Chapter 800: Caught
As night fell, the banquet at Village Chief Zhao’s house had already dispersed, and a group of young people were packing their things in the yard.
Captain Liang and Village Chief Zhao were all red in the face after drinking. They were sitting on the kang, smoking their pipes and talking about something.
Han Li's house was still very lively. After He Mi and the others had finished cooking, they went to the south room to ask Han Li to eat.
In the North House, Hao Hongmin, Yang Xiuying and others sat around a full table. During the meal, they all talked about happy topics. No one mentioned Ruan Shaojun's psychosis in the afternoon.
Not long after dinner, more and more people came to Han Li's house again. No matter what the reason or their thoughts were, there was no way to turn people away now.
After Han Li dealt with all these people like a machine, he lay down directly on the kang and didn't want to move at all. He felt that this day was more tiring than the continuous climb in the mountains.
At night, He Mi, Qi Zhaodi, and Hou Yuhua rested in the north room, while Han Li slept alone in the south room.
At first, Han Li was waiting for He Mi to come over, but Qi Zhaodi's extra energy today kept them chatting without feeling sleepy.
Seeing this, He Mi could only sneak out and talk to Han Li. Upon seeing this, Han Li planned to check the homework of Hao Hongmin and Yang Xiuying. At this time, someone gently knocked on the door outside the south room.
Early the next morning, Han Li's house heard a roar of three spans. He took Zhang Chaomei, Zhao Xiangjun, Liang Weizhong, and Zhang to help the three of them cross the street and leave the village toward the county seat.
As for Qi Zhaodi, Han Li forced her to stay at home and study hard. Although Han Li predicted based on Qi Zhaodi's study progress during this period, her chances of getting into college or technical secondary school were almost zero.
But Han Li still asked Qi Zhaodi to give it a try. Only by working hard and trying can a life be considered perfect. If there was really no hope in the end, it would not be too late to continue on the path originally reserved for her.
After Han Li returned to the county town this time, he still lived the same life as before. However, because Qi Zhaodi stayed in Shanghe Village, Zhang Chaomei spent more time staying here. However, she was self-aware and called Wang Chunhua from the commune at least twice out of three times. Together.
Village Chief Zhao also successfully took office in the past two days. On the same day, the leaders of the Organization and Propaganda Department personally sent him to take office.
Later, Ding Zhengmin led many leaders of government agencies to the scene and emphasized the importance of the County Enterprise Administration Bureau. The county leadership team believed that the Enterprise Administration Bureau, under the leadership of Comrade Zhao Shengli, would be able to contribute to the county.
After a speech, Village Chief Zhao successfully became Director Zhao.
On the third day after Director Zhao took office, Han Li invited him and Niu Dahai to his home for dinner.
A few days passed quickly, and various preparations for the upcoming long winter began in Shanghe Village. All villagers and educated youths went to the mountains to collect firewood, collect mountain goods, and other busy activities.
Only people like He Mi, Hao Hongmin, and Ma Runping who were good friends with Han Li did not make any movement. You must know that at this time in previous years, in addition to going to the mountains to pick up some, they would also buy some from the villagers, but this year they There was no movement at all, and the answers given when asked were exactly the same.
"We still have a lot of firewood at home, and we plan to go home to celebrate the New Year when the village distributes grain, so we won't buy and exchange the firewood. It's not too late to exchange the mountain goods with the villagers before we leave."
Hao Hongmin and the others' reasons were completely valid, and they could listen to Han Li's instructions and concentrate on studying at home with peace of mind.
When Wu Lili saw this situation, she went to the county town to ask Han Li for advice. Finally, she got the news of Han Li's calculation. She covered her hot belly and sat on the train back to Shanghe Village with somewhat unnatural legs. carriage.
Some old educated youths had the same idea as Hao Hongmin and others. Last year, many people were unable to go home due to production cuts. This year's harvest was visibly good, so these people were thinking about going home. They went into the mountains. They all focus on picking up wild goods, and don’t consider anything like firewood for the time being.
But others can't, especially Ruan Shaojun and the other newly arrived educated youths this year. They can't go home this year. Even if a group of people burns a fire pit, the amount of firewood distributed to each person is quite large.
The key point is that most of the old educated youths plan to go home this year. Now the whole problem of heating the dormitories falls on those people who don't want to go home or can't go home.
Moreover, those old educated youths who planned to go home for the New Year also said that the amount of firewood in the firewood shed must be the same as now when they come back next year, and they cannot be allowed to walk through the snow into the mountains to collect firewood next year.
In order to survive the long winter, the remaining people must rush back to pull firewood, at least to the amount agreed upon by everyone.
There is nothing wrong with the old educated youth. They are used to this kind of life. After the autumn harvest, they go into the mountains to check for firewood and pick up wild products. There is no one to rush them, and there is no need to rush. They can get enough firewood before it gets cold with a more leisurely attitude.
But Ruan Shaojun and the others were in trouble. They had not been out in the fields much since they joined the team in Shanghe Village this year. They followed everyone to the mountains to freshen up for two days before they couldn't bear it anymore, so they started looking for villagers to buy firewood.
However, because Ruan Shaojun offended Village Chief Zhao and Han Li last time, and because of the promotion of Captain Liang and the villagers named Zhao, not only did no one in the entire Shanghe Village exchange firewood with them, but they also said that their behavior was a T-machine Come on, it’s ZB’s style.
Ruan Shaojun and the others were indeed very angry at first. In the past few months since they came to Shanghe Village, they had been shopping for various vegetables and eggs with the villagers. Other educated youths were also like this. Why has it become like this now? ?
Miao Fenghua, Bao Aiguo, Xiong Shuangying and Jia Ping soon realized that they had been implicated by Ruan Shaojun, so the four people began to alienate Ruan Shaojun and stopped accompanying him when they went into the mountains to collect firewood.
Ruan Shaojun almost didn't get angry, but he didn't pay attention to this kind of thing even if it was mentioned to the end. Otherwise, he might be labeled as a T-machine incompetent, a ZB fan, and a disunity among comrades, so a group of people by the riverside The large reed bush suffered, but he was also covered in reed flowers. From a distance, he looked like he was wearing a filial piety.
In this case, Ruan Shaojun did not dare to go into the mountains to collect firewood alone, and he did not have the physical strength, let alone the suffering.
The old educated youths are telling everyone to get enough firewood as much as possible every day, otherwise it will become more difficult when it snows.
Ruan Shaojun had no choice but to go to nearby Xiaohe Village, Zhonghe Village, and Wangjiatun to find someone to exchange firewood.
This man was indeed right to move the living things and the trees to the dead. Ruan Shaojun went to Xiaohe Village today and actually got him some firewood in exchange.
However, when he went there today, he just had a try mentality and did not borrow a cart from the village. Although he had made arrangements with several families, he could only come back carrying a bundle of firewood on a rope.
The next day, Ruan Shaojun went to the village warehouse to borrow a cart, thinking that he would only need to make two or three trips today to collect enough firewood for the winter, and then he would laugh at Miao Fenghua and Bao every day. Aiguo, Xiong Shuangying, Jia Ping and the others went into the mountains to collect firewood.
After Ruan Shaojun pulled the cart out of the warehouse with joy, the custodian locked the door and went to Captain Liang's house.
Immediately afterwards, Captain Liang rode his horse to find Guan Shuanggui, the second-in-command of Hongqi Commune. The two of them had known each other for a long time, but their relationship deepened during the banquet celebrating Village Chief Zhao's appreciation.
In a short time, a large group of people rode bicycles and rushed out of the commune gate. However, there were not many people riding a bicycle alone. Most of them were two people on a bicycle. Some bicycles even had the front beam. There were people sitting on it.
These people include not only people from the Communist Party Committee and the Educated Youth Office in the commune, but also people from the organization supervision group, group group group and civil health group.
After Guan Shuanggui and Captain Liang watched these people go out, they sat back inside and started chatting.
Ruan Shaojun pulled a cart of firewood from Xiaohe Village to the Educated Youth Home in Shanghe Village. Although he was very tired from loading, unloading and walking, he thought that he would have to wait until Miao Fenghua, Bao Aiguo, Xiong Shuangying and Jia Ping came back. After getting enough firewood for myself, I could laugh at them as much as I wanted, so I was immediately full of energy and pulled the cart to Xiaohe Village again.
Ruan Shaojun came to Xiaohe Village again and filled today's third cart of firewood with a smile. When he was fastening it with ropes, a group of people directly pushed him to the ground and tied him up without any explanation, including him and the cart. Got it in the courtyard of Hongqi Commune.
Although Ruan Shaojun kept shouting along the way, no one paid attention to the nonsense in his mouth.
Although the Northeast is busy with Maodong, it is relatively relaxed in terms of mood and time, and everyone can control their own time flexibly.
But starting from North China and going south, everyone is still busy in the fields.
North China, South China, Shaanxi, and Northern Shaanxi are currently harvesting autumn. After the autumn harvest is over, most places have to plant another season of winter wheat and build ridges. Finally, the wheat needs to be watered with frozen water. This is considered complete. All the farm work in the fields this year.
And like most of the plains in North and South China, they basically can only rely on straw from crop fields for fires, cooking, and heating.
Therefore, when it is time to distribute grain every year, the villagers and educated youth here not only receive grain, but also receive their own straw. The most popular among them is soybean straw, which is slightly worse than firewood.
If the allocated straw is not enough to burn, the people here can only go to the roadside, wilderness, and riverside to harvest some dry weeds and bring them back to make up for it. As for branches, you can only get them by luck. If you dare to chop down one, you can survive. tree.
Not to mention the areas further south. Most of their current farming systems are based on three crops and two crops as a supplement. Other crops are also planted in the middle. In some coastal areas, cash crops are also planted. , there is less time to rest throughout the year.