Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 79 Mrs. Song comes to visit
In this place in later generations, all kinds of fruits are specialties, such as hawthorns, plums, apricots, wild jujubes, and walnuts. There are many varieties. But now the most important thing is to have a full stomach. These fruit trees must be planted, and this food must be planted in the mountains. .

Looking for a place in the mountains to reclaim land and grow food is no longer an individual act. It must be coordinated by the whole village and collective action. Facing the mountains, an individual is still small. Once you go in and come out, you will be gone.

"Actually, you can ask the superiors for permission to set up a chicken farm in the mountains. Second uncle, your chickens are also allowed to roam all over the mountains and fields looking for food, so they don't need to be fed much."

“There’s not enough food for everyone, and who has the feed to raise chickens? There are also quantitative requirements for raising chickens, so how can we raise more?”

It's so simple, Zhu Xuefeng thought for a while.

"If we raise the eggs collectively in the village, we should make a report and talk to the supply and marketing cooperative about rationing eggs. It should be possible. Raising chickens now should be the fastest effective."

The second uncle thought about it and realized it was a good idea. Niu Village relied on chickens from every household, and within a few months the villagers had a lot of money. I heard from them that just by exchanging eggs for money, they gained several cents every month. .

As for Zhu Xuefeng's planting idea, he had to go back and report it to the village cadres. No matter how good it was, it would be useless if the village disagreed.

The second uncle couldn't sit still. This was hurting the eldest nephew's face, otherwise he would have gone home directly.

We were chatting about something, and the time passed quickly. Zhu Xuefeng looked at the time and realized that he must have run out of cars now.

"Oh, my second uncle hasn't eaten yet. Looks like we've already talked."

"Xue Song, is the meal ready..."

……

The second uncle didn't make it in the end, so he honestly caught the early bus back the next day. Zhu Xuefeng prepared some snacks, two large front doors and 20 yuan.

"This cigarette is for you, but you have to smoke it sparingly. It's not good for your health. I'll give you some snacks to satisfy your brothers and sisters' hunger. You can also bring this little money with you. It'll be easy to handle if there's an urgent need."

Then he asked his second uncle to bring two packs of defective quilts. Zhu Xuefeng knew how difficult the winter in the mountains was. The temperature in the mountains can reach around zero in October, so he just had a few extra quilts, so it was just right to give them to his second uncle.

My second uncle's family has three children, and their grandparents have long since passed away. There should be four quilts in the two bags, which should be enough.

This is really a waste of words. Cotton is in short supply this year. Many factories are short of cotton and have stopped production to wait for supplies. I persuaded my second uncle to see the remaining quilts, and he accepted them and left happily.

He knew that there was a food shortage in the village, but it was difficult to carry food. He couldn't carry it back on the more than 30-kilometer mountain road. Besides, he was now eating in a canteen, so bringing food was just a drop in the bucket. Zhu Xuefeng didn't have the ability.

……

After seeing off my second uncle, life returned to normal.
I looked for money strings a few times and collected the counting tickets. Now I have a lot of various kinds of tickets in my pocket, but I can’t get the meat tickets. It took more than a month to collect just over a kilogram, and I collected almost a hundred kilograms of food stamps. There are more than ten kilograms of it across the country, but I can’t get the meat stamps.

Forget it, let's eat wild boar meat. In fact, Zhu Xuefeng disliked the smell of wild boar meat, so he tried to deal with it no matter what, but others didn't dislike it. After eating it a few times, he didn't like it anymore.

There is really no other way, there is really nothing to do, I have to find a chance to go to the countryside to try my luck. If there is a choice, Zhu Xuefeng still doesn't want to eat wild boar meat.

There is no place to feed pigs. If the feed problem is solved, Zhu Xuefeng really wants to find a place to raise pigs. He can get rich through hard work, be glorious and eat meat while lying down.

Bah, he slapped himself in the mouth. He wanted to be a pig herder again. He was really promising, but he had to deal with raising pigs. Zhu Xuefeng was really fed up with the smell of wild boars.

(Domestic pigs have been castrated and do not have this smell)
Zhu Xuefeng came out of his random thoughts.

The younger brothers and sisters are all working on the vegetable garden. Now the peppers have grown a lot of small peppers, and the others have also bloomed. After the flowers are gone, small peppers are left one by one. The two children have to look at them several times a day. Others It's also grown a lot.

Planting in the space has completely stopped, and I don’t know why. There is water and soil, but it doesn’t grow, and there is no light?I didn’t find it either. It was useless anyway, and I couldn’t figure it out, so I left it alone.

Zhu Xuefeng found a small chair and sat under the locust tree, thinking quietly about a few things he had to do in the near future. The college entrance examination was not long ago, and he had to go back to school.

... This year's college entrance examination is from July 22th to [-]nd. Zhu Xuefeng is a little hesitant now, whether to go to work or go to school.

Going to school can quickly keep up with the times, and the road ahead will be easy, but it will be difficult for a few years, and you may have to go to the countryside. No matter what your status is, whether you are a teacher or a student, engaged in scientific research or a leader, as long as Once you catch up, go happily...

It’s quite comfortable to be able to directly start your own ideas and work on small inventions and creations when you go to work. You also have a worker’s hat to protect you for a few critical years. Come out of nowhere.

Now that having enough food is no longer a problem, it’s time to think about the future. The situation was different in the past. We had to solve the problem of food and clothing first. Now the situation is completely different. Do you have some thoughts...

Silly Zhu, who was far away, laughed with her and sent an aunt out. The aunt was dressed in glamorous clothes and her hair was really shiny. She must have been oiled, and Silly Zhu sent her out of the courtyard.

When I came back, I rubbed my hands excitedly and saw Zhu Xuefeng sitting in a daze under the locust tree and walked over.

"Hey, big brother, I'm thinking about something. Let's go sit in my brother's room and have a sip."

Zhu Xuefeng's mind was in a state of confusion and he couldn't think of anything else, so he readily agreed.

"Brother Zhuzi, you go back first, I'll be there soon."

I went home and picked up a bottle of wine, Xifeng wine. The wines I collected were all kinds of wines, and they had everything. I wrapped them in paper, went into the middle courtyard, and came to Shazhu's house.

Without saying hello, Silhu left the door open and walked into the back room. Silhu had already set up a small table on the kang, with some braised vegetables and a plate of fried peanuts.

Seeing Zhu Xuefeng bring wine, Shazhu didn't open the wine and threw it aside, knowing that Zhu Xuefeng's wine must be good wine.

"Brother Zhuzi, there is something happy happening. Let's talk about it."

Zhu Xuefeng fanned himself in disgust. The smell of stupid Zhu's feet was too great. He always wore cloth shoes, so he took out his feet now. It had been a long time since he had washed his feet properly. It was not troublesome to wash his feet on this hot day.

Silly Zhu didn't take it seriously and poured it for the two of them. This was changed again, it was Xifeng. It was also good wine and there was no politeness. He took a small sip first and it was sizzling.

"I said brother, your wine is really good."

Silly Zhu was a little happy, so he grabbed a few peanuts, threw one into his mouth, and moved his cheeks.

Zhu Xuefeng was still waiting for Sha Zhu to tell him the happy news, but he just didn't say anything. Judging from this posture, Sha Zhu was teasing himself and whetting his appetite.

I also grabbed a handful and took a sip.

"These fried peanuts are pretty good. Fry some for me anytime and keep them ready. It's best for drinking."

Peanuts are the best material for oil extraction, but they are not easy to obtain. There was a policy for a while and they were not available at all. Now they are better, but they are still difficult to buy, so Silly Zhu Lao can always prepare some peanuts. Drink.

"Okay, I'll blow it up and send it to you, sir, okay."

Silly Zhu rolled his eyes, but still couldn't hold it in any longer and leaned forward slightly.

"Guess, brother, what happened just now."

"The one who went out just now? I don't know him."

Silly Zhu has been bored for a while, this is not enough, forget it, do it yourself.

"The person I sent out just now was Mrs. Song from the street. I hired someone to bring her."

(End of this chapter)