Reborn in the 60s and adopted

After dinner, Uncle Tang said to Pei Yanyan and Wang Ran with a smile: "You two go and call over some comrades from the Youth League Institute." After saying that, he turned and walked towards the village chief's house.

Before long, the originally quiet Tang family courtyard became bustling with activity. It turned out that the villagers who heard the news came one after another, gathered together curiously, and talked about it in a flurry.

"Third brother, what's the matter that makes you call us here in such a hurry?" The village chief strode into the yard with an extinguished cigarette in his mouth.

Uncle Tang San replied with a smile on his face: "The mushrooms we planted this time were sold at a good price! Today when I went to the supply and marketing cooperative, I happened to meet buyer Zhang, and he paid me on the spot. He also said that as long as the mushrooms are produced in our village, they will accept them all and the price is negotiable. This time we sent a total of 100 kilograms of mushrooms, and they gave me 50 yuan directly!"

Hearing this number, everyone present was so surprised that they couldn't close their mouths. They knew that there were still many fresh mushrooms growing in the mushroom shed, and if they could all be sold, it would be a considerable income.

"Oh my god, how much? 50?" The village chief was so excited that the pipe in his hand fell to the ground, but he didn't seem to notice it. He just stared at Uncle Tang with wide eyes.

Uncle Tang nodded affirmatively, then took out the five brand new Great Unity notes from his trouser pocket and handed them to the village chief. The village chief took the notes with trembling hands, and the expression on his face looked like he was crying and laughing at the same time, which made it difficult to tell for a moment.

"Haha! Lao San, I really want to thank you and Meimei this time, as well as Pei Zhiqing from the Youth Institute and all the educated youths, and of course our awesome technicians. If it weren't for you guys sticking with it, how could we have the 50 yuan today!" The village chief said excitedly, tears streaming down his face.

Uncle Tang San saw this and quickly supported the village chief, asking with concern: "Uncle, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying? This is a great thing!"

The village chief wiped away the tears from his eyes and said with deep emotion: "It's a good thing, it's really a good thing! Nowadays, meat is sold at eight anise per pound, and the price of mushrooms is about to be equal to the price of meat. It's really a rare thing!"

"That's right. Purchaser Zhang said that this is the first time we're buying and selling, so the price is relatively high. As the quantity increases in the future, the price will be adjusted." Uncle Tang said as he distributed the money to everyone according to the weight of the mushrooms they packed.

Everyone held the banknotes in their hands, filled with joy and excitement, and was unable to speak.

At this time, the village chief suddenly became worried: "Third brother, if that's the case, can we grow mushrooms on a large scale in our village? But if we grow so many, can our villagers digest them?" His eyes were full of worry and doubt.

"Uncle, you don't have to worry. This is just a county town. There are also many supply and marketing cooperatives in urban areas and towns! How many mushrooms do we need to prepare to fill the market?" Uncle Tang said comfortingly.

Hearing this, the village chief finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, in that case, I will arrange for the villagers to start planting. By the way, Technician Niu, are the fungus strains okay? Also, you don't need to worry about the expenses. When the village develops, I will pay you first."

Niu Nan stood aside, gazing at the smiling old man who was wholeheartedly seeking the welfare of the village, and couldn't help but feel admiration in his heart. He responded firmly: "Village head, please rest assured, I have contacted my friends at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to mail the first batch of mushrooms needed. In the future, we only need to save the mushrooms from the bottom of the mushrooms we picked ourselves. When we all know how to do it and become proficient, I will definitely teach you the seed saving technology."

"That's great, that's really great!" The village chief smiled happily, his wrinkled face filled with satisfaction and relief.

Not long after, the village chief hurried back to the brigade with the stack of banknotes in his arms. At the same time, the loud speaker in the village suddenly sounded:

"Huhu~ Attention, fellow villagers! Tomorrow morning, each household must send a representative to attend the meeting at the brigade headquarters on time! If anyone dares not to come, don't blame me for not saying hello in advance!" After the village chief hurriedly finished the notification, he threw down the microphone and ran home in a hurry.

As soon as he entered the house, the village head's wife came up to him and asked with concern, "Master, why did you leave in such a hurry without even having dinner? Here, there is food left in the pot for you."

The village chief waved his hand and replied breathlessly: "Let's not eat yet, old woman. Go and call our son and daughter-in-law." After that, he sat down on a chair in the main room and took a breath.

"What's so important? You don't even want to eat?" The village chief's wife muttered as she turned around and went out to call for help.

After a while, the village chief's son and daughter-in-law came to the main room and sat quietly aside, waiting for the village chief to speak.

The village chief did not delay and put the fifteen yuan he had received today on the table. The ten-yuan note with the largest denomination was particularly eye-catching, as if emitting an alluring glow. Everyone stared at the huge sum of money, their eyes revealing excitement and anticipation that could not be concealed.

"Dad, where did you get so much money?" The village chief's eldest son Tang Guodong asked with a puzzled look on his face. He was usually taciturn and rarely spoke up, but when he saw such a large sum of money in front of him, he couldn't help but become curious.

The village chief looked at his eldest son, who usually kept quiet, and was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the child would take the initiative to ask him about money. Maybe he had finally grown up and become sensible.

"This is the money we made from selling mushrooms in our village!" The village chief explained with a smile, "Each of you will get five yuan, and your mother and I will keep the rest."

When the village chief's wife heard that the money was earned from mushrooms she grew herself, she immediately smiled and cackled like a goose with excitement.

"Guodong, Guofu, you two families must take better care of these mushrooms in the future!" the village chief warned earnestly.

After hearing what their father said, except for the village chief's wife, the remaining four people nodded in agreement.

"Dad, we all understand, we understand!" Li Chun, the wife of the village head's second son, responded quickly. She couldn't believe that such a small amount of mushrooms could be sold for the money that a family could earn in a whole year. It was really surprising!

"Okay, second son's wife, since you spoke just now, don't think I'm talking too much. Things at home are different now than before. Your child is already 8 years old learning martial arts, and it's time for him to go to school." The village chief looked at his second son's wife earnestly, with a hint of expectation and worry in his eyes.

"Okay, Dad, we didn't have money before, I will send him to the village primary school tomorrow." The second son's wife answered softly, but she was a little uneasy. She knew that it would cost a lot of money to send a child to school, but the family's financial situation has always been not very good. When her father-in-law asked her to send her child to school, she was facing a financial dilemma - not only did she have to spend money to build a mushroom shed, although it was not much, most of it was hard labor, but the family had reached the point where they couldn't even open the pot. What's more, she had very little private money. So, she had a big quarrel with her taciturn husband about this matter, completely ignoring whether her mother-in-law and father-in-law heard it.

On the other side, the atmosphere in the Youth Educator's Institute was completely different. Lv Hua divided the money he earned equally among the remaining four people, and everyone's face was filled with irrepressible joy. They felt that the result of this money distribution was beyond their expectations. Originally, they just wanted to earn a little money to supplement their lives, but they never expected to get such a generous return.

"Yanyan, we've divided so much this time, let's not divide it next time. We've started working and are getting paid anyway." Wang Ran lowered his voice, as if afraid that others might hear him, and spoke close to Pei Yanyan's ear.

"No, Ranran, I can water the mushrooms in the morning and in the evening. At worst we can just divide the work and cooperate." Pei Yanyan was very firm and there was no room for negotiation.

Wang Ran sighed helplessly and thought: Never mind, since she insists, let her do whatever she wants. After all, her family conditions are not bad, so it doesn't matter if she gets a little less. So she nodded and agreed.

"Okay, I'll do as you say." Wang Ran replied softly. He seemed to remember something.

"Yan Yan, what I just said is nonsense. Last time I heard you say that the situation back home is not very good. We should save the money we can earn now. If there is any need, we can still help. The more we can help, the better. Don't you think so?" Wang Ran said earnestly. She herself did not expect that what she said would become a reality.

Pei Yanyan looked at her good sister in surprise, secretly admiring her. She used to think that Wang Ran was just a kind and simple girl, but she didn't expect that she could be so far-sighted at the critical moment.

"Yes, what you said makes sense! Then let's discuss it with them and set a rule, just like when they cook, we take turns and no one can take advantage." Pei Yanyan suggested excitedly.

"That's right, that's what we should do!" Wang Ran nodded in agreement.

Then, they went to discuss the matter with other male comrades who were still there.

"Everyone, what do you think about the suggestion I just made?" Wang Ran asked everyone.

"Yes, sure. No problem for me." Liu Jianguo smiled and looked very happy. Although the bonus had to be shared equally among several people, everyone could get several dollars. He secretly calculated that if he saved a little more money, he could prepare a generous dowry for his sister.

"I have no objection either." Gao Xiang replied casually.

"I think this method is feasible, so let's decide it this way." Lu Hua also expressed no objection, because in this way, he could save more money to marry a wife.

"In that case, it's a deal! I'll be in charge of watering tomorrow morning, and I'll make a rotation table later to avoid confusion." Wang Ran acted decisively. He found a suitable wooden board, carefully wrote everyone's name on it with paint, and finally hung the board at the door of the mushroom shed.