Beijing suburbs, Fangshan, Xilin Commune.

Early autumn of June 1.

The mud yard is a thatched house, and three people sit cross-legged on the kang in the inner room, and a middle-aged man leads two young people.

At this time, several people were frowning, because they were discussing a major matter related to the life and death of the family.

The three of them were wearing tattered clothes with this patch, and they were all wearing a pair of straw sandals on their feet, if it weren't for the cleaner clothes, it was estimated that they would have a fight with the beggars.

The middle-aged man sat in the upper position by the window.

Looking at the family in the house, he groaned: "The grain has come down, this year's grain is a family of eight, and we have a total of 35 catties of corn cobs and 40 catties of sweet potatoes, which will be eaten until next year's summer grain."

The production team goes out to borrow food, and I don't know how much they can borrow!

Let's talk about it, what will happen next? Fourth, you have the best brain, tell me what you think. ”

Zhao Chuanliang looked at the people in the room and smiled wryly.

What can he do, 75 catties of grain for eight people, eat until next summer's harvest for seven months, a person a little more than a pound of grain a month.

Even if he is a person who has been reborn again, there is no way.

Yes.

Zhao Chuanliang is not a person of this era, but a good young man in the 21st century, graduated from high school and went to the factory to make screws, stayed up all night and came to this world, becoming a baby waiting to be fed.

And he was an orphan in his previous life.

Reborn here, familiar with the direction of this era, and prepared in advance.

However, I was too young before, and when I was a little older, the drought came, and you couldn't even get out of the production team without a certificate.

Not to mention the brigades and communes, and even abroad.

There weren't many things to prepare, and after these two years, they had already been consumed.

Now the family is more or less puffy.

Meat?

Think about the last time you ate meat?

Two years ago? No, it was three years ago when the Commune was founded.

sighed and looked at the two people in front of him, one was his father Zhao Tiegen, and the other was his 17-year-old second brother Zhao Chuanjun.

The three of them can take charge of the family.

Zhao Chuanliang sighed, but still said: "Dad, there is only so much food, we must save it, and we can get some wild vegetables in the spring, the nearby mountains have been swept by the names of the surrounding villages, I think the three of us will go into the mountains to have a look." ”

In the past, trees were cut down for fuel, and almost all the trees near the village, including the distant mountain sides, were cut down.

In addition, there is a lack of food in winter, and the roots of the trees are gone.

Zhao Tiegen hesitated, this mountain is not easy to enter, there are wolves in it.

Now that there is a drought, the wolves have less to eat, and I heard that there are wolves in the production team near the mountains, let alone deep in the mountains.

Seeing his father's face, Zhao Chuanliang also knew that it was indeed too dangerous.

The problem is that the food he secretly stored was already consumed last year.

The most dangerous thing is winter.

As long as this winter survives, at least the family will be fine, according to what I learned before, next year's summer harvest will not work, and the autumn harvest will be obtained.

But in the summer, there are wild vegetables, hogweed, and other things that you can carry.

"It's time to eat!"

In the midst of his thoughts, the weak voice of his mother Yang Huaihua came from outside.

The three of them would not be able to discuss anything useful for a while, so they would go to think of a way after lunch.

You must think of a way before winter, otherwise this winter will be difficult.

The three of them went out of the room and came to the hall.

I saw my mother Yang Huaihua and my eldest sister Zhao Xue, one holding a clay pot and the other holding a bowl and chopsticks from the kitchen to the hall.

The eldest sister Zhao Xue, 19 years old this year, has come to the age when she should get married.

But who dares to marry a daughter-in-law these days!

One more person is one more mouth.

At this time, in the opposite room, the three people who were sleeping also got up softly.

A young man in his twenties inside was his eldest brother Zhao Chuanlong, who couldn't withstand it because of a fever, and he was a little stupid, but fortunately he didn't get any polio or other disabilities.

There are also two ones, one is his 13-year-old fourth brother Zhao Chuanyong, and his 11-year-old sister Zhao Mei.

The reason why I sleep, that's because I reduce consumption by sleeping.

At this time, if someone's child runs outside and wastes food, it will definitely bloom when he comes back.

Everyone happily gathered around the dinner table, waiting for the old lady to distribute the food.

Yang Huaihua watched her eldest daughter put the black pottery bowl away, and began to scoop the spoon in the basin spoonful by spoon.

"Eat more of the food you just distributed today, you can't eat like this later."

After dividing it, everyone picked up the dishes and chopsticks.

Just one bowl per person, no more, no less.

Zhao Chuanliang took the rice bowl and picked it with chopsticks, and there were some wild vegetables that could still be dug up now.

It is said to be a wild vegetable, but in fact, it used to be fed to pigs.

The corn flour grains at the bottom of the bowl leave a shallow layer at the bottom.

That's what my mother called eating more today.

However, everyone is used to it, so they picked up the dishes and chopsticks and ate them directly, which still put salt, otherwise they would be even more weak.

Blowing away the hot air in the bowl, he finished the porridge with a sigh.

After everyone finished drinking, the sweat on their bodies kept flowing.

It's the body that's too weak.

After eating, everyone went back to the kang and lay down and went to sleep.

After sleeping for a while, the family went out to get ready to go to work, even if the grain production is reduced too much now, then it must be planted, and if it is not planted, there will be no hope for next year.

It was useless for the fifth and sixth children to go, and they wasted food and were left at home to continue sleeping.

As for Zhao Chuanliang, he didn't go.

He had to think of a way as soon as possible, otherwise this winter would be really unbearable.

Boredom in the house, he walked out of the compound, ready to empty his head.

Looking around, I wanted to dig up the things left by the local tyrants in the past, and see if I could get some silver dollars or something.

Of course, this is just a fantasy.

After coming out, I came to the pond in the village, and the dry pond was already in a mess, and I don't know how many times it had been turned over.

It was the end of September, and although the temperature dropped sharply in the first two days, the sun was still warm at noon.

Zhao Chuanliang was not in the mood to enjoy the sunshine at all.

He's going to eat now.

In the middle of his thoughts, in a mud house not far away, a group of people were rummaging through something.

And the owner of the house, as if numb, sat in the courtyard and let the men rummage there.

Zhao Chuanliang just glanced at it, and the other party was Zhang Fugui's family.

At that time, the nearby land belonged to his family.

These people don't have to think about what they are going to do, see if there is anything valuable, and they can go to the city to exchange for some food.

After a while people came out again, apparently not finding anything useful.

He scolded and left again.

Zhao Chuanliang sighed, looked at it for a while and didn't look at it again.

Ready to turn around and leave.

"Ryoko!"

In the middle of his thoughts, a clear voice came from the door of Zhang Fugui's house.

Zhao Chuanliang turned his head and saw that it was the girl of Zhang Fugui's family.

Zhang Wan.

I don't have much feeling for these people, I don't have much kindness, but I also don't have any malice.

I don't know what the other party is looking for!

In the middle of his thoughts, the other party had already come over.

"Zhang Wan! What's wrong? ”

The other party is the same age as herself, and now she is fifteen years old, but she is long and slim, and her facial features are better, thanks to her good-looking old lady.

Back then, Zhang Fugui could be fancy, could it be bad? ?

It's just that his face is a little yellow.

Zhang Wan looked at the other party for a while, and finally took a deep breath, and then said, "Liangzi, please, can you help our family?" You can do whatever you want! ”

When Zhao Chuanliang heard this, he was stunned for a moment.

Anything goes, and that makes a lot of sense.

In recent years, rural marriages have been relatively early, and the other party has grown up.

Instead of answering, he asked, "How much grain have you shared?" ”

Zhang Wan's face darkened, and she said slowly: "8 catties!" ”

Hearing the numbers she reported, Zhao Chuanliang sighed, didn't say anything, but asked her, "What can I do to help you?" ”

Zhang Wan took a deep breath and looked around, "Come with me to the house!" ”

After speaking, he walked towards home.

Zhao Chuanliang followed behind with a move in his heart, and it was estimated that Zhang Fugui's family still had stock.

When he came to the compound, Zhang Fugui sat in the courtyard blankly, as if he didn't see his arrival.

Zhao Chuanliang didn't say hello either, it was inappropriate to call him uncle, and it was a bit disrespectful to call him by name, so he still didn't call him.

Zhang Wan saw him enter the hall and closed the door.

In the inner room that took the lead, in a gap in the earthen wall in a corner, a blue-green jade Buddha was buckled.

Zhang Wan looked at the Jade Buddha with some reluctance, then bit her lower lip and said:

"Ryoko, I know that everyone in the village has opinions about us, only you, I can feel that you have always been the smartest child in the village. If it weren't for your two pounds of cornmeal last winter, I guess we wouldn't have survived until now. ”

As he spoke, he began to unbutton his clothes.

"Hey, wait a minute!"

Seeing this, Zhao Chuanliang hurriedly stopped it, how could it be so direct.

Last year, the other party's family really ran out of food, so they sold a little at a high price to their family.

It just so happened that he also wanted money to go to Zhou to change things.

It can only be considered a transaction.

Seeing his expression, Zhang Wan bit her lower lip lightly, and said with red eyes: "I'm still clean!" ”

Zhao Chuanliang shook his head: "I didn't mean that, let's say, let me do it?" Do you want me to help you exchange this for money? ”

"Well, there isn't much food now, you will definitely go out and find a way, and now I only have you in the village to believe it."

Zhang Wan looked at him after speaking: "I'...... Can I believe you? ”

Zhao Chuanliang looked at the jade Buddha in her hand, thought about it and nodded slightly.

Take it first, just in case you can get a little money!

Anyway, I have to find a way.

"Yes, I don't get you, how much can I exchange, don't think I'm intercepting it when the time comes!"

"No, no, no!"

Where did Zhang Wan dare to say anything at this time, if it was a different person, this thing would not be hers.

Zhao Chuanliang nodded, took the thing and looked at it.

It's not like an ordinary jade Buddha, but blue-green, and I don't know what material this thing is made of.

I just looked at it for a while, and I was about to put it away.

"Boom!"

The brain suddenly exploded, and the jade Buddha in his hand suddenly turned into powder.

And he felt a wave of dizziness.

"What's wrong with you?"

Zhang Wan was concerned for a while.

Zhao Chuanliang shook his head: "Maybe I'm hungry, I have some low blood sugar." ”

He shook his head, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said calmly: "I'll take the things first, and I'll send them to you when I get the things." ”

The right hand was hidden in the dim light.

"Uh-huh!"

Zhang Wan nodded frequently.

Seeing this, Zhao Chuanliang walked out of the room and came to the hall, opened the door and went out directly.

Seems a little anxious.

After the others left, Zhang Fugui looked at his daughter who had just come out and was relieved to see that her clothes were all good.

Knowing his daughter's thoughts, he sighed and said, "Girl, don't think about it, you are not from the same world." ”

When Zhang Wan heard this, her eyes turned red.

Without speaking, he turned around and went back into the house.