"Hey, I keep them for fun."

"You really have nothing to feed. What's the point of feeding this thing? It looks round and the meat is not delicious."

The big bamboo rat seemed to hear Captain Liu's attitude towards him, and it grinned and cooed.

Fortunately, Captain Liu didn't see it. Liu Chen quickly asked the big bamboo rat to calm down and stop being so tempered. Otherwise, his life would be in danger.

Captain Liu was not someone to be trifled with. Not to mention a bamboo rat, even Liu Chen was afraid of his pipe rod. It mainly hit his head, which did hurt a bit.

One after another, members of the commune came this way, some holding vegetable pancakes, and others carrying porridge, all coming this way.

Everyone walked past the rostrum and looked at the melon seeds, peanuts, and candies on the rostrum. They couldn't help but swallow their saliva. Only during the Chinese New Year would they be willing to buy some for the children to try. Others were reluctant to buy them during the Chinese New Year. Now there are still

Quite a few.

On the plate on the podium, there was White Rabbit toffee, which was a rare commodity in this era.

I know some of the gummies my children brought home some time ago, and there are quite a few on the podium.

I didn’t eat the gummy candy, but it felt so sweet just by looking at it.

Everyone watched Liu Chen bring the batteries and lights. There must be something important to notify.

The cadres of the team on the rostrum have almost arrived. Looking at the peanuts and melon seeds on the table, it goes without saying that Liu Chen must have prepared these. Yes, the preparation is okay.

Several cadres couldn't help but started kowtow.

The children in front gathered around, eagerly watching the several cadres on the podium eating so hard that they could not help but drool.

"Here, give it."

Save the melon seeds and peanuts for a few cadres to eat, and distribute the candies to the children.

Liu Chen called the children over and gave each of them two candies. The main reason was that there were too many children and he was worried that if he gave too many, he would not be able to share enough.

Several cadres on the rostrum saw Liu Chen handing out candies to the children without saying anything. They all felt that Liu Chen did a good job. In addition to being delicious and lazy, this boy was really generous. That was only one or two kilograms.

Candy, all of it has been distributed in such a short time.

Although the members present did not eat the candies, their children did, and they felt very happy. Some even snatched the candies from the children's hands and put them in their pockets, saying they would keep them for the New Year.

Everyone has a better impression of Liu Chen. This guy is really generous and interesting.

Although several cadres felt a little distressed, they didn't eat any of them. If I had known that I would have eaten one just now, I still regret it now when I think about it.

"Aunt Zhang, how are the eels your family has caught these days?" Sister-in-law Li said looking at Aunt Zhang.

"Hey, it's hard to catch them. During this period, many people have been arrested. Many places have been arrested. My son has gone far away to catch them, but not many can be caught." Aunt Zhang shook her head and said.

After hearing this, Sister-in-law Li felt much more at ease. Anyway, her two sons were extremely lazy. They couldn't catch many of them, and her son was unwilling to catch them. She still felt a little balanced in her heart.

"Aunt Wang, you must have arrested a lot of people these days, right?" Sister-in-law Li looked at Aunt Wang again and said.

"Hey, this thing is really hard to catch. Everyone around it has been caught too, so it's hard to catch it." Aunt Wang said with a sigh.

After listening to what Aunt Wang said, Sister-in-law Li felt vaguely gloating in her heart. Anyway, no one in her family had been arrested. Even though they had caught her, it made people jealous, but they couldn't catch her, so she felt balanced in her heart.

Although Sister-in-law Li was a little gloating in her heart, she comforted her: "Hey, that's better than my family. The two sons of my family are surprisingly lazy and don't want to exert any effort at all, for fear of tiring themselves."

Captain Liu saw that everyone had almost arrived. He cleared his voice and shouted: "Members, please be quiet and sit down quickly. Those who don't have stools can stand, but keep quiet. There are two things today. One

Today we will pay the eel-catching members, and we will discuss important matters later."

Everyone calmed down after listening to Captain Liu's words. Money will be distributed later, and many of the members who caught eels and turtles felt extremely happy.

"It will be the same as before later. The members whose names are read will come up to collect the money. Ah Chen, you read it." Captain Liu said and looked at Liu Chen.

Liu Chen was eating melon seeds, so he sat quietly, thinking that Captain Liu was reciting it. Why did he let himself recite it again?

Liu Chen thought to himself, just think about it.

"Liu Jinlong five yuan and sixty-seven cents."

"Daughter-in-law, go get it."

Liu Jinlong thought to himself, last time it was only eleven and fifty cents, but this time it was more than half less.

During this period, he would arrest adults and children until midnight. When the children went home to sleep, he was still arresting them, sometimes even as early as the early morning.

It took more time to catch this time than last time, but the money I earned was not as much as last time. There was nothing I could do, it was difficult to catch the eel.

How could Duan Yumei not know that their whole family went out to work during the day and arrested at night, sometimes even until dawn, just to earn more money so that their eldest child could go to school.

"Liu Dakun, twenty-seven dollars, sixty-nine cents."

The people below looked at Aunt Wang. Aunt Wang's three sons were the most capable, but this time they were half less than last time. Although the three sons and their family could get more than nine yuan, it was still less than last time.

Much less.

"Aunt Wang, hurry up and get the money."

Aunt Wang also knew how to stand up, walked unsteadily to Liu Jiefang, and took the money back.

After eating "meat" and then eating "vegetarian" again, I always feel an indescribable discomfort in my heart.

She earned more last time, but less this time. Moreover, the children worked harder this time than last time, and Aunt Wang felt bad.

"Liu Dahai is three dollars and fifty-eight cents."

Just like this one after another, everyone's money is much less than last time.

Although there is less personal money this time, there are more members catching eels. Those who did not catch eels before saw that those who caught eels last time have changed their money and have joined in.

If there are too many monks and too little gruel, there will naturally not be enough to share.

Everyone was talking about it.

"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet. Now let's start distributing money for dry goods, game, and medicinal materials."

"Liu Jiangang fifty-two yuan and eighty-seven cents."

"Oh my god, how did this kid make so much money? This kid is so awesome."

Everyone opened their mouths and stared at Liu Jiangang, "This kid is awesome, he only earns more than 50 yuan. Some people in the team only earn about this much in a year, and those with less labor force don't even have that much in a year."

This guy is awesome, has a smart mind, and has made a lot of money following Liu Chen.

Liu Jiangang is a great guy. He sees more and more people going to catch eels. Originally, eels and soft-shell turtles have been caught for a while. The more people there are, the harder it is to catch them. He is different from others. He goes everywhere.

He went to collect dry goods, such as persimmon cakes, chestnuts, dried bamboo shoots, mushrooms, fungus, and herbs. They collected a lot of them. He and his partner went to several teams to collect them, and they really made a good profit.

.

In fact, this was Liu Chen's idea. It was Liu Chen who told him that he could harvest persimmon cakes and chestnuts. These things were ignored by others.

"Li Qiaozhen twelve dollars and nine cents."

"Dai Cuihua six dollars and seventy-five cents."

One after another, it doesn't take long for them to be divided.

Everyone took the money and started talking again.

"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet," Captain Liu said again.

"Now let's talk about the second thing."

When everyone heard that something was going on, they all fell silent and stared at Captain Liu announcing the matter.

Captain Liu told everyone that it is becoming increasingly difficult to catch eels and soft-shell turtles. If the weather gets colder, it will be even more difficult to catch them.

You can't make money from this, but we should think of other ways. After all, there is not much work in autumn and winter. After the corn, sweet potatoes, and sorghum are harvested, there will basically be no work if we work on the river. We can't just idle like this.

, sit back and eat nothing.

The key is to sit back and eat, and some have nothing to gain. The wages that are distributed to everyone in a year are only a small amount, and even many members' families are even upside down.

Liu Chen thought of sewing cloth tigers. As long as everyone can sew, they can sew them and then sell them in the market.

"What? Sewing cloth tiger?"

"Ah, isn't Ah Chen awake?"

"Who would buy this cloth tiger?"

Everyone was talking about it.

Some people think that this cloth tiger is a full-month gift from the grandmother to the granddaughter, and it is just a casual sewing, not a big gift at all.

She is a grandma, who doesn’t know how to sew? Who can buy this?

Captain Liu said again: "Everyone, be quiet. If anyone knows how to sew or is willing to sew, please go to Liu Chen and sign up."

Everyone, look at me, and I look at you, who is going to sew this? You might as well go up the mountain to pick some mushrooms and fungus in exchange for some money when you have nothing to do.

Those who know how to sew cloth tigers are basically middle-aged and elderly women. Although they can't do any heavy work at work, they still have to do tasks such as cutting pig grass, cooking and washing clothes.

Captain Liu went on to talk about knitting woolen nests. Just like cloth tigers, anyone who is willing to participate can also sign up with Liu Chen.

Everyone felt that it was a bit ridiculous. This woolen nest was better than cloth tiger. After all, there were still people in the county who couldn’t knit. In winter, they could still exchange for a few dollars, but it couldn’t be exchanged for much. First, they were afraid of being caught.

Reporting it as "speculation", the second thing is that many people can knit this thing, so it really can't be sold for much money.

Captain Liu also talked about bamboo weaving, weaving bamboo baskets, and weaving bamboo baskets. Everyone still found it incredible. Everyone has been weaving for generations, but few people have made money in exchange for it.

Captain Liu told everyone about the distribution of these things. Whoever makes these things and sells them will get 60% of the money, 20% will go to the brigade, and 20% will go to each group.

Everyone feels that this distribution system is okay, but the main question is whether it can be sold for money?

Although there are more people catching eels and soft-shell turtles now, and it is difficult to catch them, they can still repay the money. If they rashly join the Buhu Group and Maowozi Group, they will still be very worried.
Chapter completed!