Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

51. Being rebuked

Jin Gui had a very good reputation in the third production team.

People from other production teams envied the Third Production Team for having a good team leader who could buy grain for the collective. Now that they heard Jingui say this, they clapped their hands excitedly.

At this moment, Jin Gui secretly resolved to keep his promise. He didn't necessarily want everyone to be well-fed, but at least he wanted to prevent any more people from starving to death.

Jin Gui said to his leader, "Leader, I will do my best to keep my word."

He then addressed the onlookers, saying, "I, Jin Gui, am making this statement today, that I will do my best to find a way to get the grain. Please help me out and stop crowding around here. Go home! This is the collective grain of the Third Production Team, and it can only be eaten by the people of the Third Production Team. This afternoon I will convene a meeting with the team leaders of all production teams to discuss how to solve this grain problem. Go back and wait for news!"

The leader waved to everyone.

"Apart from the people of the third production team, everyone from the other production teams should disperse! Hold on for a few more days. After Jin Gui becomes the township head, he will find a way to get food for everyone to eat."

Jin Gui felt a heavy weight on her shoulders.

He couldn't help but look at Su Jinru.

Su Jinru thought, "What does it mean to have the right timing, the right place, and the right people? It's precious. Consider yourself lucky. I'll help you fulfill this promise."

After receiving the rice porridge, all members of the Third Production Team held a meeting to re-elect a new team leader.

In the end, Sanbao, the militia captain, was elected captain.

Sanbao is in his early twenties, has been married for a year, and is a person who dares to think and act.

He was a little insecure at first, saying he was afraid he wouldn't do a good job. Jin Gui said, "You were my soldier before, you did whatever I told you to do, and you will be the same in the future, so with me here, what are you afraid of?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Sanbao scratched his head.

"That's true. I was one of your soldiers before, and I still am. What's there to be afraid of when I'm working for you?"

Everyone burst into laughter again.

It's been a long time since I've seen everyone laugh like that.

When the meeting ended, Jin Gui said to Su Jinru, "Aru, stay behind. I have something to discuss with you privately."

Everyone left the public housing unit, except for Jin Gui and Su Jinru, who remained inside.

"Aru, you've seen it yourself, I've been put on a pedestal. You have to help me, I'm afraid only you can help me."

"Brother Jingui, wait for me for five days, then I'll get back to you. In these five days, you can also find out how much money each production team has, and whether it's enough to buy grain."

Jin Gui's eyes lit up.

"Aru, are you really willing to help me?"

“I’ll give it a try! But there’s one condition: you can’t sell me. Otherwise, people will come to me every day to buy food. How will I ever be able to live a normal life? People who want to buy food can only come to you. You can’t let anyone else bother me.”

Jin Gui smiled wryly: "You've done me such a big favor, I'll take the blame. Don't worry, I promise I won't reveal anything about your involvement in this matter."

Su Jinru: "You are not allowed to ask me anything about that person."

"Fine, fine, I'm not interested in that person. I'm only interested in grain. As long as I can buy grain through you, I'll do anything."

Outside the public housing, a daughter-in-law said to Dingxiang, "Dingxiang! You have to keep a close eye on your Jingui. He's getting way too close to that Su Jinru!"

Another woman leaned over and said, "I saw Jin Gui go to Su Jinru's house. She's a divorced woman; she's probably trying to seduce men!"

Dingxiang spat a mouthful of phlegm onto the ground in front of the two women.

"Pah, pah, pah! You almost starved to death, and now that you've recovered a little, you're already gossiping. I think you've been fed too much and are feeling uncomfortable, aren't you?"

Zhang Jihong said awkwardly, "Dingxiang, we were just trying to give you a friendly reminder, why did you get so angry!"

"Yes! Men can't resist temptation, and Su Jinru is a divorced woman."

"I'm just trying to be helpful, but do you think I don't know what you're thinking? Let me tell you, Jin Gui isn't the kind of person you think he is, and neither is Su Jinru. So what if Su Jinru got divorced? Did she eat your rice? Just because a man and a woman exchange a few words alone doesn't mean they have an improper relationship. Is that all you can think about? Why don't you think about how to get food so you don't starve to death?"

Seeing Dingxiang's aggressive demeanor, the two women dared not speak again.

Dingxiang: "Do you know? Jin Gui is so worried about not letting a few people in the team starve to death that he can't sleep at night. He's thinking about how to get food. Ever since he bought the food, he's been worried that it will be stolen. He sleeps in the communal room every day to guard it. All he can think about is how to keep you from starving to death. But you, as soon as you have a little food in your stomach, you start gossiping and your minds are full of those things between men and women."

"I'm warning you this time. From now on, no matter who it is, if I hear you say such things again, I'll slap them across the face."

At this moment, Su Jinru and Jin Gui came out of the public housing together.

Su Jinru heard the last sentence.

"Sister-in-law Dingxiang, what's wrong? Who upset you?"

Dingxiang pointed at the two women and said, "They said you and Jingui are getting too close, and told me to keep an eye on Jingui so that you don't seduce him. I spat on them."

Su Jinru looked at the two disheveled women with a face full of shame.

She smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is awesome, sister-in-law is wise. It is said that behind every successful man there is a wise woman. With you, Brother Jin Gui will never be mediocre in his life. As for those gossipy old women, that's all they've accomplished in their lives. Compared to you, they are worlds apart."

The two women looked at Su Jinru with anger but dared not speak out.

Jin Gui glanced at the two women.

He said to Sanbao, "Those two have spread rumors and slander, and undermined unity. They are to be punished by not receiving rice porridge for three days."

Sanbao: "Okay, Zhang Jihong, Li Xiaodan, you two don't need to come for rice porridge tomorrow. You can come back in three days. I'll let you go hungry for a few days so you can reflect on your actions."

The two women slunk away.

Jin Gui glanced at Su Jinru.

"Aru, I'm sorry, I've made you suffer."

Su Jinru said indifferently, "It's okay for me. When I got divorced, everyone in the village was talking about it. It's no big deal if it happens again. But you should thank your sister-in-law. She believes in you and me and doesn't believe the rumors. She's a great help to you. For a man to go far, the most important thing is that the woman in his family is smart and doesn't hold him back."

Jin Gui said, "Yes! I am quite content to have Dingxiang as my wife, so I would never do anything to betray her."

Su Jinru waved to Jin Gui and Ding Xiang: "I'm going back now, I have things to do at home."

So she left.