It gets dark early in the countryside, and there are no entertainment options. It's hard to know what to do for dinner. Ning Yu and his group went to Datong Shop, but no one could fall asleep, so they all started chatting there.
"Oh, what nonsense is it to build the countryside? Look, we are sent here. Look at the environment here. There is not even an electric light." A buddy complained.
Ning Yu also sighed: "Let's not talk about anything else. Just not having enough to eat is a big problem. Didn't you notice when you came here that the mountains nearby are bare and don't even have a few decent trees?
There are also those ditches, which are dozens of meters deep. If you fall in, you might be dead."
Everyone was talking to each other, and the enthusiasm they had before coming had long since disappeared. The ideals were full and the reality was skinny. At this time, these big boys began to miss their days in the capital.
"Hey, Brother Hao, what are you thinking about?" Ning Yu found that Qin Hao wasn't sleeping either, so he asked curiously.
Qin Hao shook his head: "I am thinking about how to open up the situation. If not, we may have to stay here for several years. This is not an option."
Hearing what Qin Hao said, Ning Yu and others became interested, and their eyes fell on Qin Hao.
"Brother Hao, do you have any ideas?"
Qin Hao waved his hand: "It's too early to say this now. Let's get familiar with the environment here tomorrow."
After saying that, Qin Hao covered himself with a quilt and closed his eyes to sleep.
As soon as Ning Yu and others looked at it, they also lost interest in continuing the conversation. After a while, snoring began to come from the room.
Turning around, Qin Hao woke up before dawn. He actually went to bed too early yesterday, as did Ning Yu and others. The sound of Qin Hao getting up woke them up, and they all wiped their eyes.
, yawning and asking what time it was.
Qin Hao glanced at his watch. It was only a quarter past five, and he got up to wash up. When he was squatting on the steps in front of the courtyard and brushing his teeth, he discovered that on a small slope opposite, Qin Ling was babbling and doing vocal exercises.
, the two looked at each other and did their own thing.
After Qin Hao finished washing, Ning Yu and others also got up. At this time, the sky was still a bit gray and foggy, and the weeds on the roadside were covered with dew.
Perhaps the only advantage here is that the air is clearer than in Beijing.
Qin Hao led Ning Yu and his entourage to the hillside behind the house. Looking around, they saw yellow soil slopes one by one. Apart from some bankers and weeds, there were almost no decent woods on them. It was a gray and desolate scene.
I bent down and grabbed a handful of loess from the ground and kneaded it. It was very hard. The northern Shaanxi Plateau is dominated by chestnut soil, and the soil fertilizer content is low. In addition, northern Shaanxi has a temperate semi-arid continental climate with less precipitation.
Long-term cultivation has accelerated soil erosion, and this land is actually very poor.
After listening to Qin Hao's analysis, Ning Yu and others all had grim expressions on their faces. This was simply the beginning of hell.
"Brother Hao, what should we do?"
Qin Hao did not answer, but continued to wander around, observing the planting conditions of the village's farmland. It was not until almost eight o'clock that Ning Yu and the others were extremely hungry, so they returned to their residence.
As soon as he entered the yard, he smelled a delicious aroma. The little girl Zhong Ling, whom he had just met yesterday, complained: "Where have you been? Our food has been cooked for a while."
"Hehe, aren't we on an inspection trip?" Ning Yu and the others didn't mean to be polite at all, and went straight to the kitchen to serve porridge.
Millet porridge and pickles are the standard breakfast here, not even steamed buns. As soon as Qin Hao drank a bowl of porridge, the pot was full.
A young man complained: "This is too little. It's such a thin porridge that it sloshed around in less than two hours. Why don't you cook it a little more?"
Zhong Ling glared at him: "We only have a small amount of rations, so we have to plan our meals. With your appetite, if you eat too much, we will all have to drink from the northwest wind before the middle of the month."
Ning Yu hurriedly said to Qin Hao: "Brother Hao, please think of a solution quickly. It's hard to say whether we can return to the capital alive if this continues."
At this time, these big guys no longer have any illusions. The only thought now is to survive - go home!
Qin Ling also looked at Qin Hao curiously: "By the way, I just saw you guys strolling around for a while. Did you gain anything?"
Qin Ling is a smart person. From the way Ning Yu and others obeyed Qin Hao's advice yesterday, she realized that Qin Hao was the well-deserved leader among this group of people.
To be able to convince Ning Yu and others, Qin Hao must have some extraordinary ability.
Qin Hao put down his bowl and chopsticks and said slowly: "There is only one way now - self-reliance!"
“Self-reliance?”
Everyone's confused and surprised eyes fell on Qin Hao's face for a moment.
"What do you mean?" Zhong Ling asked innocently.
Another female educated youth pulled her whip and laughed and scolded: "You little fool, you don't understand this? It means that we don't need the rations provided by the educated youth office and we need to farm the land to support ourselves. Am I right?"
Qin Hao nodded: "That's right."
"But, is this possible?" After Ning Yu finished speaking, he saw all the big boys staring at him and quickly explained: "Brother Hao, I'm not doubting you. What I mean is, can the village and the Educated Youth Affairs Office agree?"
Qin Hao smiled: "If we put it a few years later, I might not agree, but when is it now? With millions of educated youth going to the countryside, there must be an example from above, right? Is there anything better than going to the countryside as an educated youth?
, is it more positive to be self-reliant?”
"As for the village, they really want to get rid of our burdens."
Although the Educated Youth Office is now responsible for the rations of the educated youth, the policy can change at any time. What if the Educated Youth Office stops providing rations one day? Who can say clearly about this kind of thing? Naturally, the village hopes to get rid of this burden.
dropped.
After hearing what Qin Hao said, everyone looked at each other and thought it made sense.
However, Qinling poured cold water on everyone at this time: "Can you farm? There are so many experienced farmers in the village who can only make ends meet. Can we do it?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After Qin Ling said this, the lively atmosphere just now suddenly turned cold. Several female educated youths were already retreating. They had already participated in collective labor, and the village
Even though he took care of them and arranged some relatively light tasks, it still made them so tired that they doubted their life.
Ning Yu and others also looked at Qin Hao. They had never done farm work and did not know how hard it was, otherwise they would probably be like the female educated youth.
Qin Hao said unhurriedly: "Farming will definitely be very hard. Everyone must be mentally prepared for this. But in fact, no matter whether we farm the land ourselves, we still have to do farm work. The difference is that if we farm the land ourselves,
If you have a chance to have a full meal, if you follow the collective life, you will be like now, even the porridge can only be three-thirds full."
"How you decide is up to you."
Ning Yu and others looked at each other for a long time, then gritted their teeth and said, "If you risk everything, what else can you do to live a life without enough food?"
"That's right, Brother Hao, you tell me what to do, and we all listen to you!"
Several female educated youths saw that the male educated youths all sided with Qin Hao. The youngest Zhong Ling was also persuaded, and then all the female educated youths except Qin Ling also expressed their willingness to obey Qin Hao's arrangements.
Qin Ling saw that in just a short time, Qin Hao unified everyone's opinions and couldn't help but look at him with admiration.
"Well, since everyone believes in you, I have nothing more to say."
Qin Hao first explained the environmental disadvantages of northern Shaanxi, and everyone's hearts froze after hearing this.
Ning Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Hao, according to what you say, aren't we seeking death by farming?"
Qin Hao smiled calmly: "Farming also depends on the situation. What you plant and how you plant it are all important. In the early stage, we will not grow grain, but soybeans."
"Soybeans?"
"Yes, the main reason why grain yields in northern Shaanxi are not high is the lack of fertilizer. Rhizobium bacteria grow symbiotically on the roots of legumes. Rhizobium bacteria are nitrogen-fixing bacteria that convert nitrogen in the air into absorbable nitrogen.
ions, increasing the nitrogen content, can effectively make up for the lack of fertilizer in the land. We can plant a season of soybeans first, and then plant a season of grain. In this way, we can cultivate the land while planting, and the yield of grain and soybeans will definitely be enough for us to eat."
Qin Hao took the bowl of porridge he just drank from, took a bowl of water, moistened his throat, and continued: "And soybeans can also be made into soybean oil, tofu, dried tofu and other soybean products, which can not only solve the problem of oil and water, but also use them as food.
Exchange some necessities of our lives, such as meat, cloth and so on."
After listening to Qin Hao's analysis, the expressions on everyone's faces that were still depressed at first became vivid in an instant, and they all seemed to be living the happy life described by Qin Hao.
"Brother Hao, what are we still doing here? Let's get started, I can't survive this miserable life for a moment."
"That's right, let those fellow villagers who look down on us see that we educated youths are not here to enjoy the autumn breeze!"
Seeing that no one had any objections, Qin Hao led everyone to find the village party secretary.
Before Qin Hao could finish speaking, the village party secretary shook his head: "You little kids, you are so whimsical. There is no such policy here."
Qin Hao interrupted directly: "Old party secretary, we will apply to the Educated Youth Office for the policies from above. You don't have to worry about this. We will bear the policy risks."
The village party secretary still shook his head: "Even if there is a policy from above, the land in our village is collectively owned and distributed to you. Wouldn't that be a small group? If everyone is like you, wouldn't it be chaos?"
Some of the big boys with hot tempers wanted to hang him up and beat him up when they saw the village party secretary resisting him.
Qin Hao gave a warning look to stop them, turned around and continued to say to the village party secretary: "We don't want the land in the village. I took a look this morning. There are still a lot of wastelands in the village that have not been cultivated. As long as these wastelands are given to us,
Good, it won’t affect the cultivated land area in the village.”
In fact, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to encourage the reclamation of wasteland, there was a policy to reclaim wasteland and obtain the right to use the wasteland for a period of time. This is not considered a violation of discipline.
The village party secretary looked at Qin Hao with some surprise. At first, he thought it was a group of educated youths who wanted to do something on a whim. But after hearing what the young man in front of him said, he was actually well-founded and took into account both the policy and the actual situation.
I can't help but sigh, I am worthy of being a big boy with two brushes.
"Your name is Qin Hao, right?" the village party secretary asked.
Qin Hao nodded.
"Okay, I will convene the village cadres to study this matter, and I will give you an answer at that time. But first, you have to get the consent of the County Educated Youth Office." The village party secretary emphasized his position and took the risk.
He doesn't do the work.
"No problem, we will go to the county to ask for policies." Qin Hao also knew that this was a routine operation in the officialdom. Don't underestimate a small village party secretary. In this closed environment, he is the local emperor.
One set is also very skillful.
After returning to the educated youth courtyard, Qin Hao was ready to go to the county. In northern Shaanxi, not to mention the village and the county, there were dozens of miles between the villages. He had to go to the county and come back.
At least it will take a day or two.
"Well, let Ning Yu go with me. There are so many people going there that the Educated Youth Office thought we were going to force us to have a baby." Qin Hao said.
Ning Yu smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. Although the other brothers in the courtyard were envious, they didn't say anything. After all, there was no donkey cart in the county this time, and the whole journey was done on two legs. It was not an easy job.
Just when Qin Hao was about to leave, Qin Ling stood up and said, "I'm going too."
"No, what are you going to do?" Ning Yu said impatiently before Qin Hao spoke.
Qin Ling ignored him and said to Qin Hao: "The great leader said that women can hold up half the sky. Don't look down on women. Since everyone is petitioning together, we female educated youth must also contribute."
"That's right, you are not allowed to look down on others!" Zhong Ling pouted and stood next to Qin Ling, and the other female educated youths also echoed.
Seeing this, Qin Hao could only agree to take her with him: "You can follow us, but we have agreed to three chapters. You have to keep up with our pace. If you can't stand it halfway, no one will send you back."
"Hmph, don't look down on others. I've walked more mountain roads than all of you combined." Qin Ling raised his chin proudly.
In this way, the three of them packed their simple luggage and set off for the county. Everything went smoothly at first, but as they walked, Ning Yu began to complain.
"What kind of broken road is this? It's obviously very close, but there's such a big hole in it. You have to go around for more than ten miles to get there. Grandpa is exhausted."
Qin Hao slapped him angrily: "Don't be embarrassed, the other lesbians didn't say anything, you are the only one complaining."
In fact, the Qinling Mountains were a bit unbearable. They walked more than 20 miles of mountain roads in a row. Anyone else would be exhausted.
Seeing this, Qin Hao had to stop: "Then let's rest here for ten minutes and eat something before we go on the road."
Ning Yu and Qin Ling were relieved when they heard this. They didn't care about their dirt and just sat down on the ground. The main reason was that Qin Hao walked too fast. If they wanted to keep up with him and not fall behind, they would consume more energy than walking normally.
many.
The two took out the dry food from their backpacks and were about to eat it when they smelled an attractive fragrance. They looked over and found that Qin Hao was holding half a salted duck in his hand, and his saliva almost dripped onto the dry food.
Qin Hao smiled and shook his head, divided the salted duck into three, gave each person one portion, and handed it to them.
"Brother Xie Hao." Ning Yu and Qin Hao have been living together for a long time, and they don't have to be so polite. He picked it up and started to chew it.
Qin Ling was a little embarrassed. Qin Hao directly stuffed it into her hand and said with a smile: "Okay, don't be polite. Eat it. From now on, we will strive to eat meat every day. If we are tired of eating, we will lose weight.
This is how people live!”
"Pfft" Qin Ling couldn't help covering his mouth and chuckled: "What are you talking about? Are you still tired of eating meat? You still eat to the point where you need to lose weight, even if you don't live the life of a god."
No wonder Qin Ling didn't understand. In fact, it can be seen from some old photos that in the 1960s, there were basically no fat people on the streets. During this period, even wealthy families could only eat well, and only chefs and buyers could do so.
Only in special professions like this would one or two fat people be born occasionally.
Qin Hao just smiled and said nothing, and lowered his head to nibble on the duck. Qin Ling was also attracted by the aroma of the salted duck and started to devour it. At this time, he didn't care about his manners anymore, and it was true that he ate it first into his stomach.
After eating and drinking, the three of them set off on the road again and waited until dark before arriving at the county town.
However, since the Educated Youth Office was off work, Qin Hao and the other two could only stay at the county guest house for one night. Fortunately, all three of them brought their Educated Youth Certificates and letters of introduction from the village, otherwise they would have to sleep on the street.
These days, if you want to stay in a hostel, you must have a letter of introduction, otherwise you won't be able to stay even if you have money. Moreover, the service in the hostel is extremely poor. You have to provide everything yourself, and the price is not cheap. Most people simply can't bear to stay.
Qin Ling saw that Qin Hao opened two rooms at once and paid without batting an eyelid, so he couldn't help but look at him twice.
"Then you go to bed early. We are next door. If you need anything, shout out." Qin Hao also noticed Qin Ling's gaze, but he knew very well that Qin Ling was more curious about him.
"Well, thank you." Qin Ling was inevitably a little embarrassed after being caught, so he lowered his head and entered his room.
Ning Yu slept soundly this time. He took a shower, lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
It wasn't until the next morning when Qin Hao asked him to get up for breakfast that Ning Yu rubbed his eyes and got up.
Qin Ling looked at the breakfast combination of white flour steamed buns, porridge and three large fried dough sticks on the table, and was a little dumbfounded for a moment.
"Sister Qinling, what are you doing standing still? Eat!"
Ning Yu has just turned sixteen this year, and Qin Ling is already eighteen, so it is appropriate to call her sister.
After Qin Ling sat down, he didn't move his chopsticks, but said worriedly: "This is costing you too much."
"Hey, it doesn't matter. We are in the capital, and Lao Mo, Quanjude, and Donglai Shunhao have all taken us to eat. A few fried dough sticks don't matter." Ning Yu was not polite.
Qin Ling shook his head: "But now it is no better than before, so we still have to save some money."
Qin Hao smiled nonchalantly: "It's not too bad to have breakfast. Come on, eat it quickly. After eating, we still have to go to the Educated Youth Office."
Perhaps the aroma of fried dough sticks and white-flour steamed buns was too tempting, so Qin Ling was persuaded, lowered his head and started to eat the porridge.
After eating and drinking, the three of them checked out of the room and walked to the Educated Youth Office.
