Start as a farmer from an ordinary world

Chapter 118 The Kindness of the Village

"Brother Mantun, your nonsense will ruin my life. It's not like you don't know what happened to my family in the past... relying on my mother since I was a child, the east family has a ration, and the west family has a ration. I can survive, people in the village I have a great kindness to my family. If I can do my best now, of course I have to do it with all my heart.”

What Wang Manyin said was true and sincere, without any falsehood.

His father died when he was two years old, and he was raised by his mother alone.A widow who is busy at home and outside the house, coupled with her poor health, can imagine how difficult her life is.

In the most difficult time, people starved to death in many places... Orphans and widows were lucky enough to survive, and almost every family in Guanzi Village was kind to them.

This is a debt left by the predecessor, since I have inherited everything, of course I have to pay it back if I have the opportunity.

In addition, there were two years earlier, the predecessor who wandered east and west.If it wasn't for the people in the village to stop him, I'm afraid he would have been set up as a negative object.

Do you really think Director Zhao is an idiot who only knows how to talk?
I remember that the former and later came to buy rat poison and were educated through labor. They were also caught by the commune militia squad, and the village never got involved.From this point of view, the people in Guanzi Village are still very concerned about the concept of clan.

"Okay, Man Yin, I'm very happy that you think so." Hearing this, Wang Mandun was of course very pleased.

In fact, Wang Manyin's behavior after getting married shocked everyone in Guanzi Village.In just a few months, it seemed like a completely changed person.

"I'm calling a meeting with the cadres in the village, and you will also attend... Let's talk about it in detail. It should be sooner rather than later. In the morning, I will take people to buy hemp residue."

Naturally, Wang Mantun knew that saving people was like putting out a fire, so he didn't dare to delay at all.Now there is a shortage of food everywhere, a little later, maybe the hemp residue will be bought by other people.

Soon, the village cadres gathered together.

After listening to Wang Manyin's narration, they also felt overjoyed.As for whether sesame residue is good or not... No one talks about such stupid things.

When I was hungry, I had eaten wild goose dung, elm bark, and red clay.

Immediately, Wang Lianshun asked a question: "What should I do with the key money? Many families in the village are debtors, and there is famine every year."

"Let's spend it from the brigade's account. Let Manyin take 100 yuan when you go, buy as much as possible, and deduct it when you pay dividends at the end of the year..." Wang Mantun had already considered this situation and came to the final word.

When there is no harvest, the commune members are not only short of food, but many people are also short of money, and even owe money to buy salt, let alone buy food.

No one can tell what the price of the hemp residue is now.

Comparing with wheat bran, 100 yuan can buy tens of thousands of catties.

Of course, it is impossible for people to sell so much, and it is estimated that one or two thousand catties is already very good.

This amount seems to be quite a lot, but there are nearly 600 people in one hundred households in Guanzi Village... Calculated, each person can get two or three catties of sesame residue on average.

Of course, excluding people who are not short of food, this number will definitely be a little more.

Mix it with wild vegetables and sweet potatoes, and you can eat it for a few days.After the resale grain comes down, if you stick to it for a while, you can eat new wheat and peas.

After breakfast, Liu Xiangyang drove the walking tractor, while Wang Manyin and brigade accountant Wang Xiuzeng sat in the rear compartment and went straight to the commune.

After taking the note from Director Guo, the three of them ran towards the county without stopping.

After more than half a month of familiarization, Liu Xiangyang's driving skills are quite proficient.There are no cars on the road now, and he even drives high-end all the way.

A walking tractor with a maximum speed of no more than [-] kilometers per hour made Liu Xiangyang feel as if he was a famous mountain driver.

In just two hours, they had arrived at the original Xixian oil mill.

Director Guo wrote the note, and then everything went smoothly.

Paying money, weighing, loading the car... It was only eleven o'clock after a busy process.

The three of them discussed it, and they didn't eat in the county seat, so they just continued to drive home.

By one o'clock in the afternoon, they had safely returned to Jars Village.

Usually, Liu Xiangyang drove the earthwork with a walk-behind tractor, although the speed was very fast, but after all, he didn't feel the shock of running a long distance.

Now it only takes half a day to go back and forth to the county seat... Many villagers are shocked by this speed.

What made them even more excited was that the walk-behind tractor was loaded with a large cart of grain.

Wang Mandun, who got the news, didn't delay, and directly asked the captains of the two teams to count from house to house, intending to take advantage of the evening meeting to divide up the waste.

Wang Manyin's family was naturally also questioned.He hesitated, but refused.

There are quite a few families with surplus food in the village, and I and Lanhua don't look out of the ordinary.Even if they really shared a few catties of hemp residue, the two of them would not eat it, it would be a waste to keep it.

But for other people, it is an emergency ration.

When it was not too sloppy, he deliberately went to the brigade to have a look.About thirty or forty households sent people over, and Wang Qiusheng's family was among them.

On average, a household can share tens of catties.

Many people just divided the hemp residue, and immediately handed it to their own children as snacks.

Mao Dan also handed Wang Manyin a piece, and said proudly: "Uncle Manyin, try it, this tastes delicious."

Wang Manyin didn't refuse the little guy's kindness, and pinched a small piece to taste.

The entrance is dry and hard, with a slightly bitter taste, and the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes.He even ate a grass stalk from it, but it didn't affect anything at all.

***
In a blink of an eye, it was the end of April in the lunar calendar.

Unknowingly, the entire Loess Plateau is completely occupied by greenery.

The willows are Yiyi, the elms are full of green, and various birds are calling for friends on the branches.Among the grass, warblers fly and butterflies dance.In the Dongla River, frogs croaked.

This season should be regarded as the most beautiful season on the Loess Plateau.

But for the mothers-in-law and aunts of the second team, they seemed extremely busy.

Weeding the wheat fields, leading the oxen to plow the fields, planting spring crops, transporting manure and topdressing, etc., these farm tasks are indispensable to them.

Now the main male labor force of the second team is repairing the earth dam, and they can only do field work.

After all, women hold up half the sky.

Although the earth dam has not yet been built, the impatient Wang Lianshun has asked Liu Xiangyang to fill the pond with water, and plans to buy fish fry earlier to raise them.

The matter of buying fry and rice seeds was naturally handed over to Wang Manyin and Liu Xiangyang.

On the one hand, this is a new thing, and other people in the village don't understand it.On the other hand, Wang Manyin has done many beautiful things for the village recently, and everyone is convinced.

When he went to the county seat before, Wang Manyin specifically asked Tian Fujun to find out that there is currently no large-scale fish farming commune in Yuanxi County.

If they want to buy grass carp fry, they can only go to the neighboring Yuandong County.

Although there is only one name difference between the former eastern and western counties, the living standards of farmers are quite different.

Yuandong County belongs to the well-known wealthy county in Huangyuan City, famous for its oil and coal.The water resources there are relatively rich. In addition to growing rice on both sides of the Wuding River, there are also several large-scale fish farms that sell fry to the outside world all year round.

However, fish fry are different from chicken fry and duck fry. During long-distance transportation, it is easy to die due to lack of water and oxygen.

The nearest fishing ground in Yuandong County is almost [-] miles away from Guanzi Village. Even with a walking tractor, the journey would take about a day.

In order to prevent accidents on the way, Wang Manyin deliberately bought a lot of plastic sheets from the supply and marketing cooperatives, and let the orchids be sewn into a big list.

He did experiments before departure, and the waterproof effect is very good.The compartment is filled with water and can last for half a day.As long as you keep adding water in the middle, you should be able to keep the fish fry from lacking in water throughout the process.

The key is oxygen... This one can only be used for spring water.

The density of fish cultured in Wang Manyin's space pond obviously exceeds the standard, but there has never been a phenomenon of hypoxia death, which is enough to show that the spring water is rich in certain active substances, which can greatly improve the vitality of fish.

The two drove a walking tractor along the dirt road and arrived at the outskirts of Mijia Town in just over an hour.

Even though the black market is being cracked down everywhere, the market in Mijia Town is still very lively, and Wang Manyin can even see some familiar faces conducting transactions.

Liu Xiangyang came to Mijia Town for the first time, and was also surprised by the prosperity here.

"Xiangyang, please stop for a moment. I'm going to buy a few special dry ovens from Mijia Town. Let's eat on the way." When he came to the market, Wang Manyin asked his companion to turn off the walking tractor, and then walked straight towards the crowd.

To put it bluntly, the Ganlu in Mijia Town is a kind of sesame seed cake.However, it is more distinctive, and the taste is different from other places, with a bit of grassland flavor.

In the current situation, no one dares to sell in the market openly.But if you know the key, you can still buy it.

Soon, Wang Manyin took over.After the other party received the money, he took out some white flour ovens from his cloth bag and left in a hurry.

These people change places with one shot, and never stay in place for a long time, and they have learned the essence of the art of war.

Leaving Mijia Town, the dirt road turned to the south, and the vegetation on the mountain plateau gradually became richer.

When they entered a forest area, Liu Xiangyang opened his mouth wide in astonishment: "Brother Wang, this is really the Loess Plateau, I can't see things right?"

Accustomed to seeing the gray and shriveled Gougoumao near Guanzi Village, he suddenly saw the scene in front of him and suspected that he was dreaming.

The eyes are full of lush trees, and even saw clear gurgling water, moss-covered stones, and flocks of birds flying overhead...

Where is the arid and barren Loess Plateau, completely like two completely different worlds.

Wang Manyin was not surprised. The Loess Plateau was originally a place with lush water and grass and dense forests in history.The ancients once wrote that "the mountains, forests, rivers and valleys are beautiful, and the natural resources are rich", "the clear stream is close to the Guangze", "the warehouses are rich in crops, the water and grass are abundant, and the cattle and sheep streets".

In just a few hundred years, this place has become: "One after another water comes to one after another mountain, and the wind blows yellow sand and flies all over the sky".

"Brother Wang, was the Loess Plateau really like this before?" After listening to the narration, Liu Xiangyang still couldn't believe it.

"It can be false. You just need to pay attention to the names of many villages on the Loess Plateau. Liushucha, Yushuping, Zaolingou, Baishuyuan... are all related to trees."

"Beita Bay was reclaimed decades ago, and there was a similar description of 'a hundred miles of mountains and mountains, only the top forest but no sky, jackals and yellow sheep running all over the mountains', these are true portrayals of the existence of forests on the Loess Plateau."

(End of this chapter)