Not only did Qiu Yuling's family not have to fight for it themselves, the team leader even did some mobilization work, encouraging members to actively raise pigs and contribute to the cause of communism.
The commune helped each production team train pig doctors and rewarded experienced model breeders spiritually and materially. This was by no means "developing capitalism" but rather the true and unswerving implementation of the Party's policies.
Raising pigs can earn fertilizer work points and reward grain money. The commune popularized the work of the brigade, and the brigade mobilized every household, and many people were tempted.
Mother Qiu received the piglets and lambs by paying work points on credit. Mother Qiu also thought seriously that if they were raised well, earning work points would be no worse than farming. So the third child would specialize in this job from now on.
Qiu Yuling fully agreed with her mother's idea. These days, labor is collective. It's not that farmers are unwilling, but their energy is limited. Most of the time, they are willing but unable to do so. In the case of her third brother in the Qiu family, this is indeed a good arrangement.
You ask why he can't continue to go to school and make a name for himself? She's still a child, her influence is insignificant, and she can't influence so many things.
Those time-traveling heroines who are born as child prodigies and lead their families to wealth will never work for her. The common characteristics of a poor society are stubbornness and authoritarianism. Any inappropriateness of yours will be magnified and scrutinized.
She has a long way to go before she can speak and act freely!
Because there were a few more mouths to feed in the family, with the tacit approval of the brigade, Mr. and Mrs. Qiu had to go and reclaim wasteland with everyone after work. There was not enough food to feed the people, so how could they share it with the livestock? The wild vegetables could not withstand such consumption.
The brigade allowed farmers to cultivate land and plants in appropriate quantities, based on the number of livestock and the headcount ratio. This was not allowed to take up collective time or resources. For example, without water channels, farmers had to rely on either the weather or carrying water.
You see, this is why it is hard to turn things around in this era, and limited energy is being used to cultivate things infinitely.
Qiu Yuling came up with more and more creative ways to cook for her family: eggs, animal oil, cornmeal without wheat bran, mixed with various wild vegetables. Mother Qiu was too tired to care about these things.
After cutting grass for the pigs on the way home from school, Qiu Yuling made up her mind to slaughter the big rooster that she had kept for the winter. Mother Qiu bought some chicks on credit, so its existence was no longer so important. The health of her family was more important.
Although she was small, she had gradually mastered the art of cooking on a big stove. She stepped on a sturdy wooden block, put enough ingredients in, made cornmeal cakes, and cooked a pot of sticky corn and hazelnut paste.
The alfalfa is a little old, but if you blanch it for a little longer, you can still add another dish.
Mr. Qiu was originally a thin man, but he had been working hard these days and had become even darker due to the tan. Every time he smiled at Qiu Yuling, Qiu Yuling felt that her father could be the spokesperson for a dental advertisement.
"Boss, the spring planting will be almost finished in the next two days. Go to the team and tell them what to do. Let's take advantage of this time to build the house."
Father Qiu took a mouthful of corn and said, "It can be done."
"Dad, I don't want to live in a small house. I want to live in a house with a separate door." Qiu Yuling made the request hurriedly.
Mother Qiu's arrangement was to separate the brothers. She and Father Qiu moved into the main hall, while Qiu Yuling continued to live in the small room inside the main hall.
Qiu Yuling felt that based on her current family status, she could give it a try. What if she could gain her own independent space?
"Sure, we can't build a house every year, so just build it for my Lingling baby in one go." Father Qiu agreed without thinking.
"Just indulge her. Which girl has so many problems as her?" Mother Qiu did not refute, which was considered as her agreement.
Qiu Yuling quickly followed the big snake and said, "Dad, I still want a desk. I don't want a box. Give me a cabinet."
Qiu Yuling was thinking that her fur and the bag her grandma gave her were damaged in the box, and she couldn't put them in the space, so it would be better to get a cabinet and hang them up.
"It can be done. Ask your Fifth Master later if he can do it. I'll go get some saxaul wood then."
Qiu Yuling was actually just trying it out and didn't think it would really work, but this time, Qiu's father still agreed loudly, and Qiu's mother didn't say anything to spoil the fun.
The Qiu family was busy as hell, but they welcomed a rare guest.
Because it was the weekend, Qiu's mother originally said that she would go to the supply and marketing cooperative in town to buy some meat and exchange it for some cooking oil, animal oil, etc., because hiring someone to build a house did not allow her to provide food and drinks, and the higher-ups did not allow for ambiguity on this matter.
Before she even left the house, her younger sister came.
"Big sister, are you guys going out? Has Yuling grown taller again?"
Li Qingju also sighed and said that it was fortunate that she went out early and blocked the people at the door, otherwise they would have left without anyone.
Mother Qiu gave a brief explanation, and Li Qingju simply followed her to the town.
She came here specially to see her sister. She and her fourth brother grew up on their eldest sister's back. Their eldest sister was like another mother to them. She was going to join the army and made a special trip back to her mother's home. She had already seen her mother and would visit her eldest sister again today. It might take a while before she could see them again.
Although there was some delay at the door, the person driving the donkey cart was Qiu's father's fifth uncle, who was still waiting for them at the brigade entrance.
"Fifth Master, here's some candy for you. It's from my aunt." Qiu Yuling handed the old man a piece of fruit candy that her aunt had just given her.
Uncle Qiu Wu didn't hesitate and happily put it in his mouth.
"Juer, where are you going with the army? Is it far?" When Mrs. Qiu heard that her younger sister was going to join the army, she was happy and reluctant to let her go. She even went back to get two more cents, thinking about whether she could buy anything for her fourth sister later.
Perhaps Li Qingju didn't know the details clearly, so she told Mother Qiu vaguely. She only roughly knew that the place was different from here, with more water and that they had to take a boat.
"Lingling, when your auntie settles down, I'll buy you a ticket during the winter and summer vacations and ask you to come over and play." Li Qingju hugged Qiu Yuling with a dreamy look on her face.
Qiu Yuling was very excited. If, she meant if it was really possible, she would also like to go out once. After coming here for so long, the farthest place she had been to was the town.
Mother Qiu thought that the aunt and nephew were just talking nonsense and didn't take them seriously at all. They chatted and laughed along the way and arrived quickly.
"Hey, Jianshe, go and buy it. We'll meet here this afternoon." Uncle Qiu Wu tied the donkey cart to the wooden stake in front of the grain station.
This was the first time Qiu Yuling had seen a supply and marketing cooperative of this era. How should I put it? It was even more simple than she had imagined. Perhaps it was because it was in the town and its scale was limited. She looked around and felt a little disappointed.
On the other hand, Mother Qiu and her fourth sister were enjoying shopping. Even though the sales clerks were indifferent to them, it did not affect their good mood.
"Lingling, come here quickly. Let me take this coat down for you to try on." Li Qingju pointed to a red coat hanging on the wall next to the shelf. The name of the coat was Qiu Yuling.
Before Qiu Yuling could say anything, her mother repeatedly refused, "She's just a child, why would she need this? You should learn something from yourself. A poor family can be a rich country. When you go out, don't let people look down on you."
What Mrs. Qiu said was that Qiu Yuling also felt that she didn't need a red coat.
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