Siheyuan: I Raised Ten Thousand Wild Boars

In the evening, when the farm workers were off work, Li Guohua was dumbfounded when he saw the row of people in front of him.

I was wandering around the farm during the day, trying to find some old friends. Now, the house is full of acquaintances.

Guo Xianrong from the Agricultural Machinery Factory, Cai Guotao from the Grain Bureau, Wang Manyin from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, Hu Dahai from the Meat Processing Factory, and Qian Xinmin from the Machinery Factory were all here, and there were also two other leaders of the units whom I knew.

It's only been more than half a year since we last met, why are you all here?

Their faces were sallow, their skin was dark, their faces were wrinkled, and they looked starving. It was obvious that they had suffered a lot.

"Guohua, why are you here?" Guo Xianrong said a little tiredly.

He was wearing an old patched cloth jacket and holding a straw hat as a fan. People would believe him if they said he was an old farmer.

"No, brothers, we made an appointment to come here to retire, right?" Li Guohua asked with a helpless smile.

Now it’s good, I won’t be alone anymore.

"Guohua, hurry up and get something to eat. I'm starving. Don't say you have nothing. I know you. Your pockets are always empty wherever you go!" As soon as Qian Xinmin came up, he rushed to Li Guohua's bedding.

He turned over a quilt and a small package appeared inside. He swiftly unwrapped the package and found some small snacks such as dried fruits and peanuts inside. He started to eat them immediately.

The others couldn't bear it any longer and started snatching the food like hungry tigers.

"No, you can't eat enough on the farm, so is it necessary to do this?" Li Guohua asked curiously.

"Guohua, stop talking nonsense. You'll know when you can't write a self-criticism and have no food to eat!" Wang Manyin raised his hands and threw the peanuts into his mouth one by one. He swallowed them without chewing them for a few times. It was really scary.

Through the stories told by several people, Li Guohua realized that these people were overthrown. Because they refused to admit their mistakes and were unwilling to admit their mistakes, they were sent to the farm to work.

The first person to arrive was Guo Xianrong, who suffered the most. He had finally managed to revive the agricultural machinery factory and even went to Yangcheng to get orders back. However, he was immediately criticized as a "rightist."

Naturally, he did not admit it. Instead, he argued with reason and called the workers together to give a speech to explain. The people in the factory were afraid that the situation would worsen, so they were the first to send him here.

The situation was similar for the other few people. They all had their power taken away from them in the factory, and then came here.

After arriving here, life was not easy. There were still people on the farm organizing ideological studies for them. If the workers attending the meeting thought that their self-examination was not profound enough, they would not pass the test, and sometimes they would not have food to eat.

If you are not given food, you still have to work, otherwise you are resisting the organization. After a few months, several people were almost skinned.

"That's not right. Don't you have money? If you are not full, you can buy yourself something to eat!" Li Guohua asked curiously.

When the others heard his words, Qian Xinmin immediately ran to the door, quietly looked outside, and then nodded to them to indicate that it was safe.

“Of course I didn’t buy any. When Lao Guo first came here, he caught a cold and nearly died. We pooled our money together to buy him some meat to nourish his body.

As a result, before we even had the meat, someone secretly reported us for being petty capitalist. Old Hu was almost beaten to death because of this!" Wang Manyin pointed at Hu Dahai and said.

"Oh, I'm so disappointed. The reason why I was so strict was because of the factory. Otherwise, the farm machinery factory would have been closed down long ago and everyone would be out of work. Now it's all my fault. If I could do it again, I would definitely not care about their life or death!" Guo Xianrong said with great regret.

"I'm the same. I just said one more thing, saying that the Food Bureau should not be in chaos and that the food supply in the capital should be guaranteed. As a result, they said that I was showing joy on the right-wing remarks and brought me here. It's totally unfair." Cai Guotao said angrily.

……

Well, actually everyone is the same, including Li Guohua.

Now the production work outside has basically come to a standstill. According to them, the farm is almost done now. Only the purchase, sale, storage, processing and other businesses are barely running. After all, we can't go hungry.

"Old Li is still the best. He joined them early and had no problems at all. He even got himself a position as a director." Wang Manyin spoke sourly about Li Huaide.

"By the way, Guohua, you are here. Where is Lao Zheng? Is he doing well in the factory?" Guo Xianrong asked.

"Well, after the secretary stepped down, Uncle Zheng was also sidelined. Now he stays at home to take care of the children every day, and he is often not even seen in the factory!" Li Guohua recounted what had happened in the textile factory recently and talked about his personal situation.

"Old Zheng is really foresighted. He won't make mistakes if he doesn't get involved in things. Even if he is just taking care of the children at home, he is better than us!" Guo Xianrong said with emotion.

"Okay, we are not the only ones who are sad about the passing of time. Aren't those people in the cowshed even more miserable than us?" Hu Dahai couldn't bear to see people sighing, so he stood up and said irritably.

"Who is in the bullpen?" Li Guohua asked curiously.

Bullpen? This is a historical landmark. Could there be some important person there?

"Who else could it be? It must be Leader Long from your Ministry of Light Industry, as well as several old leaders from the Metallurgical and Health Departments! They are much higher-ranking officials than us, yet they are miserable. They only have two steamed buns for each meal. What we have is nothing." Hu Dahai said, shaking his head.

At least we have a house to shelter us from the wind and rain. The cowshed is cold in winter and hot in summer, and there are mosquitoes everywhere. It is not a good place.

"Hey, guys, stop talking and save some energy for work tomorrow. Tomorrow we have to dig up manure and fertilize the land!"

In the end, they stopped talking and lay down in their respective seats, ready to sleep.

Li Guohua, however, was slow to fall asleep. His old leader was here, so he had to go and visit him. If he didn't improve his favor now, when would he do so?

In the middle of the night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Li Guohua heard several people snoring and quietly got up. Just as he opened the door, he heard footsteps behind him. Who else could it be but Zhao Yunlong?

"Hehe, brother-in-law, I'll keep watch for you!" Zhao Yunlong said with a smile.

When several people were chatting in the evening, he found that his brother-in-law was worried. Given his brother-in-law's temper, he must be trying to please his old boss, so he couldn't sleep.

"What the hell are you laughing at? Go back to sleep!" Li Guohua cursed.

Several big leaders are too important, and there must be people following them. I have my spatial consciousness with me, so I am 100% safe. It would be unsafe if this kid follows me.

"Brother-in-law, you must take me with you when you go!" Zhao Yunlong held his hand tightly and whispered.

He was afraid that Li Guohua would do something dangerous, as his sister and nephews and nieces were waiting for him at home.

"Okay, brother-in-law won't go anymore!" Li Guohua said helplessly.

This kid is a stubborn one, maybe he will follow me secretly. I have figured it out myself, there is no need to be so anxious to improve my favorability, I can't wait even for a whole night, there are still many days to come.