Now that the layout has begun, Ji Donglai doesn't want to give the other party any chance.
Yu Dahe wisely chose to shut up, and the two started fishing from the morning until nine o'clock in the evening. Ji Donglai got three eastern star spots and one with a raised mouth, and Yu Dahe harvested more.
Ji Donglai was not very good at sea fish, so he simply had a drink with the other party and left immediately. Ji Donglai originally planned to return to Hebei, but he didn't want to receive a call from Ji Heng.
"Go home? Grandpa, why do you want to go home now?"
There is still some time before the winter vacation. Ji Donglai has basically finished explaining the school affairs. Ji Donglai has also finished the curriculum design. It doesn't matter if he leaves now.
"Your uncle and grandpa have been in poor health in the past two years. I have to go back and visit him. If I stay for half a month, I may not be able to see you next year. I just want to take you to recognize him. We only have so many relatives in our family. If you don't see him, he may not be able to see you again." We can see it.”
In Harbin, Ji Donglai met Ji Heng. Ji Heng and his wife brought a bunch of things, mostly seafood.
In December, it was freezing cold in HLJ. Ji Donglai hurriedly stuffed the things in Ji Heng's hands into the trunk of the car.
After taking all kinds of protection for the old couple, Ji Donglai got into the co-pilot. Ji Donglai has not been back to Northeast China since he entered high school.
Follow the highway all the way north and diagonally to the west.
Entering Baiquan County, Ji Donglai had only one impression: there was flat land as far as the eye could see, the crops had all been harvested, and there were some bean poles scattered in the fields.
The thick snow is like a blanket, covering every inch of the ground. Occasionally, one or two exposed areas can be seen, which are also the boundaries of the land.
Ji Donglai's ancestors came to Northeast HLJ, walked along the Songhua River, and finally chose such a place.
As long as there are no floods in the vast flat land, this area can almost be harvested.
It is precisely because of the flat terrain that every year during the rainy season, the whole family, old and young, stays awake all night, worrying that the Songhua River will flood. If there is any problem, the whole village will be called up to go to the dam.
This has been the fate of the people who have been farming for thousands of years, coupled with various natural and man-made disasters that followed.
The Northeast is a large granary. From the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China to the time before household quotas were implemented, no one could have imagined that the people in this fertile land would not have enough to eat.
Ji Heng and his brothers often went hungry when they were at home. Later, the iron and wood joint factory was established in the commune. Ji Heng was lucky enough to become a worker. From then on, he gradually began to eat food supplies, and the whole family could barely eat enough.
Otherwise, there are so many children in the family, and in Ji Heng’s words, they are waiting to starve.
After the household responsibility system, the land was distributed to individuals. The population on this land was not very large. Ji Donglai's cousin's family now cultivated 500 acres of land.
In Ji Heng's words, this family is the richest in the entire family. It is good if the family has more land.
Ji Feng is an expert in farming in the family. As Ji Feng's only son, Ji Donghuan was born in response to the call of the country. Now he is married and has a child. The child is only six years old and will be sent to the first grade next year.
"Uncle, you're back. You're already standing so high in a flash. It's so fast. Come in quickly. It's cold outside."
It is a sloping tiled house with a small courtyard design, but there is no concierge.
Ji Feng, who was a bit like a snake, held Ji Heng's hand and led everyone into the yard, especially when he saw Ji Donglai being very friendly. The old man is also in his fifties this year, older than Ji Ping.
His voice was very loud, and to use civilized people's words, it smelled like dirt. When Ji Heng saw his relatives, he opened his cheeks and started to let himself go with each other.
"Ji Feng, stop working. I can still move now. I won't come if I can't move in two years. Bring Dong Lai and come here to recognize me. Everyone is busy now. I don't know what you are all busy with."
Ji Donglai and Ran Bo took the gifts to the house with Ji Donghuan. Ran Bo drove the car to the county hotel to find a warm storage. The temperature is too low in winter to prevent the car from freezing.
Compared with the last time we met, Ji Donghuan had gained weight and his chin was cleanly shaved.
To use a good saying, the face is like a silver basin, but in today's terms, it is a Smecta-shaped face. It is not an exaggeration to say that the body shape can fit Ji Donglai inside, and his arms are almost thicker than Ji Donglai's thighs.
The other person was quite slender, and the little boy at home was a little surprised when he saw Ji Donglai. He took Ji Donghuan's wife's hand and covered half of his face to secretly look at Ji Donglai and his group.
"No way, uncle, please come back and stay a few days longer this time. It's not easy to come back. It just so happens that Donglai is a college student and will give us some advice. After that, we will kill the pig and pull back more pork later, haha..."
Serving melon seeds and peanut candies, the whole family, men, women, old and young, gathered together to create a lively atmosphere.
The women were in the kitchen preparing sauerkraut for the pig slaughter tomorrow, and peeled most of the scallions in the pot.
This is the first time Ji Donglai has killed pigs in the countryside.
The two big black pigs were at least one meter tall, and the fat one twisted its buttocks when walking.
On the first day, the family simply ate a little. In the evening, Ji Donglai stayed in the west wing, and Ji Donghuan's family stayed in the east wing.
"Dong Lai, how are you doing working there now? My uncle said it's easy to find jobs there and you can make a lot of money. Is that true?"
Ji Donghuan's wife and children prepared a kang for Ji Donglai and Ji Heng, and Ji Donghuan lit the stove.
"It's not bad. It's a little higher than our place. Why do you ask?"
Listening to Ji Donghuan asking these questions, Ji Donglai felt a little strange.
After all, the old uncle's family has 500 acres of land. Such a large piece of land is very profitable, at least from Ji Dong's point of view.
There are huge planters, 554, harvesters, threshers, including drying towers in the yard. If Ji Donglai's family had such conditions, Ji Donglai would not have started a business and would have been so idle.
Besides, there are mountains and rivers here. After planting every spring, the crops are put in and they basically stay there. Occasionally, they go out to do part-time work. From the perspective of Jidong, it is much better than going to the city to work as duckweed.
"I want to go out to work with you after the year, but farming is not possible right now..."
Hearing what Ji Donglai said, Ji Donghuan was a little cautious. After all, when Ji Heng came home a few years ago, Ji Feng also advised Ji Heng to go back and farm here. After all, the family account is still there. If he asks for land from the village, the village can give it to him. After all, there is still so much mobile land. .
When facing layoffs a few years ago, several members of Ji Heng's family were laid off. In Jifeng's words, what's the point of breaking your head and entering the city? Do you still have to beg for food?
"Why not? I see you have bought such a big property now, why are you working in the city? You can earn 100 yuan from one acre of land. Your family has 500 acres of land, which is quite a lot of income. With you, How much income do you have to work?"
Looking at the large machinery outside, Ji Donglai was filled with envy.
(End of chapter)
