A layman in the courtyard

Chapter 6 Going to the Countryside
People need to set their own goals. Once goals are set, life will be full of fighting spirit.

When he woke up, Cao Zhihua was full of energy and vitality. He opened the quilt, stood up straight, dressed and washed.

Last night, I gave my younger siblings 50 yuan as their living expenses for this period of time. I have already made arrangements for my younger siblings.

Cao Zhihua went to his parents' room, put his household registration book in the space, and pushed the cart directly out.

The streets of Sijiucheng were as busy and congested as ever. Cao Zhihua first went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy 10 cartons of Labor brand cigarettes and 5 pounds of assorted fruit candies. Then he went to the grain store and bought 30 sacks that could hold 200 pounds of stuff, and prepared the cigarettes and candies to clear the way. Went to the countryside to buy wheat.

Riding on the country road to Hongxing Village, I saw that the wheat along the roadside was growing very well, with dense leaves and luxuriant branches, forming a sea of ​​green, giving people a feeling of vitality.

Cao Zhihua rides a bicycle as if he has merged into a beautiful picture, showing a scene of tranquility, peace and prosperity.

Hongxing Village is a large village with 8 production brigades and a total of nearly 4000 households.

Cao Zhihua's uncle's home is near the village.

My uncle’s previous name was Cao Shengwang. Later, a working group went to the countryside to guide work and promote a group of young cadres.

The then 32-year-old uncle was selected to become the village militia captain, and his name was changed to Cao Aiguo.

Cao Zhihua came to Hongxing Village and walked through rows of houses with earth walls based on his own memory.

When I came to the yard of my uncle's house, there was a big wall outside, and the house inside had earth walls and thatched roofs.

The roof is made of wheat straw. It looks very dilapidated and has a large house with four rooms, a living room and a kitchen. There is also a row of pig pens built against the wall in the yard, housing 5 pigs and a cow. There are three cows in the shed, two large and one small.

"Oh, it's Zhihua, right? Your dad just left. He's coming here today. Why are you buying so many cigarettes and candies? Is there any difficulty at home? Come on, come on, hurry up and sit in the house."

People's communes have not yet been established. People only need to take care of a few acres of their own land. There is no need to build water conservancy projects or open up wasteland, so the current rural areas are not that hard.

At this time, we are waiting for the autumn harvest in September. Every day, the men in the family go to the fields to pull weeds to prevent the weeds from affecting the nutrition of the rice and wheat.

Women and children are on farm break, so they work at home and take care of the children.

Cao Zhihua parked his bicycle with a smile, carried the cigarettes and fruit candies on the car into the house, looked at his aunt who was washing clothes, moved a stool next to her, and began to coax her.
"Aunt, isn't my uncle at home? Where are the eldest son, the second son and the third girl?"

"Looking for your uncle. There is a meeting in the village today. Your uncle went to the meeting. Your younger brother and sister are playing with your uncle at the village committee. Where did this bicycle come from?"

"I bought the bicycle myself. It's more convenient for traveling back and forth. I mainly bring the cigarettes and candies back to do some errands. Uncle and the others are having a meeting. Auntie, do you know?"

"I heard that it's about arranging the students, army soldiers, and unit cadres assigned to support the double robbery. Now the various brigades are fighting for each other, and your uncle is over there to maintain order."

"Oh, this is a big deal. When I came over, I saw that the wheat was growing very tall this year. It seems that this year will be another bumper harvest."

"Yes, life is much easier for us people now. Everyone has a warehouse full of food and can't finish eating."

"Aunt, do you all have a lot of food at home now?"

"Yes, every household now has a lot of food stored. In the past, when we were afraid of hunger, everyone is used to saving food."

"The autumn harvest is coming soon. Why don't you sell some grain in exchange for some money to improve your life?"

Auntie raised her head and glanced at Cao Zhihua,
"Now people here just need eggs to exchange for firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea. These unscrupulous businessmen keep the price very low every time they collect grain. It is obvious that the national wheat harvest costs 3 cents per pound. These people only give 2.5 points when they come to collect money.”

"Then why don't you go to the grain station in town to sell it?"

"It's inconvenient. There are only so many people in each household, and we can't haul much food at a time. It's more than 10 kilometers away. It's so inconvenient."

Only then did Cao Zhihua remember that although unified purchasing and marketing were implemented this year, it was only to protect farmers' income and crack down on traders collecting grain at low prices.

There is no policy yet that all must be sold uniformly to grain stations.

No commune was established, and all brigades turned in grain uniformly. Therefore, selling grain was a troublesome matter for the peasant comrades. The grain that they worked so hard to grow was sold cheaply for convenience, which made the ordinary people feel uncomfortable, so it was okay to sell it themselves. trouble.

Cao Zhihua was puzzled when he saw that his uncle had a bullock cart and raised cows.

"It's very convenient to use an ox cart to pull it."

My aunt suddenly giggled,

“Only five households in Hongxing Village have oxcarts. How can others afford to use them?”

"Didn't anyone ask you to borrow it?" "Who dares to borrow it? If something goes wrong with the oxcart, who can afford to pay for it? It's not like we can't make it difficult."

In fact, the reason why flour has such high profits in this era is mainly due to poor information and the other mainly due to transportation problems.

But for Cao Zhihua, these are nothing, even though his space is a low-end version.

However, wheat hulling and grinding can be done in space using conscious operations, and transportation is also zero-cost, which means that as long as there are no problems in the acquisition and sales process, you are making money.

"That's right, Auntie, if I buy some wheat in the village, can you tell me whether it will be good or not?"

"What are you doing harvesting wheat?"

"Didn't my dad leave? My brothers, sisters and I are still young. Although we have dad's compensation, we have no source of income, so I want to go back to the village to buy more wheat and grind it into flour. This will save a lot of money."

"Well, we can't eat much at all. How much does it cost? Our family and your uncle's family each provide some food and then you eat it. How can we still starve you?"

Cao Zhihua felt a little embarrassed when his aunt said this.
"Not only do we eat it ourselves, but the neighbors in our yard know that I am coming back to collect grain, and they all ask me to bring it back. I just want to earn some traveling expenses. After all, I have earned some income from my hard work."

The aunt asked in surprise, "Are you going to sell grain?"

“I’m not doing business, I’m just helping my neighbors bring more food and earn some traveling expenses.”

"Does your boss Zhou from the Zhou Ji Grain Store in Sijiu City know? Last month, we encountered thugs while collecting grain. All our money and grain were robbed, and we almost lost our lives. You are still so young, what if? Three long and two short will definitely not work."

Cao Zhihua thought for a while and said sincerely to his aunt

"Auntie, I know there are risks, but they are not big. Boss Zhou has a big business and a big goal. It is normal for people to be targeted. No one will stare at a little shrimp like me. I plan to spend a few days It’s time to collect all the wheat that everyone in the village has saved and put it at your house first. Then I’ll borrow your ox cart and set off back to Sijiu City at two o’clock in the morning. There’s basically no danger.”

When the aunt heard Cao Zhihua's logical and clear statement, her expression changed.

A little worried that Cao Zhihua would be used as a gunman by his neighbor, he said in surprise

"Zhihua, did you think of this yourself?"

Cao Zhihua said firmly to his aunt:

"This is what I think about myself. No one taught me. I just want to make more money to support my younger brothers and sisters. And I have thought about it again and again. The risk is not big. I just buy it secretly and transport it back secretly. Anyone who wants this food is an acquaintance of the neighbors, so there will be no problem."

The aunt lowered her head and thought for a moment, and felt that what Cao Zhihua said made sense.

But after all, he is just a nephew, and he is still separated by one layer, so he still doesn’t dare to make decisions.
"Then wait for your uncle. Call your uncle over tonight. We can discuss it behind closed doors and see if it works."

Cao Zhihua immediately turned to his aunt with a stern look on his face, "My uncle loves my aunt the most. My aunt should help me talk to her more at night."

The aunt said with a smile, "You are such a naughty kid. I hope you live a good life. If I don't help you, who will I help?"

"You go inside and have a rest. Liu Laizi's family in the village slaughtered a pig today. I'm going to weigh the pounds of meat and come back to cook a big dish for you tonight."

"Okay, Auntie, since you're busy, I won't be polite to you. I'm really tired after riding such a long distance."

"My family, why are you so polite?" The aunt got up, went back to the room, took some money, and hurried out of the door.

Cao Zhihua breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his aunt walking out.

After all, I have just traveled through time, so my words and deeds are definitely different from those of the original owner.

Therefore, even when communicating with the original person's relatives, I feel pressured, for fear of being found out.

After entering the house and lying on the kang of my younger brother and my eldest son, I felt that the space energy was washing my body and replenishing my body's vitality, or some kind of energy. I felt that I was getting healthier and stronger.

I rode a bicycle for four hours today, and my whole body got a full workout.

When I was working out in the gym in my previous life, the fitness instructors all recommended the spinning exercise program one by one.

It is said that it can exercise the ability of the lower body and improve the happiness of life. I don't know whether it is true or false. However, if the space energy is washed and replenished like this, I may be really strong when I become an adult.

Cao Zhihua burst out laughing when he thought of this, he was really looking forward to it.

(End of this chapter)