Reborn in the 60s, starting with going to the mountains and countryside

"Try this, the jerky I made."

"No, no, I'll just eat this pancake." She said she didn't want it, but in her heart Ayima still wanted to eat it.

She went to school alone in Lanzhou, and the cost of living was very tight. If students hadn't received state-subsidized food, she would have starved to death in Lanzhou. Just the few naan cakes on the road were all saved by her frugality.

Seeing the way Aima swallowed her saliva, Ye Hao thought it was really cute. Fortunately, her expression was well managed and she didn't show any weird expressions.

"Try it..."

"Is that okay?" After listening to Ye Hao's words and the fact that Ayima hadn't eaten meat for a long time, she finally let go of her last reserve.

"Can……"

Ayima picked the smallest piece of meat, only as big as the tip of her little finger, and was about to put it in her mouth when she suddenly stopped.

"What kind of meat is this?"

"Rabbit meat. What's wrong?"

"That's good." After saying that, Ayima took the dried meat into her mouth.

"How is it? Is it alright?"

Ayima didn't speak, she just nodded.

Aima has not tasted meat for a long time, and now she is a little reluctant to swallow it. It is too fragrant.

After savoring the taste of the meat, Ayima swallowed the chewed dried meat.

"You're really good at your craftsmanship. This tastes delicious."

"It's delicious. Here's another piece."

"No, thank you, Comrade Ye Hao."

Seeing Ayima's insistence, Ye Hao stopped trying to persuade her. Everyone has their own code of conduct. Don't persuade her too much, just stop in moderation.

With Aima, Ye Hao was not so bored on the train. Aima told Ye Hao many interesting stories about Xinjiang Province.

……

Someone was chatting with her, and she was a beautiful woman. Time flew by, and after several days of journey, the train finally arrived at the east gate of Xinjiang Province.

I saw a lot of desert Gobi along the way, and Ye Hao was prepared in advance, so he felt calm when he came here.

Ayima bought a ticket to the Huozhou Basin, and Ye Hao was going to stay for a while in the east gate of Xinjiang Province, which is also one of the main producing areas of cotton. After saying goodbye to Ayima, Ye Hao walked out of the train station. .

Before leaving the train station, Ye Hao was inspected. Ye Hao's luggage contained normal clothes, nothing strange, and there was no problem with his identity. He had documents approved by the leader, and he was quickly inspected and released...

Ayima was just a passerby on the journey. Although Ye Hao was amazed by her appearance, he was not the kind of animal that thought with his lower body. When you see someone of the opposite sex, stick it up.

As soon as Ye Hao got out of the car, he felt that the air here was really dry. Ye Hao came to Xinjiang Province at the wrong time, when it was the hottest time.

Ye Hao was still the same as before. He first got familiar with the city. The population was small and the city was not big. He quickly walked around and found that this place was even more backward than the place Ye Hao went to before. It was all low and dilapidated bungalows. And due to the lack of water, there is relatively little green in the city. The weather is already hot, and this makes it even hotter.

Ye Hao found a state-owned restaurant, but he didn't know if it was past dinner time or something, but there was no one eating there.

"Hello, comrade, what is there to eat here?" Ye Hao shouted into the kitchen.

"We have pilaf, naan bread, and baked buns, but we need food stamps and meat stamps." A bearded middle-aged man came out and said in less than standard Mandarin.

"I came here from the capital on business. You see, I only have national food stamps and not our meat stamps. See if the meat stamps can be paid for with money."

"That's not okay. There are rules here. You can't pay for meat tickets with money. The meat supply is rationed." If Ye Hao hadn't said he was from the capital, people might have changed him. If he said he was from the capital, who would dare to do that? Yes, if we come down to investigate, we won't just capture the package directly on site.

"Okay, then bring me some naan bread and some soup."

Seeing that the uncle refused so decisively, Ye Hao stopped pestering him. He was not short of meat, mainly because he wanted to try the mutton pilaf here. Let’s talk about it next time.

Soon the uncle brought the naan bread and soup Ye Hao ordered.

Ye Hao asked his uncle about the situation here and where cotton was grown.

The uncle may have seen that Ye Hao came from the capital. Whatever Ye Hao asked, he said.

……

After eating, Ye Hao also had a general understanding of this place. After leaving the state-owned hotel, Ye Hao went to the nearest production team. Many state-owned farms here in Xinjiang Province, but generally the products of such large state-owned farms The output is allocated directly from above, and it is not their turn to make these purchases.

Ye Hao could only go to these scattered production teams to see the situation.

Not far out of the city, I saw patches of cotton in the fields. It looked like they hadn't had time to harvest yet. The yellow branches and leaves were covered with white clumps, which looked like clumps of marshmallows.

Ye Hao came to a house. Before Ye Hao could make any move, he heard the sound of a dog barking.

The barking of the dog attracted several people, who rushed over with a stick in their hands and looked menacing.

"*****" There were words that Ye Hao couldn't understand, and Ye Hao was immediately confused.

"Hello." Ye Hao said in Chinese.

The person opposite heard Ye Hao speaking Chinese and put down the stick in his hand.

"Hello, what are you doing here?" This man's Chinese was pretty standard.

"Hello, comrade, I'm from Beijing... I want to buy some cotton..."

The person opposite said something to the others, and the people opposite put down their sticks and put away their vigilant gazes.

"Hello, Comrade Ye, I am the captain here. Just ask me to buy Daniyat. Go to the yard first." The man let Ye Hao into a nearby yard. There was a shed built with wood in the yard, and there were There are some green plants climbing.

We didn't go into the house, but sat in the yard. Fortunately, there was a shed for shade, so it was quite cool.

"Comrade Ye, you just said that you came from the capital to purchase cotton?"

"Yes."

"Don't we hand over cotton every year? Why do we still need to come down to purchase it?"

"It's not that there's not enough cotton. The capital wants to get some unplanned cotton..."

"Come all the way, let's drink some water first." Maidaniyat got a glass of water for Ye Hao and handed it to Ye Hao.

"Thank you, Comrade Maidaniyat." (This name is really a mouthful.) Ye Hao took a sip from the water glass handed over by Maidaniyat.

"Comrade Ye, just ask me to buy comrades. Our Uighur names are relatively long and difficult to remember.

Don’t look at the amount of cotton we grow outside, but in fact it’s just enough for us to hand over. Every year we have tasks and how much cotton we have to hand over. Even if I want to help you, there’s nothing I can do…”

Ye Hao also knew that this cotton was considered a strategic reserve material. If the country had a large amount of cotton ten years ago, so many people would not have frozen to death during the founding war.

Ye Hao knew before he came that this purchase would not be easy. This was not food, and some wild food could be obtained. This was all dependent on planting. As soon as it was planted every year, plans were made for the cotton.