Chapter 70 : Su·Unseen in the World·Mo

Carrying the eggs home, Su Mo put about a pound of them into the egg jar in the cupboard and stored the rest in her space.

When Lu Changzheng left home, Su Mo had cooked all the eggs in the cupboard for him and taken them away. Now they were back in the jar. There were still some eggs that Lu Changzheng had given her at the educated youth point. She had secretly put them into the space, and she ate a few over the past days, so only a few remained.

Including the dozen or so new ones, there were now more than half a jar full, enough for her to eat for a while.

Now, she had about 6 kilograms of eggs in her space, plus the 2 kilograms she had bought from the black market. Moving forward, she would give about 1 kilogram each time she visited the cowshed, so they could cook and eat them to supplement their nutrition.

After putting the eggs away, Su Mo took out the money given by Grandpa Zhang and her parents and counted it.

The roll of money Grandpa Zhang gave her was all in Great Unity banknotes, totaling 300 yuan (30 notes).

The stack of money her parents gave her, some in small lots and some in whole lots, totaled 573.4 yuan.

Su Mo thought to herself: …So this is the happiness of the rich second generation?

The money she received from her elders alone was something that many could only dream of accumulating in a lifetime.

What should she do? She wanted to lie down.

Forget it. The Chairman has said that only those who endure the most hardships can become the best.

She doesn’t make much money, but she can make a lot with a little.

Thinking of this, Su Mo went to transfer some supernatural energy to the three ginsengs, paying special attention to the oldest one.

After that, she spent some time looking after the vegetable field outside, transferring more supernatural energy. She also lightened the burden on the cabbage field, pulling out many fresh, tender cabbage seedlings.

After lunch, Su Mo went to the Lu’s house carrying a basket of cabbage seedlings, with a few white pears hidden underneath.

The three elder had just finished their meal and were resting and chatting in the main hall. Lu Qing’an was discussing the public grain tax payment with Lu Boming. When he saw Su Mo, he quickly asked her to sit down.

Su Mo couldn’t help but notice that Lu Boming’s vitality seemed stronger than before, which she attributed to the effect of the ginseng beard. She decided to make him some soup in a couple of days.

She took a pheasant out of her space, stewed it in a large earthenware pot, and planned to give half to the old man here and take the other half to the cowshed for her parents, Grandpa Zhang, and the others.

Su Mo handed the bamboo basket to Li Yue’e, “Mom, the cabbage seedlings I pulled out today are quite fresh and tender. You can stir-fry them tonight.”

Li Yue’e took the basket, saw the vegetables inside, and felt frustrated. The ones in her own field looked like bean sprouts, while the ones in other people’s fields could be fried as small Chinese cabbage. There was no comparison!

Once she succeeded in growing vegetables using the new method next year, she was sure she would start a revolution in vegetable growing in the brigade.

Li Yue’e took out her own vegetable basket, exchanged the vegetables, and when she saw the white pears inside, she said, “Third daughter-in-law, where did you buy these white pears? Next time you see them, buy a basket for me. These pears are really good. Your grandfather coughs less at night after eating them.”

“I bought them from a lady at the county supply and marketing cooperative. I’ll go check the day after tomorrow, and if they have more, I’ll buy a basket.”

“Okay,” Li Yue’e nodded. She knew many people in the supply and marketing cooperative and had other connections as well.

After returning the bamboo basket to Su Mo, Li Yue’e noticed that she was still sitting there, clearly with something else on her mind, so she asked, “What’s the matter?”

“Yes. The grain tax will be paid tomorrow afternoon. The team will send donkey carts and ox carts to transport it, right?” Su Mo asked.

Li Yue’e nodded.

“I ordered a wooden rack for storing grain from the commune workshop, and I also ordered a quilt for my uncle. I was thinking that after paying the public grain tax tomorrow, when the donkey cart comes back, I’ll see if he can help me transport the things,” Su Mo said.

She couldn’t carry so many things on her bicycle.

Lu Qing’an frowned slightly and was about to speak when Li Yue’e slammed the table.

“What? You mean you can’t be partial? I didn’t go there on purpose. I just did it on the way back. Is that not okay?”

Lu Qing’an was startled by the sound of Li Yue’e slamming the table. This damn old woman was getting more and more arrogant as she got older.

“I didn’t say no,” Lu Qing’an replied. “It’s just that it’s not good to take advantage of the public. When the time comes, you can give me 20 cents for the fare.”

“Okay, no problem.” Su Mo agreed immediately. As long as the things could be shipped back, it would be fine.

Li Yue’e rolled her eyes, having nothing more to say to the pedantic old man. The captain of the People’s Congress had taken advantage of the team, but he was just too rigid.

Having achieved her goal, Su Mo went back.

She continued knitting her sweater in the afternoon and evening. After working hard all day, she had knitted more than ten centimeters. It would take another two days to finish knitting the body parts.

The next morning, the entire Lujia Village Brigade began to get busy. The young and middle-aged people took the sacks they received from the commune and began to load grain from the brigade warehouse.

The best first crop of grain must be used to pay agricultural taxes.

The production team leader and team leaders also checked each sack one by one to see if any of them were not fully dried, or if there were clods of soil, small stones, or if any grass clippings and dust had not been cleared away.

These were all major problems. If they were not handled properly, the grain would be considered unqualified and would have to be brought back to be redone.

They were busy until after eleven o’clock. Those who were going to pay their grain taxes had a piece of dry food each and then set off in a mighty procession.

The first group was the agricultural tax convoy, consisting of fifteen vehicles, each loaded with several large sacks of grain, piled high.

The second group was the human-powered cart team. Su Mo didn’t know how many carts there were, but the team was very long. Two people formed a group, one pulling from the front and the other pushing from the back. The carts were also piled high with sacks.

The third group was the porters, each carrying two large sacks or two large baskets filled with various crops, such as peanuts, soybeans, mung beans, sweet potatoes, etc.

At the end were the sideline workers, a group of uncles and aunts, some carrying chicken cages, some herding sheep, some herding pigs.

These days, animals didn’t have vehicles to ride in; they had to be driven there.

The Lujia Village Brigade had raised 40 pigs and more than 80 sheep this year. The brigade kept 10 pigs for slaughter, and the rest were sold. More than 50 sheep were also sold.

With such a group of livestock, the formation was quite large.

All the members of the brigade were laughing happily, and those from other brigades who came to watch were secretly surprised.

The Lujia Village Brigade would probably be rated as an advanced brigade this year.

Su Mo and Ma Xiaojuan were also watching with great interest. When Lu Xingjun passed by on his bicycle, he found it funny and asked, “Third sister-in-law, is this so pretty?”

Su Mo and Ma Xiaojuan nodded vigorously. They had never seen such a scene before.

Lu Xingjun secretly laughed.

People in the city always say that people in the country have never seen the world, but now it seemed that there were some things in the country that even people in the city had never seen.

“Take your time to look at it. I’m leaving now,” Lu Xingjun waved. As an accountant, he had to go first and check this year’s quantity with the purchasing station.