Zhengkang was discharged from the hospital after staying there for ten days. His wound had healed three days ago.
Except for the first day when Wang Shouzhi made him hungry, he never went hungry again after that. He went to see him every morning and brought him four cooked sweet potatoes. He ate two sweet potatoes at each of the two meals a day.
Zhengkang didn't dare to express his dissatisfaction. It's not like he hadn't acted like a spoiled brat before, but his uncle didn't buy it. He was really heartless.
After Zhengkang recovered from his illness, the school had a 20-day holiday for the busy farming season.
The wheat in the field became heavy. A gust of wind blew, and the wheat stalks danced gently, and the whole mountain and field were golden.
In the past, Zhou Xuemei and Wang Shouli could both earn ten work points. Now that they have gone to Beijing for their child's medical treatment, it is naturally impossible for them to come back so soon.
There were two fewer strong laborers in the family.
Qian Shulan planned to let all four children, Zhengkang, Zhengguo, Xiaomei and Xiaohe, go to work in the fields.
Sun Daqin was a little unhappy. Her son never had to go to the fields before, and she didn't have to go either because she had to stay at home to take care of her younger son.
Reaping wheat is much harder than weeding, as you have to bend over all the time. But my mother-in-law insisted that they all go to the fields. She could only swallow her dissatisfaction.
Fortunately, Wang Shouren's Grain and Oil Bureau specially granted a half-month holiday for the busy farming season, which made Qian Shulan feel relieved.
Wang Shouren came back on Friday night.
Qian Shulan was really worried about Wang Shouren. She was afraid that he would go out and cause trouble. After all, his right and wrong value was only 3 points.
Qian Shulan looked Wang Shouren up and down, frowned and said, "Why are you so thin? Didn't mother give you money and food coupons?"
Hearing this, Wang Shouren's heart tightened and he didn't dare to look at his mother's face. He scratched his head stupidly and laughed.
Qian Shulan glanced at him, wondering secretly whether his money had been taken away by the three children.
Wang Shouren doted on his children and doted on his three sons. He said angrily, "They have enough to eat at home, and mother has never treated them badly. Do you really need to give all your money to them?"
Wang Shouren felt a little guilty, so he lowered his head and accepted the training obediently.
After Qian Shulan finished speaking, he handed her the salary he had just received from the finance office today.
Wang Shouren had only worked for a week, so Qian Shulan shouldn't have paid him. But the money he had was probably taken away by the children.
Qian Shulan couldn't bear to see him go hungry, so after taking the money, she handed him five yuan and said, "This money is for you to spend, don't give it to them."
Although Wang Shouren was a little hesitant, he nodded when he saw his mother looking at him eagerly.
Qian Shulan was not afraid that Wang Shouren would pretend to obey her but actually disobey her. He was a man of his word and would never lie. He would always do what he promised.
Qian Shulan looked at the package he brought back, opened it, and saw that it was full of children's toys.
She sighed, no wonder he was so skinny. She took out the tin frog from the package and glared at him, "Is this where you save your money? You starved yourself to the point of being pale and skinny, like a refugee. Is it worth it?"
Wang Shouren blushed, scratched his head and smiled foolishly.
In the evening, Wang Shouren distributed the things he had secretly bought to the children.
His mother told him not to send it in front of the third wife, otherwise it would cause family conflicts.
Wang Shouren handed the tin frog to Zhengjun and the tin transport vehicle to Zhengguo, "This is second-hand. Dad can't afford a new one. When Dad has money, I will buy you a better one."
Zhengguo didn't care at all and jumped three feet high holding the metal transport truck.
Looking at the excited faces of his two sons, Wang Shouren smiled.
He reached into the cloth bag and found a box of vanishing cream.
Sun Daqin hadn't seen her husband for a week and had missed him a lot. But who would have thought that he brought things for his two sons but nothing for her. She felt dissatisfied and resentful.
Now seeing him take out a box of cold cream, she was no longer angry and was about to reach out to take it with a grin.
But Wang Shouren stood up, which stunned Sun Daqin.
"Where are you going?"
Wang Shouren turned around, looked at her in surprise, and raised the vanishing cream in his hand, "I forgot to give this vanishing cream to mother."
Then, without caring about Sun Daqin's reaction, he ran out in a hurry.
The depressed Sun Daqin was so angry that she reached out and grabbed Wang Shouren's cloth bag, and felt inside the bag again and again, but it was empty.
Sun Daqin's face turned pale. She turned the bag over again, but there was really nothing inside.
She was so angry that she sat back on the kang. Zhengguo and Zhengjun secretly glanced at Sun Daqin, then they covered their mouths and laughed secretly.
When Wang Shouren came back, Sun Daqin's eyes were full of anger, "You bought it for your mother, for Zhengguo, and for Zhengjun, why didn't you buy it for me?"
Wang Shouren was stunned for a moment, as if he had just thought of something. He reached into his pocket, took out a plastic-wrapped oil stick and handed it to her.
Sun Daqin's ecstatic smile froze, "How much is this?"
Wang Shouren would not lie, "Three cents a stick."
Sun Daqin was choked by him, "Where is your mother's box?"
"Eight cents."
Sun Daqin was about to explode. One was 80 cents and the other was 3 cents. Wasn't the difference too big? She was so angry that her eyes almost popped out.
Seeing her fierce look as if she was going to eat him, Wang Shouren also got a little angry. He stretched out his hand to grab it, "If my mother hadn't told me to treat you better, I wouldn't even want to spend three cents. In order to buy this thing, I haven't even had a full meal. You really don't know what's good for you. Sun Daqin, I treated you a little bit better, and you took advantage of it. I think you deserve to be punished!"
Hearing him say that, Sun Daqin immediately calmed down, dodged his action, and grumbled with a curled lip, "You bought it for me, and you want to go back and cough. You can't use it."
Wang Shouren said as a matter of course, "Give it to my mother. She can use it to wipe her feet in winter. The one the salesperson mentioned is perfect for rubbing her heels."
Sun Daqin had just put some oil on her hands and was about to apply it on her face, but when she heard his words, she paused. She wanted to spit at him, but she was afraid that he would get angry, so she held it back. She applied it on her face, and felt a little unwilling, and her cheeks bulged again.
Zhengjun saw this scene and pointed at Sun Daqin and laughed, "Dad, Dad, look at mom, does she look like a leper?"
Wang Shouren turned his head and saw it, then he tilted his neck back and laughed out loud.
Jungkook glanced back with a faint smile.
Sun Daqin glared at Zhengjun angrily, but she didn't dare to do anything because her husband loved these children as if they were his life, and if she beat the children for no reason, he would definitely not forgive her.
She pretended not to hear, held back the words and continued to wipe her face.
At the beginning of summer harvest, the brigade secretary Wang Jingquan first delivered a wonderful mobilization speech, with only one focus: more work, more pay.
Wangjia Village has always calculated work points based on labor. If you want to earn more work points, you can only do more work.
The team's scorekeeper stood on the platform and shouted, "Anyone who wants to earn more work points this year, come over to me and get the flag. If it's the same as last year, you don't need to come over to get it, just go to the field where the cows have mowed and find the flag."
They would divide the fields into pieces, put flags at the edge of the fields, and calculate work points according to the size of the land.
This can motivate the team members. When distributing food, they also divide it into 6 points for every 4 work points. Those who do not have enough work points must make up the work points before they can get food. If they do not want to make up the work points, they have to buy them. There is no such thing as putting money on the account in the Wangjia Village Production Brigade. It will only be put on the account when there is no other choice, such as when someone in the family is seriously ill. Other situations are strictly prohibited.
Following his mother's instructions, Wang Shouren asked the scorekeeper for a piece of land worth 100 work points on the first day.
When Sun Daqin heard his words, she almost fell over. There were only six strong laborers in the family, and the rest were half-grown children. Who did he want to tire to death by asking for so many work points? However, facing her husband's cold face, Sun Daqin didn't dare to show it, but just kept complaining about her mother-in-law in her heart.
Qian Shulan didn't care what she thought.
The team divided work points according to family units, and their families were further divided.
"As long as you work, you can eat eggs. People like Zhengjun don't have eggs. Do you want to eat eggs?"
Several children answered in unison, "Yes."
Then everyone took a sickle and started harvesting according to the area assigned by their grandmother.
Qian Shulan divided the territory according to age groups, and everyone was responsible for their own area.
Sun Daqin worked the slowest among the group, probably because she hadn't done farm work for a long time.
Qian Shulan works the fastest because she is very strong.
Later, seeing that others were resting in the back, she also stopped to rest for a while.
Drink some water to replenish your energy, now is the hottest time.
It’s so annoying!
Sweat flowed down his cheeks to his neck, then slid down into his clothes, and the clothes were soon soaked.
Qian Shulan thought that she could only earn ten work points a day, and one work point was three cents, which came out to only thirty cents.
It's really annoying.
It seems that she has to find a way to add side jobs to the team. Otherwise, with such low work points, when will these people be able to get ten points of career value
It doesn't seem realistic for everyone to become workers.
When they all go to work, who will take care of the baby
She? Then she really is a nanny.
Moreover, not everyone can go to work as a worker. If someone like Sun Daqin is not careful enough to keep her mouth shut when she arrives in the city, she might be reported during the Ten Years Movement, which would then affect her family.
That would be a waste of time.
Therefore, it is necessary to keep some people in the countryside and develop side businesses.
But what does she want to develop
Being a fan? It seems that many villages do this, right
Making paper? She really doesn't know how to do that.
There is a tofu shop in the village, which seems to be able to become famous.
By the way, she raised chickens when she was a child, so she can raise chickens.
At that time, it would be nice to set up a chicken farm. She remembered that in her previous life, many families in her village made a fortune by opening chicken farms.
However, that chicken didn't seem to be a local chicken, but a foreign chicken.
Although the breeds are different, the methods of raising them should be similar.
Qian Shulan could list several of them. She had visited several times before to see how chickens were raised.
There is also a suitable place in their village, on the river dam, which is very suitable.
The puddle inside was very shallow, with green grass growing on both sides, so the chicks could find food in it.
The most important thing is that the place is spacious and can be used for free-range breeding.
The more Qian Shulan thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to her.
When she slapped her thighs and stood up, she found that others had caught up with her.
Qian Shulan continued to bend over and work.
At night, the eldest family cooks while the third family feeds the pigs and chickens.
Since the fourth room was not there, the two families took turns.
During the meal, Sun Daqin pounded her waist and began to complain, "Mom, why haven't the fourth brother and his wife come back yet? Are they really going to Beijing for a trip?"
Qian Shulan glared at her and said unhappily, "Xiao Tao is already so sick, how can you think that Lao Si and his wife are you? You are so heartless and only know how to play!"
Sun Daqin wanted to say something, but Wang Shouren glared at her, and Sun Daqin was so scared that she shut up immediately.
Seeing that Li Chunhua left the eggs for Zhuzi to eat, Qian Shulan couldn't help but persuade her, "Eat it yourself. You're not strong enough."
Li Chunhua was about to say it was okay. Qian Shulan frowned and said to Wang Shouyi, "Xiao Lian is also your daughter. You have to love her, and she will be filial to you in the future." The couple really forgot about their daughter after having a son. Qian Shulan couldn't bear it any longer.
Wang Shouyi frowned after being scolded by his mother. Although he was a little reluctant, he still gave the egg in his hand to Xiaolian.
Xiaolian was so scared that she waved her hands quickly, not wanting it at all. But Wang Shouyi didn't want to waste time talking to a child, so he threw the egg into her bowl. The egg landed steadily in her bowl of porridge, splashing a few drops of water on Xiaolian's face.
But she didn't care at all. She smiled gratefully at Qian Shulan, and then smiled at her father.
Seeing her smile, Wang Shouyi was stunned for a moment, and somehow, he picked up some food for Xiaolian, making the child beam with joy.
Xiao He looked at her with envy.
Sun Daqin originally wanted her husband to give the eggs to Zhengjun as well, but when she saw Xiaolian's grateful expression, she also gave her eggs to Zhengjun.
Zhengjun picked up the egg and started eating without even smiling, which made Sun Daqin so angry that her mouth was crooked and she felt upset.
But she felt a little aggrieved. How could Wang Shouyi's egg earn Xiaolian's gratitude? But she was of no use at all.
She couldn't help but think of what her mother-in-law had said to her before.
Will these three children not be filial in the future
All the money in the family is collected by my mother-in-law. She can’t save a penny, and her children are not filial. Who can she rely on when she gets old
Sun Daqin felt like the sky was about to fall down.
When working, he rushed forward regardless of anything like a bull.
Qian Shulan didn't know why she was crazy again.
But seeing that she was obviously much faster than in the morning, she didn't want to persuade her. Anyway, as long as the result satisfied her, she would just pretend she didn't see it.
In addition to Sun Daqin, another person who experienced the hardship of the work was Zhengkang.
Although Zhengkang also went to the fields to pull weeds with them before, he had to go to school after all, and it was impossible for him to go to the fields every day.
What about now? The school has specially given us a holiday for the busy farming season, so we have to work.
I don't know what Uncle Wu said to Grandma. He actually let him harvest such a large field of wheat by himself. And he didn't even let his father come to help.
Zhengkang, who wanted to quit the job, picked up the sickle he had thrown on the ground when he saw his grandmother's gloomy face.
In addition to the eggs, Qian Shulan also promised to pay them according to the work points they earned every day. The team paid 3 cents per work point, but they took half, which was 1.5 cents per work point.
"Zhengkang, Zhengguo, you have to earn your own tuition and living expenses from now on. Your family can only pay half of the tuition. If you two can't save up, then don't study."
Zhengguo is in the first year of junior high school and will be in the second year in the second half of the year. Zhengkang will be in the second year of high school in the second half of the year. Now we are implementing the May Fourth system, and both junior high school and high school are two-year systems. Junior high school students take the high school entrance exam, and high school students take the university entrance exam. Unlike during the Cultural Revolution, high school and university admissions were all based on recommendations.
The two were dumbfounded. The tuition for the first semester of junior high school was five dollars, and the tuition for the second semester of high school was nine dollars. Even if they wanted half of that, it would still be two dollars and fifty cents/four dollars and fifty cents. How could they afford that
They both looked towards Wang Shouren. Qian Shulan ignored Wang Shouren's pleading eyes and looked at them with a gloomy face. "As a man, as long as you work hard, you will definitely be able to save up." She glanced at the eggs in their hands and said, "The eggs in your hands are three cents each. If you don't want to eat them, I can give you the three cents."
If you want to educate them, you can't be partial to one and not to the other. Ungrateful people are always spoiled. The boys in Wang's family are the kind who won't even help when the oil bottle falls. Is it okay if she doesn't teach them
The two held the eggs, and after some struggle they decided not to eat them.
Wang Shouren felt sad when he saw his two sons working hard all day but couldn't even eat an egg.
After dinner, it’s time for class as usual.
After class, Qian Shulan specifically asked Wang Shouren to go back to her room to talk.
"Boss, your parenting method is wrong. Look at what you have done to your three children."
Wang Shouren was confused by his mother's question. Education? Isn't this something that school teachers should be responsible for? Why is it his turn to be in charge
Seeing that he had no intention of educating her, Qian Shulan explained, "When a child does something wrong, we, as elders, should discipline him. I heard from Xiaowu that Zhengkang was cheated out of more than 100 yuan by a little girl. Most of the money was taken from you and me. Tell me, is it okay if we don't educate him?"
One hundred yuan? Wang Shouren was so frightened that his face turned pale. He stood up from the kang and wanted to beat the child, but he couldn't bear to do it. He didn't move. Qian Shulan just stared at him, and his face turned red.
Qian Shulan didn't expect him to educate the child, let alone beat him, even saying a harsh word to him was unlikely. The reason why Zhengkang was so messed up had a lot to do with Wang Shouren's doting. She patted the kang and asked him to sit down, and said earnestly, "Big brother, we have to let the children know that making money is not easy. Otherwise, when you are old and can't work anymore, who will take care of you? Studying is not to teach them to be lazy and ignorant of grains. They should also be made to work and learn to live, so that they can become the head of the family after getting married in the future. Do you think mother is right?"
Wang Shouren sat back on the edge of the kang and nodded subconsciously, but there was still some reluctance on his face. Qian Shulan could see that Wang Shouren listened to the original body the most and admired the original body the most, so his education method was completely copied from the original body. But if he continued to educate like this, these children would sooner or later become ungrateful. Qian Shulan couldn't let him continue to educate like this. "You are absolutely right to listen to your mother. Also, you are not allowed to give money to children casually in the future. Otherwise, your mother will confiscate their money. Let them go home to farm. They will never go to school again."
Under his mother's watchful gaze, Wang Shouren thought for a long time before he was forced to nod and agree.
Because of Wang Shouren's silence, although Sun Daqin, Zhengkang and Zhengguo were dissatisfied, they had no choice but to obey orders in the end.
Each of the two children earned six work points a day, plus three cents for an egg, and after the twenty-day busy farming season, the two of them had saved a total of two yuan and forty cents.
Zhengkang looked at the bills in his hand and burst into tears. These days, he had to get up before dawn to work. He had calluses on his hands and his legs were cut by a sickle. No one in the family felt sorry for him. When the villagers saw him working in the fields, they all looked at him in surprise. He felt very ashamed. However, he had to do it. He didn't want to do such work for the rest of his life. He wanted to finish high school and work as a worker in the city, just like his uncle. He wiped his tears and gritted his teeth to persevere. But after working so hard for so many days, he only got two yuan and forty cents. He was still two yuan and ten cents short. Where could he get so much money
Zhengguo happily put the money in his pocket. He earned a little more than his elder brother because he always ranked third in every test. One egg a day was 3 cents, 60 cents in 20 days, and he saved up 3 yuan in total. His tuition was only 2.5 yuan, so he had 50 cents extra. He thought that he would go back to work after the final exams were over. He should plant soybeans by then, right? Sowing soybean seeds is much easier than harvesting wheat. By then, he would have money for next year's tuition.
Qian Shulan looked at her sunburned grandson in front of her with her head down, "After you finish the exam, you can go back to work. Grandma is as good as she says. If you can't make money, you have to come down and work with others."
Jungkook agreed immediately.
Zhengkang pursed his lips, looked at the money in his hand pitifully, and nodded after a long time.
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