Reborn in the ’80s as a Group Favorite Bigshot – Chapter 36

Chapter 36: It’s Because Their Family’s Chu Chu Has Good Eyesight

The next day, Song Chu first went to cut the pigweed needed to feed the pigs, and then went to the oil pressing workshop to make arrangements.

This time, they didn’t rush to press the oil. Instead, she had the three women take some time to spread out and dry the tea fruits that were picked yesterday.

When the tea fruits naturally crack open, they will shell the tea seeds and then start pressing the oil. This way, the oil yield will increase, and the oil quality will be better.

In the afternoon, she took the group up the mountain to continue picking tea fruits. This time, Tang Qing and the other two were much more diligent and could keep up with the pace of Tang Youhua and the other five.

Song Chu still wandered around, made the bow and arrows she needed, and also hunted two rabbits.

Then she roasted them on the mountain with the nine people. She had specially brought seasonings from home.

The nine people ate until their mouths were greasy. They really didn’t expect that coming out with Song Chu would be so good, with roasted rabbit meat to eat. Each one of them couldn’t help but be glad they made the decision they did back then.

After going down the mountain, Song Lao Si also returned from the county town.

Because he had a lot of tea oil to sell and wanted to ask for an extra day off, he deliberately delayed going to the machinery factory to get the parts for a day.

When Song Chu and the others returned to the oil pressing workshop, they saw her fourth brother sitting in a chair with his legs crossed, eating an apple.

“Did you get the parts?” Song Chu asked while washing her hands.

Song Lao Si pointed to the bag by his feet. “I got them, they’re all new.”

“Go and carry Educated Youth Gu over to fix it.” Song Chu found that her fourth brother really had a talent for socializing and could be well trained.

If they had sent an honest villager to the machinery factory, they definitely wouldn’t have been able to buy new parts.

Song Lao Si had been active in the black market for two days and was in a great mood, so he didn’t object. “Alright.”

“Spread out all the tea fruits from today over there.” After Song Lao Si left, Song Chu pointed to an empty space in the courtyard.

“Okay!” The nine people quickly got to work.

After spreading them out, Tang Qing asked Song Chu with a grin, “Boss, are we going to press oil today?”

“Not yet. It’s better to dry them for a few days before pressing.” Song Chu chose these nine people not only to go up the mountain but also to take turns pressing oil. “You guys can go back and rest for today.”

“Okay!” The nine people left, talking and laughing.

Originally, they thought that going up the mountain to pick fruits was dangerous and not good work. But after going, they found it was easy and there was food to eat. It was much more comfortable than doing regular work points. They were determined to follow Song Chu.

After a while, Song Lao Si carried Gu Yue into the oil pressing workshop.

Song Chu looked at him and said, “The parts are all here. Fix the oil press first.”

“Okay.” Gu Yue nodded and started working with the parts.

He had already thoroughly studied and mastered the principles of the oil press. The parts Song Lao Si bought were also correct. It only took him a little over an hour to repair both machines.

Song Chu then had Song Lao Si call her eldest maternal uncle over.

Tang Min looked at the repaired oil press, the smile on his face deepened. He took the initiative to shake Gu Yue’s hand, “Educated Youth Gu, thank you so much.”

He really didn’t expect Gu Yue to repair the oil press so quickly. Previously, when his niece asked Educated Youth Gu to come and repair the oil press, many people gossiped, saying that she was just doing it to get closer to him. Educated Youth Gu wasn’t from a repair shop, so how could he possibly know how to repair an oil press.

It seems that wasn’t the case at all. It’s because their family’s Chu Chu has good eyesight.

Gu Yue smiled and said, “I’m also a member of the village now. It’s my duty to do something for everyone.”

This made Tang Min’s impression of him even better. “In the future, we’ll have to trouble you a lot with the oil press here.”

“No problem.” Gu Yue had already promised Song Chu about this.

That day, everyone in the village also learned that Educated Youth Gu had repaired the two broken oil presses. Those who had been waiting to see Song Chu make a fool of herself all shut up.

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After returning home, Song Lao Si took out the things he had exchanged and bought in the city.

There was malt extract, brown sugar, fructose, biscuits, canned food, a few catties of apples, and some cloth.

In addition to these things, he also took out more than a hundred yuan, which made Song Lao Er and Song Da Sao’s eyes go straight.

Tang Feng took the money without hesitation. Then she kept a hundred yuan for herself and stuffed the remaining forty-odd yuan in change to Song Chu.

Then she asked the family, “Yaobao got the oil. I’ll give her this money as pocket money. Do you have any objections?”

Apart from Song Da Sao feeling a little uncomfortable, no one else had any objections. Without their little sister, they wouldn’t have gotten so many things and money.

Song Chu divided the fructose and biscuits among everyone. She had her mother put away the rest, and told her parents to drink the malt extract with the three children every day.

Originally, she could have divided it directly between Song Lao Da and Song Lao Er’s families. But she was afraid that Song Da Sao wouldn’t give any to Song Daniu, and that Song Lao Er would drink Song Sanniu’s share. So it was better to let Old Lady Tang allocate it. Those two would have to hold back any objections they had.

Tang Feng was, of course, happy to do this. She also gave a warning look to the others in the family, “We’re eating meat every day now and can exchange for so many things, making you live like landlords. It’s all thanks to my Yaobao. You must remember your sister’s kindness and treat her well in the future.”

“And you’re not allowed to drag her down, or I’ll beat you to death.”

“You also have to be filial to your little aunt in the future, do you hear me?” She said to the three little ones.

The three little ones were eating fructose and nodded without hesitation, “Grandma, we will definitely be filial to our little aunt in the future.”

Tang Feng then shot daggers at her sons and daughters-in-law.

What else could the others do but submit? Besides, it was indeed thanks to Song Chu that the family’s life had improved recently. So they all expressed that they would definitely treat their little sister well and not drag her down.

Tang Feng was finally satisfied. Song Chu smiled and linked arms with her mother, “No wonder people say that having an elder in the family is like having a treasure. Mom, you are our family’s treasure.”

With her mother around to keep them in line, even the most troublesome family members couldn’t cause much trouble, which saved her a lot of effort.

Tang Feng smiled proudly and said, “Of course, if it weren’t for me, this family would have fallen apart long ago.”

The others: “…”

In the following days, Song Chu cut pigweed in the morning and took the nine people up the mountain to pick fruits in the afternoon.

Every time, she brought her bow and arrows and occasionally improved the meals for everyone and the family.

She still preferred days with meat and vegetables. That’s what made life flavorful.

The three women working at the oil pressing workshop were indeed diligent. They spread out all the picked fruits to dry, and shelled the seeds from the cracked ones.

Song Chu didn’t take the nine people up the mountain that day. Instead, she taught them how to use the oil press. They started pressing oil, three people to a machine.

Barrels of oil were pressed out. That day, Song Chu had her eldest maternal uncle arrange for the villagers to come and get their share of the oil.

The villagers had to be given their share of the benefits first. Only then could the next step of work proceed.

The villagers knew they would get a share of the oil, but they were still anxious since it hadn’t been distributed yet. They were afraid that Song Chu was just tricking them.

Now, when they heard the broadcast calling them to the oil pressing workshop to get their share of the oil, they were all excited. They grabbed their oil containers and hurried over.

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