A spring rain, everything recovered, and the entire Loess Plateau had a lively warmth.

Between the mountains and cliffs, peach and willow green.

The swallows had already flown back from the south early, and they stayed in pairs on the edge of the ditch with spring mud. In the lush alfalfa fields of the eastern mountains, the sound of pheasant courtship comes and goes. One by one, the rock pigeons skimmed low across the river, and then disappeared in the distance......

Spring is finally here.

But the suffering people have no intention of appreciating it. The spring ploughing and sowing of the jar has now entered the most intense stage.

Before and after the rain in the valley, plant melons and beans. Of course...... There is also a saying that "before and after the Qingming Festival, plant melons and beans". The main reason for this is that the Loess Plateau depends on the sky for food. Spring is often characterized by dry weather, and the timing of the planting of various crops is not fixed, sometimes with a difference of a month.

That's why there is a saying that "spring rain is as expensive as oil".

It has rained, and it must be rushed. Maybe half a day later, the moisture in the field will disappear, and the crops will not be able to be planted.

In previous years, the village would grow peas, spring wheat, lentils and other miscellaneous crops, so that not only the stubble could be dumped, but also the harvest time could be staggered.

This year is different, the commune vigorously promotes "two miscellaneous and two potatoes", and a large area of land should be reserved. In this regard, Wang Lianshun had no choice but to let the members plant some margins and corners with miscellaneous grains, and temporarily vacate large plots of land.

In addition, the second team's sweet potato egg production recipe model field reported very smoothly, and the commune specially approved two more bags of fertilizer as support.

At present, the fertilizer plant in the county has not yet been built, and chemical fertilizer is still a rare thing and needs to be purchased according to the index.

At present, a production team of Shibijie Supply and Marketing Cooperatives can divide two bags, and it is not possible to buy more or less...... Ironically, many production teams don't want to believe in the effects of fertilizers, and after buying them last year, they pile them up in the warehouse and don't apply them to the ground at all.

For this reason, some time ago, the Commune specially sent people down to check.

Wang Lianshun believed in chemical fertilizer very much, and asked people to pull it back with a rack car on the same day.

However, there are no urea bags this year, and the packaging has been changed as early as when it was shipped to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Now the supply and marketing cooperatives mainly sell nylon bags to the staff, which is a small benefit for eight cents.

In addition to being busy preparing for spring ploughing, Wang Lianshun sent people to Liujiawan early to buy grass carp fry.

He originally wanted to let Wang Manyin go with him, but he was refused. However, Bai Mingchuan followed by car, planning to go to Liujiawan to learn advanced experience.

The child is not full moon, and the orchid also needs to be taken care of, so he doesn't want to run around at all.

As for the lack of oxygen during the transportation of fish fry, judging from last year, it should not be a big problem.

In addition to being busy with the production team and family affairs, Wang Manyin has to go to the supply and marketing cooperatives to deliver eggs every once in a while.

This year, there is no chicken plague in the Shibi Festival Commune, and now the local chickens of each family have opened their nests to lay eggs, and the daily sales point can collect thirty or fifty pieces.

After breakfast, he hurried away with two large wattle baskets.

After handing over the eggs, Wang Manyin handed the purchase list to Zhao Erxi, and went to Director Guo's office to walk around, and by the way, he contacted his feelings.

When Guo Chaowang saw him, he immediately smiled and said, "Man Yin, I was looking for you." I heard that you have a lot of strength, let's go, help my family move a big thing. ”

"Okay," Wang Manyin agreed crisply.

After hearing this, the accountant in the office hurriedly asked, "Director Guo, what do you need to move, will I go with you?" ”

"No, no, you continue to settle the account, Wang Manyin can do it alone. A little thing, don't bother too many people. Guo Chaowang smiled and waved his hand to refuse.

Wang Manyin could hear the meaning of this. Director Guo should have something to do with him, and it is inconvenient to say it in the supply and marketing cooperative.

Sure enough, when he arrived at home, there were no outsiders, Guo Chaowang immediately lowered his voice and said: "Man Yin, you tell me the truth, what is the relationship with Guo Kuiwa?" ”

Guo Kuiwa...... I used to go to the black market to buy things, and I had a few dealings with each other, so I didn't know each other very well. Wang Manyin sighed in his heart, and asked cautiously, "Uncle Guo, what's wrong, did Guo Kuiwa have an accident?" ”

The black market outside the commune has been open for several years, almost semi-public, and many of the staff have gone to buy things. Wang Manyin believed that the other party must also know about this situation, and it was not a problem at all.

Guo Chaowang didn't answer, and continued to ask: "Really, you didn't lie to me, and you didn't sell eggs to him?" ”

"Uncle Guo, how dare I lie to you. I've been shopping a few times before, and selling eggs definitely didn't. Guo Kuiwa came to me privately, but I refused......"

Then, Wang Manyin told the original story of the conflict he had with Guo Kuiwa.

After listening, Guo Chaowang's face relaxed.

"Very good, I'm not wrong, you know how important things are. Today's conversation is rotten, don't talk to anyone else. ”

Wang Manyin became more and more sure that Guo Kuiwa was going to have a problem.

This is also the reason why he is reluctant to establish contact with the other party: in a word, when you ignore you, turn a blind eye. Once you get serious, that relationship is like paper.

However, he remembered that many members of the second team were selling fish, which was also related to Guo Kuiwa. He was a little nervous and said, "Uncle Guo, our village raised fish last year......

"Are you involved? Guo Kuiwa didn't give benefits. Guo Chaowang asked again.

"No, absolutely not, he bought it directly from the villagers."

"As long as it's not a big problem, it's fine...... Let me say one more thing, you can't tell anyone about today's conversation. Guo Chaowang spoke seriously. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with Wang Manyin's side, he put his mind at ease.

As for other consignees...... It can only be a matter of luck.

"Uncle Guo, don't worry, I know that you are for my good." Wang Manyin nodded heavily.

He now had some doubts in his heart: Guo Chaowang's reaction was a bit too big.

In the final analysis, Guo Kuiwa is just a manager of the black market, and how much energy can she have. If it's really powerful, I've already gone to the original west county town to develop, so why stay in Shibijie Commune all the time.

However, Director Guo didn't say anything about it, and he didn't ask questions.

When he left the Shibijie Commune, Wang Manyin was extremely glad that he had gone to Mijia Town, forty or fifty miles away, to sell fish several times.

It belongs to a foreign county, and even if there is really something, it will not affect him.

Li Ping, who made a deal with himself, belonged to the coal mine buyer and generally did not move. Take 10,000 steps back, even if Li Pingzhen has a problem, he only knows that his surname is Wang.

There are no photos or anything these days, and it's too difficult to find people based on physical descriptions.

I felt that there was nothing wrong with me, so Wang Manyin left this matter behind.

When I got home, I heard Lanxiang's cheers from the cave: "Sister, look, the little stone is smiling at me." ”

Speaking of his son's nickname, Wang Manyin was a little helpless. was obviously called Wang Lei, but somehow, he shouted and shouted and turned into a small stone. And the children of Wang Qiusheng's family have now become big stones.

"It's not a full moon yet, how can it be so fast," Immediately, the voice of the orchid sounded.

Since having a little nephew, Shaoping and Lanxiang have to come almost every day.

In this regard, Wang Manyin certainly welcomes it.

Orchid is home alone during the day, and it is good to have someone to talk to.

He didn't treat the two little guys badly, and he would keep food every time, just to reduce the burden on his father-in-law's family.

Hearing movement on the sidelines, Shaoping turned his head to look, and then ran out excitedly to say hello: "Brother-in-law is back!" ”

"Shaoping, Lanxiang, you're here. The meat buns I just bought from the restaurant, one person eats one ......" As he spoke, Wang Manyin handed over the cloth bag.

Immediately, he couldn't wait to go into the cave to see the child.

"What's the matter, it's not making trouble, is it?"

"No, it's still like that, eat and sleep." Orchid replied and continued, "Man Yin, take care of our two cats." In the morning, they caught two swallows out of nowhere, and I asked Shaoping to throw them outside. ”

On the Loess Plateau, magpies and swallows are also given special meanings.

Swallows, in particular, are closer to the afflicted and generally make nests in caves.

Many swallow nests are relatively low, and you can reach them by standing on the kang and reaching out. However, no family will fight their ideas, and even the ignorant broken babies will be explained by adults.

Wang Manyin didn't expect that his cat was so powerful that he could catch swallows.

However, he didn't think there was any need to care, the two swallows must have been negligent, and nine times out of ten they fell to the ground and were caught, which was purely a coincidence.

Besides, even if you want to manage it, cats can't understand human speech.

After answering, Wang Manyin began to go next door to sort out the goods. Some time ago, the old yellow wind blew, and many people's window paper became sparse.

So he deliberately got a lot of Korean paper back from the supply and marketing cooperatives this time. This kind of paper is relatively strong, the color is white, and the paste windows are particularly conspicuous, which is very popular with the villagers.

was busy, Shaoping exclaimed.

"Brother-in-law, come out and see, the cat has caught two more swallows and come back."

Really, this is thrown into the swallow's nest?

Wang Manyin hurriedly got up and walked out, and saw two guys appear on the sidelines, holding gray-black prey in their mouths.

When they saw their master, they immediately ran to them to ask for credit.

Wang Manyin was a little speechless.

It was hard for him to imagine how the hell two guys could catch so many swallows. You don't sneak into someone else's cave, do you? Wouldn't it be better to catch rats with this skill?

However, it was only after carefully looking at the dead birds on the ground that Wang Manyin understood. The affection is not the house swallow, but another common swallow on the Loess Plateau - the sand swallow.

This bird looks very similar to a swallow, but its feathers are not so shiny, and there are also differences in living habits, and it generally builds its nest on the loess cliff wall by the river.

They peck out oval holes with their mouths, put some firewood and grass inside, and a simple nest is made. Hundreds of sand swallows gather together to build a nest, and it looks spectacular.

Because the nest is located on a steep cliff, many carnivores can only look at it.

But for the two cats, it's not that difficult at all.

It can be expected that if they are allowed to toss, there will be no more cliff swallows in the Dongshan Pass to dare to make nests.

Regardless of whether it was useful or not, Wang Manyin followed his aunt's instructions and educated the two guys.

It's not too early, wash your hands and start cooking.

Didn't do anything good, boiled a few eggs, scrambled a large plate and softened things.

Now the space is soft and showing signs of flooding, and the moist grass by the canal is everywhere. If you pick up casually, you can pick up dozens of catties.

Two days ago, he specially sent a lot to his old father-in-law's house.

There is nothing suspicious about this, after all, every time it rains, soft ground grows in the cliff ditch outside the village.

After lunch, Wang Manyin hurriedly went to work in the team.

According to the requirements of the commune, the method of planting spring sweet potatoes is very different from that of previous years. It is necessary to put fertilizer and soil into the yield grid first, and then water a scoop of water...... Then bury the prepared sweet potatoes upright in the soil.

This is much more troublesome than the original planting method, and the key is expensive. You must know that people usually plant sweet potatoes to raise seedlings, and a sweet potato can sprout more than a dozen buds.

Now with a new method, a dozen acres of land in the south of the village alone will use up tens of thousands of catties of sweet potatoes.

Wang Lianshun was really distressed when he saw it, and those plots in the mountains said that they were not going to plant in this way. In his heart, he always thought that sweet potatoes were unreliable for laying eggs.

In this regard, Bai Mingchuan didn't say much.

Since he went to Liujiawan, he was also greatly shocked. In his spare time, he will also discuss some things with Wang Manyin.

Of course, Wang Manyin welcomes it, but there is only an exchange on farming methods, and nothing else is discussed.

***

A few days later, news finally came from the bazaar: Guo Kuiwa, Dongzi and others were all arrested.

After the staff inspected their residences, they found thousands of pounds of food stamps, as well as meat stamps, cloth stamps, and so on...... What's more, this guy still has some fake tickets in his hands.

Then, it was found that the fake ticket came from a young intellectual. Then follow the vine to find more ticket sellers.

Wang Manyin finally knew why Director Guo told him in advance.

The days passed so slowly, and after planting spring sweet potatoes, the production team began to be busy planting rice again.

After the rice is planted, the spring plowing and sowing are over.

With the completion of the second earth-rock dam, the members were finally able to have some free time. There is still more than a month to go before the wheat harvest, and there is not much chores in the field. Wang Lianshun simply discussed with the branch secretary, and secretly sent more than a dozen laborers to the construction team.

As for Wang Manyin and Liu Xiangyang, they are still arranged to guard the paddy pond this year.

Both of them did this work last year, and they were very leisurely, mainly staying up time.

In addition, this year began to implement the "three recruitments and one recruitment," that is, recruitment, recruitment, and conscription...... If there is a relationship, it is natural to leave through various channels.

The educated youth of the second team of Jar Village have also changed a lot, and two people have left smoothly. One was a soldier, and the other went to the county seat as a sanitation worker. This is a good thing, at least the village can divide the food for two people less.

Originally, Wang Manchu planned to give Liu Xiangyang a quota of sanitation workers, but he was unwilling to sweep the road and dig up dung. The remaining educated youths drew lots, and in the end they were cheaper than Xu Kongxian.

Immediately afterwards, the county asked each village to establish medical points, specially set up a training course for barefoot doctors, and finally selected Shen Jinqin from among the educated youth.

For this matter, Wang Manyin agreed with a hundred in his heart.

He has lived in Jar Village for more than a year, and his biggest feeling is the lack of medical treatment.

When the people in the village get sick, they basically make fools.

Soul calling, cupping, child urine, and even ashes at the bottom of the pot...... These have become a panacea.

Some tosses to the end, minor illnesses drag on into major illnesses, or even become incurable.

Some time ago, Wang Manyin heard that a person in Ishikawa Village fell down a cliff ditch while working in the field, and he fell unconscious at that time. The people in the village did not rush to the hospital, but found a few broken babies to urinate on the injured people, and then poured urine.

By the time it feels wrong, it's too late......