Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

The Zhang brothers tried to persuade Jia Zhang for a while, but Jia Zhang had made up her mind and insisted on staying no matter what the two brothers said.

The two had no choice but to go to the village secretary and tell him about it.

The village secretary said that this was absolutely no problem.

People’s communes are now being vigorously promoted throughout the country.

It's a good thing if someone takes the initiative to join.

Because Jia Zhang had a rural household registration, she also had land.

So that day she gloriously became a member of Zhangjiacun People's Commune.

After Jia Zhang found her own organization, she no longer wanted to live in the old city.

Zhang Daniu cleaned up a store room for Jia Zhang to live in first.

Jia Zhang rushed back to the city overnight to pack her clothes and move back to the countryside.

On the other side, Wang Jianjun also came to Laoyugou Village.

Different from Zhangjia Village.

Laoyugou Village is far away and the village has not yet established a people's commune.

But the town has sent people down to spread the word.

It’s just that the old village chief has been dragging his feet.

When Wang Jianjun came back, he made a special visit to the old village chief.

The old village chief had a good impression of Wang Jianjun, so he told him many things.

He was not optimistic about the people's communes at all.

The old village chief was a very experienced man and he immediately saw the biggest problem of the people's commune: human nature.

People are greedy and lazy.

When labor and labor remuneration are not directly linked.

You get paid the same no matter how much you work.

Then who wants to work hard?

How will the people's commune survive then?

This system is ideal, but it ignores human nature.

The old village chief is indeed a visionary.

But he was just a village chief and had no influence over the overall situation.

So at the end, his expression became more and more lonely.

Wang Jianjun was helpless.

The general trend is unstoppable, and individuals are simply insignificant in the face of the torrent of the times.

After visiting the old village chief, Wang Jianjun went to his uncle's house carrying a backpack.

Wang Decai was a little shocked when he saw the scrap metal Wang Jianjun took out of the backpack.

"Jianjun, where did you get these scrap metals?"

"I saved this money before, but forgot to sell it. I never expected it would come in handy now."

Wang Decai thought to himself what a coincidence.

I have been worrying about where to get iron recently.

Now it’s solved.

"Your aunt almost prepared to smash the pot and send it to the government. She didn't understand what the country needed so much steel for. The village also asked us to go to the back mountain to cut more trees. I heard that someone would come to guide the construction of a blast furnace in a few days. Your uncle has been farming all his life. How can I make iron?"

"We don't know what the higher-ups are thinking, but we just have to hand in our work."

Wang Jian put down the scrap metal and took out some rice, flour, oil and grain and said:

"Uncle, I came here today to get some food for your family."

"How can I take your things?"

Wang Decai said anxiously.

"Uncle, Chu Xia asked me to buy this for you."

"That won't work. You and Chu Xia also have to live. Listen to your uncle and take these things back."

"Uncle, don't refuse. Let me tell you, Chu Xia comes from a capitalist family. Her family has plenty of money."

"Ah? Chuxia is a capitalist?"

"Yeah, so these things are not worth anything to her. Just keep them."

Unexpectedly, Wang Yueying solemnly instructed:

"Jianjun, don't look down on Chuxia just because she's a capitalist. Chuxia is a good girl. Now that you've married her, you should live a good life."

"What are you thinking, aunt? I knew her situation before I got married. If I really cared about her status, I wouldn't have married her."

And she still married two at a time.

Wang Jianjun added in his heart.

After chatting with Wang Decai for a while, Wang Jianjun was just about to leave when two people suddenly showed up at his door.

It turned out to be Lao Gen, from whom he bought pigs before, and Lao Tai, from whom he raised sheep.

When they heard that Wang Jianjun had returned, they came to visit him specially.

"Uncle Lao Gen, Uncle Lao Tai, what do you want from me?"

The two looked at each other, and finally Uncle Tai said with a bitter look on his face:

"Jianjun, we came to you this time just to ask if you want to take our pigs and sheep."

Wang Jianjun asked curiously:

"Why are you selling pigs and sheep for no reason?"

"It's all because of the people's commune. Last time, someone from the town came to us and asked us to join the people's commune. They also said that the commune would buy our livestock.

But the price they offered was too low. If we really sold it that way, we would lose a lot of money.”

Wang Jianjun was speechless after hearing the price.

This is treating the two of them as scapegoats.

Thinking back to when he first started raising pigs and sheep, it was these two who helped him. Wang Jianjun then said:

"Uncle Lao Gen, Uncle Lao Tai, if that's the case, please sell all your pigs and sheep to me. The price will be the same as what I paid for them at the time."

The two men breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Wang Jianjun say this.

But there was still some sadness on his face.

Now that the pigs and sheep have been sold, what can they do in the future?

Should I go back to farming?

Wang Jianjun was unable to answer this question.

After learning about the situation in the village, he asked his uncle to leave some food at home no matter what happened.

And if you have any problems, you can ask someone to contact you in Sijiu City.

Although the three-year disaster will start next year.

But it’s always good to plan ahead.

After Wang Jianjun, Lao Gen and Lao Tai agreed on the time of the transaction, they returned to Sijiu City first.

And in the courtyard on the other side.

Shen Chuxia slept until almost 9 o'clock in the morning before getting up.

She got up, holding her aching waist, washed up, and went to the dining table to eat the breakfast that Wang Jianjun had left for her.

Suddenly I realized that my man was not at home, and I felt a little empty.

Shen Chuxia planned in her mind what she was going to do today.

Doing hygiene?

Wang Jianjun has a scanner, and walking around the room is cleaner than wiping it with a cloth.

do the laundry?

The clothes are put into the space, and thanks to the subtle operation of the space, no dirt can be retained.

By the way, you can also go out and buy some groceries just to pretend you’re doing it.

Shen Chuxia finally found something to do.

After eating and cleaning up, Shen Chuxia pushed her bicycle out to buy groceries.

When she went out, the deaf old lady who lived next door and was basking in the sun also noticed her.

The old deaf man looked at Shen Chuxia with a gleam in his eyes.

In addition to the old deaf man, Xu Damao, who lived opposite Wang Jianjun's house, also noticed Shen Chuxia.

Xu Damao came back last night.

He had been playing in the countryside for two days and now felt a little weak, so he came back a day early to have a good rest.

When I woke up in the morning, I saw a pretty figure through the window.

Xu Damao instantly perked up.

He had long been coveting Shen Chuxia, the new courtyard beauty.

I just never got the chance.

Well now, the opportunity has come.

I thought of the way Shen Chuxia looked at me on the day Wang Jianjun got married.

Xu Damao felt that he should have a chance.