There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

After the rooster crowed in the early morning in Zhangjia Village, the smoke from every household began to rise soon, and when there was a piercing noise on the radio, it appeared on time with the work broadcast inside.

Villagers in shabby and patched clothes gathered from their homes to the field at the west entrance of the village one after another. There were loud laughter and jokes in the gathered crowd. Some friendly people took the opportunity to avoid discussing things with others, and The older ladies commented on their children and grandchildren, and the young daughters-in-law gathered around and muttered secretly. When the unmarried girls heard the men talking nasty, they ran away, which made some big girls laugh out loud.

The men who were relatively close to each other formed a group, laughing from time to time. Not far away, children were running around and messing around.

After the old captain arranged the tasks and distributed the farm tools, everyone began to disperse slowly and walked towards their assigned places.

Huang Cuilan absent-mindedly walked slowly to the wheat field with her sister-in-law Lin Juhua, weeding weeds and pulling the roots. The village works collectively, and everyone gets work points. Seen from a distance, there are those who work slowly, those who move quickly have already started to work, and there are people who are swaying and dawdling and are still walking behind.

Fortunately, it is now slack season. Apart from clearing up the weeds in the field, plowing the field, and fertilizing the field for next year's spring plowing, Captain Uncle didn't say much, but urged everyone not to ink.

If the farming season is busy, the captain uncle will use the loudspeaker to shout slogans to encourage the villagers, and when the weather is good, he will be busy everywhere. During the two busy seasons of farming every year, his voice is hoarse and the corners of his mouth are bubbling.

Huang Cuilan looked at the entrance of the village from time to time. Although she knew it was still early and her son would not come back until after noon, she was still thinking about it and couldn't rest assured.

Lin Juhua approached her quickly, pulling the grass, looking around, and said, Sister-in-law, I'm worried about Xizi. It's okay, his uncle is here, I must follow his uncle last night, and I should come back in the afternoon. Come back after lunch, why don't you ask for leave in the afternoon and wait at home?

That's not okay. I didn't go to the field all day yesterday, so I can't justify asking for leave. I don't want to part with the work points, which is much faster than the busy farming. I don't worry, I just want to see it from time to time, hehe.

Lin Juhua gave her a blank look, she was really stupid, and while pulling up the weeds fiercely, she muttered, I just can't figure it out, look at the field that was cleared up a few days ago, and now I have to clean it up again. It's going to be freezing this day, so what should we pack? We toss the land every day, and we still haven't harvested much food for a year, and we can't let our stomachs eat.

Look at what those people are doing slowly, are they pulling weeds or playing? Uncle captain is also true, each family is assigned to do their own work, and the speed is very fast. In this way, regardless of the speed, the work points are the same, who wants to work hard.

Huang Cuilan was afraid that she would talk too much, and the people next to her would hear the complaint, saying that her family was not satisfied with Captain Uncle. Just winking at her, she usually follows her younger siblings when she is off work, for fear that she will not be able to keep her mouth shut and will easily offend others. She was careless herself and didn't take it to heart, others would care about it.

Ye Zi, who was not far from the side, looked at the two of them enviously, and slowly moved towards them, weeding along that side.

Not far away, he said to Lin Juhua, 'Juhua, all your guests have left? I think two cars drove away yesterday. What did your sister-in-law's family bring here? See how lively your house was yesterday, come here There are quite a few people.

Jiaojiao's mother hasn't left yet, and she will stay for a few days. Her grandfather has a task to leave first. Xizi followed them to the provincial capital yesterday, so my sister-in-law was worried and kept looking at the village entrance. I said, don't come back so soon, she How can grandma take Xizi to visit the provincial capital, she can drive herself and is not in a hurry, and she always comes back in the afternoon. Lin Juhua quietly moved to the edge of the leaves. She still thinks that no one is talking, and it's hard for someone to chat.

Ye Zi's eyes widened, This old woman is really amazing, she can drive by herself, people in this capital are different, I heard that the thief is beautiful and young, so I didn't look for anyone anymore. Grandpa Jiaojiao and her mother came, so I didn't look for anyone The Zhou family's settlement?

The bastard in my mother's village was dismissed, and every household in the village was overjoyed, and those who didn't deal with him said that his family had found a prodigal wife. I still want to go back in the next two days and have a look. I don’t know if the new captain is still harsh on my family’s work points, and randomly divides the work between my father and my brother?

Why are you looking for the Zhou family? They are not those who bully others, just like us ordinary people. They don't look down on us rural people like the people in the city at all. Grandpa Jiaojiao, such a high-ranking official, be good, and have something to talk to my father-in-law. Her grandma also Come help out with us in the kitchen.

It's not like those actors who have high-sightedness and low-handedness, and feel superior to others. It’s good for my Xiaowu, the old man is also very happy to see him, if he doesn’t come here for a meeting, he said he would take Xiaowu to see his old friends, and he took Xiaowu away yesterday. Xizi returned first to the provincial capital where Xiao Wu's mother-in-law went together. Xiao Wu will stay with the old man in the army for a few days. Lin Juhua is very happy to see other people's envious eyes.

Ye Zi looked around and asked her in a low voice, Then Xiao Wu won't be a soldier directly in the army, right? Your Xiao Wu is really lucky. He didn't go to serve as a soldier last year. The village said it was a pity. Not now. Is there a chance to go to the army again? Grandpa Jiaojiao is here, and no one bullies the army. But Chrysanthemum, her natal family didn’t say to take their husband and wife back to the capital.”

Lin Juhua gave her a wink to let her put down the hoe, and squatted down to pull weeds like her, and whispered, Why not, I just want my child to return to the capital after the full moon.

Jiaojiao herself has a big courtyard in the capital, and her registered permanent residence is in the capital. Only this time did I know that her mother bought a house for her long before she was born. My Xiaowu said that he would not go to the capital now, so why would he have to wait a few years? He was reluctant to part with his hometown, and he didn't know what he was thinking. If we definitely want to go back, it would be nice to be a native of the capital, but we didn't say anything. Whatever the couple thinks, maybe they have their own ideas.

Xiao Wu won't go to the army, if he wants to go, he will go there a long time ago. I heard it with my own ears, and his grandfather still regretted it. Xiao Wu has great strength and is suitable for eating that kind of food. Isn't this just the time when the old man came here for a meeting? This time the old man took him there to meet his old friends and subordinates,

This person is really incomparable. I never imagined that Jiaojiao Niang dotes on Jiaojiao so much. You haven't seen it. The two mothers and daughters muttered, but they are very affectionate. I always thought that her mother didn't treat her sincerely.

Ye Zi sighed: We don't compare ourselves to others, we talk about everyone being equal. Those city people in the city I went to give us a wink. If you don't say these things, it will be a bad thing for people to hear. Jiaojiao can be regarded as suffering She's in her early years, but why is she so powerful?

Now the old women in the village say that your family has two tigresses, your elder sister married and returned to the city, and now that Jiaojiao is marrying your family, who would dare to offend your family? This time I masturbated a lot of people. The captain of Zhoujia Village is still locked up. His family has been looking for help for the past two days, but they dare not come to your house. Grandpa Jiaojiao is probably here.

Lin Juhua burst out laughing, and said in a low voice; What's so great, Jiaojiao is soft-tempered, and she was also annoyed by being scolded at the door, or else with her temper, she really doesn't know how to read the old calendar. I dare not offend As for our family, our family is not unreasonable. My father-in-law and mother-in-law are not that kind of people.

Ye Zi gave her a blank look, rubbed her shoulders against her, and said to her winkingly, Aren't you guilty of what you said? None of us know who, your father-in-law and mother-in-law are honest people, and your little brother and sister are really temperamental. Soft? Those old women are muttering that cultural people are different. No wonder those who come out with pens can kill people with their mouths and pens.

It is said that your elder sister is not as good as your younger siblings. I said before that Jiaojiao looks sick and has no strength to work. Fortunately, she has her natal family to subsidize her. Otherwise, compared with the young wives in the village, those old women and young wives who must starve to death are all slapping themselves now.

It seems that your little five has good vision, and it's impossible for someone like her to stay in the village often, and she has a sharp tongue. Everyone said they missed it.

Meili hasn't been to work for the past two days, you know that? She said that this matter has become a big deal, and she is too embarrassed to see you, if she hadn't been quick to talk, she wouldn't have let that dead woman make trouble at your house. But, I can see that she is very happy in her heart. After all these years of revenge, she finally got revenge.

Lin Juhua saw that the captain's uncle had come far away and hurriedly replied to her: Hehe, what's wrong with me. I'll go to see Meimei after work. It's not her fault. Can I blame her? I said it out, how can I not let her say it, and I didn’t make it up. The captain is here, and we will stop talking.” After speaking, the two separated quickly, bowed their heads and pulled weeds, watching the past of this cooperation It is also done by many people.

Huang Cuilan couldn't stop laughing at it, so she said that the second child's family is very cunning, gossips are lively, and they don't delay getting work points. She couldn't do it. I worried about her several times, and my heart was pounding.

The weather is getting colder, and now the male laborers who come and go, except for those who pull manure and fertilize, are all working everywhere. There is no way to clean up the fields before the land freezes. It's better to plant seeds next spring and get more food, so everyone can distribute more food rations.

The old farmer has nothing to look forward to. He just hopes that there will be a bumper harvest next year, that the children in the family will be fed, that they will have more money to buy things, and save some money for their sons and grandsons to marry a good wife. If one is unlucky and encounters a drought, one year's farm work will be for nothing, but if one does not work, one will lose even more food, so one can only rely on the sky to keep busy and look forward to it.

There is only one ox and two donkeys in the brigade, both of which are treasures of the whole village, and no one dares to plow the land with oxen.

As for living in the fields? It takes a lot of effort to do it manually, and it takes a lot of effort to come back the next day. Who will take responsibility when the cattle are tired? Didn't you see that the bullock carts used in the upper city when going in and out of the village? Marrying a new daughter-in-law or a girl in the village has to work hard?

Father Zhang took his second son Zhang Guoqiang, and the two father and son cooperated in pulling the iron plow. Every time I plowed the land, I was so tired that I couldn't even taste the food when I went home. It's also Zhang's father and son Shicheng, look at those next to them who are doing foreign work. They all plowed the field twice back and forth, and some people stopped on the way halfway, and the villagers who followed behind were also happy to take their time. Not everyone cares about gains and losses. Many people have insufficient rations and drink water in the morning to go to work. This will be more than enough energy.

The second son, Zhang Guoqiang, is a traitor. He knows that his father will work hard in the field. If his elder brother is with his father today, he probably will go to help others after this film is finished. Every time he does heavy work, he proposes to follow his father, and he can still watch.

His father doesn't even think about it, you are so fast, many people are doing foreign work, and they can't blame you if they see it, you just love it. You can't get good words if you work hard. He kept staring at his father, and was faster than others, so he let his father rest, smoke and drink some water, and took it by himself to slowly plow the field.

Father Zhang stopped, took a breath, looked at the long two-lane field he had plowed, nodded in satisfaction, and then looked at the side, there was no half-lane, and he frowned and didn’t say a word, it’s nothing to do other business. He just couldn't see the waste of the land, why didn't they think about it, now that the land is plowed, the next year's crops will be good. Waiting for the next year's harvest to be less, everyone will suffer together. There are only so many things in this field, and if there is less, it means that everyone will share less.

Zhang Guoqiang took out the kettle and poured a bowl of water for his father. He also took the opportunity to rest and followed his father, but he was exhausted. No wonder no one formed a team with his father during the busy season, and there were only a lot of men in his uncle's family, who accompanied his father and his family to fool around. I don't know if the uncle secretly scolded his father in his heart.

Sighing, Xiao Wu didn't work at home, it's just different, his strength is as strong as three people. I don't know what it's like for this silly boy to follow the old man in the army, but don't rush to join the army.

Being a soldier is a good thing for others, but Xiao Wu doesn't have to work hard, as long as he doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, he has a lot of money, and his mother-in-law is subsidizing it. He just needs to go to the city and find a job. I also hope that there will be no troubles in the army, because the seriousness is really worrying him, and I didn't have time to secretly remind him yesterday.

Zhang Guoqiang looked at his father, and couldn't help but mutter, Father, you said that Xiao Wu will be a soldier if he doesn't go there, right? I don't want to have more martyrs in the family. You must extinguish his thoughts when you look back.

Father Zhang looked at him contemptuously, isn't he usually very clever? No, absolutely not in the army. I have to go early. He is worried that his little daughter-in-law will take care of his son alone. Yesterday, he specifically asked your mother to take care of his son, saying that he was afraid that his mother-in-law and Jiaojiao would sleep to death. His son You can't wake them up even if you cry, so your mother specially asked your mother to watch his son and wait for him to come back. Do you think this mother-in-law's temperament will go to the army?

Zhang Guoqiang looked at his father amusedly, and he didn't believe that his father was not worried, Xiao Wu likes children. Look at the little ones in the family who saw that his uncle is closer than my real father. That's his son, but Don't be afraid that other people will mess with you. Dad, Xiao Wu's temperament is up to you, hehe, my mother said.

You brat, are you against the sky? This means that your father has become a mother-in-law. Your father and I are the real man, and you won't be like Xiao Wu. In my opinion, your mother raised Xiao Wu as a girl. By the way. By the way, what are your plans for the yard? Listen to what Xiao Wu said. If you go to the county town later, there will be no one living here. How about we build a simple three or five rooms?

Zhang Guoqiang shook his head, Like the thatched house in the village? No, just build it like this. Xiaowu and I forget it, it won't cost much. Besides, this is my hometown, not far from the county town, you and your mother are here , I have to come back to live often. When I go back to the county, I must have no money to buy a house. I rent a small room and feel aggrieved, so I come back to live. There is still vacation time, the house will not be vacant, and there will be more children in the future, and the living will be more comfortable. You can also grow some coarse grains and vegetables in the backyard, it’s not enough to rely on the supply in the city.”

Father Zhang nodded: It's right to think so. In the city, an onion costs money. After you plant it, your mother and I will take care of it. After a year, there will be a lot of things. You arrange it well, and your wife is still working. If you don't make arrangements, you can take care of your family.

After work is over, I will talk to Uncle Captain about building the yard and find someone to throw stones by the way. I need to tell him about these things in advance. Otherwise, everyone in the village will go to help our family, and he will have to rearrange the work in the field. Our family will not go to work in the future, and it happens that there is not much work during the slack season. Your mother and your daughter-in-law have to prepare meals.

I've already found the rocker. They will go tomorrow. I have agreed with the third grandfather. I haven't started work in the past two days, so I have arranged everything. Besides the wood for the beams in the two yards, I also I borrowed it, I didn't buy it, I just waited for some time to go up the mountain with Xiao Wu and chop it up and return it to others.

Just ordered tiles, and some miscellaneous things. Dad, there is nothing to order. Let’s wait for the foundation to be laid tomorrow. We three brothers have almost cleaned up the two foundations. We will wait for the big mud and the big bricks. When the stones are delivered, we can build the house. I have calculated the time and built the two courtyards together. Tomorrow and Dani, it will be hard work to support the big billets.

There are four tirednesses in the countryside: Heda Ni, supporting the big billet, pulling the big plow, etc., among which Heda Ni is to add clay to the planting foot (fibrous material that increases firmness and makes it less fragile, such as Grass, hemp and other flocs), mixed with water to form a viscous slurry, the more it is mixed, the more sticky, the more sticky and tired; to support the big billet is to pour the reconciled mud into the billet mold, extrude it, and dry it It becomes adobe like a brick wall. These are all tiring tasks, even after strong labor, you have to peel off a layer of skin!

This time the Zhang family wanted to build the same as the old courtyard, but it was really very difficult. The men in my family are the main force and the big mud, and I have to prepare some soil embryos. It is estimated that the two yards will be exhausted.

Father Zhang nodded, everything has been arranged, and it will be built early tomorrow. Several of his own brothers plus his several nephews. Let the master bricklayer bring more people, and it will take ten days and a half months to build it. When the ground freezes and snows, slowly tidy up the furniture in the house. In the coming year, they will be able to live in separate households, and the old couple has accomplished a major event.

You and your master also talk, prepare the gate and windows. Don't take other people's work, just Xiaowu's yard, there is a lot of carpentry work. You still need to buy wood, and wait until there is not enough. Let's do what you said first. .” After Zhang’s father finished speaking, he began to pull the iron plow again.