Rebirth 1979: Marrying a poor girl at the beginning

On the way to the main force, Lin Zhengjun looked around.

The yellow mud road was bumpy and uneven, with low, old adobe and thatched houses on both sides. Propaganda slogans such as "grasp the revolution and promote production" and "Learn from Dazhai in agriculture" were written in white lime on the walls.

Looking around, most of the members' clothes were made of rough homespun cloth, gray, blue, and black, all dull, and many of them were patched.

People were so hungry that their faces became pale and thin, their eyes were dull, and they had no energy.

In recent years, agricultural production efficiency has been low, and the food rations of the members are barely enough to fill their stomachs. In years of disaster and poor harvest, there is even famine.

Everyone came to the yard of the brigade headquarters.

Lin Bingde climbed onto the roof of the granary and looked around, then went down the ladder with a gloomy face and walked around the granary again.

"Shanhu, look at your brother doing the dirty work!" Lin Bingde came to the yard and stamped his feet in anger.

The roof of the granary was built by tying sorghum stalks and wheat stalks into bundles and spreading yellow mud on the purlins.

If the work is done well, it can provide shade and shelter from the rain.

At first glance, it looks fine on the surface, but a closer inspection reveals that it is all show and no substance and can only block drizzle, but not heavy rain at all.

If you take a closer look inside the granary, you can still see tiny traces of rain on the purlins.

"What? It really leaked?"

Wei Shanhu couldn't believe it. He went up to take a few looks and was also dumbfounded.

"You're such a disgrace! I'll deal with you when we get home!" Wei Shanhu got down the ladder and glared at Wei Shanbao fiercely.

Wei Shanbao was so frightened that his head shrank and he was speechless.

Seeing this, Lin Sanhuai knew that the roof was leaking without going up to check, and he couldn't help but look at his son in surprise.

How did this brat find out? He has a pretty smart brain.

"Do we have to wait until we get home to deal with him? Let's do it right here!"

Lin Zhengjun suddenly stepped forward and slapped Wei Shanbao three times on the face without missing a beat.

Wei Shanbao was hit so hard that he saw stars and his face swelled up instantly. He was immediately furious and rushed forward: "Lin Zhengjun, you second-rate guy dare to hit me!?"

"Congratulations, you are all ready to answer!"

Lin Zhengjun kicked him so hard that he fell flat on his face.

Lin Zhengjun looked at Wei Shanhu with cold eyes and sneered, "Wei Shanhu, you just said that if I was wrongly accused, let me fight back! Now you are not keeping your word, just treat it as fart! If you want to fight, come on, all three of you brothers, I can't kill you!"

When he was doing business in his previous life, it was the chaotic and wild 1980s. In order to protect himself, he practiced martial arts. He was definitely not strong enough to deal with those angry members, but he was more than enough to deal with the three Wei Shanhu brothers.

Wei Shanhu was frightened when he saw the murderous intent in Lin Zhengjun's eyes.

He wondered in his heart, how could this brat have such a scary look!

The muscles on Wei Shanhu's cheeks twitched. He suppressed his anger and said coldly, "Leopard, you want to push the millstone naked and turn around in circles to embarrass yourself, right? Go back!"

Wei Shanbao shrank back with gritted teeth.

Wei Shanhu handed Lin Bingde a cigarette, lit it for him, and said with a smile: "Secretary, my second brother did a lousy job, but it's his first time after all, so it's understandable. Tomorrow I'll have him repair the roof again, and make sure it's solid, so he won't be counted for work points."

"That's right. If we calculate work points for him again, no one will accept it."

Lin Bingde nodded while smoking a cigarette, then frowned and thought: "But how do we calculate the loss of wheat seeds?"

"Secretary, is there any need to ask this? The responsibility for the sprouting of wheat seeds must be borne by the Lin family." Wei Shanhu said with his neck stiff.

"Why?! It's obviously because your brother didn't fix the roof that it's leaking!" Lin Sanhuai was so angry that his face turned red and his eyes were blazing.

Zhang Shuqin felt very aggrieved, and she wiped her tears and argued: "You just think that we are a small family and easy to bully, do you still have any sense of reason?"

"What are you guys arguing about? Aren't we discussing something?"

Wei Shanhu shouted in a loud voice: "Our brigade has regulations that the granary manager must check the granary every day! If Lin Zhengjun checks in time, even if the wheat seeds are wet, they will not sprout if they are spread out in the sun!"

He glanced at the crowd and said, "Everyone, let's talk about this. Is this the truth? Does Lin Zhengjun have any responsibility?"

Wei Shanhu's lineage is prosperous, with people with the surname Wei accounting for half of the brigade's population, and there are several people with the surname Wei among the brigade's team members.

Therefore, many members of the Wei family in the crowd immediately echoed.

"Secretary, Shanhu is right. Lin Zhengjun must take responsibility!"

"Secretary, think about it, if Lin Zhengjun doesn't compensate for the wheat seeds, and the wheat harvest is poor next year, what will we eat?!"

"Lin Sanhuai, if you are a man, you should take responsibility. Otherwise, you will be drowned by the spit of the villagers!"

"If you ask me, it's entirely possible that Lin Zhengjun discovered the water leak, but deliberately kept it a secret. To put it bluntly, he still wanted to sabotage it!"

"This is not the first time that the granary has leaked. Lin Zhengjun, you have been the granary manager for several years. When it rains, don't you know to go and check it out?!"

"Lin Sanhuai, say something. Will your family compensate for the wheat seeds? If you don't, I'll beat you to death, you bastard!" Someone else shouted, waving a hoe.

"Behave yourself! Do you still regard me as your Party Secretary? Do you think I'm dead?!"

Facing the surging crowd, Lin Bingde frowned and shouted loudly.

He knew that Lin Zhengjun's family was in financial difficulty, and asking him to return the wheat seeds would be tantamount to forcing him to death.

But the brigade does have regulations, which are clearly written in black and white.

Besides, when such a major production accident occurs, the division of responsibilities is not decided by him alone. A meeting of the team members or a general meeting of members must be held to make a democratic decision.

No matter how the meeting is held, the result is the same. The Lin family must bear the responsibility because the Wei family has many members and their influence is too great.

Lin Sanhuai clenched his teeth and smoked silently.

This matter is indeed frustrating, but who can blame the Wei family for being so large and powerful while my family is so small?

Lin Zhengjun's face was solemn and his brows were furrowed. He was thinking about how to recover the loss of this batch of wheat.

After all, the family is so poor that if the losses cannot be recovered, people will starve to death!

Suddenly, a light bulb went off in his head and he came up with a brilliant idea!

So he immediately stepped forward and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, if you have something to say, please talk it over nicely, don't use force!"

"I am willing to compensate for the wheat seeds, but Wei Shanbao is also half responsible, so he has to compensate half as well. Otherwise, I won't compensate either!"

Lin Zhengjun narrowed his eyes and looked at Wei Shanhu and said, "Wei Shanhu, we just agreed that if the roof is leaking, your brother will also be held responsible. If you are playing tricks, I will go talk to the director and secretary of the commune. You covered the granary roof so poorly, are you deliberately sabotaging agricultural production? You should weigh the pros and cons yourself!"

"It's so evil!"

Wei Shanhu was stunned and looked at Lin Zhengjun in fear and horror.

Lin Bingde is old and wants to retire.

The commune has nominated him to be the team leader, and the former team leader has been promoted to branch secretary. He is now in the most critical probation period. If any trouble arises because of 200 kilograms of wheat seeds, it would be a big loss!

But I have kept this matter secret all along, how did Lin Zhengjun know about it?

"I won't compensate for your fucking leg. You can sue me as much as you want. I'm not afraid even if you sue me to the United Nations!" Wei Shanbao shouted angrily.

"Snapped!"

Wei Shanhu slapped Wei Shanbao on the face and yelled, "Go home and fetch 200 kilograms of wheat!"

"Brother! We only have 200 kilograms of wheat left!" Wei Shanbao's heart was bleeding.

Upon hearing this, many members showed envy and jealousy on their faces!

Half a year had passed, and the Wei family still had 200 kilograms of wheat!

Wei Shanhu's two brothers were not married, and their family had many strong laborers. Wei Shanhu and his wife were both cadres in the brigade, and they earned more food rations than the average member. No other member's family had so much fine grain!

"Go! If you dare to say another word of nonsense, I'll skin you alive!" Wei Shanhu was also very aggrieved, but he could only swallow his anger.

Wei Shanbao didn't dare to disobey his elder brother, so he had to use a cart to pull over 200 kilograms of wheat.

The wheat was weighed and found to be exactly one pound less. The accountant wrote down the whole story and issued a receipt.

Wei Shanhu's face was as black as the bottom of a pot: "Lin Sanhuai and Zhang Shuqin, my family has taken the responsibility and compensated for half of the wheat seeds. Now it's your turn, right? Where's the wheat seeds?"

Zhang Shuqin panicked and turned pale: "No, this is not okay. How can my family afford 200 kilograms of compensation?!"

There are only 50 kilograms of wheat left at home, and we have to save some for grinding bread and dumplings for the New Year. Besides, it would not be enough even if we compensate the brigade with all of it.

borrow?

Where can I borrow it?

In those days, not only was agricultural productivity low, but every household also had to pay for grain purchases, so the food rations were not enough and were barely enough to fill their stomachs.

Moreover, the Lin family had not earned enough work points in recent years, and had to borrow money and grain every year. They had borrowed from everyone in the surrounding villages who had good connections with them.

Everyone knows that his family is heavily in debt and is unwilling to lend him money!