Chu Xi was finally relieved by her parents' safe arrival. That night, she fell asleep with a slightly excited mood.
The next morning, Chu Xi got up early and packed up. She washed, cleaned, cooked, and took care of the children's dressing and meals. Her busy and ordinary life was filled with happiness and warmth.
Soon, Chu Xi went out again with her little tail.
Yes, she was addicted to visiting neighbors and gossiping. Listening to those aunties, young girls and pretty wives chatting about all sorts of gossip, Chu Xi always felt it was extremely entertaining. She also had nothing to do, so she would gossip too. Otherwise, she wouldn't know what to write to Shi Peng next time.
She racked her brains but couldn't come up with anything to write about the monotonous life day after day, taking care of the kids, walking the dog, cooking, doing housework, going into the mountains, etc. Of course, she certainly wouldn't mention the treasure hunts in the mountains or the black market in the county town.
Therefore, Chu Xi, who only graduated from the second grade of elementary school in his previous life, was really at a loss when it came to writing letters!
So after her parents came, she found that listening to gossip was also a very interesting thing. Every day she chatted with the enthusiastic villagers, played with the children, and walked the dog. Those days were very pleasant.
It was obvious that his popularity was getting better and better. After all, he had some knowledge and could offer targeted opinions on many things, often hitting the nail on the head. This was something that most of the people here who might never leave the town could compare to.
She even has time to help many primary school students with their homework. Her patient and attentive personality makes everyone feel that she is someone who is easy to get along with.
Then I received more praise and compliments, got to know more chat partners and friends, and of course, had more topics and secrets, even "scandals".
As a result, she had a better understanding of the village or the rural areas of this era, and she also felt some sympathy.
Now everyone in the village lives a very hard life and eats only coarse grains.
Vegetables can only be eaten when the ripe vegetables are ripe in summer and autumn. When the green vegetables are not ripe, most families cannot eat vegetables and cannot afford to buy vegetables. Therefore, apart from potatoes, cabbage and radishes, which are essential vegetables in the home, other vegetables are rarely eaten throughout the year.
No one could earn money working in the production team. After working hard for a year, the money they earned was only enough to buy food.
That is to say, the food distributed by the production team to the farmers required money. Everyone worked and earned work points, and the final total money was deducted from the food ration money allocated to the farmers, and there was almost nothing left.
This means that farmers worked hard for a year and could only get enough money to eat, so farmers were really suffering at that time. Farmers could not afford to eat meat except during the New Year and other festivals.
At night, because they were very tired after a hard day, they all sat at home. Some of the elderly people gathered together to chat about family matters, while others talked about various things.
As for the little ones, they have to do their homework in the evening after school.
Because there were no electrical wires and no electric lights, we only had kerosene lamps. After doing homework for several hours at night, my nose would be blackened by the kerosene lamps.
After dinner, the women who had work to do some housework, and those who didn’t get together to chat.
Some uneducated people spread rumors about others, some of which are true, some are false, and some are pure nonsense.
So rural life in this era is very monotonous and boring.
There is no TV, no internet, and no mobile phones. Being able to watch a movie occasionally in the evening is a kind of enjoyment.
Besides, it’s an open-air movie, and it’s not shown every day. How often does it take for it to be shown?
Especially in remote mountain villages like theirs, there are even fewer opportunities. They often have to travel a long way to the commune to see it, and it is always as lively as a festival.
In fact, at this time, everyone is still working day and night, and there is always something to do.
Generally speaking, it is almost dark when you get home from work during the day.
First, they would bring the children, chickens, ducks and dogs flying around back home, and then cook dinner. After the family finished dinner, the men would sit at the door and smoke a few bags of dry tobacco. After the women cleared the table, they would either watch the children read or write, or help them wash and go to bed.
A man who cares about a woman will help her take care of the children and do the housework, or chat with her and coax her to go to bed early.
But in fact, there are still many things waiting for women to do. They need to wash the dirty clothes of the whole family, cook the pig manure for tomorrow, and mend the clothes that were accidentally scratched during the day...
Only when everyone is almost asleep can the housewife take care of herself and prepare for bed.
If the elderly at home are healthy, they can do a lot of housework. If the elderly are in poor health, the couple will have to take care of them after work.
Moreover, during the busy farming season of "double harvest", the production team would organize night work, which means that after everyone had a simple dinner at home, they would go to the fields to work under the bright moonlight, either harvesting or plowing the soil.
The farmers at that time were really simple, respectable and lovely people!
After wandering around for many days, Chu Xi gradually began to understand the difficulties faced by his fellow villagers. Although he wanted to help them, he didn't dare to show it too obviously.
I also thought of her identity as an educated youth who went to the countryside to support rural construction. I felt that I was a person with a golden finger and I had to find a way to help everyone get rich.
Now the policies have improved a lot, and there are many furtive businessmen on the streets of the county, although they dare not be so blatant.
Many communes also have side businesses, such as breeding cooperatives, planting cooperatives, and textile cooperatives. Under the name of the collective, they enrich everyone's pockets. As long as it is public, collective, and not illegal, they can do it.
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