As the New Year was approaching, Ma Renlian came back from a meeting in the district and brought back news that the superiors were planning to merge several junior cooperatives in the village into two high-level cooperatives, one in the east of the village and one in the west of the village.
"What about the president? Should it be appointed by the higher-ups or should we let the villagers choose it themselves?"
Ma Renlian said: "What the above means is that two people will be temporarily selected as presidents from the presidents of several junior clubs, and the two senior clubs will each add a vice president. As for the candidate of the vice president, the Wanchun District Governor's It means that we should find two people first and then vote for them again during the general election."
"Then what else are there to choose? Among the several presidents, Niu Dangdao and Zhao Youtian are doing pretty well. Although Zhao Youtian is not as courageous as Niu Dangdao, he won't get into trouble. As for the two vice presidents! You What do you think?" Wang Zhong threw the question back to Ma Renlian.
"What do you think of Ma Renli?" Ma Renlian suggested.
"Ma Renli has a high level of education and has a lot of things in his mind. His performance has always been good. I don't have any objections to letting him be the vice president." After saying this, Wang Zhong changed his voice: "But I will I’m worried that once he becomes the vice president, his heart will swell and he will make mistakes.”
"No, I think Ma Renli has performed very well in the past few years!" Ma Renlian said.
Wang Zhong said: "Then we have to pay closer attention. Ma Renli is a talent, but talented people will inevitably have a bit of arrogance. Previously, when the situation was stronger than others, he did not dare to act like a monster. Now that he has gained power, he might cause trouble." What the hell, all these years of hard work have been wasted, so that he won't be caught in the pigtails and come out to make trouble."
"It makes sense!" Ma Renlian nodded in agreement.
The full name of the senior cooperative is Advanced Agricultural Production Cooperative. The villagers did not react at all to the merger into a senior cooperative. Whether it was a mutual aid group, a junior cooperative, or the current senior cooperative, the villagers were just curious and gathered together. While chatting, I guessed the intention, and found it out within two days.
After all, life is still the same.
It is worth mentioning that there are a few old bachelors in the village.
The three monkeys were still picking and choosing as usual. Mrs. Jinhua had some expectations for him, but seeing how he looked at the mountains, she gradually lost her patience. After all, a woman's good years only last a few years, and Mrs. Jinhua had already After the flowering season, if you keep waiting hard, I'm afraid you won't be able to get married.
In addition, in recent years, because he and Wang Zhong worked together to make threshing machines, Blind Old Yin, who made a lot of money making farm tools in the village, also had feelings for Mrs. Jin Hua. Blind Old Yin suffered from night blindness in front of his head. At night, his eyes became blurred. It's not working anymore, but in recent years I have listened to Wang Zhong and eaten more carrots and animal livers. Although it has not been completely cured, it is much better than before.
Although Blind Old Yin is in his late thirties, he is a down-to-earth man with a good temper. He was born as a blacksmith and has a lot of physical strength. Except for Niu Dangdao and Wang Zhong, no one in the village has such a strong physique as him.
On the one hand, there are the picky and picky Three Monkeys, who look up the mountain, and on the other hand, there is the honest, hard-working and capable Blind Old Yin. With Han Chunmei’s little push from behind, Blind Old Yin and Mrs. Jinhua have a good life. .
As soon as this high-end society was established, Blind Old Yin led Sister Jinhua to come to Ma Renlian to apply for marriage and prepare to live together.
When Wang Zhong knew this, he was extremely surprised. Why did Mrs. Jinhua get together with Blind Old Yin?
Could it be that Leng Jichen's picture of a lady is really a bit spiritual?
He took the painting of the Three Monkeys, so his wife was also lost, but blind old Yin had her beard cut off instead?
In the past, Wang Zhong, as a staunch materialist, really didn't believe this, but now that the system has been released, there is really something wrong with not being able to protect everything.
In the evening, Blind Old Yin and Mrs. Jinhua had a wedding ceremony, and the three monkeys came to Wang Zhong for a drink with a bottle of Baigan.
After two bowls of wine, the three monkeys' faces turned red.
"Brother, do you think I'm too much?" Three Monkeys burped and asked with a somewhat gloomy look.
Wang Zhong refilled the wine for him and said without thinking, "Yes!"
The Three Monkeys were stunned for a moment, then looked aggrieved: "Brother! I'm already like this. If you don't comfort me, why are you adding fuel to the fire?"
"That's what you deserve!" Wang Zhong said angrily: "This life has just gotten a little better, and you are almost floating in the sky. Looking at the height of this mountain, you are picking and choosing, despising this one and despising that one.
Have I told you a long time ago that a woman’s good years only last a few years? Do you think that all women in the world are like Yang Deng’er? "
"Sister-in-law Jinhua is a widow with no children and no one to support her. The sooner she gets married, the sooner she will be settled. Now you think of her good fortune!"
"I'm telling you, it's too late! No one will wait for you forever."
The three monkeys had a full stomach, but when it reached their throats, they just turned into a sigh. They picked up the bowl and poured a bowl of wine directly into their stomachs.
"well!"
"You kid, you're going to drink yourself to death!" Wang Zhong glared at the three monkeys.
"Don't just cry here after drinking two bowls of ridiculous things. You are entirely to blame for this. You can't blame anyone else. If you really want to find a wife, just put away your picky thoughts and find a wife." A virtuous and capable mother-in-law, come back and live a good life. Don't jump up and down all day long, bragging and talking about idleness instead of doing serious business."
The three monkeys looked aggrieved: "Brother, I also want to get a wife soon."
"You think I don't know or something? The older girls in the nearby villages are disliked by the younger ones. Except for people like me who escaped from famine, there is no one who is not related to each other in every village. I heard Madam Ma is avoiding you now."
"Then what should I do?" The three monkeys were also anxious.
"What should we do?" Wang Zhong glanced at the three monkeys and said, "Go back and prepare more gifts. Come to the door in person another day and ask Mrs. Ma to help you run around again. Then go to Brother Youdao's house and ask Sister-in-law Chunmei for help. The Han family is a gathering place. The surname is Xiancun, and my relatives and friends are spread all over the country. I think among my relatives and friends, there are also many young girls who are waiting to be married."
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The summer harvest is approaching, but the county meteorological bureau suddenly announced that there may be continuous heavy rains in some areas of the county in the near future. The leaders in charge of production in the county and district immediately made a decision and asked the villages to advance Carry out summer harvest and harvest winter wheat to reduce losses.
In the Maixiang Village Headquarters, around the conference table, Wang Zhong, Ma Renlian, Niu Dangdang, Zhao Youtian and others were sitting around, all with solemn expressions.
"Everyone, please stop sitting here and express your opinions." Wang Zhong, who was sitting at the top, glanced at everyone.
"If the wheat is harvested early or harvested late, the yield will be reduced. If it is soaked by rain again, the loss will be even greater." Ma Renlian said solemnly, looking at the crowd: "How about we listen to the district and organize the members to harvest the wheat in advance? ?」
"The wheat in the field is at the time when the grains are ripe now. If harvested at this time, the yield will be reduced by at least 20%, and it is possible that it may be a little more than 30% or 40%." Niu Dadan said with a frown.
The vice president of the east side of the village also said: "Whether it's 20% or 30%, it's still less damaged than being soaked by rain! We are all farmers, and everyone knows what will happen if the wheat is soaked in water."
Everyone was talking to each other, and most of them tended to listen to the district's orders and grab the goods in advance.
"What if there is no heavy rain?" Niu boldly said, and everyone was stunned, and the debate stopped abruptly.
After being stunned, everyone's eyes turned to Wang Zhong, who was sitting in the first place.
"We have worked hard for more than half a year to grow such a small amount of food. If we really lose so much all of a sudden, wouldn't everyone feel sad?"
"Why don't you feel bad!" Zhao Youtian said: "But if there is really a heavy rainstorm, wouldn't the loss be even greater! How do you say that?"
"Which is the lesser of two evils?"
"Yes, yes, that's pretty much what it means."
"But what if it doesn't rain?"
"The forecast given by the meteorological station said that there will be rain in some areas. Everyone should focus on the key points. It is for some areas, not all areas. We in Maixiangling may not be in this local area."
After Wang Zhong finished speaking, he immediately looked at Ma Renli: "Ma Renli,
You have never given up observing the weather in the past few years. According to your observations, do you think there will be heavy rainstorms here this year? "
Ma Renli was a little hesitant. After all, it was a major matter involving grain production. If the prediction went wrong, the villagers would lose half a year's work.
Wang Zhongdao: "You just need to state your judgment. As for the final decision, it has nothing to do with you. Let's all discuss and vote. Even if production is reduced in the end, I, the secretary in charge of production, will be responsible for it. I can't blame you." superior."
"Based on my experience in the past few years and observations this year, as well as referring to the climate records of our Maixiangling area by Grandpa Dilixian in the past forty years, I estimate that there will be no rain in our area in the near future. Even if Yes, it's just a few light rains and thunderstorms, it won't be a heavy rainstorm." Ma Renli hesitated and then told the truth.
"Bullshit, what you said can be as accurate as the meteorological station?" Zhao Youtian said angrily.
"Zhao Youtian!" Wang Zhong shouted directly: "What Comrade Ma Renli said is his objective judgment on this year's weather based on experience and this year's observations. It is a prediction. Let's not take it personally."
Zhao Youtian turned his head and said nothing more.
"Big Chong, you have to make an idea quickly. If there is really a heavy rainstorm, our losses will be huge." Ma Renlian looked worried.
"Now is the time when the wheat grains are ripe. If they are harvested early, the losses will not be small." Niu boldly said.
Ma Renlian said with some worry: "Now three green flags have been hoisted in the district, and the order to collect them has been issued to each village. If we don't collect them, wouldn't we be disobeying the order?"
"Yes, orders have been issued from above. If we don't accept them, it will be disobedience!" Niu Youshui, the vice president of the Village East Society, also said worriedly, with a look of anxiety on his face.
All said and done, after all, I am still afraid of taking responsibility and lack the courage. Anyway, the higher-ups have given orders. Regardless of whether it rains or not, just listen to the higher-ups’ orders and harvest in advance. Even if the production is reduced in the end, you can’t blame yourself and others. .
No wonder there are so many people in Maixiang Village, but only Niu Dadan and Ma Renli are successful.
Wang Zhong then looked at Ma Renli and asked again: "Ma Renli, are you sure there won't be a heavy rainstorm here this year?"
Ma Renli looked at Niu DaBang, then at Wang Zhong, gritted his teeth and nodded, "I'm sure."
"Okay!" Wang Zhong nodded, then looked at everyone and said loudly: "Ma Renli is very accomplished in observing meteorology. I believe what he said, and the weather forecast also made it clear that there will be heavy rainstorms in some areas. ,not all."
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens."
"What if there is a heavy rainstorm?" Zhao Youtian asked.
Wang Zhongdao: "Even if there is a heavy rainstorm, we will still lose whether we harvest or not. It is just a matter of more or less losses. But what if there is no heavy rain?"
"Everyone has been busy for more than half a year, fertilizing, weeding, suppressing, removing insects, and taking care of the wheat in the field like a waiter. Finally, the wheat in the field is growing just right, and it looks like it is growing again. If a good harvest year is lost in vain, can you be willing to do it? Can the villagers be willing to do it?"
Wang Zhong's words made everyone lower their heads and think deeply.
"Comrade Ma Renli is a college student who studied at Peking Agricultural College. He also worked as a librarian and is a technical talent. In the winter of May 1st, he predicted that there would be less snow every winter and there would be a drought in the spring. Have you forgotten?"
When Wang Zhong said this, everyone also remembered that in the winter of May 1st, the second grandfather, who was known as the Immortal of the Earth, said that there would be heavy snow, but Ma Renli said that even if there was a few light snows that winter, it would not be long after spring started. There may be a drought, and the final result will be just as Ma Renli said.
"I believe in Ma Renli's judgment!" Niu boldly expressed his opinion first.
Wang Zhong glanced at the crowd and said loudly: "Let's let a few of us vote to decide."
Wang Zhong said: "If you agree to harvest early, please raise your hands."
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one raised their hands.
A smile appeared on Wang Zhong's face, and then he said: "If you agree to wait for the wheat to mature before harvesting normally, please raise your hands!" After saying this, he was the first to raise his hand.
Niu Dangdao and Ma Renli followed closely behind. Ma Renlian, Zhao Youtian and Niu Dangdao's vice president Niu Youshui were still silent.
"Three people agreed and three abstained. I declare that the summer harvest in Maixiang Village will proceed as normal this year without any advance."
"If the superiors investigate, and I'm the one carrying it, I'll go back and tell the members so that you don't have to worry, wait until the wheat is ripe before harvesting!"
"That's it, let's break up the meeting!"
There was a leader who had already voted, so everyone was no longer confused.
After leaving the village headquarters, Wang Zhong did not go home immediately. Instead, he stopped Ma Renli and walked with him.
"I heard that you and Deng'er have gotten very close recently!" Wang Zhong asked, "Deng'er is pretty, capable and virtuous. Are you really not interested in her?"
Ma Renli sighed: "I don't know what to say. This woman's thoughts are really unpredictable."
"Why are you wondering about Yang Deng'er's thoughts!" Wang Zhong said: "If you really want to marry her, just go directly to her father, Lao Donkey. As long as you pass Lao Donkey's test, marrying Yang Deng'er won't be easy!"
But Ma Renli looked a little scared: "With that old donkey's temper, if he knew I was thinking about his Deng'er, he would have beaten me into a pancake with a flail."
As he spoke, he shook his head repeatedly.
Wang Zhong stopped, pointed at Ma Renli, and said with a look of hatred on his face: "Tell me about you! After all, you are a person who has gone to college, why don't you know how to use your brain!"
Ma Renli also stopped and looked at Wang Zhong: "What do you mean by this?"
"Of course you have to find a way!" Wang Zhong said: "If you don't find a way by yourself, are you waiting for your wife to fall from the sky and give it to you?"
"Don't look at Deng'er, who is usually docile and docile, but he can be very fiery, coupled with his father's donkey temper." Ma Renli said, "What can I do?"
Wang Zhongdao: "There is a saying in the art of war: know yourself and the enemy, and you will not be in danger in a hundred battles."
"What do you say?" Ma Renli took two steps forward, approached Wang Zhong, and asked curiously.
"Go to your house and talk!" Wang Zhong pushed Ma Renli and walked quickly to Ma Renli's house in the west of the village. The two sat cross-legged on the Kang. Ma Renli couldn't wait to ask what Wang Zhong had said before.
Wang Zhong took a sip of the tea that Ma Renli poured himself and asked, "Let me ask you, do you know what the old donkey has been worried about in this life?"
"Due to the enmity between Niu DaDang and Niu DaDao's father, Yang Deng'er just happened to have a crush on Niu DaDang!" Ma Renli said.
"Yes, but this is just one of them!" Wang Zhong said.
Ma Renli's eyes lit up, remembering what Wang Zhong said the night Niu DaDang got married: "If you can't give birth to a son, can you carry on the family line for the old Yang family?"
"Not bad!" A smile appeared on Wang Zhong's face: "Old Donkey's biggest regret in this life is that he was unable to become a complete man after being whipped three times and one whip by the ox, and he was unable to give birth to a son for the old Yang family to carry on the family line."
Not to mention this year, even in the next few decades, people still believe in their bones that sons are the foundation for carrying on the family line and continuing the bloodline.
"But I can't help him!" Ma Renli said, "I can't turn him into a son out of thin air."
"Why not!" Wang Zhong said: "If you marry Yang Deng'er and have two more children with Deng'er, and one of them has the surname of Yang Deng'er, it will be enough to inherit the incense of the old Yang family."
Ma Renli's eyes immediately widened and he looked at Wang Zhong in shock.
"Although Niu Dangda has married Qiao Yue, what he really misses in his heart is Yang Deng'er. It's just because of his oath that he can't live up to his dignity and can't marry Yang Deng'er. If you marry Yang Deng'er, you can repay Yang Deng'er. I can get rid of Niu DaDa’s hatred of seizing his wife, and I can marry a daughter-in-law who is good, virtuous, capable, and good-looking. I can achieve multiple things with one stone, so why not do it!”
Ma Renli's eyes became brighter and brighter, and the shock on his face gradually faded away, revealing a look of contemplation.
As he spoke, Wang Zhong took out a wad of money from his pocket, placed it on the table, and pushed it to the horse
In front of Renli: "Consider this money I lent to you for your wedding. You can pay me back when your life improves in the future."
"Are you so sure that I can marry Yang Deng'er back?" Ma Renli asked.
"You alone won't be able to do it, but if you influence the old donkey, the matter will be close."
"You do extraordinary things in extraordinary times. You are also a person who has received a new education. Your thoughts and ideas should not be that pedantic, right?"
At this point, Wang Zhong's voice suddenly changed: "Of course, if you are reluctant to let one of your sons change his surname to Yang, then just think that I said it in vain."
"How is that possible!" Ma Renli grabbed the money.
Wang Zhong smiled and finished the tea, and while putting on his shoes and getting off the kang, he said, "I've helped as much as I can. Whether you can marry Yang Deng'er depends on your own ability."
With that said, he walked out the door and went straight home.
Ma Renli held the ten yuan given by Wang Zhong in his hand. He watched Wang Zhong disappear at the door, but his mood became inexplicably complicated. He immediately got off the kang and ran to the county town with the money.
That night, Ma Renli went to Lao Yang's house with wine and a pack of pork heads.
Yang Deng'er also scrambled an egg, and Ma Renli personally poured wine into the old donkey's head. Uncle Yang called him kindly.
After taking a sip of Ma Ren's toast, the old donkey head still didn't have a good expression and asked directly: "Can you tell me now? What do you want from me?"
[In view of the general environment,
Ma Renli smiled and said, "Uncle Yang, to tell you the truth, I have fallen in love with your Deng'er, so I came here specially to express my determination to you, my aunt, and Deng'er."
"Have you taken a fancy to my lamp?" The old donkey was stunned for a moment, then said angrily: "So what!"
Lao Donzi didn't have a good impression of Ma Renli.
Ma Renli said: "Uncle Yang, let me tell you, you only have a daughter like Deng'er in this life. Deng'er will eventually get married. Then who will inherit the incense of your old Yang family?"
This sentence directly touched the pain point in the old donkey's heart. Without saying a word, the old donkey picked up the cigarette rod in his hand and hit Ma Renli. Ma Renli could not avoid it, so he could only raise his hand to protect his head with his arms. , suffered a few blows, but Yang Deng'er and Yang Mu hurriedly stopped the old donkey.
"Ma Renli, if you can't speak, don't speak. Go back quickly and don't talk nonsense in my house."
"No!" But the old donkey stopped his hand, looked at Ma Renli, and said with a glare: "Ma Renli, if you don't tell me that you are ugly today, don't blame me for being unkind."
Ma Renli screamed in pain several times, and everyone shrank to the wall. Seeing that the old donkey didn't make any move, he sat down at the kang table and suppressed the fear and panic in his heart: "Uncle Yang, I really want to marry you. Deng'er, if Deng'er marries me, we will have children in the future."
"Ma Renli, what nonsense are you talking about? Who wants to marry you!" Yang Deng'er also stared wide-eyed and encouraged Ma Renli, who was so frightened that he shrank back.
"Listen to him first!" The old donkey stopped Yang Deng'er.
Ma Renli continued: "If Deng'er and I have a child, the eldest son can still take my surname Ma, and the second son can take Deng'er's surname Yang. Anyway, they are all Deng'er's children, and they all have the blood of your old Yang family flowing in their bodies." , I can pass on the incense to your old Yang family in the future!"
Ma Renli's few words immediately stunned the father and daughter.
"Are you serious?" Old Donkey asked with excitement and disbelief, and even his voice was a little uneasy.
Ma Renli immediately added: "Of course it is true. If you don't believe it, we can make a written statement and ask the branch secretary and village chief to witness it."
Even Yang Deng'er's mind went blank for a moment after what Ma Renli said.
