Chapter 114: Drinking
After the autumn harvest, there are a lot less things in the production team, and the assigned tasks can often be completed within half a day, and everyone can rest a lot more.
When the autumn rains passed, the sweet potatoes were almost ready to be harvested, and then the hardy vegetables were planted, and if nothing else, the year passed.
At this time, the Changshan Brigade had just harvested the rice in the rain, and it was busy drying the rice 24 hours a day, but it has to be said that this reduced the losses.
Because this rice does not grow well, as soon as it is ripe, the rain dozen, and the rice falls off when it moves slightly.
The Changshan Brigade had to send children and the elderly to pick up rice grains, which took a lot of effort for no reason.
And the Alpine Brigade, Qiao's father looked at the empty fields, from autumn to spring ploughing, but there were nearly four months, could it be that the long grass was just like this?
On a rainy day, there wasn't much to do, and the members of the fourth team nested in the cafeteria after eating.
Qiao's father took this opportunity to bring up the matter, "Let's talk about your thoughts, what do you want to plant?"
The city is close to the sea, so it will not snow in winter, and if it is more serious, it will freeze, so you just need to plant some hardy crops.
"What else do you want to plant, grow finch wheat and vine mulberry?" Qiao Wanlin said quickly.
He was an anxious man, and he poured out his thoughts as soon as he grunted, "Bird wheat is the most practical, whether it is us people or chickens, ducks and pigs can eat it, and the fruit of vine mulberry tastes very good." ”
Vine mulberry is actually a variety of mulberry tree, it produces a small number of mulberry fruits, sweet and sour taste, both adults and children love to eat.
Father Qiao looked at the others, "What do you think?"
"If these wild plants are planted in this field, will the fertility be exhausted?" someone asked worriedly.
"If we don't plant wild vegetables, won't weeds grow in the field? If we grow more wild vegetables, we can raise more pigs and chickens, and isn't pig manure and chicken manure just fertilizer?"
People who originally had some opinions couldn't help but think about it when they heard this, and it seemed to make sense.
Father Qiao was very satisfied, although he could force the members to do these things with the right of the captain, he preferred to enlighten them and make them understand that even if it was the People's Commune and the People's Brigade, as long as they were willing to use their brains, everything would turn around.
And this has the advantage of giving the members the illusion that they are in charge. Of course, if there is someone like Qiao Zhengshu who wants to be on top, Qiao's father will not politely connive at it.
Soon the four teams took action, cutting finch wheat, vine mulberry, broad-leaved sour grass, etc., into the ground, and it was completed in just one day.
The other three teams followed closely, anyway, if there is something going on now, it is right to follow the four teams, and there have been several times this year, and the four teams have not made any mistakes.
This rain is falling, and everyone's work is less, Qiao Jiayue thought about it, and suggested that Qiao's father invite the cadres of the commune to drink.
In fact, the cadres of the Alpine Brigade are not iron buckets, and they also have their own careful thoughts, especially for Qiao's father, which feels particularly complicated.
But there is no irreconcilable contradiction here, drinking it once can promote a better relationship with everyone, if it doesn't work once, then drink it several times.
Father Qiao listened to his daughter's words, his expression was a little complicated, she was so young, how could she worry about this, but this thing is really worth doing.
Qiao Jiayue was very happy to see that Qiao's father agreed, "Abba, you wait, I'll find something to eat, and you can bring it to the current snacks." ”
Sun-dried salted peanuts, dried meat, fried dried fish, melon seeds, cold vegetables, etc., Qiao Jiayue selected a lot of things from the package.
Of course, the most indispensable thing here is wine.
Qiao's father opened the wine bottle, took a deep breath, the strong aroma of wine, tasted it with chopsticks, poured half a bottle into a jar, and then mixed it with a lot of cold boiled water.
Qiao Jiayue was dumbfounded, "Abba, does this still smell of alcohol?"
"That's just right, at this time, where can I buy such good wine?" said Father Qiao with satisfaction.
Just now, he had already called Qiao Hongzhi to go to the homes of the cadres of the various brigades to inform him that he would be drinking in the office of the brigade tonight, and as for how many people would go, he didn't dare to guarantee it.
Qiao's mother reduced the things prepared by Qiao Jiayue by half, which was more inconspicuous, and I believe that others would not drink empty-handed, so how could they bring one or two dishes.
Bai Meilan also brought two bottles of wine to the Gaoshan Brigade this time, and when she saw Chen Dongfang mixing water there, she was immediately speechless, "You add less water, when others can't drink it?"
She fried a plate of mustard and eggs for him to drink, and then took her daughter to Granny Lan's house.
My daughter has been having diarrhea recently, and she is going to Granny Lan to learn some massage techniques.
Qiao Yibing and the others did as Qiao's mother said, they each brought a dish, but they were all vegetarian, and when they saw the dishes brought by Qiao's father, their eyes widened instantly, and they quietly swallowed their saliva.
A few big men, just the wine mixed with water, ate the small dish in small bites, the atmosphere was a little dull at first, and slowly let go.
The drinking party will invigorate people's nerves, most people will become talkative after drinking, Chen Dongfang, Qiao Yibing, Qiao Yisheng and others began to talk more.
Talk about the harvest of the brigade, talk about the commune, talk about the previous plane, talk about the children's achievements, etc., in short, everything that can be said.
In fact, their feelings about Qiao's father are quite complicated, envy and jealousy, with a faint hint of fear.
First of all, he is a person who has gone out to see the world, and his wife is knowledgeable and educated at first glance, which is different from the mother-in-law they married back home.
Secondly, how long has Qiao's father been the captain, there are so many ways to change the living standards of the fourth team, and everything sets off the other cadres to be a little incompetent.
So under all kinds of emotions, they naturally targeted Qiao's father, who made him so good?
Now that the wine is drunk and the words are spoken, that little bit of emotion has disappeared with the persuasion of drinking, and they are all a brigade, so let's twist it into a rope.
"Zhengyu, I'm older than you, so I don't accept you, but in the past few months, it has been proven that what you did was right. Qiao Yibing patted Qiao's father on the shoulder and said with a big tongue.
Qiao Yisheng also nodded, "People who go out and see the world are different, and we will follow you in the future." ”
He also drank wine, otherwise he would not have been able to say it.
Chen Dongfang smiled, "Our brigade will definitely become an advanced brigade of the commune, and we will definitely be able to eat pork at the end of the year." ”
Qiao Zhenghuo didn't come, he thought that Qiao's father wanted to rub off on the good food and wine of other cadres, and refused to go.
Lu Yuehua ate two chopsticks when she first came, and left early without drinking, and now there are only a few men left chatting while drinking.
Among them, Qiao High-speed Railway is the quietest, drinking is like drinking water, and there is almost no sense of existence.
Qiao's father already knew the general direction of the future, and he was not worried at all, "We still have mushrooms, and the team will definitely be able to pay money this year." ”
"Yes, we baked a lot of dried straw mushrooms, and when we waited for a certain amount, we sent them to the commune, and we didn't believe that we couldn't make money. Qiao Yibing patted the table and said with some excitement.
"Next year we will be even better. Qiao's father said in a low voice, "In the new year, everything is a new beginning." ”