Chapter 134: Is She Pregnant?

Days passed quickly, and another rest day arrived.

This day was a rest day for Shen Chuning, but for the Ci Hang Village brigade, it was a big day.

After several days of intensive calculations by the brigade cadres, the grain distribution plan for this year had been finalized.

After paying the public grain, the remaining total output of Ci Hang Village brigade this year was 266,500 kilograms. However, sweet potatoes accounted for nearly 150,000 kilograms of this total. Other grains such as rice and wheat totaled less than 70,000 kilograms, corn 39,500 kilograms, and other miscellaneous grains such as peanuts, soybeans, red beans, and green beans totaled about 7,000 kilograms.

This number still looks quite impressive, but Ci Hang Village brigade is a production brigade consisting of 323 people.

The amount of grain actually distributed to each person is not much.

Based on this year’s harvest, the grain distribution standard formulated by the brigade is divided into three categories:

Category 1: Able-bodied laborers aged 18-50 who have earned a full 3,000 work points throughout the year receive: 80 kilograms of rice, 80 kilograms of wheat, 80 kilograms of corn, 300 kilograms of sweet potatoes, and 16 kilograms of miscellaneous grains.

Category 2: Adolescents aged 11-18 and elderly people over 50, who generally earn half work points and about 1,500 work points throughout the year, receive: 50 kilograms of rice, 50 kilograms of wheat, 60 kilograms of corn, 200 kilograms of sweet potatoes, and 13 kilograms of miscellaneous grains.

Category 3: Children aged 10 and below, who do not participate in labor or only do light work such as collecting pigweed, have no rigid work point requirements and receive: 40 kilograms of rice, 40 kilograms of wheat, 50 kilograms of corn, 160 kilograms of sweet potatoes, and 8 kilograms of miscellaneous grains.

These numbers sound considerable, but in reality, this grain is the entire year’s food rations.

Averaged out per day, it’s barely enough to be half-full.

Some families whose heads of household are not good at managing will likely face a period of food shortage at the end of the year.

Of course, only 70% of the total grain output is distributed as per capita rations; the remaining 30% is distributed according to work points.

In addition to grain distribution, the brigade also distributes money.

The pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, and geese raised by the brigade are usually sold to the purchasing station to be converted into money, which is saved as the brigade’s income.

Shen Zhengliang’s previous fine is also included in the brigade’s income and will be distributed to everyone.

However, the money is distributed entirely according to work points, unlike the grain, which allocates 70% per capita.

Of course, Shen Chuning’s grain and oil relations are no longer with the production team, so the distribution of money and grain has nothing to do with her.

However, after waking up, she still went to the scene.

Because after the brigade distributes the grain, there is usually some left over. This part is reserved for those who don’t have enough grain but have money to buy it.

Shen Chuning has grain coupons subsidized by the commune and also has her space; she doesn’t actually lack food.

However, grain is currently scarce, and the grain station often doesn’t release grain, so even with coupons, it’s not necessarily possible to buy it.

If she can still have food to eat even when she can’t buy it at the grain station, it’s easy to arouse suspicion.

So she decided to buy some grain to avoid suspicion.

Lin Shulan, Sun Fengjiao, and Xia Yue’e had already arrived at the brigade’s drying yard waiting for the grain and money distribution.

Shen Chuning had just greeted her father and older brothers when Lin Shulan greeted her.

“Ningning, if you can buy grain later, buy more. You need to have enough grain; you won’t lack food next year when you add to your family.” Lin Shulan instructed.

Shen Chuning was still a little confused, “Adding to the family next year?”

Seeing Shen Chuning’s bewildered expression, Lin Shulan immediately became serious, “Ningning, haven’t you noticed anything wrong with your body lately?”

Shen Chuning thought for a moment, “Something is wrong. I eat a lot and am very sleepy; I’m always so sleepy.”

As she spoke, she couldn’t help but yawn, even though she had just woken up.

When she first started working in the commune, she stayed up late every night studying under a kerosene lamp until eleven or twelve o’clock, sometimes even one or two o’clock, and got up at seven o’clock in the morning to prepare for work at the commune. She wasn’t this sleepy then.

Shen Chuning even suspected that it was because the man had been home for a while, and they had been unrestrained every day, making her body weak.

So weak that even the spiritual spring water couldn’t restore it.

Hearing this, Lin Shulan slapped her thigh and lowered her voice, “You silly girl, I’m asking you, have you had your period this month?”

Shen Chuning trembled, her bright eyes widening.

Her period hadn’t come this month.

She had been busy working during the day and wanted to sleep when she got home at night; she had completely forgotten about it.

She had been pampered since childhood, her body had never been weak, and her period had always been regular.

It had been almost half a month, and it still hadn’t come. Coupled with her sleepiness and increased appetite, that meant…

She subconsciously touched her stomach. So, is she pregnant?

At this time, Xia Yue’e, who had overheard their conversation, said, “Mother, if third sister-in-law is pregnant, it’s not appropriate for her to buy grain alone.

Later, there will be many people and a lot of grain, and everyone will be using wheelbarrows and carrying things on their shoulders. If they are not careful and bump into her, it will be troublesome.”

Lin Shulan slapped her head, “Yes, yes, your second sister-in-law is right. Look at my head, I only thought about you buying more grain so you’ll have enough to eat when you add to your family next year, and I didn’t think of this.

Go back quickly, I’ll buy the grain for you later, and then you can give me the money!”

As Lin Shulan spoke, she pushed Shen Chuning to leave the drying yard.

Shen Chuning hadn’t recovered from the shock of her pregnancy.

She let Lin Shulan push her away in a daze, not noticing that Wang Yumeng in the educated youth queue had been staring at her.

Although Wang Yumeng tried her best to restrain her emotions, her unwillingness was somewhat uncontrollably overflowing.

This time, she was exposed by Shen Zhengliang, arrested by the county committee’s armed department, and almost labeled as an enemy agent.

If it weren’t for her remembering some details from the book and using a secret method to contact the big shot above, providing the big shot with some useful information,

Even if she didn’t get shot, she would have been sent to a farm for labor reform.

She took a deep breath. She had been too careless before and underestimated the protagonist halo of Shen Chuning, the beloved female lead.

But not anymore. She would soon take away Shen Chuning’s golden finger and achieve her perfect life.