Several people were all beaming with joy. They thought about it briefly and then opened the door. That's right, only by giving and taking can things last long.
"Uncle, I can't eat so much myself. Tomorrow I'll ask Uncle San if he can send me to the commune so that I can mail some to my sister and uncle."
Liu Weimin nodded secretly. He was a humane child.
"Okay, go ahead. It will be even more inconvenient to go out when the heavy snow comes in a few days."
After thinking about it, he went back to the village office and talked to each family about exchanging cloth. He was not in a hurry at first. After saying that just now, it seemed that the heavy snow was not far away. People exchanged mountain products to mail them to relatives. If they delayed any longer, they might be delayed.
So, the villagers of Liujiatun were boiling again. Who could understand that this day was not over yet, and it was so up and down.
Good news about the distribution of meat in the morning.
Before they could eat the meat, the wild boar came.
When they were all scared, hey? The wild boars were killed by the educated youth Xiao Jian, and they were going to distribute the meat again?
The meat hasn't been divided yet. What did they say just now? The educated youth Xiao Jian gave them some cloth, and they didn't need money or tickets to exchange it for mountain products?
All these news shocked everyone. The wives and mothers in Liujiatun couldn't believe it. On the way to the village office with their own mountain products, they were still confirming with each other whether it was true or a dream.
Although the cloth was not valuable, they deeply understood the hardships in the countryside, which others didn't know.
They couldn't go to the city many times a year, but they also knew that there were many good things in the city, such as fine grains, meat, brown sugar, white sugar, pillowcases and fabrics, and even the big iron pot they had been waiting for for half their lives, and bicycles that only other villages had. They would remember it for a long time after going there.
They also remembered that the things in the city could only be seen, not touched.
Not to mention the big places, even in the public sales cooperatives of the commune, people can tell at a glance that they are peasants from the countryside, and they can't afford to buy anything without money or tickets. They say it as unpleasantly as if being peasants is a great sin.
As for this cloth, they can only buy a piece of it to make a new set of clothes when they get married, which can make many people envious for a long time. They cherish this set of clothes very much, and they are reluctant to take it out at ordinary times. They will only wear it occasionally to show off when there are very important things.
Even when there are new members in the family, they take the clothes of adults to be altered, and they pick up the big ones from the small ones. At least three children wear a piece of clothes. In the end, they dare not even wash it hard, and it will be replaced by adults with regret when it can no longer bear its mission.
At this time, they start to worry about which clothes to alter for adults. This one has many patches, and that one is for work. There is not much room for selection. If one is altered for the child, the adult will have one less.
In a few days, the temperature will drop. Some families have more laborers, so their children can stay at home, but most families have only one child, so they have to wear thin clothes and continue to go out to collect firewood. After all, it is true that there are no cotton clothes and the house is leaking everywhere.
This is the situation. Sometimes, there will be some savings in hand, but rural people, where can they get tickets? So, this situation has been difficult and getting more and more difficult.
Now let's not talk about cloth. Even this piece of cloth is known to be a good thing. No wonder they dare not believe it. I heard that in the city, this is something that people want to rob.
"Sister-in-law, do you think it can be true? Oh, the more I think about it, the more it seems so, so, so unreal. I heard that people in the city are very nervous about this thing, ah!"
The person next to him hurriedly took a few steps and pulled the backpack up.
"I was also shocked. I thought, what the village chief said should not be false.
Besides, will you feel relieved if I don't come to see you?"
"If you ask me, maybe it's true. When did Wei Min cheat us? Doesn't he think of us when he has good things?
Hey, how big can the cloth be? Can it be made into clothes for the child? I don't choose, and the outer clothes are not good. , you can make a pair of pants or a vest for the child, he will still have to wear it next summer, right? "
"Haha, auntie, what if they are all flowery cloth? Make a flowery dress for your grandson?"
"Why should a child be picky? If he doesn't want it, he can just go naked.
Ah, if they are all dark colors, I would like to make a pair of pants for your uncle, but the one he is wearing is almost rotten, and I don't dare to wash it for him now."
"Why do we rural people suffer so much?"
In the village office, Liu Weimin and several village cadres were in the room, and the people gathered at the door were all people waiting to share the meat and watch the fun.
"Really? Those two bags are not it?"
Wang Guihua also came in earlier than them,
"Start changing now?"
Seeing that everyone was listening with their ears perked up, Liu Weimin didn't say much,
"Change it.
I don't need to tell you that this year is not a good year, but since the arrival of the educated youth Xiao Jian, good things have happened one after another, and everyone has relied on her.
Based on the situation this year, it's not too much to say that it's a life-saving grace?"
Then he raised his chin to look outside,
"We got a lot of good things from the mountain, and this, the wild boar came down the mountain, and people were afraid that they would kill the village, so they stopped it directly, and brought back so much meat.
I know that some people are still not happy, thinking that they gave her too much meat.
I just want to ask you, your life Is it worth the meat?
Are the lives of your parents, wife and children worth the meat?
Are the lives of so many young and old men in our village worth the meat?
Our village does not have so many rules as other villages. Small things are kept by yourself, and two-thirds of the big things are handed over to the village. If you have the ability, go and fight by yourself. If you don't have the ability and want to take the ready-made ones, then shut up.
Our Liujiatun ancestors have never had people who eat with a bowl in their hands and curse their mothers when they put down the bowl.
They have only been here for a few days and have not gained any good things. Instead, they have brought you a lot of benefits, so don't say what should or should not be done. If you want to say it should be done, it is me, the village chief. We village cadres have little ability, and this is our responsibility. "
"That's right."
A loud response came from outside.
The villagers all turned back and unconsciously made way for a small path.
Liu Weimin and his friends stood up quickly when they saw this.
"Secretary Lin? How did you get here?"
It was Secretary Lin of the commune who was outside the crowd. He was limping through the crowd and into the house.
"Old Liu, your awareness is correct.
Fellow villagers, this is indeed the responsibility of our leaders.
The country sent us to lead everyone in building the countryside in the hope that our rural elders and fellow villagers, our peasant class, can carry forward the spirit of hard work and self-reliance, and can use their own hands to work hard in their own positions and shine for the country's construction.
Moreover, everyone has done a good job. You are the glory of our Xiangyang Commune."
Blah blah blah, the villagers were so excited when they heard this. Finally, Secretary Lin was warmly invited by the villagers to have a not-so-authentic pig-killing meal.