Fruit of Victory
Just like that, the tree of land reform in Maple Ridge was slowly nurtured and matured by the party. The Sheng team continued to work and hold meetings to let everyone know the necessity and importance of class division. It aroused everyone's emotions of fighting against the enemy and ignited the flames of hatred in everyone's hearts.
The tree of land reform had already borne fruit, and everyone was going to split the fruit equally.
Many people were looking forward to this matter, calculating what good things they would get, whether it was a house or land, gold, silver, or a noodle shop. Those single men still hoped to get a wife just like in the 16th year of the Republic of China.
Xiu Meng said," It would be good if you could give us two stones of grain. It would be even better if you could give us two wives. One for me and one for my master."”
Li Dad said," Dreamy Kid, you must be talking in your sleep in broad daylight. I don't expect to get a wife. You're a cripple, and you want a wife to be your son. I'm already grizzled, and I don't want a wife. I only hope to get some food for me, some meat for me to eat, and even better, some wine."”
Xiu Meng said," Master, you said that I was talking in my sleep. I think you should talk in your sleep. How can we share the food and meat? We're not in the military camp!"”
Li Dad said,"Alright, alright, then two stones of grain is enough."”
Lin Sen said," Brother, you're working in the peasant association. It would be great if there was a good woman in the landlord's house who would give it to me. You already have a wife, so don't be jealous."”
Boson said," You're dreaming. You're stupid. The daughters of the landlord's family are all surnamed Liu. How can they marry you? I'm afraid you're going crazy from wanting a wife!"”
Lin Sen smiled and said," Didn't you say that you want to share the fruits of victory? I have a share anyway. Can't I think about it?"”
Yue Xing said," Xiudun, you're such a brat. I don't think this commoner is very smart. If he was smart, he could have changed your face. Look at how ugly the hole on your lips is."”
Xiudun didn't speak much. Because of his lips, he couldn't pronounce his words properly and would leak his voice. People would laugh at him. Seeing his old man poking his scar, he had no choice but to speak. Xiu Dun said," As the saying goes, a son doesn't think his mother is ugly, and a son doesn't think his father is ugly. Why do you think I'm ugly?" It's your fault that I'm ugly. You're the one who made me look like this. If you continue to proclaim my ugliness like this, I'll chop you to death with a carrying pole.”
Yue Xing said," How can you be so disrespectful? Is it the same as a father disliking a son for being ugly? Besides, how can you blame me for being ugly? It should be because of your mother. However, your mother has been dead for more than 20 years. Did I have an easy time raising you? You even said that you wanted to kill me.”
Xiu Dun said," Alright, alright. Let's not talk about it. Just think about what good things you can get this time."”
Yue Xing said," Why didn't I say anything? I brought you into this world and let you taste the taste of women. I let you see this world and the forbidden garden tree. Aren't you going to thank me?”
Xiu Dun said," I thank you, I thank you. You are my grandpa, okay?”
Mei Tuo said,"Third Brother, you want to get some good stuff this time. It's a woman, right?"”
"You're just a roundworm in my stomach, Brother Tuozi," said Mei Ji."Why do you say the same thing as I think? Have you gone crazy thinking about women?”
Mei Tuo said," You definitely don't want land. It's not like you don't have a house. You only lack women. If you have a woman to warm your feet and give birth to a child for you, how good would that be?!"”
"Brother Tuozi," said Meiji,"if the party can't give me a wife, I'll share one with you. She'll be yours during the day and mine at night. Is that okay?”
Mei Tuo said," This isn't too good. We're brothers. Aren't you bullying the weak?”
Meggie said,"Stingy, what kind of bullying is this?”
Huijun said to Nan Heng,"Fourth Brother, are you afraid? The attack of the commies is very fierce."
Nan Heng said," You stutterer, what do you think I'm afraid of? What do I have to be afraid of? Firstly, I don't have any extra land. Secondly, I don't have any extra assets. Thirdly, I don't have any extra wives. What do I have to be afraid of?!"”
Huijun said," It's good that you're not afraid. It's good that you're not afraid. As expected of someone who fought against the Japanese soldiers." Land reform is not a threat to you, and you have your reasons. You might have been frightened by the previous incident of clearing the bandits and rebelling against the tyrant, but could you sleep?”
Nan Heng said," So what if we eliminate bandits and fight against tyrants? I'm not a bandit, nor am I a tyrant. What am I afraid of?!"”
Huijun said,"Didn't you catch a plum rain? Didn't you release a plum rain?" Aren't you afraid that the party will capture Cao Cao and release him? Aren't you afraid that the party will settle scores in the future?”
Nan Heng said," Little brother, don't scare me. I'm timid. If I'm scared out of my wits, you'll have to pay for it."”
Zu De was a very poor person. He did not have much hope for land reform. Others hoped to share the fruits of victory, but he did not think so. He thought," Can this be called the fruit of victory? Is it something you deserve? For this fruit of victory, have you fought? Have you worked hard?" There was no such thing. It was clearly a robbery!
Zu De actually needed property very much. His family only had a bucket of land. Fortunately, his younger brother Feng Xian went to North Korea, and the main grain and miscellaneous grains he harvested could barely fill his stomach. There was only one side room in his house. All the cooking, sleeping, and entertaining guests were here. He really needed a house. Without a house, how could he call it a home? He also needed a wife. He was already 27 years old, but he was still single. When he woke up at night, his left hand was empty, and his right hand was still empty. The most uncomfortable thing was the iron rod. Once a person touched the bed, it would stand up and make people dizzy.
Sui Chu said to Guo Chu,"Land reform is coming soon. Do you have any hope of getting something?"”
"How would I know? I'm not a member of the association."”
Sui Chu said," Little brother, do you know there is a word called proactive? It is a new word, a word from the party. Do you know what it means? What it meant was that he had to take the lead in everything that the party did. "Now that the party is going through land reform, you have to take the lead and be an active member. Only then will the party trust you and give you good things. You will taste the benefits.”
Guo Chu said,"Being active is so good. Why aren't you active? You should be an active person too!"”
Sui Chu said," How could I? I used to work as a clerk in the old government's township office. No matter how active I was, the party wouldn't believe me. They would look at me with another eye.”
"I'm your younger brother. Will you implicate me?" Guo Chu asked.”
Sui Chu said,"What are you talking about? You are you, and I am me." You're Jiashan's son. Although Jiashan is dead, his two wives are still alive. You still have to take care of them. This is proof.”
Guo Chu said,"Alright, then I'll be more active in the future and join the party."”
Sui Chu said,"That's good. We have a big tree in our house. I can enjoy the shade under the tree!"”
Guo Chu immediately understood. It turned out that his third brother was thinking for himself, not for Guo Chu. On the other hand, he felt that his third brother was right. Relying on the Chinese government was a self-beneficial thing. It was good for him and he could protect his third brother. It was worth it!
When the land reform came, Shi Xian was very happy. Mei Di had led the agricultural movement that year, and his request was to get some land. Now, Mei Di was dead, and the Communism had really come. Shi Xian still had the same request. He talked about this matter in the day and at night. He was still dreaming about this matter. While he was dreaming, he giggled and laughed very forlornly. He accidentally urinated on the bed, and the urine slowly expanded on the sheets. Soon, it flowed down his wife's butt and woke her up. His wife said,"Old Man Shi, what's wrong with you? You peed on the bed.”
Shi Xian was woken up at this time. He rubbed his eyelids and felt that someone had spoken just now. When he listened carefully, there was no sound. At this moment, his wife repeated what she had said just now. Shi Xian said,"He was clearly defecating on the tea stump in the opposite garden. Why did he defecate on the bed?”
His wife said,"You must be crazy. You must have dreamed of dividing the fields again." I've already told you not to be happy. You won't get a share of the land. Our family has enough land now.”
Manying said to Marquis Kun,"Land reform is coming. What do you want?"”
Marquis Kun said,"What else can it be? It's fields."”
Manying said," What do you want the land for? You don't even know how to farm. You carry a shaving box and wander around the world. You have a mouth that can eat from all directions. It's redundant to want the land."”
Marquis Kun said," You're talking nonsense. You didn't see that I'm married. You didn't see that I have two children. You didn't see that I have a family. What was a home? It was a house, a pig, and a field.”
"You're getting more and more serious," said Manying."You really thought that there was land to be given to you. Do you know that I need a son? I just need a wife. I wonder if the party can give me one?”
Marquis Kun said,"Compared to me, you don't know the immensity of heaven and earth." Land reform is land reform, not wife reform. How can there be a wife? Dream on!”
Xiuxin and her brothers were also talking about land reform at home that night. Mei Di's wife said,""The party is really good. I wonder if there will be any fat meat. It would be even better if there was. If you brothers don't work long term, my mouth hasn't been oily for a long time.”
Xiu Xin said,"You only know how to eat meat. There are many other things in this world besides eating meat."”
"Big Brother," said Xiuyou,"you're working in the peasant association. Don't you know that there are wives to be distributed?”
Xiu Xin said,"Second Brother, you must be crazy thinking about a wife. I don't have a wife yet. Even if I have a wife, I'll be the first one to get it. For your sake, the daylily is already cold." Not only do you lack a wife, I lack a wife. Even Vice Leader Mei Yang lacks a wife.”
Xiuqiu said," Big Brother, you have to think about me too. I'm nineteen this year and I can get a wife. Besides, I'm prettier than the two of you. I should get a wife first."”
Mei Di's wife said," All of you are selfish people. Don't you think about me? I love to eat fat meat. I haven't eaten fat meat for a long time. If this goes on, people will die."”
Xiuxin and her brothers laughed at their mother.
Everyone in Maple Ridge had been talking about the land reform these days. Everyone had their own dreams, and everyone hoped that their dreams would come true. They saw one thing, and that was the fact that the party had secured its position. They had to follow the party. Only then would their lives be better.
Village Chief Fan carefully examined the materials of the few people in Maple Ridge who were to be classified as landowners. Then, with a wave of his pen, he approved the report sent by the Maple Ridge Farmers Association. Sheng Group, Mei Yang, and the others took the report and went home excitedly. That night, the group of the Farmers Association held a meeting and decided to hold a struggle meeting the next day to fight against the landowners.
The venue of Fight the Landlord was located in the main hall, and the stage was set under the altar. There were a few newspapers hanging on the stage, and the newspaper had six big characters written on it: " Fight the Landlord, divide the land." A couplet was pasted on the pillar of the stage, and it read: " Today, we will fight the landlord and divide the land. Tomorrow, we will straighten our backs and be new people."
Mei Yang was pouring sand into a few paper hats when Sheng Group said,""Mei Yang, you really have a lot of ideas. Aren't you afraid that you'll make other people's heads crooked by pouring so much sand in?”
Mei Yang said,"This is not my idea. I learned it from someone else." There were also people who said that this was taught to us by Leader Mao. How could I have thought of such a good thing!”
Sheng Group said," This trick is too good. What face does the person wearing it have? His prestige has been swept away, his face has been swept away, his dignity has been swept away, and his manners have been swept away!”
Mei Yang smiled and said,"Leader Sheng, are you speaking up for us or are you speaking ill of us?" We have to treat the landlord as a class enemy. If we don't do this, we can't fan the flames of hatred of the poor, we can't defeat the landlord, and we can't complete the cause of our party. This is what Captain Feng and Village Head Fan said. Have you forgotten?”
"I didn't forget, but I didn't remember it as well as you did."”
When the sand was finished, Mei Yang put them on the heads of the five landowners one by one. Then, he led the five landowners to the stage in order. Xigui walked in front, followed by Prince De, Yuzhong, Chunyan, and Yingting. They were wearing tall hats filled with sand, the weight of which had shortened their necks, and the flesh on their necks had bulged into hoops.
Mei Yang was giving a report on behalf of the peasant association. When he said that the landowners occupied a large amount of land, the rain said,""I don't have much land. Everyone in Maple Ridge knows that I only have three mu and five plots of land. There are five people in my family.”
" Everyone knows that there are seven people in my family," Atsuhiko said." The total amount of land and land added together is only ten mu, which is not even at the average level. How can I be a landlord? How can I occupy a large amount of land?”
"Ridiculous," said Ying."Ridiculous! My family's land is only about six acres. Most of the owners of Maple Ridge have this number. Why are they not the landowners and I am the landowner?”
Mei Yang said," Don't quibble anymore. You've been the caretaker for a year in the rain, so you're the landlord." Atsuhiko and Yingting both hired long-term workers, so they are the landowners.”
In the rain, he said," I'll be a landlord if I'm a year's guardian on duty. I didn't want to be the guardian on duty. The township government forced me to do it. They said that I'm highly respected and that I'm fair. That's why they let me do it. I've been a security guard for a year, and I've settled so many disputes, resolved so many contradictions, and completed so many tasks. It's fine if you don't count my merits, but you can't count my faults, right? If you really can't distinguish merits and faults, then how can you still be called a party?”
Mei Yang said,"Landlord in the rain, don't you slander the Party!" You've been a guard on duty for a year and embezzled the grain in the village warehouse. You still say that you've made contributions? Aren't you embarrassed?”
At this moment, Borson stood up and took the lead to shout the slogan,"No landlord quibbling!”"Down with the landlord in the rain!"
When Boson shouted for the first time, the audience below the stage followed suit sparsely, without any momentum. "Shout louder, louder!”After saying that, Boson took the lead and shouted again. This time, his aura rose. Mei Yang looked at Boson and smiled. His lips rolled over, and it was bright red. It was quite scary.
He said in the rain,"I didn't steal the grain in the village granary. I only increased the grain in the village granary."”
Mei Yang said," You embezzled the grain from the village granary. I have a witness. Bring a witness."”
Jiang Lijin was brought to the stage and Mei Yang said,""Jiang Lijin, when you were a warehouse keeper, who embezzled the grain in the village warehouse? Be a witness. Don't be afraid. We'll support you.”
Jiang Lijin said,"It's because he embezzled the grain stored in the village warehouse in the rain. He embezzled it before he became the head guard."”
Mei Yang said,"What else do you have to say in the rain?”
Yu Zhong said," You're slandering me. If you think about it carefully, you're framing me. When I wasn't a security guard, I didn't know where the village warehouse was. How could I be corrupt?”
Borson shouted again,"No quibbling, no quibbling from the landlord! Down with the corrupt landlord in the rain!"
The crowd below the stage also started shouting. This time, their voices were especially loud.
Mei Yang continued his report. When he said that " the landlord cruelly exploited his employees," Xi Gui said,""You're talking nonsense. Pan Zaixing is like a family member to me as a long-term worker. He eats and wears our food. I even pay him twenty-five kilograms of rice a year. Twenty-five kilograms is three thousand catties. He has been doing this for year after year, but he is always reluctant to leave. If I cruelly exploit him, why doesn't he leave? I didn't kidnap anyone!"
Mei Yang snapped," If you say you're exploiting me cruelly, then you're exploiting me cruelly. Pan Zaixing's salary is worth more than this for a year. Why don't you pay me more?"”
Xigui said," When I said you were farting, it was really farting. If Pan Zaixing was worth more than this in a year, he would have left long ago. Who doesn't know how to settle accounts? I know how to settle accounts even if I haven't studied. Pan Zaixing has studied a lot.”
Boson shouted again,"No landlord exploiting the long-term workers, no noble landlord quibbling!"”
Everyone followed suit and shouted slogans. This time, it became sparse again.
"Yes, our family has paid the wages of the long-term workers, and there's not much left. How is it exploitation?"”
Ying heard," That's right, that's right. We hire long-term workers at this price. They won't lose out at all.”
Mei Yang continued his report. When he mentioned that the landlord was lazy and did not work, Prince De said,""Then I'm not a landlord. I'm not lazy at all. You all know the people of Maple Ridge. I've worked hard for decades, working day and night. I've never hired a long-term worker, nor have I ever been the head of the security guard on duty. You can just dismiss me from being a landlord! If word got out that you were criticizing a landlord like me, it would be a joke. People would even say that the people of the peasant association were of no standard and that all of you were rogues.”
Xigui said," Prince De does things for himself. I grew up as a long-term worker. I've been a long-term worker for more than twenty years, and I've even become a landlord. What kind of world is this? It's unreasonable!"”
After Mei Yang finished his report, the Sheng Group announced on behalf of the peasant association that they would confiscate the landlord's land and houses, as well as his furniture and farming tools, and give them all to the poor. The landlord's land was confiscated and would be distributed in the future. The landlord's house would be distributed to the poor now and they were given three days to move out.
Xi Gui's house was given to the Mei Xuan brothers. Mei Xuan was only fourteen years old, so his share was given to Chao Fan. A portion of the De family's house was given to Mei Hua, and another portion was given to Nan Heng. Half of the house in the rain was given to Jiu Ru, and the other half was given to his son Xiu He. Chunyan's house was given to Qiyan. Although there was only one main house and two side houses, it was not Chunyan's house. Ying Ting's house was given to Shunyan, and Shunyan had to accept it regardless.
The noodle shops of the De family and the Xi family were also confiscated.
Where would the landlord's family live? The peasant association made no arrangements or announcements.
A single meeting had made these people lose their entire world, and all their previous efforts had gone to waste. Sheng Group also announced at the meeting that all the contracts for the land in Maple Ridge were invalid and that all the land had to be redistributed. This was the case for the landlord's family and the same for the other families!
When Xigui returned home, it was as if he had changed into a different person. He began to go crazy. He grabbed his hair and slammed his head against the wall again and again. Then, he took out the land contracts. He saw that these contracts were no longer contracts, but pools of blood, pools of sweat, and more than ten thousand nights of dreams. Now, it was no longer a proof of possession, nor was it a proof recognized by the law. It was just a piece of waste paper. Xi Gui tore up the contracts one by one and threw them into the Fire Hall.
Xi Gui came to the cattle pen. His family had two cows. He led the cows to the pond and pushed the cows into the pond. He wanted to drown the cows. He had forgotten that these were two buffaloes. The moment the buffaloes saw the pond, they plopped down and did not want Xigui to push them. Xigui let go and threw away the cow, and the water buffalo swam to the center of the pond.
Xigui fell ill when he got home. He collapsed on the ground, weak. His sons were still young and couldn't move him. His wife wasn't strong enough to move him either. Fortunately, Pan Zaixing was still at his house. Pan Zaixing picked him up and placed him on the bed. He put his hand under his nose to test whether he was still breathing or not. Pan Zaixing couldn't judge, so he asked Granny Shen to test him. Granny Shen felt the same way.
Prince De was also sick with anger. When he returned home, he lay on the bed. Old Lady Huang wiped his sweat and nagged,"I told you not to do this and to rest for a while, but you just didn't listen. Now, it's great. They don't belong to my family anymore. Do you know what kind of animal humans are? He was a jealous animal. If you were richer than others, others would be jealous of you and come to damage your wealth. If bandits came to rob us, it would be easier. We could at least have some left. This time, it's clean! What are you planning? Our family is so good. Three sons are as beautiful as stones and one daughter is as beautiful as flowers. Aren't they better than those wealth? Don't be angry. The land, house, and property will never come back. Our children are still here. He can't just give our children away. They will get better in the future.”
Prince De was still unconscious. He couldn't hear his wife's nagging, nor did he think about the current chaos. His brain fell into an unconscious state, and all of Old Lady Huang's nagging was in vain.
Three days later, all the landowners had moved out of their old homes. It would be a lie to say that they had moved out of their old homes. They had walked out empty-handed. The peasant association was guarding the door, not allowing them to take away any grass or wood, clothes, quilts, beds, tables, stools, chairs, and boxes. These things were no longer theirs. They were the fruits of victory.
Granny Shen brought the children to help Xigui to the forbidden garden tree. Prince De also brought his wife and children to the forbidden garden tree. Their family curled up. Fortunately, it was already spring, and the weather was not so cold.
Prince De said," I thought it would be like this. That year, Mei Yu and the others wanted silver. We just had to give them more. After all, they were fighting the Japanese. In this case, we wouldn't have ended up like this."”
Xigui said,"What else is there to say? People die for wealth. This is human life!" This is good too. When I die, my family will have nothing left, and I won't have anything to worry about.”
Only in the rain did he not wander outside. He was blessed by his son Xiuhe. If Xiuhe had not married Mei Yang's cousin as his wife, he would have been a landlord. If Xiuhe hadn't gone to the army, he would have become a landlord. The family in the rain could only go to the forbidden garden under the tree.
Chunyan and Yingting's families were now living in the bamboo garden behind the North Garden Hall. They had also been kicked out of the house. Other than what they were wearing, they had nothing else.
How could such a person survive? No one could answer this question. In the history of Maple Ridge, no one had ever encountered such an embarrassment. Although the poor in the past were poor, they would always have a nest, a stove, a bowl to beg for food, a broken bed, and cotton wool. They would not have nothing like this!
Xigui lay on the ground and said weakly,""Yako, take your brothers and beg for food. When it's time to eat, split up. Some go to Shengzu's house, some go to Meiyang's house, and some go to Xiuxin's house.”
Prince De said," Begging is a good idea. Our Qiyi is an adult, and he can't afford to lose face. He can go out and do some work to earn some money. Qilin, Qibin, and Yazi, you can go and beg for food. You and Xiucun and the other brothers can form a few groups, two to a group. Every time it's time to eat, you will wait at the door of the peasant association's cadre's house and see how they respond.”
The few landowners who had been kicked out of the house were not unfriendly. Naturally, there were people who sympathized with their situation. Moreover, they all had their own people. As long as someone reached out to help them, they would not starve to death.
Sui Chu said to De Chu," You're my cousin. I can't leave you alone. How about this? You can move into my house. It's not good there. After all, it can shelter you from the wind and rain. When you build a house in the future, you can move out."”
Prince De said,"Although we are cousins, we have never interacted with each other. In the past, everyone was busy with their own things." Today, I'm in trouble. I'm really grateful for your help.”
Just like that, Prince De's family moved to the South Garden Hall after a few days under the Forbidden Garden Tree. That night, Guo Chu looked for Sui Chu and said,""Big brother, why are you so ignorant? If you take in Prince De's family, isn't it equivalent to going against the peasant association? You told me to be more proactive, but I'm so backward!”
Sui Chu said," Although you are enthusiastic, you are still family. Prince De is our elder brother. Do you feel good seeing him fall into such a state?"”
Guo Chu said,"My heart is not feeling good, but there's nothing I can do about it." The aim of the peasant association was to eliminate these class enemies. Only when their people were gone could everyone live a stable life.”
Sui Chu said,"Who said they were class enemies?”
"They're the class enemies that the peasant associations have marked out," said Guo Chu."You don't know that?”
Sui Chu said," Then it's too late for me to regret it. Prince De and the others have already moved in. I'm too embarrassed to chase them out. Let's just turn a blind eye. Forget it!"”
Xigui was a single-family, his house did not have a house. He was the descendant of Duke Ying Yu, and the family that was closer to him should be the descendant of Duke Ying Kang. This person was Mei Yu. At this time, Mei Yu was actually unable to protect himself. He had been in a constant state of panic at home. He did not know how long the game of catching and releasing Cao would last. However, he really could not stand it, so he went to the forbidden garden under the tree to pick up Xi Gui's family and let them live in the ice house.
Mei Yu said,"Big Brother Xi Gui, this is all I can do. I'm also a clay Buddha crossing the river!"”
Xigui said," It's not easy for you to do this. I'm a dying person. My wife is not a local. My sons are still young. How will they live in the future?”
Mei Yu said: " Big Brother Xi Gui, don't worry so much. No matter how much you worry about it, it's not worth a piece of paper from the Party. Whether they can survive or not, the Party will have to worry about it."”
Xigui said,"That's true. I'm just a person who cares about empty hearts." That year, when your team came to ask for money, it was fine if they asked for more. It was fine if I gave them more. No matter what, they wouldn't have ended up like this today.”
Mei Yu said,"We're not immortals, we don't know divine divination!" Someone once said that there was a blessing hidden in misfortune, and a calamity hidden in happiness. This was the fate of humans!”
When Yan Zihua plowed, Xi Gui finally died. He died on a handful of straw in the ice house. He died for a long time, but his eyes could not close. Granny Shen used two fingers to pinch his upper and lower eyelids, but no matter how hard she pinched, she could not close them.
Mei Yu found a few boards and wanted to order a box for Xi Gui. At this time, Pan Zaixing also came over. Although he was no longer working at Xigui's house, he still had a lot of feelings for this boss. As soon as he arrived, he started working in a hurry. He fixed the box and put the body inside. Then, he called a few people to dig out the eye in Maojin Mountain and buried Xigui inside.
After burying Xigui, Pan Zaixing didn't leave. He couldn't bear to leave his family behind after seeing them in such a big trouble. Xigui's wife was a woman from Hubei Province. She had a pair of big feet, a high-pitched voice, and a fast mouth. She did things in a hurry and did not have any trivial matters. The sons of the boss were still young. The eldest son, Xiucun, was only ten years old, the second son, Xieyang, was only six years old, the third son, Hideyoshi, was only three years old, and the youngest son, Xiusi, was only one year old. How could they survive in such a situation? Pan Zaixing wanted to take on the burden of supporting the family.
The hopes of the vast majority of the poor in Maple Ridge were dashed. Land reform was meaningless to them. The gold bars and silver had been confiscated by the country, and the land was still hanging there. No one knew whose family it belonged to. The houses could only be distributed to a few families, and the limited furniture and farming tools could only be taken by one family. It did not have any effect on their lives. After a few months of chaos, all they got was air.
The members of the peasant association were meeting again, and the topic of their discussion was also this matter.
Sheng Group said,"We wanted to be a party, but we didn't manage to achieve it!" Why is Maple Ridge so poor? Why doesn't it have a big landlord? If only we had a big landlord!”
Mei Yang said," That's true. We haven't gotten rich yet. We haven't become rich. That's just one aspect." On the other hand, we poor people were proud and satisfied. In the past, in Maple Ridge, did you, Sheng Group, Mei Yang, Xiu Xin, Bosen, and the others keep their word? Who thinks highly of us?"
Xiuxin said," That's true. In this struggle against the landlords, our peasant association set an example. Not a single leader moved into a landlord's house. Isn't this a selfless example? Take Mei Yang for example. His family was so poor that the house he lived in was like a pigsty. Didn't he not want the landlord's house?”
Mei Yang giggled. No one knew what he was laughing about. Mei Yang thought, I don't want a house now, but that doesn't mean I won't want a house in the future. I haven't thought of what kind of house I want yet. Land reform will continue. There are tricks in this. I'll play another role in the future!
Boson said," I also feel that what Uncle Mei Yang said makes sense. In the past, we were like grasshoppers. We couldn't jump very high. Right now, we're like egrets, the egrets on the forbidden garden's trees, high and mighty.”
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。