Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

The old ancestor of the family was discharged from the hospital. Although it was not a serious illness, everyone in the family came except Zeng Youhuo and his wife who had to stay at home to prepare food. Even Zeng Chunfang and Zeng Qiufang, who had not received any news about the case before, came.

"Mom, why didn't you tell us that you were in the hospital?" Grandma's eldest daughter Zeng Chunfang said sadly, "If I hadn't gone to my second brother's house to deliver something, I wouldn't have known you were not at home."

The younger daughter Zeng Qiufang expressed the same idea.

Grandma walked swiftly with her hands behind her back and said, "What's there to say? It's not a serious problem. When you get married, you have to take care of your husband's family. It's such a long way back and forth, it will take you a whole day. Don't you want any work points?"

两个女婿忙说不碍事儿，家里不缺一天两天的工分之类的话。

To be honest, this harmonious atmosphere in the Zeng family is hard to come by, and it is all because of grandma's open-mindedness.

In such difficult times, the two daughters always missed their parents' home and would never let them go back empty-handed by taking something from their husband's home.

As the saying goes, if you respect me one inch, I will respect you one yard. The two sons-in-law put themselves in the Zeng family's shoes and had nothing to say about them. They would never hide when faced with problems and would contribute money and effort.

When we came out of the hospital, we saw a cow pulling a cart waiting on the roadside. The driver was Xiaobao. Xiaohu was the errand boy. When he saw grandma coming out, he quickly spread out the quilt on the cart so that grandma could sit more comfortably.

Zeng Wangcai knew early on that his two aunts were coming, and the eldest aunt would bring her child with her, so he prepared many bags and threw them all onto the ox cart.

The problem was how to get such a large family back home. There were only two bicycles, and taking the bus was definitely not an option. It wasn't a matter of money. Since we were going to pick up grandma, what would it be like if we picked her up and then left?

So, the whole family followed the ox cart and walked out of the city.

"Where did the ox cart come from?" Zeng Wangcai asked while sitting on the edge of the ox cart.

"From the production team!" Xiaohu replied gloomily, "Dad borrowed it from the village chief."

Today, cows and farm tools are all means of production and belong to the production team.

In the following period of time, this kind of means of production will be expanded step by step. Although life will not be very rich, people will have everything they need, such as tractors in some places.

However, after about seven or eight years, the production teams will undergo changes, farmland will be contracted, and these production tools will be distributed to each household. At that time, there will be a farce of chaos, and each household will do everything they can to get the good things.

"Xiao Hu, you're not in a good mood..." Zeng Wangcai noticed his cousin's problem, "What happened? Look at Xiao Bao, he's so happy, as if he had eaten magpie shit."

Xiaobao's current situation is exactly the same as Zeng Wangcai said. He can't close his mouth, and keeps grinning foolishly. He holds a whip in his hand and whips it, but he doesn't even touch the cow, letting the old cow move slowly on.

On the streets of the old city, all kinds of vehicles come and go, including ox carts, horse carts, donkey carts, etc. There are more vehicles pulled by animals than cars.

"Brother, I'm going to join the army!" Xiao Bao turned around and said with a smile, "I'm going to join the army. My brother is not happy because he can't go."

"You still say that if dad hadn't stopped you, would it be your turn?" Xiaohu said indignantly.

It turned out that during the days when Zeng Wangcai and Zhang Xiuzhi were dealing with Liu Guangtian, a major event was happening not only in the village but also in Zengzhuang, and all over the country - conscription!

Now all kinds of banners and slogans have appeared in the streets, not only in the countryside, but also in the old city. Every street is doing this, even in factories.

Being a soldier is an honorable thing, both now and in the future. However, at this critical juncture, being a soldier is not only honorable, it also means something else.

When you join the army, you can have enough food to eat, and your family members are military dependents. When a person joins the army now, it means he has a way out in the future.

So whether in the countryside or in the city, there are countless people who want to join the army.

Once someone in a family joins the army, they will wear a big red flower, and the family will be looked up to by other people in the village. This situation will not change in the next few decades, especially in rural areas. Just look at Xu Sanduo.

"Haha, so that's how it is!" Zeng Wangcai smiled gently, "When you become a soldier, you should train well. If Xiaohu can't go, you can stay at home and take care of the family. It's the same for everyone. With big brother here, he won't let you sit idle."

Hearing this, Xiaohu felt a little better.

"Xiaobao is going to join the army? It's good to be a soldier..." said the grandmother, touching her grandson's back.

"Yes, grandma, I have filled out the forms and met with the troops." Xiaobao turned around and reported the situation obediently, then lowered his head and said, "Grandma, your grandson will be a soldier in the future. I will honor you when I come back."

"Okay, okay..." Grandma grinned, her toothless gums shining. She was really happy that all her grandsons had made it big.

When Zeng Wangcai heard the word "form", he suddenly remembered the form he had filled out. He asked in surprise, "Xiaobao, you met the troops right after filling out the form? Isn't that too fast? Is there anyone else from our village going?"

"Yes, but he is not in the same group as me!" Xiao Bao said proudly, "The village chief said that the army took a fancy to me, saying that I am a talent, that I am smart and suitable for being a soldier, so they specially recruited me."

puff!

Zeng Wangcai was dumbfounded, wondering how Xiaobao's brain could be considered smart?

No, there's a problem!

Zeng Wangcai keenly discovered that something was wrong. How could a person join the army so quickly, unless someone had opened a back door.

Being a soldier is not an easy thing. Apart from other things, just checking your clean background takes time.

"Did the village chief say something good for you?" Zeng Wangcai asked tentatively.

"No, brother, what are you thinking?" Xiaobao said seriously, "I've already said that the army is impressed by my ability, not because of a backdoor."

"Haha, that's good..." Zeng Wangcai smiled very sadly. The other army likes you?

Do you know which unit they are from?

Do you know why people like you?

Zeng Wangcai didn't plan to ask anymore. He knew it was useless to say anything now because Xiaobao wouldn't listen. Even if he did, he wouldn't understand. It would be better for him to go back and ask his second uncle.

It was dozens of miles, and they were driven slowly on the road with an ox cart and two bicycles. In order to prevent grandma from feeling the bumps, they did not choose to take the shorter paths, but took the flat main road.

By the time the group arrived at the village road of Zengzhuang, it was already afternoon.

Zeng Jinhuan's three maids, plus the second girl from Zeng Laosan's family, were squatting under a stone at the entrance of the village. No one knew what they were looking at. When they heard the noise, the four maids ran over.

"Grandma, grandma..."

"Grandma, I missed you so much!"

"Hey, dear granddaughters, grandma misses you too." Grandma touched the top of the head of her youngest granddaughter, Xiaohuan, "Why are you waiting here? Go home..."

Before Xiaohuan could say anything, Yinhuan pouted and said, "Mom said that if grandma is not well, she will break our legs and not give us food. When grandma is not at home, my mom will beat us every day..."