Misfortunes Never Come Alone
Just as Sheng Group and Mei Yang were distributing the notes to every household in the Southern Mountain Village, the township government sent a message saying that Shude Village on Shaxi Street was setting up an agricultural elementary society. They had two principles in running the society. One was to distribute according to work, and the other was to share the land as a share.
Mei Yang said to Sheng Group," When will we start a primary society in this place? If we do, the work of our party will be easier. There are thousands of threads, and the society is like a needle. We'll thread the thread on this needle, so we don't have to work for thousands of farmers."”
Sheng Group said," You've saved your effort and worry. The masses still have a knot in their hearts. He just doesn't appear, so you're separated from the masses and don't understand him.”
Mei Yang said," What's so strange about this? Even if you don't start a primary society, you'll still have this problem."”
Team Sheng said," If we also have a beginner society here, how many do you think would be suitable for our house? How many would be suitable for our Southern Mountain Village?"”
Mei Yang said," It's suitable for us to have two in the housing area, and six in our Southern Mountain Village."”
Even though they were looking forward to it, Sheng Group and Mei Yang wouldn't have started the elementary society without the call of the party. Firstly, they didn't have that much appeal, and secondly, they didn't know how to start it. Their vision for agricultural co-ops was entirely based on the convenience of their own work. Whether the masses would benefit or not was something they had not thought of. They had not realized it yet.
Just as Sheng Group and Mei Yang were looking forward to the elementary society, Fan Xianting's house in Xiushui Village had organized a mutual cooperation group. This mutual cooperation group was still a little loose. Everyone worked in the group. Today, you helped my family, and tomorrow, I helped your family. The income from the land still belonged to each other.
Fan Xianting was always an active person. The previous village head Fan was from this house. The person who organized the mutual aid group was called Fan Xinmin. Because he was in the front, the newspapers of the Chinese Party reported on him wantonly. Fan Xinmin became famous. He was named the model worker of the mutual aid group by Hunan Province this year. For a moment, people stopped calling him by his name and only called him Model Fan.
Sheng Group and Mei Yang would often bump into Fan Xinmin during meetings at the township government. They were about the same age and spoke to each other in an easy-going manner. "Fan Xinmin, what are you doing? How did you come up with this trick?" Mei Yang asked.”
"This isn't a trick," Fan Xinmin said. Other places already have this thing, but Xiushui doesn't have it. If I move this flower over, it will be mine.”
Sheng Group said,"This is a flower, does it have thorns?"”
Fan Xinmin said,"If you're stabbed, then there's a thorn. If you're not stabbed, then there's naturally no thorn."”
Mei Yang said," Brother, just pass on your experience to us. Let us try to be the first."”
Fan Xinmin said," To put it bluntly, it's like farmers exchanging jobs with each other. Today, you work for me, and tomorrow, I'll work for you. This kind of method has existed since ancient times. We'll give it a nice name today, and it will become a flower."”
Mei Yang said," I know, I know. It's just bragging. The flowers are also painted."”
After saying that, they laughed and dispersed to listen.
In the blink of an eye, it was 1954. Not long after the spring harvest, the sky above Dongting Lake seemed to have been poked by someone. Water kept leaking. Sometimes it rained heavily a few times a day, and sometimes it rained all night. This lasted for more than two months. The water on the mountain poured down to the mountainside and flowed into the fields. Then, it merged with the water from the small rivers and streams and flowed into Dongting Lake. Dongting Lake was a large basin that could not hold so much rain. It began to overflow, constantly expanding its basin edge and raising its basin edge. The paddy fields and dry land that could be cultivated were all expanded into the large basin. The houses built there began to collapse, and the disaster spread throughout the Dongting Lake area.
Penghu Bay, the home of the Chrysanthemum of the Refinement Hall, was on the edge of the Baini Lake. The Baini Lake was a big fork of Dongting Lake. When the Dongting Lake rose by one foot, the Baini Lake would also rise by one foot. In a few days, it had risen to the edge of the steps of the Chrysanthemum's home. Her family slept the whole night. When they woke up in the morning, they saw that the house was flooded. Her shoes and clothes were floating in the water.
Lan Xin and Ju Hua happened to come to see the flood that day. Lan Xin's father-in-law said to Lan Xin,""I was still hesitating at first, but now I have nothing to say. If we tear down this house today, we can at least save a few purlins.”
"I think that's it, let's start." Lan Xin said.”
Lan Xin's father-in-law said," Chrysanthemum brat, you're so full that you're hurting your stomach. Don't stay close to the side. Go to the Bull's Head Mountain and guard it. Your mother is cooking there." We demolishers have to be careful too. If the water soaks the mud bricks, the house will collapse. We'll go up now, only take off the roof tiles, carry the purlins, and leave.”
After an entire morning of work, they were only halfway done. During lunch time, the water had soaked three layers of mud bricks, and the entire house collapsed in the water. Lan Xin's father-in-law said," That's good too. We'll just look for the purlin in the water. Don't let others find it."”
Lan Xin stood on the top of Niutou Mountain and looked at the raging water in the lake. Her heart was filled with endless sorrow. There was no hope of harvesting the crops. From time to time, the sound of houses collapsing could be heard. All the houses along the lake were not spared. Which of these houses did not have their relatives? Who could they help?
In the evening, Lan Xin brought Chrysanthemum home. They walked a few miles to Xiushui House and specially turned into the old grandmother's house to take a look. The old grandmother's uncles were also seeing things with their old age. The flood had already flooded into their house. Lan Xin told them about the scene they saw in Penghu Bay today and advised them to move out quickly and tear down the house tomorrow.
The flood was rising faster and faster. Within a few days, the flood had gone up the Xiushui River, flooding the low-lying houses of Xiushui House, and then flooding several residential houses of Zhengba House. Then, it poured back into the river in front of Sun Village. Standing on Jinzui Ridge, one could see that the Xiushui River in front of Sun Village had become wider.
Sheng Group and Mei Yang went to the township government for a meeting. This time, the meeting was specifically to deploy disaster relief."This year, from late May to early July, the county's rainfall was 1,200 millimeters, and there were six consecutive major flash floods. At the beginning of August, the highest water level in East Dongting Lake in the past 100 years was 34.82 meters. 5,612 houses in the county were destroyed, 220,000 mu of paddy fields were affected, and 27,825 tons of grain were reduced. As for Xiushui, 805 houses were destroyed, 2,200 mu of paddy fields were severely damaged, and 11,000 mu of paddy fields were affected by ordinary disasters.”
"What kind of situation would it be like to have a paddy field that was seriously affected by a disaster? That would mean that there would be no harvest. The seedlings would be soaked to death and eaten by the fish. What would happen to paddy fields that were affected by ordinary disasters? That was, these seedlings had already been watered, and some had even been soaked for a day or two. Naturally, the harvest would also be affected. This year is the first year of our implementation of the state monopoly on purchase and marketing. We have encountered such a major disaster. In order to better complete the glorious task entrusted to us by the Party, we must first fight against the disaster and provide disaster relief. Only by doing a good job in fighting the disaster and providing disaster relief can we complete our task. Otherwise, we will not be able to answer to the Party.”
"How do we deal with disasters? First of all, they had to send the party's concern to the hearts of every disaster victim. They had to let the disaster victims know that the party cared about them. Secondly, they had to mobilize the farmers who were not affected to donate money and materials to help the victims. Some of the victims 'houses had collapsed, so they had to mobilize the people who were not affected to take out trees to help the victims rebuild their houses. Third, they must guide the disaster victims to open up wasteland and grow grain on the mountains to carry forward the spirit of Nanniwan.”
"Despite the disaster, we still have to complete the task of unified purchase and marketing. Those who suffer from light disasters can't bargain, and we even have to help those who suffer from serious disasters complete the task. Those who suffered a disaster could not gloat over their misfortune and think that they could not complete the mission. This debt is still on your heads. If you don't pay it this year, you'll have to pay it next year. "If you open up wasteland and grow grain on the mountain, you can also pay some this year. Your burden in the future won't increase.”
On the way back, Mei Yang and Team Sheng were chatting about the contents of today's meeting. "Secretary Sheng, what do you think of Village Head Pan's report today?" Mei Yang asked.”
Sheng Group said,"If you say it in a rough tone, it's full of B * llshit." The disaster was so big, how could you fight it? It's going to rain. Can you block this hole? Dongting Lake is about to flood. Can you stop it from coming? The water is going to drown the house. Can you hold it? No! To be honest, humans were powerless in the face of disasters.”
Mei Yang said," You can't say it like that. Our Party is omnipotent.”
Sheng Group said,"Alright, alright. If you're omnipotent, you can just go and block this hole in the sky."”
Mei Yang said," I'm saying that the Party is omnipotent. I'm not saying that I'm omnipotent!”
"Is there a difference?" As long as they were human, there was nothing omnipotent. Look at the three disaster relief measures mentioned by Village Head Pan. Which one of them isn't a joke? If we tell the victims that the party cares about them, will they have a house to live in and food to eat? Who was the main body of disaster relief and the role of the government? If there was a disaster, you would avoid it, and the farmers would become the main force? If you want the disaster victims to go up the mountain to open up wasteland and plant grain, go and try. Which mountain can you plant rice and which mountain can you plant sweet potatoes on? It's already the beginning of autumn!"
Mei Yang said,"What Village Head Pan said is a little unreliable, but I have to say it."?”
Sheng Group said,"Then don't talk about it. Why do you have to say empty words!" I originally thought that with such a serious disaster this year, the state monopoly on purchase and marketing would be weakened. Who knew that Village Head Pan would say so? Tell me, is there still humanity?”
Mei Yang wanted Team Sheng to speak. The more Team Sheng spoke, the more he would vent his dissatisfaction with his superiors. When the time came, he would reflect these words and not worry that he would not be the secretary in the future.
Sheng Group couldn't see Mei Yang's psychological activities, but even if they did, he wouldn't be concerned. Sheng Group was a straightforward person. They thought about it in their hearts and said it out loud. No one kept the door.
Not long after the township government's disaster relief meeting, the Central Committee of the People's Republic of China made a decision on the implementation of the national plan to purchase oil, an order on the implementation of the planned purchase and supply of cotton, and an order on the planned purchase of cotton. They implemented the unified purchase and marketing of oil and cotton, and the unified purchase of cotton. In this way, grain, cotton, oil, and other relatively important agricultural products also withdrew from the free market and began to be monopolized by the state. Soon after, dozens of products such as flue-cured tobacco, kenaf, hemp, hemp, sugar cane, silkworm cocoons, tea leaves, pigs, wool, cowhide, and other important leather, local sugar, local paper, melon seeds, chestnuts, wood, some Chinese medicinal herbs, aquatic products, scrap copper, scrap tin, scrap lead, and scrap steel were included in the scope of unified purchase and marketing. Even if the farmers wanted to sell the part they kept for themselves, they could not sell it in the market. They had to sell it to the purchasing shops commissioned by the state. The few agricultural products that could enter the free market, such as chickens, ducks, geese, fresh eggs, condiments, aquatic products from scattered production areas, dried fruits and fresh fruits from non-concentrated production areas, could also be handled according to the unified purchase of materials by the orders of the provincial people's committee when necessary. A huge unified purchase and marketing system gradually formed.
Team Sheng was dazzled by this ever-changing world. There were too many objects, and they were all colorful. His eyes were dazed and blurry. Everything he saw was like a kaleidoscope.
Team Sheng said," I originally said that it was stuck on your neck. At that time, the hand that was strangling your neck was still a little loose. Now, it's all good. It's tightly strangled. You can't even breathe if you want to."”
Mei Yang said," You can't say it like that. This is a pioneering work of our party. Which dynasty or generation has such boldness of vision? Not only do I have to control your mouth, but I also have to control the feathers in your house. Who had such great ability? Only the party has it!"
Sheng Group said,"The Chinese government is really great, so great that I can't even see its head."”
Mei Yang said," What should we do? We also produce rape, tea, cotton, and cloth here. Every household also raises pigs, chickens, and ducks. We'll ask Lanxin to help and distribute the numbers to each household!”
"I'm not doing this anymore. I'm afraid the farmers will kill me."”
Mei Yang said,"Why don't we hold a meeting first and tell the farmers about the wise decision of the party?"”
Team Sheng said," Wise decision? I think it's just…Oh, I won't say it anymore!”
Team Sheng did not agree, so this matter was dragged on until winter. Seeing that it could not be dragged on any longer, they could only find Lan Xin and count the numbers of each household.
On the fifth day of the winter month, the chrysanthemum gave birth again. This time, it was a boy. Wu Qionggui said,"Our chrysanthemum is really good. It gives birth to a pony today and another pony tomorrow." At that time, Old Madam Huang hoped that the few of us would give birth to more boys for her, but we didn't live up to her expectations. Now, it's great. Chrysanthemum has lived up to our expectations.”
Wanren was also overjoyed. He ran to Gaoshan Temple to tell his little brother the good news. In the rain, he said,"Second Brother, you're already in your sixties, but you're still so childish.”
Wan Ren said," I can't help but be happy. Look, I already have three male grandchildren. Our descendants are thriving. If my mother was still alive, I don't know how happy she would be!”
"If I were still alive, I would be an eighty-seven-year-old man," said the rain."I'm afraid my brain won't work."”
"Little brother, just give me a name."”
"I've thought of the names. The eldest grandson is called Qibao, and the second grandson is called Qike. This child will be called Qiying!"”
" That's a good name," Wan Ren said." I hope he'll grow up to be an eagle."”
On the night of the birth of the eagle, the weather suddenly changed. It snowed and the temperature dropped. The temperature was so low that it was indescribable. It was not enough to sleep on the bed with two layers of cotton wool. He had to put his cotton jacket and pants on the blanket to feel warm. Newborn babies couldn't be covered like this. If they weren't careful, something would happen. Chrysanthemum wrapped the child in a cotton sheet and placed him aside. Then, she covered him with a small piece of cotton.
After Lan Xin woke up, she realized that the face towel was no longer a towel. It had turned into a stiff ice cube. When she pinched it, it was not only cold, but also very painful. The water in the water tank was also gone. When he opened the lid, he saw a layer of ice inside, white and smooth. As long as there was water dripping on the floor last night, there was a thin layer of ice. If one was not careful, they would fall over. The place where the spatula touched the bottom of the pot was also frozen, and the water surface of the earthen kettle was also covered with a layer of ice.
This had never happened before. Lan Xin was already twenty-seven years old, and she had accumulated a lot of life experience. He had never seen such a thing before. In the past, even if it was snowing, there would only be a thin layer of ice indoors.
When he opened the door and went outside, he saw that the ground was covered in snow. The water in the ditch had stopped flowing and was completely frozen. Ling worms were hanging from the trees and eaves. The big ones were as big as a hand, and the long ones were three feet long. They were crystal clear and extremely beautiful.
There was a thick layer of ice on the surface of the pond. Someone was skating on it. Who was so early? When she walked closer, she saw that it was Li Dad. Lan Xin found it strange. This was an idle person who did not do anything. Why was he out for a walk so early?
Lan Xin said,"Father Li, you're old, don't fall on the ice."”
Li Dad said,"No, no, I walk slowly and steadily. It's really fun!" In the morning, Dreamy said that it was snowing and freezing. She said that the water surface of the pond could be used for walking, so I came to give it a try.”
Lan Xin said," Come up quickly. If any of the ice is too thin, it will break if you walk on it. It won't be worth it if you fall into the water."”
Li Dad said," It won't, it won't. Try it. Even if you jump hard on the ice with your feet, it won't budge." I'm already in my sixties, but I've never seen such big ice.”
The first few days were still very novel. The clean white snow covered the wilderness and covered all the ugliness on the ground. Wherever there was water, there was crystal clear ice. The world became beautiful. Slowly, people realized that life was very inconvenient. The snow was still falling on the ground. When it fell to the ground, it was no longer snow but ice. The road that people stepped on was no longer a snowy road, but an icy road. It was difficult to walk on it. Life was inseparable from walking. If you wanted to drink water, you had to go to the well to fetch water. Often, when you were about to reach home with a load of water, you would fall. Not only would there be no water, but you would also be drenched. If there were no vegetables to eat, you would have to go to the vegetable garden. The vegetables had frozen into ice lumps. They could still be used if you picked them home to warm them up. The problem was that you would always fall down a few times on the way.
There was no end to these days. The sun never came out, and the temperature was always very low. From time to time, there would be a few snowflakes floating in the sky, and the frost thickened day by day. Ten days passed, and half a month passed. Living in such a life, people slowly found a way to overcome difficulties. That was to walk with straw sandals on cloth shoes and a stick in their hands, which greatly reduced the probability of falling.
One day, Wu Qionggui said to Lan Xin," We don't have enough oil at home. Go to Jianlin Garden and buy some cotton oil. The chrysanthemums are only a month old. We can't have no oil in the vegetables."”
Chrysanthemum said," So be it. It will be dangerous for Ling Tian to go to Jianlin Yuan."”
Wu Qionggui said," How is it dangerous? Don't people just walk? Don't they just live?”
Chrysanthemum said,"This is the tung oil Ling. If you walk on it, you will run far away. If you don't do it well, you will break your bones."”
Wu Qionggui said,"I asked him to go because I didn't have any gas. I didn't ask him to play."”
Chrysanthemum said,"I don't eat oil if there's no oil, or eat less, it doesn't matter."”
Wu Qionggui said,"How can you eat less? How can you not eat?" The two of us are already in our sixties. We haven't lived a life without oil. Do you want us to die?”
Chrysanthemum didn't say anything. Lan Xin said,""Alright, I'll go."
Lan Xin was on her way. He walked north along the mountain path of Maple Ridge. After crossing the steep slope and walking another two to three miles, he arrived at the riverside of the forest. The river was not wide. There was a stone bridge connecting the two banks. There were two bridges, each three wide. There was a river under the bridge. The water did not flow, and it was frozen.
How could he pass? Lan Xin thought that the road on the bridge would definitely be much more slippery than the mountain road. He bent down and walked slowly, trying to walk. He took the first step and did not move his second step immediately. Instead, he waited for the first step to stabilize before taking the second step. If there was still danger, he would use both hands as feet and finally cross it.
On the way back, Lan Xin felt that it was even more difficult because he had ten pounds of cotton oil in his hand. He could no longer hide his hand in his sleeve. He carried the cotton oil can in one hand and after walking a few steps, that hand became numb from the cold. He had to change his hand. After changing his hand a few times, he came to the river.
How was he going to get there this time? He had a cotton oil can in his hand. He checked the cotton oil can first. After making sure that there was no problem with the seal and the attachment of the cotton oil can, he began to cross the bridge. Lan Xin didn't carry the cotton oil can in her hand. She was afraid that she would break the can if she fell. Lan Xin walked on the bridge with all four legs and four hands. With every step she took, she moved the cotton oil can forward a section. When he reached the center of the bridge, he was really tired and wanted to rest on the bridge for a while. Who knew that as soon as he landed on the ground, his body would roll into the river.
The bridge was as tall as a person. Lan Xin was a 180-pound man, but she did not manage to break a hole in the ice. He simply lay on the river for a while and thought about where he was hurt. Fortunately, there was no pain anywhere. He climbed up and found a low ridge to step on, then went around to the other side of the river.
This detour woke him up. He thought, why was he so stubborn back then and insisted on walking on the bridge? The river was frozen. Wouldn't it be better to walk directly on the surface of the river? Jumping up and down on the ridge was much safer than walking on the bridge. He carefully climbed onto the bridge again and carried the ten catties of cotton oil over.
When they got home, Lan Xin told Chrysanthemum about her experience. Chrysanthemum said,""Fortunately, Heaven's Blessing is not injured. This tung oil ling is not like ordinary ling, it is slippery.”
Merlot couldn't stand sitting at home that day. He felt bloated and his back was sore. He raised his fists and stretched, yawned, and went out.
He strolled to Xiu Can's house and saw that his house was also deserted. "You didn't start a fire?" Merlot asked.
Xiucan's mother, Wang Xiucan, said," We're still starting a fire. In a few days, there won't be any firewood for cooking."”
"Yeah, this damn weather is really difficult," Merlot said.”
" There are still three bundles of firewood upstairs," Wang Huanhuan said." There are also a few beds of grass on the bed. If this terrible weather continues, we can only eat raw fennel."”
Mei Deng, Wang Bie Bie's husband, was gasping for air. As soon as the air came out of his throat, he wanted to freeze in the air. Unfortunately, there was no place to stay. " Look at what kind of life we're living," Wang Miaomiao said." The old man is about to die. He asks for directions at night after breakfast, but he can't cook a fire and eat a full meal in his last days." He hid his head in his collar all day long, as if he was afraid someone would cut it off.”
Mei Deng coughed and said," Don't talk about it. Don't talk about it. You're just trying to make yourself look ugly!"”
"What kind of person is ugly?" Wang Miaole said."Merlot isn't just anyone. He's a cadre of the peasant association."”
"There are no more peasant associations," said Merlot,"and I'm no longer a cadre, just like you.”
Mei Deng said," We can't blame anyone else for our family's situation. We can't blame the Party either. We can only blame ourselves for being sick."”
"How can I not be blamed? He thought that his life would be better with the land. Who knew that before he could warm up, he would be asked to rent and pay taxes. It was still so heavy.”
"How much did your family hand in this year?" Merlot asked.”
Xiu Can replied,"There are six people in our family. The four people who have land have a total of six acres of paddy fields and 1,560 catties of grain." I had to carry the grain to the government warehouse, and the skin on my shoulders was worn off.”
Merlot said," No wonder. You're also a hairdresser. You haven't done anything.”
Xiu Can said," My old master is fifty-six years old this year. He's not old, but I'm afraid it's hard to celebrate the new year. What if he dies in such weather? We don't even have a single piece of firewood at home."
Mei Deng said," Bah! I won't die. I still have to wait for a good life."”
Old Lady Wang said," Why won't you die? It's just that you can't die now. If you die now, you'll harm us. You can die when spring comes!" Don't wait for good days. Good days won't come. As soon as the grain is purchased and sold, the purchase and sale of pigs, chickens, ducks and geese will follow. In the future, if you raise pigs, you won't be able to eat pork. If you raise chickens, they won't be your chickens. Where will you get good days?”
"Is it true? Old Lady Wang found it herself, right?" Mei Deng asked Merlot.”
"Sister-in-law is telling the truth," Merlot said."How could she think of such a trick? She was only half right. There were still many things she didn't mention, such as vegetable oil, cotton, cloth, and so on.”
Mei Deng said,"Then I won't count on it. I'll just die once the weather gets warm."”
Xiu Can laughed and said,"Master, you are not a fortune teller. How do you know that you can die once the weather is warm? Don't tell me you want to commit suicide."”
"Why can't I commit suicide?" asked Mei Deng. Only the Kingdom of Heaven will be blessed."
Xiu Can said,"Old Master, you went to enjoy yourself. Our reputation was ruined by you. Others thought that our family members asked you to commit suicide."”
Mei Deng said," That's easy. I'll call in the rain and ask him to write something to state that my death has nothing to do with my family. I'll just put my fingerprint on it."”
Old Lady Wang said," Don't die. It's better to live than to die. No matter how hard it is, we're still a family. We can talk and laugh together.”
Xiu Can said,"Old lady, don't persuade Old Master. Even if Old Master survives this unlucky weather, he won't be able to survive." When he saw that I had sent away the pigs in the pen and that he had no meat to eat, and when he saw that I had caught the chickens in the chicken coop and had no chickens to eat, he felt extremely uncomfortable.”
The king said,"That's true, then we can only let him be."”
Mei Deng said,"None of you persuaded me to stay. If none of you stopped me, I would not have died."”
Merlot found this family's conversation funny. They made such a serious topic sound so light, and made their difficult life sound so ordinary. Did they see through it?
Merlot changed the subject.”
Xiu Can said,"There should still be three stones left. It shouldn't be a problem to eat until February next year."”
Merlot said,"It can't be this number, right? Your family has six acres of land!"”
Xiu Can said,"What kind of fields do we have? Others take a stone, but we take five buckets." In addition to the cattle farming and the horses eating the grain, tell me, how much grain should our family have now?”
Old Lady Wang sadly said to herself,"The 19th year of the Republic of China was also a great disaster. The sky turned dark, the earth shook, there was a flood, and two of our daughters died. If my two daughters were still alive, they would have a large group of children. However, it was good that they were dead. If they were still alive, they would also be filled with sorrow.”
Merlot said," Sister-in-law, the days will get better. We poor farmers will have a chance to make a comeback one day. Just take good care of your body and wait for this day!"”
"I'm afraid you've only been a cadre in the peasant association for a few days and have learned to deceive people," said Wang Mianmian."Good days are out there. Why can't I see them? Don't even talk about turning over. The moment you say it, I feel like a rock is pressing down on me. I've never felt like this before.”
Merlot didn't say anything. Actually, he knew that he was talking about the words of the officialdom. After being a cadre in the peasant association for a few years, he had only learned these words. Today, he used them and actually didn't deceive this old lady.
Sheng Group and the others were also very anxious after encountering such a Great Ling Tian. They went to discuss with Mei Yang that they would visit the farmers 'homes to ask about their difficulties.
Mei Yang said," I think it's better to forget about it. Just think about it and you'll know. Who doesn't have a problem in their family when they encounter such terrible weather? You can't help them solve it if you ask them. They'll definitely scold you."”
Sheng Group said," So be it. It's better for us to go than not to go. If we go, it will reflect the concern of the Chinese government for the poor peasants. They will think that we are concerned about their pain and itch."”
Mei Yang said," You still don't understand what I'm saying. If we go to a family and they say,'I don't have rice to cook, I don't have firewood to burn, I don't have vegetables to eat,' how are you going to answer them?”
Team Sheng said," That's true. I'm just going to greet them. I'm just asking and comforting them. I can even give them rice and vegetables!”
Mei Yang said," If you say so, then leave. Don't complain if you get rebuffed."”
Sheng Group, Mei Yang, and the others were on their way. Whose house should they go to first? After thinking for a while, he arrived at Mei Hua's house.
"Uncle Plum Blossom, is your family doing well?"”
Plum Blossom said," What do you mean by passable? I'm simply living very well. Now I have money and rice left, so I don't have to worry about money." My leftover money is for packing, and my leftover rice is for carrying the coffin. Do you want to share some?”
Sheng Group and Mei Yang were choked by the plum blossoms. They didn't know whether to advance or retreat.
Mei Yang smiled and said," Big Brother Mei Hua, you are a poor peasant among poor peasants. You are the person our party relies on. You are also the family of an honorable soldier. This identity is very important!”
Plum Blossom said," If only I was still a poor farmer. I would still go to Yueyang to fetch water and sell it. Then I wouldn't have to worry about anyone asking me for food, cotton, chickens, or ducks."”
Mei Yang said,"Brother Meihua, you are the vanguard of the revolution. You have to be a good example."”
"Why didn't I do it well? I'm not like you guys who rely on talking to make a living." Back when I was running the Farmers 'Association, you two were still wearing open-crotch pants, and your eggs were still on the ground.”
Mei Yang said," Yes, yes, yes. We've heard of you long ago. Otherwise, why would we call you the vanguard of the revolution?" Today, we are here to visit the poor. You have to know that the party cares a lot about you people.”
Plum Blossom said," Then you guys should be more practical. If you want to ask me about my suffering, then I'll tell you. I have no food to eat. Will you give me rice?" I don't have any firewood to burn. Will you give me firewood? I haven't eaten meat for a long time. Are you going to give me a pig? I haven't eaten vegetables for a long time. My teeth are rotten. Will you give me vegetables?”
Mei Yang said," We can't, we can't. We're just here to ask and express our sincerity."”
Plum Blossom said,"Then you should get lost. Don't let me see you and feel bad."”
"Mei Yang, let's go. This family is like a rock in a thatched cottage."”
Sheng Group and Mei Yang came to Li Dad's house. Li Dad said,""Since you two are here, we've never had any officers come to our house. Unfortunately, there are no chairs at home, so you can only stand and talk.”
"It's alright, it's alright. We're from the same village. It's the same whether we sit or stand." We are here to visit the poor and see if your family is in trouble in this weather.”
Li Dad said,"I've had my difficulties for a long time. It's not like you guys don't know." I don't know how to start a fire, I don't know how to cook rice, I don't know where firewood grows, I don't know how rice comes from, if it wasn't for the fact that I gave birth to a child, I would have starved to death.”
Mei Yang said,"That's right. Why else would you be a poor farmer?"”
"Poor peasants are poor peasants. Is there a better name?" I hope the party rewards me with another one. This year, you gave my family a mission to hand in the last grain of grain. It was picked up by Dreamy Yazi in the fields.”
"We know that your family is poor, so we came to visit you!" The days will be better in the future. You have to believe in the Party, you have to believe in us.”
Li Dad said," How long will it be in the future? I'm almost seventy years old this year. When I enter the Earth Eye, you'll have a good life. Then wouldn't I be wronged? You want me to believe in you officers? I saw that you sent me a note and also sent me condolences. Sending a note is really asking for our things, and sending condolences is just sending a sentence and a glib tongue. How good are you?”
Sheng Group and the others thought that Li Dad was ignorant, but who knew that he was not stupid at all.
When they left the house, there were still twelve chamber pots hanging from Sheng Group's mouth. Mei Yang said,""Are you still going to visit? It's the same no matter who you go to. Don't expect anyone to say good things to us.”
Sheng Group did not say anything. They walked a long way with Mei Yang and arrived at Yao Shan's house.
Yao Shan was now a family of four. He already had two daughters. "Uncle Yaoshan didn't curse today, did he?"”
Yao Shan said,"Scolding your mother? Why don't I curse your mother?" I swear every day as soon as I get out of bed. Just like you, I start selling foreign noodles at dawn.”After pausing for a few seconds, Yao Shan said,"How can I not curse?" There was no rice, no firewood, and no vegetables at home. My wife didn't care about anything. She said that since a beautiful woman married an ugly husband like me, I should be the one to worry about things and she should be the one to enjoy the fruits of my labor.”
Yao Shan's wife said," Secretary Sheng, don't listen to him. He's ugly, and I'm beautiful. I didn't say that. Besides, what's the use of me being diligent? If I die, I'll still be taken away by your officers with a note."”
Mei Yang said," You can't say that. We're a big family, so I'm telling you the truth. Your things weren't taken away by us. You gave your love to the country. The country will remember you. When the country becomes rich in the future, it will first think of poor farmers like you.”
Yao Shan's wife said,"Alright, alright, it's better not to remember us." It was because you missed us so much that we began to learn how to read on the paper. Once we learned the words, we recognized a mountain.”
Team Sheng still couldn't get into their good books, so they could only come out resentfully. He was no longer prepared to visit the poor. He looked at the sky and said to himself,"When will you split open the sky? When will you split open the sky? Splitting open the sky is stronger than anything else!”
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