When Zhou Ziwen arrived at the production team, two ox carts were already ready.
There were many people nearby busy carrying food and vegetables.
"Ziwen, the food is ready. Seven hundred kilograms of fine grains, three hundred kilograms of coarse grains, and a few hundred kilograms of vegetables and some eggs and meat."
Seeing Zhou Ziwen, Wu Dagang walked over and said.
"Okay, Uncle Wu." Zhou Ziwen nodded.
I have to say that the living standards of members who participate in collective labor are really good.
According to Wu Dagang's arrangement, the production team provided 70% fine grains and 30% coarse grains.
This treatment is comparable to the Chinese New Year.
Not to mention some eggs and meat, which were all bought by the production team.
As for grain, after the production team paid the public grain tax every year and distributed the grain to the villagers, the rest was kept as inventory.
These stocks are used for emergencies.
For example, if a member’s family was short of food, they could borrow from the production team.
When the educated youth first went to the countryside, the production team would also provide them with some food.
Finally, this is the situation we have now.
Members participated in collective labor, and their food was provided by the production team.
It was a collective labor, and the members only had to work, while the production team was responsible for their food and drink, just enough to make sure they were well fed.
Of course, the situation of each production team is different, and the treatment of members is also different.
During this kind of collective labor, the gap emerges.
Some members of the production teams could only eat coarse grains and vegetables and could not smell the taste of meat.
Some members of the production teams ate fine grains, meat, vegetables, and eggs.
This gap was immediately apparent.
Members of a production team with good conditions will feel proud.
At this time, members of the production teams with poor conditions would ask those with better conditions to see if there were any unmarried young men with good conditions.
If you meet the right one, whether it's your own daughter or niece, you can marry her off and enjoy a happy life.
It means that Dabazi Village has become rich in the past two years, otherwise Wu Dagang would not dare to squander so much.
If it were in the past, these 70% of fine grains would probably have turned into coarse grains.
Not to mention eggs and meat, it’s good enough to be able to eat your fill.
After the food was loaded, Zhou Ziwen gave an order and slowly set off with the members who were delivering the food.
The temperature was a little cold in the morning, and clouds of mist were gathering over the distant mountains and forests.
Dewdrops hung on the green grass on the ground.
There was a hint of coolness in the early morning air. Zhou Ziwen took a deep breath, feeling the freshness and moisture.
The air quality is very good this day and age, especially in places like the countryside, where it makes people feel comfortable both physically and mentally.
Tongxin Dam is not too far from Dabazi Village, only about ten miles away, which is shorter than the journey to the county town.
If you take a bullock cart, it will probably take about an hour.
Of course, this is because the village has built a road. If it were in the past, it might take more than two hours to get there.
The food delivery team moved slowly along the country road, and the creaking sound of the wheels as they passed over the ground was particularly clear in the quiet morning.
Some members sat on the ox carts, while others walked beside the carts. Everyone was talking and laughing, discussing trivial matters at home and their concern for the members on the dam.
Zhou Ziwen sat on the oxcart, looking at the scenery along the way. The crops in the fields, washed by the rain, looked even greener, like a green ocean.
Occasionally you can see a few birds foraging in the fields. They jump happily, adding a bit of vitality to this quiet countryside.
After walking for about half an hour, the team came to a small hill.
The road here is a bit rugged, and the ox cart moves even slower.
Zhou Ziwen jumped off the ox cart and pulled the cart in front with several members, helping the ox cart to climb the hill smoothly.
After crossing the hillside, we were even closer to Tongxin Dam. Everyone quickened their pace, hoping to deliver the food to the members on the dam as soon as possible.
After more than twenty minutes, Tongxin Dam appeared before our eyes.
When Zhou Ziwen arrived at Tongxin Dam, he was shocked by the scene before him.
On the Tongxin Dam, densely packed people are busy like ants.
The various production teams were mixed together, and the members were divided into different groups, each performing their own duties. The whole scene was orderly yet bustling.
On one side of the dam, stonemasons were concentrating on carving stones, hammers and chisels in their hands hitting rhythmically, and sparks flashed in the sunlight.
Each stone is carefully polished to fit perfectly on the dam and become part of a solid defense line.
Not far away, a group of members were working in pairs, carrying soil and sand with shoulder poles and baskets.
They walked in a hurry, the shoulder poles on their shoulders made a creaking sound, sweat rolled down their foreheads, but no one had the time to wipe it off.
Some members were mixing cement. They held shovels and stirred vigorously in the huge cement pool.
Cement splashed all over their bodies and faces, but they were oblivious, concentrating solely on getting the cement to the right consistency.
At the top of the dam, the person in charge was holding a loudspeaker, shouting slogans loudly, and guiding everyone's work.
His voice was clearly audible in the noisy environment, providing guidance for the orderly progress of the entire project.
The captain saw Zhou Ziwen and came forward to greet him, "Ziwen, you're finally here! If you hadn't come, we would have run out of food!"
Zhou Ziwen looked at the scene before him, feeling both moved and in awe. He said, "Uncle Zhou, thank you all for your hard work."
The members who were delivering the grain unloaded the grain and vegetables from the ox carts and moved them to the temporary warehouse on the dam.
Zhou Ziwen also joined the carrying team. He was very strong and could carry four or five bags of grain at a time. Seeing his enthusiasm, the members were encouraged and worked harder to carry the grain.
After unloading the grain, Zhou Ziwen and the team leader walked aside and asked in detail about the progress of the dam repair work.
"Uncle Zhou, when will the dam be completed?" Zhou Ziwen asked.
The captain wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "So far, the progress is going smoothly. We have completed most of the basic repair work and estimate that it will be completed in another week."
Zhou Ziwen listened to the captain's words and nodded, "That's great, Uncle Zhou. I hope it can be completed on time so that everyone can go back and reunite with their families earlier."
The captain nodded and said, "Yes, everyone misses home. But in this final, critical stage, we still can't let our guard down."
Hearing this, Zhou Ziwen couldn't help but sigh that people of this era are so simple.
I guess we won’t see scenes of collective labor like this again in a few years.
For ordinary people of this era, their lives may be hard and material resources are scarce, but their spirits are very rich.
They worked tirelessly for the collective good and to protect their homeland. Their spirit of unity and dedication was truly moving. (End of this chapter)
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