xiaoran laughed and laughed, just eight taels of pork, she couldn't see her eat it in her stomach, not to mention that she earned it herself.

was about to go into the space to get some flour and bread to eat, when Zheng Hongbing came to her again.

"Everyone sent me as a representative to invite you over for dinner."

Zhou Xiaoran was coldly shaken by Zheng Hongbing's bright smiling face, which one of her troubles is this?

Doubts are doubts, Zhou Xiaoran still followed her to the Zhiqing Point, everyone has cooked and is waiting for her.

Maybe the food eaten tonight was exchanged for real sweat, and the educated youths were particularly happy and delicious.

The next day, when I got up, I saw that it was snowing.

Zhou Xiaoran fried two catties of peanuts with salt, filled half of them, and went to the captain's house.

Yang Hao saw Zhou Xiaoran wrapped in a military coat from a distance in the courtyard, and immediately hid in his house in a panic.

Aunt Chrysanthemum saw her youngest son panicked and said strangely: "What's wrong?" What do you see? ”

As soon as he turned around, Zhou Xiaoran shouted with a smile: "Auntie, I came to talk to you." As he spoke, he raised the bag in his hand, "I fried peanuts myself, send some over and eat them as a snack." ”

Aunt Chrysanthemum hurriedly asked her to enter the house, "It's snowing heavily, you have to wear thicker." He looked at her military coat again and said with a smile: "You are good, you cover your legs, are you warm?" ”

"Well, it's warm."

Chen Dalian also came over, "Your clothes are not cheap, are they?" Tsk, it's really thick, and the color is good-looking, I heard that the army wears such clothes. ”

Zhou Xiaoran couldn't say that this was given to her by Tan Shiguo, so she only smiled and didn't speak.

Aunt Chrysanthemum slapped away Chen Dalian's hand touching the military coat, and poured water with an enamel cup for Zhou Xiaoran to drink, "Go, go to the side, your hand, don't touch it dirty." ”

Chen Dalian pursed her lips and moved her ass to the side.

Zhou Xiaoran put the peanuts on the kang table, "Sister-in-law Dalian, come and eat peanuts, I just fried them, this should be cold and ready to eat." ”

Chen Dalian glanced at Aunt Chrysanthemum, and saw that her mother-in-law was not displeased, so she happily moved over to peel peanuts and eat them.

"You kid, come here, bring some peanuts, keep them for yourself, or change something, how good."

"It's okay, auntie, I ate so many things by myself, besides, I also want to thank Yang Hao, he helped me move things yesterday."

Aunt Chrysanthemum was stunned, who is this Yang Hao?

"Yo, this is our second dog, I'll call him over."

After listening to Chen Dalian's words, Aunt Chrysanthemum reacted, isn't Yang Hao the new name chosen by her second boy.

"Hey, you said him, what is there to thank for, a big boy moves so many things, is it possible that he is still tired, and he eats so much food for nothing."

Then he seemed to remember something, and asked Zhou Xiaoran in a low voice: "I heard that your grandmother went to your house to move grain again?" ”

That's fast enough.

"Well, yes, I went, that was said at the beginning, I live in that house, and I give seventy catties of grain a year." Zhou Xiaoran told the truth.

Aunt Chrysanthemum patted her thigh, looking uneven, "This Mrs. Zhou!" That house should have your father's share, you go to live and let you give food, how embarrassing, you shouldn't agree to her request! It's really not good, so I live in Zhiqing Point, where the house is better. ”

"Auntie, I took the initiative to say that I wanted to give food, and it's nothing, so I should be filial to my grandmother, and I will come out with some savings." Zhou Xiaoran said indifferently.

"Hey, you kid, you are kind-hearted."

At this time, Chen Dalian came over, "The second brother said he was going to sleep, but he came." ”

"What kind of sleep in the middle of the day?"

Zhou Xiaoran took over the conversation: "When it's cold, I want to nest and be warm." ”

"That's right."

Zhou Xiaoran sat down until he was about to eat lunch, so he refused Aunt Chrysanthemum's stay and went home.

When she left, Yang Hao came out of the house and took the rest, about one-third of the peanuts, away, he had to hide them, one a day, and eat them slowly.