Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 18 018 Raising Rabbits

The commune was in full swing, and the city was not idle either.

The streets were covered with slogans, and even the outer wall of Tang’s house read “Super Britain and America, fight for 1070!”.

Well, starting from this year, many children were born called "Chaoying" and "Chasing the United States", just like the "Resisting the United States" and "Aiding Korea" in the previous two years, they are very characteristic of the times.

Every unit has its quota, and the school is on holiday. Fengzhen and Fengzhi run around the streets with a group of children, shouting slogans over and over again: "There is no Jade Emperor in the sky, and there is no Dragon King on the earth. Collect copper and iron, support." For national construction, let’s all contribute to 1070!”

Not many parents feel that their children are not doing their jobs properly and have a lot of money at home. That is a real donation. Just like the 08 earthquake, all the people donated money and materials. They are very conscious, very cute and respectable!
Tang Zhitong gave the remaining iron at home to his two sisters. The sisters carried it with difficulty, their faces filled with pride.

The steel-making site of the iron pulley handle is in Baiqiao, with thick smoke billowing from the earthen blast furnaces.

There is a simple wooden archway standing next to the White Bridge, with the slogan "Concentrate on production, be happy and eat well" on both sides.

There is a huge pictorial painted on the gable wall of the house next to it. Several steel workers have perseverance and longing for victory. Below it is written "24 points of targets, [-] points of measures, [-] points of motivation!".

Although Tang Zhitong knew that it was impossible to do it, most people really believed that it could be achieved and actively participated in voluntary labor after get off work.From another perspective, just like the new coronavirus, foreigners cannot understand China's nationwide shutdown.Different thinking, different times, and different cognitions cannot define the present with thinking more than 60 years later.

Being caught in the torrent and unable to survive alone, Tang Zhitong also went over to help for two days.

Although a little tired, the food is really good, and the white flour steamed buns are filling!
"Euclidean, join the community cafeteria. Take a look, there are meat and vegetables here, and white flour steamed buns can be eaten casually. It's more suitable than starting a meal at home!" Tang Zhitong was eating, and the cook next to him advised him.

Tang Zhitong took a sip of the vegetable soup, swallowed the steamed bun and replied: "Thank you for your kindness. Our family has followed the call and is self-reliant and will not cause trouble to the streets. I am making steel here today. Come over and have a bite and go home to eat at night."

"Look what you said, can we still need something for you in our canteen? We will also eat here at night, and there will be meat for dinner!" the cook said proudly.

Tang Zhitong chuckled, did not respond, and concentrated on cooking. This kind of food was not common and would not last long...

After two days of busy work, Tang Zhitong never went there again. Scrap iron in every household was at the bottom, and in a few days the blast furnace would slowly shut down.

"Mom, how many rabbits should we raise?" Tang Zhitong planned to go to the market early in the morning before taking the exam. When he came back, he would use a stone slab to set up a simple rabbit nest against the south wall of the yard.

"Why do you suddenly want to raise rabbits? It's the autumnal equinox and the grass is yellow, so why raise rabbits?" Mother Tang was stunned for a moment, shook her head and objected.

"You don't have to worry about the fodder, I'll find a way." Tang Zhitong explained worriedly: "When I was at the construction site a while ago, I listened to the nearby people chatting. The actual output of the field did not increase much, but everyone relaxed in the canteen. If you eat it on your belly, you still don’t know what will happen in the future, so we have to make more preparations.”

"So last time you specifically asked me to buy your ration into millet?" After hearing what her son said, Mother Tang remembered what happened before.

"Yeah. Grandma said, if you have food at home, you won't panic. Food is rationed and it's hard to buy, so let's raise a few rabbits. The rabbits will grow as fast as they can. If there is no shortage of food, we can just use them as snacks. What if? , can also respond to emergencies at critical moments." Tang Zhitong admitted directly.

"Then just raise it." Tang's mother had experienced famine and knew what it was like. She no longer opposed her son's idea, but she didn't fully agree with it. "There should be no more famines. The state is responsible for food. We will eat a lot this year." Some will be planted in the fields next year. Now it’s not like before, with war and chaos. Don’t talk nonsense when you go out, just say you raised it for yourself.”

"Okay, I said I'll keep it for my sister to play with, and I'll eat it when I grow up." Tang Zhitong finished the order, and agreed with a smile, not arguing with his mother on this issue, "Then I'll go to the market and have a look." "Yeah. , go." After Mrs. Tang said no more words, she turned around and took a small head to serve the cabbage in the yard.

Tang Zhitong didn't answer any further, took a vegetable basket and went directly to Baiqiao market.

The vegetable basket was a real object at this time, very environmentally friendly. It was made of wheat straw, corn husk, wattle, and bamboo strips. No matter which material it was made of, it was a piece of head used to hold things. , a must-have for every household.

Baiqiao Market was moved from Xiaoshi outside Chongwenmen. When we first moved here, there were a lot of supplies in the market.

There are seasonal fruits, such as peaches, grapes, hawthorns, watermelons, wild dates, pomegranates, chestnuts, and apricots;

There are seasonal vegetables, such as cucumbers, tomatoes, kidney beans, beans, eggplants, winter melon, green peppers, onions, ginger, garlic, and dried chili peppers;
There are common non-staple foods, such as eggs, river fish, vermicelli, tofu, salt brine, dried fruits, mountain products, and local specialties;

There are also poultry and livestock, such as chickens, ducks, geese, piglets, lambs, rabbits, and dogs;

There are also some handmade products and agricultural and sideline products, such as brooms, rush mats, bamboo mats, door curtains, daily ceramics, bamboo fences, chopstick boxes, bamboo baskets, baskets, baskets, small benches, wooden pot lids, chopping boards, rolling pins, bran Skins, cereal straw, tobacco leaves, small toys;

There are also several stalls that provide convenient services, such as huge pots and bowls, matching keys, sharpening scissors and kitchen knives, etc.

Nowadays, the supplies on the market have shrunk a lot, and both vendors and customers have decreased.

Tang Zhitong pretended to go shopping, and when he returned, there were two more vegetable rabbits, also called gray rabbits, in the vegetable basket.

Of course, Tang Zhitong collected the rabbit from the villagers a while ago. It weighed [-] pounds, and an adult rabbit weighed about four pounds.

Because the appearance of gray rabbits is most similar to that of hares, Tang Zhitong kept some of them, large and small vegetable rabbits. Tang Zhitong saved forty or fifty rabbits, hoping to find a suitable way to sell them as hares in the future.

"Good morning, Uncle Zhu. Have you eaten?" Tang Zhitong passed by the water station carrying a basket and greeted Uncle Zhu at the water station.

"The food you eat in the cafeteria will have a good time when you get older." Uncle Zhu smiled with one eye, glanced at Tang Zhitong's vegetable basket, and asked curiously: "Are you planning to raise rabbits?"

"Give it to my sister to play with. In the new society, children must learn more, but we can't raise them so that their limbs are not diligent and their grains are separated." Tang Zhitong said generously, and while there was still a market, he took advantage of raising rabbits. Things have come to light.If you raise it secretly, you will definitely not be able to hide it from others, and you may be accused of raising a tail in the future. There must be a defensible reason.

"You are right, you must develop in an all-round way, otherwise you will not be able to take over in the future." Uncle Zhu agreed with Tang Zhitong's idea.

"This is what you have realized." Tang Zhitong gave a thumbs up, "You go ahead, I'll take it back and give it fresh to my sister."

　Seeing that many book friends read after early in the morning, I would like to say: Entertainment is not as important as health, so make sure you get some rest first.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)