Seeing long Jianhua coming, several members who had come to the warehouse floor of the team smiled and nodded to him.

    Chen Lisheng, an accountant, was a thin man. He took two mouthfuls of his pipe and said, "Jianhua, if you can''t work, don''t force it. If you don''t pay attention when you are young, you will always be ill, especially a city child like you. "

    It sounded like something was wrong, but long Jianhua knew he had no other thoughts and said with a smile, "I''m young. Just sleep for two."

    Chen Daniu then stressed this question, "Jianhua, how do you feel? If you can''t carry it, take another day off. Don''t try to be brave. "

    Wang Lanhua, the wife of recorder Chen Liqiang, retorted loudly, "Jianhua, don''t listen to them. Mowing the grass and building the haystack is actually a very easy job. Where can''t you do it? Do it, six Division of labor. "

    This is the only woman in the team who can take ten division of labor as strong male labor force. She has a straightforward personality and works quickly.

    Long Jianhua gave her a grateful smile. "I tried in the morning and fully recovered."

    Their words were very warm and moved him

    At this time, Chen Dujuan, Chen Daniu''s eldest daughter, quietly walked behind long Jianhua and pulled his skirt. "Brother Jianhua, you haven''t eaten for two days. Aren''t you hungry?"

    She thought her voice was very quiet. In fact, everyone heard it and laughed.

    Suddenly, long Jianhua thought he should do something for little cuckoo and these people

    Before she could figure out how to answer her, her mother Zou Shuxian laughed and scolded, "he''s asleep. How do you know he''s hungry?"

    Chen Dujuan argued with a red face, "but I often wake up hungry in the middle of the night. Brother Jianhua has been hungry for two days. He will have a stomachache. "

    Wang Yuhua laughed and said, "cuckoo, your brother Jianhua is dizzy. You are asleep. It''s different."

    Chen Dujuan said, "Oh," if only I were dizzy at night. "

    Zou Shuxian slapped her on the back, "dead girl, what are you talking about! Do you think fainting is a good thing? "

    The original hilarious atmosphere suddenly cooled down. Everyone was expressionless, smoking and looking at the toes.

    Long Jianhua patted the back of her head, "the future will be better..."

    Chen Dujuan stared at him and then nodded. She didn''t know it was so good, but she was willing to trust her uncle from the city.

    Daniel Chen coughed, "now that everyone is here, let''s start. Jianhua, if you don''t have a basket with you, then code the haystack with us. "

    Every time they pull grass, women members are used to carrying baskets, which can be used to hold pig grass. In fact, the pulled grass can be thrown into the field as fertilizer. Taking pig grass home is also equivalent to a kind of welfare.

    The commune members walked down the terrace, carrying bamboo tubes. Some men had a cigarette gun pinned to their waist; All the female members carry a bamboo basket with a bamboo tube inside.

    Chen Daniu patted long Jianhua on the shoulder, "wait a minute." He turned and walked into the house. He quickly brought him a bamboo tube and said, "you didn''t bring water. Here you are."

    Long Jianhua took the bamboo tube and said "thank you!"

    This bamboo tube is a simple kettle in the countryside. It is made of a piece of bamboo with bamboo knots at both ends. A small hole is opened in one of the bamboo joints. A grab is left at the end of the hole, and water comes in and out of the hole.

    Daniel Chen sighed, "Jianhua, our ninth team is poor. Three fields, two mu of land, five mu of mountains, three meters and seven grains. What do you think we should do to get full? "

    Looking at the back of a member who is at least ten meters away from them, long Jianhua said gently, "brother Daniel, I caught ten eels and more than ten frogs last night, which can improve my life..."

    "There are a lot of those things, but there is no oil. It''s OK to eat one or two meals. If you have more, you''ll want to vomit."

    This is really a big problem. The main contradiction now is that there is no oil and water and no seasoning. It''s OK to eat a lot of things once or twice. If you eat again, you''ll have nausea.

    "Lack of oil is not the main problem, it''s a habit problem. There are many pepper and perilla in the team, which can suppress the fishy smell... "

    "You can try this. However, if everyone catches frogs and eels, there is not much. This is not a long-term plan. Jianhua, you may not know me. Although I have only read wanxiao and have little culture, I have also been out of the province. Since I became the captain, the grain output has increased by more than 10%. Coupled with the export of labor services, everyone''s life has been improved, but it is far from enough. "

    "You also heard what my cuckoo girl said. There''s no way. I''m short of oil and water. Poor me. But now pigs are so expensive, people''s rations are not enough, and only three chickens can be raised. How can members be satisfied? As long as you have a way, I dare to do it. "

    There is not enough rice in the team. We can only use dry sweet potato rice and sweet potato top, but there is no oil, water and protein, which greatly increases everyone''s appetite. Even if most families are careful, they will suffer from famine at this time.

    Chen Daniu is indeed a good captain and a person who dares to practice, but the situation is stronger than people. It was the end of 1978 when Xiaogang village engaged in large-scale contracting.

    "Brother Daniel, in fact, the ninth team still has some things that can be exchanged for money. There are so many mountains. There should be a lot of Chinese herbal medicine in it. It''s all money... It looks fragmented. It''ll be more together. "

    Daniel Chen turned around and looked at long Jianhua. After a while, he said, "OK. The supply and marketing cooperatives will accept Chinese herbal medicine. We will find some money to sell. We can buy piglets with money, and the problem of oil and meat will be solved. " He took a step forward and patted long Jianhua on the shoulder. He stumbled. "Don''t tell others about this until I discuss it with several team cadres."

    They know that herbs can be sold for money, but they are too scattered and feel worthless; And because the main task is to produce food, we can''t pick sesame and lose watermelon.

    Long Jianhua tried to calm down and said with a bitter smile, "brother Daniel, I''ve just recovered. Don''t beat me dizzy again..."

    Daniel Chen laughed, "if you faint again, I''ll help you record your work points! Isn''t that the six Division of labor? What a big deal! "

    At the edge of the field, the leaves of late rice seedlings have been normal, and the roots have adapted to the new place. According to the dialect, it is "turning Yang". As long as there is no water shortage for a long time, there will be no problem in survival.

    Follow Chen Daniu to a ridge, grab a small bundle of straw and move on. Long Jianhua grabbed two bundles in one hand, but Chen Daniu grabbed three bundles; Go to the side of the path to find a relatively flat place, put the straw into a round, the ear end in the close together, the root facing out.

    Back on the ridge again, long Jianhua pointed to a grass and asked, "brother Daniel, is this Houttuynia?"

    Chen Daniu looked back and said, "yes. The grass pigs don''t eat it. They grow fast. They should be pulled out often. The drying rate is very small. "

    Long Jianhua thought, even if it is small, it is money. Pretending to pull out one and smell it under his nose, "why don''t you send someone to the supply and marketing cooperatives to ask and see how much a kilo?"

    At this time, the supply and marketing cooperatives are the "living money cans" of the people. They not only collect rice, eggs and other agricultural and sideline products, but also Chinese medicinal materials, which the people trust very much.

    After watching long Jianhua for a while, Daniel Chen bent down and pulled out a piece of Houttuynia cordata, raised it over his head and shouted, "don''t throw away the Houttuynia cordata, put it all together. Brother Li Qiang, you take us on. I''ll go to the supply and marketing agency! "

    After roaring, he ran down quickly and soon disappeared in the ridge.

    Long Jianhua didn''t expect him to be in such a hurry. He shook his head and continued to work.

    Long Jianhua had just finished moving the straw on the four ridges, and Chen Liqiang called on everyone to have a rest. From work to now, in fact, he hasn''t sweated a drop in less than an hour.

    Now work is like this. It''s not urgent work. It''s neither urgent nor slow. Just deal with it for eight hours a day. Long Jianhua was the one who did the most work. He dragged the straw from the four hills and built two haystacks of nearly one meter eight; But there are several strong labors who have not finished dragging the three hills, and the two haystacks built are no higher than long Jianhua''s.

    Hearing the rest, everyone came together happily.

    Some men take out cigarette bags and cigarette guns made of small bamboo, pinch some cut tobacco from the cigarette bag with three fingers, then knead it into a ball, put it into the pipe, and then light it with matches; Others take out a small cloth bag, take out a small square piece of paper from the inside, then grab some cut tobacco, put it on the paper, roll it into a horn shape, and then light it with a match.

    Women are not so free. Some of them continue to pull grass on the ridge, some go to the path to pull grass, and some even go downhill. These grasses are to be taken back to feed pigs.

    After smoking a bag of cigarettes and drinking a few mouthfuls, Chen Liqiang called everyone to start work again.