There were light white clouds floating in the sky, and people were working everywhere in the fields.
"What are you doing squatting on the ground?" Qian Shulan was puzzled by Cao Chuanzheng's decadent appearance. She saw someone squatting here from a distance. She walked over with a bucket and found that it was Cao Chuanzheng.
Cao Chuanzheng wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and pointed at the corn stalks with a bitter face, "Auntie, many of the corn stalks haven't grown cobs yet? I can't achieve a yield of 10,000 catties per mu!" He cried heartbrokenly.
Qian Shulan also went to the field to check. It would be strange if corn could grow in such a dense area! She waved her hand and called him over. "I think if we want corn to grow in this field, we need to cut off the extra corn stalks and apply fertilizer."
Hearing this, Cao Chuanzheng immediately burst into laughter and said, "Aunt, please teach me!"
Qian Shulan began to teach him, "For horizontal corn stalks, cut off two corn stalks every other stalk. For vertical corn stalks, cut off one corn stalk every other stalk. And pull up the stalks together with the roots. This is because the roots also absorb nutrients."
Cao Chuanzheng did as he was told. Qian Shulan straightened her back and let him work on his own. "This is your experimental field, do it yourself. I will keep the corn stalks you cut to feed the pigs, so don't waste them."
Cao Chuanzheng agreed immediately.
"After you've pulled out the corn, remember to fetch some fertilizer from the canal. You can't just water the corn, you need to apply fertilizer as well!"
Cao Chuanzheng: “Okay!”
Thanks to Cao Chuanzheng's efforts, some corn stalks finally grew cobs, which made Cao Chuanzheng very happy. He had long given up hope of producing 10,000 catties per mu, he just hoped that it would be the same as before.
After the incident in the cornfield came to an end, Cao Chuanzheng started thinking about dating.
Qian Shulan looked at the young man in front of her. At first, she thought he was funny, but now he seemed a little silly? Maybe a little nerdy
"You are only nineteen and Xiaomei is only fifteen, and you come to propose marriage?" Qian Shulan really didn't know what to say.
How could she agree to let Xiaomei get married at the age of fifteen? Getting married means having children, and at such a young age, her body hasn't even fully grown yet. Having children is really a death sentence.
Cao Chuanzheng scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed, but he still spoke up, "My parents agree that I can marry Xiaomei, but I want to get your consent first before I can date Xiaomei."
Qian Shulan looked at him in disbelief. Isn't free love advocated in this era
Why did he do the opposite and obey his parents' orders? He is obviously a city boy and is accepting new ideas!
Qian Shulan really couldn't understand.
She spread her hands, "It's useless for me to agree. It depends on Xiaomei's opinion." But she was still very curious about what he said, "Do your parents really agree with you marrying Xiaomei?"
Looking at Cao Chuanzheng's attire, we know that he should be a city dweller. Although his family background is not very rich, he should at least be a worker or something. It's incredible that he would agree to let his son marry a rural girl, right
Cao Chuanzheng received a letter from his parents. They did agree to his marriage to Xiaomei, although they just wanted him to stay in the countryside, which was a bit ulterior. But for him, the result was good. He nodded heavily, "My parents really agreed."
"What do your parents do?"
"Both my parents are university teachers," Cao Chuanzheng said proudly.
Qian Shulan stood up from the stool and asked, "What? A university teacher?"
Cao Chuanzheng thought she was too surprised. After all, university teachers earn a lot of money. His parents can make 60 or 70 yuan a month.
More than what these rural people earn in a year.
"No! No! Absolutely not!" Qian Shulan couldn't help but feel fortunate that Cao Chuanzheng came to seek her opinion in advance.
During the Cultural Revolution, the first group of people to be hit were university teachers. The persecution rate was close to half, and some were even higher.
She admitted that she was selfish, and she was still thinking about her family. She would never let Xiaomei marry into such a family. It is true that Cao Chuanzheng was not a university teacher, but in this era, family background is very important. No one can say whether he will cut off his relationship with his parents.
If he doesn't draw a clear line, it goes without saying that he will be classified as a bad element.
If he drew a line between himself and his parents, she would feel uncomfortable and think he was unfilial. Even if he was forced to draw a line between himself and his parents, he could not be a worker.
He would definitely lose his job as an agricultural technician. He had no strength and it was difficult for him to support himself. How could she let Xiaomei marry such a man
Cao Chuanzheng didn't expect that she would refuse outright.
He looked at her incredulously, "Why?"
Qian Shulan closed her eyes and said, "Your parents..." What could she say? She couldn't just say that if you were with Xiaomei, she would let your parents retire. If she made such a request, people might think she was crazy.
She changed the subject and said, "Your parents are both intellectuals. My Xiaomei is just a country girl. She can only recognize a few words. You should find someone else."
Cao Chuanzheng looked at her incredulously, and said anxiously, "I don't want to change people! My parents don't look down on anyone. We are both from poor peasant families, how could I look down on her?"
Qian Shulan frowned, "What if one day you are no longer a poor peasant?"
Cao Chuanzheng was a little puzzled, "But I am a poor peasant."
"I'm talking about if." Qian Shulan emphasized again.
Cao Chuanzheng thought for a moment and said, "Then I will definitely not drag her down."
Qian Shulan just wanted to snort in her heart. Wouldn't Xiaomei be divorced? She stared at him tightly and said coldly, "You can't even support yourself, how can I feel at ease to marry my granddaughter to you? Forget this idea. You are not allowed to get close to Xiaomei again."
Her voice was cold, and her tone was full of warning.
Cao Chuanzheng had never seen her like this before and was stunned, but he still defended himself, "I am an agricultural technician and I can earn 16 yuan a month. I can support myself."
Qian Shulan waved her hand and said, "Look, can you support yourself with these sixteen dollars?"
Cao Chuanzheng was stunned for a moment. There were militias everywhere and it was impossible to buy food.
So even if he had money, he had to work in the fields with other members to earn eggs.
Because the daughter-in-law of Old Yang's family was already dissatisfied with him.
He lowered his head, pursed his lips, tears welled up in his eyes, and said aggrievedly, "I will definitely work hard in the future."
Qian Shulan had to hold back her frown. If he started crying after being told a few words, he would definitely collapse if something happened to his parents in the future!
She said coldly, "Why are you crying? You are a grown man, why are you crying? Did I say something wrong just now?"
The stern voice frightened Cao Chuanzheng so much that he quickly wiped away his tears, feeling extremely wronged. "I won't cry anymore! I won't cry anymore!"
Qian Shulan's forehead was throbbing with veins! This child! He's still a child at 19! How did his parents teach him? It's really weird.
"Aunt, believe me, I can definitely support myself!" He rubbed the back of his hand hard and ran away quickly.
Qian Shulan didn't take it seriously. Xiaomei was still young! There was no rush to get married! She walked out of the living room and looked at the sky. The sweet potatoes in the field should have been watered, right?! They should be back soon.
As soon as she reached the kitchen door, she heard a series of footsteps outside the yard, mixed with noisy scolding.
Qian Shulan walked out quickly to take a look.
"Old Four! What happened to you?" Qian Shulan couldn't help but scream out and quickly ran over to see.
At this time, Wang Shouli was lying on a bare cart, and three men were carrying him towards this side. One man was holding his shoulders, one was holding his legs, and one was lifting his buttocks and moving him towards this side.
Qian Shulan didn't know any of these three men.
Wang Shouli was still a little weak. When he heard his mother's voice, he hurriedly said, "Mom, I'm fine! I'm just a little injured."
Qian Shulan didn't bother to ask him what happened. She quickly led the way and asked the three people to help carry the body to the next room.
The door to their room was closed. Zhou Xuemei was a little sleepy now that she was pregnant. She was taking a nap in her room. When she heard the urgent knock on the door, she woke up immediately. She listened carefully and found that it was her mother-in-law knocking on the door.
Zhou Xuemei agreed, slowly stood up, held her belly and got out of bed, walked over slowly, and saw her mother-in-law's anxious expression as soon as she opened the door.
Qian Shulan was worried that she couldn't hold back the blow, so she hurriedly said, "Hold on to the wall to keep steady. The fourth brother was slightly injured!"
Hearing this, Zhou Xuemei became a little anxious. She leaned over to look behind her mother-in-law and saw her husband lying sideways. She immediately asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Qian Shulan supported her and made room for the three of them.
After the three men put Wang Shouli on the bed, they told him what had happened.
"On our way back from Beijing, we encountered a group of carjackers. We fought them head-on since there were only ten of us. But they had farm tools in their hands, and we, more than twenty people, got injured while fighting them. My leg was cut by those people with sickles. It looks serious, but it's just a cut. The doctor has already bandaged it. Mom, wife, don't worry."
The other three men also talked about the fight scene, and Zhou Xuemei was terrified.
Qian Shulan coughed to stop the three from talking any further, and said with a smile, "Are you thirsty? Are you hungry? I'll take you to the main hall to have some water and something to eat."
All three of them were a little surprised.
The three of them were the few who had never been injured because they knew some martial arts. When they sent other colleagues home, no one was willing to treat them to food. Most of them just drank water.
Who would have thought that I would be treated so well in this house.
It’s just that people in rural areas are not well-off, and they were embarrassed to compete with them for food, so they refused.
The three of them stood up from their stools and were about to leave.
Qian Shulan thought that they had come here with great difficulty, so she poured a bowl of hot water for the three of them and gave each of them two steamed buns.
This is in her space. She kept it there after steaming it, just to give it to Da Shuanzi and Xiao Lihua when she met them in the future. Now it just happened to be useful.
The three of them drank the water but repeatedly refused the steamed buns. However, seeing that she insisted on giving them to them, they finally accepted them.
After seeing the guests off, Qian Shulan immediately went to the fourth brother's room.
She knocked on the door and heard someone say "Come in".
She pushed the door open and as soon as she entered, she saw Zhou Xuemei wiping her tears.
Qian Shulan said to her angrily, "Be careful. You are still pregnant. Be careful that the baby will be a crybaby when he is born."
Zhou Xuemei quickly wiped her tears and held them back.
"What did the doctor say?"
Wang Shouli said, "It will probably take half a month for this injury to heal. Mother, why don't you let my eldest or third brother take over for me? We are only escorting food anyway, and we don't need to look for orders."
Qian Shulan nodded and said, "Okay."
She thought this would be easy, but who knew what would happen after she announced it at the dinner table.
Sun Daqin was immediately scared to death and kept waving her hands, "Mom, no, no! This job is too dangerous! Fourth brother is lucky, the group is small, and they only took some food and not his life. What if they were more ruthless and wanted to kill people? We don't want to earn that money. Besides, my husband has to learn to drive a tractor. He is busy!" After saying that, she was afraid that her mother-in-law would insist that her husband go, so she repeated it again, "Yes! He is busy!"
Although Wang Shouren was secretly annoyed at his wife's disrespectful words, he didn't say anything in the end. He was currently learning about tractors and would be taking an exam soon, so he really didn't have time.
Wang Shouyi was a little tempted when he heard his sister-in-law say this. But after careful consideration, he still felt that this was a good idea. So he said, "Mom, I'll go."
Qian Shulan actually felt that what Sun Daqin reminded her of just now made sense.
This was only the beginning of the famine. Not many farmers participated in the robbery, but it was hard to say what would happen in the future.
But I can't live without a job. It would be a shame to give up the job opportunity I finally found.
If Wang Shouyi was really injured, at worst she could give him some magic medicine.
She still gave a few instructions, "Okay! Go ahead! But you have to be careful! If you encounter something like this, don't fight them head-on! If you can't win, just beg for mercy! Anyway, those people just want food, they don't have any grudge against you!"
Wang Shouyi agreed repeatedly.
Li Chunhua was a little worried. It was just her husband's decision, so she couldn't object!
Sun Daqin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
When going back to the house to pack up, Li Chunhua hesitated for a long time and finally persuaded, "Dad, let's not go! It's very dangerous! Besides, this is not your job, why do you have to work so hard!"
Wang Shouyi didn't think so. On the surface, his mother treated all her sons the same. But he knew that his mother loved his eldest brother and the fifth son the most. If his eldest brother hadn't been learning how to drive a tractor, he might not have had this opportunity. He only had a few dozen yuan, which was too little. He should save more money, maybe it would be useful in the future!
He waved his hand, "Don't worry about it. Anyway, there is only half a month, and I will only be dispatched once at most. At worst, if someone robs me, I will just run away. I will definitely not fight with others. I value my life very much!"
Li Chunhua had nothing to say.
The next morning, Wang Shouyi took his bag, the ten yuan and twenty kilograms of food coupons given by his mother, and went to the county town to report.
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