Although the First Production Brigade did not suffer a total crop failure and was least affected by the flood, every family has a poor relative.
Nowadays, most girls get married off in their own commune, and if they live a little further away, they marry in nearby communes. It is rare to find a place that is too far away, so the First Production Team immediately became popular, with many relatives visiting.
If for no other reason than to borrow food, in fact, it is also to borrow lives.
Although the country has relief grain, we have to wait for the news to be reported and the grain to be transported, which will take some time. In addition, this is a mountainous area and transportation is not convenient. It will take at least a month for the grain to be dispatched and distributed to the victims.
How are we going to get through this month? The situation in the countryside is a little better. If there is no food, there are still tree bark and grass roots. But it is not the same in county towns and cities. Everything has to be purchased with coupons. If food is not distributed and there is no land, there is really nothing we can do.
Especially some key units, such as military industries and schools, and enterprises related to national affairs, the relief grain was delivered first to these units, then to other enterprises and factories, and finally to the villagers, which would take at least a month at the earliest.
Although the No. 1 production team was relatively better, it was only relatively speaking. Every family had more than a dozen or twenty people, and the more people there were, the more food they ate. The food distributed each year was enough to barely fill the stomach to 80% full. If they lent it to others, they would have to tighten their belts and live a life of hardship, or even have to go through life without a meal.
So most people adhere to one principle: don’t lend!
We don't see each other on a daily basis and haven't had any contact for many years. Now when something bad happens, we remember this relative. If we were rich, it wouldn't be a problem, but we can barely take care of ourselves, so how can we lend money to these people?
The First Production Brigade staged a tearful drama of family affection every day, with a lot of crying and shouting. In addition, there were also fights and swearing, which happened every day.
What should I do if they come to borrow food and don’t give it to me? I will cry and whine, even bringing my children with me, and I will get it even if I throw a tantrum.
Some people are hard-hearted and stick to the principle that they would rather starve others than themselves. They close the door and refuse to lend money no matter how much the recipient cries. To this extent, they can be said to be invulnerable.
But those who are not strong enough in heart will always lend some out. As long as the door is opened, people who want to borrow food will come one after another.
Most people went to Sun Gousheng's house to borrow food. After all, everyone knew that their family was relatively better off. After all, their family had fewer people and their daughters were all married into the village.
But Sun's mother is not so easy to deal with. She is only gentle to her beloved son, and is ruthless to everyone else.
In order to avoid borrowing food, they locked the door every day and climbed over the wall to go in and out.
However, there were also many close relatives, such as those who had helped him before, so he had to borrow money. So after half a month, the relatively easy-going First Production Team also became tense.
Soon someone proposed to slaughter Wang Jian's two female goats.
During the lunch break that day, some villagers sat next to Fan Ming and started to fan the flames.
"Captain, look! Wang Jianguo's triplets are already over one year old. Not only are they strong, but they also eat well and are plump. There is no other child as fat as this in our village. Shouldn't the two wild goats belong to our production team?"
"That's right. If we don't come back for a long time, they will think that the two wild goats belong to them. They may regard them as their own. One day, they secretly stew and eat them, and then say that the goats ran away. We won't be able to complain to them."
"We have all worked hard in the autumn harvest campaign, and our backs and legs ache. It's time to eat something good to replenish our body. We suffered a disaster this year, and a lot of our food coupons have been lent out. Life is really hard. It would be great if we could eat some mutton to replenish our body."
Captain Fan Ming's family also had many people come to borrow food. Fortunately, his wife was fierce and blocked many relatives who came to borrow food. Otherwise, the family would not be able to keep the food. However, there were always some relatives who couldn't save their face, such as his wife's family. His wife was particularly worried about her family. Her family had no food to eat, so his wife gave them a lot of food and tickets...
So everyone's situation is also the situation of the team leader Fan Ming himself. He has been eating vegetable nests for almost a week recently, and now he thinks that all pickles are good.
Since Wang Jianguo’s triplets are already over one year old, the two female goats can be given to males.
Ordinary villagers would not let their children drink milk for such a long time. Most of them would wean them after seven or eight months. Some would not even drink milk after half a year. However, they could not breastfeed their children even if they wanted to.
Their child is now over one year old. In addition, everyone is generally in difficulty and in poor health, so it is time to supplement him.
Speaking of mutton, it is really nutritious!
Especially mutton soup, which can not only resist cold, but also nourish the body.
Lamb tastes good and contains many rich nutrients.
Although Wang Jianguo said before that he would raise the animal for two years, we should be flexible in light of the natural disaster we have just encountered.
After work, the team leader Fan Ming came to Wang Jianguo's home and explained his purpose. Wang Jianguo understood after listening.
Wang Jianguo knew very well that if the captain had not agreed, he would not have been able to raise the babies until now, and the milk supply for his three cubs would not have been guaranteed, so Wang Jianguo was very grateful to the captain.
Now that the village is in trouble, I should give up the goats and not embarrass the team leader.
"Okay, captain, no problem, I'll lead the goat out right away." After Wang Jianguo said this, he took the captain to the sheep pen, opened the fence door, and untied one end of the rope.
But the two wild goats rolled around and couldn't get up, they just stayed close to the ground motionless. If you relaxed a little, they would run back.
Wang Jianguo: "Captain, these two goats are usually raised by my two brothers-in-law. They listen to them very much. Otherwise, I will ask them to send the goats to you at the brigade early tomorrow morning."
"Okay! No rush. I'll go back first." Team leader Fan Ming knew Wang Jianguo's strength. It was a bit strenuous for him to pull two goats, let alone him.
After waiting for the two brothers Huang Yueqiang and Huang Yuehu to come back, he took the two goats out to graze.
The two female goats also regard the two brothers as their masters. They usually follow them obediently without being tied with ropes.
Huang Yueqiang and the other person don’t know yet that the goat will be returned to the public, so they are very happy now.
While waiting for dinner in the evening, everyone gathered together, and Wang Jianguo told the Huang Yueqiang brothers about this matter. They both immediately lost their mood.
"No! Absolutely not! How can we send them away? We still want to keep them."
"That's right. I won't send it over."
The two brothers spoke righteously, saying that now the goats were no longer their livestock, but had become their good friends, and they had developed a deep affection for them.
Huang Yuelan said sternly, "Don't be willful, you two. Listen to your brother-in-law and send the goats to the production team tomorrow. The production team is in trouble now, and we can't undermine the team leader. If something happens next time, he won't help us."
After hearing what their sister said, the two brothers immediately lowered their heads and stopped talking.
Their sister is their sky and their sister is their pillar of support, so they dare not refute anything further.
"Okay, we'll send it over tomorrow."
"Got it, sister. We'll just send it over."
Although he agreed verbally, he was very unhappy in his heart.
When it was time to go to bed at night, Huang Yueqiang and Huang Yuehu both couldn't sleep, so they discussed the matter in bed.
"Brother, do we really have to send the two goats to the brigade early tomorrow morning?"
"Since my sister told us to send it, let's do it. What else can we do?"
Huang Yuehu thought for a while and said, "Brother, have you ever thought that they don't want to raise sheep, but want to eat sheep, otherwise why would they find work for themselves?"
"I know. Our production team has suffered a disaster, not to mention other production teams. The older ones have to flee famine and beg for food, so everyone must want to eat mutton to satisfy their cravings." Huang Yueqiang knew this very well. Although he was young, he was very mature.
"Brother, I have an idea."
Huang Yueqiang immediately perked up, "What's the solution?"
Huang Yuehu: "We will take the sheep away from home early tomorrow morning, hide it and go to school. If the team leader asks, we will say that we put the sheep at the team gate and it ran away by itself."
"You have a lot of ideas. Let's do it this way." Huang Yueqiang laughed.
Having put their worries to rest, the two fell asleep quickly.
The next morning, after breakfast, the two brothers put on their schoolbags, and led the two goats down the mountain.
The two men changed direction halfway through their journey, hid the sheep, gave them some grass, and went to school with their schoolbags on their backs.
The team leader came to the team and waited for everyone's work to be assigned. Team leader Fan Ming did not see the two goats.
After the work points were divided, the team leader Fan Ming called Wang Jianguo over.
"Comrade Wang Jianguo, when will your brother-in-law deliver the sheep?" asked the team leader Fan Ming.
Wang Jianguo was surprised when he heard this. "Captain, didn't my two brothers-in-law bring the sheep here? They came out with the sheep early in the morning. I watched them go down the mountain."
There were villagers nearby who had not walked far away. When they heard this, they immediately became angry. "I see you just don't want to hand over the goat. You want to secretly kill it and eat it yourself, so you deliberately said that your brother-in-law had already sent the goat back, right?!"
"What are you talking about? If I wanted to cheat, why would I wait until today?!" Wang Jianguo turned around and asked back.
Seeing Wang Jianguo's expression, the villager immediately wilted. After all, the entire commune knew about Wang Jianguo's fighting ability, and no one dared to confront him head-on because they all knew they would not get the upper hand.
Captain Fan Ming saw that things were not going well and that they were about to start a fight, so he advised, "Don't worry, everyone. This isn't a difficult matter. We can find the Huang Yueqiang brothers and ask them and we'll know."
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