Rebirth in the leisurely life of the red age

When it was time to make dinner, the five brothers of the Li family put all the sacks into the cellar.

The cellar had only filled a corner, and the boss Li Chi asked Li Yuan: "You asked the family to hunt more wild animals, and said that there is a way to smoke them and preserve them for a few years. There are a few pheasants, a few hares, and two roe deer in these pockets." , were all just killed."

Li Yuan smiled and said: "Sure, I will sort things out. Don't worry, it's no problem." After saying that, he took out the stack of big black tens from his pocket, counted out four hundred from it, handed it to Li Chi and said: "This money The eldest brother took it, and tried to find a way to exchange food from the brigade to send it over. No white flour is needed, bracts and millet are fine.

It doesn't have to be done all at once, and it doesn't have to be done only in Qinjiazhuang, but it's best done within two months.

Starting from next week, I will ride my bicycle to the shuttle bus station outside Dongzhimen every Thursday morning and wait there. You guys can quietly deliver two bags of food there early in the morning. Don't go into the city. It attracts people's attention and makes people miss me. "

The good days of the commune cafeteria will not last long.

Instead of letting people gorge themselves on seafood, it’s better to save it first.

By next year, the money in hand will be worthless. Without a ticket, it will be useless, but food will be more expensive than gold...

Li Chi saw that Li Yuan didn't take the money handed over, he frowned in shock and said, "Is this really the case?"

In fact, most farmers right now, even if they feel a little uneasy, can't see that far.

In fact, if the weather hadn't been too severe in the next three years, it might not have been so miserable. All kinds of misfortunes came together...

Li Yuan reminded: "Brother, how many times has it rained since the beginning of spring this year?"

According to the records of the later "China Disaster Situation Report": In 1958, from January to August, there was a large-scale drought in the whole country.

Provinces and regions such as Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Southwest Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangdong and Guangxi in South China all have long-lasting spring droughts that affect a wide area and seriously affect crop sowing and growth.

There was no rain or snow for more than 200 consecutive days in the central and eastern parts of Hebei Province. In mid-May, the southwest, southern China and eastern Hebei continued to be dry.

In summer, more than 8 million hectares of farmland in East China and Northeast China suffered from drought.

Two hundred and sixty-six small rivers and one thousand three hundred and eighty-six reservoirs in Kyrgyzstan have dried up, which is an unprecedented severe drought since the end of Qing Dynasty.

During the year, the drought affected 22.36 million hectares of farmland in 24 provinces and regions.

It was said to be three years, but in fact, from 1958 to 1962, there were still severe droughts in most parts of the country.

Starting next year, there will be a severe drought...

Behind this line of pale records is a frightening famine.

You will never be able to understand it unless you are there, what kind of disaster it is...

After listening to Li Yuan's words, Li Chi stopped talking, nodded after taking the money, and said, "You are a cultural person in the family, and you are the smartest when you are young, so do as you say."

But even if he said that, Li Chi never thought that he would rely on the youngest for food in the future.

He can earn work points, so how can he be short of food?

Purely as a parent who loves the youngest son, he, the eldest brother, also pities Yaodi for his poor health, so let's mess around with him.

When Li Yuan was born, his family was in trouble, and his parents had to go out to work as helpers in order to support their children. It was only because he carried Li Yuan around looking for wild animals to make soup and drink, that he managed to raise the child.

So among the brothers, he is the most partial to the youngest.

Li Yuan knew the eldest brother's character, so he said to the second eldest brother, Li Jiang: "Second brother, you can't kill wild animals. It's best to ask Uncle Qin to hunt them. He is an old hunter. You can buy them with money."

Li Jiang stretched out his hand to pat Li Yuan's head, and said with a smile, "You look down on your second brother, don't you? Qin's second brother is more capable than me?"

Li Yuan did not argue and said with a smile: "It's like delivering food, but you don't have to wait for Thursday. I'll wait outside Dongzhimen the next day. I'll wait for you outside Dongzhimen the next day. I don't have to wait until Thursday." There are too many people, so I dare not gamble. From the Chinese New Year to the present, there has not been a drop of rain or snow. If there is no rain or snow for the rest of the year, everyone will suffer by the end of the year.

It’s okay for adults, but there are more than 20 children in our family, and there is no need to starve one of our brothers and eight faces.

So now I would rather toss a few more times, than to go to the front and catch him blind. "

Several brothers were moved. Li Hu, the fourth, looked at Li Chi and said, "Brother, listen to the youngest."

Li Chi frowned and said, "I don't believe it. It can last for a whole spring without rain! Then isn't God going to drive everyone to death? It doesn't make sense! But the youngest has read a lot, so it's okay for you to prepare more. . Just leave it as it is, don’t delay spring plowing.”

Li Yuan smiled. Although the old man is straight-minded, as long as he doesn't stop him, it will be fine.

The group of people came out of the cellar, locked it with a lock, and covered it with a bamboo hat. The five brothers were about to go home.

Back in the middle courtyard, Li Yuan took out a bag of apples, a large bag of fruit candies, four other cartons of economy cigarettes, one carton of gold leaf cigarettes, and four bottles of Xifeng wine.

Economy cigarettes cost eight cents a pack and are produced by the Yuxi Tobacco Factory in southern Yunnan. They are very cheap and powerful.

Gold leaves are much more expensive, only 26 cents a pack.

Li Yuandao: "The apples and candies are divided between parents and the children. The economic cigarettes are for you and dad to smoke. The gold leaves and wine are used to make connections and buy food."

The five brothers all laughed. The youngest seemed to have grown up and made arrangements for his elder brother.

But that's okay, once you get back to the city, it's fine if you don't come back empty-handed.

The adults don't matter, there are many children.

Li Chi warned again worriedly: "You are suffering from a lot of famine now, so don't spend money if you can. The money will be used to buy food and send it here. If you can't eat it, sell some to help the famine."

You are the youngest, can we still eat and drink from you? Just take good care of yourself, don't send money home, you still have to marry a wife. By the way, your sister-in-law said that the Qin family's trustees have all been entrusted to her to marry you. "

Li Yuan said hurriedly: "I'm not in a hurry. I still have to learn more medical skills from my master. How can I think about that? Brother, tell my sister-in-law, don't worry about that. Li Kun is going to take the exam this year, take good care of him. Li Kun After attending a technical secondary school, life will be easier in the future.”

What a joke, the next three years will be much more difficult in the countryside than in the city, and he can't afford another big family.

Li Yuan couldn't be like Shazhu, who would spend his heart and soul for a family just for a woman.

There is no way, it is human nature, so it is better not to delay others...

Li Chi smiled, patted Li Yuan on the shoulder, and said, "Your nephews all want to follow your example and become city dwellers. It depends on whether they have the ability. Okay, let's not talk anymore. Let’s go, it will be dark if we go back later.”

The five brothers did not delay, patted Li Yuan one by one, turned around and left.

The big man Wu Jiao went out, which also attracted many people's attention.

In this day and age, having many brothers at home is a deterrent.

Even Mrs. Jia and Zhang were lying on the kang and muttering: "How can the Li family be so fertile?"

Qin Huairu smiled while cooking: "These are only five...Li Yuan is not included. He is too delicate. He was not in good health when he was a child. He was bullied and cried every day...Mom, please don't say it outside." .”

Mrs. Jia Zhang snorted and said, "You say what you want."

Qin Huairu cut the shredded potatoes and said with a smile: "There are eight brothers in the Li family. Qinjiazhuang said that his family is the Eight Great Vajras. Not only are they strong, but they are also united. His family name is Li, but in Qin No one dares to mess with them at all. Besides, all eight of this generation are still in their prime, and the next one is causing trouble again.

The eldest son of Mr. Li's family is all fifteen or sixteen this year. There are more children in this generation, fourteen of them alone, and all of them are still standing, no one is missing.

I heard from Jingru that five more children in his family have become pregnant this year, and it is estimated that there are still more boys than girls.

Even his eldest son is only thirty-five this year and can still have children in the future.

In ten years, his family may have dozens of grandchildren. Who can afford to offend such a big family? "

Unless there is another war like the loss of the country and the Li family suffers, Qinjiazhuang will become Lijiazhuang sooner or later.

Jia and Zhang were so envious that if the Jia family could have... let alone half a hundred, seven or eight men, she felt that she could walk around in the courtyard!

If there were dozens of grandchildren...she would dare to go to Sijiu City!

Thinking of this, Jia Zhang said to Jia Dongxu, "Dongxu, I'm just a good guy now, but there's still a long way to go. You and Huairu are still young, and I can still take care of the children. You two have to..." Work harder and have more children! If Banggeng has seven or eight brothers, our family will be a big family in the future, much better than the Li family!

The entire Li family is full of farmers, so what’s the use of having so many people? In a disaster year, everyone will starve to death! "

Jia Dongxu was also a little moved, but Qin Huairu didn't want to live together.

Life in the Jia family is already very tight now. They didn't do much during the confinement period, so Jia Zhang was forced to wash and cook. Now she still suffers from body aches.

If she lives together, does she still want to live?

Besides, seeing how Jia Zhang doesn’t regard her granddaughter as a human being at all, you can tell that if she has another daughter, her life will be even worse.

Qin Huairu rolled her eyes and said: "Mom, it's not that we don't want to have a baby, but now everyone in the family is pointing to Dongxu. There are only five people now, and Dongxu is so tired that he can hardly stand up. If there is another child, Dongxu will not be able to stand up. Don't you want to die from exhaustion? I know you are doing it for the good of Banggeng. With so many brothers, we will not be bullied in the future, and we can help each other. But I still have to put Dongxu first, and there is no son who can be ranked ahead of me."

These words immediately reminded Jia Dongxu that he was almost bored to death after giving birth to a baby. He had almost no pocket money and could hardly afford the 26 cents of gold leaves.

Before he was born, he was a wealthy man with a salary of only thirty-two cents!

If I have another child, I'm afraid I won't be able to afford the eight-cent economic cigarette.

Jia Dongxu glanced at his wife approvingly, and then said to Jia Zhang, "Don't worry about it anymore. Xiaodang is not even one year old, so there is no need to rush."

Mrs. Jia Zhang was so angry that her lungs hurt, she turned away and ignored everyone, secretly cursing the Li family. With so many children, they would starve to death sooner or later...

Jia Dongxu also felt annoyed. It was all caused by a bunch of stinky farmers.

If it hadn't been for them to catch the wind, that bitch Silly Zhu wouldn't have bought a chicken, he wouldn't have eaten too much and had diarrhea in the toilet, and he wouldn't have... ugh!

In short, it’s all the fault of the Li family’s bunch of bastards. Why didn’t they starve to death when they had so many babies?

At the same time, Li Yuan, who was sending his brothers out, received waves of strong negative emotions from Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu. He looked back in the direction of the Jia family and smiled...

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Grandpa's house.

When I saw the Li brothers passing by from the window, Yi Zhonghai and his wife were the most envious and saddened couple in the courtyard.

Others have too many children and worry about being able to raise them. They have been looking forward to having children all their lives, but they have not even looked forward to a boy and a half girl.

The eldest mother wiped away her tears and said, "I will never be able to forgive you in this life."

After all, the two of them didn't go to the hospital for a check-up. Whose problem was it?

Yi Zhonghai asked someone to make a fake certificate to prove that he was fine.

So Auntie still thinks it’s her problem…

Yi Zhonghai made a sound, sighed slightly, and said with a smile: "This is all destined by God. It's fitting that I don't have children in my life. How could you not be able to forgive me? There are Dongxu and Shazhu right now. Now, there may not be any hope in the future.”

The eldest mother hesitated for a moment and said: "I'm afraid Zhu Zhu and Dongxu are not very reliable. Zhu Zhu is okay, he is warm-hearted and often goes to the backyard to take care of the old lady. Dongxu... his mother is not easy to get along with. Really wait. When we get old, we hope to go to Dongxu, why won’t Jia Zhang sit on our heads and shit on us?”

Yi Zhonghai was not very happy when he heard the word "excrement and urine". The look on his face earlier was truly a shame for his life.

However, what his wife said was not unreasonable. He said slowly: "Let's see, it's still too late."

The eldest mother said softly: "It would be great if the child of Yuanzi kissed us."

Yi Zhonghai shook his head repeatedly and said: "Don't have this dream. Most of his monthly salary has been sent home, which means that he loves the whole family in his heart. How could he kiss us? He just wants to support us in our old age." I don’t even dare to ask for it, I’m afraid he will move all our old-age property back to Qinjiazhuang.”

After seeing off his brothers, Li Yuan returned to the backyard, opened the cellar, and put wild animals and some grain into the space.

Leave four or five bags of food behind, lock them here, and keep them as targets, just in case.

Maybe in the future, if someone suspects why his family’s food is never finished and is reported, they can bring it to have a look...

hehe!

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Early the next morning, Li Yuan made juice with tomatoes, meat, and rock sugar as usual, filling the house with aroma. Then when the residents of the courtyard came to the courtyard to fetch water for washing, he opened the window...

A series of negative emotions made Li Yuan burst into laughter.

Get up early and feel happy!

However, today's big bowl of braised pork noodles is not for the deaf old lady.

After calculating the time, it was almost time, when I heard a scream coming from the front yard:

"It's incredible! It's incredible! Come on, everyone, we have a thief in our courtyard!"

The third uncle Yan Bugui's angry and frightened voice spread throughout the three courtyards.

Li Yuan followed him to the front yard and saw Yan Bugui standing there with a mournful look on his face. The third aunt simply started crying there.

Yi Zhonghai frowned and said: "Old Yan, you didn't go to work so early in the morning, what are you doing here? What kind of thief is stealing? Is that a good thing? What do you hear outside?"

Yan Bugui seemed to be so angry that he could hardly breathe. He gritted his teeth and said excitedly: "What's it like? Lao Yi, our hospital has a big thief! My leather shoes, my briefcase, and my Chinese tunic suit were stolen yesterday. The weather is nice and I have already washed them. I am thinking about wearing them to go to work this morning. Look, look, where are they?"

Everyone looked around and saw that it was really gone.

Silly Zhu was happy and said with a smile: "Third uncle! Let me tell you, yes! Why do you think you are so careful in your daily life? You have enough food and clothing every day. You talk about being poor when you can't calculate it, and you still buy it. Wearing second-hand leather shoes...what are you showing off to? Okay, are they all gone?"

When Yan Bugui heard this, he was so angry that his whole body shook.

Yi Zhonghai scolded: "Zhuzi, if you don't know how to speak, shut your mouth! Is this the time to add insult to injury?"

Silly Zhu made a sound, but at least he didn't speak again. Li Yuan chuckled and said: "Brother Zhuzhu, although the third uncle likes to be calculating, he has the bottom line of principles and will not harm others. Based on this alone, he is better than many people." .”

Silly Zhu laughed and said: "That's right."

Li Yuan asked Yan Jiecheng, "Jiecheng, go and see if anything else has been thrown away? I was thinking, I shouldn't just throw things away from your house. Is there a naughty child who took it and threw it somewhere? The third uncle is a good person and has no enemies." .Even a thief wouldn’t be able to steal from your house.”

Yan Bugui came back to his senses, nodded quickly and said: "Yes, yes, everyone, take a look and see if someone's child has been misbegotten somewhere, look for it."

Yi Zhonghai frowned, feeling that something was wrong, but nodded in response, calling for people to look around.

Not to mention, I really found the briefcase. It's at the corner south of Jia's house, where the Jia's family took possession of the briquettes.

But the others were nowhere to be found.

After a while, another resident in the courtyard yelled, or lost half a bowl of salt, or threw away the white flour, or threw away a bag of sweet potatoes.

As a result, it was soon discovered that there were some grains of salt and white flour scattered in front of Jia's house...

Good guy, the crowd's anger exploded immediately!

There are really bad elements among the masses!

Comrades, go ahead! !

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