After the New Year, before returning to the unit, Wei Guo missed his sister.

I haven't seen each other for a few years, and I don't know how my sister is doing, are the two children okay?

From Cuijia Village to Jianhe Township, where my sister's house is located, it used to take an hour to walk, but now the road is good, and there is a village line, take the car, and it will take ten minutes to arrive.

My sister and brother-in-law belong to the kind of people who are particularly diligent and frugal, and they rely on their own hands not only to provide for two college students, but also to build a small two-story building for their family.

When Wei Guo and Dongmei's family arrived at their sister's house, their sister was still feeding pigs in the backyard, while her brother-in-law went out to sell fertilizer.

In recent years, the price of pork has been particularly good, so Sister Wei Guojie has expanded the scale of pig breeding, and the benefits are very good.

When Sister Wei Guo heard that someone seemed to have come in the yard, she came out with a stick for the pigs.

Wei Guo and Dongmei saw that there was no one at home, so they shouted towards the courtyard: "Eldest sister, eldest brother-in-law......"

After Sister Wei Guo came out from the backyard with a pig eating stick, she was very happy to see Wei Guo and Dongmei coming.

She said happily, "I've been looking forward to you coming, but you're finally here." “

Wei Guo stepped forward and took his sister's hand and said, "I've always wanted to come before, but when I think about it, you and my brother-in-law are both busy people, and I'm afraid that idlers like us will come over and affect your work." “

Sister Wei Guo smiled and said, "What a busy person, it's just a blind toss." “

Dongmei praised Sister Wei Guo and said: "Blind tossing, I can toss for two children to finish college, and then build a two-story building at home, and buy a farm vehicle, which is also worth tossing." “

Wei Guo also gave the eldest sister a thumbs up and said: "Croppers, it is great to be able to rely on their hard-working hands to provide for their children to go to college, and then build a building." “

Sister Wei Guo put down the pig food stick, washed her hands, and said: "Hey, it's a good time for us to catch up, these years, the national policy is good, and the resources are tilted to the countryside, as long as you are willing to work hard, you will be thrifty and keep your family, and you can basically live a good life." “

Hearing this, Dongmei recalled the scene when she first married Wei Guo and followed Wei Guo's mother to her eldest sister's house.

At that time, the eldest sister and brother-in-law had just separated from her parents-in-law's house.

The two took their eldest daughter, Wei Yun, and lived in three dilapidated adobe houses.

The courtyard was in tatters, it was really poor and white, and there was no furniture from the past.

But now, the eldest sister's family not only built a two-story small western-style building, but also poured the entire yard with cement.

Moreover, they covered the head door with an antique color, that is, even the courtyard wall, which was pasted with white and beautiful tiles.

At first glance, it's a bit dazzling.

Wei Guo looked at the courtyard of the eldest sister's house and said, "Over the years, the country has been good to us rural people. “

After the eldest sister washed her hands, she was ready to go to the kitchen and make noodles for everyone to eat.

She said: "Isn't it, from January 1 this year, we farmers will no longer have to pay taxes for farming and breeding." “

Hearing that there was no need to pay taxes for farming, Dongmei said in disbelief: "Our country, since the beginning of feudal society, has lasted for more than 2,000 years of agricultural taxes, is it really not necessary to pay?"

Sister Wei Guo walked into the kitchen and said, "I really don't have to hand it over, the loudspeakers in the village have been notified, everyone is so happy, it's really beating gongs and drums and setting off firecrackers." “

Since Dongmei was in her hometown and didn't watch much TV, she didn't know that on December 29, 2005, the 10th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress decided by vote that the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Agricultural Tax" would be abolished as of January 1, 2006.

Therefore, since January 1, 2006, China has abolished the four agricultural taxes (agricultural tax, slaughter tax, animal husbandry tax, and agricultural and forestry special product tax).

The agricultural tax, which has lasted for thousands of years in China, has since become history.

Dongmei was happy for the eldest sister and said, "That's great, we don't have to pay taxes, and we farmers can get rich faster." “

The eldest sister said to each other: "No, in the past, we used to grow apples and had to pay the special product tax, but now, the agricultural tax, the slaughter tax, the animal husbandry tax, and the agricultural and forestry special product tax are all gone. “

Dongmei also said proudly: "Big sister, don't say it, as a Chinese, we really feel great, the country's economic development is so fast, the standard of living is improving so rapidly, the infrastructure is being built every day, and the rural landscape is changing with each passing day, we are really catching up with a good time." “

Sister Wei Guo reconciled the noodles, so she took a plastic basin, buttoned the noodles, and let it wake up for a while.

Immediately after that, she began to cut tofu, chopped green onions, egg cakes, garlic slices, ginger slices......

She said: "So, we farmers are now getting younger and younger, and the more we work, the more motivated we are, just like when we were able to deliver to our households, not to mention how excited we are." “

After speaking, Sister Wei Guo laughed happily.

After laughing, Sister Wei Guo said to Dongmei and Wei Guo: "You go to the upper room, go warm, what are you doing standing in the yard, it's not too cold?"

Dongmei looked at the backyard and said, "I heard that you have a lot of pigs, I'll take the children over to have a look." “

Sister Wei Guo pointed to a small door in the backyard and said, "What's so beautiful about pigs, it's the soil pig in our countryside, the big black pig." “

Dongmei took her two children, and as she walked, she said, "How many pigs do you have in your family now?"

Sister Wei Guo said: "In the past, the price of pork was good, and we raised five or six big fat pigs to sell pork.

However, now we find that raising piglets is more profitable, so we now have several large sows and sell piglets to make money. “

Hearing that Sister Wei Guo is very economical, Dongmei said with admiration: "No wonder, you husband and wife can struggle from being poor and white to being well-off now, and your business is inseparable." “

After Sister Wei Guo cut the ingredients, she began to boil water, she said: "What ability do I have, I can't read a word, it's all up to your brother-in-law to find a way and come up with ideas." “

Dongmei knows that Wei Guo's mother has been patriarchal since she was a child, although Sister Wei Guo is only five years older than Wei Guo, but Wei Guo's mother only sends Wei Guo to school, and lets Wei Guo work at home since she was a child.

Therefore, Sister Wei Guojie has not gone to school for a day, and she is neither literate nor arithmetic.

At this time, Wei Guo's brother-in-law drove in a Shifeng agricultural vehicle.

Dongmei looked at the sign of the agricultural vehicle, and couldn't help but think of the advertising slogan, the wind is smooth.

And Wei Guo saw a few big words written next to the farm truck manger: Rather wait for three points than grab a second.

Wei Guoxin said that the current rural areas have begun to vigorously publicize traffic safety.

The brother-in-law parked the car in the spacious hallway.

Wei Guo's brother-in-law got out of the car, he didn't know that Wei Guo and Dongmei were coming, he said to Wei Guo's sister: "Today's market is good, a cart of fertilizer, all of them have been sold." “

Hearing that all the fertilizers were sold, Sister Wei Guo said happily: "It's good to sell it, I just made Zangzi noodles, you can eat more later." “

Wei Guo's brother-in-law smelled the fragrant noodles and said, "Are you a guest today, how did you make the noodles?"

Sister Wei Guo and brother-in-law Wei Guo, like most people in Guanzhong in Xifu, are extremely thrifty and economical in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, especially in terms of eating.

Sister Wei Guo pointed to the pig shed in the backyard and said, "Wei Guo brought his daughter-in-law and children to come and see us." “

Hearing that Wei Guo was coming, my brother-in-law said happily: "A few years ago, I wanted to thank Wei Guo, but I couldn't wait for him to come, but today he finally came." “

With that, Wei Guo's brother-in-law walked towards the pig shed in the backyard.