I don’t know if they knew that Gao Yuzhen was coming to see Jiang Mengxue, but in the afternoon, Gao Yuzhen’s two sisters-in-law also came to see her together to see if she could still have children in the future.
Jiang Mengxue really wanted to say that she was not the Goddess of Fertility and did not have such great ability.
But looking at the physical conditions of both of them, there is no major problem. There are many reasons why they have not been pregnant for many years, even too much stress can have an impact.
The two were a little disappointed, but it has been so many years and their children can find partners now, so they just came to try their luck.
By the time the meal was ready, Gu Zhenxing and Gu Zhenjiang hadn't returned yet. There were so many people in the team, and there were still some finishing touches to do, so it would take at least a whole day to get busy.
"No need to wait for them, let's eat first, I'll bring it over later. We have to arrange to slaughter pigs and sheep tomorrow. We have to get up before dawn these two days and go home after dark."
Although Wang Daya said this, she couldn't help but look happy.
In winter, when you have nothing to do at home, you just eat and drink, and occasionally you can go up the mountain to catch some small prey.
"The village wanted to organize a hunting trip in the mountains before the New Year. Will the second brother come back this year?"
In previous years, Gu Zhenjiang would come back a few days before going up the mountain to prepare, but I don’t know whether he will come back this year.
Li Cuiying really doesn't plan to let Gu Zhenjiang come back this year. If he wants to eat meat, he can just go to the black market. There is really no need to take the risk.
In previous years, Li Cuiying was also reluctant to let Gu Zhenjiang participate in hunting in the mountains. After all, in winter, the beasts in the mountains had fewer food sources and were much more ferocious than usual. If they were injured by prey, it was not certain whether they could escape down the mountain.
"I told him not to come back this year. Is Third Uncle still leading the team this year? He's not young anymore. Can he hold on?"
This Gu Laosan was a hunter in the village before. He built a small wooden house on the mountain to live in. Later, when he registered his household registration during the reform and opening up, he moved down the mountain.
Every year, he leads the hunting team in the mountains. He knows everything about the mountains and where the big prey can be found.
Gu Lao San had a close relationship with the previous generations of their Gu family, but he had less contact with the younger generations, after all, the relationship was more distant.
"I heard that he's not planning to go into the mountains this year. His nephew Gu Dajiang is leading the team. He's been following his uncle into the mountains since he was a kid, so he knows everything there is to do."
After dinner, Jiang Mengxue went home with Luan Huiying and Li Cuiying. No one had lived there for a while, so they had time to light up the kang in the afternoon.
The firewood piled in the yard was prepared by Gu Zhenxing in case they could use it at any time.
Whenever Gu Zhenjiang has time, he will bring back some coal and light a stove in the house. It is freezing cold outside in the winter, but he can sit in the house and roast sweet potatoes and peanuts while warming himself by the fire. It is so comfortable.
I didn't meet many people on the way back. They were either distributing fish by the river or going home to cook fish. They had no time to hang around outside.
Jiang Mengxue and Luan Huiying slept in the room at night, and the kangs in other rooms of the house had never been heated.
Fortunately, the kang in Jiang Mengxue's room is very big, enough for a few more people to sleep in.
Gu Zhenjiang didn't come back this afternoon, so they planned to visit the grave again the next morning.
Jiang Mengxue originally wanted to go with them, but because of the taboos of pregnancy and it was not very convenient to go up the mountain, she was not allowed to go. Gu Zhenjiang took Li Cuiying and Luan Huiying with him. In addition to some snacks, cigarettes and alcohol, they also brought back rice and a fish.
There was a lot of snow on the mountain and the road was difficult to walk on. The two followed Gu Zhenjiang through many twists and turns before they arrived at the old couple's grave. Seeing that the surroundings were clean, Gu Zhenxing came to check on them almost every month.
When spring comes, pepper seeds are planted around here to prevent small animals from eating grass and digging holes.
"Mom and Dad, my third sister-in-law is back to visit you. She brought you some cigarettes, alcohol, and food. My wife from Peking University and Tsinghua University is pregnant, so I didn't let her come. Don't mind. Eat and drink well."
Gu Zhenjiang stuck the cigarette in the soil and fell directly to the ground in front of him without any regret.
The two elders were used to being frugal when they were alive, and they didn't have time to show their filial piety. Now they really regret it.
This time they just came to visit. Luan Huiying had only met the in-laws once, when she sent Gu Qingbei back home when he was five years old. When she came back later, the old lady had passed away for several months.
So they explained Gu Zhenhai's affairs, talked about Gu Qingbei's marriage, and that he would be a father next year. There was really nothing more to say until they got pregnant, so they went back.
Now everyone in the team is busy in the threshing ground, slaughtering pigs and sheep and dividing the meat.
There were many people in the team, and they slaughtered more than a dozen pigs and dozens of sheep at a time. The distribution was based on population and work points. Each person could get about one kilogram, and those with less work points could only get a few ounces.
For example, those who have not split up the family and have many people in the family can wait for about ten kilograms at a time and have a good New Year.
Before distributing the meat, Gu Zhenjiang, the team leader, and Ma Zhanguo, the branch secretary, gave a speech to encourage everyone's hard work over the past year and look forward to next year, hoping that everyone will continue to work hard and create greater glory.
"Everyone has worked hard this year, and our team doesn't know how to reward everyone, so I discussed it with the branch secretary and the accountant.
We killed fourteen pigs today and got fourteen pig heads. We will not divide them up or sell them, but give them as rewards to the fourteen people in the team with the highest work points and the best overall results. However, considering the different division of labor between men and women, we will count them separately this time, with seven men and seven women.
If a couple performs well, the family will get two pig heads. Don't be envious. From now on, whenever our team kills pigs and sheep, the pig heads and sheep heads will be given to everyone as rewards. The dozens of sheep heads will be awarded to the twenty people excluding the seven of them. Everyone has a chance.
We didn't raise many pigs this year, but the newly harvested grass seeds have been a great help to us this year. Next year, we will expand the planting, raise more livestock, and sell them to the purchasing station at the end of the year, so we can get more money. So if everyone keeps working hard next year, our lives will get better and better.
Next, let’s divide up today’s rewards first, and then divide up the meat.”
The people below became excited instantly, especially those who worked hard and got full work points among men and women.
Money and grain had been distributed before, so everyone naturally knew who had the highest work points, and they were all envious and jealous for a while.
Those who don't work seriously and often take leave are regretting it now. You know, if you can get such a free deal, you can't be lazy.
The main thing is that now the principle of 70% labor and 30% work is followed. Regardless of whether you work or not, as long as you are a member of the team, you will get basic rations when it is time.
In fact, it is not only the workers in the city who receive pensions after retirement. People over the age of 50 or 55 in the production team also have to share food. They do not have to go without food if they do not work.
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