Chapter 738: Liangjia Village Small Tavern

The autumn wind rustled, the sky high and the clouds thin.

Cao Cao Weiguo rode a bicycle, carrying Liang Ladi.

The road was bumpy and full of dust.

The roads these days were simply beyond description.

Cao Cao Weiguo suddenly asked: "Sister Liang, do they deduct pay for your sick leave?"

Liang Ladi sighed: "My sick leave doesn't deduct much, and I was planning to visit my parents' home anyway."

Why visit your parents' home?

To borrow grain!

According to Jingcheng's grain ration standards.

Adult female workers receive thirty catties per month.

Children are rationed by age: newborns get five and a half catties per month.

For every one or two years a child grows, their ration increases by two to three catties.

With this ration, supporting a large family of five is difficult.

Add to that children growing fast, eating more and needing nutrition.

"A half-grown boy can eat his father to death" isn't just a saying.

Even with coarse grain every meal, the grain often runs out.

Especially this month, Ding Ding Qiunan joined the household.

The grain was gone before mid-month.

Last time Liang Ladi visited her parents' home, it was to borrow grain.

But she didn't get any grain, and the bicycle got broken.

This time Liang Ladi is returning to her parents' home to borrow grain again.

But this time she didn't come empty-handed.

She had some industrial coupons in her pocket.

If you can't borrow grain, then trade.

She rarely returned home to borrow grain.

Liang Ladi was a tough, strong-willed woman.

After her husband's death, she raised four children alone.

She worked hard and mastered advanced skills.

She became one of the few female Level Five welders.

Her skills earned praise from many veteran workers.

She had even received honors from the factory.

She often sent money back to her parents' home.

This gave her great face in her hometown.

Relatives and villagers in the countryside thought she was remarkable.

She didn't have to work the fields for work points, ate commodity grain, and earned a high salary.

Her monthly income exceeded what an entire rural family earned in a year.

Many girls in her hometown looked up to Liang Ladi as an idol.

If it weren't absolutely desperate, she would never return home to borrow grain.

To her, it was deeply shameful!

They set out from Hongshankou Machine Repair Factory.

They pedaled for nearly two hours.

They finally arrived at Liangjia Village.

The village militia, carrying weapons, ran over:

"Stop!"

"Gou Dan! Mu Tou!"

"Sister Liang!"

Liang Ladi dismounted and called out their nicknames.

The two militiamen recognized Liang Ladi.

With Liang Ladi as a familiar face, Cao Cao Weiguo was allowed into the village without trouble.

Liang Ladi didn't go straight home; instead, she first led Cao Cao Weiguo to the village chief.

"Chief, hello!"

"Here is my letter of introduction!"

"I'm a purchasing officer from Hongxing Rolling Mill."

"I'm here to procure unplanned supplies in the countryside."

"I hope you can lend me a hand."