Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 488 Kaoshantun

Lu Qiaoge still asked her, "How is your family situation now? Are you having any difficulties?"

Tan Ying shook her head and said with a smile, "It's much better than before. Now I only need to cook one meal when I go back at night. I don't have to worry about breakfast or lunch. I eat lunch here."

My mom came over a couple of days ago and made a scene, shamelessly saying she wanted to give my job to my cousin on my maternal uncle's side.

Many people like this, so Lu Qiaoge doesn't find it strange.

Tan Ying continued, "I went to the brigade leader and told him my thoughts directly. The brigade leader gave my mother a severe scolding and told her that even if the acquisition point failed, he would never give my job to her family."

The accountant and the women's director were also there. The women's director said to my mother, "If this purchasing point goes under, see if these villagers won't tear you apart."

The accountant also said to my mother, "What are you dreaming of? Even if Tan Ying quits this job, this purchasing point won't close down. There are still so many people in the village; it's not your family's turn. What, are all the young men and women in our village just decorations?"

At this point, Tan Ying smiled.

Lu Qiaoge smiled too.

Outsiders can't help much with family matters, especially since Tan Ying's family of origin is so terrible. If she wants to break free, she will ultimately have to rely on herself.

There were two chairs in the room, and a desk that had been moved from the commune.

Tan Ying poured Lu Qiaoge a glass of water and said apologetically, "The conditions here are a bit basic, but the water tanks are all clean; I scalded them with hot water."

This girl is really careful about everything.

Lu Qiaoge sat opposite her and said in a gentle voice, "The purchasing work of the Shangen Brigade is quite good. The corn husks they collected are of good quality, and there is almost no waste when weaving them. In particular, some of them were processed very well and the colors are beautiful. Do you know whose they are?"

Tan Ying was pleasantly surprised and quickly took out a notebook from her desk.

Shao Le brought all these office supplies.

After flipping through a few pages, Tan Ying said, "This was done by an old craftsman. He has arthritis and usually sits down, rarely able to walk. But he's the best at handling these corn leaves. His grandson is the one who delivered the goods. Director Lu lives in the neighboring Kaoshan Village."

Lu Qiaoge blinked and chuckled. "There really is a village called Kaoshantun."

Tan Ying put away her smile and said softly, "It's just that his little grandson is not very old. The child is not even nine years old yet. He always carries him from Kaoshantun."

Lu Qiaoge gulped down the water in the large tea mug, wiped her mouth, and said to Tan Ying, "Let's go to Kaoshantun."

Tan Ying stood up decisively, took out the willow basket filled with wild vegetables, which was now empty of water. Lu Qiaoge opened the trunk of the jeep, put the basket of wild vegetables inside, and closed it. Tan Ying breathed a sigh of relief and looked around. Fortunately, no one was at the brigade headquarters, and no one was coming to deliver goods.

There was a small blackboard at the entrance. Holding a piece of chalk, Tan Ying wrote on it that she had something to do in Kaoshantun and would be back soon, so please wait patiently.

They all brought things with them, so it wouldn't be appropriate to ask them to carry them back.

There aren't as many corn leaves now as there were in the fall.

Even in such a large city like Jiangcheng, with so many communes and production teams, there were still quite a few corn leaves that had been stockpiled.

The purchase price here is not low, three cents a pound of corn leaves, and now a pound of pork is about eight cents, so this price is quite good.

Lu Qiaoge opened the car door and let Tan Ying get in. Then she drove in the direction Tan Ying had indicated.

Mrs. Tan couldn't help but walk towards the brigade headquarters.

There's a lot of work to do in the fields today. Except for the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled, everyone else has gone to work in the fields. The brigade leader is also in the fields, so there should only be that brat and some delivery people at the brigade headquarters.

Before Mrs. Tan even got there, she saw a jeep parked in front of the brigade office from afar. She stood there without daring to move because the sight of the jeep made her heart pound, and she instinctively took several steps back.

Then I saw that factory manager named Lu Qiaoge get into the car with that brat. Smoke billowed from the back of the car, and it drove away quickly.

It looks scary.

Mrs. Tan took a few more steps back.

Tan Ying used to be like a lump of clay, molded however she pleased.

But now she doesn't dare.

I'm really worried that if I anger her, she'll set the three of them on fire and burn them all to death.

The old lady also felt resentment.

But while feeling resentful, I also felt a sense of relief.

Her foolish son must have committed some terrible sin in his past life to be reborn as a fool in this one.

She was just an old woman from the countryside, and even her dead husband was no match for her. After going through so much hardship to finally get a wife, she was beaten to death by her wicked son.

Fortunately, the woman's parents were both deceased, so she was basically an orphan and grew up in her aunt's house. If it weren't for that, they wouldn't have been able to marry her.

I lost fifty yuan, and that was the end of it.

But fifty yuan was money she had saved up for over ten years.

Mrs. Tan turned and walked towards her home, muttering to herself, "Just calm down, everyone. Since my son became paralyzed, this old woman doesn't worry as much as before."

No, no, no, I should... I should worry. I'm the mother of this silly son. But silly son, don't blame me. If you want to blame someone, blame your sister, that wretched girl. It's all her fault that you're like this..."

Meanwhile, Lu Qiaoge was driving on a rugged road.

To be rich, build roads first!
This road absolutely must be repaired next year, otherwise it will be extremely inconvenient.

Old Jingtou was a recipient of the "Five Guarantees" (a government-provided social welfare program) in Kaoshantun. Three years ago, during a flood, his son was swept away by the flood while trying to save the brigade's grain. His daughter-in-law was nearby and jumped in to save her husband, but both of them drowned.

The child was only three years old at the time. He was an orphan who married late in life. His wife was mute, and this son was his youngest child. He thought life would get better and better, but he never expected this to happen.

His wife passed away from a serious illness, leaving him to struggle to raise his three-year-old grandson.

Even though he is a recipient of the five guarantees in the village, it can only guarantee that he is the same as other villagers, since everyone is struggling right now.

Old Jingtou has difficulty walking and uses crutches. At this moment, he is sitting in the yard, patiently processing the corn leaves.

My grandson has gone to school. There is no primary school in Kaoshantun, so he has to go to school in the commune, which takes more than three hours round trip.

But reading books is essential.

Those who have jobs are all educated; those who are uneducated, no matter what they do now, won't last long.

Old Jingtou heard voices outside the courtyard; it was the brigade secretary.

Then two young girls came in.

Only after being introduced did I realize that one of them was actually Director Lu of the arts and crafts factory, who was the one who bought their corn leaves.

Old Jingtou's hearing isn't very good, so the brigade secretary shouted, "Brother Jing, Director Lu thinks the corn leaves you process are of good quality, so he wants to come and see you. Is there any special method you use?"

(End of this chapter)