"Bucket" and "liter" are not units of weight, but units of volume. Later generations even middle school students knew that the density of various grains was different. So the difference in weight is huge.

Moreover, there are great differences in the capacity of "buckets" in various places, which are divided into large buckets and small buckets.

On the side of Shibijie Commune, a bucket of ordinary wheat weighs about 30 catties, and the fine red wheat with full grains can reach 33 catties.

As for a bucket of corn, it is about thirty-six catties.

Therefore, the several times Wang Manyin experienced the grain distribution before, the weight was weighed with a large scale, so the error was very small. However, when he saw that the other members were silent, he simply kept his mouth shut.

is still the same sentence, there is too much food in the space to eat, so Wang Manyin has always maintained an indifferent attitude.

Liu Xiangyang was very puzzled, and couldn't help but ask: "Captain, why don't you use the scales to distribute the grain?" ”

"It's all the same, it's all the same. We can't find the scales of our production team......" Wang Lianshun hurriedly explained.

Hearing this, Liu Xiangyang didn't say anything more.

At this moment, Wang Fugui took the account book and leaned under the angry wind lamp, and read aloud: "I will call people one by one below, and those who shout hurry up to receive food, don't rub it off...... Wang Fuchang's family of five people divided 200 catties of corn this time,"

After listening to the accountant's report, Wang Lianshun instructed several young people in the field to load grain. As the few remaining strong laborers of the second team, Wang Manyin is naturally among them.

He completely followed Wang Lianshun and did so, kicking the wooden bucket a few times when it was almost full, and then stopping at the tip of the pile.

Waiting for the corn kernels to be poured into the sack prepared by Wang Fuchang, Wang Manyin understood the doorway.

He had also participated in the production team when he handed over the public grain, so he knew that the weight of a standard sack of corn was about more than 150 catties.

Wang Fuchang's house packed a bag and a half, which must have exceeded two hundred catties.

No wonder everyone is silent, obviously they are all clear about the Dao Dao here.

The mystery lies in the balance between a flat and a convex!

Divide the grain with a bucket, which should be a flat bucket. The accumulation is so high, it must be excessive.

But for everyone, it's definitely a good thing.

After distributing the grain to Wang Fuchang's family, followed by Wang Funian's family......

Then, the two families shared a cart to transport the grain home.

With the completion of the distribution of grain from household to household, it was finally Wang Manyin's turn.

The two members of his family were divided into eighty pounds, two buckets and four liters, and they happened to contain a snakeskin bag.

Because he wanted to help, Wang Manyin didn't bring the food home for the time being. At about half past ten, the food for each household was finally distributed.

Of course, the educated youths only kept a count.

The surplus grain is officially put into the warehouse and stamped with a grain stamp.

For the current Wang Manyin, carrying a snakeskin bag of corn and walking a few hundred meters is not even breathing.

As for the orchids, they lead the way with a flashlight.

As soon as the two came on the sidelines, they saw two cats rushing to the front and meowing to greet each other.

It's rare that they didn't even go out for a stroll tonight.

Orchid was just about to take out the key to open the door, and then exclaimed: "Ah, full silver, look, weasel!" ”

As she spoke, she hurriedly took two steps back.

Wang Manyin looked at the light, only to find that there was a weasel thrown on the ground at the door, half of its head had been bitten off, and its fur was stained with blood.

"Did you catch Rhubarb?" After confirming that the weasel was dead, Orchid breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Manyin shook his head and replied, "It should have been done by two cats,"

Weasels are much harder to catch than rats and can run faster. Last year Rhubarb was able to kill one, more of a coincidence.

The main thing was stuck in the coop, and it didn't have time to take advantage of its speed. In addition, after the rhubarb has been smoked once, it seems that the weasel is usually kept away.

From last year to now, I haven't seen it catch it again.

It's two cats that keep giving Wang Manyin unexpected surprises.

There are them, with their homes as the center, within a radius of 100 meters, and there are almost no rats in normal times.

Even sparrows flying by nearby are scared, for fear that they will accidentally become food in the cat's mouth. After distributing the grain from the autumn, Wang Manyin generously placed it in the cave, but he never suffered a loss.

Not to mention his family, there are almost no mice in Wang Qiusheng's house now.

However, the two cats have developed a good habit since childhood, and when they catch mice, they will only catch them and show them to their owners, and they will not eat them at all. What's even more amazing is ...... Sometimes they will actively throw the rats on the dung heap.

Of course two guys are able to do this, the main thing is that there is no shortage of food.

Almost every day, Wang Manyin would put two cats into the space to catch fish to eat, and then take them outside when they were full. Compared to the delicious fish in the pond, the rat meat is obviously not of the grade.

Frosted weasel skins are worth a lot. This one is okay in length, but unfortunately the head is bitten and the fur has a few holes, and the price will definitely be greatly discounted.

If you get it to the supply and marketing cooperative, it is estimated that it can be sold for two yuan, and you will bring it by the way when Shao'an comes over tomorrow.

This season is the time to catch weasels, and many people in the village have begun to go to cages. Wang Manyin has never done it. On the one hand, the weather is a few degrees below zero at night, and he is unwilling to run out in the cold; On the other hand, I can't look at three or a few pieces.

With this kung fu, it is better to enter the space and dig a few catties of Yuanzhi and sell it.

Taking advantage of the orchid's opening of the door, Wang Manyin found a rope and hung the weasel on the cliff outside. Then, he went to the next outlet to bring the rod scale and weigh the corn.

Ninety-seven pounds, seventeen pounds more.

As Wang Manyin guessed, each family has a surplus of grain tonight.

"Uncle Lian Shun is okay like this, right?" After Orchid looked at the catty two, she opened her mouth with some worry.

"What's the matter, isn't the scale of the production team broken?"

Wang Manyin pondered clearly: as long as the specific weight is not weighed, it is a confused account, and it is not a lot of points.

Even if Zhao Jianhai knew about it afterwards, he could only pinch his nose and admit it, after all, it was not against the rules to divide grain with a bucket.

"That's good," Orchid nodded, and said a little excitedly, "By the way, Manyin, tell you a good thing." Before getting off work today, Aunt Guo specially told me that I had officially graduated from the tailoring class, and my salary would be calculated from tomorrow, seventeen yuan and five yuan a month. ”

Orchid has been holding back this matter in her heart for a long time, and she didn't even say anything about Shao'an on the way back, she just wanted to share it with her husband as soon as possible.

As a result, the two put down the bowl and went to the village to distribute the grain, and only now did they find an opportunity.

It was by attending the tailor's training that Orchid understood why her husband wanted to learn culture on his own.

Knowledge is so important.

The tailoring company has a book about making clothes, which I can read through smoothly. For some sizes or something, she can remember it once she listens to it, and she gets started quickly and never misses it.

In fact, as early as two months ago, Orchid was already able to operate a sewing machine to make clothes on its own.

However, she regretted that the current style of clothes is too simple, and many beautiful clothes in the atlas can't be made at all.

Of course, these thoughts orchid pressed in his heart, and he didn't dare to tell anyone else.

"Really, great!" Hearing this, Wang Manyin was very happy for her mother-in-law.

It doesn't matter what the salary is, the key orchid has really gone out of the countryside.

"Why don't we go to Shuangshui Village tomorrow night, tell my parents the good news, and have a meal by the way...... Tomorrow morning I will take Rhubarb around the mountains and catch a hare to eat. ”

During the day, Orchid and Shao'an have to go to work in the supply and marketing cooperative, and it is impossible to run home for a meal at noon, so it is better to move to the evening.

In addition, Aunt Guo, Wang Manyin was ready to take the time to send a hare over to express his gratitude.

"Well," Orchid nodded, and said, "Manyin, do we still have to tell the team that we will pay for work in the future?" ”

"Definitely going to say,"

Since the orchid gets a salary, it is both a worker and a farmer. If you don't pay the money, the village will definitely not agree.

In fact, it's okay, with a share of work, the two of them can share a lot of food. If you cook a good meal in the future, it won't seem so abrupt.

***

After breakfast and sending away the orchids, Wang Manyin went to the brigade headquarters to find Wang Manchu and said that his mother-in-law had started to receive wages.

"Okay, you two are capable. There are orchids in the tailor's store, and it will be much more convenient for people in our village to make clothes in the future. Wang Manchu groaned for a while, and then spoke, "In this way, pay ten yuan to the village every month." Full of silver, you also know that it is a little unreasonable. ”

In his heart, he no longer regarded Wang Manyin as a second-rate son, but a rare capable person in the village.

Being able to get my brother-in-law and daughter-in-law to work in the supply and marketing cooperatives is the ability.

Even Wang Manchu himself doesn't have the ability to do this. In order to find an errand for his son in the commune, he didn't know how many legs he ran this year, but he still didn't succeed.

Compared with Wang Manyin, he feels that he is far inferior to the village director.

More importantly, Wang Manyin also knows many people in the county. When I went to the commune for a meeting, I heard that the director of the county, Tian Fujun, had personally praised the other party.

In addition, they have done a lot of things for the village.

In the spring, I went to the county seat to buy medicine for typhus, and I don't know how many old and young masters in the village admit it. You know, the disease spreads quickly. In several nearby villages, many children and elderly people died of infection because of untimely treatment.

There is also buying hemp residue and helping laborers contact to go to the county to do side jobs......

One by one, the people in the village saw it.

"Brother Manchu, I know," Wang Manyin hurriedly nodded, without the slightest dissatisfaction.

To put it bluntly, in these years, there is no specific standard for "both workers and farmers" to pay money to buy labor, and it all depends on the mouth of the village party secretary.

For example, in the early two years, there were coal mines that drew strong laborers from the villages of Shibijie Commune to dig coal, and they were also considered workers who were both workers and farmers, with a monthly salary of more than 40 yuan. Some villages stipulate that 30 yuan be paid, while others receive 20 yuan......

Now Wang Man hoards ten yuan, which is already a lot of face.

Coming out of the brigade headquarters, Wang Manyin led Rhubarb to the mountains.

By the time Shao'an and Orchid returned from work in the evening, he had already taken care of the hare. Then I took two packs of biscuits from the outlet and two bottles of wine.

I haven't been to my old father-in-law's house for a while, so I naturally have to drink two glasses in the evening.

By the way, Wang Manyin put some money in his pocket and gave it to his old father-in-law for doors and windows later.

Seeing the arrival of their brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Shaoping and Lanxiang were naturally very happy.

Shaoping was better, Lan Xiang's two big eyes were staring at the cloth bag in her sister's hand.

Children stutter.

After all, Lan Xiang is only seven years old this year, and it is the time to be greedy.

"This is the biscuit your brother-in-law took, one pack per person, you can divide it......" Seeing the little sister's greedy appearance, Orchid took out the snack directly from the cloth bag.

Sun Yuhou moved his mouth and didn't say anything. He knew that it was useless to say it, and the eldest son-in-law never came empty-handed every time he came to the door.

After Shaoping took it, he took the initiative to pick up a bag for his mother to save.

Then he tore open the package and handed two pieces to his grandmother.

Seeing this, Wang Manyin nodded secretly in his heart. It is said that the father-in-law's family style is good, and several children are very filial. Of course...... Sun Yuting is an exception.

After chatting a few words, Orchid told her parents that she would get her salary immediately.

"Good, good. You have to do it well in the future," Sun Yu was stupid, just admonished.

Then, Wang Manyin took out the money from his pocket again.

"Okay, this money is borrowed from you...... The family owes a lot of debts, and if you sell the pig, you have to give it to someone first, and it is estimated that it will take two years to pay you back. After Sun Yuhou took the money, he opened his mouth embarrassedly.

The debts of the river beach were always in his heart, and he couldn't sleep at night.

Fortunately, the hard days are coming to an end.

Shao'an went to work in the supply and marketing cooperative, how much he could earn a few living money, and his pigs grew well this year, so he should be able to sell them at a good price.

According to Sun Yuhou's plan, he can repay part of the debt this year.

If it weren't for Orchid's persuasion three times and twice, he actually didn't plan to install doors and windows for the new kiln.

The suffering people don't pay attention to it so much, they just go to the mountains and cut some sour jujube branches, and they can be used as doors and windows. If you feel cold, you can also stack a pile of firewood and grass in it and regenerate it on the fire.

"Dad, don't panic about money, I have money with Orchid, when will you have a lot of money."

Knowing the temper of his old father-in-law, Wang Manyin didn't say anything like that.

When the hare meat is stewed, the family sits on a warm clay kang and eats it.

In the past, Sun Yuhou didn't drink much, but tonight's performance was a bit abnormal. After a few glasses of wine, his face turned red, and he began to talk more.

"Man Yin, speaking of which, the most sorry thing for our family is the big girl. Lansheng suffered since she was born, and since she was four or five years old, she carried a basket to pull pigweed and collect firewood, and once almost let the wolf take it away. When it was bigger, it gave birth to Shao'an and Shaoping. Your mother and I are going to go out to work, and your grandmother has bad eyes, so both of them are orchids to help take care of ......."

"I'm not capable of being a father, and the days are getting worse and worse. The four children in the family didn't let Orchid go to school, and I didn't eat a good meal at home, so I feel ashamed......"

Hearing her husband's words, Liu Erni couldn't help but wipe her tears.

Orchid hurriedly persuaded her: "Dad, it's all in the past, why are you mentioning it." Besides, isn't it good for me to marry Manyin every day. I didn't go to school, so now I have no problem reading books and newspapers. ”

The Sun family has long known about the orchid's reading and literacy.

"Yes, looking at your life now, your mother and I are finally relieved. I never dreamed that you still had a good vision and picked a good man for yourself. ”

Sun Yuhou probably drank too much tonight, but he completely opened up the conversation.

"Speaking of which, our family has inherited a lot of love this year. They all praised me for having a good son-in-law, and they respected me for three points in front of people. ”