"Village chief, RMB is the people's currency. Xu Laidi dared to throw our people's coins on the ground. This disrespects the people, the motherland, and the party. She can't be a spy, otherwise who will use the RMB
Throw it on the ground."
Xu Laidi was so frightened that he quickly turned around, bent down and picked up the RMB one by one, smoothed it out and handed it to Cheng Qiao respectfully. Cheng Qiao took it and counted them one by one.
"The total here is one hundred and eleven and twenty-six cents, and you still owe me eighteen and eighty cents."
"Isn't it one hundred and ten dollars and forty-six cents? How could it be one hundred and eleven and twenty-six cents?"
Xu Laidi screamed, the difference was not one or two cents, but thirteen yuan and twenty cents. If you buy sorghum noodles, it costs three cents a catty, which means you can buy more than four hundred catties.
"How do I know? It was you who scattered the money, you picked it up, and you put it in my hand. I count it in front of you, no, in front of the fellow villagers and the village chief. Otherwise
You count again."
Cheng Qiao handed the money to Xu Laidi, who quickly took it and counted them one by one. Cheng Qiao sneered in her heart. She had already seen a ten-dollar black card and it was still under Aunt Wang's feet.
There were also three pieces of one piece that were quickly picked up by three children respectively. During the time she was counting the money, the children all ran away, and Aunt Wang also pretended to play with her shoes and hid the money in her pants pocket.
Xu Laidi counted it three times to confirm that what Cheng Qiao said was true. He regretted it and wanted to slap himself twice. He first stuffed the money into Cheng Qiao's hand, and then started looking for it on the ground.
"Here's a dime."
An aunt with keen eyes saw the dime blown by the wind to the edge of the stone and quickly picked it up. Xu Laidi quickly rushed over and snatched the dime from her hand.
"Here's a dime too."
A little girl held a dime in her hand, but she regretfully covered her mouth with her hand, secretly hating herself for shouting like this, otherwise the money would have been hers.
Xu Laidi rushed over again, holding the money in his hand, but looked at each villager with sharp eyes, always feeling that they had picked up his own money.
"Village chief, you still don't know whether to separate the grain or not. Our family is still waiting for the rice to be cooked."
The aunt of the Wang family was afraid to look at Xu Laidi and quickly shouted at the top of her lungs. As she took the lead, the villagers nodded. It was important to eat. Who cares about these rotten things of educated youths?
"Xu Zhiqing, you still owe my wife thirteen yuan and twenty cents. Remember to pay it back, otherwise I will come to your Zhiqing store to get something."
Li Huan looked at Xu Laidi coldly, with a very harsh tone, which frightened Xu Laidi so much that he stumbled back several times. He suddenly remembered that he only had twenty cents in his body, and how he was going to live in the future.
"Village Chief, I only have two cents, do you want me to starve to death?"
"Of course you have to pay back the money you borrowed from others. What do you mean by starving yourself to death? You have to pay attention to your words."
Chen Weidang was unhappy. What was going on with this female educated youth? How could she wear a hat on herself casually?
"Xu Zhiqing, after we all receive the food, if there is more, you can borrow some food from the village. If you want to pay it off as soon as possible, the reservoir will be built in a week, twelve centimeters a day, and three meals will be included. You
Sign up."
Although Cuihua also hated Xu Laidi, she certainly didn't agree with Xu Laidi's decision to put a hat on her man. As soon as her eyes rolled, she thought of the work of repairing the reservoir.
This work is very hard and tiring. Historically, women in the village generally did not participate as long as their family members stuttered. Those who could participate would be given the title of "Iron Lady".
"I can't repair the reservoir, I will die of cold."
Xu Laidi flatly refused. In rural areas, water conservancy projects will be built every winter during the slack season, and people in the village will also consciously sign up to participate. Those young and strong laborers usually rush to sign up in order to have enough to eat and earn more money.
"It's better to die of cold than to die of hunger. It's up to you. You're lazy and greedy, and you don't know a good heart."
Cuihua's face turned cold and turned away. The villagers ignored Xu Laidi and quickly began to share the food. Li's mother and Li Legong exchanged no more or no less for coarse food, allowing Li Huan to go home.
"Starting from this afternoon, my family is going to build a house. If any of you are free, please come and help me. I will provide two meals a day and give you 50 cents as wages. Anyone who has adobe or wood at home will also bring it over. I can exchange it for food."
Li Huan held the grain in her hand and shouted at the top of her lungs. Aunt Wang was the first to raise her hand. She could help Li's mother cook. Generally, there was no pay for cooking, but there was food to eat.
Cuihua also raised her hand, "The boys in the family are getting older, and those who can make money will go out to make money for me. Otherwise, where will I get the money to marry a wife?"
In less than three minutes, Li Huan had already signed up more than a dozen young adults. Even Jiang Guangrong, an educated youth, had signed up. Chen Dazhu, who was at the back, was envious. If he had money, why would he need it?
So hard.
"Cheng Qiao, let's help you cook. We don't need any money, can we just give you a meal?"
Zhang Yuefang took Han Chunmei's hand and came over. Cheng Qiao was always generous with her actions, and she would definitely not treat someone who helped her build a house badly.
Cheng Qiao pursed her lips and smiled. As long as the building materials for an adobe house in the countryside are in place, it only takes a week to finish it inside and out.
But now that there are so many people helping, it seems that it can be completed in three or four days, and she can legitimately take out food from the space in these few days.
Zhang Yuefang was extremely happy when she saw Cheng Qiao nodding. She took Han Chunmei's hand and returned to the team. They were already discussing what gifts to give to Cheng Qiao, who was getting married.
Chen Weidang smiled happily. The young and middle-aged men helped Li Huan build the house and happened to be involved in the construction of the reservoir, which did not stop them from making money at all.
Chen Weimin was very troubled. He also wanted to help the second-rate man build a house. For 50 cents a day, he had two yuan in four days, which was enough for him to buy a few cigarettes.
But he couldn't look away, it was all because his daughter was not good, why would he push Cheng Qiao when he had nothing to do? But then again, if it wasn't his daughter, how could a second-rate man marry Cheng Qiao?
"It's not paid yet, and the fellow villagers are waiting."
Chen Weidang glanced at his younger brother and shook his head inwardly. This younger brother has been like this since he was a child. He cares too much about personal gains and losses, so he gains less and loses more.
"Village chief, can I ask you to come and help me on the day of the ceremony? You are from our village, so you can't do it without being there."
Li Huan walked up to Chen Weidang, raised his thumb at him, and sincerely invited him to be the leader of his new house.
Chen Weidang smiled and nodded. Being on top was a big deal. As a village chief, of course he had to be the leader. The look in his eyes towards Li Huan also improved a lot. This guy still had eyes.
