The outer courtyard, also called the front yard, is a piece of compacted land in front of the house. There is a dense pepper tree in the middle of the front yard.
There is a stone mill on the left, a fenced vegetable garden on the right, and a simple wooden shed in the southwest corner, which is a cattle shed. However, there are no cattle in it. Now there are some hoes, sickles and other tools.
The courtyard gate is in the southeast, about 1.5 meters wide, and the door head is not high, only 1.8 meters. Tall people have to bend down to go out.
There is also a wooden shed next to the courtyard gate, with a lot of coal stored in it. People use coal mud mixed with soil to cook, which is very durable.
There is no shortage of coal in this place. There is a small coal pit in the village. The price is 8 cents per pound. Villagers can dig at will. The team leader will organize people to exchange the extra coal for food.
The terrain of Shuanglong Village is undulating, a bit like hills, and the land is also terraced. People live in areas with high and low places, staggered and orderly.
There are no big mountains here, only some high and low loess slopes, so people don't use firewood to cook. In winter, they use corn stalks, corn cobs and the like to heat the kang.
Some people also use coal, but incomplete combustion of coal will produce carbon monoxide, which is quite dangerous, so most people do not use it.
Moreover, the characteristic of this place is the high threshold. Whether it is the main door or the door of the house, there is a high threshold. Zhang Weifang was not used to it and almost tripped when he went out.
There are three steps outside the gate, and down the steps is a flat road.
There is a well on the right side of the door, which was built jointly by her family and the two neighbors on the left, and the three families use it together.
Not far to the right front of the well, there is a black date tree with lush branches and leaves. There is a circle of stones under the tree, and the neighbors around are sitting on the stones to enjoy the cool air.
Seeing Zhang Weifang coming out, a sister-in-law from the Zhang family greeted her warmly:
"Weifang, are you feeling better? Come and sit for a while."
Zhang Weifang hurried over and called out:
"Sister-in-law Ruyi, I'm fine now."
Ruyi's sister-in-law is called Zhang Ruyi. She is only 25 years old, tall and thin, with a rosy face. She is a good worker. Her husband Zhang Cunsuo is of the same generation as Zhang Weifang. Ruyi's sister-in-law's house is to the west of hers. The two families are separated by only a wall and have a very close relationship.
Zhang Weifang sat under a big tree, listening to her neighbors chatting about everything under the sun, and she also heard a lot of gossip.
On a summer night, the occasional evening breeze drove away people's fatigue of the day. At around 8 o'clock, everyone dispersed one after another, and Zhang Weifang also returned home.
After returning home, Zhang Weifang scooped some hot water and washed up before going to rest.
The whole family shared an enamel basin, and had to take turns washing their faces and feet. Fortunately, Zhang Weifang had just graduated and brought back her school accommodation set, which saved her embarrassment.
It is worth mentioning that there is a hole dug next to the stove mouth of the kitchen stove, and a ceramic vat is placed inside. The heat from cooking each time can just heat the water in the ceramic vat next to it, so it is very convenient to use hot water every day.
Zhang Qiao Na is a very clean person, so everyone in the house keeps the house very clean. Even if there is a lack of water and they cannot take a bath frequently, they must wash their face and feet every day.
Toothbrushes and toothpaste were also luxuries, so only Zhang Weifang and Zhang Weiren used them at home.
Zhang Weifang is quite satisfied with everything here. Although the food is not good, just some rough corn buns, the living place is clean and cool, and the family members are also nice, which makes her feel that life is very comfortable.
There is no hustle and bustle, no bright lights and wine, just a simple village. Looking out from afar, you can see rolling green hills, and looking up, you can see groups of white clouds.
Shuanglong Village is a very large village with a population of more than 2,000. It is the most populous village in the entire Le'an County.
There are 10 teams in the village, and each team has a team leader to lead everyone in doing farm work. The villagers are down-to-earth and hardworking, and the harvest is good, so everyone is in good spirits.
The only bad thing is the lack of water in the village. There is no river in the village, and every household relies on wells for water. When it rains, the wells can store some water. Everyone relies on the weather for water, and the crops also rely on God for irrigation.
In the past two years, the weather has been dry and there has been almost no rain. The crops in the fields have died of drought. Every household has to rely on wild vegetables to survive, and life is very difficult.
When team leader Wu Dahai went to the commune to report the situation to the leaders, he learned that the drought in other places was even more serious and people had starved to death in many places.
As a Party member, Wu Dahai has always been hardworking. He led his team members to dig coal, and then used livestock to carry the coal to the Shitou Commune 40 kilometers away to exchange it for food.
The tender elm bark in the village was also peeled off and made into elm bark noodles. Although it didn't taste good, no one in the village starved to death.
In short, under the leadership of the team leader, life in Shuanglong Village is pretty good, the team members are very convinced of the team leader, and everyone can be said to live and work in peace and contentment.
Before going to bed, Zhang Weifang followed Zhang Weishuang to the toilet. The typical dry toilet and all kinds of mosquitoes in summer greatly tested Zhang Weifang's patience, and she almost vomited.
The toilet was outside the street. A row of small caves were specially dug to serve as toilets for every household. You can imagine the smell. Anyway, Zhang Weifang didn't have the confidence to go there a second time.
At night, there was a urine bucket in each room, which was emptied early the next morning, which made Zhang Weifang feel much more comfortable.
The three sisters lay on the bare kang, which was covered with a reed mat and a green oilcloth with peony flowers.
The family was so poor that they could not afford mattresses, so the three sisters slept on oilcloth, with two quilts for each of them, one for Zhang Weifang and one for her two younger sisters.
The kang was very hard, but maybe Zhang Weifang was used to it, so she didn't feel uncomfortable.
The two little ones ran around all day and fell asleep snoring before nine o'clock.
Zhang Weifang couldn't sleep. She didn't have enough dinner and was very hungry. When she thought about going to the toilet, she became even more worried.
"System, Qiqi, let's chat for a while!"
"Host, what's the matter?"
"I'm really not used to that toilet. Can I buy it in the system?"
"Yes, we have disposable flush toilets, premium massage models, and fully automatic machines, but they all require points to redeem."
"Where should I put it if I buy it? It's not appropriate to put it outside, right?"
"You can exchange it for a folding space and put it inside. No one can find it." The Moon System said slowly.
"Is it a space where people can enter? Can we plant things?" Zhang Weifang's eyes lit up when he heard the word "space".
The space in the novel was something she envied greatly. Could it be that the Yue Lao system could also be used to redeem space? Was her moment of glory about to arrive?
"You're overthinking it. It's just a folded space around you. It's uninhabitable, and the points are very high." The Yue Lao system rolled its eyes secretly, thinking that Zhang Weifang was too whimsical.
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