Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

If someone hadn't stopped him, Chen Xingbang would have beaten Wang Jinguang to death here.

"Stop hitting him, stop hitting him. If you continue he will really kill him!" The one who spoke was the village director Yu Yongfeng. He was in his forties and he really couldn't bear to watch Wang Jinguang being beaten to death.

Chen Xingbang stopped beating Wang Jinguang. Both of his arms were broken. He had been wailing. Now Chen Xingbang stopped beating him. He shouted in a hoarse voice:

"Chen Xingbang, I'm going to sue you in the village! Just wait for your imprisonment!"

As soon as these words came out, many people watching were really worried for Chen Xingbang. They didn't like Wang Jinguang, the old bachelor who would steal from time to time.

When everyone was not at home because they were working in the fields, he would take things from their homes when no one was paying attention.

So when Chen Xingbang beat Wang Jinguang severely, everyone was watching and no one stopped him.

Now that Wang Jinguang said this, some families who had suffered from Wang Jinguang's misfortunes naturally began to worry about Chen Xingbang.

"I'm in jail?" Unexpectedly, when Chen Xingbang heard him say he was in jail, he pointed outside with a sneer and said:
"You sue! Go sue now! If you don't sue, you are a grandson!"

Wang Jinguang was confused by Chen Xingbang for a moment and had no idea what he meant. The others felt the same way.

A few people understood but did not speak out.

Seeing that Wang Jinguang was silent, Chen Xingbang said loudly:

"If you dare to sue me, you will be taken to a target shooting range for the things you have done! You are guilty of hooliganism! It is the same across the country this year. There is no need for retrial for hooliganism. You will be taken to the execution ground directly. Go ahead and sue me!"

The villagers don't know much about this matter.

Wang Jinguang was half-believing and half-doubting. Chen Xingbang pointed at Yu Yongfeng and said:
"If you don't believe me, ask the director!"

Everyone's eyes turned to Yu Yongfeng.

"It's true!" Yu Yongfeng nodded. "There are too many messes in the country right now, and the authorities have done something like this. It would be fine if no one sued it, but if someone did, as long as it was found to be true, this kind of thing would be a real hit."

When Wang Jinguang heard what Yu Yongfeng said, he was so scared that he shrank his body. He felt that his arm was not so painful anymore and he could still bear it.

He doesn't want to die!
"Bah!" Chen Xingbang spat at him and said fiercely, "If you dare to knock on my door again when I get out, I will break both of your legs and knock out all your teeth, and let you starve to death!"

Wang Jinguang shrank his body and dared not speak, and only then did Chen Xingbang leave with the stick.

Is Chen Xingbang still leaving?

After this incident, those who spread rumors about Li Xia in the village thought that they should say less in the future. When Chen Xingbang gets mad, he really doesn't care about his life!
When Chen Xingbang returned home, Li Xia had already prepared lunch. She ate with Chen Xingbang and Hongqin, listening to Chen Xingbang talk about his work in northern Xinjiang, as well as about Li Jianguo, Li Anguo and Li Long.

In front of Hongqin, Chen Xingbang did not say that he wanted to go together. He just told Li Xia:
"I'm going to go to my dad's place tomorrow and explain this matter clearly."

"My grandparents ignored me." Hongqin said suddenly, "The day before yesterday, I was playing by the river with others. I saw my grandfather carrying something and walking back. I went ashore to say hello to him, but he ignored me."

Li Xia didn't say anything. Chen Xingbang sighed, touched Hongqin's head, and said:

"Hongqin, be good. I'll buy you a toy later, okay?"

He thought this topic could divert Hong Qin's attention to other things, but unexpectedly, Hong Qin thought about it and said:

"Dad, are you going to leave again? And then come back to buy me toys? Then can you not leave..."

When Chen Xingbang heard this, his eyes became sore. Li Xia covered her face and turned away.

Chen Xingbang rubbed Hongqin's hair, and he knew that the child had grown up.

After breakfast the next day, Chen Xingbang went to the village store and bought two cans of food and two bottles of wine and went to Chen Changgui's yard.

Father Chen Changgui, mother Shen Yujuan, younger brother Chen Qiangguo and sister-in-law Luo Qiuyu were all in the yard. They were a little nervous when they saw Chen Xingbang coming over with things.

"Brother, why are you here?"

"I'm back and here to see my parents." Chen Xingbang put the things on the ground.

"I'm fine, you don't need to worry about me." Chen Changgui said in a cold tone.

"Brother, what do you do in Northern Xinjiang? Do you earn money?" Chen Qiangguo was very enthusiastic and asked proactively.

"Killing pigs and selling meat." Chen Xingbang replied with two words. His attention was on Chen Changgui. Chen Changgui spoke coldly just now. He didn't know whether his father didn't want to talk to him because he felt guilty about what he had done before, or whether it was because he was partial to him and had become paranoid.

Anyway, he himself was not here to get close to anyone, so Chen Xingbang said to Chen Changgui:
"Dad, I'm your son and Hongqin is your granddaughter. Even if you don't like me, at least I came from this family. When I'm not around, can you behave like a human being?

I heard Hongqin's mother say, "You can go to my yard and tell her to remarry or go to northern Xinjiang to find me, but the yard and the land will be left to you."

You wish I would die and never come back, don't you? "

"How are you talking to me?" Chen Changgui didn't respond to Chen Xingbang's words, but started to find fault with him. "I'm your father, you don't have to tell me what to do!"

"Okay, I don't care how you live from now on." This is what Chen Xingbang wanted to hear. "Don't stare at my yard anymore, I'm still alive!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Yesterday, Chen Xingbang beat Wang Jinguang so hard that both of his arms were broken and his body was covered with multiple wounds. No one expected that Chen Xingbang, who was usually kind to others, would be so cruel.

So today he said some harsh words to his father Chen Changgui. Chen Changgui could only scold him verbally, but there was nothing else he could do.

Chen Qiangguo didn't dare to tell his brother anything because he was afraid of being beaten.

Chen Xingbang came out of his father's yard and did not go home directly, but went to another family's yard in the village.

This yard is one of the few brick houses with brick walls in the entire village, and there is also a grasshopper-legged tractor parked in the yard.

This tractor was despised by Li Long in northern Xinjiang, but in this village, it is like a sacred artifact.

The owner's surname is Niu, and his name is Niu Weiguo. He was demobilized from the army and used to work in a motor vehicle team. This walk-behind tractor is second-hand and he can use it to transport goods and earn some freight.

Niu Weiguo has three brothers. The yard is nice, but a bit crowded because two of them are married.

Chen Xingguo came over to find Niu Weiguo and discussed in a low voice:

"Weiguo, I'll sell you my yard and my land for two hundred dollars."

"What? You don't want the house anymore?" Niu Weiguo naturally wanted it. The house was well built, but the space was limited, and the family had limited money, so there were many places to spend money.

We can get a residential plot if we build it now, but we can’t afford to build a house like this at the moment.

He is the eldest brother, and he has a good idea about what Chen Xingbang said. If he buys the house, he will move into the Chen family's yard and leave it to his two brothers. It is better than squeezing together.

Two hundred yuan is really not expensive, and it comes with a residential plot.

The Chen family’s house is not that old. It is about seven or eight years old and is quite nice.

"Don't say a word. I plan to go to the northern border and not come back." Chen Xingbang said, "I won't talk about the house. I'll give you the nine fen of land as well."

In fact, according to the current price, a house with land can be sold for at least two hundred and fifty or sixty yuan.

He sold it at a low price because he wanted to sell it as soon as possible, and also because he didn't want to give it to his father at a low price.

His original idea of ​​coming back was to give the house and land to his parents and go to the northern border himself, which would be considered as his best effort.

I started working with my father when I was 14, before I graduated from junior high school, and continued to work until I got married at the age of 25 or 26. Most of the family assets, including my own house, were earned by myself.

I worked with my father for three years, and when I was sixteen or seventeen years old, I could work on my own. At that time, my father basically stopped doing anything.

Chen Xingbang felt that it was enough.

It's time to think about myself. Hongqin's words solidified her decision.

If the father doesn't act like a father, then don't blame the son for not acting like a son.

"Okay, two hundred. I'll give it to you now."

"I have written the contract. Take a look and see if there is anything I want to change. If not, sign it. I have already signed it."

"Hey, you've prepared all this? Okay, let me see."

"You're not afraid of my dad, are you? He might come after you and make trouble after I leave."

"What are you afraid of? I'm not afraid as long as I have your contract!"

"Okay, don't tell anyone before I leave in a couple of days. We won't take anything with us, so everything in the house will be left to you."

"That's fine. Thank you in advance!" Niu Weiguo was delighted. Even though those things were second-hand and old, it would cost a lot of money to buy a new set.

This is why it is said that a broken home is worth a fortune.

Niu Weiguo saw that there was nothing wrong with the contract, so he went into the house, took out two hundred yuan and gave it to Chen Xingbang, who took the money and left.

The two brothers came over curiously to ask about the matter, but Niu Weiguo waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, don't worry about it."

Although the two brothers were family, Niu Weiguo had no intention of saying anything. Coming from the military, he knew that some things could only be kept secret if they were not spoken.

Once it is told, even to the person you trust the most, it is no longer a secret.

Otherwise, wouldn’t the saying “Only the dead can keep secrets” be in vain?

When Hongqin was playing, she ran back to see that her parents were at home, and then she ran out happily again.

"She is afraid that you will leave suddenly." Li Xia said softly.

"No. Let's not move the things at home. Take the money with you and put a small bag of clothes, but don't bring too much. You can buy everything there.

Tomorrow morning, we will go to visit relatives. You take Hongqin to Lilou, and I will go to the team headquarters. Chen Xingbang arranged things:

"Tell everyone you meet that you went to see your father. Anyway, your father is really back. After we get to Lilou, we will visit Hongqin's grandfather, then find a car to go to the village, catch a ride to Yongcheng, buy train tickets, and go directly to Northern Xinjiang."

The plan was good, but Li Xia really couldn't bear to part with the things in the house.

Most of these things were accumulated bit by bit by her and Chen Xingbang over the years. It was really difficult to make a decision now that they all had to go.

"Xiaolong rented a yard for us in Shicheng. Do you know how big that yard is?"

"How old?" Li Xia had never been to Northern Xinjiang, and she was just guessing based on some fragments of what Chen Xingbang had told her last time.

"It's three times as big as our yard!" Chen Xingbang knew what Li Xia was thinking, so he led her to think in the direction of the new home, "The vegetable garden in front alone is one and a half times the size of our yard!"

"So big?"

"Hey, this isn't the biggest one. The biggest one is Xiaolong's yard, which is half the size of the yard I live in! He got a big job for the village, and the village director said that he can mark out the land in front of you as he pleases!"

"Then...then..." Li Xia was a little confused. If she really counted, Li Long's yard alone was bigger than the land she had allocated!
"Do you know? In Big Brother's team, each person has five mu of food-ration land. Big Brother's family has more than fifty mu of food-ration land and contracted land!"

"Ah?" Li Xia was really confused. More than 50 acres of land! Even a group in this village doesn't have that much land!

"According to Xiaolong, we will have to contract more land next year. You know, Xiaolong bought a tractor, and my brother also bought a tractor a few days ago..."

"The kind of tractor that the Niu family owns?" Li Xia yearned.

No farmer could resist the temptation of the iron ox.

"What's that? It's much more impressive than that one, with four wheels in the front, a small four-wheel tractor!" Chen Xingbang said with a smile, "I heard that my brother planted ten acres of melons and earned more than five thousand a year, and he used the money to buy a tractor."

"What is a melon?"

"Well... I'm not sure, it looks a bit like a watermelon." Chen Xingbang saw that the topic had gone too far, so he pulled it back and said, "Don't tell anyone that we're leaving."

"Why?" Li Xia was still a little confused. She hoped to leave with a clear conscience.

"We went to Northern Xinjiang to make money last year, and everyone knows that. At the beginning of the year, An Guo took his family with him. As for this matter, everyone should know that Northern Xinjiang is really a place to make money.

Who in the village doesn't want to get rich? Look at how jealous they are of Niu Weiguo. If I really tell you about this, you will see that, not only others, but also my younger brother Qiangguo will be the first one to ask to go to Northern Xinjiang with me!"

Li Xia understood immediately.

In fact, before sending Li Qingxia and Chen Xingbang on the train, Li Long told them what he had heard.

I have indeed heard it, but it was something I heard in later generations, not something that happened in my hometown.

And that happened ten years later.

At that time, a young man who already had a stable job in northern Xinjiang brought his wife back to his hometown to visit his family. His hometown was in the mountainous area and was relatively poor, so I won’t mention the specific province.

Basically, they took the train to the district, then the bus to the county, then the tractor to the county, then the bullock cart to the village, and then walked over several mountains to the team. He and his wife were well-dressed, while the villagers were all in rags.

The contrast is strong.

I won’t talk about the treatment I received at home. Anyway, when I left, several relatives within five generations of mourning, young people of similar age in the village, brought their bedding and moved directly into my house, to follow me to the northern border to make a fortune.

Fortunately, this man had discussed with his family. His wife went to the village to buy things first, and he crossed the mountain at night, otherwise he would not have been able to escape.

Li Long said that this matter was not without consideration of family ties. Anyway, all blood relatives had moved out and arrived in the northern border, and had relatively good arrangements.

He had no impression of the rest of the people. Like Junshan, he would help if he could, but he had no intention of asking him to take the initiative to lead people out.

He was mainly worried that Chen Xingbang would be harassed when he went to bring his sister and children back, so he told them this story, still wanting to alert them.

Chen Xingbang didn't care much at first, but after he came back and heard what Li Xia said, he understood.

Some people, even blood relatives, are unreliable.

That's why we discussed it this way.

What he said actually drew Li Xia's attention away.

But at night, Li Xia couldn't sleep again. She couldn't bear to part with the bedding on the bed, the cooking utensils on the stove, the tools for working outside, and the clothes she had sewn stitch by stitch.

Chen Xingbang knew what she was thinking, but it was difficult for him to persuade her any further.

After breakfast the next day, Hongqin still wanted to go out and play. Chen Xingbang and Li Xia told her that they would take her to see her grandfather, and she was very happy.

Her grandparents were not nice to her, but her grandparents were very nice to her.

She immediately listened to Li Xia, changed her clothes, and followed Li Xia out the door.

Although she was reluctant, Li Xia just packed a small bag, carried the bag and led Hongqin out the door.

Along the way, some people who were working asked her where she was going. She did as Chen Xingbang said and said she was going to Lilou to see her father.

"Your father is back? Didn't he go to the Northern Frontier?"

"The yard is still here. I have to come back and take a look." Li Xia said with a smile.

No one doubts it, after all, it is human nature.

Chen Changgui, who was working in the fields, saw Li Xia taking Hongqin to Lilou and asked the family members nearby:
"What is she doing?"

"Didn't you hear it just now? She went to see her father." Chen Qiangguo said.

"Hmph." Chen Changgui said nothing more.

Chen Xingbang closed the door and went to the team headquarters with his bag.

Village director Yu Yongfeng saw him coming and asked with a smile:

"Xingbang, what's going on?"

There was no one else in the team, so Chen Xingbang put ten yuan on the table:
"Director, I need a stamp."

"What does it take to get a stamp?" Yu Yongfeng didn't expect Chen Xingbang to pay just ten yuan. He took the money calmly and asked.

Chen Xingbang took out a folded paper, carefully unfolded it and placed it in front of Yu Yongfeng.

"Political review form?" Yu Yongfeng was shocked when he saw it, then he looked at the name of the company, "Shicheng Food Factory?"

He didn't know where Shicheng was, but it was obviously a political review form for the workers.

Could it be that Chen Xingbang became a worker?
"Director, please build it. You know my situation. What's written here is not nonsense. I need it urgently."

"Do you need it urgently?" Yu Yongfeng looked at what was written above and found that it was not nonsense.

He took the seal and stamped it, then asked:
"Why is it urgent? Are you really a worker? When are you leaving?"

"It will be soon." Chen Xingbang said vaguely, "Don't let this get out."

This political review form was for temporary workers, after all, it was a food factory. He wanted to take it back and have it stamped, and the factory agreed, anyway, it was a political review for the village's letter of inquiry.

The reason why Chen Xingbang wanted to take it back was because the political review of Li Anguo was full of nonsense, describing Li Anguo as a criminal.

Fortunately, Jianan Company knew Li Anguo's actual performance and did not care. Everyone knew that it was because they were jealous of Li Anguo's becoming a formal worker, so they wrote that, and they were thinking bad things.

There are always some people who can't stand seeing others do better than they are.

Chen Xingbang put away the political review form and left the team headquarters. He did not take the main road but turned a corner and went to Lilou.

After that, he rarely saw this place. Although this place is his hometown, he really doesn't miss it at all. (End of this chapter)