Reincarnation in the 60s: My Spatial Supermarket Brings Forth Wealth-Chapter 252: Fleeting Time

Two years later.

Both the chicken farm and the pickle factory have become well-established. From less than ten workers initially to more than thirty now, the chicken farm has raised over four thousand chickens. In the summer, the chicks no longer eat only chaff; the children can pick wild vegetables to earn points and chop them up to feed the chickens, saving on food waste.

The pickle factory makes pickles in the summer and sauerkraut in the winter, and it’s sold beyond the town, becoming quite popular.

Because of this, the team leader was recognized and awarded a title for excellent cadre, which is now prominently displayed in his home.

Today is Lin Xue’s commendation ceremony, still held at the commune.

All the teams have gathered because Lin Xue has applied to step down. She doesn’t want to be the farm manager anymore; she wants to continue her education. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

This reason left Mayor Guo with no room for refusal. He also hoped such an excellent person would become even more outstanding and contribute to the country.

The request has already been approved, though Lin Xue isn’t particularly focused on completing her studies. As for high school courses, she can skim and review them. Staying here is boring and meaningless, and since her two younger sisters graduated from middle school and are headed to study in the county, she thought she might as well study with them as she finds it boring anyway.

As a result, she unloaded the two heavy burdens on her shoulders, preparing to set off lightly to Chenxi County to attend high school.

On Wang Cheng’s side, two years ago, Wang Cheng had recruited ten small-time traders to attend night school to read and write, and now his team has grown to fifteen people.

If you wonder why only five were recruited in two years, you’d have to ask Lin Xue herself. Ever since Lin Xue intervened in recruitment, the threshold for being a trader was raised.

Those who didn’t meet even a slight dissatisfaction were not accepted. After all, this was a risky venture, akin to gambling with one’s life.

Wang Cheng heard Lin Xue was going to attend high school in Chenxi County and decided to follow her, bringing fifteen traders along.

Lin Xue stopped him first, not because she wouldn’t take him but because she needs to prepare. There’s only one vacant courtyard on that side for their use, and the warehouse doesn’t have a place yet. Bringing everyone over now would endanger her space.

She had to organize things first, then bring people over when everything was in place to ensure safety.

After sorting everything out, Lin Xue told Mayor Guo about her requests, and with much persuasion, he agreed, but just as she was about to leave, Mayor Guo organized a commendation ceremony.

Lin Xue already had attended a commendation ceremony before, so she knew it was just a few leaders going on stage to praise you and then awarding some goods and money while gathering the people from various teams to watch.

She currently owns fifty thousand yuan plus several large boxes of gold bars; does she care about one or two hundred yuan?

But no matter what was said, Mayor Guo wouldn’t change his mind, so she had to postpone her trip to Chenxi County and came to the commune for the commendation ceremony.

Just as she stepped down, someone called out to her, and she impatiently turned around.

It was Bai Gangzi leading his wife and children over.

Lin Xue knew this family of four was here again, once more intending to borrow her grandmother’s house.

Her grandmother has a house in town, but they weren’t borrowing that; they wanted to borrow Lin Xue’s family’s six-room brick house built in the countryside.

Because they have rural household registration, they couldn’t stay in town, and Wang Xiaoping had already reached a boiling point with Grandma Bai. They argued during the day and quarreled at night without a moment of peace.

The reason was Wang Xiaoping falsely claimed to be pregnant, making Grandma Bai serve her for a while before pretending to miscarry and blaming Grandma Bai for it.

She was pointed at and scolded in the village until she found out that Wang Xiaoping had never been pregnant. She snapped and beat her up.

This led to a major commotion; unexpectedly, Wang Xiaoping was actually pregnant this time and indeed had a miscarriage from the beating. Bai Gangzi and his mother were furious.

They clamored for separation, but there was no house for them to live in even if they split up. Although Grandma Bai favored her eldest son, after feuding with Wang Xiaoping, she became indifferent to their family.

Thus, they continued living together for another half year. Wang Xiaoping got pregnant again, and this time Bai Gangzi stayed by her side all the time.

Grandma Bai was furious, but there was nothing she could do; she couldn’t control this son’s temper, unlike how she could easily manage Lin Daliang.

Now Wang Xiaoping’s child is only five months old. She carries the baby everywhere, not daring to leave it at home, fearing Grandma Bai might do something malicious, and even more afraid of Li Guihua’s mischief.

After the fallout between Grandma Bai and Wang Xiaoping, Li Guihua regained favor and even helped bully Wang Xiaoping, feeling very smug despite Bai Dahe’s repeated rebukes being ineffective.

Now they’re planning to move to town, and Bai Gangzi, not knowing who told him, went to plead last night, but Bai Xianglan didn’t agree.

They’re back now, determined to borrow the house.

"Mom, how did you get here? Coming back with us?" Bai Gangzi approached with a playful grin, holding Sun Lili’s hand, Wang Xiaoping’s daughter, who was already ten years old.

To be honest, although Bai Gangzi might not be outstanding in all aspects, he treats his stepdaughter well.

"Gangzi, we’re going back to town soon, not to the village! You go back first!" Although Bai Xianglan was slightly exasperated with this child, she still spoke to him gently.

Logically speaking, she had raised him, and now he was in trouble, so she should help him. But that house belonged to her son, and her granddaughter worked hard to build it.

How could you say you’d stay there without discussing with them?

Besides, Gangzi’s wife is always having conflicts with everyone, even Cuihua, who is usually easygoing, avoids her. What could she do about this?

"Mom, please help with what we talked about last night! Look at me now, honestly working the land, not wasting anything. It’s not until I’m forty that I have this precious son, and I can’t just watch him being harmed by that old hag, can I?" Gangzi quickly pulled Bai Xianglan’s hand, knowing his mother had a soft heart.

"That’s your real mom! If your wife wasn’t causing trouble, your mom wouldn’t be like this towards you! Besides, that’s her grandson; how could she harm him? Stop thinking about that house! If it’s too hard, I’ll give you my half-year pension to build a mud house! It should be about enough for a mud house!"

Bai Xianglan’s six-month pension was only sixty yuan. Though she said it might be enough, it clearly wasn’t. But she didn’t believe the old couple would let their son and grandson sleep on the streets.

Her offer of half a year’s pension was merely to show some affection.

Now that her son, grandsons, and granddaughters are well-off, they don’t need her money, and they even slip her pocket money from time to time, so she has a few hundred yuan on her.

"Mom, are you really so heartless..." Gangzi shouted unsatisfied, but Wang Xiaoping tugged his arm, glanced at her expression, and quickly changed his tone.

"Alright then, mom, sixty yuan it is! Don’t change your mind; I’ll come for the money tomorrow!"

Finishing the sentence, he dragged his daughter and called out to his wife, and the four of them ran off quickly, fearing Bai Xianglan would regret it and refuse to give them the money.