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Xu Shitou and his father worked together to build a donkey house. Although the donkey is not afraid of wind and rain, who doesn’t like to have a comfortable nest. The requirements don’t need to be too high, just shelter from the wind and rain.

Xu Shitou found that he hadn't come back this year and his family had changed a lot.

There are corn cobs hanging under the eaves, which are very beautiful.

"Dad, our Wenhou rice is quite harvested."

"There are still thousands of kilograms of sweet potatoes in the vegetable cellar in the backyard, and there are still thousands of kilograms of dried sweet potatoes. Next year the government will arrange tasks, requiring each household to save enough food for one to two years. I don't know why."

Xu Shitou scratched his head: "This is to encounter floods and floods. When locusts are plagued, the people will not be displaced or have nothing to eat. This is a long-term plan. You cannot eat a lot when you see a good harvest."

Shitou's father looked at Xu Shitou: "You have changed a lot in the past year as a soldier, and you can still talk about the big truth."

Neighbors also came to help. It was so easy to work for the people. They repaired the donkey clamp in just one hour.

Xu Shitou was staying at home, and the changes at home were too great. In previous years, there were always not enough food at home, but this year there were sweet potatoes, corn, Wenhou melons, carrots, water radish, potatoes, pickled pickles in large jars, and smoked bacon was hanging in the kitchen.

"It's not yet the New Year, where does the bacon come from?"

The third brother said proudly: "When I was protecting the autumn, I joined the hunting team. Our team hunted five wild boars, and I distributed fifty kilograms of meat."

"My third brother is good, he can hunt wild boars. But you must be careful, wild boars are extraordinary and difficult to deal with."

"Don't worry, our team has ten people, five bows and arrows, and five spears. When they meet a wild boar, no one will retreat."

"Well, be brave, and be more cautious."

Xu Shitou went to his uncle's house again and found that each family had changed a lot.

My uncle, who was in his sixties, was sliced ​​and fed the pigs with Wenhou melons. The two big black pigs in the pigpen were whispering. Seeing Xu Shitou coming, he raised his cold eyes and looked at it. This was Langya black pig, with a rough temperament and unruly nature.

"Uncle, what are you busy with?"

"Oh, it's Shi Tou who has been back. I haven't seen him for more than a year."

"It's not so. I haven't been back for more than a year. My uncle's family has a lot of melons, so I use such good melons to feed the pigs."

"My family is also afraid of hunger. Wenhou melons that have grown acre of land. Who would have thought that more than a thousand crops were piled up and two empty rooms were piled up. The mice were unable to guard against them. There were so many at once and they couldn't finish eating every day. Feeding pigs is a good way. Raising pigs and eating pork. I didn't dare to think about this day before, so I was so happy. Thanks to Wenhou getting so much magical food."

"You can eat this for the New Year, eat it slowly. You can't just eat this, you have to match it with other things."

At this time, the aunt staggered and came back with a large bag of cotton on her back.

"Auntie, what are you doing? I'll help you get it."

"The stone is here, you don't need your help. The cotton is very light. I went to flip cotton. This year I planted two-part cotton, made dozens of kilograms of cotton, and made a few cotton coats. This thing is warm."

"I have made a fortune in growing cotton this year. Not only can cotton be used to make clothes, but seeds can be sold for money. I knew a lot of them, so I didn't dare to plant them at that time, and now I regret it." The uncle sighed.

After chatting for a while, Xu Shitou went to the houses of other friends in the village again. He usually had a good relationship and had to talk about it when he came back.

The surrounding people are changing so much now, 80% of farmers don’t have to worry about food and drink. There are only two types of people in the village who are still having problems with food and drink. One is that they are lazy and lazy and don’t like to work. The other is that they are old, weak and sick, and others have already eaten full.

Wearing warm is a little worse. After all, there is only so much land. If you plant grain, you cannot grow cotton. And it needs to be achieved step by step. There is not much cotton promoted this year, and it will take a year or two to achieve warm warmth.

Ding, ding.

The gong was ringing inside and shouting: "Every household has heard that I will get up early tomorrow to build the mountain road to Xishan. Now there are too many sweet potatoes and pumpkins on the mountain, and they are all heavy goods and can no longer be carried by shoulders. The government has allocated pickles, and each household brings their own dry food. Try to go as much as possible. This is not someone else's life, it is our own life."

The so-called Xishan Mountain is a big ridge with a slope of more than twenty degrees, and there are terraces on the mountain. It was originally sandy land, and even if you plant crops, you can't harvest much. Few people pay attention to it.

When they heard that the road was going to be built, the villagers prepared dry food and farm tools, and it didn't take any money to build the road, so everyone could do their best.

However, this year's promotion of sweet potatoes and Wenhou Gua, sandy land that no one liked originally became popular. With the popularity of wheelbarrows, the way of carrying shoulders and carrying on the shoulders has gradually fallen behind, and now it is necessary to build a production road that can open up wheelbarrows.

Xu Shitou's family has a lot of people, so he can even get two.

In the evening, two very good playmates came to Xu Shitou's house, one was named Xu Erhu and the other was named Xu Sanliang.

These two people are also very capable, they are not very old and are just in their early twenties.

Xu Erhu scratched his head: "Brother Shitou, we two want to join the army, and it depends on whether you can take us with you when you leave."

Xu Sanliang looked at Xu Shitou with expectation.

They all grew up together and have a very familiar relationship, so there is no need to be nonsense.

"Erhu, Sanliang. I welcome you two if you want to go, but we are familiar with each other. I can't fool you two. Joining the army is a life-threatening battle, especially when siege, don't work on your belt, you must be mentally prepared."

Sanliang shook his head: "You know my family situation. I have two brothers, and there are less than eight acres of land in my family. Even if there are new crops now, I can only have food and clothing. If you want to build a house, it is impossible to marry a wife. I heard that the team has been in the army for three years and divided into houses and land. As for life and death, I have long been indifferent. Human destiny is destined, and there is no way if I don't have that life."

Erhu grinned: "General Lu said it well, take life and death lightly, and do it if you don't accept it. Men must have a way of living. If you don't go out and try it, you can only stay in the mountains for the rest of your life."

Xu Shitou did not dare to agree: "I can take you two here, but we have to explain this matter clearly. I can't guarantee where you two can be separated. You two will go home to discuss with your family. If your family agrees, I will take you two away. I will stay for a while and I will go back the day after tomorrow."

Xu Sanliang was very happy: "That's great, just agree. My family wished I would go to the army last year."

Three days later, Xu Shitou got up early and bid farewell to his parents. He took two childhood playmates, Xu Erhu and Xu Sanliang. The three of them left quietly and set off with dry food before dawn.

Why do others bring these two people? It is because these two people are in good health, strong and courageous. Such people can make achievements when they go to the battlefield. In addition, there are several males from both families who can be relaxed. If they really can't come back from the war, there will be some elderly people coming to the family to take care of their elderly people.

After walking out of the five miles, the hills in the village gradually became blurred.

Xu Shitou stopped: "Erhu, Sanliang. Take a look at our hometown carefully. There may be very few opportunities to come back in the future. A real man is a family in the world, and I don't know where he will go in the future."

Xu Erhu stared at his eyes and opened his mouth: "Do you have to go far away when fighting?"

"Aren't you talking nonsense? All the areas in Xuzhou have been fought. We must go to a very far place when fighting." Xu Sanliang retorted to him.
Chapter completed!