Rebirth 1983: Murakami's Wife Wants a Divorce

Chapter 7 Don't Want to Plant Rice

"Xiaoye, are you back?"

Liu Hanming's voice came from the yard.

"Uncle, are you so late? The sun has already set."

Liu Ye walked out of the hall and came to the small courtyard.Liu Hanming was holding a big buffalo in his hand.

It can be seen that the belly of the big buffalo is round and round, and it is very full.

"Liu Haitao, that bastard is really a bad person. Yesterday it was his turn to use the cow at home. He let the cow work for a day, but he didn't give him any food, so he took him directly into the cowshed! When I went to lead the cow to plow the field today, the cow was so hungry. It's so flat that it can hardly move."

At present, the household contract responsibility system has just been implemented.The dozen cattle of the production team are divided into more than a dozen working groups.There are ten households in each group.When cattle are needed to plow the fields, they can be adjusted and used within the scope of the group.Cattle are herded in turns.

This kind of operation has created a new problem, that is, farmers with unscrupulous intentions only use cattle and don't care about raising cattle.Liu Haitao is such a person.

Liu Hanming didn't care how much the wild game sold for, and asked, "Xiaoye, your three-acre land in Wild Boar Ridge is still in full bloom. When are you going to plow the field?"

The time for contracting production to households is after the "double rush".The second-season rice seedlings in fields with good water supply conditions have grown five or six inches high.Some have even done it a second time.In places like Yezhulong, God has not rained for several months, and even the early rice harvest is only half.

"Uncle, I was thinking about this."

Liu Ye took out a "Pegasus" brand cigarette and handed it to Liu Hanming.

Liu Hanming held a cigarette on his nose and sniffed it, and asked with a smile, "You kid actually learned to smoke cigarettes? This thing is not as affordable as my old yellow cigarette!"

"Uncle laughed. The cigarettes cost five cents a pack."

"A penny is money! If you can not waste it, try not to waste it."

"Uncle taught me a lesson." Liu Ye lit a cigarette by himself, took a puff, and said, "Uncle, I don't plan to grow rice on that piece of land anymore!"

"Oh?"

Liu Hanming felt very surprised.Yezhulong has more than ten mu of land, involving eight farmers.Water supply conditions are not good.

Back then, in order to transform these farmlands, the labor force of the production team paid a lot.Now Liu Ye actually proposed not to grow rice.

"What do you want to do?"

Liu Hanming took a mouthful of the dry chimney and asked with squinting eyes.

Liu Ye knew very well that due to lack of water source, the paddy field of Yezhulong turned into dry land later.Every household no longer grows rice.

"Uncle, look at this day, it hasn't rained for three months. Judging from the weather, we can't wait for rain to plant rice, so I want to replant sweet potatoes as soon as possible."

Liu Han understood Liu Ye with a glance, and asked back: "Did you let Huahua and Linlin grow up eating sweet potatoes exclusively? We are used to eating rice, and sweet potatoes are not a staple food!"

Liu Ye knew very well that an old production team leader like Liu Hanming didn't have a sense of market economy in his head.What he couldn't imagine at all was that in later generations, many farmers abandoned their cultivated land and went directly to the cities to work, and they could still earn a lot of money.

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Hanming said:

"Boy, tomorrow morning, I'll help you plow the field first. You decide what to plant and how to plant it. I don't care. You have suffered such a serious injury, so take care of your body."

"Okay. Thank you in advance. Uncle, you plowed the land for me, and I will pay for the work."

"What are you talking about about money? Brat, as long as you support your family and be a good person, uncle will be happy."

Although he is a cousin, Liu Hanming, the old captain, is really kind to him.After Liu Ye said a few polite words, he returned to his poor home.

As soon as he entered the door, Liu Ye could smell the delicious food.

On the dining table, there was a plate of fried cabbage with green peppers and a plate of scrambled eggs with peppers.There is also a small dish of fermented bean curd.

This was the first big meal Liu Ye ate after his rebirth.Compared with later generations, this little life is indeed shabby, but Liu Ye is already very satisfied.

Huahua and Linlin salivated when they saw the delicious food on the table.

Liu Ye was also very hungry.After walking more than 60 miles back and forth all day, he only ate three steamed buns.

He laughed and said, "There are eggs to eat!"

Li Cuiyu said: "The eggs are all given by Grandma Shan. She raises more than a dozen hens, and can pick up more than ten eggs every day. The two old people couldn't finish eating, so they sent them to Huahua and Linlin to nourish their bodies. "

"Yo, you're still having dinner."

The small door creaked and was pushed open.An old woman with little feet came in.

She is Grandma Shan.

Liu Ye only knew that she was Liu Zushan's old woman, but he really didn't know her real name.

"Grandma Shan, have you eaten?"

Li Cuiyu pulled out a stool and motioned for Grandma Shan to sit down.Grandma Shan refused.

"The old man finishes work early today."

Grandma Shan is not tall, only about 1.5 meters five.Under the weight of life, her face was lined like pine bark.

"That shameless Donghai actually asked his father for 20 yuan today, saying that he had no money to buy fertilizer! It really pissed me off. His father is 63 years old, and he actually wants to ask me for money. Is this still human? ?”

Liu Zushan has four sons: Liu Donghai, Liu Dongfeng, Liu Dongwen, and Liu Chunhai.Among them, Liu Donghai, the boss, is already in his early 40s and is also a gambler.What he said about having no money to buy fertilizer must be false.Gambling without money is true.

Liu Ye is very clear about what happened to Grandma Shan.Therefore, when he saw her, he always had mixed feelings in his heart.

Because in one year, Liu Zushan died.Once Liu Zushan died, Grandma Shan had to wander all over the world again.

In this life, the tragedy must not be allowed to repeat itself!
Li Cuiyu said: "Grandma Shan, Donghai is not a good person either. Did you give him the money?"

Grandma Shan: "No! Where did I get the money? In addition to farming and vegetable farming, Lao Wantou and I have raised two pigs and a dozen chickens as a sideline. The two of us barely make ends meet. How can I give him any money? Besides, he There are four sons, which one will be promising?"

Liu Ye: "Grandma Shan, you are doing the right thing. Whether you have money or not, you have to save some money to accompany you. Grandpa Shan's four sons, you are unreliable."

Grandma Shan pursed her lips, and said disdainfully, "Your son has to be born himself, and the land has to be plowed deeply. I never thought about relying on them. The big deal is death. After I die, my misfortune will come to an end. Lord Yan is not good to me." Well, that was the evil I did in my previous life. In this life, I have been cultivating my mind!"

Grandma Shan was still chatting with Li Cuiyu.Both Huahua and Linlin have already dozed off.

Tired all day, their thin bodies could not bear it.Both of them are like chickens pecking at rice, sitting on the table and stool, about to fall off at any time.

Liu Ye carried Huahua and Linlin to the bed to sleep, and picked up the bucket by himself to fetch water from the well.

There is no water in the tank.It's such a hot day, I didn't even take a shower.

(End of this chapter)