After rebirth, I still experienced a mess

145 Pity My Money

At Jiang Yingying's full-month banquet, that group of crazy young people and town cadres did not give any gifts, but instead gave gifts in the form of cash, which added up to more than a thousand yuan.

In addition, Xiao Wei had saved another 400 yuan before, and it was not safe to keep such a large sum of money at home, so Jiang Yingying took the initiative to deposit it into the town bank.

Starting with the big pot meal and the addition of one level and two adjustments, people ate and drank together no matter what. Food was free anyway, so there was no need to give gifts. The savings had to be turned in and redistributed by the government, otherwise the superiority of equality could not be demonstrated.

Even though Jiang Yingying insisted that her family only owned 260 yuan and the remaining 1,500 yuan was saved on behalf of Xiaowei, the town still confiscated the entire amount.

The reason is simple: Xiao Wei doesn’t have to pay for meals at school, and even if the town doesn’t accept the deposit, it still has to be given to the school.

The gifts received in the town cannot be given away cheaply to the city.

Jiang Yingying regretted it deeply: "I turned a deaf ear to the girl's instructions. If I had known, I would never have deposited money in the bank."

Xiao Wei patted Jiang Yingying's shoulder seriously and said, "She's not very smart, but she can still be saved."

Godfather said: "It was my idea, and it has nothing to do with your sister Jiang."

Xiao Wei cried: "My money is pitiful!"

Guixiu said angrily: "Xiaowei's household registration is at the school, go to the town to ask for an explanation."

Shi Mingsong shook his head: "According to the policy above, the money can't be kept anywhere. Why bother yourself?"

Yijie expressed his understanding: "Xiao Wei is someone who cares about money. It's okay, she will be fine after crying for a while."

Shi You brought out a stool and said, "Aunt, you can just squat over here and cry. Don't disturb us from exchanging information."

The stove in the house had long been removed, leaving only a kettle, and people used a coal briquettes stove or a small stove made of a few bricks to boil water for drinking.

What’s even more shocking is that more than thirty of Xiaowei’s jars were taken away.

Why do we need so many jars to practice? This is not in line with the principle of equality. It’s already very considerate of me that I didn’t take away most of them.

Fortunately, Xiaowei had dozens of spare ones in her room, otherwise, Chenxia and the two little girls would not be able to exercise.

Godfather and Jiang Yingying were employed by the town government, so they ate in the town cadres' canteen.

Although Chenxia belonged to the Industrial Cooperative, it was often borrowed by the Propaganda Office and was placed in the cadres' canteen in a planned manner.

Needless to say, the three children followed Jiang Yingying.

Xiaowei, Biyu, Guixiu and Yijie were Jiang Yingying's guests, so of course they had to follow Jiang Yingying to the cadres' canteen to eat and drink. However, they needed to pay a prescribed amount of money and food coupons.

Seeing Xiao Wei coming back, the town officials specially asked the canteen to add two more servings of meat and fish for each person.

Yes. You don't need to pay extra for the additional amount.

Biyu whispered, "Following Xiaowei is indeed profitable. Luzhu will lose out if she goes home."

Guixiu's nose twitched: "You were hesitant when I first asked you to come."

The mayor came over with a big smile on his face and said hello: "We haven't used that money yet. Should we donate it to the school or build an electricity grid for the town? We decided to let Xiao Wei make the decision on this matter."

Xiao Wei smiled and said, "I don't like being forced. I haven't decided what to use it for yet. There's no need for you to ask for my opinion."

His attitude was very kind and his tone was gentle, but his meaning was very firm: I won't give you face, what can you do to me?

The mayor wanted to try harder: "The money is yours. The main thing is that your grain and oil plan is not in the town, so some things are really difficult to handle."

Xiao Wei's attitude was still very gentle: "What's good or bad? Just do as you please. I'm just an ordinary person, how dare I have any opinions?"

There is no solution to this problem. Xiao Wei is already resentful, so how could he possibly give in?

The mayor had to change the subject: "According to your instructions, we didn't use a single grain of your grain."

Xiao Wei deliberately downplayed the issue and said, "That's the seed grain from the saline-alkali land experimental field."

The mayor was stunned: "Isn't it for you to give as a gift?"

Xiao Wei said good-naturedly, "It's a gift. It's for the seaside to use as seeds."

After a pause of a few seconds, the mayor said, "It turns out that these are stored seeds and grains. We would not dare to touch them even if we starve to death."

Xiao Wei deliberately laughed and said, "It was just decided not long ago."

The mayor suggested: "The preservation conditions in the countryside are poor. Wouldn't it be better to transport it to the grain station in town?"

Xiao Wei shook her head: "No. It may be shipped away in the near future."

It’s okay to be treated specially for a day or two, but after a long time, others will have objections.

How can we maintain the quality of food?

Everything is allocated collectively, so even if you have money, it won't help.

No. Money really works. Xiao Wei led a few people to the aquaculture farm by the river, secretly gave fifty yuan to the person in charge, and spent another hundred and fifty yuan, and finally bought 500 kilograms of fish in the name of the town government.

When the farm used a tractor to deliver the fish to the town government cafeteria, everyone was amazed: "The mayor went there in person a few days ago and agreed to give 200 kilograms for the New Year. How did Xiao Wei do it?"

Xiao Wei answered the question irrelevantly: "It's just a small gift. Consider it a donation for everyone to try. From now on, please take good care of my godfather's family."

Someone sighed: "Xiao Wei is really rich. Even though his bankbook was taken by the town, he still had money to buy so many fish."

Xiao Wei made a bitter face: "I earned this money from making clothes in school. Now it's completely gone."

Godfather smiled and said, "Anyway, there will be very few places to spend money in the future. You won't be able to sleep unless you spend it all. The wind blows away the eggshells, and the money is gone, and people are happy. It saves others from always thinking about it."

Guixiu cried angrily: "I was counting on you to give me two pieces of clothing for the New Year. Is there any hope?"

Xiao Wei spread his hands and said, "What do you think?"

"Fuck it. Let me cry for a while, don't let anyone stop me."

Sure enough, everyone in the town government looked at Xiao Wei with admiration, although he was a little special and no one dared to mention it again.

Alas. An equal society is really good. Everyone has food to eat, and people don't pick up things on the road or lock their doors at night. Thieves have completely disappeared.

Beggar? Where did he come from? Which brigade or squad? Hurry up and report to the town. How did the third-level cadres become such officials? Remove them from their posts and investigate.

Later, some people questioned why they didn't run away when they couldn't eat, why they didn't form a resistance organization, but instead were willing to stay at home and endure it.

What do you think the militia, which makes up a quarter of the population, does?

Shan Zi, who is talking nonsense to the extreme, said: What is deep logic and rational thinking? This is it.

Xiao Wei changed his usual nonchalant attitude, put on a wig, and dressed up in crazy costumes with Guixiu and Biyu, as well as sweeping pants and thick-soled cotton shoes he made himself.

This is the first time that he has returned home to worship his ancestors in such a high-profile manner.

As a result, the second sister-in-law who was in charge of the canteen of the small team did not recognize him immediately: "Where are you from? I will take you to the big team to register."

Xiao Wei then realized how outrageous the ban was. Any outsiders had to report to the team first, and after verifying their identities, they would decide how to receive them and at what level.

If they are cadres at the town level or above, they must be arranged in advance to be investigated.

Sixty or seventy years later, some people questioned why formalism became a universal phenomenon, and concluded that its essence was a test of the loyalty of the superiors to the subordinates and a performance of the loyalty of the subordinates to the superiors.

As the daughter of the village director, although she did not recognize Xiao Wei immediately, she was still discerning. Seeing the four young men with extraordinary momentum, she determined that they were of great importance, and according to the rules, she handed them over to the higher level for handling.