Chapter 87: Dividing the Land

"Okay, okay."

Lu Tianlei took the bowl with a smile on his face and pushed it in front of Huang Zhiye: "Brother, your dumpling restaurant must be making quite a lot of profit. You and your wife are the only ones opening a shop here, so don't you worry that someone from above will come down to investigate?" He pointed his finger to the sky and said nothing more.

"You mean those red armbands from before?"

The middle-aged man turned around and handed over the other two bowls of dumplings. He laughed and said, "Hey, brother, you guys are probably very backward there, right? In our city, things changed two years ago. People are allowed to go out on the street to do business! It's a pity that you said this in our alleys. If you went to East Street and took a walk around the pier, you wouldn't say this!"

His wife also took the initiative to talk: "That's right! After the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee two years ago, everything in the city has changed. The spring breeze of reform and opening up has already blown..."

Huang Xinran listened silently.

While eating, I kept in my mind the passionate singing of the boss and his partner.

At this time in her previous life, she was taken in by Jiang Yurou and worked for others to fill her stomach. Unfortunately, she had to go through this miserable period of time with one meal full and one meal hungry. It was also because of her difficult life that she missed many opportunities to make money because of one reason or another...

Nowadays, not to mention the provinces close to the capital, even City C where they are located has undergone earth-shaking changes.

But why hasn’t the countryside changed?

After all, it still has something to do with that special period of history in the past...

The only way to relieve everyone's worries is to let them see with their own eyes what the world will be like after reform and opening up. Only when they see it with their own eyes will they believe it.

Just like Lu Tianlei now!

Lu Tianlei didn't even have time to eat the dumplings. He listened to the boss and his wife bragging, with a gleam in his eyes from time to time.

After finishing their meal and leaving the dumpling shop, Lu Tianlei took the lead, walked along the alley with his hands behind his back, and headed straight for East Street following the direction indicated by the boss.

The prosperity of East Street soon appeared before their eyes.

The sea of ​​people brushing shoulders with each other, the porters coming and going, the little girls greeting customers with sweet smiles... everything is so new and beautiful.

Huang Xinran's eyes widened as well. At this time in her previous life, she had been hiding here and there, hiding from Xiao Huayu, hiding from her parents and elder brother, hiding and doing some work to barely earn a living, and then quickly retreating back to the comfortable nest that Jiang Yurou had built for her.

It's not right to call it a cozy nest. Now that I think about it, it was simply a place that Jiang Yurou used to deprive her of her freedom in the name of safety in order to control her and take away everything that belonged to her.

"I never expected it! The world outside... has really changed!"

Lu Tianlei sighed.

Huang Zhiye nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

"My dear relatives, the world has changed, and we have to change with it. People outside have already distributed land to each household, and are living a good life. We can't continue to lag behind. If we lag behind, we will be beaten..."

"Well said! Those who fall behind will be beaten!"

Lu Tianlei nodded heavily. He turned around and waved to everyone: "Let's go! Let's go home and divide the land!"

Huang Zhiye was also distressed and happy.

Lu Tianlei is the secretary. The policy of distributing land was actually distributed two years ago, but no one has touched it. After all, it is because they were scared after those years. Now that the worry is gone, after returning to distribute the land, they can catch up with the families to harvest corn, sweet potatoes and rice.

Several people returned home happily.

Lu Tianlei did not even have time to rest and immediately called everyone together to discuss the matter.

The next morning, the gathering bell rang. The villagers gathered in the sunning field and discussed the reason for the gathering.

Huang Xinran was not in a hurry to go over. She already knew everything she needed to know, even more than the villagers. So there was no need to rush over to listen.

She was busy taking out the quilts at home to dry, but her thoughts were already flying far away.

After the meeting, it was time to divide the land. After dividing the land, she did not plan to let her parents stay in the countryside to farm. On the contrary, on the way back, she had already persuaded Huang Zhiye and her elder brother to open a shop in the city to sell and make clothes. Huang Zhiye only hesitated for a moment and agreed.

In fact, Huang Xinran originally planned to let the Lu family move into the city, but was declined by Lu Tianlei.

"I know that Yun Chen's wife is only thinking about the good of everyone. But the current situation is unclear. I am dividing the land under pressure. If it works out well, everyone will be happy. But I am afraid that if another person does that... If that happens, I, as the leader, will not be able to escape the blame."

Huang Xinran wanted to tell him that he was worrying too much. If she hadn't lived for more than thirty years in the future, how could she dare to insist that nothing would change?

Lu Tianlei waved his hand and continued, "Yun Chen is doing better and better in the army now. Compared to the little money I could earn in the city, I would rather stay in the countryside and build a solid foundation for my children's future. As long as my children and grandchildren are successful, what does the little wealth mean to me?"

Huang Xinran was silent.

I have to say that Lu Tianlei is indeed a wise man.

Of course, this wisdom was very good at certain times, such as when he had foresight and planned for Lu Yunchen's future. But at other times it became a burden, such as when he and many of his colleagues in the commune were reluctant to divide the land and implement the land responsibility system.

When the villagers learned about the division of land, they all smiled happily.

Many people rushed to tell each other, and the place was very lively.

On this day, there was an endless stream of people visiting the Lu family from morning till late at night. Lu Tianlei warmly entertained all the visitors and refused anyone who tried to use the back door.

Huang Xinran admired him very much for being able to refuse gifts while not falling out with those who asked him for something.

When we entered the village and started measuring the land, we naturally had to argue over the marginal and fragmentary pieces of land.

Whose superior land has a high yield, who has a low yield from water-logged land (alluvial land), who is about to get a new daughter-in-law, who is about to have a new baby... These trivial matters may seem insignificant, but for the native country people, even if it is just a tree or a seedling, they will never allow injustice.

The Lu family also received some land.

Huang Xinran also went to see the excitement. It was the best and most superior farmland in Qianjin Village. Unlike the flooded farmland, which was 12 mu per acre, the best farmland was 8 mu per acre. It looked small in area, but it produced more grain.

The Lu family’s land is also very close. It is the piece of land that extends to the back mountain next to the Lu family’s house and is connected to the Lu family’s private mountain, forming a whole area that is easy to cultivate.

Huang Xinran didn't know how to judge the quality of the land. He just thought it was pretty good and it would make farming easier in the future.

Compared to the villagers who were all focused on the land, she put more energy into looking for shops in the city.