Chinese New Year is a big deal in Northeast China.

Many families started getting busy a month or two ago.

Wash clothes, wash bedding, freeze meat, and make cakes for New Year's Day.

Some families even stop eating meat and eat grains one or two months before the Chinese New Year.

Everyone is waiting to eat it during the two days of the New Year.

Of course, activities before the Chinese New Year are also essential.

In later generations, the Chinese New Year celebrations have gradually lost some of the festive atmosphere; most people just eat a meal, drink some wine, and chat.

Have some fun with relatives.

There was not even a night watch.

But this is not the case during the Chinese New Year.

With Chinese New Year less than two weeks away, neighbors are already starting to make a fuss.

Lu Xinghe's family is now relatively well-off, and there are many neighbors coming to visit.

Moreover, the aunts were willing to put down their housework and come to help Lu's mother wash the bedding and clean the room.

Of course, Lu Xinghe’s family couldn’t just wait and not leave.

Early in the morning that day, Lu Xinglin took He Xiaoxue to visit relatives and friends all over the village.

"Brother Liu, Sister Li, here is some fresh black bear meat. I picked out a piece that is super tender. I won't go home. I will pick it up and send it to you. Don't forget to bring it home."

Lu Xinghe led He Xiaoyu to the brigade office.

Children have their own way of playing, while adults should take advantage of this time to give more gifts and to build better relationships with people they are familiar with.

"What are you doing? We are still talking about this in our relationship. You said we were planning to go to your place for lunch today? How can you let me go there for lunch now?"

Liu Xisheng stood up from his seat, and his frown relaxed when he saw Lu Xinghe.

"Oh, even if you guys want to come, hahaha, I won't let you do as you wish."

Lu Xinghe made a joke and then forced the meat into Liu Xisheng's hand.

He Xiaoyu did the same and handed the meat to Li Chunhua.

This was the witness of their wedding.

It has a special meaning to both of them.

It doesn’t count the relationship we had afterwards, it’s just the few words on the marriage certificate.

It is definitely enough for both of them to visit Li Chunhua every year.

"Brother Liu, please stop making trouble. It's not possible today. My wife and I have to go out. Cao Guizhi always asks me to go to Old Mrs. Chang's house, or just hang around in front of my house.

It's annoying to see people like that every day. Just go there and the matter will be resolved."

Lu Xinghe explained a bit, then looked at Liu Xisheng's office work.

"Okay, let's go over and have a bite tonight. It's a good opportunity for you to come over and help me figure out how to divide the land."

"Hmm? What's going on?"

Lu Xinghe sighed, feeling like he was just a brick in the team, ready to be moved wherever needed.

"What's going on? This is all your good idea."

Liu Xisheng pointed at a few points on the brigade's map and said, "These are all lands with good harvests and close to water sources. Shouldn't we distribute the production to each household? Then the villagers in our village have been eyeing them.

Everyone wants these plots of land, and they are offering greetings and gifts, but there are only a few good plots of land, so tell me what to do. "

The application for the household contract responsibility system pilot program has been approved, and the villagers are very enthusiastic.

However, more problems followed.

This is the only pilot project of contracting output to households in the entire Northeast region.

Without experience and reference, you have to cross the river by feeling the stones.

In particular, many brigades are watching the Chaihe Brigade making fun of itself.

There are also relatives who help with advice.

In short, ever since the pilot application was approved, Liu Xisheng's life has been in a mess and he hasn't had a good night's sleep for several days.

"What should I do? Just chill! Just draw lots, it all depends on luck. Even if I pick a reason, I won't be able to find you."

Lu Xinghe was too lazy to deal with this little problem.

Although it is said that what is worrying is not the scarcity of land but the inequality of its distribution, land is really a matter of human control.

Don’t underestimate the Chaihe Brigade because there are only a few pieces of land. That’s because it was previously a large collective operation.

The villagers were only concerned with working to earn work points and paid no attention to land production.

He remembered that in the later generations, because of the household contract responsibility system, villagers began to dig canals on their own and use farmland fertilizer to cultivate the land.

In just one year, everyone was very satisfied with their own place.

After all, it is the first one, and we need to give the villagers some time to adapt.

“Ahem!”

Just as Lu Xinghe finished speaking, holding hands with He Xiaoyu, Li Chunhua coughed and walked over.

"We have thought about this a long time ago. We just want to leave a good piece of land for you. Why don't you be the first one to draw the lot?

We put the best piece of land on the box. . . . . "

After all, this small group of four people are still our own people.

Liu Xisheng and Li Chunhua would rather cultivate the unwanted land themselves.

I also want Lu Xinghe to find a good place to grow crops.

"Stop messing around. You must be careful the first time. If you are discovered, you will have no credibility in the future." Lu Xinghe smiled and waved his hands hurriedly.

"Besides, my family is not a farming family. The private plots we have are enough for us to take care of. Besides, I make a lot of money hunting in the mountains. I really can't stand this hard life of working in the fields."

What Lu Xinghe said was the truth.

Farming is completely different from growing a small yard for health preservation.

Planting rice, digging furrows for planting soybeans and corn, raising seedlings, weeding...

I bend over all day.

This kind of force is not the same as hunting or fitness.

Don’t be fooled by the gyms in later generations, there are still exercise experts with well-developed muscles.

Just comparing farming alone, he is definitely no match for the skinny farmers.

What's more, he has his own space. As he hunts more and more, the spiritual energy in the space becomes more and more abundant.

The area is also getting bigger.

The space itself is already busy enough, how can it be asked to farm?

That is absolutely impossible.

Seeing Lu Xinghe's decision, Liu Xisheng and Li Chunhua didn't say much.

Time is short and the task is heavy.

Lu Xinghe thought about it for a while and started writing on the paper.

Basically it is the method of distributing land to households under the household contract responsibility system in later generations.

Land was distributed equally according to the number of people in the family. Newborns received half a share, and those who had graduated from junior high school or above received the full share regardless of whether they had graduated or not.

Marriage and death are based on the demarcation date.

The land is divided into three grades. For first-grade land, 0.9 mu is counted as one mu.

For the second grade, one acre is counted as one acre.

One acre of inferior land is counted as one acre.

The road is just beginning.

Those in need can count each person as having their share of the profits distributed to other people, but this requires approval from the villagers.

However, after Lu Xinghe finished writing, he still made a suggestion.

Due to years of reclamation, Chaihe Brigade has more land than other places in the surrounding area.

It's just not suitable for planting.

According to this situation, the land area can be expanded and three to five households can contract the land together.

It can be considered a transitional period, but it all depends on the villagers' wishes.

After Liu Xisheng took charge.

Basically, all transparent working machines are turned on.

This is not realistic for future generations.

However, the customs of the people in this era were relatively simple, and doing so could actually gain the support and recognition of the villagers.