After breakfast, Wang Manyin looked at the ten educated youths standing in front of his house, and asked in surprise, "You all go?" How many women are going?"

When Wang Lianshun confessed yesterday, he thought that he only sent a few male intellectuals to collect firewood, but he never thought that ten people were not left behind. There is even a heroic female comrade who holds a small red flag in her hand.

I knew that I was going into the mountains to chop wood, but I didn't know that I thought I was a tour guide.

"Brother Wang, what do you mean, why do you look down on us women? Women can also hold up half the sky......" A girl named Shen Jinqin immediately retorted.

"No, no," Wang Manyin shook his head repeatedly, "You misunderstood, I mean there may be wolves in the mountains, and it is safer for boys to go."

He was afraid that if the other party continued, it might lead to other problems, so he hurriedly stopped the conversation.

"We are not afraid of wolves, ten educated youths belong to a collective, and everyone must go together when they encounter difficulties...... I will definitely overcome it!!" Another girl named Shan Muqing intersected, and finally clenched her fists and waved.

Cold, Wang Manyin thought that he had met another Zhao officer.

He glanced at Liu Xiangyang, and when he saw the other party's helpless expression, he knew that this matter was not negotiable.

"Alright then, you go along. and when they enter into the mountain, they shall obey my commandments." Wang Manyin didn't say anything more, and he didn't dare to let the other party put the red flag at home.

If you want to carry it, you can carry it, anyway, it's not yourself who is tired.

But after looking at it, he asked, "You didn't bring food or water?"

"Gather firewood, and bring food?" Shan Muqing asked in surprise.

This question made Wang Manyin speechless.

In order to make the firewood process go smoothly, he had to explain again: "The place we went to was very far, more than ten miles away, and we needed to climb mountains and cliffs along the way. Coupled with the time to collect firewood, it took at least six or seven hours, and it was estimated that it would be in the afternoon when I came back. If you're not hungry, you can leave without it, and we'll go now."

At this time, Wang Manyin is still undercounted.

More than a dozen people have not done any heavy work, it is good to say that when they return, they carry hundreds of pounds of firewood on their backs, rest and stop all the way, and they can get home in the afternoon.

If you're not careful, you'll have to touch the dark.

"It's so far away, why don't you get firewood nearby?"

"Because the nearby firewood has already been cut down."

Confirming that the other party really didn't understand, Wang Manyin could only answer one more nonsense.

"It's too much trouble to go home and get dry food, Brother Wang's house is the consignment point, let's just scrape together some food stamps and money, buy some biscuits and pastries to eat......" At this time, Wang Licheng, a young scholar, opened his mouth to suggest.

The rest nodded and began to dig into their pockets.

In the end, they bought more than ten catties of pastries, plus a catty of fruit candy...... When Orchid collected the money, he was stunned by the local tyrant behavior of the educated youth.

She has insisted on learning abacus these days, and she has a clear understanding of economic accounting. These biscuits and pastries, together with fruit candy, cost six yuan, even without food stamps.

Coal is produced on the Loess Plateau, and the price is very cheap, and the best coal is less than a penny a catty. Six yuan can buy nearly 800 catties of coal, enough for ten people to burn for more than a month.

Educated youths may not be able to collect a thousand catties of firewood when they go around the mountains for a day.

It's clear which way is more cost-effective. ….

But seeing that her man didn't say anything, she didn't dare to say more.

The educated youths bought food, but the water was easy to get...... The orchid burned a big bottle last night, and it's still warm.

There are just two big gourds holding water at home, just let them bring them.

The so-called gourd, which is the kind that the people in the city like to have oil and shine in later generations, is generally eaten as a dish on the Loess Plateau.

After the growth period, the gourd turns brown and has a particularly hard texture.

Rural people give full play to their ingenuity and wisdom to sawn the old gourd vertically from the middle into two halves, which can be made into a gourd scoop for scooping water. Or make a small opening from the top and hollow out the silk inside to make a container for water.

That's it, all the preparations are done.

Wang Manyin led the way in front, and a group of people waved red flags and sang high songs,

Striding towards the mountains.

"The sea sails by the helmsman, all things grow by the sun, and the rain and dew nourish the seedlings and ......"

They're really going to travel!

Although Wang Manyin was a little speechless, he also sensed the unique vigor of young people in this era. On the other hand, I am just twenty-one this year, and I have a bit of an old-fashioned taste.

Sometimes, Wang Manyin also feels that he is a little too low-key and old.

However, after attending a meeting in the village, he still felt that it was better to keep a low profile.

At the beginning of half an hour into the mountain, the educated youths still felt very fresh. After all, they have spent most of their time around the jar village in the past few months, and they have long been tired of it.

Soon, though, the singing stopped.

In this season, there is no scenery to see on the Loess Plateau. In addition to the mountains of loess soil, they are still mountains. Even if a few wild birds flew by occasionally, they couldn't catch them.

"Shang Zhimin, tell everyone a joke." Seeing that the atmosphere was a little dull, Wang Licheng spoke.

"Shang Zhimin, come one!"

"Let's ......"

The rest of the intellectuals cheered.

Shang Zhimin is an active member of this group of educated youth, and he is versatile. He is an extrovert and likes to mingle with the members, talk and laugh, and liven up the atmosphere.

After a long time, the people in the village gave Shang Zhimin a nickname called "Bone Blowing", which means that he likes to be funny.

The last time the production team was working, I don't know who talked about breeding livestock. The man immediately answered: It is good to be a pig and a stallion, and you enjoy it every day. It is also suggested that there should be a seed station above, so that the male singles can be breeders and change their mothers-in-law and aunts every day.

This news came from the village, and it made people laugh for a while.

Wang Manyin felt that this person was too extroverted. If you can't keep your mouth shut and continue to talk nonsense, sooner or later something will happen.

After receiving everyone's applause, Shang Zhimin did not refuse, and immediately said, "Let's come one by one, let's tell everyone a riddle first." There are twelve in the country, one for each person, and guess one thing."

Riddles of this level have long been rotten in later generations, and Wang Manyin naturally thought of the answer immediately. But he didn't say anything, wanting to see the level of the educated youth.

Liu Xiangyang's face was overjoyed, and he couldn't hold back the words when he said them, it seemed that he should have guessed it.

"Does everyone have it, where does it look, is it the same for men and women?" Xie Liansheng asked curiously.

"Poof......

The car drove so that Wang Manyin was caught off guard and almost overturned. ….

Shang Zhimin also laughed and said, "Xie Liansheng, what do you think, this is not something that grows on your body. You think that going to the toilet is divided into men and women. I'm talking about a kind of folklore that everyone is born with and follows you for the rest of your life."

"That's my aunt? The baby relatives here in Jar Village have been there since birth."

The rest of the people probably guessed it, and they all laughed from ear to ear.

Liu Xiangyang said helplessly: "Xie Liansheng, I think you miss your mother-in-law and want to go crazy, and you are looking for ...... as soon as you are born."

"I don't have a long body, no distinction between men and women, I know...... Is it relative to the right?"

"I'll go, you finally guessed."

Wang Manyin confirmed that this Xie Liansheng's head was half a circle slower.

"One more ......"

Someone is urging again.

"There is no joke today, I will read a poem made by me to eat bitter rice for the New Year, and everyone will see that the image is not imaged."

Then, Shang Zhimin read in a low voice, "Eat bitter rice first for the New Year, and mix bean dregs with bran and chaff. Stretching his neck and swallowing down, it's really unpalatable and clutching in his hands."

Hearing this, Wang Manyindeng's face was not good. Looking at other educated youths, many expressions have also changed.

He regrets it very much now, he knew that this was the case, and he should not have taken the educated youths up the mountain to collect firewood.

Seeing that the others were about to speak, Wang Manyin hurriedly stopped the conversation and said, "I will also tell you a riddle, 'White hand towels, wrap black beans, and drip Lalasa all the way,'" Hit an animal, guess what?"

After such a hiatus, everyone paid attention

The force shifted to the new riddle, and finally no one pursued Shang Zhimin's poems anymore, which also made Wang Manyin breathe a sigh of relief.

After walking for more than ten miles of mountain roads, everyone walked for almost two hours, and finally came to a cliffside.

The cliffside is steep and stretches into the distance.

The thorns of wattles, artemisia grass, and jujube in the ditch are very lush, and the single edge of the area is enough for each person to cut a large bundle.

After Wang Manyin explained, he immediately picked up the machete and started drying.

After a while, a large bundle was made around me.

In this way on the Loess Plateau, it takes several hours to walk, as long as you find the right place, it does not take half an hour to actually chop firewood.

If there are no educated youths to follow, Wang Manyin will naturally chop more wood, and all of them can be collected into the space.

Now he estimated that he had almost 200 catties of firewood, so he stopped early.

There are still more than ten miles of mountain roads to go back, and no matter how much I can't carry it, I can't carry it.

At this time, Liu Xiangyang suddenly waved his hand excitedly and said, "Brother Wang, come over and take a look, what kind of animal cave is this, it can't be a wolf, right?"

Hearing this, the educated youths ran to the bottom of the cliff.

I saw that in the artemisia grass at the bottom of the ditch, a large pit the size of a wooden basin was highlighted, which was pitch black and bottomless.

Wang Manyin glanced at it and replied, "It's not a wolf's cave, it's a naturally formed pit, and some places are also called heavenly holes. Be careful, don't fall. More ...... over there."

With that, he stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance.

Only then did the educated youths discover that there were still many dark pits among the artemisia grass.

In summer, the Loess Plateau often rains heavily, and the monstrous torrents pour down, which will rush out deep pits of different sizes in the cliff ravines. The diameter of the small one is more than one meter, and the diameter of the large one can be more than ten meters.

These deep pits are connected along the cliff floor, and even form underground tunnels. Before the liberation, when bandits were in trouble, many people fled to the pits to take refuge.

It is said that in the early years, there were landlords who hid gold, silver, jewelry and grain in the string holes, and many people searched in this area, but they did not find it.

However, it is very dangerous for those who are not familiar with the pit.

It is common to accidentally fall down and break your leg.

There are actually pits under the cliffs around Jar Village, but as long as people see them, they will be blocked in time. In order to prevent the deep pit from becoming bigger and bigger, and finally causing the collapse of the plateau field.

Therefore, the educated youths have come to Jar Village to cut the queue for a few months, and it is the first time they have seen this kind of terrain.

"Let's go down and take a look, and it will be considered an expedition, and maybe we will really find the landlord's treasure." Listening to Wang Manyin's words, the educated youths were interested.

"Be careful, everybody." Wang Manyin nodded and finally agreed.

As far back as he can remember, the pit wasn't too long, so it shouldn't be dangerous.

Mountain farmer