Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Sunshine Farm

Chapter 167 Ran’s father passed away!
"thanks.!"

Under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, Ran Qiuye looked at He Yuzhu and said thank you. At this time, He Yuzhu looked at Ran Qiuye and asked slightly: "Have you made up your mind, you must stay here?"

Ran Qiuye looked at He Yuzhu and nodded: "It's too bitter here. When I didn't come, I didn't know that the people here would be so miserable. I had left here three times. The villagers were very hungry at that time, so they went to the mountains to grab some." If you eat the bark of a tree, the leaves have already been eaten up. Even so, you can't eat the bark every day. Sometimes the villagers almost fight with their lives to fight for a piece of bark. Later, even the bark is gone, because Not all trees can be eaten.

In desperation, people discovered that something called "Guanyin soil" can also be eaten, which is a kind of soil, but you can't eat too much, because this kind of soil will not be digested at all after being eaten, and it will be blocked in the stomach and cannot come out. Many people were starved to death because of this. The village chief's father and eldest brother died because of this. Later, most of the people in the village starved to death.

The village chief's family survived on five beans. Although there were only five beans, it saved the lives of the village chief's brother. If he only drank water, he would definitely starve to death, but as long as there is a little food in the water, he would not be hungry. After cooking it many times, those beans couldn't be worn anymore. Then the village chief's mother asked the village chief and her brother to eat two beans each, and she ate one herself. After that, the village chief's mother took the village chief The brothers walked deeper into the mountains. After all, they could still find some food in the mountains.

I didn't feel anything before, but now I think I can bring something to this village here! "

Ran Qiuye laughed as he said that, and He Yuzhu saw Ran Qiuye's determination in that smile.

Following He Yuzhu, Ran Qiuye continued: "The children here can't even eat steamed buns. On weekdays, if they get half a bite of steamed buns, they are always reluctant to finish it all at once. They have to chew it in their mouths for a long time and are reluctant to swallow it.

Therefore, what I looked forward to most when I was a child was the holidays and New Year.Especially during the Chinese New Year, not only can you eat steamed buns a few times, but you can also eat a little meat sometimes, which makes you happy for a long time.

You don’t know, when I was teaching these children to read, I once said that as long as we can realize a certain doctrine, then we can eat steamed buns and meat every day.

When I said this, I saw many children couldn't help but swallow their saliva, as if they were already chewing the steamed buns and meat.

Hey. Brother Zhuzhu, you don’t know that as soon as they hear the words "momo" and "meat", these dozens of my children are singing the empty city plan and their stomachs are even more hungry.

These children look forward to it every day, month and year, hoping to realize a certain doctrine, but they still face the unpalatable half-black and half-yellow steamed buns or pancakes every day, plus cornmeal porridge and bitter and salty food. White radish strips.

Children will definitely complain when faced with the same meals every day.

Whenever the children expressed disdain, the adults would put down the big porcelain bowls in their hands, throw their chopsticks on the table, and curse, "It's really a waste of time. I couldn't even eat this in the past few years."snort!Seeing the angry faces of the adults, coupled with the empty hunger, I quickly lowered my head and started eating carefully and reluctantly.

But the problem is that the children are not wrong. Why do they have to be scolded for the promises we have made?

So I want to stay. I want the children to eat steamed buns and meat every day. "

"Yes!" He Yuzhu looked at Ran Qiuye and nodded in agreement: "I will definitely support your idea. I will come to collect whatever comes from your village in the future. This may make the lives of the villagers in your village easier."

"Thank you, Brother Zhuzhu!" Ran Qiuye looked at He Yuzhu who understood him and was very grateful.

In the early 70s, it was really hard, especially for the elderly in rural areas. The elderly in the early 70s were basically out-and-out farmers. They were bent over by the cruel life just after they turned 50.In his own words, he has tasted all kinds of sufferings, and the most common experience is hunger.

So for these people, as long as there is something to eat on the table, whether it is black, yellow or half black and half yellow, it is a very happy thing.How can they not be angry when they see the children dissatisfied with this and that?

The half-black and half-yellow steamed buns or big pancakes are a mixture of sweet potato flour and cornmeal. It’s okay to eat them once in a while, but if you eat them every day, every month, or every year, some people can’t stand it.

If you eat too much of this food, the biggest problem is that you will feel nauseated and vomit acidic water, which will cause you to have runny nose and tears, your face will be red and your neck will be thick, your stomach will be uncomfortable, and it will be very painful.

The most enviable thing at that time was a family that could often eat white steamed buns.There are not many families like this in a village. Anyway, there are only a handful of them.

A family's status in the village is defined by whether they can regularly eat white steamed buns.Families that can often eat white steamed buns are always respected in the village. In the eyes of children, they are full of envy and jealousy.

When children go to school and live on campus, they need to bring their own dry food. Of course, students from good families will bring steamed buns, while students from poor families will bring sweet potato noodles or cornmeal pancakes.

For this reason, the students in the class will be divided into "factions" based on the dry food they bring with them, and they are called "momo pie", "wotou pie", "momo - pancake pie", of course, there is a joke in the words. .

Things are rare and valuable.The scarcity of steamed buns determines their preciousness.Therefore, steamed buns sometimes become rewards for parents and children.

For example, getting a certificate at school, or helping parents with housework after school, etc.

At that time, whenever the school had autumn vacation (not like winter and summer vacation now, but wheat vacation and autumn vacation), the children, in addition to helping their parents with some farm work, would pull as much grass as possible, and feed the pigs and pigs at home. Sheep; the second is to dry the grass and sell it for a little change.

As long as baskets of grass can be carried back from the field, my mother will look satisfied and take out a white steamed bun like a magic trick. One brother will eat one, and the three brothers will divide it into three. Give the largest piece to the younger brother, then give the larger piece to the second brother, and give the smallest piece to the older brother.As they parted, they said that the elder brother had to let the younger brother.

The second child is the greediest, holding a small half piece of steamed bun with one hand and holding it from below with the other hand, for fear of losing some steamed bun residue.

Sometimes, after the second child finishes eating his own piece, he feels unsatisfied, so he will snatch the piece from the third child's hand, causing the third brother to cry and fuss.

At this time, the mother put down what she was doing and ran over to mediate. While comforting the little brother, she raised her hands and pretended to hit him. It was not until the boss gave the little brother a small piece of steamed bun that he had eaten that the whole situation was settled. The "battle" for steamed buns.

However, it will be soon, as long as it can survive until the early 80s, after the opening up.

Although the land is still the same and the people are still the same, grain output has increased dramatically in the past few years, especially wheat output, which has almost doubled from one to two hundred kilograms per mu in the past to three to four hundred kilograms. .

At this time, every household could eat big white steamed buns regularly, and smiles appeared on people's faces. The men, women, and children in the village met each other, baring their big white teeth, and asking each other about their harvests.

Children after school often jump around the streets with big white steamed buns in their hands.He Yuzhu, He Yuzhu and Yu Haitang left Cliff Village probably in the afternoon. When they left, they took away a ton of wine and did not stay overnight or eat in Cliff Village.

why.?

Because Cliff Village is too miserable, if He Yuzhu, He Yuyu, and Yu Haitang want to stay, it will definitely put pressure on the villagers of Cliff Village and take out all their good things. The New Year is coming soon, and He Yuzhu is still They feel that they should keep these good things for themselves to eat during the New Year.

After returning to Sijiu City, He Yuzhu sold a ton of wine to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill and made a little profit, but not much. After that, he waited for the New Year.

In the past, the Chinese New Year in Sijiu City was lively and lively, but this year’s Chinese New Year is a little less festive, because some people proposed not to rest on New Year’s Eve, but to work until the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, eat dumplings, and wait for words on the morning of the first day of the lunar new year.

Not only that, but there are also many regulations, such as not allowed to post couplets, not allowed to set off firecrackers, and not allowed to dance dragon or lion, which makes the New Year not feel like a new year at all.

Some people say that you can’t live on your own, and no one knows anyway. Don’t be kidding. In this era, you have to do whatever the higher-ups ask you to do. If you have your own ideas, don’t blame your opponents for teaching you how to behave.

He Yuzhu is being watched by many people now, so he won't be the first to do it. He will do whatever it says. He Yuzhu doesn't dare to do anything else.

This is called the more you do, the more likely you will be wrong, and the more you do, the more likely you will be wrong, and the more you do, the more likely you will be wrong.

Under this premise, the New Year will soon come, and on this year's New Year's Day, He Yuzhu received a total of three messages in the morning, noon and evening.

The first news was that at nine o'clock in the morning, He Yuzhu was playing games with Zhou Guoping and Zhou Guoan. At this time, Liu Haizhong's son Liu Guangfu rushed back to his home from outside and shouted: "There is no justice, there is no justice!"

"What's wrong, Brother Guangfu...!" He Yuyu asked curiously.

Just listen to Liu Guangfu shouting to He Yuyu: "Let's all be careful. Xu Damao is now the deputy director of the factory. At this time, he is leading a team to Lou Bancheng's house."

"Ah?" He Yuyu was shocked.

He Yuzhu on the other side seemed relatively calm. He had known for a long time that Xu Damao had become the deputy director of the factory, and he also knew what Xu Damao was going to do now. In the TV series, Xu Damao asked Liu Haizhong to go to Lou Bancheng's house. You I don’t know how many good things I got out of my bangs.

But this time Xu Damao chose to go by himself. In this case, Xu Damao could get more good things, and he would also be tied deeper to Director Li.

This time he has nothing to do with Lou Xiao'e, so he will be even more unscrupulous.

Lou Bancheng was arrested, Lou's mother and Lou Xiao'e were kicked out of the house, but the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and the Lou family had other properties, so they were not homeless. Now they are thinking Find a way to rescue Lou Bancheng, and then leave Sijiu City.

In the TV series, He Yuzhu begged someone to help free Lou Bancheng, but this time He Yuzhu chose not to cause trouble, because there is a price to pay for causing trouble. For He Yuzhu, Lou Xiao'e here has no intersection with him. He will not pay for Lou Xiao'e's family affairs.

Not long after this happened, another piece of bad news came: Ran's father passed away at Red Star Farm.

How should I put it? Death is normal. In such a harsh environment, it is abnormal not to die. You think it is easy to work on the farm. Don't be ridiculous. After a day's work on the farm, your clothes will be soaked with sweat repeatedly. The cotton shoes on my feet and the socks inside were also wet.

Summer is fine, but winter in the north.At this time, the temperature was more than ten degrees below zero, and the cold air quickly froze the cotton-padded clothes and underwear into turtle shells, which were hard and shivering. The shoes also froze hard, turning into ice boots, and the toes gradually lost feeling.

Everyone walked back through the thick snow and faced the cold wind. White frost formed under the brim of their cotton hats, and their eyebrows were covered with white frost. Regardless of gender, everyone turned into an old man with a white beard.

After finishing work every day and walking back, it was like Lin Chong walking up Liangshan Mountain on a snowy night. It was really cold and tiring. The further we walked, the darker it became and the more difficult we walked.

After finally reaching the resident dormitory, I couldn't rest immediately. The first thing I did was to take a washbasin outside and fill a large basin of snow. First, I rubbed my frozen feet with the snow until they were red to prevent frostbite.

In some places, this principle is not emphasized. Some people's feet are frozen and they wash them with a basin of hot water. As a result, the toe muscles become necrotic and become disabled.

There is also a time when there is no rest. During the slack time, the farm needs to prepare some materials for building a house next year.At that time, the houses built on the farm did not have ceilings. Instead, thin tree strips from the mountains were densely arranged on the beams, and then smoothed with lime paste to form a ceiling.

These thin tree strips are called shed strips. In one winter, we have to go up to the mountains to cut down a lot of them, then load them into the truck and bring them back.

To cut down strips for houses and sheds, you have to go up the mountain in the middle of the night. It is said that the temperature is the lowest in the middle of the night, and the small tree strips are so frozen that they can be cut down one by one with an axe. It is clean and efficient.

Therefore, people on the farm are often woken up in the middle of the night. They dress tightly, put on scarves, cover their noses, carry long-handled axes and follow the rubber-wheeled tractors "Youtu" up the mountain.

Cut enough tree branches, load a cart, and follow the cart down the mountain.

The "Youtu" cab can only accommodate the driver, and at most one more person can be squeezed in.A few of us climbed into the car and lay down on the tall tree branches, holding on to the ropes tightly. The tractor pulled the trailer, swinging in circles on the dark and rugged mountain road and bumping down the mountain.

This was a very dangerous thing, but these people had no choice. At this time, their sweat-soaked clothes were frozen into ice shells, and their hands and feet were frozen. Everyone's senses were already very dull and they could not think about the mountain road. It's dangerous.

Fortunately, these people went into the mountains several times in the middle of the night to cut down strips of houses and sheds without any accidents.

But the most arduous thing was that everyone was exposed to the bumps of the truck in the cold night of minus [-] to [-] degrees Celsius. When the tractor rushed back to the farm, the people on the truck were almost frozen, and they could not unload the truck, so they had to wait. At dawn, someone was found to unload the truck again, but this time the people on the farm refused to let go. There was no other way. Ran's father and others had no choice but to unload the truck again. But halfway through unloading the truck, tragedy happened. Ran's father had a heart attack and couldn't even struggle. No, he died directly.

(End of this chapter)