The endless yellow sand blocks out the sky and the sun. When you are in a sandstorm, you feel that there is only one color left in the sky and the earth, and that is yellow. Apart from a bright yellow, there is nothing else in sight.
call!
call!
The sandstorm came and went quickly. After a while, the wind gradually died down. Li Jie reached out and wiped his cheek, squinting his eyes slightly and looking at the messy camp and the people crawling on the ground.
"It's nothing, right?"
Not long after the voice came out, everyone responded one after another.
"Nothing."
"It's okay."
"Call Uncle Shui, my forehead is so cruel!"
"Bah! Bah! Another mouthful of sand."
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"Okay, the sandstorm has passed. Get up quickly and check your belongings to see if there is anything missing."
Hearing these words, everyone seemed to have found a backbone. They were at a loss and began to hurriedly count their personal belongings.
After a while, the villagers of Yongquan Village checked several times and found that nothing was missing. This was completely inconsistent with their inherent knowledge. They had also encountered a sandstorm the last time they visited Diaozhuang.
That time, it can be said that it was a heavy loss. Tent, quilt, aluminum pot and other lightweight items were all blown away by the wind. Afterwards, the villagers searched everywhere for a long time, but still could not find all the items that were blown away.
Zhang Shucheng on the side couldn't help but smile when he heard the villagers' replies.
Nothing was lost, which was considered a blessing among misfortunes. Before the sandstorm came, his heart was in his throat. He was afraid that the villagers would suffer heavy losses due to the sandstorm.
Diaozhuanghu encountered a sandstorm on the first day he arrived at the camp. This was definitely a major blow to the morale of Diaozhuanghu. Zhang Shucheng felt that he had to stand up, but before he could take action, another message came to his ears.
Li Jie's voice.
"Li Dayou, put back that sad face of yours!"
Being called "criticized" by name, Li Dayou felt a little embarrassed and immediately retorted.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Is it possible for you to smile when you encounter something like this?"
When Li Jie saw that Li Dayou was acting out of character, an imperceptible smile secretly appeared on his lips.
This is exactly what he wants.
Among all the immigrants, Li Dayou is undoubtedly the most prickly one. Others like to pick soft persimmons, but Li Jie prefers to pick hard persimmons. The harder the better.
"Don't lose anything, don't get hurt, there's nothing to be sad about!"
Li Dayou pointed to his mouth and drew a circle: "Look, what is this? The circle is full of sand. We encountered a sandstorm as soon as we arrived. Judging from this, this is definitely not a good sign.
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At the same time, Li Dayou had the idea of 'going back' in his mind.
Obviously, today's sandstorm has brought back his previous memories. During the last immigration period, he lost a pair of shoes, an aluminum pot, a quilt and a mosquito net in the sandstorm. Among all the immigrant households, he lost it.
The most stuff.
Li Jie smiled and replied: "Look, this is a very good omen! Very good! We encountered a sandstorm as soon as we arrived. This is obviously the land under our feet welcoming us! There is a saying.
, Fighting with the sky, the joy is endless, fighting with the earth, the joy is endless."
When Li Dayou heard the word "fight", his head hurt. Last time Ma Defu told him about "struggle and fight" in his ears, so now when he heard the word "fight", he got angry and replied angrily.
"Fight! Fight! Fight! Why fight? You can't fight!"
"Well, it's not like you can't fight. You are Mo Hengxin and Mo Yili. You shrink back when encountering difficulties and think about living a comfortable life all day long."
As Li Jie spoke, he pointed to his son Shui Wang beside him.
"You are in your late 40s this year, and your life has been set. But if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your baby, right? Do you know how much the betrothal gift costs now? You have been staying here all this time.
Yongquan Village, can you afford the bride price?"
"Can your baby get a wife?"
"Can you hold your grandson?"
"Can your family live a good life?"
Facing a series of questions, Li Dayou was determined to refute, but he didn't know where to start, because what the other party said was true. In the Xihaigu area, especially in recent years, the amount of wedding gifts has been getting higher year by year.
In the past, a few hundred dollars was enough to get married, but now you can't afford it without a thousand dollars.
Although the betrothal gifts are getting higher and higher, the marriage has to be done, otherwise, the elders like them will not have the honor to see their ancestors after they die.
I want to get married but have no money, what should I do?
You can only rely on borrowing, going from house to house. Many families often owe a huge debt just to get married, and it takes several years, or even ten years, to repay it.
Although Shui Wang is not very old this year, as a boy, he will get married sooner or later. It is not that Li Dayou has never thought about this problem, but every time he thinks about it, he subconsciously comforts himself that the baby is still young, still young.
, there is no rush now, there is still time.
However, after being exposed in public today, Li Daya's good-natured nature could no longer ignore this issue.
After thinking for a long time, Li Dayou couldn't find any good words to say, so he changed the topic.
"What are you talking about? Take a look at this place. There is one wind every year, blowing from spring to winter. Can anyone live in it? Can anyone live in it?"
"Why can't people live there?" Li Jie pointed to the east: "That's because you have little knowledge. Do you know that there is a place called Saihanba thousands of kilometers away. The conditions there are much more difficult than ours. You know Saihanba
What does dam mean?"
"Saihan is Mongolian, which means 'beautiful', and Ba is Chinese, which means 'high mountain'. The three words Saihanba together mean 'beautiful high mountain'. Doesn't it sound like that place is certain?"
very beautiful?"
When Zhang Shucheng heard the word "Saihanba", he couldn't help showing surprise in his eyes. He had actually heard a little about Saihanba. The last time he attended a meeting, an expert from the Ministry of Forestry said
I mentioned a few words casually.
Historically, Saihanba was indeed a place with abundant water and grass, dense forests, and numerous animals. The "Mulan Paddock" of the Qing Dynasty was located there. However, due to uncontrolled deforestation, the beautiful mountains were degraded.
It has become a plateau and barren hills.
It was not until the early 1960s that the Ministry of Forestry took the lead in establishing a large-scale mechanical forest farm. After several rounds of surveys, Saihanba, which had been desolate for more than half a century, was finally selected.
According to the expert's recollection, when the decision was made to select the site of Saihanba, many people in the ministry expressed opposition. Many experts were not optimistic that Saihanba could plant living trees. However, more than thirty years later, after three generations of efforts,
Youth and sweat, the beautiful mountains are back again.
Experts also told the news at the meeting that Saihanba is now preparing to apply for a national forest park.
Thinking of this, Zhang Shucheng couldn't help but secretly think.
'It's a national forest park, it must be beautiful there, right?'