mushroom.
fungus.
Dried bamboo shoots.
Pine nuts.
Walnut.
Six sheets of fluffy rabbit fur.
A dried rabbit, a smoked fish, and two kilograms of fresh cotton.
Song Luoyun took out the things in the backpack he brought back one by one. When he learned that he could return to Beijing, he started to prepare these for his family.
The six pieces of top-quality rabbit fur were stuffed into my pocket by Aunt Qiao that night, saying that we had recently caught some rabbits in the mountains, and that I should take the fur back to Beijing for my family.
The rabbit meat and dried fish were actually given to me by the Su family. The rest were mountain products picked up by my younger sister in the mountains. She had sent them home before, but I brought them back directly this time.
Half a pound of cotton was allocated to my younger sister, another pound was grown by us on our own, and the remaining half a pound was exchanged with families in the production team.
The production teams in the mountain villages are different from the production teams we know. They can plant some cotton in their own plots, but not more than 20 trees.
After every household plants these twenty cotton trees, if they work hard, they can harvest about 300 grams of cotton a year.
Moreover, the family was not really honest. They kept some for themselves and planted some, or scattered some seeds somewhere on the mountain. This was something that the family tacitly accepted, and each had their own small base.
In this way, each family can harvest up to 700 grams of cotton a year. Finally, add the cotton distributed by the production team, and you can get more than one pound of cotton a year.
This year, my younger sister, Su Huazhu, does not have such a small base. After all, it is the first year in the production team. After the spring plowing, the three of them plan to find a small area on the mountain to plant dozens of cotton plants.
Although the three of us have no shortage of cotton-padded clothes, cotton-padded pants, and cotton-padded quilts, who would complain about this? !
I can't go now, but my family can.
Especially this year, the first year, Su Huazhu gave all the cotton in her own garden to her brothers and sisters, so it will be difficult to get her share next year.
However, Song Luoyun and her sister would not take advantage of Su Huazhu. The firewood and water of the three of them were all chopped and brought back.
"Grandma and Grandpa, these guys picked them up in the mountains. There are especially many of them after the rain..."
Song Luoyun introduced the things he brought back to the old man, the old lady, his brothers and sisters, and told them about his work in the production team.
There is no such thing as reporting good news but not bad news. Our life in the countryside is really good. At least we are not as cautious and worried as we were in Beijing.
My brothers and sisters are so cute that I want to take them to the countryside. No, I also want to take my grandparents with me.
Song Luoyun thought of the days spent in the cowshed and the work at home, and his grandparents were not going there yet.
The old man had believed in Qiao Jiuru's words before, and now after listening to his grandson's words, he felt that his original decision was absolutely correct.
Only about three months after the two children went to the countryside, they sent them a package of mountain products.
Mushrooms and fungus.
Later, after two months, I sent it once. From then on, I sent it once every three months, all of which were mushrooms, black fungus, dried bamboo shoots and other food.
Xiaonian's two younger brothers and sisters listened with surprise and longing on their faces. This was completely different from what they had heard before.
I used to hear that the educated youth who went to the countryside not only didn’t have enough to eat, but the work there was also extremely hard. Soon they became as thin as bamboo poles and cried and shouted to come back.
However, our brothers and sisters seem to be living well in the countryside. My brother even said that he plans to work harder next year to get nine or ten work points, so that he can have enough to eat without the help of Aunt Qiao.
This time, Sister 꺶 did not come back with Brother 꺶. I heard that it was unsafe on the road and Brother 꺶 was afraid that he could not take good care of her.
My brother said that my sister was doing well. This time when she came back by herself, my sister went to sleep in the same room with cousin Su, so that she would be safe and have a companion.
"Xiao Luo, now that you are home, you have seen the situation at home, so you don't have to worry about it anymore. When your brothers and sisters are a little older next year, I will send them to school."
How could Mr. Song not know that his grandson was worried and uneasy about his family? This time he came back to visit and it should put his mind at ease.
"Brother, you are now in school. You ranked second in the class in the exam. Now you are no longer afraid of being scolded. Grandpa said that our current situation is only temporary. One day, we will all be fine. Now we should accumulate strength and wait for the day when light comes."
Xiaonian has grown very fast in the past year. He goes to the black market every two or three months, sees a lot, and becomes stronger.
Now the children in the family are the most important. They take care of their grandparents, their younger brothers and sisters, and don't let their older brothers and sisters worry about them.
Grandpa doesn't let me go to the black market every month anymore, we have enough food stored for a year. Meat and fish that can be stored for a long time can last for two or three months, and eggs can be stored for the winter, so we buy more and eat a few every two or three days to satisfy our cravings.
Anyway, I have enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear, and I can improve my life from time to time. This is much better than many families in Beijing.
The Song family is very satisfied and happy.
"Okay, okay, I got it."
Song Luoyun wiped his eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and finally felt at ease.
At night, Song Luoyun and Song Xiaonian took the two children to a room. The two brothers lay on the kang and talked in low voices.
On the other side, Grandpa Song and Grandma Song were awake. They touched the cotton and rabbit fur brought back by their grandson, and discussed how to deal with the two things.
"This rabbit fur is sewn on the toes of the shoes of the two children in Xiaonian, so that they can't find it."
"The cotton wool is in your cotton clothes. Go out and sweep the streets and toilets. It will keep you warm."
"I'll sew you a vest out of rabbit fur, and sew the toe cap on."
"Two of those vests will be enough. Cut off the corners and sew the toes for your shoes. Now that you have the rabbit fur vests, you can stuff the cotton inside your cotton-padded clothes. Sew one for the Little New Year, and don't do it for the Little Rain for now. Let you stay on the Kang in winter."
The old man didn't say he didn't work, he went out to work before dawn. Unless it rained, he had to sweep the streets and toilets. For the sake of his grandchildren and his wife, he had to take care of his health.
Fortunately, the grandson and granddaughter went to the countryside, and the children in the family were all old, young and sick, so the remaining three little ones did not embarrass them.
Grandma Song has always been in poor health, and it is only because Grandpa Song has taken on the work of sweeping the streets and cleaning the toilets in several alleys that she can have more rest. But in summer or autumn when the weather is good, Grandma Song will insist on going out to clean the toilets in the alley assigned to her.
Moreover, Xiaonian would run to help every time after school. When the weather was neither too cold nor too hot, little Xiaoluo and Xiaoyu would follow their grandparents to sweep the streets and help out.
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