There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

The long popsicles under the eaves disappeared, grass grew in the wasteland on the outskirts of the city, and the willow trees by the river embankment also sprouted green shoots. The breeze blowing on the face was soft and no longer biting.

——Winter passed in a blink of an eye, and the spring of June 1 was finally long overdue.

When spring comes, you can go to the wild to dig all kinds of wild vegetables to fill your stomach. Now there was no need for the school to issue an announcement, the students all walked out of the school gate automatically and went to the field.

Who knows, there are quite a few people who have this idea. On the outskirts of the city, you can see old people, women and children walking around with empty baskets everywhere.

When we got closer, we realized that there are not many wild vegetables left in this spring that gives people infinite hope.

Last year, no one could go hungry and think about how to protect the ecological environment. This is not to blame the masses, who are so hungry that they even wish to use mud to fill their stomachs. Who would have such thoughts.

In this way, last year's wild vegetables were dug too clean, leaving fewer seeds, and this year's wild vegetables grew even less than last year.

The elm tree is regarded as a life-saving tree by countless people. Many were peeled off and died, and even if they survived, they were still standing upright, and there were almost no leaves on the trees.

There was really nothing to eat, and many people's eyes began to turn to the various ponds and small rivers near and far.

——Aquatic plants swaying in the wind in the middle of the pond, duckweed floating on the water surface; creatures such as snails, clam shells, stone crabs, loaches, and field eels in small river ditches.

It will be cold in the water, and many people drown in the pond every year. Filling the stomach is to survive, so no one dares to go into the water.

Not entering the water does not mean giving up. There are still many people who use bamboo poles and rakes to go around aquatic plants and duckweed, trying their best to harvest one or two.

More people flocked to those small ditches with a radius of ten miles to touch snails and clam shells, and sometimes they were lucky and caught some stone crabs, loach and eels.

As more and more people join in, the number of catches is getting smaller and smaller. Every time I go out for a few hours, I can only catch a few taels.

Seeing that spring is coming, there is still a shortage of crops. In order to survive, the school finally issued a call to open up wasteland and grow vegetables by yourself.

The event received enthusiastic response from teachers and students of the whole school. Compared with going to the countryside to support agriculture, this time it is really for their own benefit. Many teachers and students have already set their sights on the ruins of the campus.

As soon as the notice was issued, students from all classes and departments ran to the campus one after another, looking for wasteland suitable for planting in small groups, planning to act first.

Xiao Wu, why are you still so slow, the place is taken up too late.

Seeing Yi Jiefang's anxious face, Zhang Guoqing quickened his pace with everyone. I secretly despise this silly boy who has never farmed land. No matter how good the land is, the harvest is not all handed over to the cafeteria?

There are many capable people in their class. Those who are shrewd already have a goal-don't just be a wasteland of small rocks. Guess this will already be in place.

The sites of each department and class were allocated, and the vigorous reclamation activities began.

If the teachers and students of the whole school act together, there is no way for everyone to have a hoe or a catalpa. We eliminated difficulties and used all available tools. There is no other way, just do it directly.

In addition to the necessary main courses, all of our time and energy were spent on this three-acre field for a while. I just hope that the reclamation will be done early, the seeds will be sown smoothly, and the harvest will be harvested early.

Days passed, hope was planted, everyone went around every day when they had nothing to do, and occasionally found sprouts, and the whole class laughed constantly that day.

No pain, no gain.

There have been several spring rains, and in less than half a month, fresh and tender vegetables have sprouted.

——Harvest brings hope to people. Walking around the campus that day, I could hear laughter everywhere.

Wait until the spinach, Chinese cabbage, water radish, scallions, and leeks are all on the tables in the cafeteria. Eating the harvested fruit, many people are excited and reluctant to swallow it in one bite.

Even if there is no oily smell, everyone tastes delicious.

And in the cafeteria, the coarse grains brought out will no longer be mixed with those messy and strange things, and the days are finally much easier.

After a few crops of spring vegetables, we planted eggplants, beans, potatoes and other crops. With one harvest after another, many students are not so hungry that they have to struggle even to climb the stairs.

With the class, going to the fields to do farm work, a semester passed in a blink of an eye.

And with the end of this semester, the holidays begin. Perhaps for the sake of the safety of the students, unless there are special circumstances, students who live in different places are advised not to leave the school without the permission of the counselor.

Based on the certificate, Zhang Guoqing got the permission of Xiao Wu's counselor, and followed everyone out of the school, leaving the students to continue doing farm work and doing experiments.

He couldn't tell what was going on in his heart right now. Traffic jams only happen when things are bad. He doesn't know what the outside world is like.

Is everything going well for the distant relatives as stated in the letter? Are his parents all right?

Following the group back home, Zhang Guoqing put down his luggage, greeted Zhou Jiao, and rushed to the station immediately. He planned to go to Liu Ming himself to ask how the situation was going.

Before arriving at the train station, Zhang Guoqing heard the sound of a tweeter. It played the same sentence over and over again: Travelers, please don't go to Baoshi, Baoshi also needs food stamps, and Baoshi also needs food stamps...

Standing at the station again and looking at everything around him, Zhang Guoqing didn't have to think about it anymore. He had already seen that compared to last year, the number of people going north had increased sharply again.

Are you looking for Brother Liu? Is there something urgent? I know you are Zhang Guoqing, do you want me to send him a message? He will come over next weekend at the earliest.

Seeing what the other party said, Zhang Guoqing said with a smile: It's nothing. I just haven't gone back now. I want to know how our hometown is doing? My parents always say it's very good, so don't worry about it.

The other party approached him and said in a low voice: Did you see the outside? There are so many people, all of them are going north. Before this trip, I heard that the deportation station sends away a group of people every day, and another group comes back immediately.

After hearing this, Zhang Guoqing asked in a low voice: Have you heard that the county below is in chaos?

The other party patted him on the shoulder, Don't worry. There are guards at every intersection. Otherwise, look at where the fleeing people at the deportation station came from. They were all arrested. Don't worry, that is, these three or two months, the weather When it’s cold, who dares to go there.”

Zhang Guoqing nodded with a smile. Knowing that no matter how much you ask, you won't be able to find anything interesting, and it will waste the other party's time. He came here just for peace of mind.

Thanks, buddy.

Thank you. Then I won't keep you. There are still some things to be arranged in this meeting. I'll go first.

After separating from the other party, Zhang Guoqing was not in a hurry to go home. He paced slowly among the crowd, listening attentively to people's conversations, discussions, and parents' orders to their children...

Thanks to Zhang Guoqing's good ear ability - he heard a lot of private words with his own ears, and then looked at the dolls in the crowd, and felt chills in his heart.

Even if they arrive in the north, once the hot summer is over, there will be a short autumn, and when the long winter comes, how will the children who lack food and clothing live?