Su Yue mixed a pot of cabbage and pork stuffing, and made the noodles alive again. Han Aiguo was in charge of rolling the dough, while Su Yue, Mrs. Han and Han Aimin were in charge of making dumplings.
Looking at the chubby white dumplings, Han Aimin said happily, "Zhang Cui'e has lost two catties of meat to our family. I heard that their family has been quarreling since returning home. It seems that everyone in their family is blaming Zhang Cui'e and Wang Yaru. , Now the family is crying and making trouble, and I also heard from Aunt Yan next door to his house that the eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law of the Wang family asked Wang Yaru to be married off years ago, and I don't want her to stay at home for more than a year."
The old lady Han snorted coldly, "You deserve it, who asked them to trouble your eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law, just taking her two pounds of meat is considered a bargain for them, and that old guy Zhang Cui'e scolds our family at home every day, I don't care about her. ."
Han Aimin laughed and nodded, "This time, the two pounds of meat probably made them feel bad. I'll see if they will dare to trouble our family again in the future."
Su Yue felt that after this incident, Zhang Cui'e only dared to scold them behind their backs, and she would not dare to scold them again in person. After all, two pounds of meat was a huge loss, and her heart was bleeding.
The dumplings that the whole family ate at night, and when the fat and white dumplings came out of the pot, Su Yue couldn't help swallowing. There's no way, these days there is no oil and water, and she is also greedy. Even if their family's life is much better than other families in the brigade, they can't eat meat every day, white noodles, and dumplings when they have to pay for everything. It would be nice to have it twice a year.
Now she can finally understand the expectations of people in this era for the New Year. The New Year means that you can get food and money, as well as pork. Once you get it, you can eat good things to replenish oil and water. How can people not look forward to it? Woolen cloth.
Unlike people in the 21st century, who are accustomed to eating out with big fish and meat, the taste of Chinese New Year is getting less and less for people. Many people don’t even like Chinese New Year, and they get headaches when they think of Chinese New Year.
It's really that the worse life is, the stronger the New Year's flavor is.
Su Yue was sighing, when a child's cry interrupted her.
"Milk, milk..." The two little guys, Xiaolei and Mao Mao, ran in from the door one after the other, calling out to Mrs. Han's voice to become more affectionate.
As soon as the old lady Han heard the voices of the two children, she waved her hand with a headache and said helplessly, "These two dog noses are here again."
Su Yue and Han Aimin both burst out laughing, and the two children probably came running after smelling the dumplings coming out of the pot again.
Mao Mao ran to the table first, looked up at the old lady Han, bit her fingers and asked, pretending not to know, "Milk, what are you eating?"
Mrs. Han angrily poked her finger on his forehead, "You puppy's nose doesn't know what the milk is eating? I wonder if you can come so timely?"
Mao Mao snorted, ignoring the shabby old lady Han, and just looked at the table with her eyes. If she could, Su Yue guessed that the bowl on the table would be pierced alive by his eyes.
Xiao Lei was more direct, he took a small bench directly from the side, stood on the bench and leaned against the table to look hard at the bowl, pleading with his mouth: "Nami, how about you eat dumplings, I want to eat them too, nanny you Come on, give me a bite."
Since the last time Mrs. Han taught him a lesson because he wanted something to eat, Xiaolei didn't know if he was smart or if his mother taught him a trick after he went back. He no longer wanted something to eat, but instead I learned to ask for it, and the most common words are: "Daddy, please give me a little bit." Or "Daddy, have pity on me."
But the old lady Han was so angry that she felt that the child was talking like a beggar. This is to be a small beggar
But the most frustrating thing is that it is not easy to reject the child even though you are angry, although you know that the two children were instigated by their mother, otherwise they will not come over to eat as soon as they smell the fragrance of the old house, that is, they will eat it. She was so cruel as a grandmother to reject two children. But Mrs. Han really couldn't bear her heart.
As a grandmother, she can be cruel to the adults, but how can she be cruel to the grandson who asks her to eat herself and let the children watch.
There are old women in the village who are separated from the family who can do things that prevent their grandchildren from eating their own food, but the old lady Han is soft-hearted and can't do it. Every time she is begged by two children, she finally gives them food.
The second daughter-in-law of Han and the third daughter-in-law of Han also made sure of the old lady Han.
The old lady Han had no choice but to say to Han Aimin: "Aimin, you go get two bowls, and each person will serve them a few dumplings to eat."
Han Aimin whispered in dissatisfaction: "It must have been taught by two sisters-in-law. Every time we do something delicious here, these two boys come over on time. Sometimes Mao Mao and Xiao Lei are playing outside. I don't know who called them back."
The old lady Han said: "Okay, don't talk about this, just give them something to eat."
Han Aimin stood up and went to the kitchen to serve.
The old lady Han asked Xiaolei and Maomao: "How do you eat the meat that your family shares?"
Xiaolei pouted and said unhappily, "My mother won't let us eat it, she said she would save some for my grandmother's house, and eat the rest for the New Year."
Mao Mao was even more unhappy than Xiao Lei, "My father doesn't know how to cook meat, and the rice he cooks is unpalatable, and I don't even like it."
The old lady Han sighed, and became more and more worried about the life of the second and third Han families, especially the third Han family. The third daughter-in-law of Han could not work now, and the third one depended on the third Han. People are busy, and he, a big man who has never been in the kitchen, doesn't know how to manage a family of young and old to eat. Especially since the Chinese New Year is coming soon, he, a big man, still doesn't know how to celebrate the New Year.
Thinking of this, the old lady Han asked Han Aiguo and Su Yue: "Usually our family celebrates the New Year together, but this year we split up. Do you think this year will be better together or separately?"
Su Yue didn't answer and looked at Han Aiguo.
Han Aiguo actually knew the little thoughts in her mother's heart. In fact, the old lady hoped that the family would be reunited and have a good New Year's Eve. When the old man is old, he likes to see his sons unite and have fun. Can be lively.
Even though the second sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law are always noisy, the old lady still loves her son and grandson in her heart and can't let them go.
Therefore, Han Aiguo said, "Mother, let the second and third brothers come here for New Year's Eve dinner. The family must be reunited after the Chinese New Year."
When the old lady heard it, she laughed immediately, and said hurriedly: "Hey, okay, then let your second and third brothers bring their daughter-in-law and children over to have a New Year's Eve dinner in their 30s, and our family will have a lively New Year's Eve. "
After the old lady Han finished speaking, she said to Su Yue, "eldest daughter-in-law, when they come to celebrate the New Year, they will cook more dishes. You will be tired this year."
Su Yue waved her hand indifferently, "Mom, it's alright, it's New Year's Eve, I have to cook a few more dishes, why are you tired?"
The old lady Han laughed even more happily, and immediately thought about what dishes to prepare at that time.
Su Yue saw that the old lady was so happy. Although she didn't like Han Lao Er and Han Lao San's wives in her heart, she didn't care anymore for the happiness of the old man. She would just endure it when the time came. Anyway, it was nothing more than a meal.
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The day after the pork was divided, snowflakes swayed in the sky. This was the first snow of this winter.
The children cheered and wanted to go out to play in the snow, but the adults were not allowed to go out to play because they were afraid that the children would get wet and have no clothes to wear in the winter.
The snow fell heavily, and all the snowflakes that fell on the ground turned into ice after being frozen by the low temperature overnight. Walking on it was especially easy to slip and fall. In this case, the brigade decided to stop the work activities of the commune members and start the work after the new year. work.
The members were very happy about this, and finally they were able to spend the Chinese New Year comfortably at home. By the way, they prepared things for the New Year at home: making rice cakes, wrapping bean buns, steaming steamed buns, grinding tofu, making dumplings and so on.
But at the end of the year, there is another very important thing for the brigade, that is, the settlement of centimeters. The members have been busy for a whole year. At the end of the year, the brigade will settle the work points in a unified manner, convert the work points into money, and then remove several distributions in the middle of the year. The leftover money can be exchanged for food, or you can directly ask for money. At the same time, the brigade will also distribute some food stamps, stamps, cloth stamps, non-staple food stamps, etc. to the members. It can be said that many members are waiting for this time at the end of the year. Post something.
However, some people earn less centimeters, and the food distributed before was distributed according to the population, while some people distributed more. At this time, not to mention the payment of food and money, they have to make up for the brigade in reverse. Every year, some people who pour money back will cry about their father and mother.
The process of work points settlement is very complicated, and the amount of calculation is so large that the brigade accountants start to worry months in advance. The brigade accountant was not born as a professional accountant, that is, when he was young, he learned something from an old accountant, because he could plan and write, and later became the brigade's accountant. It's okay for him to settle accounts normally, but he is afraid that such complicated accounts will be settled at the end of the year, which will really give him a headache. Anyway, every year he has to lose a lot of hair for this.
This year is also the case. It seems that the New Year is coming, and the work points have not yet been settled. The accountant in the brigade is very worried, so worried that he is almost blinded by staring at the ledger. He really wants someone to help him share the burden.
At this time, he suddenly remembered Su Yuelai. The last time when Qiu Niang was divided, Su Yue didn't need to calculate the number, just calculated the numbers in his heart, and it was better than he planned, and at a glance he could see that he made a mistake.
The brigade accountant was very fond of her and knew that she could do arithmetic, so they wanted to ask her for help. He went to the production captain and the secretary to discuss: "The accounts at the end of the year are too many and too complicated. It will take a while to calculate, but it is snowing, and the members are waiting to send things. I have to It will be done as soon as possible, Secretary, see if you can find someone to help me temporarily."
The party secretary also knows that settlement at the end of the year is a hassle. He also wants to send things to the members as soon as possible, but where can he find someone to help settle accounts temporarily? He took a puff of cigarette and sighed and said, "It's not like you don't know, our members are basically illiterate, so it's good to be able to calculate small accounts, no one can do big accounts, where can I find them for you? people?"
The accountant smiled and said, "I have someone to recommend it. I think Comrade Su Yue, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Han family, can do it."
The secretary was taken aback, "Su Yue Su Zhiqing? She can?"
The accountant nodded, "The last time I divided the autumn food, I think she can calculate the numbers without using abacus, and she can do it very well. Moreover, they are educated youths who have all gone to school, so there should be no problem with accounting, why don't you ask her for help? Bar."
The secretary thought about it for a while, then nodded, "Okay then, let's go to Comrade Su Yue for help. We won't ask her for help in vain. We will give them some more stuff then."
The brigade accountant was very happy, and immediately went to find Su Yue.
When Su Yue heard that she wanted to help settle accounts, she hesitated for a while, mainly because she was busy now, she wanted to help make cakes, and she also had to make steamed buns and candies for the new year. People help.
The brigade accountant saw Su Yue's hesitation, and immediately said, "Comrade Su Yue, we won't ask you to help for nothing, but we can give you a little more as a reward."
Su Yue was interested when she heard it, "What can I get more points for?"
Brigade accountant: "I can give you more points for food, tofu, meat or tickets. What do you want?"
Su Yue was overjoyed. She wanted to share more meat. She couldn't buy meat with money these days. The whole family would eat about ten pounds of meat during the Chinese New Year, which was pitifully small in her opinion. Wouldn't it be possible to get more meat if you could help
"Uncle accountant, then I don't want anything else. Can you give me more meat? I don't have enough meat at home."
The accountant agreed without hesitation, "Okay, I'll go back and discuss with the secretary, and then I'll give you some extra meat."
Su Yue agreed immediately, and agreed with the accountant that she would go to the army in the afternoon to help him settle accounts together.
The old lady Han was very happy after knowing this. She felt that her eldest daughter-in-law was really capable. Even the brigade had to ask her for help, and she was able to share more meat. She felt proud and said to Su Yue, "Just go, mother can do things at home. Come here, and help me with patriotism and love for the people."
After lunch, Han Aiguo wrapped Su Yue tightly in a large padded jacket and pants, and also wrapped a scarf for her, but the scarf was very untechnical and directly covered her entire face. Going in, she was left with a pair of eyes outside, looking like the rustic country woman in the movie she had seen. That's why he was still afraid of her being cold. He thought that if there was no stove in the brigade, it would be freezing if he sat there all afternoon, so he wanted to add clothes to her.
Su Yue quickly hugged his hand and didn't move: "I'm not cold, and I won't be able to walk anymore if I wear it. My back is sweating now."
Han Aiguo put his hand into her clothes and touched her back. He was indeed sweating slightly. Then he gave up and took her to the brigade in person. After seeing her inside, he went home.
When the brigade accountant saw Su Yue coming, he brought her to his table, moved her a chair to sit down, and put the workbook and account book in front of her to show her, "Comrade Su Yue, This is the workbook and account book of our team members for one year, we are one and half, and you are responsible for the half."
After speaking, he explained to Su Yue how to calculate: "Five cents per centimeter, convert each person's work points for a year into money, then subtract the amount of food that has been distributed before, calculate how much money is left at the end, and then And then according to the wishes of the members, it will be decided whether to give them food or money.”
"Okay." This is very simple. After Su Yue understood it, she immediately calculated it against the ledger.
The accountant gave her an abacus, Su Yue shook her head, "I don't like to use abacus, I can do it myself."
How to calculate without an abacus? Does it really count? The brigade accountant was full of doubts and curiosity, and was not in a hurry to calculate, and just watched how Su Yue calculated.
The party secretary was also worried that Su Yue was a person who had never worked as an accountant to settle accounts, so he came to check it out, just to see if Su Yue could do it, and if not, he had to be replaced.
Su Yue doesn't care how they look around, she takes care of herself. She uses mental arithmetic and verbal arithmetic to calculate. She learned mental arithmetic when she was a child, and she can calculate it with a finger pull, especially at this level. Simple calculations are not difficult for her at all, and when she encounters complex ones, she can also make drafts on paper, which is much faster than dialing an abacus, and the calculation results will not be wrong.
Then the accountant and the party secretary of the brigade were stunned by Su Yue's algorithm. They saw Su Yue moving her ten fingers while reading the account book for a year. The fingers moved so fast that it seemed like dancing. I don't know what she's doing, and at the same time she is still muttering words, she can't hear what she is saying, but the strange thing is that a person's work points can be calculated in a few seconds, and then quickly write it down in the accounting book number, then move on to the next one.
It's jaw-droppingly neat.
The secretary and the brigade accountant looked at each other, and the secretary hesitantly asked in a low voice, "She's counting too fast, I don't know if she's right."
The accountant also couldn't believe it, so he quickly took his own abacus and recalculated it according to the staff's work points that Su Yue had just calculated, but miraculously found that Su Yue's calculations were not bad at all, and every one of them was correct. of.
The accountant swallowed his saliva, and his heart was instantly filled with admiration. He used to think that he was quick enough to make calculations, and that he rarely made mistakes in the calculations. Tools can calculate something so complex, and it's fast and good.
These ledgers that gave him a lot of headaches were as easy as playing in her hands.