The Pretty Military Wife

Liang Xinyue's eyes lit up. This was a good idea.

So everyone started cheering.

Liang Xinyue did listen to the bureau's complaints. If the canal is to be repaired, these few hundred or thousands of dollars will not solve the problem. There is still a lot of money missing.

Liang Xinyue immediately said:

"Director Ren, I have to urge you. If you want to build the canal, we can provide some labor. After we arrange things here, you only need to do some work every morning. There will be more work during the change of seasons."

"If we work together, there will be more labor, and we can support the construction of the canal."

Liang Xinyue turned around and said to everyone:

"Fellow villagers, I have something to announce here first. Because our greenhouses will not require as much labor for maintenance after planting, as you know, some people have only worked in the morning when the vegetables are served in the past few days, but that is only two hours of work."

"In the future, when we repair the canal, I hope you all will participate. If you participate, we will record your working hours, eight hours a day. The money will be paid by the vegetable farm, so it will not increase the county's expenses. Do you hear me?"

"it is good."

"it is good!"

The villagers were all very happy. Building the canal was a big deal, and it was also good for their families. This was one reason why.

The second is that if they do it, they will have to work eight more hours a day. Now they only have to work two hours a day. As for the rest of the work like replenishing vegetables when there is really no need for so many people, they will be idle.

Who are they? They are working people, and they feel uncomfortable physically and mentally if they don’t work every day.

Now I have work to do and I can make money. I couldn’t find such a good thing before.

So everyone began to look forward to the construction of the canal.

The vegetables in the greenhouse have now formed a virtuous cycle, and less labor is required every day.

After the money was distributed, each family went back to calculate their own income. For example, in Uncle Liu's family, there are four people who work full-time, and Aunt Liu also helps with things like mowing the grass.

So, this time, Uncle Liu’s family’s total income was only sixty yuan.

This is a huge income for them.

During lunch, Mr. and Mrs. Liu and Mr. Liu II all gave the money to Uncle Liu.

Uncle Liu was silent for a while, then gave ten yuan to each of his two sons:

"Take these and buy yourself some clothes and shoes. Boss, sometimes Comrade Liang asks you to do something. You can't wear something too shabby."

Boss Liu handed ten yuan directly to his wife and said:

"I can't buy cloth, so go get me one. I see they look very smart in the Zhongshan suits they wear. Why don't you get me one and buy some cloth to make yourself some nice clothes. You've been following me for all these years, but I haven't been able to buy you any clothes."

Mrs. Liu glared at him:

"Our father hasn't even put on a Zhongshan suit yet, and you're dreaming. What a dream! I'll make you a coat. To make a Zhongshan suit, you need pants. After making a set, there will be nothing left out of the ten yuan."

"I don't want new clothes. You see, after the money is distributed this time, all the young men and women in the village will have new clothes. Our Ah Xing and Yingzi have never worn new clothes. This time, I will buy them each a new cotton-padded jacket, so that they will have new clothes for the New Year."

Uncle Liu paused for a moment and gave another five yuan:

"Alan, you should also buy a new cotton coat."

Mrs. Liu blushed:

"Dad, I don't want money. I really don't need it. Just buy one for each of the three of them this time. I can still wear mine. Aren't you planning to build a house next year? Our family is still a long way off."

Liu Laoer directly returned the ten yuan to Uncle Liu:

"I don't need so much. When you and mom go to town, just buy me a pair of yellow rubber shoes."

Guan Liangzhou, who was sitting on the side, looked at the family, who were pushing and shoving each other to spend a dozen dollars. Clothes?

No one in this family wore good clothes; all were heavily patched.

Guan Liangzhou seemed to really understand what life was like for the poor and lower-middle peasants.

Uncle Liu was about to put away the remaining money, but Aunt Liu on the side reached out and took the money, then took out twenty yuan from the middle:

"You keep the rest, eldest daughter-in-law. You can keep five dollars for your pocket money, and give me all the ten dollars. I'll go buy some. This year, everyone in our family will make a new cotton-padded jacket, no one less. In a couple of days, when I have some free time, I'll tear apart all the old cotton-padded jackets and use the old cotton to make a pair of cotton pants for Lanlan. If there's any left, I'll make a pair of cotton shoes for my wife."

Aunt Liu looked at her family and said:

"In previous years, when the eldest son went out in winter, his wife didn't dare to go out, and they only had one cotton coat."

"Last year, Lanlan's legs were so cold that her calves were covered with frostbite."

Everyone in the family was silent. In their family, in the winter, only those who went out had proper clothes to wear, and those who stayed at home just gathered around the kitchen stove.

Children are always a little naughty. After Ah Xing took his sister out for a run a few times, Lanlan got frostbite on her legs.

Aunt Liu continued:

"Comrade Liang said that this is only this month's income. We will get money every month in the future. We have worked hard this year, and by the end of the year, we will get more money every month. I think the money for repairing the house next year should be enough."

Thinking about having money every month in the future, everyone has smiles on their faces again. It feels like they used to farm just for the harvest, but now they are like workers, working every day and getting paid every month.

Thinking of this, Uncle Liu took out another ten yuan and gave it to Aunt Liu, saying:

"Make a coat for each of the two brothers, so they will have something to wear when going out. The second brother is going to start dating, so he should dress decently."

Liu Laoer's face suddenly turned red. In fact, those who were the same age as him in the team had already given birth to their children. Their families were indeed poor, so his marriage had not yet been settled.

Mrs. Liu's eyes lit up and she said:

"Mom, didn't you say last time that my cousin from my mother's side is a good person? How about I go back and tell her? Our brigade is now working with Comrade Liang. After this penny, I guess all the girls in the surrounding villages will want to marry into our village."

Aunt Liu also laughed and said:

"Then we need to ask the second brother what he thinks."

Liu Laoer's ears turned red and he lowered his head to drink his porridge.

Aunt Liu also nodded and said:

"I also think that girl is very good. Your uncle looked down on our poor family at that time. The girl has a good personality too. How about you go and talk to her?"

Uncle Liu looked at the money in his hand and gave his daughter-in-law another five yuan:

"Buy two kilograms of sugar for your parents, and two handfuls of fine flour. Don't go back empty-handed."

"Hey!"