Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Jackals, Tigers and Leopards (Update 1)…
"Of course there are. There are mountains like this one and this one. The deeper you go, the more there are. There are wolves, leopards, and wild boars." The captain looked up at them. "In the past, there were even bears and tigers. A large number of them were killed in the tiger hunting craze in the 1950s, and a large number of them died when they were smelting steel and cutting trees in the early 1960s. I don't know if there are still any now."
"Really?"
Han Jing swallowed, frightened.
"Why would I lie to you? So don't go to the mountains if you have nothing to do. If you run into a pack of wolves, none of you will be enough for them!" The captain felt that he had warned them enough, so he gave them a date after hitting them with a stick, and then comforted them, "Don't worry too much. People are afraid of those jackals, tigers and leopards, and they are also afraid of people. Except for the three years of famine, they have never left the mountains. There is an old forest ranger in our village, Uncle Wang, who has lived alone on the top of Nanshan Mountain for most of his life, and nothing has ever happened to him."
Hua Feifei, Han Jing and Xu Fei all breathed a sigh of relief, feeling half relieved.
Only Ye Yu was ready to make a move.
In the future, no jungle beasts have ever been heard approaching the Yanshan Mountains, at least the mountains near Sijiu City.
But according to historical records, even as recently as the Qing Dynasty, there are documents that say "There are tigers and leopards in Yanshan, and the villagers are afraid of them. In early autumn, they gather together to hunt tigers and get them." At that time, the royal family hunted whenever they had time. This shows that in the past, Yanshan had Northeast tigers, golden leopards, black bears, wolves, etc., and the species were rich.
It's not as good as it used to be, but it's good that it's not all over yet.
Ye Yu didn't know when these birds of prey disappeared, but she thought it would be better to preserve as many wild animals as possible in the suburbs of the old city.
Not to mention biodiversity, even in the harsh apocalypse, while alien beasts and plants threaten human survival, they are also important strategic resources. They can be used as food, to obtain new energy, and are an indispensable part of the upgrade of mutants.
Because of this, people who survive in forests and near the seaside tend to be stronger because they face a harsher living environment. Yanjing City, which was originally a city with strong military strength, has gradually declined from a large base to a small base. The fundamental reason is the lack of strategic resources such as psychics and mutants.
All living things are symbiotic, even in the end times. Humans will always be just a link in the ecological chain of Blue Planet. If humans rely only on themselves, they will be finished sooner or later.
But it's still three hundred years too early to talk about this now.
The reason why Ye Yu looked at the mountains and forests with shining eyes was simply because she was hungry. Although the superpowers were very powerful, their appetites were also really huge.
"Be careful--" Hua Feifei saw a stone in front of Ye Yu's feet and was about to remind him.
Before he finished speaking, Ye Yu raised his head and seemed to have eyes on his feet. He easily passed by, and at the same time, he also passed by a small mud pit next door.
Okay, people are different.
Hua Feifei's eyes finally recovered, but her legs did not. Look, she had stuck her foot into the mud again and could not step out. The little leather shoes that had been polished so brightly had lost their original color and were left with only the color of mud. She was so sad that she wanted to cry but had no tears.
"puff."
Ye Yu smiled without any sympathy.
In fact, Ye Yu had a good impression of Hua Feifei and the other two, especially Hua Feifei's half cup of water used to soak the White Rabbit milk candies. Otherwise, how could their luggage not fall down once with just the captain's two hands?
Regarding this, perhaps only the captain, Uncle Cai, and the slightly more careful Xu Fei noticed it. Hua Feifei and Han Jing, the two fools, were completely unaware of it.
Hua Feifei, with tears in her eyes, glared at Ye Yu angrily and said, "You've been gloating over misfortunes enough!"
We walked for more than an hour.
Wangjiagou is located at the junction of the lower half of the slope of three green mountains. It is a typical "three-sided surrounded by mountains" area. There is only one road on the north side leading to Pingquan Town outside. Wangjiagou is also the brigade farthest from Pingquan Town and closest to the mountains in the entire commune.
Mountain villages are not like most northern villages, where villagers' houses are clustered together. Instead, houses in mountain villages are scattered here and there, hidden among the overlapping mountains and forests. Most villagers live in the mountains, and low and flat land is more occupied by land.
There are two small streams running through the middle of the village, flowing from the east and west slopes. The ancestors of Wangjiagou must have settled and multiplied here because of the water source, and Wangjiagou got its name from this.
When they finally arrived at Wangjiagou, it was almost dinner time. Smoke was lingering in every household, and the number of villagers who gathered around to watch the educated youth was reduced to a minimum.
Wang Zhiming first took them to the Dongbianer Village, where they saw a row of blue brick bungalows. Except for the one in the middle, the others were granaries. The front and back of the houses were flattened granaries. This was also the core of the entire brigade.
Because it was the first time to receive educated youth, the village cadres were quite cautious and expectant. After work, most of them gathered in the village waiting for the arrival of the educated youth.
Including accountants, warehouse clerks, women's managers, etc. Some of them even went home to wash their hair and change into clean clothes.
Being teased: "You are not an 18-year-old girl, you are already quite old, why do you want to change into that kind of leather?"
"Hehe, isn't it because we don't want those people in the city to look down on us?"
There is no need to worry.
Seeing the team leader coming back, the village accountant and his men went forward enthusiastically to greet him. However, meeting the educated youth was quite different from what they had imagined. He was so dirty that his color was almost unrecognizable. Had he rolled around in the mud for a hundred or eighty times?
The women's director asked with concern: "What happened on the road? Why are you so violent? Is everyone okay?"
"It's okay. It rains a lot in autumn, and the mountain roads are difficult to walk on. They are not used to it," the captain explained.
Because of this, the only honest and upright person among the four educated youths stood out.
Ye Yu followed the captain's introduction and called people one by one.
The director of the women's department could not help but praise: "This comrade is really good-looking and has a nice voice."
It was exactly what they imagined a big city dweller to be like, maybe even a little bit more.
You have to know that in the countryside at this time, children started working at the age of seven or eight, and they could not avoid the sun and rain. Nine out of ten of them had dark and rough skin, and they often bent over and worked on the ground, which also had a certain impact on the spine.
Compared with the villagers who went to the fields, the village cadres were relatively good.
But they were no match for the young girl in front of them. Her delicate skin was probably something that only the daughters of landlords could have. Her looks were too eye-catching. They had never seen anyone with such a striking appearance in their area.
Captain Wang also introduced Ye Yu as the granddaughter of Wang Gousheng, the third daughter of Wang Laidi, the third daughter of Wang Gousheng. Well, it’s quite a coincidence that both mother and daughter are the third children.
What?
Wang Gou has only one granddaughter left?
To round it off, this is the golden swallow that flew out of their village and now has flown back.
Nowadays people pay a lot of attention to kinship relationships. When the officials knew that Ye Yu came from their village, they looked at her differently, with a kind look as if she were half a family member.
Especially the village accountant Wang Dali, his father and Ye Yu’s grandmother Wang Gousheng are brothers, and he is also Ye Yu’s cousin, and they are related by blood.
He said: "My uncle's three daughters are all good-looking. The matchmakers almost broke down the doorstep of my uncle's house. My cousin Lai Di is the best, otherwise how could she have been lucky enough to marry into the city? My niece obviously looks like her."
When it comes to stranger elders, Ye Yu just responds with a smile.
The scene of meeting acquaintances had already been preset. She declined her cousin's invitation to have dinner at his house, saying that she had just arrived in the village and had a lot of things to pack. She would formally visit her grandmother, uncles, mother, cousins and other relatives in two days.
At this time, Hua Feifei and the others drank some water and calmed down. They tidied themselves up a little. Although they were still a little unruly, their behavior was generous and polite, and they finally saved their image.
Moreover, they were cheerful and outgoing, and could get along with strangers more easily than Ye Yu. After a while, they were already calling out "uncle" and "auntie" skillfully.
If Ye Yu was not related to Wangjia Village, he would not be able to compare with them in this respect.
The captain brought them to the village, and in addition to introducing the village cadres, the main destination was the warehouse.
The first few batches of educated youth who went to the countryside were still able to enjoy some benefits according to the policy. They could receive part of the food rations for the remaining half of the year for free, that is, 420 kilograms for the whole year multiplied by 1/4 = 105 kilograms of sweet potatoes, in addition to about 30 to 40 kilograms of corn.
Due to the lack of oil and water, everyone eats a lot nowadays. These supplementary rations certainly cannot fill everyone up, but they should not starve them to death.
If you want to have some other snacks, you can exchange sweet potatoes and corn with the villagers, or spend money and tickets to buy them in the town. Of course, this usually refers to normal channels.
Only the educated youth who had just gone to the countryside could enjoy such free benefits. At the end of the year and during the Spring Festival, they could receive another wave of benefits based on the work points they earned according to labor distribution in the rest of the year. Starting from next year, they would be exactly the same as the local villagers. After a few years, the educated youth would have to pay back the grain they had received first. Even so, the villagers at that time were still reluctant to receive the benefits.
At least now it's harmonious.
Ye Yu and the other three were given some rations, and they took advantage of the fact that Uncle Cai and his donkey cart were still there to deliver some for them.
The residence of the educated youth was a row of bungalows rebuilt on the basis of the original public canteen.
The building materials are mainly old bricks, with a small amount of new bricks mixed with soil. The only thing missing is too many tiles, because many old tiles have fallen on the roofs of the villagers' houses at some point in time. Bricks and tiles are not easy to buy now, so half of the roofs can only be covered with thatch temporarily.
The outer circle is surrounded by a fence. The rural land is large, so a large yard is enclosed.
A new thatched hut was built in the southwestern corner of the compound. It was also quite large, and it should not be difficult to separate it into a small bathroom with a straw curtain. A kitchen was built on the east side connected to the east room, and the old chimney was used with only minor repairs.
There are still two or three square meters of space left in the middle.
The team leader said that if they wanted to grow something, they could, such as fruit trees or sweet potatoes, and every household in the village would have a private plot of no more than two mu.
Therefore, the team allocated a private plot for the educated youth in addition to the one in the yard according to the private plots of each household. The plot was located on the lower slope of the mountain where the educated youth lived. It was not a good location, but it was close to the educated youth site and water source, and the area was acceptable.
As for breeding, the informed sources also counted it as one household, with no more than four livestock, usually chickens, ducks and geese. The wealthier ones raised cats and dogs, but don't even think about raising cows, donkeys, pigs, etc., as they were all raised by the brigade.
In that row of houses, there is a particularly large room on the west side, which was converted from the former cafeteria hall. Not to mention two people, at least twenty people can live in it.
This room not only had a kang and a glass window, but the walls and ceiling were also covered with sorghum stalks and waste newspapers, and the inside was also kept very clean.
The captain meant to let the two lesbians stay in this room so they can have company, while the gay man could choose the small room since there would be enough room for them given their number.
But Ye Yu refused and chose the only small room on the west side of the house. She even joked about it: "I am a light sleeper and I am afraid of noise. I snore and I am afraid of disturbing others. It is better for me to sleep alone."
"Rare." Hua Feifei misunderstood that Ye Yu disliked her and didn't like her, so she angrily picked the biggest and best room. Humph, she would be more comfortable living alone.
“…”
Han Jing and Xu Fei couldn't care less about the lawsuit between the girls. In fact, they also felt that Ye Zhiqing's personality was as cold as his appearance. He not only disliked Hua Feifei, but also disliked them. He disliked everyone equally.
The two looked at each other and decided to pick two adjacent rooms on the east side. There were still two rooms left on the east side, with men's rooms on the east side and women's rooms on the west side, which would create a clear dividing line between the male and female dormitories.
"You guys can decide these things yourself."
The team leader had been busy until now and had done his job conscientiously to lead the educated youth. After he told the time and place of work tomorrow, he waved and left.