No matter how cold the winter is, the ice and snow will melt eventually.
As the peach trees in the village begin to sprout, all things are about to come back to life.
Zhao Wei gathered several families together.
These people are the family members of those captains.
Zhao Wei showed leniency to them and did not send them to labor camps, and they promised to do something for Zhao Wei as compensation.
Now that spring has arrived, it is natural to utilize these manpower before production tasks are issued.
There is only one task, which is to ho the weeds in front of and behind the house.
No one dared to grow food on such land, but it was allowed to grow edible vegetables in these barren lands.
Moreover, it is also possible to raise some livestock.
Because it is a time of great famine, according to current local policies, members can raise one or two large livestock where conditions permit, but any livestock exceeding this will be dismantled and returned to the team at a price.
Zhao Wei planned to raise two sheep. There were a lot of weeds on the mountain anyway, so he didn't plan to raise anything else.
The main thing is that you can drink fresh goat milk every morning, which is good for your health.
As for other poultry, he plans to raise a few chickens, ducks and geese for eggs.
These things are planned to be released into the back mountain. There will be no problem as long as they are within the prescribed small amount.
But once these three years of famine are over, these livestock can no longer be raised.
Just keep it for now, and live one day at a time. Even if there is nothing, he can still get it in this mountain, so there is no need to panic at all.
These people are very diligent when they come to work, and no one slacks off.
After all, the current Zhao Wei is no longer the drunkard he used to be. He can even drive a car and associates with high-ranking officials. They are no longer the kind of people who dare to provoke him.
A large area of hillside land can be hoeed thoroughly to ensure that when the weather gets hot, no snakes, rats, insects or ants will crawl into the house.
Living at the foot of the mountain, this kind of thing is the most frightening thing. We must take precautions at all times and cannot be careless at all.
These days, the literacy class in the village has started. Yunxiu has nothing to do, so she goes to school with Erlaizi.
The other four disciples were not interested at first, but under the guidance of these two, they gradually calmed down and joined in this wave of learning.
In Zhao Wei's words, learning is free now, while those in formal schools still have to pay to study. They should cherish this opportunity, and it is a good thing to learn more.
Otherwise, when the tense period comes in the future, the school may be closed, and they may not be able to learn even if they spend money.
Zhao Wei quite agreed with the idea that Erlaizi and the other four wanted to follow Captain Zhou.
No matter what era it is, this is a stable job.
If their abilities can be utilized at the very beginning, it will benefit their descendants in the future and they will be blessed.
As for Zhao Wei, he also has his own troubles.
At this moment, in front of him, there was a pretty girl standing.
No one expected that Liu Xiaoyu would come to their village and become an educated youth sent to work in the border areas.
There were only five people who came with her.
At this time, it is not the time when educated youth appear in large numbers, so they are considered to be people at the forefront of the times.
As the daughter of the county magistrate, Liu Xiaoyu had to set an example, so she was among the first group of people to go to the countryside.
There aren't that many houses in the village that can accommodate five people. Generally speaking, they would look to see which house has extra space and then clean it up for the other party to stay in temporarily.
Of course, if you have relatives or friends, they can also seek refuge there.
Well, Liu Xiaoyu knew Zhao Wei and also knew that their new house was spacious, so she naturally ran over quickly.
"Comrade Zhao Wei, haha... you didn't expect that I will be your Yushutun from now on. Please take care of me!"
She stepped forward generously, shook hands with Zhao Wei, and said, "I never thought that I would live with you in a place like this."
"Tsk tsk... Can I choose my own room? Don't worry, I will be clean and won't make your house dirty."
"Let's take this one! It has great lighting, I like it!"
She pointed to the west wing, put her luggage aside, and turned to look at the furnishings in the room: "This bed needs to be tidied up, and this window, what is the paper covered with, it's all broken..."
Yunxiu, who was busy in the yard, heard the noise, stuck her head out, and saw the strange and noisy girl in the room, and her brows frowned slightly.
Upon hearing the news, Erlaizi's disciples gathered around and looked curiously at the female educated youth who suddenly appeared.
The last time they came, they didn't take a close look at her, but now they saw that she was truly a city girl that was out of their reach. She was like the bright moon hanging high in the sky, and they could only watch her from afar.
"How... did this come about? Do we have to wait?" Yunxiu asked softly, feeling a little uncomfortable.
What a big deal it is to have such a young girl coming into the house.
"Oh, she's a new educated youth who came to support the border areas. This is the arrangement from above. Five people came to our village. Since there is no yard for educated youth, they can only be temporarily placed in the villagers' homes."
Zhao Wei explained helplessly.
He really couldn't chase the person out. After all, the two of them were friends. Now that the other was in trouble, he had to help.
"Ahem...it's just an extra pair of chopsticks, wife, you won't mind, right?"
Liu Xiaoyu then noticed Yunxiu and looked her up and down. She showed a warm smile on her face: "You are Yunxiu, right? I heard Brother Zhou mention you. From now on, we will be good sisters!"
As he said that, he grabbed Yunxiu's hand and said, "Come on, take me around the village. I need to get familiar with the environment."
Yunxiu staggered a little when she was pulled by her, and looked at Zhao Wei for help.
Zhao Wei was just about to ask Liu Xiaoyu to rest first when he heard a commotion coming from outside the yard.
It turned out that one of the educated youth, under the leadership of the village cadres, was also preparing to settle down in Zhao Wei's home.
"Comrade Zhao Wei, I'm really sorry. There are really no extra houses available in the village. Er Laizi's family also has one living there. This educated youth Lin will stay at your place for the time being. Please bear with it."
The village official said with an apologetic look on his face.
Zhao Wei looked at the young man in front of him who was carrying luggage, looking tired but full of expectation, sighed and nodded.
He knew that during this special period, it was not easy for everyone and he couldn't refuse.
Just like that, the originally spacious house suddenly became crowded.
The educated youth brought a new breath of fresh air, but also brought a lot of trouble.
Although they are full of enthusiasm, they are clumsy when doing farm work.
Liu Xiaoyu was weeding the field and soon pulled out several vegetable seedlings;
One educated youth was feeding the chickens and almost poured out a whole bag of grain.
The people in the village looked at these educated youth and felt both curious and helpless.
In addition to taking care of his own affairs, Zhao Wei also had to find time to teach the educated youth how to do farm work and deal with minor conflicts among them, which made him exhausted.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
