The Orphan's Counterattack in the 1970s

Chapter 57: Handing over public food

Today is the day to pay public rations. Chen Xiaolin got on her bicycle and set off to the commune early.

Chen Xiaolin's main task today is to help count with the accountant. This job was originally Chen Xiaomei's, but because Chen Xiaolin was curious about the process of handing over public food, she could only take Chen Xiaomei's job.

The accountant in Daqingshan Village is named Chen Fuqiang, and he is of the same generation as Chen Xiaolin.

"Xiao Lin, when you count later, you need to write down the types, and count the amounts of rice and wheat separately." Chen Fuqiang handed the notebook to Chen Xiaolin and left. He also needed to find the person in charge of the grain station to trick him. , I gave him two packs of cigarettes by the way.

After a while, Chen Xiaolin saw the convoy delivering public rations in Daqingshan Village.

Chen Mu drove the tractor in the lead, followed by more than 30 trolleys.

When the tractor stopped steadily in the yard of the grain station, Chen Fuqiang and Uncle Chen took the staff of the grain station up to inspect the grain.

The person in charge of the grain station accepted two packs of cigarettes from Chen Fuqiang, so he didn't embarrass them. He stepped forward and opened a bag of rice to see if there were any gravel. It was shriveled and not dry enough.

If the grain is qualified, a first-class grain stamp will be stamped on the book, and then other workers will be asked to help weigh and put it into storage.

Chen Xiaolin was on the side helping to count. When she felt that her hand was about to break, the public grain in Daqingshan Village was finally finished.

After handing the counting book to Chen Fuqiang, there was nothing left for Chen Xiaolin to do, so she got on her bicycle and went home.

Today was really an eye-opener for Chen Xiaolin. It was the first time she saw so much food.

After handing over the public food, it was time to distribute the food. Although Chen Xiaolin didn't have many work points, she couldn't get much food. But she had never seen food sharing before, so he was still quite curious.

Early this morning, Aunt Chen came to find Chen Xiaolin and asked her to queue up together.

"Auntie, there's no need to be so early! I plan to go there in the afternoon!"

"You don't have enough food. If you want to buy food, you have to do it early. Otherwise, you won't have to wait until the afternoon and you will have to buy whole grains."

"Then wait for me and I'll get some bags."

Chen Xiaolin took a few bags from the utility room and followed Aunt Chen.

Fortunately, Chen Xiaolin and the others came early, so they waited in line for a while before it was their turn.

Chen Xiaolin only has 456 work points in total. The harvest in the village is good this year, and each work point is worth ten cents.

Chen Xiaolin shared a total of one hundred catties of sweet potatoes, five catties of mung beans, ten catties of soybeans, three hundred catties of corn kernels, seventy catties of wheat, and fifteen yuan.

Chen Xiaolin spent another ten yuan to buy one hundred catties of rice. It wasn't that Chen Xiaolin didn't want to buy more, but there wasn't much fine grain left in the village. The village cadres only allowed Chen Xiaolin to buy one hundred catties.

When Chen Xiaolin was still worrying about how to move her food back, she saw Chen Mu and Chen Lin walking up to her pushing a trolley.

"Little sister, let's help you send the food back first." When Chen Mu saw his mother distributing the food there, he planned to send his cousin's food back first.

"Thank you, brothers." Chen Xiaolin waited for Chen Mu to park the car and then started to load the food into the car.

Chen Xiaolin didn't have much food, so they quickly loaded it into the car and pushed it home.

Chen Lin specifically asked for leave today to come back to distribute food. Since his household registration is no longer in the village, he has no food distribution, so he also needs to use some money from his salary to buy food.

Chen Lin hadn't seen Chen Xiaolin for a long time. He suddenly discovered that his cousin was really capable and could earn so much food by himself.

During this period of time, because his wife didn't like her cousin, he didn't pay much attention to Chen Xiaolin's life in the village.

Chen Xiaolin was actually quite embarrassed when she saw Chen Lin. In fact, Chen Lin had not had a good relationship with her since she was a child. Chen Xiaolin preferred her older cousin Chen Mu and younger cousin Chen Sen.

When he was a child, Chen Lin liked to compete for favor. He was unhappy when his grandparents liked his cousin.

Chen Xiaolin suddenly thought of her third cousin Chen Sen. She didn't seem to see him write a letter back during this period, and she didn't know if he was on a mission.

"By the way, brother, are there no letters from the third brother during this time?"

"There hasn't been any news from him for almost a month. He may have gone on a mission! This has happened before." Chen Mu was actually a little worried about Chen Sen, but he couldn't say it because he was afraid that his grandparents would worry

That's good. In fact, it's not easy to be a soldier. I used to see my dad's body covered with scars. My dad even comforted me and said they were their medals." Chen Xiaolin felt a little disappointed when she thought of this. Chen Dazhu He is really a good father. He will teach Chen Xiaolin step by step how to do military boxing, take her to the mountains to hunt pheasants, teach her to write, and read with her.

"Xiao Lin, please be more open-minded. My uncle is a hero." Chen Mu was actually a little moved. His uncle was such a good person, but it's a pity that good people don't live long!

"Brother, don't worry! I can live well on my own." Chen Xiaolin is not the original owner, so she will not be devastated by the loss of her parents.

Chen Mu and Chen Lin helped Chen Xiaolin deliver the grain to her home, and then pushed the cart back to the threshing floor.

Chen Mu just noticed the silence between Chen Lin and Chen Xiaolin, so after leaving Chen Xiaolin's house, he planned to have a good talk with Chen Lin.

"Second brother, are you blaming Xiaolin because she came back and disappointed your hopes?"

"Brother, what are you talking about? I don't blame Xiaolin. I just don't know what to say to her. After all, my wife and she have such a quarrel."

"Second brother, I just want to tell you that all my uncle's things belong to Xiaolin. When your grandparents wanted to adopt you to your uncle, he didn't agree. And the conditions in our family are not very bad. Now you have a job. When we separate in two years, you can just go out and build a house. "

"Brother, I know, I just feel a little uncomfortable. After all, Xiaolin will get married in the future, and her house will be taken back by the village after she gets married. Isn't that a waste?"

"Xiao Lin doesn't only have the option of getting married, she can also recruit a son-in-law!" Chen Mu patted Chen Lin on the shoulder. He hoped that his second brother would not insist on his own way. If the trouble continued, his mother might really let them The couple left the house cleanly.

"Well, brother, don't worry! I will be a good brother in the future." Chen Lin actually knew that he had really done something wrong during this period. His uncle was so kind to him, and he treated his cousin like this. Not as good as pigs or dogs.