Chapter 570: Return of Grain and the Seeds of Hatred

Chapter 570: Return of Grain and the Seeds of Hatred

Chapter 570: Return of Grain and the Seeds of Hatred

After the matter was settled, Li Kailang returned to the transport team. There was quite a lot to do at the beginning of the month.

This inspection took an hour or two, which is enough to complete a task.

"Xiao Li, come here." Suddenly, Master Zhang Jinwu waved and called towards Li Kailang.

"Hey, here I come." Li Kailang immediately came to his master.

"The grain station just called us and asked for help. Just go there when you are free. Someone will follow you in the car."

Zhang Jinwu handed the task list to Li Kailang.

The task was simple and easy, which was to transport grain to the countryside to sell. The buying and selling were handled by the people at the grain station, and Li Kailang was responsible for transporting the grain and people.

This batch of grain is returned grain.

The so-called return of grain means that a batch of grain is sold back to rural areas when the grain harvest is insufficient and there is a shortage of grain in rural areas.

This is also a policy formulated by the old city to ensure the living needs of farmers.

Now it is almost the autumn harvest, and this batch of grain is more about ensuring that farmers have enough strength to harvest the grain, so that they don't faint in the fields and delay the harvest.

"Okay, I'll take over and go now." Why not take up such an easy task?

Immediately, Li Kailang took the task list and went straight to the grain station. The grain was loaded onto the truck, and Lu Jun, a man from the grain station, also got on the passenger seat.

"Master Li, let's go."

"Sit tight."

Rumbling--

The truck headed straight into the countryside, starting with the farthest villages first.

A group of farmers had finished taking care of their farmland and went home to start cooking, so they arrived just in time.

"Everyone come one by one, don't push, don't be anxious, everyone will have a share." Lu Jun shouted.

The village chief standing by to maintain order shouted, "All the salengs are lined up, whoever dares to buy will be the last one to buy! Hurry up, salengs."

The village chief's words were effective, and everyone immediately lined up and came one by one.

After order was maintained, Lu Jun started selling grain. Depending on the labor force, male, female, old or young, each person could buy 5 to 10 kilograms.

A family can weigh at least 25 kilograms.

There is not much food, but it is enough to last until the autumn harvest. Besides, they have their own food.

The village chief shouted: "Those who have money should pay, those who don't have money should go home to get it, and those who don't have money should put it on the village account first and settle it at the end of the year."

Those who didn't bring any money were originally feeling lucky that they didn't have to pay, but it seems that they have to pay.

"Comrade, I have a big family, can you sell me some more food?" an old man begged.

The old man thought that he should sell the grain now and store more. As for whether he could make money or not, he would decide later.

"Comrade, it can't be more. There is a limit to how much you can give. If you want more, what should we do if others also want more? Just do what you want me to do and don't make things difficult for me." Lu Jun pleaded.

The village chief came to the rescue and said, "Alright, alright, Lao Wang, hurry up and carry the food back home in this hot weather."

The village chief's words were effective and immediately dispelled everyone's little thoughts.

"Comrade Lu, you are a country bumpkin with no experience. Please forgive me for making fun of you."

"No, no." Lu Jun didn't dare to respond.

"Next!"

One after another, people carried food home, and the amount recorded in the account gradually accumulated.

Not many people in the rural areas have spare money. Many of them live frugally and when the year-end comes, they settle their responsibilities and some even owe money to the village.

For those who owe money, if they don't pay it back, the village can't do anything to them. If they don't have the money, they can't pay it back even if they want to.

If you force people to sell everything they have to pay back the money, they will not be able to survive. If they are pushed into a corner, they will do anything, even burning down the farmland.

There were many people who owed money, but too many lice wouldn't bite, and the village didn't urge them to pay back.

Half an hour later, everyone went home carrying food.

"Master Li, please wait a moment. Some villagers are going home to get their money."

"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry, just wait."

While waiting, Li Kailang, Lu Jun and the village chief chatted for a while.

"Village chief, you have a lot of people here. I see that many of them have fair complexions." Lu Jun asked.

The village chief nodded and said, "Yes, recently many people have come to our village and said they are here to look for their relatives. They said they will stay for a few days and then leave."

"They think the villagers don't know what they are thinking. They just think the crops are close to the village and they want to have food when they return to the village."

"Look now, they can't go back even if they want to!"

As he spoke, the village chief shook his head for the people who had to be decided.

These people who returned home initially thought that the village had crops and was closest to food, so they would not be short of food, right?
That's what they thought at first, but they didn't expect that there was actually no extra food in the countryside. Their return actually increased the pressure on the village.

They have to endure everyone's contempt and ridicule every day, and all kinds of dirty and tiring work are assigned to them, making their lives even more tiring than in the city.

They regretted it more than once and wanted to go back to the city, but all the jobs in the city were gone. Even if they wanted to go back, what could they do? They could only stay here.

Wait until the crisis is over before going back to the city.

Lu Jun nodded: "There is still some food in the city, but there is nothing in the countryside. It is normal for them to want to come back."

Lu Jun works at the grain station and has no shortage of food. He knows more about the grain situation than Li Kailang.

Li Kailang is a driver. He knows that life in the countryside is not easy, so it is naturally impossible for him to go there.

Only those who don't understand the situation would take it for granted that the countryside is better, thinking that at least they can have enough to eat when they go back.

As for jobs, you can easily find them. There is no need to rush for one or two years. Just fill your stomach first. Anyway, your household registration is still in the city.

The village chief added: "Although our village is remote, the conditions are still good. We have less grain when it comes time to harvest."

"I heard that a few days ago a village ran out of food. If it weren't for the village chief who stopped them, they would have almost eaten all the grain."

"Oh?" Li Kailang and Lu Jun were surprised when they heard it.

Although the autumn harvest is approaching and this batch of grain seeds can actually be eaten, the crop conditions today are not very good, so it is necessary to store them.

The village chief added: "In fact, it's not a bad idea to eat less. At least you can survive if you eat grains. If you don't eat, you'll starve to death."

"The first ones to starve to death are not the elderly or children, but the strong and healthy adults. The most important thing is that they stay alive."

Hearing this, the two nodded. They must have let the elderly and children eat first, and the adults were so full that they starved to death.

The two chatted first, and several villagers brought food and money.

Lu Jun collected the record and confirmed it with the village chief. Then they both signed and someone would come up to collect the money.

"Okay, Village Chief, go and eat. We still have a village to go to."

"Hey, be careful along the way."

Rumbling--

The truck headed towards the next village.

Near noon, Lu Jun took out a small bag of fine grains from the carriage.

"This is our lunch. We are out working and don't have time to go back and eat, so let's just have a couple of bites for now."

Li Kailang said in surprise: "I didn't expect that we could eat outside. I thought we could only eat after we finished work."

"Oh, how can that be possible? After all, we are here to work, we can't be left hungry. You can use it to cook."

"Row."

Lu Jun continued with his work, and Li Kailang asked the village chief to set up a pot to cook.

I spent some money to buy some pickles and cabbage, then picked up the pots and pans and started cooking.

Li Kailang quietly took out some side dishes from the ring and had a meal together.

"Huh, I'm finally back."

At around three or four in the afternoon, Li Kailang finally returned to the steel mill.

It took a lot of time to go from one village to another, but fortunately I finally got back before getting off work.

There is nothing to do at this time.

"Easy, easy." Li Kailang looked at the extra 5 kilograms of fine grains in the co-pilot's seat, which was an unexpected gain for this mission.

Although it’s not much, it’s meaningful because it’s the result of hard work. “I’ll go back tonight and try it to see what the rice tastes like.”

After getting off the car, Li Kailang went straight to hand in the task, and Zhang Jinwu asked about the status of the task.

"It's just to get the grain back for sale. It's not a difficult task. I just need to watch from the side."

Hearing this, Zhang Jinwu nodded: "Okay, go and have a rest. It's almost time to get off work and there's no more tasks."

"The good thing about a steel mill is that once you complete your task, you'll have nothing to worry about." Li Kailang leisurely returned to his office to have a rest.

"Hey, Xiao Li, wait a minute!" Suddenly, Mr. Wang called out.

"Mr. Wang, is there anything I can help you with?" Li Kailang looked at him.

"There's a part that the apprentices don't know how to make. Go make it for them and explain it to them at the same time."

"Okay." Li Kailang nodded. He dared to say that nothing was wrong, but suddenly something happened. It was really a slap in the face.

Li Kailang turned around and walked in front of the apprentices, picked up the tools and started working, explaining the difficulties while he was working.

Next to me, a young man stood at the front and watched intently.

This person was none other than the apprentice who had offended Mr. Wang and Li Kailang a few days ago.

Judging from his expression, he must have turned over a new leaf.

Li Kailang didn't pay much attention and just worked on his own. He finished a workpiece in no time.

"If you have any questions, feel free to ask."

"Master Li, I have a question."

"Master Li, I have a question too!"

In front of him, the apprentice also raised his hand, but Li Kailang ignored him and called on several classmates to answer one by one.

After answering the question, he still raised his hand, but Li Kailang simply ignored him.

"Okay, no problem, I'll be leaving first."

After saying that, he walked away, leaving the apprentice with his hand raised.

"What a joke! I have to help you answer questions even though you've offended someone." Li Kailang thought to himself, "I'm not a saint. If you have the ability, go find your cousin."

Even a little bit petty.

The other apprentices looked at him and didn't dare to get too close to him. If Li Kailang hadn't demonstrated how to make the workpiece, they wouldn't have gotten too close to him.

He normally doesn't know how to handle interpersonal relationships, and now that his relationships are bad, it's even less likely that anyone would be willing to play with him.

He could only wait until the steel mill recruited new workers, and then these newcomers would have a chance to play with him for unknown reasons.

Or maybe I will leave voluntarily at that time, go to other factories and start a new journey.

"It's troublesome, Xiao Li."

"You're welcome, Mr. Wang. If there's nothing else, I'll go back."

"Well, go back, I'll continue to watch them."

Li Kailang returned to his room: "Finally I can rest."

I stretched myself and just waited for the end of the get off work day.

Jingle Bell--

“Get off work and get off work!”

Li Kailang rode his bicycle straight back to the yard and happened to meet the Liu Guangqi brothers who had just returned.

"Brother Li!" The two brothers waved their hands quickly.

"I'm back." Li Kailang took out a candy from his pocket.

The two brothers received it as a treasure, but this time they did not eat it directly. Instead, they put it in their schoolbags.

The three of them chatted for a while and then went home.

As soon as the two brothers came back, they saw the unhappy look on Second Aunt’s face. They felt disappointed immediately and dared not say anything. They took out their homework and started to do it.

The family said nothing.

After a while, Liu Haizhong came back from get off work, and the second aunt greeted him with a smile: "The boss is back."

"Yeah." Liu Haizhong nodded. Seeing the two brothers doing their homework, he didn't say anything to them, but spoke to the second aunt.

"Make the pie again and poach an egg. It tastes really good."

The second aunt looked at the two brothers and knew what Liu Haizhong meant. She immediately responded with a smile: "Okay, there is still some meat left. I will save it all for you."

Then he turned to look at the two brothers with a dark face: "Write faster, dinner will be served soon."

The two brothers said nothing. They had already finished most of their homework at school and just pretended to do it when they came back.

The second aunt pointed out something: "What's the point of actively doing homework? It's great to get a certificate."

The two brothers lowered their heads and remained silent again.

Soon, the meal was ready.

"It's time to eat."

The second aunt brought out the food and placed the pie and fried eggs in front of the two brothers.

The wafting fragrance, accompanied by the breeze from the window, went straight into the nostrils of the two brothers.

The fragrance made the two brothers swallow their saliva.

Liu Haizhong said smugly, "Humph, I still can't control you two little bastards."

Add a plate of boiled cabbage and some steamed corn bread, and the meal is complete.

"Let's eat." The second aunt said to the two brothers with a dark face.

After Liu Haizhong and the second aunt picked up the steamed buns, the two brothers dared to take the steamed buns.

Only after the first two people started eating did they dare to start eating.

Smelling the fragrance wafting from time to time, the two brothers could only eat big mouthfuls of the steamed buns to fill the worms in their stomachs.

"Look at the way you two eat, you look like starving ghosts. If others see you next time, don't say I taught you that."

The two brothers didn't say a word and just ate their steamed buns.

Liu Guangfu stretched out his chopsticks and wanted to pick up a piece of cabbage.

Snapped!
Liu Haizhong thought Liu Guangfu was trying to grab the pie, so he slammed his chopsticks down on him: "Don't grab it randomly."

The second aunt followed up and said, "If you want to eat, give me money!"

Liu Guangfu said nothing and picked up the cabbage with his chopsticks again.

Bang bang! ! !

Two hits from the chopsticks left two red marks on the back of Liu Guangfu's hand, and the pain made him burst into tears.

Liu Guangfu didn't dare to pick up his chopsticks again. He just buried his head and ate the steamed bun in big mouthfuls, putting his aching hand under the table.

When Liu Guangtian saw that his brother was hurt, he gently stroked him, and hatred kept flashing in his lowered head.

In the hearts of the two brothers, a seed of hatred took root and sprouted, just waiting for the day to thrive.

Seeing the two brothers in silence, the second aunt commented with a dark face: "Humph, remembering to eat but not to be beaten, that's still too light."

Liu Haizhong looked at the two people who had been tamed, feeling very proud: "You two little bastards dare to play with me, what do you have to play with?"

"Eat, eat!" Liu Haizhong deliberately picked up a piece of pie and put it in the second aunt's bowl.

"Thank you, boss." The second aunt picked it up and put it in her mouth to taste it carefully.

Hmm~
“This pie tastes really good.”

"That's right, don't you see who made it? Others can't even eat it if they want to."

"That's true. If I work in a restaurant with this cooking skill, I can earn who knows how much money I can make." The second aunt said complacently and meaningfully.

"Some people, don't be so ungrateful for what you have."

The two brothers listened to every word, their hearts filled with resentment, but helpless.

I just kept cheering myself up in my heart and thought that everything would be fine after I could get through this period.

(End of this chapter)