60s: I have a store

Chapter 328 Power is on

When Zhou Yimin brought Xu Xiangbei back, he saw the old man and grandmother trying to adjust the brightness of the light by turning it on and off.

When the old man saw Zhou Yimin, he immediately stopped what he was doing and praised: "Yimin, this light is great! It's very convenient."

"Yes! Electric light is convenient."

This situation was not only happening in Zhou Yimin's home, but was happening throughout the entire village.

You know, electric lights are something only city dwellers use, and I never thought they could use them too.

After seeing this scene, some children also joined the "battle". They went to the homes of the villagers in Zhoujiazhuang and kept turning the light on and off. Fortunately, it was not night, otherwise if others saw it, they would think something supernatural had happened.

After all, the houses in the whole village were flashing.

Zhou Yimin reminded him cryptically: "Brother Xu, this light bulb cannot be turned on or off. This will shorten its service life. I don't know if this is true or not."

"It's true." When Xu Xiangbei heard Zhou Yimin's words, he immediately reacted and cooperated.

The old man also understood: "There is such a thing."

Thinking about what he just did, I felt a little embarrassed. Fortunately, people nowadays are often exposed to the sun, and their skin color is generally dark, so it is not noticeable at all.

The three of them kept chatting like this, and Zhou Yimin's grandmother even brought them tea and some peanuts and melon seeds, so they could chat and eat at the same time.

The villagers of Shuangtian Village returned home.

Liang Huang's wife saw that Liang Huan came back so early today, so she asked, "Master, are you feeling unwell today?"

"No, the reservoir in Zhoujiazhuang has been built, so there is no need to go over to help." Liang Huang could only answer honestly.

When Liang Huang’s wife heard the news, it was like a bolt from the blue. You know, the only way she could have enough food during this period was to work in Zhoujiazhuang. Now that she has no work, doesn’t that mean that she will have to return to her previous life?

Liang Huan said: "However, Zhoujiazhuang was also very nice and gave each of us ten kilograms of food."

After saying that, he took out ten kilograms of food.

After seeing this scene, Liang Huang's wife felt comforted. Liang Huang had been working in Zhoujiazhuang for some time and had left a lot of food at home. With these ten kilograms of food, the family should be able to survive for a while.

Some people wanted to go to the village chief's house and asked him to go to Zhoujiazhuang to ask if there was anything else they needed help with. They would just be provided with food as before and would not be picky about the work.

Not long after they arrived, they were driven out by Village Chief Liang. They had no choice but to go back in shame.

When Village Chief Liang heard what the villagers said, he was a little tempted, but he couldn't go to the houses to inquire so soon, as that would leave a bad impression on the people of Zhoujiazhuang, and it would be difficult to get such an opportunity again.

This scene is constantly being played out in Shuangtian Village. People who go to the commune are probably going to be very proud of it. Although the treatment is not as good as in Zhoujiazhuang, the working period is long and at least one person's food ration can be saved.

When the group of people who went to the commune first heard about the treatment in Zhoujiazhuang, they all wanted to go to Zhoujiazhuang and did not want to go to the commune. However, they were "suppressed" by Village Chief Liang and some elderly people in the village, so no embarrassing scenes occurred.

The old Party Secretary came to Zhou Yimin's house and said, "Yimin, Engineer Xu can come over for dinner."

"Okay, let's go there now." Zhou Yimin replied.

Then he took a bottle of wine from the side and left.

I originally wanted to invite Grandpa and Grandma Zhou Yimin to come over, but they were rejected, saying that they didn't contribute and they shouldn't join in the fun, and we could just eat at home.

The old branch secretary also knew that the food at Zhou Yimin's home was famously good in the village, so he did not insist.

On the way to the canteen, when passing by the school, he saw the children queuing up to receive cotton-padded clothes. After seeing this scene, Xu Xiangbei still felt that he underestimated Zhou Yimin's ability. He did not expect Zhou Yimin to get so much cotton and cloth, and to make cotton-padded clothes for the children in the village.

If his family did not have many cotton coupons, there would not be enough cotton even if he wanted to make cotton clothes.

Winter is coming, and it’s impossible to make a new cotton-padded jacket for my family.

When Zhou Yimin saw this scene, he knew that Xu Xiangbei must be short of cotton and cloth. Thinking of this, it seemed that he could add some more things later.

The old branch secretary also saw it, but the cotton and cloth in the village were all brought back by Zhou Yimin, so even if he wanted to help, he was powerless.

Xu Xiangbei looked at it for a full minute or two before he came to his senses.

Continue to the dining hall.

When we arrived at the canteen, the villagers were already eating. Today's food was very good, with extra meat and vegetables. They were finally not as stingy as before. A plate of vegetables only had two or three pieces, which was not enough to share.

It's just a matter of time before you get it.

The old branch secretary brought Zhou Yimin and others to another table, where there were eight dishes in total. Although there were only three meat dishes, this was the best treat Zhoujiazhuang could offer.

"Old Party Secretary, the village is bleeding heavily." Zhou Yimin couldn't help but teasing after seeing these dishes.

Moreover, the portion of each dish is quite large. Adding up all together, there are at least four or five kilograms of meat, maybe even more.

"Engineer Xu, I can't get you here! Don't be disgusted." The old branch secretary spoke from the side.

Xu Xiangbei looked at the dishes on the table in front of him and said, "With such a rich variety, how can we not have enough to eat?"

This table has the most dishes but the least number of people, only four.

Zhou Ping looked at the old party secretary's table and couldn't help but envy him: "If only I could sit at that table, too!"

When he came, he saw the food on the table. If there hadn't been a team leader standing by, many people would have been unable to resist "stealing" a few pieces.

"Just think about it. That table is for Uncle Sixteen and the engineers to go to. It's not a place for two little shrimps like us." Someone at the same table retorted.

Although tonight's food is much better than in the past, it is still quite different from the old party secretary's table.

Zhou Yimin took out the wine from home. When Xu Xiangbei saw the name of the wine, he was shocked: "Yimin, this is good wine!"

Even he had never drunk Dongjiu, but he had only heard of how precious it was.

Even he couldn't buy such a good thing.

After hearing Xu Xiangbei's words, the old branch secretary and the team leader knew that the bottle of wine in front of them was different.

Zhou Yimin said modestly: "It's just a bottle of wine. If you like it, drink more."

After saying that, he opened the glass of wine and poured a glass for everyone present.

Zhou Yimin simply opened the bottle cap, and a strong smell of alcohol wafted out.

You should know that there is a jingle for Dongjiu: Dongjiu is beautiful, Dongjiu is the most famous, fine wine is praised by thousands of people when it is opened, and its unique fragrance occupies a branch of spring. Why go to Xinghua Village to drink fine wine? Dongjiu is beautiful, Dongjiu is the most charming, crystal clear dew among flowers, comfortable and sweet treasure on the table. Drink it with joy, and the taste will be more mellow when it touches your lips.

(End of this chapter)