The situation is just as Lu Miao told herself in her last letter: food rations in various regions have become increasingly tight.
Xiao Laojun's production team has a relatively large number of wastelands due to the fact that the barren slopes and wastelands are not included in the statistics.
Therefore, the food situation of Xiaojun's production team is better than that of Zhengxing Brigade.
As for the Zhengxing Brigade, because this production team was a star in the Red Star Commune, it received a batch of "return grain" first.
In addition, the members were mobilized last time to dig wild yams everywhere and accumulate a little bit of food.
Therefore, the food situation of Zhengxing Brigade is a little better than that of other brigades...
It is said that there are some production teams in the distance.
More and more people have passed away due to "Disease No. 1".
Now there are many skilled members in various production teams, or people who have relatives in the city, and they have begun to leave the production teams one after another.
These members,
They took huge risks and faced many difficulties to leave the production team, just to prepare to go to the city to do odd jobs, or to seek refuge with relatives, in order to survive this difficult period of time.
Due to social stability and better living conditions in the new era, the population has skyrocketed.
The current employment situation in the city is also quite severe.
Many people in the city cannot find jobs. Therefore, even if these commune members enter the city, it is actually difficult to find work.
Even if they finally find a job, they can only do the dirtiest, most tiring, and low-paying jobs.
Some people would think that if they go to the city and help people dig out their excrement, they should be able to find it, right?
actually,
It's not that easy at all!
The glorious excrement workers are so popular now that many excrement workers are workers with units and establishments.
How can these members get their turn and squeeze in to occupy a seat?
Even if the number of manure diggers in some cities is insufficient, there will still be members of vegetable production teams around the city to supplement them.
They will rush to help scoop out the manure.
And they don't have to pay for their work. They only need to transport the "human body gold" from the public toilets back to the production team for free and use it as fertilizer for growing vegetables.
These members finally left the village, bypassed many checkpoints, and successfully entered the city.
in most cases,
They can only do odd jobs such as unblocking sewers and moving houses for others, short-term jobs.
Members with some skills can help others pack furniture, smash briquettes, etc.
It is not easy for the commune members who have gone to the city to make a living, and for those who stay in their hometowns, their lives are not easy either.
at this time,
In the Hongxing Commune Senior Primary School, more and more students stand in front of the kitchen at noon every day, ladling cold water from the stone jar to satisfy their hunger.
It is not easy to see these hard-working students.
The veterans of Nanhua Palace and Ji Xuyuan have donated part of their rations.
In order to allow these students to at least have some food during the noon meal.
But the effect is not ideal.
First, because the old Taoist priests of Nanhua Palace, Ji Xuyuan and the others also eat a fixed amount of food.
The amount of food that can be taken out is extremely limited.
There is another important reason: these students, even if they got two taels of cornmeal at noon.
At most, students will only eat a small part of it.
Most of the remaining cornmeal, they will secretly hide and take home...
Luo Xuan was walking on the road back to Zhengxing Brigade, looking at the green sweet potato seedlings on the roadside.
I can't help but have mixed feelings in my heart.
At least for now, it seems that this year's crops are growing very well.
A good harvest can be expected.
But now, all the commune members have no food at home.
And there was only a little war food left in the production team's storage room.
When we want so many people to survive such a long time until the autumn harvest.
During this period, I don’t know how many people...
This year, Zhengxing Brigade has conducted three rounds of retting before and during spring plowing.
These compost piles stand in the fields, courtyards, and garbage pits of Zhengxing Brigade and various production teams.
Densely packed.
It is as spectacular as the termite nests on the African grasslands.
Thousands of cubic meters of farmyard manure sounds like a lot.
But spreading them over 23,000 acres of land is like spreading a handful of black sesame seeds into a pile of coal.
Not even a single bubble was taken, and there was no trace.
so,
In order to maximize profits, the old branch secretary and team leader of the Zhengxing Brigade followed Luo Xuan's suggestion: Concentrate these farmyard manures into 500 acres of the best quality land in each production team.
This kind of high-quality land has relatively good soil quality.
In addition, the irrigation conditions of these lands are superior to those of other slope lands.
In normal years, the average yield per mu of these 500 acres of high-quality land is generally around 280 kilograms.
If these farmyard manures are concentrated and used on these 500 acres of land this year.
Based on Luo Xuan's conservative estimate, it should still be possible to increase grain production by 60 to 80 kilograms per acre of land.
And if we treat everyone equally and distribute this batch of farmyard manure to other fields, like the barren land on the hillside, spreading 1 cubic meter of farmyard manure can increase the yield of 10 kilograms of grain per acre, which is not bad!
500 acres of land, each acre increases yield by 60 kilograms.
and 2,000 acres. Each acre has an average yield increase of 10 pounds.
This kind of statistical category thing, if it weren't for Luo Xuan, in the brigade office, he carefully calculated this account to the old branch secretary and Captain Liao and others.
Otherwise, according to their usual practice, they would definitely treat everyone equally.
Maybe even precious farmyard manure will be diverted to those barren and low-yielding lands...
While walking, Luo Xuan was thinking wildly.
At this moment!
But suddenly I heard a "kacha" sound, which was the sound of pulling the bolt of a gun!
"Stop! Don't run!"
"Chachacha——"
Immediately, bursts of footsteps came, getting closer and closer.
"help me!"
A little girl about 15 or 6 years old, thin and frail, carrying a basket in her hand and a backpack made of old floral cloth on her back, suddenly emerged from the sweet potato field beside the road.
Suddenly jumped out!
"Big brother, please do me a favor... Huh? You are Luo Xuan!"
The little girl saw someone coming earlier and wanted to run over to try her luck: see if she could find a kind-hearted person to help her.
But when she saw clearly that the person who came was the famous Luo Xuan, she was overjoyed!
It's like a drowning person grabbing a life-saving straw...
No!
It's like catching a car inner tube...the biggest one yet!
The little girl grabbed Luo Xuan's arm with a look of horror: "Save me Luo Xuan, they... they want to take me back..."
"stop!"
Before the little girl finished speaking, three militiamen with guns on their backs suddenly jumped out from the corner of the cliff in the sweet potato field.
When one of the militiamen saw the little girl stopped, he couldn't help but cursed out of breath: "Damn, Aunt Ye, you can really run away!"
This little girl named Ye Yaogu'er didn't know it was because Luo Xuan appeared.
Or it was because she was familiar with these militiamen.
I saw her reaching out and picking up two dark steamed buns inside the basket.
Then he threw the empty basket at the scolding militiaman: "Zhu Long! If you don't chase me, then I will definitely not run away!
I'm so generous, can I go to the commune to go to the market?
Who gave you two short legs, like a rolling one, you deserve to be unable to run fast!"
People in Bashu call Yaogu, and if there is a "er" sound at the end, it refers to the youngest girl in the family.
It doesn't mean that she is the other person's aunt.
If you just say "庺庺" without the "er" sound at the end.
Then you are really calling the youngest aunt in your family.
And the "ground rolling" that Yao Gu'er said just now is actually a mole.
That thing has poor eyesight, but its sense of smell and touch are extremely keen.
It is long and round, with plump flesh, and its four legs are really short.
But if you want to say that people can’t run fast?
This is simply an insult to moles, and it is purely ruining the reputation of other people's rats...
"Come back with us."
Among the three militiamen, there was a tall and thin man who looked kinder.
I heard him say softly to Ye Yaogu'er: "Sister Ye Wan, we know you have no choice but to do so. But now there are regulations from above that leave without permission.
This is also our responsibility, so we have to come and take you back.
Understand each other, let's go, let's go back to the production team, explain the situation to the captain, and say it's a misunderstanding...ah."
Miss Ye Wan's eyes turned red, and she lowered her voice and replied: "Brother Zhuzhu, I...I know there is nothing you can do. But I...can never go back!"
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Come with us quickly! Ye Wan, I'm warning you, don't force us to take measures against you."
As the militiaman Ye Wan called "Ground Gun", he pulled out a small bundle of rope from behind and waved it up, intending to intimidate Ye Wan.
"You really can."
Luo Xuan, who was standing aside, said at this time: "If you have the ability to defeat the Japanese, how can you show off your authority in front of the members of your own production team?"
The militiaman named Zhu Long was stunned: "What kind of business are you meddling in... Hey, are you Luo Xuan?"
"I've only heard of Second Dad and Third Dad, but I've never heard of anyone calling me Luo Xuan Dad."
Luo Xuan smiled coldly: "Since you still know how to respect elders, then tell me why you want to arrest this girl?"
"You... Ma... please cooperate with our work."
Zhu Long originally planned to say a customary mantra, but the boy's reaction was not slow.
After all, he was once a member of the same brigade, and Zhu Long knew that Luo Xuan was not only capable, but also had a bad temper.
so,
He only said half of the national curse "you fuck you" before he quickly changed his words to avoid getting himself into trouble.
Luo Xuan sighed: "Isn't it just the production team that subsidizes you half a catty of coarse grains a day?
Do you have to work so hard?
If everyone can live well at home, who would want to leave their hometown?
If the burden on the shoulders is not too heavy, who would be willing to bend down in front of others?"
Zhu Long did not dare to provoke Luo Xuan.
Hearing the words,
He could only mutter in a low voice: "I know you are not short of food, and you are not even short of meat. But you have to know how many people are rushing to do this job for half a catty of food!"
"Shut up!"
Luo Xuan said angrily, "We can bend down just to take a bite of food. That can only mean that in order to survive, we can make our bodies softer."
Luo Xuan said coldly: "But you can't be an accomplice, right? In this case, your spine will be completely broken."
"Luo Xuan, what do you think we should do about this matter?"
The tall militiaman on the side said to Luo Xuan with a sincere face: "This sister Ye Wan is the only one in her family now.
As you know, the production team's current quota of grain is only 3 taels per day.
Sister Ye Wan’s grandmother wanted to keep her only granddaughter, Sister Ye Wan, alive.
Her grandma would lie in bed and pretend to be sick every day, refusing to eat no matter what, just to get the food... ahem.
We don’t want to take her back...but if you can’t come up with a good solution, we won’t be able to explain it when we go back, right?”
Luo Xuan turned his head and looked at Miss Ye Wan who was standing next to him with a fearless face.
He couldn't help but sigh: "Well, members can move freely in this brigade. Since this girl is from the 3rd production team of our Zhengxing brigade.
Then if I take him to Production Team 6, nothing will happen, right?"
Zhu Long pondered: "This...but how will we explain to the captain after we go back?"
"Give me a hammer!"
Luo Xuan lost his patience: "Let's just say that Ye Wan went to my place as a guest. Your captain is Zhang Guanghu, right?
If he is not convinced, let him come to the 6th production team to find me, and I will be waiting for him at any time."
After saying that,
Luo Huan turned around and left, "Miss Ye Wan, now I invite you to be a guest at my house. If you are willing to go, just come with me."
I have actually known for a long time that in the next two years, there will definitely be a large-scale... (I don't know how to say it, I can only ask the elders to think for themselves).
According to Luo Xuan's long-held vision, he didn't plan to help anyone openly... the area involved was too wide and too many people were involved.
I really can’t help!
but now,
Miss Ye Wan's incident has already happened under his nose.
Then I can't ignore it.
This has nothing to do with the girl Ye Wan in front of me, whether she is a boy or a girl, whether she is good-looking or not.
He couldn't just watch her starve to death, right?
Out of sight, your mind is at ease.
But wherever he looks, all he sees are his fellow villagers, if he doesn't help them.
So what is the difference between your own heart and a stubborn stone?
