Chapter 84

The village broadcast rang on time. Pei Huaiye opened his eyes and saw the person in his arms sleeping soundly. Her little face was pink and slightly tired, her long eyelashes hung down obediently, and her lip bead was slightly curled.

He dropped starry kisses on Su Qingyue's face before getting up on tiptoe to go to the kitchen.

The two puppies let out delicate whimpers as soon as they saw Pei Huaiye, probably hungry. Pei Huaiye cooked multigrain porridge, steamed the buns given by the sister-in-law, made a bowl of steamed egg custard, and stir-fried a plate of small rapeseed.

He had plenty of energy recently, his whole person was glowing, and he entered the bedroom with light steps, waking his wife with a hot kiss.

Su Qingyue opened her eyes with difficulty, reached out to wrap her arms around his neck, and said pitifully, "You should be more restrained in the future, I can't even get up..."

Her little mouth was pouted high, and her soft lips were kissed until they were watery.

Pei Huaiye was distracted, pecked a few more times, and said in a hoarse voice, "Does it still hurt? Let me see?"

Su Qingyue opened her eyes wide, pulled her pink and white arms back from his neck, and shook her head, "No, no, I'll get up now."

Pei Huaiye laughed lowly, went out to fetch a basin of warm water, and when Su Qingyue finished washing, he handed her a clean towel.

The food was already set on the dining table in the main room. Pei Huaiye pushed the steamed egg custard toward Su Qingyue, "Eat more, to replenish."

The puppies also buried their heads in their respective wooden bowls, eating buns and porridge.

"By the way, I saw Shen Xunbao and Widow Liu together last night..."

Su Qingyue widened her eyes, "Su Qianqian must not know, right? I always feel that since the time we watched the movie, Shen Xunbao has seemed like a different person."

Xiaohei ate his share and then squeezed his little head into Xiaobai's bowl to steal food.

Pei Huaiye caught Xiaohei and put him by his feet, "That time was an accident, but he didn't look like he was drugged when he was with Widow Liu last night. What did the letter you saw before say?"

Xiaohei opened his wet eyes and looked up, whimpering. Su Qingyue fed him a bite of bun, and the little guy's eyes widened, rubbing against her shoes like a spoiled child.

"He was with a surgeon and was discovered by Uncle Shen. The surgeon was fired and lost his job, so he wrote a letter asking him for money."

"I only knew he didn't like women at that time, but now..."

Pei Huaiye didn't allow Xiaohei to act spoiled and moved him under his own feet, "Then we must guard against him in the future, stay away when you see him."

Su Qingyue nodded. After eating, she stroked the heads of the two puppies, "We are all going to work in a while, what should we do with Xiaohei and Xiaobai?"

Twenty minutes later, Su Zhuangzhuang and Su Qingxi circled the two puppies and let out excited screams, "So cute, sister, you guys go, Zhuangzhuang and I will watch them."

"Alright, remember to do your homework, I'll check when I get off work."

After Su Qingyue finished giving instructions, she went to work with Pei Huaiye.

Time passed quickly. Su Qianqian did not pass the exam at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative and ultimately did not get the salesperson position.

Jiang Meng comforted her insincerely, "Qianqian, you are already very excellent, it's just bad luck. Why don't you just do the tally clerk job? At least it's eight yuan a month."

Jiang Meng had been working and taking her around for the past few days, and even spent two hours tutoring Su Qianqian after work. She was exhausted, but Su Qianqian just didn't get it.

Su Qianqian forced a smile, "Then I'll be a tally clerk. Anyway, I'll return to the city in two years at most. My parents and two brothers will definitely arrange a job for me."

Jiang Meng thought of Su Chen and smiled gently, "That's for sure. I said you are very smart, exams always have times of bad luck. Actually, being a tally clerk isn't tiring, you just tidy up vegetables. Heavy objects are usually moved by men, and female comrades are basically not tired."

Being a tally clerk at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative is easier than earning work points in the fields in the countryside.

"Hmm, then I'll be a tally clerk."

Su Qingyue learned the result and neither mocked nor belittled her, nor did she show the posture of a winner, just treating Su Qianqian as an irrelevant person.

On this day, after handing over the vegetables, Captain Xiang left the Supply and Marketing Cooperative with his brows locked, "It's almost late autumn, many vegetables are off the market. Although the president understands and has lowered the quantity requirements for us, it's still hard to explain after returning to the village."

The Shuangshui Brigade cooperates with the Hongqi Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Many villagers earn at least four or five yuan a month, and the highest earn eleven or twelve yuan.

Su Qingyue smiled, "Don't worry, Village Chief. There aren't many autumn and winter vegetables to begin with. We can start increasing agricultural products and cooperate with other villages, and we can continue to make money."

Xiang Jianming's eyes lit up, "Let's go, let's go, let's go back to the village to discuss it now."

Xiang Jianming held a general meeting with the vegetable collection team leader and Su Qianqian, "If you have any opinions or suggestions, say them all. Whether we can be rated as an advanced brigade at the end of the year depends on these four months."

"Vegetables are being collected less and less, and everyone is complaining that they are earning less."

Xiang Shi'an said, "That's it, the enthusiasm for work is not as high as before. The Qingshan Team has finished harvesting the sorghum, but we are still breaking corn, and there are still two acres of rice and soybeans left."

Xiang Jianming frowned. He didn't expect that after he had been hospitalized for joint pain for a period of time, the village would become like this.

In the final analysis, the grain output of Shuangshui Village is not as good as other villages, and what is divided into the pockets is even less. It was hard to have a vegetable collection job, but as a result, seasonal vegetables went off the market, and everyone's income decreased again.

Su Qingyue's clear voice rang out, "Captain Xiang, I have already talked to President Zhang today. I will go to talk to the Qingshan Brigade about purchasing their vegetable tofu, on the condition that the Qingshan Brigade teaches our village how to make tofu."

"This is good, all three parties benefit," Xiang Jianming smiled, "Let's go to the Qingshan Brigade together tomorrow."

Su Qingyue added, "Dried goods like walnuts, black fungus, and wild mushrooms should be collected. We also collect some special medicinal materials. When the quantity is accumulated, we will send them to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative and the Health Center once every half month. President Zhang has agreed to this."

Xiang Shi'an smiled, "Then like this, Dad, encourage everyone to speed up the farm work tomorrow. If the work in the fields is not finished, they won't earn corresponding work points, and we won't collect the mountain goods they hand in!"

"Yes, set a rule, and there must be someone to supervise. In the future, we can't all go to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative to send vegetables. Shi'an, you and Shishui take turns counting points, and Qingwu, you three start learning to drive a tractor with me tomorrow."

Su Qingwu was a little confused, "I have to learn to drive too?"

Xiang Jianming said, "Yes, it's convenient to go to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative together."

Li Zilan was afraid that her husband would become a target of public criticism, "Captain, why don't you ask everyone who has ideas to volunteer, and learn in order according to work points."

"Good idea, this way I can see who has no enthusiasm for work."

Several people discussed the details before adjourning the meeting.

Su Qingyue returned to the Su family courtyard. Su Zhuangzhuang was holding Xiaohei and Xiaobai, feeding them white buns. He took a bite himself and fed the two little puppies a bite, smiling and shaking his head with his little white teeth showing.

"Zhuangzhuang, eat the buns yourself, you've gotten them used to being fed, what will you do in the future!" Li Zilan patted his little butt.

"Mom, it was uncle-in-law who told me to feed them."

Pei Huaiye poked his head out of the kitchen wearing an apron, "Everyone is back, dinner is just ready."

Wearing a crisp Zhongshan suit with a gray apron over it, he looked funny no matter how you looked at it. Su Qingyue slipped into the kitchen and hugged Pei Huaiye's broad back from behind, "What are you cooking?"

Pei Huaiye was hugged, his heart was warm, he missed his wife very much after not seeing her for a day.

He turned around, lowered his head, and pecked Su Qingyue a few times, "Dad said you all went to a meeting. I happened to buy two bags of flour and wanted to send one to sister-in-law, so I steamed buns and stir-fried a few dishes here by the way."

He picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks, blew on it a few times, and handed it to Su Qingyue's mouth, "Taste the chicken, is it cooked?"

"Hmm~ it's cooked, it's cooked, it's delicious."

Little Zhuangzhuang pushed open the kitchen door, "Auntie, what are you stealing to eat?"