Age: My Small World

Chapter 39 Delivering Food
The fried cake was delicious, but Yang Jun only ate a little bit of it. Even Cheng Aimin had a taste.

"Baby, we'll watch over here, you go play for a while."

Li Xiaohua said as she walked to the food.

Yang Jun pointed to the team ahead and said, "Mom, we're almost to our village. There's no need to rush. Let's wait until the grain is delivered."

The weighing in front was indeed almost done, and Li Xiaohua nodded when she saw this.

So everyone waited there again.

When everyone was not around just now, Xiao Yuer seemed to have endless things to say, but when everyone came back, he didn't talk to him much and just secretly grinned at Yang Jun.

It took almost two hours before it was their turn.

Even if the cart was pushed to the door of the grain station, there was no need to go inside, or it was impossible to get inside at all, because it was full of grain and people were moving the grain from time to time.

Several grain station staff members work at the door, which makes it quite spacious.

"Sanxi family, it's your turn now." Seventh uncle Fan Xinhe has been helping and has never been idle.

Yang Jun's father's name is Yang Sanxi, so the elders in the village all call my mother Li Xiaohua that way.

"Seventh Uncle, I'm in trouble."

Yang Jun ignored the old man's surprised look and unloaded the food on his own.

"This is Xiaoyuer's, and this is mine." He separated the food to prevent it from being taken by mistake.

"Okay, young comrade, let's just weigh it next." Although the people at the workstation were very busy, their tone was still gentle.

"Xiaoshan, don't worry, I will watch over it." Seventh Uncle Fan Xinhe patted his shoulder and told him not to worry.

Paying public grain is not that simple. The staff will also evaluate it during the process. If it is rated as third grade or even does not meet the quality standards, you may need to take new grain from home.

During the weighing process, you must also prevent others from deliberately cutting off the tip of the weight, resulting in a shortfall. The key to food is to have more rather than less, and if there is less, you have to make up for it.

If the weigher deliberately does something bad, the loss will be huge.

Since Uncle Seven is looking after us, it means that many problems can be avoided during the process.

Soon, good news came.

"Rated first class? Oh, that's great." Li Xiaohua almost jumped for joy when she heard the news.

The difference between first class and third class is more than one cent.

"Sanxi's family, don't just be happy, go get the receipt and money."

"Hey, hey, I'll go right away."

My mother happily went to get the things, and Yang Jun had nothing to worry about.

"Xiao Yu'er, I'm waiting for you guys, don't worry."

Next comes their family matters.

"Brother Xiaoshan, I'll wait with you." Cheng Aimin came over and held his hand, and the little guy became closer to him.

"Okay." Yang Jun pinched his little face.

The little girl looked at the two of them and couldn't help but smiled and nodded: "I understand, Brother Xiaoshan."

When Li Xiaohua returned, she inquired and learned that the grain had sold for a total of fifteen yuan. The bulk of the proceeds came from the thirty-five kilograms of wheat, which, after paying for the public grain, was worth ten and a half cents per pound. Corn, on the other hand, was only eight and a half cents, a significant discount. The family had sold almost all of their wheat, with the exception of enough seeds to sow half an acre of land.

The mother and daughter of the Cheng family didn't keep everyone waiting too long, and they were almost done in twenty minutes. Unfortunately, it was only rated as second-class grain, and they sold it for a total of twelve yuan.

Like Li Xiaohua, Fan Ping carefully put the money away as soon as she came out, wrapping it in several layers of cloth and stuffing it away.

It was already afternoon by this time. After saying hello to Uncle Seven, the two families left one after the other, and there was an endless team following them moving forward.

"Xiaoshan, mother said she wants to buy some things to bring home. You can help her look for them." The second sister said excitedly, pulling Yang Jun.

"Just take a look at what Mom wants to buy. I'd better forget it." Yang Jun shook his head.

"Mom said we should buy a pig and raise it. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Jun couldn't help but become serious. He looked at Li Xiaohua and asked, "Mom, do you really want to buy a pig?"

Li Xiaohua was a little hesitant, but when she heard the child's question, she nodded and said, "Yes, didn't our family raise pigs before? Otherwise..."

Suddenly, the old lady stopped talking, and Yang Hongmei looked at me worriedly.

The Yang family was still raising pigs at the beginning of last year, but who would have thought that the eldest sister Yang Hongmei would suddenly fall seriously ill, which consumed all the family's limited property. After they recovered, not even the pigs were left. Since last year, they have not paid back the money they owed to the village.

The eldest sister has been blaming herself for this, thinking that she has ruined her family. She should have reached an age where she could marry a man, but she didn't think about finding a man. Instead, she wanted to pay off the family's debts first. She used to smile less often.

Pigs are an important source of income for farmers. They haven't been raised for more than a year. If they don't raise them this year, they will be unable to pay off their debts, which is naturally a cause for concern.

But Yang Jun knew that the village would soon be turned into a production team, and all livestock and food would be confiscated. How could he still let his mother buy a pig?
So he said to Li Xiaohua in a rare serious tone, "Mom, let's discuss this matter when we get back. Anyway, I don't agree now."

Li Xiaohua was a little confused when she heard this, but now that Yang Jun said they would discuss it after returning, she would not refute it.

"Okay, let's talk about it when we get home. It'll be the same next time we come to buy it."

On the other side, Xiaoyuer's family is in a similar situation. They also have to make purchasing plans, but because the things they buy are different, they have to be separated.

"Brother Xiaoshan, shall we meet at Nanying Street later?" Xiaoyuer is also the little pillar of the family, so naturally he has to worry about more things.

"Okay, let's set it for an hour."

"it is good."

An hour later, Yang Jun finally knew what his mother wanted to buy.

I had to buy needles and thread for the house, as well as matches, kerosene, soybean oil, etc. I also gritted my teeth and bought a few pounds of flour, and even bought three meters of defective cloth.

Perhaps he remembered that Yang Jun and Li Xiaohua had mentioned that sugar can make people smarter, so he bought some on purpose.

As for soy sauce, salt and the like, you can buy them at the village entrance and don’t have to bring them back from the county town.

"Mom, why did you buy so many things?" The second sister really likes shopping, but she feels distressed when she sees how much money she has spent.

Li Xiaohua rolled her eyes at her and said with a smile, "You've been clamoring for the Mid-Autumn Festival these past few days, so I'll give you and your brother one."

The Mid-Autumn Festival happened to be the time when Yang Jun started school, so apart from a meal of noodles, he had nothing else.

Now that the grain has been sold, money is a little more available, so Li Xiaohua wants to make up for it during the holidays. She herself doesn't care, but the children must be happier.

"Mom, you guys go meet up with Xiaoyuer and the others first. I have to go somewhere." He decided to go to the small market to get some pork to take home.

It’s a festival, how can we celebrate without meat?
　Today is just one update, I will make up for it tomorrow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)