Yun Men softly asked, âThen, Sister-in-law, when can we have a meal of rice every day?â
Meng Yunhan tapped Yun Men and laughed lightly, âIs that all you aspire to? Not to count so much money till your fingers cramp?â
Yun Men opened his mouth in surprise, âHaving a meal of rice every day, thatâs more practical.â
Meng Yunhan just laughed and didnât give an answer.
âMom and Dad, do you want anything added?â
âThis concerns the time of delivering these grains.â
Meng Yunhan gently tapped herself, âToday is the latest.â she added the date while lowering her head, then asked them, âBrother One and Brother Two, do you have any objections to this, from the first to the second day of the lunar New Year?â
Zhao Fang let out a surprised, âTo give it this year?â
Meng Yunhan responded to Zhao Fang, âYes, to give it today.â
She then swept her gaze around them, âBrother One and Brother Two, do you have any objections?â
âNo objections at all. However, there is really no meat and oil at home.â
Meng Yunhan looked at them, âLook at mom and dad. This is just a written agreement that requires us to execute. If it doesnât get executed, itâs just a piece of paper. If executed, it can be there or not.â@@novelbin@@
âAs for my part, Iâm going to convert it into cash and give it later. The rice is five cents per kilogram, cooking oil is fifty cents per kilogram, and meat is one dollar per kilogram. These rates apply only if you have tickets. Twenty-two dollars and fifty cents, rounded to twenty-five dollars. Since I donât have tickets, Iâll double the price to fifty dollars. What do you think?â
Fifty dollars?
Zhao Fang stared at Meng Yunhan in surprise. That was fifty dollars, not five dollars.
They would get a little over a hundred dollars a year after dividing up the grain.
âSister-in-law, just speak out if you have something to say!â
Zhao Fang shook her head, âNo, I donât.â
âRegarding these New Year gifts, itâs up to you. I wonât say anything if you donât give them.â
She then stared deeply at Zhang Cuihua and Zhao Fang.
âAny objections now?â
Yun Men lightened the mood, âNo objections now, no objections now.â
Zhang Jiang almost wanted to yank Yun Men back.
âIf there are no objections, Iâll copy six copies of this.â
Upon seeing that none of them gave any objections, Meng Yunhan commenced copying.
In less than ten minutes, Meng Yunhan finished copying.
âSign now!â
She handed them out for signatures, Yun Shuang and her husband, as well as Yun Men and his wife, were witnesses and they all signed.
âEach family gets a copy, and mom and dad, this is your copy, keep it safely.â
âSince you all have the copies, Iâll give the alimony for this year.â
Meng Yunhan directly took out a stack of money, âDuring the New Year, I made some money by providing chicken egg cake to the supply and marketing cooperative.â
Meng Yunhan only had five-dollar notes.
âJust so happens to have fifty dollars, mom and dad, count it.â
Meng Yunhan handed the money to their mother.
Their mother really started counting in front of them, âIt is fifty dollars.â
Yun Hai and Yun Lei understood that their parents had told their younger siblings about the retirement issue in advance, and the money was very new.
âI will go home and carry the rice back.â Yun Hai stood up to leave.
Zhang Cuihua hurried to follow him.
Yun Lei also got up and left, as did Zhao Fang.
Once they left, Xiaomen curiously asked, âSister-in-law, how much did you sell the chicken egg cake for?â
âXiaomen, the two kids should be awake, letâs go and check on them.â Zhang Jiang prepared to drag Yun Men away. How much money they earned was a secret.
âBrother-in-law, I heard from my eldest sister that you have a grove of fruit trees next to your house.â