Reborn 1960之巧女当家

Chapter 17 The Great Harvest

There was still food in the utility room. Xia Zhongguo and Wang Ximei took out all the food that should be sun-dried, and put it into the cellar for storing grain after the sun. The cellar was used to prevent rats and ants It was specially made of masonry by Xia Zhongguo, and it was so strong that even mice couldn't get in.

It took Wang Ximei and the others six to seven days of work to finish this matter alone, and they finally breathed a sigh of relief when all the grain was put into the cellar.

All the money that Xia Zhongguo had shared was handed over to Wang Ximei for safekeeping. After she returned to the room with the money, she removed the cabinet in the room, took out one of the bricks, and took out a small iron box from it. There are also a lot of money and tickets in the small iron box.

All those tickets were collected and placed in a corner. These tickets will expire and Wang Ximei will take them out to have a look at them every now and then, and pick out those tickets that will expire and use them up.

She took out the money in the iron box and went through it one by one. The money she had saved before and the money she had in her hand now amounted to 690 yuan.

Every year, the money distributed by the village is saved by Wang Ximei, because the children are still young and there are few places where the money is used.

If it weren't for the fact that the village borrowed more than 200 yuan for the construction of the house a few years ago, the family would have more money now. At that time, so much money was used to build the brick house, or only 30 to [-] yuan would be enough.

This is where the children of the Xia family are still young and have nothing to spend money on. Only Wen Hao spends more on going to school, but after the next three children all go to school, they may spend more money. .

Wang Ximei never dared to misuse the money saved at home, so she would only use the money from it during the Chinese New Year or when someone in the family was sick.

Of course, Wang Ximei knew that Xia Zhongguo had discussed it a long time ago, as long as the children in the family were willing to go to school, the couple would send the children to school even if it was a waste of money.

Of course, Xia Zhongguo must first consider his own children. As for his parents, he should also be filial, but he will not send all the good things to his parents like before the separation. No matter how many things you send over there, you can't get a good word. .

After counting the deposits in the iron box, Wang Ximei closed the lid, put the iron box back into the place where the brick was pulled out, put the brick back again, and moved the cabinet to the original position. Only when there was a flaw did he leave the room.

This money is the entire property of the Xia family. No wonder Wang Ximei is so cautious. Although most people in the village are very simple, there are also a few rascals. Besides, if the money is not hidden properly, Grandma Xia will take it. Once they leave, they can't get it back.

Although there is no restriction on raising chickens and ducks for each household at this time, there are basically no people who are not short of food, and they cannot raise too many chickens and ducks, which would be too much food.

After the distribution of food, most of the people in the village plan to have a good meal at dinner time. Many people’s food is already running low. This time, the food in Dafeng Village is considered a bumper harvest. Not a lot.

The Xia family also used flour to make a meal of white flour steamed buns, and let the children in the family eat fine grains to their heart's content.

after dinner
"Brother Zhong, everything in the field is already busy. I have saved a lot of eggs recently. The weather is so hot and I can't keep them for too long. I want to sell some at the purchase station in the town tomorrow and buy some things by the way. .”

Because Wang Ximei was busy with the work in the field, she hadn't been to the town for a month, and some of the seasonings at home were almost used up, and the family hadn't eaten meat for a month.

"Okay, why don't I go with you. It's not very peaceful outside recently. Although nothing major happened, it's still a bit chaotic. I don't worry about you going to the town alone." Xia Zhongguo heard that there were robbers in the town. When the incident happened, he felt that it was not safe for Wang Ximei to go to the town alone.

Xia Nuan, who was writing on the sand table next to her, has sharp ears. She has been here for more than half a month. Every day, she follows a few brothers to the mountain to hunt pigweed. It's boring, she also wants to go to the town to see what the city is like in this era.

"Mom, I also want to go to the town, so you can take me with you. You see how good I am recently, and I want to go to the town to see."

Xia Nuan begged Wang Ximei to take her to the town with her in a coquettish tone. These days, the gold coins earned by daily tasks alone are really too little, so she wanted to go to the town to see if there was a chance to earn gold coins.

"We also want to go to the town to play." Wen Zhi and Wen Hua also came to join in the fun. They have basically never been to the town except for the New Year's goods before the New Year. They usually hunt pigs in the village. Grass is playing with friends.

Wang Ximei and Xia Zhongguo wanted to directly reject the children. They went to the town to do business, not to play, and the town has been a bit uneasy recently.

But when I think of these children, they are usually very obedient, helping her to harvest pigweed to earn work points, and helping her with housework. Part of the food and money distributed by the family this time is due to the credit of these children.

It seems that it is not that difficult to take a few children to the town, and the opportunity is rare. There is nothing wrong with taking the children to the town to play, and the way the children look at her pitifully also makes her I can't bear to refuse.

"Okay, when you go to the town tomorrow, you must be obedient and not run around. The town is not peaceful now. I heard that there are still traffickers abducting children."

These words are not Wang Ximei trying to scare a few children, what she said is true. There is a nearby village that loses children, of course not in her own village, but in the town. The village is usually people from her own village. It is easy to attract attention when a stranger comes. The town is different because there are more people and the traffic is more convenient. You can run away if you abduct the child.

The town is different. There are many people and the traffic is convenient. The traffickers can run away after abducting the children. The Xia family's children, especially the triplets, are relatively young and easy to become the targets of the traffickers.

"It's okay, you don't have to worry. I will take the children with you to the town tomorrow. Wen Hao can help look after his younger brothers and sisters now. I don't believe that traffickers dare to rob children with adults following them."

Even if the town is not very peaceful, Xia Zhongguo has never thought of detaining the children of the family at home. The children will only gain insight when they go out to have a look. Xia Zhongguo has already thought about the big deal when he goes to the town He just stared at a few more children, so as not to let them out of his sight.

Because they had to get up early the next day to go to town, Xia Zhongguo and Wang Ximei hurriedly put the children to sleep.

(End of this chapter)