Travel back to the 80s to farm

The autumn harvest season is about to end. Miao Chunnian, a nearby fruit farmer, came to the village committee of Xialin Village and expressed his difficulty in expressing his hope that the village could help distribute the unsold apples at home to each household in the village.

The people in the village committee were a little embarrassed, but it was not easy to refuse directly. After some discussion, they decided to let Lin Moping and Lin Yiping be responsible for this matter.

Miao Chunnian: "I'm so sorry, I can't sell so many apples, so I have to trouble you."

Lin Moping: "You're welcome. We're happy to help. But there are so many households in our village. How should we distribute the apples?"

Miao Chunnian: "I haven't thought about it yet, do you guys have any good ideas?"

Lin Yiping: "How about this, we first count the number of households in the village, and then distribute apples to each household according to the principle of equal distribution."

Miao Chunnian: "This is good, it's fair and reasonable. But I still have a lot of apples, if each family gets too much, they won't be able to finish them all."

Lin Moping: "Then we can distribute apples according to the number of apples and the number of people in each household, so that everyone can taste the apples without wasting them."

Miao Chunnian: "Well, this is a good idea. Thank you for your help."

Lin Yiping: "Okay, we'll do our best. By the way, how do we get these apples to the village?"

Miao Chunnian: "I can use a tricycle to transport the apples here and leave them at the entrance of the village committee."

Lin Moping: "Okay, then we will distribute apples door to door."

Miao Chunnian: "Thank you, I feel much more relieved now."

Lin Yiping: "Don't say that. We are all from the same village. It is only natural for us to help each other."

The next morning, Miao Chunnian delivered the apples to the entrance of the village committee as promised. Lin Moping and Lin Yiping began to distribute the apples. They first divided the apples into corresponding portions according to the number of people in each household.

Lin Moping looked at the pile of Red Fuji apples in front of him and asked Miao Chunnian thoughtfully: "What price do you plan to give these apples to the villagers?"

Miao Chunnian looked embarrassed and thought to himself. After all, in the last quarter, his apples were still sold at a good price of 40 cents per pound, but this year the market conditions were not good. If they priced according to this standard, they would probably face a loss.

However, if the price is too high, it will cause dissatisfaction and complaints from the villagers. In this dilemma, Miao Chunnian hesitated for a moment, and finally plucked up the courage to answer: "How about... setting it according to the market price? This will be more fair and reasonable for everyone." He knew that this decision was not easy, but under the current situation, it seemed that there was no better choice.

Lin Moping looked at Chunnian seriously and said in a firm tone: "Chunnian, there are some things we need to make clear first. We will do our best to help you distribute these apples, but whether they give you money or food, you can't refuse! You must listen to this!" He knew very well that this decision might make Chunnian feel embarrassed, but the reality is so cruel that it would be difficult for them to persist for long without accepting any rewards.

After hearing this, Chunnian showed a trace of hesitation and entanglement on his face. He knew that what Lin Moping said was true, but deep down he felt that doing so seemed a bit inhumane. However, in the current predicament, he also knew that he had no better choice. After a moment of silence, Chunnian finally nodded, indicating that he agreed with Lin Moping's proposal.

Seeing this, Lin Moping breathed a sigh of relief. He patted Chunnian on the shoulder and comforted him, "Don't worry, Chunnian. We are all kind-hearted people and will not treat us unfairly. As long as we work together, we will definitely be able to overcome this difficulty!" After that, the two smiled at each other, their eyes full of expectations and confidence for the future.

Then, Miao Chunnian drove the tricycle into the first production team and started distributing apples from the first house at the east end of the village.

Lin Moping and Lin Yiping walked into Old Yang's house carrying a basket of apples. Aunt Yang greeted them warmly, "Oh, why are you bringing apples? Come in and have a seat."

Lin Moping smiled and said, "This is distributed to everyone in the village. Every family has one."

Aunt Yang took the apple and said, "I feel so embarrassed. You have worked so hard."

"It's okay. It's all my duty." Lin Moping asked again, "Auntie, what do you think of this apple? If you like it, I'll ask Brother Miao to bring you some more."

Aunt Yang waved her hands quickly, "No, no, this is more than enough. I'll save a few for the children and sell the rest at the market."

Lin Moping nodded, "Okay, you can do whatever you want with it. How much money or food do you plan to give for the apples?"

Aunt Yang was a little confused, "This... I don't know what the market price is."

Lin Yiping said, "Let's just charge 30 cents per pound. Is that okay with you?"

Aunt Yang thought for a moment and said, "Okay, three cents is fine. I have a few pounds of wheat here, you can take it."

Lin Moping and Lin Yiping thanked Aunt Yang and continued to deliver apples to the next house.

Lin Moping and Lin Yiping came to Lin Anbang's home. Lin Anbang was working in the yard. When he saw the apples they brought, he said happily, "These apples are so juicy. Thank you for thinking of us."

Lin Yiping said, "Uncle, what are you going to do with these apples?"

Lin Anbang said: "There are many people at home, so I'll keep it for myself."

Lin Moping said: "You can give me some food or money, whatever you want."

Lin Anbang scratched his head. "I don't have any cash, but I do have some food. Is that okay?"

Lin Moping nodded and said, "Okay, food is fine too."

Lin Anbang went into the house and took out half a bag of corn and handed it to them, "That's all I have, don't think it's too little."

Lin Moping and Lin Yiping took the corn, thanked him, and left Lin Anbang's house.

In this way, they delivered apples door to door. Some villagers gave food and some gave money. Although it was not much, it made Miao Chunnian feel more at ease. After working for most of the day, the apples were finally distributed. Lin Moping and Lin Yiping returned to the village committee and counted the money and food received with Miao Chunnian. Although they did not recover all the costs, they also relieved a lot of pressure.

Miao Chunnian said gratefully: "Thanks to your help, otherwise I really don't know what to do."

Lin Moping waved his hand: "We are all from the same village, so it is only natural for us to help each other. If you have any difficulties in the future, just let me know."

After finishing his work, Lin Yiping went to find Shen Jing: "Xiao Jing, are you done?"

"Just finished." Shen Jing stretched, "I'm really exhausted today. I heard that you went to the village to distribute apples door to door today?"

"Yes, the fruit farmers have a poor harvest this year, so Miao Chunnian comes to our village committee for help!" Lin Yiping said with a smile, "Xiao Jing, I left this for you. I'll go wash it and you can try it later!" As he said that, Lin Yiping put the package behind him on the table, picked a big red apple to wash, and came back after a while.