The day to deliver the public grain arrived in a flash, and Lin Lan and Li Xiangyang headed to Lexing.
Along the way, they saw a steady stream of commune members pulling their grain deliveries toward the vehicle factory.
The Lexing area didn't grow wheat, so they had to deliver public grain twice a year. That spring, the brigade had delivered rapeseed, so Lin Lan's family only needed to deliver rice paddy. Next year, it would be rapeseed.
A portion of the harvest had to be handed over to the state for free to cover the agricultural tax. If the value of the delivered grain wasn't enough to meet the tax requirement, they had to pay the difference out of their own pockets.
