Chapter 39 Never cooperate!
Hearing that Shui Qing gave it to the old village chief first, the villagers all cast envious glances.
The old village head's family has the best conditions in the village, thanks to the fact that the man in the family often goes to Fucheng to do part-time work, and the woman is very capable. She keeps the house in order and also raises chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs for sale in Fucheng.
Usually, their family rarely prepares food such as chicken heads and rice. After all, when there is sufficient food, most of their time is spent raising chickens and ducks.
So yesterday the old village chief's family only paid seven kilograms, which is not too little but not too much among all the people. But in one night and this morning, their family was able to pay twenty-three kilograms of chicken heads and rice. Zhang Baldzi, Wang Mazi and four other families!
This shows that his whole family was stripping all night long.
Twenty-three pounds at once, plus yesterday’s seven pounds, the old village chief suddenly became the one with the most weight in the village.
"Here, here are seventy-five kilograms of rice. Sister-in-law Guifen, take it." Shui Qing asked the helping man to weigh it before handing it to Wang Guifen with difficulty.
Wang Guifen responded with a sigh, wiped her hands vigorously on the clothes in front of her, and then reached out to take it.
Seventy-five pounds of rice, rice with white flowers. She swallowed her saliva when she thought of the thick layer of rice oil on top of the white rice porridge.
No, one pound of rice can almost buy two pounds of millet. Although millet is a little rougher, it is more filling.
The remaining rice is exchanged for money, which can be given to Brother Lin for repair...
The second largest family in the village is Aunt Zhang’s family.
Except for Zhang Xiaocao who followed to see the situation, the others in their family were either salvaging or peeling, and they were the most diligent!
Now when I heard about the rice distribution, I took the sack and followed my daughter to Shuiqing's house.
I was filled with surprises and doubts all the way until I saw the white rice in front of my eyes, and my heart suddenly dropped.
This year, maybe I can have a good year.
"Come, Aunt Zhang, your total is twenty-seven kilograms, and the rice is sixty-seven and a half kilograms. Pour it into your sack."
Aunt Zhang felt unreal as she watched the white rice being poured into rough sacks.
How many years had it been since she had seen or touched rice?
Put your rough palms into the rice, grab it and let go, enjoying it endlessly.
She murmured softly: "The rice smells so good."
Zhang Xiaocao responded from the side: "Mom, the rice is so beautiful! It looks much better than black noodles. Isn't it delicious?"
"Wait a minute, I'll cook it for you later." Aunt Zhang wanted to say that she would cook rice for dinner at night, but she held it back.
One pound of rice can be exchanged for three pounds of black flour, which when boiled into paste is enough for a family to eat for a day. If rice is cooked, even three pounds of rice may not be enough.
It’s not time for luxury yet, just wait.
The old village chief continued to hand out food to the remaining people. This one weighed a few kilograms and that one weighed more than ten kilograms. After all, the number of people who weighed tens of kilograms on top of their heads was only a minority.
Shui Qing walked up to Aunt Zhang. She was grateful to Aunt Zhang for trusting her, and also grateful to Zhang Xiaocao for worrying about them reporting the news in advance.
Just as he was about to say thank you, he heard the conversation between the two, turned back, packed two or three kilograms of rice in a cloth bag, and handed it over quietly: "This is a thank you gift, don't make it public, otherwise it will be bad for others to see it."
She didn't pack too much. If she packed too much, she would be afraid that Aunt Zhang wouldn't be willing to cook. She probably packed enough food for the whole family.
Aunt Zhang instinctively wanted to refuse, but she didn't dare to say anything after hearing Shui Qing's words. After Shui Qing stuffed her into her arms, she whispered: "I, you have already given us a lot."
"You earned that through your labor. This is a thank you gift. It's different." Shui Qing made the distinction very clearly.
Aunt Zhang opened her mouth and wanted to say: Aren't they all the same? It's all given by you.
Shui Qing continued: "Auntie, I don't pretend to be much, it's probably enough for your meal. Let's go back and make some for the children at noon."
Zhang Xiaocao understood that Sister-in-law Shui Qing brought it here because her mother was reluctant to part with it and she wanted to eat it.
Her nose was sore, and for the first time in her life, she felt that helping others was worth it!
In the past, every time I helped my cousin Zhang Chunhua, I always failed.
She decided that no matter what happened in the future, she would help Sister-in-law Shui Qing!
Aunt Zhang understood instantly!
Tears rolled down big.
She choked and said, "Okay, I'll go home later and ask Xiaocao to return the bag."
The cloth bag is also a good thing and needs to be returned.
Shui Qing hummed and thought of something and said, "By the way, have you been working all morning? There is a lot of rice today. You can peel it and send it over at noon, and take it back with the rice."
It will be fresher if delivered earlier.
After hearing this, Aunt Zhang nodded repeatedly and said in surprise: "Jinniu and I didn't rest all morning. We peeled off nearly ten kilograms. They are still peeling it and will deliver it to us during lunch!"
Although the rice wouldn't escape if left there, for some reason, she just wanted to put it back in her home.
The thought of having rice at home made her feel at ease.
The two of them thanked Shuiqing profusely and walked back carrying the rice - they had to get back to work quickly!
"Auntie, the old village chief's family was doing it all night last night. How about we do it at night?"
"Isn't it easy to catch fish at night?"
"It's okay. Let's catch more in the afternoon and peel them by moonlight at night."
"Okay, God bless, please don't rain."
"It won't rain for more than ten days."
"Isn't it more than a month in previous years?"
"Auntie, think about it. In previous years, everyone fished and peeled for one thing or another. Can every family fish the same way this year?
It will be gone in more than ten days at most. We have to hurry up. "
"Well, my daughter is right! But it's okay. These things are everywhere in the water. Later, I will ask your brother to go to other places to retrieve some, which means it will take more work."
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Shuiqing was very satisfied listening to everyone's discussion.
Poverty is not terrible, but being poor and lazy is.
Even if the opportunity to make money is in front of you, you are unwilling to work hard. It can only be said that mud cannot be helped. There is a reason why you live a miserable life.
Wang Mazi and Zhang Tuzi saw that others got rice, and they were all excited. They came forward with shameless faces and reminded Fan Jin: "Fan Erxiaozi, we think about it and still believe in you!
We are all from the same village. If we don't support you, who should we support? We, as elders, are happy to see you make money."
The children of the two families kept nodding behind them and looked at Fan Jin expectantly.
Other people in the village were stunned.
I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such shameless people!
In less than an hour, their faces changed too quickly.
Fan Jin still smiled warmly, his voice was not loud but loud enough for everyone around to hear: "You two, I also want to collect all, but my classmate said that we don't need too much;
Since you have withdrawn, I thought it was just right. If I collect yours now, won't I be able to collect others'?"
When the others heard this, they were shocked!
They immediately started to curse: "Zhang Baldy, Wang Mazi, do you still have shame? We said it well at the old village chief's house that we have withdrawn and we can't make trouble later!"
"Not only did we agree at the old village chief's house, but you and the eldest daughter of the Fan family also made harsh words? What, do you want us to remind you?"
The two people's faces turned red and white.
Fan Jin looked gentle, but his words were not gentle at all: "Please forgive us, we only collect things from people we trust. In the future, it is better for us to never cooperate with each other."