1979 The Life of Idle Fish

Chapter 465 The story of Liang Jinhua and her family

After a short conversation, Luo Tao and his party understood their identities. The four of them were small villagers from Liangjiazhai not far away.

The girl in the lead is called Liang Jinhua. She is 13 years old this year. It is said that at this age she should be receiving a new era education in school. I don’t know why she is cutting grass with several children in the rice field?

Hair grass, also called thatch root grass, is a plant that is common all over the country and has extremely strong vitality.

This thing is considered a treasure all over. The leaves can be cut to feed livestock. The young leaves that grow in spring will soon grow an edible bud called Maozhen, also called Mao Yi and Gu Di. In autumn, they will turn into thatch flowers.

As for the root system of thatch, I won’t introduce it much.

The remaining three children are his younger brothers and sisters.

After they cut the grass and go back, they dried it and used it to weave baskets or something to hold things.

"Come and eat some sweets." Zhu Lin got a handful of White Rabbit toffee from somewhere and handed it to Liang Jinhua with a smile.

She felt that Luo Tao and the others were a bit too straightforward in just asking the child, and she was afraid of scaring them, so she took out candy to appease them.

When Liang Jinhua faced the candy that Zhu Lin handed over, she refused without any hesitation, "Sister, we won't eat it, thank you."

Although her mouth was very sweet, she had never relaxed her guard against Luo Tao and his group, especially Zhu Lin's behavior just now, which made her even more nervous.

But everyone could see that her younger brothers and sisters were salivating over this handful of White Rabbit toffees.

Their throats were moving all the time, and the sound of their swallowing could clearly be heard in everyone's ears.

Zhu Lin was stunned at first, and then realized that she was overconfident, thinking that the child would not be defensive against her.

She smiled, opened one by herself, and put it in her mouth, "This candy is not poisonous, it is just sugar.

Take it to the younger brothers and sisters to eat. "Zhu Lin pushed her hand twice more, but she still didn't take it. Zhu Lin said: "This child. "

Instead of giving it to her, he gave it to a little girl who was younger than her, "Sister, take it!"

The little girl didn't take it immediately. Instead, she glanced at her sister Liang Jinhua first and saw that she didn't express anything.

At this time, the little brother behind her pulled her clothes, and the meaning could not be clearer.

She struggled internally for a long time, and then made a bold decision. She took the White Rabbit toffee from Zhu Lin. Without saying thank you, she randomly selected one, opened it and tasted it first. She chewed it quickly. .

It's not like the behavior of a rural child. In this era, the White Rabbit candy can only be eaten during the Chinese New Year in rural areas. People in some extremely special areas may not be able to eat it.

Her gulping-down style of eating was a waste of money in this era. The correct way to eat it should be to carefully open the candy wrapper first without taking it out, and then lick it secretly when no one is around, and then wrap it up.

When you want to eat, open it again, lick it again, and then wrap it up again.

How long you have to eat this candy depends on one thing, whether it is summer or winter.

The most popular way of eating in the 90s and [-]s was the "licking" method.Candy can be licked, spicy sticks can also be licked, popsicles should also be licked, and cheese should be licked. If you don't lick this thing, it really has no soul.

The more powerful licking is in the north, in sub-zero weather, licking mailboxes and telephone poles with your tongue...

Crazy childhood!
It can also be said that children of this era are full of reverence for what they eat.

Sometimes they are not eating, but they are taking a very deep ideological lesson on themselves.

In this age where everything is lickable, this little girl is very different.

She's not being selfish.

After chewing, when she felt nothing was wrong, she turned around and gave all the candy in her hand to her younger siblings.

What this girl did shocked the group. She knew how to love and care for her younger brothers and sisters at such a young age. She was so sensible and heart-warming.

Zhu Lin almost cried, his eyes were slightly red, and if there was any more painful scenes, he would definitely shed tears.

With this handful of safe candies, the next chat will be more convenient.

Everyone was sitting on the edge of the field without any pretense, and the children sat in the middle.

Luo Tao thought of the topic about why you didn't go to school again, and asked again: "I mean Jinhua, why don't you go to school? It doesn't seem like it's summer vacation yet."

She was silent.

Her eldest sister, the little girl who just tried her luck, is called Liang Jinzhu. Even though she is one year younger than her sister, she is much more courageous than her.

"Our family doesn't have much money, let us go to school." She said this without any inferiority complex, very frankly.

"Oh? But I don't understand that it's free to go to primary school!" Luo Tao didn't know much about the implementation of this policy, so he asked a very silly question.

"You're wrong. We need five yuan for this half year. If we don't have it, we can't go to school." Liang Jinzhu retorted at a very fast speed.

Luo Tao was a little surprised by this. He knew that children could not lie. He quickly looked at Comrade Hu and he explained.

"The little girl is right. You don't need to pay tuition fees, but you still have to pay for books. ... Also, the policy has just been implemented, and the people below may not necessarily keep up with it in time. ..."

After he said this, Luo Tao understood that this was a plan from above and a plan from below. It did not mean that they were perfunctory about the overall situation above, but that they were taking things out of context.

Book fees?What is the book fee?
Five yuan a semester was ten yuan a year. In 1986, it was a big expense for many families in mountainous areas.

What's more, Liang Jinhua's family has four children.

"Oh, I see."

Luo Tao pulled Liang Jinhua to talk again, "You are quite old. Are you in elementary school or middle school?"

"I won't go to school until I reach fourth grade." Liang Jinhua was still nervous and couldn't let go. She spoke in a low voice, but her eyes were eager to go to school.

Now that he knew why she didn't go to school, Luo Tao stopped asking this topic and asked her about her family income, "Oh, how much money can you make by cutting grass and making baskets every day?"

She thought for a while and then said: "This, it's hard to say. Sometimes it can be sold, sometimes it can't be sold."

"How long does it take to weave a basket? How much does one cost?"

"My grandpa is fast. He can make one in a day, but I am much slower. Each one costs only [-] cents." She was a little embarrassed and ashamed.

"Oh, this is hard work."

While a few people were chatting, several adults from the village came from a distance.

This is definitely someone who secretly went to notify the village just now.

The leader was an old man, who looked very old, followed by several others who were also quite old.

Seeing them coming, everyone stood up to greet them.

Liang Jinzhu spoke first, "Yaoye!" and ran towards an older brother who was about 50 years old.

When the little guys saw the adults coming, they immediately ran over.

That one is called Yao Ye. He speaks a dialect, and the word "nonsense" can be heard.

I can't understand anything else.

The child's episode does not affect the larger social atmosphere that follows.

When these few came closer, it was not difficult to see that they were all nervous, and they didn't know when an elderly cadre would walk out.

"Old Liang, this is Comrade Hu from the provincial capital." He pulled the old man named Liang to Comrade Hu and introduced him.

Judging from their familiarity, it is not difficult to guess that this person should be a cadre with a basic township level.

This also tells Luo Tao that there is no wall that does not leak air.A group of people did not arrange a specific itinerary, and the second did not notify in advance.

Suddenly they appeared, which was quite magical.

The old man was very nervous, and it was easy to see from his trembling hands.Perhaps, this may be the biggest official he has ever seen in his life!

"Hello, Comrade Hu,...Welcome, welcome...." In a nervous mood, he became chatty and used multiple words.

Comrade Hu knew that he was nervous, so he held his hand with his strong hand and warmed him with simple words, "How do you do, we are here uninvited..."

He shook hands with the people who came one by one and said hello.

"This is Mr. Luo Tao from the capital."

"Hello……"

Luo Tao also shook hands with them one by one like Comrade Hu.

"This is Teacher Zhu Lin..."

……

"This is Comrade Zhang from the city..."

……

"This is from the county..."

The small rice field suddenly became very crowded. Those who didn't know it thought they were going to the fields to harvest early rice.

There were frogs croaking and some insects chirping in the field, which was loud for a while.

The reason why they had such a big reaction was probably because they were disturbed by this group of passers-by who did not understand the customs, and they fought back.

In order to reduce mistakes, everyone moved the station as quickly as possible.

When they came here, the villagers thought that the brigade headquarters was the most impressive, with five brick houses with green bricks and black tiles, which gave people a very grand feeling when viewed from a distance.

But entering the conference room where they usually discuss things, there is a table, which should be the special seat of the top leader of the village. There is a microphone on the table, which is used for shouting through the loudspeaker, and four benches, all against the wall. Keep aside.

The people in the village very enthusiastically invited people from the province, city, county, town, and Luo Tao, who could not represent the higher-ups, to come in and take a seat.

The conference room that originally looked very spacious suddenly became very crowded.

Many villagers gathered around the door of this rural conference room as quickly as possible. They all rushed to get in first, scratching at the door and the only two windows left in the conference room.

It looks like there are a lot of people stacking up, and you can only see the body of the person in the front. As for the people behind, they all have big heads.

They all came to see Comrade Hu, a high-ranking official in the border areas, and possibly to see Luo Tao.

After all, hearsay can kill people, and the news only needs to be spread like this: The big leaders from the capital are coming to our village, so go and have a look.Luo Tao was still able to steal Comrade Hu's C position.

In this situation, Comrade Hu said: "Let's go out and sit down and have a chat with the gangsters."

The leader has spoken, but who has any opinions?

"Comrade Hu, this is a good suggestion..."

A group of people shouted out again, followed by comrades from the armed forces to maintain order. Comrade Hu easily shook hands with the people and said hello.

The village cadre followed behind carrying a bench.

The villagers surrounded Luo Tao and the others, "Hello, fellow villagers."

"Hello comrade."

"..."

Everyone's face was filled with happy smiles, clapping their rough hands, and welcoming their parents.

At this moment there is no indication that they are still in a poor stage of life.

They were still tired of eating three meals a day, but they were able to welcome someone they had never met with full energy.

These are the Chinese people in this era.

The incomparable love for the country and incomparable respect for the leaders are all from their hearts.

It is this group of lovely people who have changed our country.

Not surprisingly, I started by chatting with them about daily life, asking about people's livelihood, and understanding the most basic things.

"Since we started the big contract, now our family...is full. Now everyone eats rice every meal, and sometimes even a piece of meat....Thank you *thanks to the government*." This person's speech, Very one-sided and slippery.

Comrade Hu's face wasn't that happy either. He knew in his heart that this man was a habitual offender, but seeing the smiles on the villagers' faces, he couldn't help but question him on the spot.

His words were definitely exaggerated. Why did the villagers cooperate with him and cater to him with smiles? It was because their lives were indeed better now than before.

Compared with the desires of other classes, farmers are the easiest class to satisfy their desires.

The most important thing is to have enough to eat. As long as this is done since the Qin Dynasty, society will not be in chaos.

Luo Tao interrupted very inappropriately, "By the way, Liang Jinhua, whose child is it? Why doesn't he go to school?"

The four siblings must have gone home. Luo Tao has not seen them since he entered the village.

The old man is the party secretary of the village and speaks the distinctive Mandarin of Guizhou Province.

"Mr. Luo, that child belongs to Liang Sanyou's family. His family..."

After listening to his introduction, Luo Tao also knew that their family was really in trouble.

The specific situation is: Liang Sanyou was doing house building work with others in the town, and his daily wages were less than one yuan.As for his wife, she was even more miserable. She left when she gave birth to her fourth child, Liang Jinhua's only brother.

In order to give birth to a boy, my life was on the line.

There is also an old man in the family, Liang Jinhua’s grandfather, who is only over 50 years old. Because he was too overworked when he was young, he can no longer do too heavy work. He makes some money by weaving baskets with wool.

Their family can barely support the family with these financial resources and a few acres of land, but they can't do anything to send their children to school.

"Oh, so there are only a few children in our village who don't go to school?"

"yes.

Even if it is difficult, other families will send their children to school.

Their family is really in trouble, and the village has helped them, once or twice, but no one has the ability to do more than that. "

Luo Tao listened carefully, but his eyes suddenly focused on a girl among the crowd in Wuyang, whom he met for the first time.

It doesn't look big.

The branch secretary just said that other people's children have gone to school, so why is there another one?

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