Chapter 185: Half the Sky
Chapter 185: Half of the Sky
The first snow in winter of 1981 came earlier than in previous years. Overnight, Kaoshantun became a world of pink and jade.
The fat man struggled to open the door of the house, picked up the wooden shovel, first pulled out a slogan in the courtyard, and then muttered happily: "It's good to snow."
Qiqi ran out in a small flower cotton jacket and hands, first stepped on a row of small footprints on the snow, and then shouted: "Fat uncle makes a snowman for me."
"Uncle Lin will do it for you." Lin Qingshan walked out with his head naked, his long hair still drifting, covering his ears. It seems that it is still beneficial to have long hair.
Now, he has become a normal person, but he is a little taciturn and never mentions his previous life experience.
"I just didn't have time, and it was finally snowing. It was time to make all our mountain goods." The fat man saved the snow into a pile and kept it for Qiqi to build a snowman. Then he picked up a broom and swept the ground without any snow foam.
"Gaga--" The wild ducks then came out to ask for food. They shrank their necks and their claws back and forth, and they retracted their feathers under them.
"It's better not to resist the freezing, but it will be fine after two days." The fat man comforted them and then went out to find Captain Li.
After a while, the loudspeaker of the production team began to broadcast: "Friends, let's talk about it. It's snowing now, and the road can run cars. I've been preparing for the past two days, so I can go to the commune grain warehouse to pay the task grain. The fat man below has something to do to everyone."
Then, the fat man's deep voice continued: "Before delivering the mission grain, let's sell all the collected pine nuts and medicinal materials. It's estimated that more than ten carriages will be needed, and then some people will load and unload trucks. One carriage will be sent to send a escort. I will start calling the name below..."
When the fat man slowly walked out of the production team yard, there were already thousands of carriages parked on the avenue. The owner of the carriage was wearing a dog-skin hat and shouted: "Fat man, you're so quick, you're the one who's not there."
The fat man rushed into the carriage, and the carriage ran to the edge of the village. He couldn't get through it after walking further, so he stopped. The young men in the village also rushed over one after another, dozens of people heading straight to the deer farm.
He creaked under his feet, stepped out a path, and soon arrived at the deer farm. Lao Yaozi ordered: "Prepare pine nuts first, this thing is not afraid of being pressed."
The pine nuts have been packed in sacks, and they are in a long row, with a total of nearly fifty bags, which is estimated to be more than six thousand.
The fat man grabbed a big sack and threw it on his back. It felt light and asked someone to stack one. It was still a bit insufficient. He just wanted to add another one, but he carried it out of one sack for each person.
Generally speaking, a sack can hold about 200 kilograms, but pine nuts are lighter, so a bag of only 100 kilograms, so it will definitely be easy for fat people to carry three.
The young men carried a hundred kilograms of things, which was no different from walking. They arrived at the carriage and loaded four taels of carriage. The boss was able to set off with a big rope.
Everyone transported it again and brought all kinds of medicinal materials into the truck. Old medicines were instructed to load them. They were not afraid of being pressed down or putting them on top, and they also loaded four or five trucks.
Finally, the mountain goods purchased by Ye Ying and Cheng Lei were loaded with a carriage, and their mission was completed, so they followed the carriage back together.
"Go", the owner of the car took the lead, and the big whip burst out loud in the air. The carriage crushed the snow on the ground and left Kaoshantun.
Fatty and Cheng Lei rode their bicycles and sold things. They had to go to the county to discuss the acquisition of the big goose duck. The old revolutionary was also on the carriage of the carriage owner. In addition, the monkey-talking man followed him. He boasted that the big goose was similar to the Bole-like horse. He took a look and knew who was willing to lay eggs and who was unwilling to lay eggs.
Relying on Daqingshan Commune alone, we could not collect so many ducks and geese. Back then, there were no large breeders, and they all came together from each household, so this matter must be handled by the county.
Walking on the main road, the fat man found that the road was twice as wide as before and was very flat. After the carriage was finished in front, he pressed out a slitting road.
The telephone poles on the side of the road were also standing up, all of them were wooden poles, with a layer of asphalt brushed outside. Wires were also pulled on it, but it might be because of the snow that no one was working on it.
I had nothing to say all the way, and when I arrived at the commune, I went straight to the acquisition station. Ten large carriages, the horse's hooves hit the ground, the sound was crisp, and the bells were jingling, and it was heard far away, so it was quite eye-catching.
"Brother Huang--" The fat man was riding forward, and when he heard someone greeting behind him, he turned around and saw that it was Mr. Huang. So he kicked the foot gate, and it was broken.
The rear wheel of the bicycle was locked and could not turn forward, so it started to slip sideways. Before the fat man could understand what was going on, he was already squatting on the ground with a big ass.
Young man Huang ran to the front and pulled him hard, but he couldn't pull him. In the end, the fat man got up by himself: "Hehe, he fell so hard now."
"Ride a bicycle on the ice and snow, don't brake hard - then, Ye Ying is not in the car in front." The young man Huang comforted the fat man for a few words, and then asked quickly.
When the fat man saw this guy's preference for sex over friends, he became angry. Just as he was about to hurt him, he was playing with a monkey and slipped out of the carriage and said to the young man Huang with a stinging look: "Ye Ying is in the car in front, but I'll tell you something, don't get angry. Ye Yatou and that young man Cheng are quite in love with you. I think you are a little mysterious."
"This kid is really hurtful, but this matter cannot be fooled. What if the young man Huang is anxious and fights Cheng Lei with a kitchen knife." Thinking of this, the fat man hurriedly said: "Comrade Huang, don't listen to him nonsense. There is no such thing. The two of them are purely working relationships."
Young man Huang hummed and agreed, but he was reluctant to believe it. Generally speaking, he was suspicious, so he ran and chased after him.
The fat man glared at the monkey and said, "Don't get involved in it in the future."
The monkey-playing sounded and didn't take it to heart. This guy's heart was a little dark and he liked to tease people.
The convoy arrived at the acquisition station and immediately became lively. Although the large-scale purchase of livestock and poultry has begun this season, it has just snowed, so there are not many people coming to sell, so the ten large cars in Koshantun are particularly eye-catching.
Ye Ying ran into the office, and the young man Huang followed behind his butt without leaving. The fat man slowly walked in with the old revolutionary. This was his territory, and the old man was in power.
Sure enough, the arrival of the old revolution was warmly welcomed by everyone, and the comrades from the acquisition station ran out to greet them, surrounded the old leader, and squeezed the fat man against the wall.
The old revolutionary is kind: "Everyone is doing their own things. I am here with the fat man to sell mountain goods, so don't affect your work."
Then, he pulled the fat man in front of him: "This year's pine nut harvest is a bumper harvest, and there are still many medicinal materials, which is enough for you to work hard."
The new webmaster was the original accountant. He pulled a few people to the office and poured tea: "You are sitting in the house, there are people outside." After that, he left the custodian to accompany him and went out to see the goods himself.
The fat man thought of the owner of the car and Lao Yaozi outside, so he felt relieved to drink tea. The old revolutionary was a little restless, chatting and looking out the window from time to time.
"I'll go out and have a look." Ye Ying drank a glass of water, warmed up, and then wanted to leave the house. After all, these goods were bought by her.
The custodian stood up and stopped her: "Comrade Ye, don't be busy, drink some more water."
Ye Ying was anxious and pushed the door while refusing, but she heard a bang and didn't push it open. The fat man was also stunned and stood up to check. It turned out that he had locked it from outside.
"What's the point? The acquisition station has changed its career. It's not a chicken or a geese, and it's time to collect people?" The fat man was wondering, and heard someone quarrel in the corridor: "Sun Erliang, do you still want this family? You ran to the poor valley and didn't meet. Let's see where you are running!"
The fat man couldn't hold back his smile: It turned out that it was the old revolutionary grandmother who came. After the old revolution went to Koshantun, the fat man advised him to take his wife over. However, his wife had an objection, and the old revolution had a famous stubborn temper, so he dragged it out for half a year, and today he was finally blocked. According to the fat man's estimate, the old revolution was betrayed by his subordinates.
An old lady appeared on the door glass with snow-white hair and no black hair. She was dressed up neatly: "Sun Erliang, go home with me!"
"I won't go back!" The old revolutionary temper also came up. One of the old couple was in the door and one outside the door, just like a rooster fighting.
The fat man and Ye Ying wanted to laugh but couldn't. If the window was not sealed, they would have jumped out of the window and fled. It would be better to have less mixed family affairs.
At this time, the original accountant, the new webmaster, appeared: "Brother Sun, go home and take a look first. This is not a music."
The fat man also poked the old revolutionary: "If you have anything to say, go home, don't quarrel at work." The fat man knew in his heart. It was an old husband and wife, so what kind of storm can cause? As long as the old revolutionary explained the situation of Kuoshantun clearly, the old lady would have to go with her bags immediately, which was not a big deal.
The old revolutionary kept silent and kept clattering with a small cigarette puff in his mouth. The new webmaster untied a bunch of keys from his belt and opened the door of the house. The old revolutionary followed the old lady away.
"Brother, don't get angry when you go home." The new webmaster yelled behind his back, and then said to the fat man: "Thank you for your strong support for our acquisition site."
"It's all right. Last year, Xiao Chicken was on the purchase station and gave us credit. The villagers all remembered this love." The fat man said happily, making Cheng Lei next to him feel a fever: This love has been lost by him for a long time.
However, in the ideas and concepts of farmers in that era, they often remembered the benefits you gave and ignored those bad things. This was the simple philosophy of farmers' life.
Chapter completed!