The Story of Qingfeng Village

Chapter 10 Qingfeng Village in Memories IV
Opposite the Yantang is the houses of most of the villagers in Qingfeng Village.

A few more families were scattered in the ditch below.

Li Ying said: "When the weir pond stores water, when the sky is dry, the dam has to dig a gap to release the water. Otherwise, the paddy fields and dry crops under the ditch will not be able to live. This is the real function of the weir pond. As for what kind of lotus root The fish is just incidental."

Walk across the high dam beside the Yantang and enter the village.

The village is hidden in the green bamboo forest, and the smoke from the cooking has already risen above the bamboo forest. In addition to the wet and muddy smell in the air, there is also a smoky smell of firewood and an inexplicable smell.

Seeing those folk houses in the bamboo forest, Liu Jianguo really realized what Li Ying said was poor.

Most of them are thatched houses with mud walls, and only a few of them are built with tiles.

And the wall is not a brick wall, but a circle of bluestone slabs underneath, bamboo strips woven on top, pasted with yellow mud, the whole mud wall.

The window is either two black holes, or a whole bamboo frame, and then covered with white tape to block the wind.

Even Li Ying's house has only three main houses built with tiles, and the side houses on both sides are thatched houses.

Li Ying said that the entire Qingfeng Village is only the three main houses of Accountant Wang's house built of bricks and tiles. From digging mud, mixing mud, blasting embryos, entering the kiln, firing, etc., all the villagers do it themselves. Only one kiln of bricks was fired, and then they were picked out with chicken carts and bamboo sticks. , Saved a lot of money, and only built three model houses in Qingfeng Village. Usually, the leaders from above come down to check the work and so on. Except for the village committee, Accountant Wang stays the most, and Accountant Wang is the whole Qingfeng Village. face and pride.

Liu Jianguo: "I see that along the way, the slope is full of yellow mud, which is indeed suitable for burning bricks. Why don't your village build a kiln to burn bricks, which is convenient for your own use and can be sold for money."

Li Ying: "Hey, Liu Jianguo, can you think of anything else that you can't think of? The people around you are all the same poor people. How many of them can afford bricks and repair tile-roofed houses? Burning it down is nothing."

Liu Jianguo: "It can be sold to the city. The city needs a lot of bricks for building and repairing houses. Qingfeng Village has a lot of yellow mud, so there is no shortage of raw materials."

Although I am still a student, I still understand some truths.

Li Ying: "Yes, Qingfeng Village does not lack yellow mud bars, nor does it lack labor, but what it lacks is firewood.

Do you know how much firewood it takes to fire a kiln?
Do you see if there is firewood on the mountain? "

Liu Jianguo looked at the almost bare hillside. Indeed, along the way, the vegetation on the slope had been cut clean.

Li Ying: "People in the village pay close attention to the firewood on the slope. When they see someone wandering around their land on the slope, they will immediately rush up to see if they are stealing firewood.

Often someone cuts a thorn from my hillside for you, and I cut a handful of grass from yours to quarrel and fight.

Even the thatch roots have to be dug up for firewood, and the bamboo leaves and bamboo shoot shells have to be scraped back to light the fire. You say that it takes a lot of firewood to burn the kiln, wouldn’t that make the whole village drink the northwest wind—no way Let's cook.Therefore, burning bricks in the kiln is a waste of firewood, and the villagers are not allowed to do it. "

Liu Jianguo murmured: "If it is supplied to the city for a long time, it will be a good deal. If there is no firewood, you can burn charcoal or coal."

Li Ying: "Liu Jianguo, aren't you talking nonsense? Charcoal and coal don't cost money. Is there any difference between you and why you don't eat minced meat?"

Liu Jianguo blushed tenderly, he really didn't expect this, but there must be a way, such a good way to make money, it's a pity.

Li Ying: "Okay, okay, stop talking, we're home."

Li Ying's younger brother Li Qiang ran out to greet him, "Sister, brother Jianguo, you are finally back, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Liu Jianguo: "Brother Qiang, you didn't get caught in the heavy rain, did you?"

"No, Brother Jianguo, I run fast. Hehehe..."

At this moment, there were two people sitting under the eaves of Li Ying's house. One was an old man with white hair and beard, smoking a hookah without even raising his head. The other middle-aged man was Li Ying's father, Li Fumin. Yes, but it seemed like he couldn't sit still. Just as he was about to lift his butt, he was glared at by his father, "Anyway, you are also the party secretary and the future father-in-law. Can you still not sit still? Look at your promise, Isn't it just the son-in-law with hairy feet? Why panic, you have to look like an elder..."

Li Fumin sat down on his buttocks again, but stared outside without blinking.

Li Ying's mother poked her head out to look in the kitchen, but when she heard Grandpa's words, she retracted her head again.

Li Qiang's voice came from outside: "Grandpa, Mom, old man, my sister and the others are back."

He followed the people and ran into the yard.

Then Li Ying and Liu Jianguo walked in, and Li Ying's voice sounded: "Grandpa, Dad, Mom, we are back."

Before Li Fumin could stand up, Grandpa Li next to him moved more sluggishly than him. After putting away the hookah, he stood up and walked forward in a few steps.

Li Fumin: …… What about putting on airs as an elder?
Li Ying's mother also greeted her from the thatched cottage next to her.

Grandpa Li: "Oh, the hero of our family is back. Let Grandpa take a look, is he thin?
... Hehe, not thin, not thin, but a little fleshy. "

Li Ying: "Grandpa..."

Li Fumin reminded in a low voice: "There are guests."

Li Ying: "Grandpa, Dad, Mom, let me introduce you to my classmate Liu Jianguo."

Liu Jianguo: "Grandfather, Uncle, Auntie."

Grandpa Li looked Liu Jianguo up and down, seeing his tall stature and handsome appearance, he was very satisfied at first glance, nodded quickly, and said, "Well, good classmate, good classmate."

Li Fuming said quickly: "The road is difficult and it's raining again. Didn't you have a hard journey?"

Liu Jianguo: "It's not hard..."

Li Ying's mother went into the nearby kitchen and called Li Qiang to wash Liu Jianguo and Li Ying's face with water.

Liu Jianguo: "I'll do it myself..."

Grandpa: "There's no reason for a distinguished guest to come and do it yourself."

Liu Jianguo: ...What kind of rule is this?
Li Ying gave him a pull, "Just do what you want, just wash it."

After entering the house, he took a towel and soap from his luggage and handed them to Liu Jianguo.

Li Qiang came over with a basin of hot water in a small wooden basin, "Brother Jianguo, please wash your face."

Liu Jianguo rubbed the towel and handed it to Li Ying: "Li Ying, wash first..."

Li Ying blushed a little, took the towel and wiped it hastily, handed it to Liu Jianguo, and went into the kitchen.

The grandfather who watched this scene from the side said to Li Fumin: "It seems that this new uncle is a good person and knows how to take care of others. In the future, our eldest daughter will be blessed..."

Li Fumin: "Dad, look at what you said, isn't that right?"

(End of this chapter)