60s: I have a store

Chapter 343 Return to the Village
Director Hu asked: "Yimin, I wonder if we can get it tomorrow?"

You know, the Chinese New Year is just a few days away, so he wants to get the things as soon as possible, but he is also worried that it will cause more trouble.

"Director Hu, I have to go back to the village tomorrow, otherwise you can come with me to get it now!" Zhou Yimin replied.

He didn't want to waste another day. The holiday was only for so many days. If it weren't for this dinner, he might have gone back to the village at night.

Director Hu had no objection: "Okay, I'll go get it with you now!"

Zhou Yimin rode his bicycle in front to lead the way, and the car followed slowly behind Zhou Yimin. Fortunately, the steel plant was not far from the courtyard where Zhou Yimin lived. After riding for about ten minutes, they returned to the courtyard.

The sound of the car immediately attracted everyone in the yard, but seeing that they came with Zhou Yimin, it was not surprising, and then they went back. After all, it was more comfortable to sleep in bed in such a cold day.

Zhou Yimin went straight back to the house and came out with a sack containing 5 kilograms of tomatoes, 5 kilograms of cucumbers, and 5 kilograms of Chinese cabbage. He then gave it directly to Director Hu. These fruits and vegetables were enough for one person, so he did not take more.

After Director Hu took them, he took a look and found that the vegetables and fruits were indeed very fresh, as if they had just been picked from the soil.

Then he handed Zhou Yimin some money and bills. He said that he could not take advantage of Zhou Yimin's friends. It is said that debts of money are easy to repay, but debts of favor are hard to repay.

Zhou Yimin also accepted it generously. If he didn't accept it, Director Hu would think that he had bigger plans, otherwise he wouldn't have refused to accept the things.

Sure enough, Director Hu became even happier when he saw Zhou Yimin accept the things.

The next morning, Zhou Yimin opened the store and saw that the one-yuan flash sale included 100 kilograms of tangerines, 100 boiled chickens, 100 ginseng plants, and 100 kilograms of bacon. He decisively bought all of these things, then began to pack up and took the TV away as well. This TV was originally bought to entertain his grandparents, and there were no TV programs to watch at the moment, so he rode his bicycle towards Zhoujiazhuang.

Since it is winter now, Zhou Yimin had already bought gloves in the store. Otherwise, riding a bicycle in such a cold weather would be a crime. Getting his hands frozen and red is a small matter. The most feared thing is getting frostbite on his hands.

Today's medical conditions are not as good as those in later generations. Some diseases may be just a small matter in later generations, but if they happen now, they may be fatal.

It shouldn't have taken that long, but it was windy and cold, and most importantly, the clothes I wore were thicker and I wasn't as flexible, so I couldn't ride as fast as before.

When I returned to the village, I happened to see that the village was holding a meeting. In the past, this kind of activity was usually held at night, but now it is cold, it is better during the day, and it is even colder at night, so the meeting was changed to daytime.

Moreover, the weather is cold now. Although it has not snowed yet, the river has been frozen. It is so cold that there is not much farm work to do. Now, apart from keeping an eye on the chickens raised in the village to make sure there are no problems, there is no other farm work to do.

The old branch secretary sat in the front, facing the villagers, and was also summarizing what had been done this year. This part was also the happiest day of the year for the villagers, because at this time, they would calculate the centimeters for the year.

According to previous calculations, a family can earn about 3000 centimeters in a year, which is equivalent to more than 200 yuan in RMB. Although it seems like a lot, after deducting the cost of food and some collective expenses in the village, the remaining amount is only about to yuan.

This is why people in rural areas want to work in the city so much. The money they earn at the beginning is almost the same as earning a cent. However, in rural areas, earning a cent is calculated for a family, while working in the city is just one person's income, which is equivalent to the income of a rural family.

The old Party branch secretary spoke eloquently, and then said: "The village's income this year is very good, especially with the help of the people, the low-priced vegetables were sold at a high price, and there are also gains from hunting. I believe everyone will have a good year this year."

The villagers below were very happy after hearing the old branch secretary's words.

"It looks like we should be able to get a lot of money this year." Zhou Xucai said with a smile. Although the weather was cold, it couldn't stop the excitement of getting a share of the money.

Zhou An: "Yeah! I'm curious about how much money we can get?"

"I don't think I can get much. We did make some money this year, but the village also has a lot of expenses. Just the purchase of food alone cost a lot of money." Zhou Xu said coldly.

The old Party secretary ignored the whispers below and continued: "This year the village earned a total of 10352 yuan."

As soon as the old party secretary finished speaking, the villagers below were excited. They didn't expect to make so much money this year.

"If all this money were mine, wouldn't I be able to become a millionaire?" Zhou Xucai was still daydreaming.

Zhou Xupeng couldn't help but sneer: "Just think about it, or go to bed early tonight. Not to mention the 10,000 yuan households, even the 100,000 or 1 million yuan households will have a share."

"That's right, that's right, he was talking in his sleep as soon as the sun rose." Another person couldn't help it either.

Another one was very excited at this time: "If we earn tens of thousands, considering there are about 100 households in our village, we can get 100 yuan."

"It's definitely not that much. You know, it cost a lot of money to buy food, generators, and electrical wires. There are also many things in the village that were paid for by Yimin. Now that he has made money, doesn't he have to pay it back?" Zhou Xuqiang said at this time.

When everyone heard Zhou Xuqiang's words, they understood that this was indeed the truth.

The old branch secretary waved his hand, signaling for silence, and the villagers indeed quieted down after seeing this.

"Although we have made so much money, we have to keep some of it to provide working capital for the village, and also return some of it to the people. The rest is the dividends for this time."

When everyone heard this, their originally excited hearts instantly cooled down. According to this calculation, it felt that not as much as last year's distribution. After deducting so much, how much would be left?

"Each household can get 63 yuan this time." The old party secretary did not keep the villagers in suspense and gave the villagers a direct answer.

This distribution was made after careful consideration. 63 yuan was divided, which was equivalent to 5200 yuan in dividends, leaving about 4000 yuan. Then 1500 yuan was returned to Zhou Yimin, and about 2500 yuan was left for the village to deal with any emergencies in the village.

At that time, there would be no need to ask the villagers to pay together. It would be fine if it had not been divided yet. It would undoubtedly be very difficult to get money from some people who belong to the "Pi Xiu".

The villagers were very happy to hear that they could get a share of the "huge sum" of 63 yuan. They thought it would be good enough to get about thirty or forty yuan, which is equivalent to the previous year, but they didn't expect it to be almost doubled!

The old branch secretary was very satisfied when he saw the villagers smiling happily.

Isn’t it for this moment that we work hard all year round?

(End of this chapter)