Chapter 126 Second Uncle's Disaster Relief
Before Liu Jianshe could answer, Ren Guorong had already walked into the courtyard and called out happily, "Aye!"
Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan stepped forward and said, "Second Uncle, what brings you here? Please come inside."
Ren Guorong said, "Let's go inside and talk."
As everyone entered the house, Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan prepared and served tea.
Ren Guorong took a sip of tea and said, "We came here to guide the disaster relief efforts. We heard that Hongyun County basically doesn't need disaster relief grain, especially since Anfeng Brigade wasn't severely affected. So we came down to visit and inspect to see what the reasons are, so that other places can follow suit if droughts occur in the future."
Lin Shanshan replied, "At the time, seeing that it hadn't rained for several months, I thought I'd prepare for the worst, so I cleared land and planted wheat."
Ren Guorong said, "Very good, we'll be prepared for both possibilities, just in case."
"Could you take me to see the wheat fields?"
Gu Yiye replied, "Of course, shall we leave now?"
"Walk!"
At Ren Guorong's command, everyone put down their teacups and marched in a grand procession to the wheat field.
From afar, the golden wheat fields rippled in the wind, their plump ears of wheat bringing joy to anyone who saw them.
As I approached, I saw Gangzi's mother, Aunt Li, walking back and forth in the wheat field, looking happy, her wrinkles deepening with her smile.
Lin Shanshan greeted, "Aunt Li, you've come to see the wheat today!"
Aunt Li laughed: "Yes, come and fetch water, and check on the wheat. It will be ready to harvest in five or six days, and Gangzi will be able to get married."
Their family was poor and had many children, so Gangzi had never gotten married.
Aunt Li said gratefully, "We really have to thank Lin, the educated youth, for letting us plant wheat, which enabled Gangzi to get a wife."
Ren Guorong asked, puzzled, "Big sister, how can this kind of wheat be related to getting married?"
Aunt Li was a little scared when she saw the stranger, who was still wearing a crisp Zhongshan suit. She lowered her voice and replied, "The family that Gangzi was looking for is from the next county. They were hit hard by the disaster and have many children. They are afraid they won't have enough to eat. We gave them 200 jin of wheat as a betrothal gift, and they agreed."
"Of course, most importantly, that girl met Gangzi and they both liked each other."
Ren Guorong smiled and said, "Then congratulations to you, elder sister."
Aunt Li smiled and said thank you, then picked up her buckets and left, saying she still had to go back to tidy up.
Looking at the golden wheat fields, Ren Guorong sighed, "If every brigade could be like Anfeng Brigade, there would be no people going hungry."
Gu Yiye said, "Things will get better in the future. The country will definitely make sure that every citizen has enough to eat."
Ren Guorong nodded. Ensuring that the people of the whole country have enough to eat is a long and arduous road, and even in the best-case scenario, it will take decades to complete.
To Ren Guorong's surprise, after Lin Shanshan returned to Haishi and founded a science and technology school, she transformed China into a high-tech country in less than three years.
The school has also cultivated a group of outstanding agricultural science and technology talents. They have taken root in rural areas and worked hard. Five years later, not only can everyone in China have enough to eat, but there is also a lot of grain that can be exported.
After visiting the wheat fields, Ren Guorong prepared to set off for the next county town. Lin Shanshan, not seeing her second aunt, asked, "Second Uncle, why didn't Second Aunt come?"
Ren Guorong said, "She went back to Beijing. Now it's disaster relief work, and she can't help much, so we let her go back to preside over the work of the agricultural department."
At this moment, the sun was high in the sky, and Gu Yiye said, "Second Uncle, let's have some food before we go."
Ren Guorong waved his hand: "No, we'll eat some dry food in the car. So many disaster-stricken people have no food, I feel uneasy. We need to get down there as soon as possible and distribute the food to them."
The group came and went in a hurry. After they left, Gu Xiang took Gu Ai'ai and dug a basket of bamboo shoots to take home.
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