Reborn in the red age

My hometown is full of poor people who forage in the fields. I heard that my compatriots in the city wanted to fund the renovation of their ancestral tombs. This was a good thing. Anyone who was short-sighted would disagree. I immediately sent a message to the city to express my agreement to the renovation. Ancestral graves.

After receiving the news from his hometown, Li's father cleared the way and found the only minibus in the county that was used to receive leaders' inspections. A large family of men got on the bus and rushed to their hometown in a hurry.

"Oh, I don't notice it usually, but now everyone has gathered to take a look. There are quite a lot of people in our Lao Li family." Sitting in the minibus, Li Qingfeng looked at the crowd of people outside and looked at Boss Li next to him. said.

Boss Li looked out the window and said, "Yes, there are indeed many people, but they are a bit poor."

Turning his attention to the clothes of these people, Qingfeng Li nodded in agreement.

Nowadays, life in rural areas is only a little better than in previous years, and the poor are still poor. Adults' clothes are covered with patches, and there are only a few decent clothes.

The third uncle who was passing by and about to get off the car heard the conversation between the two brothers and answered with a smile: "It's much better now than before. If it were more than ten years ago, we didn't even have any clothes to wear, and the whole family only had one pair of pants. Whoever goes out wears it?”

"Just a pair of pants? Are you kidding? What about the others?" Boss Li exclaimed after hearing what the third uncle said.

Boss Li has never been to the countryside. He grew up in the city. He joined the army after graduation and was assigned to the police station after retirement. He has been busy in the jurisdiction. Even when he went to the countryside to handle cases, he came and went in a hurry. He never had a deep understanding of the real countryside. Situation, the first reaction is disbelief.

"What's the point of lying to you? It was like this a few years ago. In poor families, the family only had a few sets of clothes, and whoever went out would wear them. In the summer, the little kids would play wildly outside with their buttocks naked. In the winter, Lying on the bed at home, wrapped in quilt and not going out," the third uncle said with a smile.

Li Qingfeng, who had experienced going to the countryside before, nodded and agreed: "Uncle San is right. The village where I went to the countryside is a little better than ours, but there are also extremely poor families. This is indeed the situation. "

With the evidence from his brother, Boss Li was mentally shocked. He had only known about poverty in rural areas before, but this was the first time he knew that poverty was like this.

The Li family got off the car and exchanged brief greetings with their fellow villagers. Then, led by the village elders, a group of people walked toward a house.

There are very few clan ancestral halls in the north. Whenever important matters within the clan are discussed, they usually go to the most virtuous and respected (richest) family in the clan.

There were too many people in the room, and as a junior, Qingfeng Li did not need to participate. After chatting awkwardly with his peers in the village for a while in the courtyard, he felt that it was not interesting, so he simply proposed to take a stroll in the village.

With Qingfeng Li taking the lead, several younger cousins ​​and nephews who were not used to this kind of atmosphere also followed Qingfeng Li out.

Seeing the naked buttocks and the little birds flying around in the village, the children didn't feel embarrassed at all, and the older nephews who had never seen such a scene grinned happily.

After walking around the village, Qingfeng Li and his group would stare at the old men and women who were enjoying the shade under the shade wherever they went. Even Qingfeng Li, who was as thick-skinned as he was, couldn't stand the look, so he simply went outside the village. Take a bath by the river to cool off.

After walking out of the village along the dirt road, and instructing the people following him not to touch the unripe corn cobs in the field, Qingfeng Li led them towards the small river outside the village.

Walking on the production road in the countryside, the air is filled with the smell of farmyard manure coming from the fields.

Not to mention, the smell was quite familiar, reminding Qingfeng Li of the time when he went to the countryside to carry manure buckets and fertilize the fields. So many years had passed in the blink of an eye.

There were many half-year-old children playing in the water on the small river outside the village. Along the way, Qingfeng Li, who was sweating profusely, ignored the others and took off his clothes first and got into the water wearing a pair of big pants.

The river was not deep. After Li Qingfeng told several nephews and cousins ​​not to run around, he ignored them and just closed his eyes and soaked in the water to cool off.

I don't know how long it took, but there were beatings and scoldings in the distance. Qingfeng Li didn't care. It was normal for half-year-old children to fight.

As the sound got louder and louder, Qingfeng Li noticed something was wrong. Why did this sound sound so familiar?

Qingfeng Li quickly got up from the water, called out to his little cousins ​​who were still soaking in the water, put on his clothes and ran towards the direction of the sound.

When I got to the place, I saw, my dear, no wonder the voices looked familiar. It turned out to be my two nephews who were kneeling on the ground and being pointed and scolded by the villagers.

Glancing at the watermelon placed in front of his two nephews, Qingfeng Li immediately understood what was happening.

This is not the future. You can just pick a watermelon from the field on the roadside. Corn on the cob is nothing. But it is not possible now. You must know that the crime of stealing feces has only been abolished a few years ago.

Crops are even more closely watched. If they are caught, a child will be beaten, and an adult will immediately send him to the police station.

Qingfeng Li pushed away the children who were watching the fun and stepped forward to negotiate with them: "Um, hello, comrade, I'm really sorry, I am the parent of these two children."

With Qingfeng Li taking the lead, Yi Guangming, who was scolding the two children, turned around, glanced at Qingfeng Li up and down, and said, "Are you from the Li family from the city?"

"Yes, comrade, these two children are still young and ignorant. If you don't want them to get up first, we adults can discuss it directly." Looking at his two nephews who were kneeling on the ground and looking at him pitifully, Qingfeng Li could only force them. Said with his scalp.

Hearing the words that the children are still young, Yi Guangming glanced at Qingfeng Li with a strange expression, and then looked at the two young men kneeling on the ground, about 1.6 meters tall and about 14 or 15 years old.

I secretly thought to myself that these city people are really spoiled with children. These two people are so big that they can work in the fields in the countryside, but they are still children in the city.

"Comrade Li, look at how our watermelons have been ruined by these two kids. If you say you're thirsty and pick a melon from the ground, I won't say anything. Look, these two guys picked four or five of my melons. Break one open and eat only the middle piece, and throw away the rest. Tell me, is there anyone who does this?" Yi Guangming pointed at the watermelon on the ground that was ruined by the two people, and said angrily.

Glancing at the ruined watermelon on the ground, Qingfeng Li was so moved by these words that he wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

I also have strong opinions on my two cousins ​​who brought their children to my hometown. How do I teach my children at home?

Thinking in his heart, the matter still needs to be resolved now. Qingfeng Li quickly took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to the other party, constantly saying good things.

If you do something wrong and spend money to get someone else's personal property, this method works in the city, but it really doesn't work in the countryside where you live. If you dare to spend money to solve the problem today, your reputation in the village will be ruined tomorrow.

Although the Li family has not lived in the village since their father's generation, this is the root of the Li family after all. To put it bluntly, when people die, they have to be buried in their ancestors' graves.

After saying a lot of good things, Yi Guangming finally relaxed and agreed to let the two of them get up from the ground. Seeing that the matter was resolved, Li Qingfeng quickly took out a big unity card from his pocket and stuffed it into Yi Guangming's hand.

"Oh, I can't do it. I can't do it. We are all from the village. When your grandfather was in the village, we were all neighbors on the same street. We ate watermelons as long as we could. How can I ask for your money? What will happen to me? ?" Yi Guangming declined immediately when he saw the ten dollars.

"One is one, two is two, our children ruined the melons in your field, they should be paid."

"No, I can't accept this money. It's too much. A few melons are not worth so much money."

After a lot of fighting between the two of them, Yi Guangming finally put this piece of unity away.

Yi Guangming, who had received ten yuan, was a little embarrassed and asked Qingfeng Li to wait a moment. He personally went to the field to pick another large bag of watermelon and brought it out for Qingfeng Li to take home to eat.

After this incident, Qingfeng Li had no intention of staying any longer, so he called his younger cousins, grabbed his two nephews on the ground, and rushed to the village together.

On the way, two boys carrying a sack of watermelon were too tired to walk halfway. They licked their faces and said, "Uncle, the melon is too heavy, we can't lift it anymore."

"Can't lift it? Why didn't you say you couldn't eat it when they were destroying the watermelon in the fields? Lift it quickly. I tell you two, don't think that this matter is over today. You will have another meal when you get home. Just pack up and wait," Qingfeng Li said without looking back.

After hearing Qingfeng Li's words, the two brothers looked at each other with grimaces on their faces and walked forward carrying a sack of watermelons.

When they arrived at the courtyard where the Li family gathered, no one was there. When Li Qingfeng inquired, he learned that they had gone to the cemetery and told the two children to stay in the courtyard and not come out. Qingfeng Li took a few younger cousins ​​with him. Rushing to the ancestral grave.

Every New Year, he comes to his ancestral graves to burn paper. Qingfeng Li still knows the location of his ancestral graves.

When several people arrived at the ancestral grave, they saw Father Li surrounded by everyone. The red-faced Father Li had his hands on his hips and gestured towards the ancestral grave with great dignity.

After squeezing into the periphery of the crowd, Qingfeng Li couldn't help but look at Father Li in the middle of the crowd speechlessly.

What do you think? He even wanted to contract two acres of land around his ancestral grave (land is a state-owned asset and is not allowed to be bought and sold), and build walls on both sides to surround the ancestral grave.

The problem is that this outrageous idea is actually recognized by the same tribe and they all agree with it.

Father Li just went ahead and found the owner of the land and negotiated to contract his land.

The price offered by Li's father was not low. When the landowner put it all together, he felt that it was more cost-effective to contract the land to the Li family than to farm the land, so he immediately agreed.

However, they also put forward a condition. It was okay to contract the land to the Li family, but the public grain, agricultural tax, water conservancy subsidy, education subsidy, and other miscellaneous things were not taken care of. The Li family needed to pay for it themselves.

Agricultural taxes were abolished in 06. These days, you still have to pay public grain and taxes for farming.

Public grain is public grain, and agricultural tax is agricultural tax. These are two different things.

Paying public grain refers to affordable grain. A certain amount of grain must be paid every year and delivered to the grain station on time. The price is uniformly stipulated by the grain station.

After paying the public grain, you still need to pay agricultural taxes and various miscellaneous taxes, such as village retention fees, township overall planning, special product taxes, provident funds, public welfare funds, management fees, education surcharges, family planning fees, special care fees, militia training fees, or temporary There are about 20 kinds of fees and so on.

It’s really not profitable to farm these days, but it’s enough to keep people fed. If you don’t go to the city to do odd jobs during the off-season, you won’t even be able to pay for your children’s school fees.

These taxes are nothing to Li's father. With a wave of his hand, he means that since we have contracted these things, they will naturally fall on us. You just need to take the money.

After settling the matter on the ground, Mr. Yin Yang was invited to come on stage. An old man with gray hair and a tuft of beard on his chin. He was wearing a gray robe and was walking around in front of the cemetery with a compass in his hand. He kept pinching his fingers.

"You are looking at it so seriously, can you tell something?" Boss Li couldn't help but asked with a smile as he saw Qingfeng Li holding the book he borrowed from Mr. Yin Yang and reading seriously.

Qingfeng Li took his eyes away from the thread-bound book, closed the book and shook his head with a smile: "I basically can't understand it. This thing is an old book from the former Qing Dynasty. It is written in French crepe. I can't understand what is written in it. "

The old man wandered around for a long time, then he put away the compass and said to Father Li and others: "The time for building the tomb has been calculated. The eighteenth next month is a good day, and the official construction can start on that day."

After calculating the time, Mr. Yin Yang took fifty yuan and left, and the group went back to discuss the overhaul of the ancestral tomb.

When it comes to spending money, everyone has a real idea. Erecting all the monuments is a basic operation. Some people proposed to build a large archway, 12 to 13 meters high.

Father Li, who was flattered by his flattery, agreed to all the suggestions put forward by his tribe to build magnificent buildings with a wave of his hand.

He also put forward the concept of providing support for the young and providing for the elderly, giving money, giving money, giving money to everything.

From now on, the school fees for the children of the villagers and the pension funds for the elderly who are not in good condition will all be paid by Li's father. The term "returning to one's hometown in rich clothes" has been understood by Li's father.

This feat was even more enthusiastically praised by all the tribesmen, and the kind words were poured out as if they were free of money. Father Li, who was already glowing in the face, was even more excited by the praise.

Qingfeng Li didn't bother to care about Father Li spending a lot of money on it. It wouldn't cost much anyway, so it was up to Father Li to do whatever he wanted.

While a group of people were chatting in the room, Qingfeng Li called his two cousins ​​out and told them about the glorious deeds of their two sons in the melon fields.

Hearing Qingfeng Li's story, the two cousins' faces turned red with anger. If the current conditions didn't allow it, otherwise, these two people would take action.

The discussion in the room about the ancestral graves soon came to the conclusion that Li's father would provide the money and the others would contribute their efforts to get this matter done as soon as possible. (End of chapter)