Reborn in the 70s, doing whatever it takes to make money

Xu's mother showed a smile on her face and said: "This is all your credit, Qing'er. The team leader said that if it weren't for your persistence, how could our team have produced so much wheat, such as Daxing, which is next to our village?" The village has almost no harvest.”

Daxing Village?

Xu Qing's heart skipped a beat.

In the previous life, my mother was from Daxing Village.

I'm afraid my mother is only a five-year-old little kid now.

Xu Qing suddenly had a strong impulse to go to Daxing Village and see with her own eyes what her mother looked like in her previous life when she was a child.

It would definitely feel good if my mother could sweetly call me sister.

"Qing'er, the captain specially rewards you with 100 kilograms of wheat." Xu's mother suddenly said with a face of joy.

Xu Qing also had a smile on her face after hearing this.

100 kilograms of wheat will naturally not be worth mentioning in future generations, but at this time it was a timely help, further solving the Xu family's food crisis.

Xu's mother said, "Mother will give you a few kilograms of refined noodles in a few days, and then make buns for you to eat."

In 1976, China had basically solved the problem of food and clothing. However, the Hongqi production brigade in remote and backward areas was generally reluctant to eat fine grains. The fine grains they received would be taken to the grain store to exchange for coarse grains, because only in this way could they eat enough. Otherwise, if we eat fine grains, the average person will only have less than one kilogram of grain per day, which is not enough.

Lao Xu's family usually eats steamed buns made of whole grains, or sweet potatoes. Anyway, they only have the luxury of eating fine grains during the holidays.

People in later generations are used to eating big fish and meat, and they are beginning to eat whole grains. Food made from whole grains is more expensive than fine grains, but people in later generations may not be able to understand the feeling of eating whole grains all day long.

It scratches the throat, chokes, and is difficult to digest. For people with gastrointestinal problems, eating whole grains is a kind of torture, especially when solving major life events.

"Thank you mom!"

A smile broke out on Xu Qing's face, "Mom, you love me the most."

"Qing'er, your school will be closed tomorrow and the next two days, right?"

Father Xu came over at this time and asked.

Xu Qing raised her head and said, "Well, I have two days off tomorrow and the next two days. Dad, what can I do for you?"

Xu's father took a puff of dry cigarette and said: "Tomorrow, together with your eldest and second brothers, we will pick some wheat and send it to your eldest brother and sister-in-law."

Xu Qing paused while choosing vegetables, and then asked: "Dad, how much wheat will I give to my brother and sister-in-law this time?"

Xu's father said: "Give them two hundred catties. It's not easy for your eldest brother's family. They live in the city with a lot of expenses. Although your eldest brother and sister-in-law are both workers and have a fixed monthly salary, It is not easy to send two children to school, and as relatives we have to help if we can."

Two hundred pounds of grain?

The corners of Xu Qing's mouth twitched.

If she remembered correctly, at this time in previous years, she had given 180 kilograms of wheat to her eldest brother. However, due to the heavy rain this year, why did she give more and more?

Xu Qing asked: "Dad, why do you give so much? In the past, our family only gave 180 kilograms of wheat to my eldest brother at this time. Why has it increased this year?"

Father Xu said: "Your eldest brother and sister-in-law wrote to say that Da Mao and Er Mao are now grown up, and their appetites have increased so much that one person can eat as much as an adult..."

Xu Qing lowered her head and said while choosing vegetables: "It's not like you don't know the situation of our family this year. The wheat we get now is less than in previous years, and the big Ya Er Ya, Jian Jian and San Mao have also grown up. The food intake is getting bigger and bigger day by day, and our family doesn’t even have enough food to eat.”

Xu's father looked embarrassed.

He didn't expect that his youngest daughter would dare to question his decision.

Sensing the tense atmosphere between father and daughter, Xu's mother quickly said: "Old man, I also think 200 kilograms of wheat is too much. How about giving away 180 kilograms this year like previous years?"

Xu's father glanced at Xu's mother dissatisfied and said, "I said 200 pounds is 200 pounds. Who is in charge of this family? I'm not dead yet, so no one listens to my words?"

As he spoke, Xu's father banged the wall several times with his pipe to express his dissatisfaction.

Seeing that Xu's father was angry, Xu's mother poked Xu Qing with her hand and signaled to Xu Qing to forget it and stop arguing with Xu's father.

Xu Qing showed a helpless smile.

Father Xu is really partial to his eldest brother and his family.

I would rather be hungry than provide food and drink for my eldest brother and his family.

Doesn't he know that his eldest brother and sister-in-law are working as workers in the city, and each of them earns a salary of more than 30 yuan, so the two of them together earn close to 70 yuan a month.

What is the concept of 70 yuan?

In 1976, a pound of wheat cost 3 cents per pound. 8 yuan can buy about 70 kilograms of wheat. For a family of four, each person can get more than one kilogram or nearly two kilograms of wheat per day on average. It is enough to eat without having to buy whole grains. Moreover, the factory will give it to workers during holidays. With some benefits, the life of the eldest brother, sister-in-law and his family in the city is much more prosperous than theirs.

Xu Qing sighed, "Dad, have you ever thought about sending 200 kilograms of wheat to my eldest brother? How much will our family have left? Is it enough to eat? Moreover, I don't know when the country's disaster relief food will be allocated. If, I mean, if the disaster relief food allocated to our Hongqi Village is very small, we may be hungry by then."

Xu Qing spoke sincerely, trying her best to persuade Xu's father.

But she still underestimated Xu's father's preference for her eldest brother's family.

The expression on Xu's father's face became more and more dissatisfied. After Xu Qing finished speaking, he said in a stiff tone: "Since you don't want to go, then don't go."

Xu Qing sighed tiredly, and when she was about to speak again, Xu's mother tugged on her clothes with her hands and whispered: "Qing'er, please stop saying a few words. Your father is old and in poor health. .”

"If it's 200 jins, just 200 jins. I'll send the wheat over with my second brother and third brother tomorrow."

Xu Qing compromised.

The expression on Father Xu's face looked better, and when he was about to leave, his third sister-in-law came over.

Seeing the troubled expression on the third sister-in-law's face, Xu Qing knew that something must be wrong with the third sister-in-law, and quickly asked: "Third sister-in-law, what's the matter? My parents are both here. There's no need to hide anything, just tell me."

The third sister-in-law looked at Xu's father and Xu's mother, gritted her teeth and said, "Dad, mom, and little sister, it's like this. My family wants to borrow food."

"Borrow food?"

Xu's mother's expression changed and she said: "The third child's family, our family doesn't have any food left. If we lend food to your parents' family, won't we starve?"

The third sister-in-law said quickly: "Mom, once we receive the relief food, my parents' family will return the food they borrowed from us."

Xu's mother refused without hesitation, "Don't even think about it, there won't be a grain of food."

Father Xu remained silent from beginning to end.

The third sister-in-law was so anxious that she almost cried.

News came from my parents' family that even if they saved food, they would only be enough for three days at most, and the relief food was not yet available. I don't know when it was allocated, so I had no choice but to borrow food from Lao Xu's family.

If the relief food was not allocated until ten or eight days, her family members would all starve to death.

"mom."

Xu Qing shouted softly, and when Xu's mother turned to look at her, she said slowly: "The third sister-in-law's natal family is the in-laws of our old Xu family. Now they are in trouble. We have to help, otherwise the news will spread." What do other people think of our old Xu family? Who will marry their daughter to our Xu family in the future?"