Time flies like a sword, and in the blink of an eye, another half a year has passed.
At the end of the semester, Xiaowu got the first place as he wished.
This really made him very angry.
I acted like a big boss at home for several days.
Even Hei Ye's favorite Hu Zi had the courage to do something dirty.
His originally snow-white beard was dyed rose red with Impatiens balsam.
Coupled with Hei Ye's dark red face, he looks like an opera actor from a distance.
Hei Ye was so embarrassed that he didn't dare go out to chat with anyone for several days.
Xiaowu was also happy to have a meal of stir-fried bamboo shoots with meat.
I walked with a limp for several days.
"Mom, mom, the village chief said you should go to the drying yard for a meeting."
Xiaowu ran back and rushed straight into the kitchen, drinking water with a ladle.
Su Qing didn't want to go.
Every time we held a meeting, we would study quotations from the classics, or criticize someone who had done something wrong. Even if they were not relatives or friends, we would point out one or two shortcomings.
But... no matter how reluctant I am, I have to go.
"knew."
Su Qing said perfunctorily.
He calculated the time, took his small vest and put on a big straw hat, and went out slowly.
The same is true for Aunt Xiulan.
Because they arrived late, they sat at the back of the line.
The earth in June is like a big steamer.
In a short while, Su Qing's clothes were soaked with sweat.
The village chief in front just gave the beginning of the story.
"Oh my, this damn weather is almost drying me out."
Aunt Xiulan fanned herself with her straw hat, and sweat kept dripping down.
"Why can't we talk about it on the radio? Why do we have to gather in the drying yard, in the middle of the day?"
"Who knows?"
The two were still complaining when there was a commotion in the crowd in front.
Su Qing vaguely heard something about them being reformed and back.
After a while, a couple stood on the stage.
It was far away, so Su Qing couldn't see clearly.
The village chief spoke a few passionate quotations and then took the man off the stage.
"Fellow villagers, this year's harvest is poor again. It's still uncertain whether the crops in the fields will last until the end of the year... We need to reclaim the land..."
Among thousands of words, Su Qing accurately caught the word "reclaiming wasteland" in the village chief's words and showed a bitter expression.
Three years of severe drought caused the loss of soil fertility, and grain production decreased year by year.
In order to have food to eat, the superiors called on everyone to actively open up wasteland.
The slogans are loud, but in the end it is not the grassroots people like them who do the work.
When Su's mother learned about this, she didn't feel much.
For her, it was just a different place to chat.
The next day, at dawn, Su's mother urged everyone in the family to get up.
This time we are going to a place called Jidingling.
It is more than ten miles away from the village, so we have to hurry on our way.
Su Qing shook off the yellow mud on the edge of his shoes. He was extremely reluctant to start clearing the land.
All the places around the village where vegetables can be grown have been opened up.
Even the outskirts of Dahei Mountain have turned into scattered patches of dry land.
If you want to open up new land, you have to go to a more remote place.
Just going back and forth consumed most of Su Qing's energy, so he had no time to focus on opening up new land.
"Come on, stop looking so sullen. Our food supply still depends on the village, so we still have to go to this kind of collective labor. Even if it's just for show, it's fine."
When Su's mother saw Su Qing's expression, she knew that she was being lazy again.
"I told you not to sit still for so long. The manuscript can't be finished in one day. Why bother to exhaust yourself?"
"I'm just a little weak, not as bad as you say."
"Well, it's not that bad. I just get a splitting headache when I lie down for too long, and my back aches when I sit for too long. I feel dizzy when I stand up, and I see stars when I squat. My legs feel weak after walking a few steps, and I'm covered in sweat after running a few times. I'm not as energetic as a child, and I'm definitely not as brisk as an old man. It's pretty good."
Su Qing couldn't argue, so he turned around and went to Cheng Fangyi to complain.
Cheng Fangyi rubbed Su Qing's little face and kissed her again and again.
"My wife is great, she's really great. She can earn money, cook, teach, and take care of the kids. She's like a fairy on earth."
"Woo woo woo, my husband is still good to me."
"But wife, you better listen to our mother and come along. It doesn't matter how much you work. If you don't feel like working, just find a shady place to sit and treat it as a sightseeing trip, okay?"
After being persuaded by Cheng Fangyi, Su Qing was finally less resistant to land reclamation.
"Come on, come on, that young couple over there, it's time to get to work, stop being so annoying."
Su's mother spoke up, and Su Qing realized that everyone was staring at her.
"Here I come."
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But Su Qing found that she compromised too early.
She was out of breath after walking just over a mile.
Wenli walked very quickly with the children, and now only Xiaowu's frightened voice could be heard from a distance.
Su's mother, who was a little behind in the urination, passed by and said, "You don't even want to listen to me talking about your cooking."
"Mom, this isn't a dish, it's just that I'm not good at it. I'm pretty good at it, okay? Do you know how booming the business I have with Meilan is? Department stores in the provincial capital buy from us, and I make a net profit of one or two hundred yuan a day."
"No matter how much you earn, you have to take care of your health. Starting tomorrow, you will do morning exercises with Xiao Cheng. Don't yell at me, I won't listen."
After saying this, Su's mother strode away.
Su Qing tried his best to catch up, but he was sweating all over.
When we arrived at the place, everyone was already working hard.
Su's mother Wenli and Xiaowu had already cut a large pile of weeds.
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