Reborn in the red years, I am farming in space

Chapter 634 What a Difficult Life
really!

When Zhan Jun heard this, his complexion changed!
His face was already very dark and old due to years of hard work.

After being frightened now, it looks more like those blood-stained ditches on the dry yellow land in Saibei:
Red in black and blue in purple.

after all,

This is an era in which we rely on the commune to lead everyone's development.

A family like his, secretly essentially a solo member, would be a very special danger.
Fortunately, Luo Xuan realized this in time.

Seeing that something was wrong with the situation, he quickly explained with a smile, "Peng Yong, what are you talking about, how can there be any solo households?!
They live far away and cannot go to work with other members of the production team.

This is actually not a problem with Comrade Zhanjun!This should be called adapting measures to local conditions, being flexible, and solving practical difficulties. "

Hearing what Luo Xuan said, Zhan Jun nodded quickly, and Peng Yong also knew that what he said was a bit inappropriate, so he nodded accordingly.

As the atmosphere eased, Zhan Jun took out a pile of cut newspapers from his gray and white pockets.

The first two pages were crumpled, and he stroked them with rough hands to smooth out the wrinkled corners.

Then he fumbled in his pocket again, and called out to the mother-in-law who was busy making batter on the stove.

"Bring me a box of matches, and the cigarette residue is gone."

After a while, the Zhanjun woman came with a box of matches and a rusty tin can like an antique.

Zhanjun first poured some dry tobacco residue on the paper, and began to roll the dry tobacco.

None of Luo Xuan smoked, and after Zhan Jun had finished rolling the tobacco, he lit the fire with a "chi" and threw the matchstick on the ground.

"Come on!"

After taking a puff of cigarette, Zhan Jun trembled with excitement, and the nervousness just now was forgotten.

men here,

Many people have the habit of smoking dry tobacco. The home-grown tobacco residue rolled in newspaper is very strong, but these peasants enjoy it very much.

Luo Xuan knew that these old smokers, once they got addicted to smoking, they would ignore them.

So he quickly asked Zhang Xiaoli to take Xiao Rongrong out, so as not to choke the child.

"Oh, Comrade Luo is quite right. In this day and age, eating with the production team and working with the collective is better than my family."

Zhan Jun took two more sips, knocked out the cigarette ash, and asked his wife to pour two cups of freshly boiled water.

Then he sighed and said, "Mo Fanan, when I dug the cave before, I didn't know it would be like this now.

Being so far away from the production team, there is no way to go to work together. "

Luo Xuan nodded, understanding Zhan Jun's suffering.

"Brother Zhanjun, are there many families like you here? Or is this just your family?"

Zhan Jun let out an "Ah", and immediately began to talk with joy. Speaking of these things, Zhan Jun seemed very excited and spit out his mouth.

"How could it be just our family? There are two or three families in the east and south of the village that are very far away."

"But they are better off, they can't work in the production team, just two or three families help each other.

It’s just our family here, hey, you don’t know, it’s hard for one or two people to do some work, and it’s hard to do it for those who are exhausted. "

"For example, in the first half of the year, I fertilized a piece of corn in the east of my house, and a load of more than 100 catties of sheep manure sank my shoes to a depth of two inches, which exhausted me to death."

Zhan Jun sighed,

It seems that when I think about it now, I can still remember the feeling of tired chest pain at that time.

Luo Xuan thought silently: It seems that the problems in the village are quite big.

It is estimated that the repair of the canal will have to be put on hold for a while.

I have to figure out a way, first solve these practical problems in the village, and then make any calculations.
The first thing to solve is to build a protective cover for the disguised solo households like Zhanjun's family.

You should know: In the case of occupying the army, it is actually "going alone."

If this matter gets out,
Zhan Jun, production team leader Dou Jiande, and relevant leaders in Zhimi County counted as one. He wore two wrist watches, and in the end he had to eat peanuts.

No one can keep them.
Next,
Luo Xuan chatted with Zhan Jun again, then walked out the door, intending to get some air.

The power of dry tobacco is comparable to that of thermonuclear weapons.

It is unbearable to permeate in the airtight cave dwelling, and then wrapped in the steam of cooking.

In the yard, little Rongrong was holding a bag of corn noodles and gnawing on it.

Huang Chengcheng's bun was smaller than a girl's fist, but Xiao Rongrong only ate one corner and stuffed the rest into his pocket.

Don't even think about it!
It must be the same as the sesame cakes before, Xiao Rongrong wants to take them back and share them with her younger siblings.

Luo Xuan grinned at Xiao Rongrong, and when the little girl saw Luo Xuan coming out, her round and dark eyes flickered.

The hand that had just been stuffed into the pocket remained motionless, for fear that Luo Xuan would see what she had just done.

Luo Xuan knew what the little girl was thinking, so he didn't expose it, and waved to Xiao Rongrong.

Xiao Rongrong glanced timidly at her pocket, and ran to Luo Xuan.

Like a magic trick, Luo Xuan took out three or four candies from his pocket.

This candy wrapped in transparent tissue paper is a local specialty.

The candy is yellow on the outside and tastes so-so.

But the moment Xiao Rongrong saw the candy, her eyes straightened.

This kind of sugar is made from the juice of a kind of wild vegetable root unique here, and it has a special sweet taste.

Luo Xuan also tasted one, but it tasted a bit weird anyway, so I don't have the habit of eating it.

Little Rongrong's eyes were shining brightly, obviously he wanted to eat it, but he didn't dare to take it.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoli on the side reached out to take the cube sugar from Luo Xuan's palm, then pulled Xiao Rongrong to the side, muttering in a low voice.

Sure enough, it's still more intimate between girls.

After a while,

Luo Xuan saw Xiao Rongrong take the candy, like a person on the plateau who dug up a baby bump, caring for it carefully.

If you are afraid that your hands will shake, you will not be able to find your baby.

Luo Xuan patted Xiao Rongrong's head, said with a chuckle, "Hurry up and eat, I'll give you a few more, but you're not allowed to eat half and put the rest in your pocket."

This little girl in front of me,
When she was beaten in the morning, she was actually taking the blame for her younger brother who actually stole the mutton stew.
This little Rongrong, being a big sister is really not easy.
Hearing that Luo Xuan refused to let him take the candy away, Xiao Rongrong nodded obediently, held the candy cube in front of his eyes, looked at it again and again, and licked it with his tongue.

Under the crunchy shell, there is a slight sweetness.

Taking a bite, she, who has never eaten anything good, cherishes this rare delicacy very much.

these sugar cubes,
Luo Xuan still bought it from the Zhimi County Supply and Marketing Cooperative. The quality is much better than the candies made by private individuals.

The family members here sometimes use their own food to secretly make some candy.

Good as a gift for visiting relatives, or to satisfy children's cravings.

But Lao Li's family,
Obviously not this case: Lao Li and his mother-in-law are known for their extreme frugality.

So for little Rongrong, this is as delicious as sesame pancakes, let alone eat them when she grows up, she won't go anywhere.

Watching Xiao Rongrong eat it in small bites, and finally licked his finger balls, reminiscing about the wonderful taste that he had never tasted before.

After taking a few breaths, I felt much more comfortable.

So Luo Xuan turned around and returned to the cave, "Brother Zhanjun, give me your bucket, I'll fetch you a load of water."

Zhan Jun was surprised: "This is impossible! You don't know how hard it is to carry a load of water."

Luo Xuan persisted,

In the end, Zhan Jun had no choice but to ask his mother-in-law to find out the bucket and pole for Luo Xuan.

In addition, there is actually a big hammer and a steel drill!
It's just carrying water, what do you want hammer and steel brazing for instead of smashing rocks? !

Luo Xuan endured the puzzlement in his heart, picked up the burden and went out.

Then he waved to Xiao Rongrong, "Do you know where I can get water?"

Xiao Rongrong nodded, "I'll take you there."

Naturally, Zhang Xiaoli and Peng Yong will not be idle, and they will follow.

The way to get water is not easy.

On the Loess Plateau, it looks like the terrain on the plateau is very flat, but it’s not the same thing when you actually walk!

The rugged trails that go around and around are really difficult.

Under the leadership of Xiao Rongrong, Luo Xuan carried the bucket and the steel drill.

The group of four walked for more than half an hour before arriving at the water intake on the Banpo.

"That's it?"

Facing the puddle under the gravel cliff, Zhang Xiaoli was at a loss, "Is this their drinking water source?"

Peng Yong's cheeks twitched: "Can people drink the water retrieved here?"

I saw under the cliff,
There is a small puddle, the area may be about 2 square meters.

Around the puddle, there are white flowers of alkali.Water polluted by high concentrations of salt and alkali tastes very bitter.

High-concentration saline-alkali water is highly corrosive.

So many people here have black and yellow teeth.
There are many big girls in Zhimi County, they look beautiful.

But it's better if they don't open their mouths. When they open their mouths, their black front teeth are like old smokers who have smoked for a lifetime: black, yellow, and rotten.

It can really scare people away!

If this kind of bitter alkaline water is stored in the Bashu area.

It is used to feed pigs. It is estimated that the second senior brother would rather starve to death than take a second sip.

But people living on the plateau have no choice because this is their only source of drinking water.

Between dying of thirst and suffering, Zhanjun's family chose to suffer

—and suffer for a lifetime.

At this time, it was the cold winter, and the dripping water oozing from the crevices of the cliffs had already been frozen into strings of small ice hangings.

Luo Xuan sighed, "Give up the word 'ma'. It's just this water, take it back, others still regard it as a treasure.

Take a small scoop to wash your face first, and then use the water to wash your feet after washing your face.

By the time the feet were washed, the water had turned into a dark soup. "

Luo Xuan asked Peng Yong, "Guess what would they use for that small basin of water that was dark, sticky, bitter and astringent after washing their feet?"

Zhang Xiaoli pouted: "Of course it is poured out, what else can this kind of water be used for?"

Luo Xuan shook his head, "They are reluctant to waste any drop of water. They will use this water to feed chickens and sheep."

"Oh, let's work."

Peng Yong sighed, "I was wondering before, why do we need to carry a big hammer to carry water? Now I finally understand, it turns out that we were asked to smash ice to fetch water!"

There is snow everywhere on the loess slope, especially the snow accumulated in the shade, which is more than two feet thick.

It stands to reason that these snow accumulations can also be used as water sources.

But in fact, the snow looks very white. When it is really melted, the soot and yellow sand mixed in the white snow will be revealed.

That kind of water is even more undrinkable!

And the snowflakes are empty, even if they are pressed hard, they can be filled with two buckets.

I'm afraid there is not even half a bucket of snow water that melted in the end.
Therefore, melting snow to obtain water is more time-consuming and labor-intensive than melting ice.

Over time,
No one wants to do such inefficient things as collecting snowflakes in exchange for drinking water.

Now that we have figured it out, how should everyone carry water for Zhanjun's family back home, and the next few people will do it together.

Cut out ice and put in buckets.
It is not particularly strenuous to do these tasks.If it is tiring to count, it is to walk the distance to the plateau with the bucket of ice cubes sticking out.

It is not easy to move forward with a heavy load.

What's more, he still carries a heavy burden, and he has to carry a steel drill and a big hammer.

More than 100 catties!Hands still have to hold things.

In this case, when climbing a steep slope with a load, it is not an easy task to even reach out to support the shoulder pole.
In order to retrieve this load of ice cubes, Luo Xuankuai tossed back and forth for a full two hours.

It was not easy to pick Zhanjun's family.

When Luo Xuan went to fetch water this time, several people were there to help with the work, and it took two hours.

One can imagine that

Usually Zhanjun goes to fetch water alone, how difficult it must be for him!
Today, someone helped pick ice cubes back home, which saved the family the effort of two bowls of rice. Luo Xuan and Zhang Xiaoli's actions moved Zhan Jun's family so much that they couldn't stop thanking them.

Through this matter,

Luo Xuan, Zhang Xiaoli, and Peng Yong have already deeply realized that the hardships and hardships of life of the people living on the plateau have already reached this level.
Zhang Xiaoli and Peng Yong thought to themselves: This can't go on like this anymore.We must do something for the folks in the Shilipu production team!
Put the ice cubes in the bucket into Zhanjun's big water tank and let it melt slowly.

Afterwards, Luo Xuan and others resolutely declined the kind meal offered by Zhan Jun's family.

Several people left.

The journey down the mountain is not short.

Not long after the group left, the sky began to turn gloomy, and it seemed that it was about to start snowing again.

It was bitterly cold and windy.

Peng Yong hissed as he walked, "It's easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down the mountain. It's really good. I'm exhausted."

Zhang Xiaoli chuckled: "Aren't you ashamed? Look at Xiao Rongrong, she walks away easily. Did you hear her say anything?"

Taking a look at Rong Rong who was following behind Zhang Xiaoli, apart from her flushed face from the cold, she never even took a breath.

Peng Yong asked her very curiously: "Xiao Rongrong, are you tired? Do you want me to carry you?"

The little girl shook her head,

He said nonchalantly: "What's the matter? In summer, my father asked me to carry grass from the bottom of the ditch, and I had to carry a huge bundle.

Then go up from the bottom of the ditch, and then go back, several times a day. "

Peng Yong muttered, "You father, you are cruel enough to you!"

Xiao Rongrong shook his head: "Actually, my father is usually very nice to me, but sometimes he would scold me when he gets upset."

"Actually, this is also good. Because my father scolded me, then he wouldn't scold his younger siblings..."

Luo Xuan heard the words,

I couldn't help but sigh secretly: It is said that the children of the poor are already in charge of the family, this little girl is really sensible and makes people feel distressed.

Xiao Rongrong pulled a piece of dried dogtail grass and put it in his mouth.

He explained crisply, "Actually, my father is also very tired. Every day he drives the donkey cart, takes care of the crops, levels the land, and learns the spirit of his superiors. He has no idle time all day long.

By the time my dad got home, he was exhausted and paralyzed.Many times even if he wanted to hit me, he didn't have the energy to hit me. "

"It's winter now, so there's nothing to do. So I get beaten more often."

Xiao Rongrong calmly narrated how she was beaten,

It seems that she is already used to this: "Every year when winter comes, I will be beaten a few more times. I have long been used to it."

This topic is a bit heavy.

So for the rest of the journey, Luo Xuan and Zhang Xiaoli stopped talking.

A group of people hurried and hurried, and finally returned to Lao Litou's house before the heavy snow fell.

When Old Li saw his daughter coming back, he was still angry, so he naturally didn't have a good look at Xiao Rongrong.

but,

However, Lao Li was not as fierce as before, he was fierce towards her.

"I'm begging for help! What kind of things are these? Just know it for a day and let me go for a walk."

"Give you food and clothing every day, can you do less of these troublesome things, and make me die in one day, let's see where you can find a stutter."

It can be seen that at this time, Old Li's anger has almost disappeared.

But in order to maintain his face as the head of the family, Old Li still cursed and nagged Xiao Rongrong.

Zhang Xiaoli was impatient, "Uncle Li, Xiao Rongrong is so cute, can you talk less about her?"

Old Li quit, "Comrade Zhang, you don't understand our side. Let me tell you, these girls' lives are very cheap. Once they get married in the future, they will lose everything!"

If they encounter unconscionable ones, some women will beat them back, and often secretly bring food from their mother's family to their husband's house."

Old Li Zhenzhen said: "So, mothers-in-law and aunts can't spoil her when she is young, and she has to know that there are family rules in the family and the laws of the state."

Zhang Xiaoli walked slowly in front of Old Li, and stared straight at Old Li, who was talking vigorously.

Warn him coldly, "Uncle Li, I don't care about your family's rules. But I know that according to the national law, beating and scolding women and children is not allowed!"

"Uncle Li, if you don't want to, this is the last time I will call you uncle."

Zhang Xiaoli's face has never shown such ferocity at this time, "I warn you! If you hit Xiao Rongrong once in the future, then I will hit you back twice!"

The status of educated youth is high.

Even the cadres of the production team that Lao Li couldn't afford to offend, he couldn't offend an educated youth like Zhang Xiaoli.

Now Old Li, seeing Zhang Xiaoli's stern tone, warned himself like this.

There was a shiver in my heart for no reason.

Lao Li sighed secretly: It's over!
It seems that in the future, I am afraid that I will not dare to raise my fist against my daughter.
(End of this chapter)