The latest will be next year, which will start in 1966.
"What is a collective farmhouse?" Li Aihua couldn't remember.
"That was a planned economy, called the People's Commune, where everyone was collectivized and food was distributed uniformly."
Hu Xiaoyi interrupted.
So much time had passed since the incident, and he only remembered a few of the most frequently mentioned words when the village chief was holding a loud speaker and giving a loud speech.
"Anyway, after that meeting, the village started recording work points the way it is now, and everyone works as a group."
Li Aihua didn't remember much of this and didn't know how to respond to Hu Xiaoyi's words, so she just told him what she knew.
In fact, what impressed her most that year was not these things, but the fact that it was the year she married into the Hu family.
"That was quite a while ago."
If she remembered correctly, the rural areas started in 1958.
Implementation takes time, so the specific implementation time in each place is different.
But this is in the north, and should be the first two batches.
When they arrived, the village was already crowded with people.
The day before yesterday, the village notified us to gather at the entrance of the village at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
We set out at one o'clock and walked here in about forty minutes.
They should be the last batch to arrive.
Under the big tree, in the tree enclosure made of piled up stones, sat Old Man Yang.
Everyone watched him take out a pocket watch with a faded cover from his bosom and check the time.
The hour hand points to two o'clock.
Old Man Yang put away his pocket watch, stood up and stood among the crowd.
The village chief Yang Jing, who was holding a loudspeaker, stood on the tree fence and raised the loudspeaker, "I declare that the meeting will begin now."
The villagers standing in a crowd below did not respond.
But everyone was listening carefully.
Because they all know that generally the village holds a meeting to announce something extremely important to them.
“The day before yesterday, I went to the county for a meeting with representatives from other nearby villages.
I learned that both the city and the county will start building roads and houses.
This is a very good thing for our village! ”
The village chief paused here and observed everyone's reactions.
When the villagers heard this, they all began to discuss it quietly with the people around them.
Most of them are wondering what this news has to do with them?
It’s not like they want to build roads or houses in the village.
Some villagers who were a little impatient shouted at the village chief to stop keeping them in suspense.
When Hu Lin heard the two key words "building roads" and "building houses", his eyes lit up.
The memories of details that were almost forgotten surfaced.
In the mid-1960s, department stores emerged and became urban consumption centers.
The national economy picked up and urbanization began gradually.
Then the formation of a black market is not far away.
The village chief kept everyone in suspense, and only when he saw that everyone's curiosity was piqued did he continue.
"If we want to build roads and houses, we need to recruit workers. Once we recruit workers, we will have the opportunity to make money.
This recruitment will last for three months.
But you have to work day and night, so the wage is one dollar a day. ”
There was a severe flood in 1960, and droughts in 1961 and 1962.
During those years, everyone could only chew tree bark and eat soil, not to mention being able to wear decent clothes.
The situation has finally recovered in the past two years, but most people are still too poor to have enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear.
This opportunity to make money right now can improve the situation of some families.
When the villagers heard the price of one dollar a day, they were so shocked that their eyes almost fell to the ground.
"I'm not good enough, one dollar a day! I want to go."
"I want to go too."
"When are you going?"
"And me, I am strong now, I want to go too."
“Get rich!”
Originally, the village chief was standing on the tree fence, with a small open space in front of him.
Now when everyone heard the news, they all rushed up.
Everyone is eager to grow wings so they can fly to the city or county to make money.
"Oh, oh, don't get excited, don't get excited.
Hear me out.
They have requirements!
Back off, back off, back off everyone. ”
The village chief was holding a big loudspeaker and speaking loudly. People who were nearby felt like someone was hitting gongs in their ears.
The huge sound waves stimulated them.
Their ears couldn't stand it anymore and stopped, and they stepped back obediently.
"I said, why are you in such a hurry?
Just listen to what I have to say! ”
Hearing the village chief's somewhat complaining tone, the villagers calmed down a little.
They were so excited at first because they were overwhelmed by the huge temptation of one dollar a day.
I’m afraid that I won’t be able to get such benefits.
"This recruitment has an age limit and is based on work points.
It’s a good thing.
Naturally, the first priority will be those who have made outstanding contributions to the village.
Only able-bodied laborers who meet these two criteria are targeted for recruitment. ”
When everyone heard this, they were immediately filled with mixed feelings.
Those who usually acted sneaky and cunning were regretting their actions at this moment, and of course there were some who still fantasized about getting away with it.
The old man and the woman were dejected when they learned that there was no hope.
"Village head, can you please tell me what the specific standards are?"
The strong laborers in the crowd asked questions one after another.
“The age limit is between twenty-five and forty-five.
As for the evaluation of work points, it is based on the people who have reached the full work points every year and every day in the past five years. ”
As soon as the standards came out, some of the strong laborers present also became depressed.
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