"Bell, bell!" Three crisp sounds, attracting everyone's attention.

They all looked up to the stage, and the wrinkled old face of the old man was full of smiles, and his bent back seemed to be straightened a little.

He smiled and asked, "Have you eaten enough?" ”

"I'm full!" The villagers also responded enthusiastically.

"Aren't there dumplings yet? We haven't eaten it yet, and if the dumplings come up, we can continue to eat them! A spicy woman exclaimed with a smile.

The old man stroked his beard and handed the gong and drum to the ram, "Don't worry, the water on the pot is still boiling, and it's very simple to eat dumplings, but we also ate dinner, so it's better to chat while eating dumplings!" ”

Everyone in the village knew that these people had something to say today, and they were all mentally prepared, and they were all very quiet, and even the noisy children were half frightened and half coaxed by them to stop their voices.

Seeing that the people in the village listened carefully, Li Zheng said: "Folks, we have lived in a village for decades, and we have long known each other's families, and we all know what kind of life each other's families are living in. ”

"In the government and the strongman, in the mermaid township, where are we going to go to the fields to farm and hunt in the mountains?

In our village, how many children can read and recognize words?

At the end of the year, who can make a new set of clothes and shoes for their children, and who can eat meat like today?

"Think about it, has there been such a situation in previous years?"

The people in the village were silent, looking at the child in their arms, wearing new shoes and new clothes, boiling hot water the night before, there was a fire kang at home, and they were not afraid of the cold, even these little children of mud monkeys seemed to be much cleaner.

It's not as naughty as it used to be, and when I get home, I can scratch a few simplified characters in the mud, and sometimes I can tell a story in a decent way.

How many people secretly thought in their hearts, maybe their family can also have a reader!

can imagine that it is unrealistic, they are mud legs, even if they can be used for children to read, what about it? Can you be an official?

It's just wishful thinking!

They have never seen the children of the family as officials, and they have never seen a clay-legged baby become an official!

I've been used to it for a long time.

But this year, it seems that I am suddenly not used to it.

They listened to the Three Kingdoms and knew what it meant to appoint people on the basis of meritocracy and rely on their ability to eat, if their baby had the ability, why couldn't they be officials and slaughter?

"Don't stop talking, say boldly, folks, if you don't say what you think, how do we know if we want to engage in this model next year?"

In previous years, Xiaolongkan would only work collectively in winter, but at that time, it was just every household to defend against wild beasts, where is it like this year, work together, enjoy happiness together, and don't say who does more and who gets less.

All in all, everyone feels at ease with what they have given and what they have gained.

It's even easier than their own family's hard work.

After all, when you cooperate with the people in the village, you don't need to use your brains too much, you can do whatever you are good at.

How do you hear that Li Zheng meant, and do it again next year?

"Lord Lizheng, then I'll tell you what I think!"

An old man in his fifties stood up, although he was only in his fifties, but his back seemed to be unable to straighten up, and when he stood up, his feet staggered a little.

He stabilized his body, looked back at the villagers, and then said: "This year's life is good, I'm an old man who is about to enter the ground, and I think I'm dead, and I'm living a good life below!" ”

Everyone laughed, and Uncle Ming also laughed: "Uncle Li, today is the New Year, you can't say such unlucky words!" ”

Old man Li was not annoyed, and continued with a smile: "You all know me, I have no children and no daughters, I fled here alone, I have no ability, I have reached this age by wandering, we are all good people in Xiaolongkan, I didn't let me starve to death in the village when I was the most difficult, I am now old, I can't do anything, and I think about me for any good things." ”

"I don't accept the old, but I don't accept the old, sometimes I want to do more, but this body can't do it, but this winter, I feel that I am young again, I have work to do, I have food, I can still make two dollars like this, buy a few jelly beans to make the children happy.

This is not my ability alone, it is the ability of everyone in our village! ”

"I love to think cranky when I'm idle, I'm thinking, ah, what am I like this, one day when I was pulling firewood, I saw a tree fall on another tree, and the wind and rain were blowing a blizzard, and the damned tree was still alive, and the tree that supported it was not dead, and the forest was still there.

I just think, doesn't our village look like this forest? A useless person like me is the tree that is about to fall, I can't live alone without you, I'm already old, if I'm ten years younger, I'll go out with the village to do it! But although I am old now, this life can be split and burned as firewood, and I can burn two more bricks for our village, build a private school, and let the children study hard! ”

When he said this, he said the truth, affectionate like the sea, and some of the people in the village who had low tears began to shed tears.

After he finished speaking, Gu Lan took the lead in applauding, and the people in the village also applauded.

When the applause fell, Li Zheng sighed and said, "Old Li, you are not useless, you killed three wild boars at tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner!" Who is willing to chop you up for firewood? You should work harder for a few more decades and catch more wild boars for the children to eat! ”

Everyone thought of Old Man Li's heroic deeds, and they laughed out loud again.

Old Man Li is indeed a widower, but he followed Old Man Shao back then, and he could go up the mountain to hunt even if he bent over, who would dare to look down on him?

Gu Lan secretly shook her head and laughed, and said in her heart, Old Man Shao, they were really looking for a good trust, and even she was moved by the metaphor of the lone tree and the forest.

With Old Man Li in the limelight, the next thing is easy, people keep getting up to speak, they are willing to continue this cooperation model with the villagers, and then give examples of how good they are this year.

The strength of one person is always inferior to the strength of many people, especially when they are united, together, and working together.

The children are also happy, they have new clothes to wear, they can play together, they can learn together, and they are happier every day than before.

Women are also happy, sometimes there will be some quarrels together, but it will soon pass, besides, some people who have no idea to make money can also make money together, can they not be happy?

Everyone is talking about their feelings, they are all willing to work together after the beginning of spring, they are all old neighbors, they know the roots, and there are many benefits, who can not want to?