The years of red flags

Chapter 72 Happy New Year

Jiang Biyun didn't cry from the beginning to the end, let alone shed a single tear, maybe it was true as she said, that day, she shed all the tears of her life.

That day everyone was very happy, that day everyone was also very sad, that day Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong were very shocked, they never thought that the veteran would ruin a girl's family, and they fell into deep self-blame for their own identities.

Unpleasant things will not be forgotten in a flash, but since Jiang Biyun chooses to speak out, it should be spread out, and there should be no further trouble.

It has been snowing heavily all day, and as the weather clears up, everyone feels better. The Chinese New Year is coming up in a few days, and the atmosphere in the village is much more relaxed.

Jianghua, as the main supplier of New Year's goods, was treated very warmly, and he didn't have to do any work. Everyone cleaned up the cave dwelling and pasted the walls with newspapers. It looked like a new room.

It is bitterly cold in the Northwest, and it snows every few days, and there is no farm work. Everyone hides in the cave and plays poker and chess, while the girls play sweaters. The wool is sent by family members, and I want to buy it in the Northwest. These are really difficult.

It's Chinese New Year, but Ishikawa Village is not happy at all. Someone said in the past: every year is sad every year.

The year of the poor is a torment. Some people can’t even afford dumplings. The educated young people are not rich enough to take dumplings to comfort the glorious orphans and widows. They can only take care of themselves first. This is not selfish, but the situation is compelling , too poor.

Stewed chicken, cabbage vermicelli, braised pork, yam chacha, and a few plates of dumplings, this is the New Year's Eve dinner for educated youth, and it is already very rich.

Everyone toasted together, even the girls had a glass of Xifeng wine. After drinking a glass of wine, everyone wished that next year's life would be better and better.

On the first day of the new year, although Chinese New Year is not advocated now, it is still necessary to go around, say New Year greetings, and say auspicious words.

The children of educated youths here have never stopped, because they can get candies when they come here to pay New Year's greetings. The sweet taste is a fatal temptation for children.

Jiang Hua went to Chang Gui's house as a representative to pay New Year's greetings. Today, his family's food is a little bit better. Instead of wild vegetables, it has become corn mush, and the corn buns on the table have been replaced with steamed buns.

"Jiang Hua, let's eat together."

Jiang Hua said politely: "You eat, we have eaten, and we wish you a New Year."

Chang Gui's happy beard was raised, and he said happily: "You have a good Chinese New Year too, the dolls in the city are polite."

"It's the Chinese New Year, and there must be a new atmosphere. After the Chinese New Year, we young people can gather the children together for class, and we can't let the next generation be blind."

Chang Gui put down his wine glass, and said with a serious face: "This is business. You are right. Yes, the children must go to school. After they are illiterate, they can only eat from the ground."

"Leave this to us educated young people. Just clean up an abandoned cave dwelling in the village. If you can, go to the town to see if you can get some support."

Chang Gui nodded: "I will pay attention to this matter, and I will grow more potatoes and pumpkins this year, so there will be no shortage of food next year."

"Has anyone here ever grown apples?"

Chang Gui looked at Jiang Hua, thought about it and said, "I've never heard of it, no one has ever planted this thing before."

Jiang Hua said helplessly: "Then I'll think of a way. I think it's a good idea to grow apples here."

Chang Gui is helpless in his heart. This young man is very enthusiastic and has ideas, but there are too many of them. Is it possible to grow apples?

Jiang Hua vaguely remembered that the Northwest of the later generations was the largest apple producing area in the world. It is said that one out of every seven apples in the world is produced in the Northwest.

In fact, the Northwest has been importing high-quality apple varieties from abroad for 20 years. However, for these old farmers who may have traveled the farthest in their lives to rice oil, how do they know these Western scenery.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Jiang Hua put the matter of planting apples on the agenda. This matter is the top priority. If it can be done, it will be a good thing for the country.

The village didn't know, but someone in the county should know, so they naturally asked Ma Guiping to teach him.

Coming to the county again, Jiang Hua went directly to Ma Guiping's office. Ma Guiping was reading a newspaper when he heard the door open and raised his head.

"Huazi, here you come."

Jiang Hua unceremoniously sat opposite Ma Guiping: "Uncle, I wish you a happy old age."

"Uncle also wished you New Year's greetings, what's the matter today?"

"Uncle, do you know where I can buy apple saplings?"

Ma Guiping looked at Jiang Hua suspiciously and asked, "Why did I remember to ask about the apple saplings? The most important thing right now is to harvest food. If you can't get enough to eat, who wants to eat apples?"

Jiang Hua smiled and said, "Uncle, not all the places in the Loess Plateau are suitable for farming, but the sunlight here is long, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and the soil is deep. I think apples must be delicious to grow. We can’t afford it, so we can sell it to other places through supply and marketing cooperatives to solve some financial problems for the village, and if it can be done, it can also pave a new way for our county.”

"You doll really think a lot, okay, I'll contact you about this matter, get some saplings back first, let you experiment, how much you think is suitable."

Jiang Hua said: "Let's not have too many, let's have a hundred."

Ma Guiping clapped his tongue and said: "You will come back in a few days, uncle will definitely help you."

"Uncle, please open the letter of introduction again, I will go to the library to check the information on this."

Ma Guiping said happily: "Don't fight unprepared battles. Uncle thinks you can do it now. How are you raising chickens?"

Hearing Ma Guiping talk about chickens, Jiang Hua replied excitedly: "It's growing very well. Our lesbians are responsible for taking care of the chickens. None of them died. They grew up eating earthworm powder. Now they are very strong. Said, another month will surely lay eggs."

"That's great, it's really exciting news."

Jiang Hua continued: "Also, the compost we studied before is now effective. The crops using our fertilizer are obviously taller than those in other places. The village party secretary is very happy."

Ma Guiping was very happy. He is an old-fashioned person. He was more happy than anything else when he heard that the crops were growing well, so he asked again: "Huazi, can you be sure of what you said? If so, I will take the county leaders to inspect your place , credit to you."

"One mouthful of saliva, one nail. I absolutely dare not deceive the organization. Every word I say can stand investigation."

Ma Guiping, who got the guarantee, patted Jiang Hua on the shoulder happily: "Okay, you just wait for the meritorious service to receive the award and bring the big red flower."

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(End of this chapter)