Rebirth 1979: Marrying a poor girl at the beginning

From the second to the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, people visit relatives.

There are married daughters who come back to visit their parents-in-law, there are fathers-in-law and mothers-in-law from other places who come to visit their daughters and sons-in-law, and there are cousins ​​who visit each other.

Although Qingshan Commune has implemented the distribution of land to households, it is only a pilot project. Other communes have not yet implemented it and are still relying on collective labor and the work point system.

In this situation, the labor force is tightly tied to the land. Once they take leave, they may not have enough work points and food production may not be enough.

Another thing is that the team cadres like to show off their presence and use chicken feathers as a token of authority. They will not approve your leave except for weddings, funerals or serious illnesses.

Therefore, the flow of people in rural areas these days is very small, and even visiting relatives is rare.

Many relatives of the Hewan Brigade members returned to Hewan Brigade once during the Spring Festival last year to visit relatives.

Then, everyone was shocked by the huge changes in the Hewan Brigade!

Surprisingly, there was an asphalt road just like the county town, which was wide and flat, and didn't look muddy even when the snow melted.

Moreover, the road from Qingshan Commune to the county town was filled with slag, broken bricks and stones, so it no longer looks so muddy!

And the electricity is on!

Every household uses electric light bulbs. By pulling the cord, the room becomes bright, and it is not smoky like kerosene lamps!

What is even more shocking is that there is an 18-inch color TV set that plays TV programs and Hong Kong movies day and night in the open space of the collective cooperative’s factory!

Oh, the collective cooperative is even more shocking!

The cooperative occupies a large area behind the mountain, with large tiled houses and cement floors. The factory is equipped with production equipment that is said to have been shipped from large factories in the capital. It is all high-tech stuff!

Apart from anything else, the many equipments on the production line alone are enough to open everyone's eyes!

What we usually see are nothing more than simple agricultural machinery such as tractors and water pumps!

There is also an elementary school!

The primary school of Hewan Brigade is surprisingly the same as the best primary school in the county. It has large tiled houses and glass windows. It is spacious and bright. It also has a cement playground and street lights where children can go there to exercise at night.

In addition to these, everyone can clearly feel that the living conditions of each member have also been significantly improved!

First of all, the food is ready!

In previous years, when the Hewan Brigade entertained guests during the Spring Festival, the staple foods were basically steamed buns, dumplings and noodles.

Also make a stew. The stew is basically sweet potato vermicelli, radish and cabbage, with a little meat slices or crispy pork symbolically added.

This year, almost every household in Hewan Brigade will prepare a few meat dishes, fried chicken, fried fish or crispy pork, and serve them to guests!

Second, dress well!

Looking around the Hewan Brigade, not everyone is wearing new clothes, but at least no one is wearing patched clothes or is not warm enough!

In addition, many families bought bicycles, watches, sewing machines and radios, and some even bought bricks and tiles to build new houses!

And there is spirit!

In previous years, many members of the Hewan Brigade, and even now, many members in rural areas, are not happy when the New Year comes. They are weighed down by the burden of life and sigh.

Or because of conflicts with other members or family members, they become resentful and full of violence, like a powder keg that will explode at the slightest spark!

But every face of the adults and children in the Hewan Brigade is filled with happiness and joy, full of longing and yearning for a better future, and full of energy!

In short, married daughters feel gratified and proud of the changes in their natal families and hometowns. They even feel that they have confidence at home and can hold their heads up high!

You know, it is quite common for couples to fight with each other nowadays. If the girl’s family is wealthy, that is the confidence of her daughter after she gets married!

Feeling the amazing changes in the Hewan Brigade, the guests couldn't help but ask what was going on.

The local members had nothing to hide and would certainly take the trouble to talk about Lin Zhengjun's achievements again and again.

When seeing the shocked expressions of the guests who came from afar, everyone's pride and vanity were greatly satisfied!

It seemed as if they had built the collective cooperative, produced Lao Gandie, and even had a share in the novels published by Lin Zhengjun!

The main goal is to be proud of it!

By the fifth day of the New Year, almost no one visits relatives.

This day is used to invite the God of Wealth and "send away poverty".

The "sending away poverty" link has been maintained in the Hewan Brigade even during the special ten years, because it is too covert.

Folk customs believe that if you don't throw away garbage from New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the New Year, you will be able to gather wealth, otherwise you will lose your "good fortune".

However, too much garbage pile affects hygiene after all, so it has to be thrown out on the fifth day of the New Year, and thus the ceremony of "sending away poverty" came into being.

The meaning is to offer sacrifices to and send away the ghost of poverty (the god of poverty). There are many nicknames for sending away poverty, such as "sending away the five poor", "driving away the five poor", "sending away the poor soil" and "sending away the poor clothes".

The activity of "inviting the God of Wealth" has basically disappeared in the past few years.

After all, the core theme of those years was "promoting the poor and eliminating the capitalists". The poorer the more glorious, what does it mean when you pray to the God of Wealth to get rich?

Do you want to be a capitalist and a big landlord and exploit everyone?

But this year, many families have also started to invite the God of Wealth.

However, they still dare not do it on a large scale.

Just set off some small firecrackers, find a corner to burn some paper money, and say a few wishes secretly!

Many units in the commune and county town have already started working on the sixth day of the New Year.

For rural people, once the fifth day of the New Year has passed, the New Year is half over and agricultural production can be carried out.

On the morning of the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Zhengjun came to Lin Bingde's house and talked to him about building a pig farm.

Although in the 80s, the rural economy was further liberalized and revitalized.

However, in essence, pig farms are privately owned and are huge in scale, so Lin Zhengjun still needs to maintain good relationships with all parties.

From national officials like Zhu Huaijing and Bai Zhiyuan to grassroots officials like Lin Bingde, Lin Zhengjun must obtain support from all sides.

"Zhengjun, come in and sit down!"

Seeing Lin Zhengjun coming in, Lin Bingde enthusiastically invited him into the house, grabbed a handful of melon seeds and fruit candies, and made a cup of brown sugar tea.

It can be said that Lin Bingde's family all look up to Lin Zhengjun.

One is that Lin Zhengjun brought Lin Tiedan, a second-rate guy, onto the right path, and everyone in the Lin family is grateful to Lin Zhengjun.

Not only did he start a legitimate business and make money, he also learned scientific and cultural knowledge.

Lin Tiedan, a second-rate guy who originally only knew how to do some idle work, even began to take a fancy to "Basics of Food Industry Production".

Dare you think?

Another thing is that Lin Zhengjun’s social status is actually much higher than Lin Bingde’s. He has participated in the National Congress of Writers and Artists and met Mr. Deng.

Alas, every household drinks brown sugar tea!

Lin Zhengjun glanced at the teacup helplessly.

I drink brown sugar tea everywhere, and maybe one day I will get high blood sugar or even diabetes.

Got to control, be careful!

Lin Zhengjun didn't drink the brown sugar tea, but was cracking melon seeds and thinking. When Lin Bingde saw this, he said, "Zhengjun, do you have something serious to talk to me about?"

Lin Zhengjun nodded and said, "Uncle, I want to talk to you about production!"

Lin Bingde smoked a cigarette and smiled, "I have no objection to the expansion of the food cooperative. The land has been marked out. Shuangxi told me that he will contact people to buy building materials tomorrow. In addition, we will pick up stones, level the ground, tamp the ground, and dig lime pits."

Lin Zhengjun said: "Uncle, this is not what I want to talk to you about."

"What's that about?"

"Uncle, I want to build a pig farm."

When Lin Zhengjun said this, Lin Bingde was stunned and couldn't believe it.