Through 1979

After dinner, the second sister and second brother-in-law were planning to leave, and the second sister-in-law still had work at home, so Mama Li held Lili in her arms and was reluctant to let go.Now the farm work is busy, and this time I go back, even if the village is close, it will take a few months to meet again.

Lili got along very well with Huzi and Li Ran today.Seeing that he was about to go back, he hugged Mama Li's neck without letting go, looked at Li Ran with tears in his eyes, and yelled about his uncle, which made Li Ran feel sad for a while.

When the second sister was really about to leave, Mama Li took out some of the peanuts hidden at home and asked the second sister to take them home to eat.Then they were sent out the door with snot and tears.

Father Li smoked outside the house without making a sound. It was obvious that his daughter hadn't married very far, but in order to survive, except during the Chinese New Year period, everyone didn't even spend much time together.

Li Ran looked at the situation and thought to himself, it will be healed soon.As long as the land contract system comes down in 1980, the life of farmers will be much better.At that time, there will be no need to go to work 365 days a year, and you can be together as long as you want.

How hot is the weather in July?

Those who stand below have completely different ideas from those who work underneath.

After breakfast in the morning, Li Ran insisted on coming out to work regardless of Mama Li's stop.Now the workmanship is based on the production brigade as the basis of settlement, and the work points are determined according to the labor volume and technical content of the farmers.

最高的是10分，一般的是8、9分，老人、半大孩子5、6分。

Li Ran, who is half-grown, can only get 5 or 6 points a day. The fifth sister is female, and her natural strength is not as strong as that of a man, so she can only get 6 points.

Although the fourth brother is young, he is already strong enough to do adult work, so it is usually 7 or 8 work points. Counting Li's father, Li mother, eldest brother and sister-in-law, the food that Li Ran's family can get every year is only enough to make ends meet.Because in addition to the basic consumption of eating, they have to buy clothes, celebrate festivals, and have to pay extra tuition for their children to go to school.Working is only enough to make ends meet, but if you don't do it, you will have no food at all.Want to live better?OK, work hard.This is the law of life at this time.

The weather is cool in the morning, and the sun has just come out, so it’s not even hot enough to be hot. Walking in the fields, occasionally there is a little breeze, and it feels quite comfortable after blowing on people.

Li Ran and Li's parents went to a large open space first, where there were already sparsely waiting for a group of people.

After Li's father and mother arrived, they walked straight in one direction. When they saw them, the place immediately became lively. There were many relatives in a village, and the voices of greetings came out continuously.

A man with a long beard came to Li Ran, touched his head with his hand, and joked: "Hey, the first son of the Li family who fell downhill is here. Uncle thought that the son would not dare to come here again." Woolen cloth."

The person next to him who heard this continued to boo: "How could it be, Liu Wazi is such a brave child, how could he not come?"

A slightly plump middle-aged woman standing in the middle walked up to Li Ran, pulled him away from the uncle, and said strangely: "What nonsense are you talking about? Liu Wazi is a generous child. He is what people call the belly of a high official." If you can punt a boat, my family Jianjun will go back and tell me that you forgive him, that’s good.” The woman patted Li Ran’s head with her hand as if admiring her pet: “I told your cousin that if you don’t Forgive him, then my aunt won't buy him any more food for this bastard in the future. Did this kid run to you after being a bitch? "

Li Ran nodded, didn't shake his head, no, Pidianpidian is not a good word, so he could only say nice things for Hu Jianjun in a tactful way: "My cousin helped me a lot."

The woman happily continued to pat him on the head: "Look, everyone, Liu is generous and polite, and he is also called cousin. Guo boy, you have to learn more."

That country boy was about ten years old, and he ran away quickly when he heard that the topic came to him.Li Rantou was still under the aunt's hand, and he didn't dare to take it away. His eyes were full of sadness, and he tried his best to shoot the light of help to the fourth brother and fifth sister who were standing far away.

Fourth Brother and Fifth Sister accompanied Hu Zi, and immediately found a space with few people to hide when they came here. Only Li Ran, who was confused about the situation, walked up with Li Dae and the others.

Brother Li already has children, even if he is a younger generation, no one makes fun of him to pass the time.After Li Ran passed by, he became a mascot, and everyone made fun of it.

Seeing Li Ran's eyes calling for help, the fourth brother turned around and turned a blind eye.At first, Fifth Sister also wanted to pretend that she hadn't seen it, but in the end she couldn't see it, she found a lame excuse to pull him away, and then told him: "Don't do that in the future, they are all elders, you will be laughed to death. "

Li Ran nodded in understanding.Whoever said that there is a lack of entertainment in this era, in fact, they are not lacking at all.There are many juniors, and there are more materials for entertainment.

Slowly, as the sky became brighter and brighter, more and more people filled the open space.Soon, Li Ran saw the captain of the production team whom he saw first when he crossed over.

He was still wearing blue cloth clothes, but with fewer patches.When the person stood up, he took out a small notebook from his pocket and assigned tasks to the following.

It is July now, and there is a lot of farm work.

As soon as the team leader opened his mouth, he said a series of things: "This piece of Li Cuihua, Hu Hong and the others behind, you go to the east to harvest the corn, be careful. And your men, go to the field to dig sweet potatoes, Dig it all out for me, and there will be no one left. And you, you, you, you, your big piece, go and turn over the ground, and you will be planting things in a few days. Hurry up, don’t be slow Yes." After speaking, he closed his notebook: "Okay, let's do it quickly"

But Li Ran and Fifth Sister were sent to break corn because one was young and the other was a woman.

When going out, Li's mother asked everyone to put on long gowns, and now they added masks and gloves to wrap them tightly before walking into the cornfield.

Breaking corn is to break off the corn first, then cut down the corn stalks, and when a road is cut, push the trolley to hold the corn cobs.The division of labor and cooperation in a group of four is very fast.But looking at the endless cornfield, Li Ran thought it was impossible to break it.

When it was nearly eleven o'clock, the sun was so hot that people's throats were about to burst into flames.

Li Ran took off his mask, took out a water bag and poured water into his mouth.When I first drank it, I still felt a little bit, but after a while the whole person began to feel dry mouth again.

It was the first time to do farm work, and Li Ran felt that his whole body was about to lose strength when he encountered such a high-intensity job.

Although the corn stalks have been cut down, the cornfield is still so hot that people are sweating and itchy.

Li Ran's vision was gradually blurred by sweat, but he was wearing gloves with leaves and scum on them. Li Ran really didn't dare to wipe them with gloves, so he could only let the sweat run down his cheeks and drip into the ground .

When he heard the whistle that the work was over, Li Ran didn't care about being dirty, and sat down on the ground.

Looking sideways at Fifth Sister, she was also panting heavily. Seeing Li Ran looking at her, she smiled: "Why, are you tired? It's okay, I'll be fine later." After finishing speaking, she took off her gloves and closed her eyes. sweat wiped off.

Li Ran was still out of breath, so he could only ask in a low voice, "Is it like this every day?"

Fifth Sister laughed and said: "Of course not. Different seasons and different jobs, how could it be possible to break corn all the time, Liuer, don't ask such stupid questions anymore, I'm too embarrassed to answer them."

Thinking of the ages of Fifth Sister and Fourth Brother, Li Ran continued to ask, "Aren't you and Fourth Brother planning to go to school?"

"What are you going to study? My fourth brother and I have already told our parents that we won't go this semester. Anyway, if we can't get in, we have to pay. How can the family afford it? You have to stay in school alone, who the hell If you hit you, you hit back. If there is no one to help, go to Jianjun, he is a good fighter."

Li Ran nodded and fell silent.Although he called this girl Fifth Sister, she was actually considered a junior.But now Li Ran feels that she is indeed qualified to be an older sister, no matter because of her sacrifice or because of her inner age.

Fifth Sister stood up and pulled Li Ran up: "Okay, let's go back to cook. Parents don't have a rest until 12 o'clock, we have to hurry back and make the food, and then send it over."

Li Ran stood up and followed.On the way, Li Ran looked at Fifth Sister's jumping back, and couldn't help asking: "Sister, if you can still go to school, will you go?"

Fifth Sister stopped, and finally replied neatly: "Of course, but it's impossible, don't have such daydreams."

Li Ran followed in her footsteps, but he didn't know whether what she said was definitely about reading or whether it was just a daydream.