Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

The farming expert that Zeng Wangcai is looking for is right in Zengzhuang, in the Zeng family.

Second Aunt Ma Ping was an outsider. Before the establishment of the commune, she was an expert in farming in Zengzhuang and even in the surrounding areas within a hundred miles. She knew how to do everything, was diligent and capable, and made up for the shortage of labor when Zeng Youhuo went hunting.

The yield per mu of crops that Ma Ping has taken care of is always higher than that of other crops, and this is the result under the same conditions.

Later, when the commune was established, Ma Ping, because she was a woman, did not become the leader of the production team, so she was not as enthusiastic about farming.

"Xiaobao, why haven't I heard that Second Aunt is so awesome?" Zeng Wangcai asked Xiaobao, who was driving, while sitting in the passenger seat.

"It happened many years ago, when my brother and I were still young." Little Leopard answered without looking back, "But we can still see it now. We will see it when we go back today. Whenever it comes to spring plowing or other critical times, my mother's prestige will come out. Even the village chief dare not disobey my mother at this time.

"As for the production team leaders, I won't mention them. As long as my mother asked them to do something, they wouldn't dare to disobey her."

Although what Xiaobao said was a bit exaggerated, it can be proved that Ma Ping is indeed an expert in farming.

Zengzhuang is still the same Zengzhuang as before, but it is very different from before.

In the twilight, wisps of smoke rose from the cafeteria. When the breeze blew, the smoke spread all over the farm.

It was time to cook, but every household in the village was deserted.

The boys who used to run around the village at this time are now nowhere to be seen, not a single one can be seen.

When a car enters the village, only the village dogs bark to welcome it.

"No, Xiaobao, where are you driving?" Zeng Wangcai found that the car was taking the wrong route.

"No one is home, we have to go to the canteen at this time!" Little Leopard pouted, "Look, Uncle Tian is cooking. Although they don't serve food at this time, they must be in the rice field."

"Isn't the cafeteria closed?"

"Brother, what time is this? This is the spring ploughing season, the summer harvest season, the village chief dare not not cook during these two seasons, he will sell everything he has to make sure everyone in the canteen is well fed."

Xiaobao was right, Zeng Laosan did start the fire in the cafeteria.

Spring ploughing and sowing in rural areas represent hope for the year; summer harvest represents a summary of the year's harvest.

Both of these points are the most important moments in rural areas. If we don’t want to make sure the members have good meals, at least they should be able to eat enough to be full, so we have to take out all the food that has been stored away.

The car stopped at the open space in front of the cafeteria. Li Youtian, who was busy, saw Zeng Wangcai and Xiaobao getting off the car and was surprised: "Hey, Wangcai, Xiaobao, why are you two back?"

It is impossible for a soldier to go home at any time, so the appearance of Zeng Wangcai and Xiaobao surprised Li Youtian very much.

After the accident, Li Youtian greeted enthusiastically: "Don't go, eat in the cafeteria, there is meat today..."

The stove on the open ground was open, and the ingredients stewed inside could be seen and touched. Spring was a blessing, and among the green, there were rare pieces of meat being boiled.

"Oh, there's meat here, it's great, Uncle Tian." Zeng Wangcai glanced at the pot, "What kind of meat is this? Where did it come from? The village chief was willing to give it to everyone and didn't even say to take it to the commune!"

"We are lucky. We found a nest of badgers when we were turning the soil." Li Youtian said with a smile, "The village chief said that everyone has worked hard in the spring ploughing. If we don't give this meat to the commune and eat it ourselves, he will be responsible if anything happens."

Zeng Wangcai nodded secretly, affirming Zeng Laosan's approach.

Zeng Laosan is still very clear-headed. It is important to please superiors, but the most important thing in the countryside is farming. Only with a harvest, a good harvest, will one have confidence.

"Okay, I won't leave today and will have dinner in the village. By the way, where is my second aunt?" Zeng Wangcai asked after agreeing readily.

"In the rice fields, the village chief has said that this year, except for your second aunt, no one else can touch the rice fields."

"Okay, I'll go first, see you later!"

Zeng Wangcai put cigarettes between Li Youtian's ears and then turned and left.

In Maihe Commune, only a few villages such as Zengzhuang have paddy fields because they are close to the river. Rice is rarely planted in other places, and the main crops are basically wheat, corn and other crops.

The planting methods and tips for each crop are different, and the same is true for rice. Rice seeds need to be turned into seedlings in the nursery field first, and then the seedlings can be transplanted into the fields.

The next step involves throwing or transplanting rice seedlings.

When Zeng Wangcai and Xiao Bao found Ma Ping, they saw Zeng Laosan and a few others circling around Ma Ping, with a large rice field as the focus.

Zengzhuang has a good environment and many paddy fields. Rice is valued by Maihe Commune, so it is also valued by Zeng Laosan.

"Second Aunt!" Zeng Wangcai shouted while standing on a high ridge.

"Hey, Wangcai, hey, Lao Er..." Ma Ping, who was wearing patched long-sleeved shirt and long pants, looked back and was overjoyed to see that her eldest nephew and son had returned. "Village chief, that's it for today. The rice seedlings are fine. I'll go with my son."

"Okay, let's all go home today." When Zeng Laosan saw Zeng Wangcai, he didn't dare to say no. He decided to be generous and let everyone go home early.

The villagers were very happy to hear the news and felt that Zeng Wangcai was their lucky star. On the one hand, they would have delicious food and on the other hand, they could finish work early.

After a while, Zeng Wangcai went home to pick up his grandmother. His grandmother kept asking him about his health and he had no time to talk to his second aunt.

Xiao Bao became a star in the eyes of young people and even some elderly people. He was surrounded in the center and talked about how to deal with spies.

"You didn't see it. My eldest brother was so majestic and brave. He faced the secret agents with new submachine guns with his bare hands and was not afraid at all...

"The superiors haven't announced the awards yet, but my eldest brother said that we made contributions in this matter. My eldest brother won the second-class merit and I won the third-class merit. It's normal that I am a little worse than my eldest brother. Our class will soon be awarded the third-class merit..."

Xiao Bao remembered his elder brother's instructions and could endure the loneliness. He knew that he could not tell anyone about his sniping experience, so he focused on talking about his elder brother's heroic deeds.

The young people in the village were all extremely envious, and the elderly also praised the Zeng brothers for a job well done, saying that the spies should be eliminated.

"Grandson, you must be careful. Bullets don't have eyes..." Grandma listened to half of what Xiaobao said with her ears perked up, and said earnestly, "However, since the men of our Zeng family have joined the army, they can't be cowardly. Safety is important, and beating up bad guys is also important. In the early days, when your grandfather was still young, he dealt with traitors..."

Zeng Wangcai listened to his grandma attentively without any impatience.

When it was time to eat, there was no such thing as tables. The villagers just ordered their dishes, took their steamed buns and found a place to squat and eat.

Zeng Wangcai and Xiaobao were taken care of and had more meat than vegetables in their bowls.

But the two of them have no shortage of meat to eat, so how could they take advantage of the villagers when they come back?

So Zeng Wangcai took Xiaobao and divided the meat in the bowl, giving some to a few elderly people and the rest to the children in the village.

This time when he came back, Zeng Wangcai was more satisfied with the situation in the village.

After dinner, everyone didn’t rush back, but chatted in the open space, with Little Leopard still the protagonist.

Zeng Wangcai pulled Second Aunt aside and said, "Second Aunt, I need your help with something."

"Wangcai, I've already said that I can help you. Tell me what's the matter!"

"Do you recognize these seeds? Can you separate them?"

Zeng Wangcai took out two waves of seeds, one wave was obtained today, and the other wave was from space.