Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 896

Chapter 896: Distribution Day ( 2 )
Seeing her mother coming, Dong Huang stood up and said, “Mother, let’s leave quickly, otherwise, the good position will be taken away by others.”

“Xiao Huang, are you sure you want to watch them slaughter the pigs?” Lu Jueyu asked.

Dong Huang nodded to her and said, “Xiao Huang is not afraid.”

Lu Jueyu patted her head and said, “Okay, if you are scared, just close your eyes.”

After she finished her words, Dong Li took the bucket from her hand and said, “Mother, shall we leave now?”

Looking at the bright sky, Lu Jueyu nodded and said, “Then let’s go. Your father will come with the others later.”

When they walked to the field, Dong Huang held her hand and kept chattering, while Dong Li walked beside her without saying a word. Although he didn’t say anything, there was a slight smile on his face.

After working in the fields for more than a month, Dong Li and Dong Huang’s skin became rough and tan. But compared with other children, their skin is still fairer and has a healthy wheat color.

Thanks to being well fed by Lu Jueyu, both of their muscles increased and they were more energetic despite losing some weight.

Both of them also grew taller. At this time, Dong Li is only a little shorter than his mother and starts to lose his baby fat. His face became sharper and more chiseled. Judging from his height, he may be as tall as his father or uncle.

When Lu Jueyu saw them, she was secretly grateful. If she hadn’t adopted them both back then, she didn’t know whether they would have been able to survive the difficult period of food shortage.

Seeing her deep in thought, Dong Li asked, “Mother, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”

After hearing his words, Lu Jueyu came back to her senses. She was only six years older than him, but he was her son. Thinking of this, she smiled and patted his head gently, “Mother is fine.”

She should pat her son more often before he gets too tall for her to pat his head.

With this idea in mind, she rubbed his head a few more times. Thirty minutes later, they finally arrived at the field. When they arrived, the playground was packed with people.

After looking for a while, they found Father Li and Zhang Dongmei.

Lu Jueyu walked up to them and said with a smile, “Father, Eldest sister-in-law.”

“Grandpa, aunt.” Dong Li and Dong Huang also greeted them.

Seeing them coming, Father Li nodded and said, “Third daughter-in-law, just wait with us here. Your brother-in-law went to the pig pen and they will come with your husband later.”

“Father, Eldest sister-in-law, have you eaten?” Lu Jueyu asked.

“Third sister-in-law, we came here after breakfast. Have you and the children eaten?” Zhang Dongmei asked.

Lu Jueyu nodded and asked, “Eldest sister-in-law, how are you? Do you still have morning sickness?”

Zhang Dongmei smiled and said to her: “Thank you, I feel much better now. Your pickled kumquats and sour plums greatly increased my appetite and helped with my nausea.”

“It’s great that the pickle could help you feel better,” Lu Jueyu smiled.

Not long after, the brigade’s staff officer finally arrived with the production team’s deputy team leader. The villagers were excited to see them finally coming.

Standing on the small stage, the deputy team leader said, “Good morning, comrades. Today we will distribute the harvest according to everyone’s work points. Each work point can be exchanged for 150 grams of grain.”

When the villagers heard this, they frowned, and one of them asked, “Deputy team leader, didn’t one work point last year receive 200 grams of grain? Why is there less this year when the harvest is good?”

After hearing this, many villagers also expressed their dissatisfaction and confusion. When the situation became increasingly tense, the deputy team leader clapped his hands and said, “Everyone, calm down.”

When the villagers finally stopped talking, he continued, “Although the harvest in our village is good, there are several places where the harvest is not good and even failed. Therefore, in order to ensure that everyone can survive this year, the superiors decided to carry out cross-replacement.”

“As comrades, we should help them. Although we receive less food this year, it can save other people’s lives. Isn’t it worth it?” he asked.

When the villagers heard this, their faces showed anger and dissatisfaction.

Everyone has worked hard and they deserve the food. So, why would they give the fruits of their hard work to strangers?

But despite their dissatisfaction, no one dared to refuse. After all, the brigade’s staff officers were present, and they didn’t want to get into trouble for going against their superiors.

In the end, no one spoke anymore, and the deputy team leader breathed a sigh of relief.

He glanced at everyone and added, “Then, let’s start distributing.”

Upon hearing the news, the villagers’ enthusiasm was reduced by half, but they still lined up to wait.

To speed up the process, the production team’s staff open up four lines to calculate work points and distribute grain. Forty minutes later, there was a commotion from behind.

“Look, why are there so many pigs?” a villager shouted.

When the villagers heard this, they looked back and saw Han Yuheng walking over with the staff of the brigade, followed by Li Chenze.

Behind them, there were about twenty adult pigs, double the size of the pig the production team raised. On both sides of the pig herd, several villagers use sticks to keep the pigs in line. Walking at the back were Li Chenmo and Li Lingyun.

Unlike pigs that usually have to be dragged or carted away, these pigs walked neatly like soldiers going to the battlefield. They only let out an occasional snort.

As they approached, the villagers quickly gave way to them.

When they saw how big the pig was, one old man exclaimed, “Heavens ah, this pig is so big. I wonder how much it weighs.”

“Grandpa, can we eat meat today?” the old man’s grandson asked, swallowing his saliva.