"Think about the food your mother saved, why? Who doesn't want to live? Who doesn't know how hard it is to be hungry?"
What can I say? Only those who suffer know, and only those who are hungry know.
Liu Weimin is the same.
Almost the whole Liujiatun has tasted the taste of hunger. At this time, the desire to survive has overcome everything, and they desperately grasp the life-saving straw.
The next day was still a sunny day.
Jiandan opened the door and saw Liu Weimin smiling like a chrysanthemum.
"Uncle, what are you doing?"
"Xiao Jian, have you rested?"
Although Liu Weimin has always been good to her, she is not used to this unpleasant feeling.
"Uncle, are we going up the mountain?"
Liu Weimin nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, yes, if you have rested, let's go? It's safe to put it in your hand."
"Okay, uncle, wait for me to get a backpack."
I just came back yesterday and took a nap. I ate at the base. There was nothing to pack. I took the backpack and locked the door and set off.
Looking back, almost the entire village was out, carrying baskets, sacks, and hatchets. Although they were still ragged and pale, their faces were full of hopeful smiles.
Jiandan didn't know what to say, but felt that his throat was blocked.
The villagers usually moved around the periphery, looking for wild vegetables and picking firewood, but they were familiar with going up the mountain, and they were not the kind who got tired after walking for a while. At the beginning, they could still chatter.
Walking in, looking at the greener and greener grass, the surprise in their eyes became greater and greater. If Liu Weimin hadn't stopped them again and again, I'm afraid that many wives would have started digging wild vegetables directly.
Too surprised, followed into the edge of the deep mountain, still not paying attention, always looking forward to finding food.
After leading the people to the place, Jiandan also reminded them,
"This place is deep in the mountains."
Seeing this large area, the villagers were so excited that they almost cried on the spot. They didn't even remember the wild vegetables they had been thinking about just now. After hearing what Liu Weimin said, they put down their backpacks and buried their heads in work. These were all food.
Jiandan didn't walk far either. She just wandered around nearby. If a wild beast really came, she could also warn her.
But it was obvious that the villagers had good luck this time, and the whole process was smooth.
They went up the mountain with hope, and it was already night when they came down the mountain, but everyone was extremely satisfied.
The harvest of everyone today filled the yard of the village office. Whether they went up the mountain or not, there were people in and around the yard, staring at the things on the ground and refusing to take their eyes off. Some elderly people's eyes turned red as they watched.
"I thought I was going to die. Who would have thought there would be a way out?"
"Who said it wasn't? I thought I wouldn't eat the few kilograms of coarse grains I was given that day. I would save them to make some porridge for the children so that they could have more meals. I am old and weak. What can I do if I live or not? I can't help the children at all. Am I not just a burden?"
"Don't say that. The children said that there is hope only when they are alive. God can't deny people a way out."
"Yes, a way out. Haha, isn't this a way out?"
"Look, since that young educated youth came, we have all been blessed, right?"
"That's right. Our village is lucky. The young educated youth who was given the grain was young Jian. She has a good heart.
Let me tell you, I went back to my mother's house yesterday. Isn't my mother's home in the next door Liujiatun? My sister-in-law said that it's been very lively recently.
They had arranged the educated youth before, and two more came when the educated youth Xiao Jian came. Haha, those two have been here for a few days and they have never stopped.
They complained about the bad living and food, and when they arrived, they beat the old educated youth back to sit and drink all the clean water.
At that time, no one had much water, and it was not easy to get back. The old educated youth naturally couldn't do it, and I heard that they all fought together.
After falling out with the old educated youth, didn't they have to start a fight themselves? In the end, neither of them knew how to do it, and they almost burned down the educated youth's place. The old educated youth was so angry that they fought several times in the past few days. "
(When I was a child, there was no running water in my hometown, and I had to fetch water from the small river in front of the door. Most of the time The river water is clear and can be drunk directly, but once it rains heavily and triggers mountain torrents, the river water becomes turbid. The water brought back often needs to be left for a long time to let the mud and sand settle before it can be used to boil water and cook. The old family calls this process "sitting clear". )
Several people nearby patted their chests and looked relieved,
"Oh my God, such a troublemaker, fortunately he was not assigned to our village."
"Not only that!
Maybe he is not in good spirits at the educated youth point, or he is not used to it. He is not polite when talking to people in the village, and he doesn't know how to read people's faces. One day, he offended the team leader's grandmother again."
"The old lady in Liujiatun is a long-lived one. Our commune is famous for her!"
"Yes, the team leader is not good or bad, but he is filial and close to the old lady. How can they be happy about this?
The result is that the relationship between the old educated youth and the village was completely destroyed by the two of them in a few days.
Now it is very lively. The new educated youth and the old educated youth are like enemies, and the villagers are like enemies. As for the old educated youth, the villagers don't like to pay attention to them now. "
The villagers looked at each other,
"No, I always thought that the educated youth were like the young educated youth Jian, but they are not all like this?"
"Of course not, my sister-in-law said that those old educated youth were not as good as Jian Zhiqing when they first came. At most, they did not cause trouble."
Liu Weimin and others listened for a long time inside, and when they saw that they had almost finished talking, they coughed twice and walked out,
"Fellow villagers, you have seen the ability of Jian Zhiqing, and you almost know what happened.
I won't say much. I believe that the brothers in our Liujiatun are all upright men. Not to mention being grateful, they don't ask us for anything in return. At the very least, we should not trip others up behind their backs. Anyway, she will be a member of our Liujiatun from now on. Do you have any objections? "
The villagers spoke up one after another. Although they were still very excited at this time, their words might not be sincere. They might think more after calming down, but Liu Weimin didn't ask for anything else.
He still understood the temperament of the villagers. There was really no big evil, but it was inevitable that some people would take advantage of others.
He was also giving a shot of prevention, lest someone get jealous, or someone be soft-hearted, and do something bad again.
There is another point. Judging from the tone of the commune leaders, it is estimated that there will be more educated youth coming down after the autumn harvest. Their village should not be able to avoid it in the future. There are some things that he has to think about and plan ahead.
"Okay, we old and young men are all firm in our words. I don't have any doubts. Anyway, this young educated youth will be our own child in the future. The old and young men and aunts should take care of him. "