After the beginning of spring, the two brigades in the east and west of the village have begun to prepare for spring irrigation. Now all the irrigation canals in the village are directly led from the reservoir. There is no need for water trucks to divert water from the river. Only some of them are on slightly higher ground. In the fields, it is also necessary to use rollovers and weirs to pump water upwards.
Although it was only seven or seven years ago, what is different from the original drama is that the work point model in Maixiang Village is still the same one that Wang Zhong, Ma Renli, Niu Dangdao and others worked out six or six years ago. Except for the policy holders, everyone else has no guaranteed cents. If they want food and food, they can only work hard by themselves.
In the ten years from 1966 to 1976, although the policies from above were constantly changing, with Wang Zhong as party secretary, Niu Dingdao as a bold and courageous person, and Ma Renli as a dog-headed military advisor, the members of the Maixiang Brigade were still I was barely able to eat, but I was short of oil and meat, couldn't save any money, and had no plans to make a living.
The first round of spring irrigation had just ended, and Niu DaDang led a dozen young men to go fishing in the river eagerly.
Within a few days, it attracted the attention of the commune. Wang Wanchun and the Minister of Armed Forces Guan Yuanchao led people to block Niu DaDa and his party at the edge of the reservoir.
"Niu DaDa, what's in the bucket?" Wang Wanchun asked straight to the point.
"Fish!" Niu boldly replied directly.
"Where did the fish come from?"
"Of course it's from the river!"
"Niu DaDa, you are stealing state property and it is illegal."
"Secretary Wang, although you are the secretary of the commune, you can't slander people out of thin air. The fish we catch are to be raised in the fish ponds of the brigade. The fish ponds of our brigade are collective. We are watching them. These fish grew slowly in the river, so we picked them up and put them in the collective fish pond. We fed them again, and the fish grew faster. We didn't resell them for profit, so how can we say it was? Stealing state property."
"Besides, Secretary Wang, the law doesn't explicitly stipulate that our brigade cannot collectively fish from the river, right?"
"This..." Wang Wanchun was confused by Niu Daring's quarrel. He didn't know how to answer. He couldn't help but look at Guan Yuanchao next to him: "There seems to be no regulation. Minister Guan, what do you think?"
"I..." Before Guan Yuanchao said anything, Niu Daandao answered again: "Secretary Wang, if you don't think it's possible, then we will stop fishing in the future to avoid embarrassment for you. What do you think?" "
Wang Wanchun was surprised to see that Niu DaDang, who had only known how to run rampant in the past, was actually playing tricks. He immediately thought of someone and said to Guan Yuan beside him: "Minister Guan, what Captain Niu said makes sense. , they didn’t sell these fish for profit, so it’s not illegal, right?”
Guan Yuan nodded subconsciously and said, "It doesn't seem to count."
"Secretary Wang, Minister Guan, actually we are fishing for your consideration!" Niu boldly said.
"Think about us?" Wang Wanchun and Minister Guan looked at each other, then both looked at Niu Dadan: "I would like to hear how you think about us?"
Niu Bingdao said: "Think about it, let's catch this fish back and put it in the fish pond. Later, Secretary Zhang will bring the working group down to inspect the work, conduct research and so on. When we entertain Secretary Zhang and the others, can't we just directly Do you want to catch the fish from the fish pond and make it into a dish?"
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Niu Dangda has already said what he said. If Wang Wanchun and Guan Yuanchao still stop him, then they are being unreasonable.
"Secretary Wang, are we really going to let this go?" Guan Yuanchao approached Wang Wanchun and asked in a low voice as he watched Niu Da boldly lead the people away.
Wang Wanchun said: "What can we do if we forget about it? They are not reselling it privately. As long as they do not break the law, we have no reason to stop them."
Although Wang Wanchun is not responsible enough, he has a good heart. He can turn a blind eye to the best of his ability and make the people's lives more comfortable. He usually chooses to turn a blind eye.
Niu DaDa led his men to catch fish for almost ten days. Almost tens of thousands of big and small fish were thrown into the fish pond before he gave up.
But Niu DaDa is waiting for someone else to do it.
However, under the leadership of Ma Renli, the villagers in the west community of the village quietly started fishing and selling fish.
How could such a thing be hidden from others? Seeing Ma Renli and the others making money, they immediately became jealous and reported the matter to the commune. At first, Wang Wanchun just wanted to beat Ma Renli, but he didn't expect that this matter would be exposed. Fortunately, the county has not yet stabbed Zhang Defu in front of him.
When Ma Renli was led back to the Maixiang Brigade by Wang Zhong, it was already May. Seeing that the summer harvest was approaching, all the villagers were so energetic that they didn't even sleep with their wives in their arms at night. , for fear of wasting energy and not having the energy to go to the ground.
Only Ma Renli looked downcast, as if he had lost his soul. He stayed at home all day without even leaving the door.
Even the golden wheat all over the mountains and plains could not attract Ma Renli.
But the other team members in the village were very motivated. They rolled up their trousers, sleeves, put on their straw hats, and went into the wheat field with their sickles in hand.
After the wheat harvest, the team members saw the newly planted wheat being delivered to their hands. After collecting the wheat into their own warehouses, the team members did not dare to be idle. They immediately plowed the land and fertilized the fields, preparing to plant corn, peanuts and soybeans.
Although peanuts and soybeans have not been planted for ten years, the skills of the villagers have not been lost, and the corn seedlings have been cultivated long ago.
Corn is intercropped with soybeans and peanuts. In just over a month, the mountains and fields are covered with green. The sweet potato vines in the mountains are growing more and more happily, and the dozen pigs in the pig pen are growing quite well.
Taking advantage of the slack time, Wang Zhong also led his people to clean up the oil-pressing workshop that had been idle for ten years, repairing what needed to be repaired and replacing what needed to be repaired.
In September and October 12th, the State Council officially announced the decision to resume the college entrance examination, and each province successively announced the specific time for the college entrance examination.
The three brothers and sisters of the old Wang family reviewed harder and harder.
Even Wang Zijin, who used to be the most naughty and mischievous in the past, also followed his two brothers all day long to study and review and prepare for the college entrance examination.
At the same time, the autumn harvest and autumn sowing came quietly and unknowingly. After the autumn sowing, Niu Dadan immediately took the young people in the village to steam and squeeze the harvested corn and peanuts.
Under Wang Zhong's guidance in the past, Niu Dangdao and others, who had gradually transformed from rawness to proficiency, are now masters in the oil pressing workshop. Niu Dangdao even took the position of the person in charge of the oil workshop on his shoulders. superior.
Under the premise of the three-level system based on teams, the lives of the two production teams in the east and west of the village of Maixiang Brigade have gradually improved.
As the oil mill produced more and more oil, Wang Zhong led Ma Renli and began to visit the nearby brigade.
Jixian Brigade.
"Captain Han, let's not talk behind the scenes. Captain Ma and I are here this time to exchange the oil from our oil mill for your wheat and corn." After exchanging a few words with the leader of the Jixian Brigade, Wang Zhong said his intention.
"Look, your Jixian brigade has food and oil, and our Maixiang brigade has oil but lacks food. Our two brigades exchange food with each other for cooking oil, just in exchange for the necessities that our team members need for life. That’s all, and neither of us is profiting from it, and neither of us has broken any laws. Even if the commune knew about it, it couldn’t find fault with us.”
"That's the truth, but what if the county secretary Zhang is to blame?" Captain Han of the Jixian Brigade was hesitant.
"Captain Han, even Secretary Zhang must act in accordance with the law. As long as we don't break the law, Secretary Zhang is not an unreasonable person. How can he blame us for these things."
"Besides, we are doing this for the sake of the team members. If we don't talk about anything else, let's just talk about the kids on our team. They are all sallow and skinny. They complain all day long that they don't have enough to eat! What's the reason for that? Because of their stomachs There is no oil or water in the house because there is no food at home.”
"Wang Party Secretary, is this okay?" Captain Han looked at Wang Zhong, his face was a little moved, but his eyes were full of worry.
"Why not?" Wang Zhong said with a smile: "You can call the team members to sit down and have a meeting together. If you want to change the oil, whether it is wheat or corn, you can ask your team's accountant to make statistics first. Get up, collect everything, put it into the brigade's account, and come to us in the name of the brigade.
The team changed the oil. "
"If the higher-ups really pursue this matter, you will put all the blame on me and say that you were deceived by my rhetoric. It just so happens that the villagers also have needs in this regard. After you discussed it with the villagers, you decision made."
"Captain Han, think about it, the oil sold by supply and marketing cooperatives is so expensive. Some of us ordinary people can afford it. If we can't afford the oil from supply and marketing cooperatives, why can't we squeeze it ourselves?"
After some good words and good words, Captain Han was finally persuaded, but this matter was not something he could decide alone and had to be discussed in a meeting.
Wang Zhong didn't mind either and led Ma Renli to the nearby brigade. Within a few days, eight of the dozen or so surrounding brigade agreed to Wang Zhong's proposal.
Each family received only ten kilograms of oil squeezed from the oil mill, and the rest was exchanged for wheat and corn. No brigade used money to buy oil. In the countryside, money is more valuable than food and other things. .
Naturally, such a big news cannot be hidden from the commune, but just like the last time Niu boldly blocked Wang Wanchun, there was no reselling for profit, but some barter exchanges, and no money was involved. Naturally, Wang Wanchun would not look for trouble. , causing trouble for yourself.
December 9th is coming soon, and it is the first time since 1966 that the college entrance examination will resume.
Brothers Ziping and Zi'an, who are 24 years old this year, and Zijin, who is 16 years old, have all signed up to take the college entrance examination.
Brothers Ziping and Zi'an majored in science, while their younger sister Wangzijin majored in liberal arts.
Early in the morning, before dawn, Jiang Hongguo dragged Wang Zhong out of bed. Jiang Hongguo rolled the noodles, and Wang Zhong used pork belly, Xianggu, day lily and other side dishes to make fried sauce.
"It smells so good!" Brothers Ziping and Zi'an got up early. As soon as there was some movement in the main room, the brothers packed up and came out.
"Go stretch your muscles!"
Not long after, Zijin and Xiaomao, who were sleeping in the east wing, also got up.
Wang Zijin was wearing a red cotton-padded jacket and a bright red woolen hat knitted by her mother Jiang Hongguo. She had two earmuffs protecting her ears. She had a bright red scarf around her neck and two long braids hanging down her chest. In front of me, even the cotton-padded jacket on my body was red.
"It smells so good, Mom, what are you having for breakfast?" Wang Zijin pulled her sister into the main room with a look of anticipation on her face.
Seeing his daughter's red face, Wang Zhong, who was lighting a fire by the stove, smiled unkindly.
"Not bad, not bad, it looks festive!" Wang Zhong said, "Those who didn't know better thought it was the bride getting married."
"Dad!" Wang Zijin immediately stamped his feet and started talking, as if I was angry.
"Don't listen to your father's nonsense!" Jiang Hongguo glared at Wang Zhong and comforted her daughter: "What does a grown man know? Girls have to wear brighter clothes to look good. My daughter looks so beautiful in this outfit."
Xiaomao tugged on Wang Zijin's sleeves: "Sister, when you come back from the exam, can you lend me your hat and scarf?"
"No problem!" After hearing what his mother and sister said, Wang Zijin's face suddenly showed a smile, and then he made a face at Wang Zhong.
"The meal is ready, come in and sit down." Jiang Hongguo took the noodles out of the pot, ran them through cold water, and brought them to the Kang table. Wang Ziping and Wang Zi'an were also called in from outside.
"It smells so good!" The wheat sprouts smelled the fragrant fried sauce and swallowed in dismay.
"Your father made it with his own hands, doesn't it taste delicious?"
Wang Zhong also walked in with his hands behind his back: "Eat quickly. After you finish eating, check your admission ticket and all the things you should bring so that you can gather at the entrance of the village. We will set off in half an hour."
"We are all adults now. Your mother, I, and you will not send wheat sprouts to you. Take the exam well. You have studied for so long in advance and your basics are not bad. Just go by yourself."
"Let them go by themselves?" Before the three siblings said anything, Jiang Hongguo couldn't sit still: "This is the college entrance examination. You, a father, really don't want to give me a gift?"
"It's just the college entrance examination. What's there to give? If they study well, I can do well in the exam without going. If the foundation is not strong and the knowledge points are not thoroughly understood, even if I go, I won't be able to do it.
Still not. "Wang Zhong said very calmly.
"Mom, it's okay. Dad is right. We are already grown up and we are not children, so there is no need to give it away." Wang Ziping said with a smile.
"Yes!" Zian followed suit: "Mom, it's so cold outside. If you and dad go to see us off, we won't have to worry about you in the examination room. Why don't you and dad stay at home and wait for us to come back from the exam? That’s it.”
Wang Zijin: "······"
Under the persuasion of the three brothers and sisters, Jiang Hongguo and Wheat Malt stayed at home. It was freezing outside. Wouldn't it be nice to stay at home and sit on the warm Kang?
At the entrance of the village, Ma Renli, Niu Dadan and Lao Ganbang looked at the three brothers and sisters, and they were all a little surprised: "Why are there only three of you? Ziping, where is your father?"
"My dad won't go!" Ziping said with a smile.
"Zijin! Come up quickly!" In the pocket of the tractor, Lao Ganbang's daughter Niu Wenwen happily extended her hand to Wang Zijin.
Wang Zijin also had a smile on her face. She grabbed Niu Wenwen's hand and jumped into the carriage: "Sister Wenwen!"
"Zijin, where are your parents?" In the carriage, Niu Wenwen pulled Wang Zijin to the innermost side and sat down on the wooden board across the carriage next to her mother, Han Chunmei.
"Auntie, Sister Wenwen, you don't know, my father actually said that we are all adults now, the college entrance examination is our own business, not his, let us go by ourselves." Mother and daughter Wang Zijin and Han Chunmei stood upside down Bitter water.
"Chichichi!" Han Chunmei covered her mouth and chuckled: "This is more like what your father said."
Several families pooled their money to hire the tractor from the commune, so they set off long in advance just to avoid delaying the exam.
The three Wang brothers and sisters arrived and started to work. Although the dirt road has been compacted, it has been hit by wind and rain for many years and vehicles have rolled it back and forth. There are some potholes and unevenness on the road, and the tractor has no shock absorption facilities. Fortunately, everyone is there. I have long been accustomed to the bumpy tractor, and there were people talking and laughing along the way.
Maixiang Brigade, at the east end of the village, Lao Wang's house.
"Dad, aren't you worried about eldest brother and the others?" Xiaoyao held the medical skill in his hand, but he couldn't see it. He was thinking of going out with his brothers and sisters early in the morning.
Wang Zhong said calmly, "There is nothing to worry about."
"For us doctors, the most important thing is our character. No matter what happens, we must never lose our composure. We need to remain calm during major events."
"Dad! I can't read!" Xiaoya put down the book in his hand, walked to Wang Zhong, took Wang Zhong's arm and said coquettishly.
[An app that has been running stably for many years, comparable to the old book-chasing tool, used by all old bookworms.
He looked at the well-maintained Sanba Gai that Wang Zhong carried on his back.
In addition to his usual pair of bows and arrows, Wang Zhong also had a 38-gun on his back. The gun belonged to the brigade and was equipped for the militia. The bullets were captured by Wang Zhong when he fought against the Returning Regiment. It was night. While he was busy charging to chase down the enemy, Wang Zhong took the opportunity to collect bullets. There were still hundreds of bullets lying in the space.
