Era: Retired from the army at the beginning and returned home

Longyang Town and Changjin Town are now merged and are only called Longjin Town.

Before this, the two towns were actually similar. Changjin Town had no other high-quality resources except being close to an old forest.

But it's different now. After the merger, the brigade in Longyang Town became the first brigade, and the production brigade in Changjin Town became the second brigade.

But look at the life of the two brigades now. The first team raises chickens, ducks and pigs, and makes a living by making wooden pallets. The second brigade had nothing but clearing land and growing some vegetables. It would be strange if some people were not jealous, but before the merger, how the mayor of Longyang Town resigned was not only known to the villagers, but also the commune team from Changjin Town.

Although because Feng Zhenchang stepped down, the senior leaders of the commune are all from Changjin Town, and the people who were said to be parachuted in have not yet taken office. But if you want to take advantage of a large team's business, it's really hard to start.

But this year, people from many places have fled here again. The harvest is not good, and many families have left their hometowns with only a little food. If you don't leave early and wait until the weather is cold and your food rations are gone before you run away, it's no different than directly sending yourself to death.

Many people went to the mining areas in various places to work hard, but the mining areas could not accommodate so many people. The current policy is for each city to contain as many people as possible, and all have begun to assign rescue tasks as tasks.

The above is to ask everyone to tighten their belts and help everyone. Some areas with relatively good water sources can survive droughts, and the reduction in production may not necessarily be large. But because of this policy, life has become difficult.

There is also a mission in Longjin Town, but it has not been implemented yet. The accommodation requirement is not large, just two hundred people. But there is not much fertile land in Longjin Town, and it is still trying to find a way to ensure that the members within its jurisdiction do not starve to death. Let alone two hundred people, there is no way to accommodate even two people.

How to resettle them? Which team and village are willing to accommodate people from out of town? Now the town has said that if you don't take a wife, if you reach the age, you will be given a wife directly. Choose from those girls who come from out of town to accompany their parents and families.

After finishing the selection, we still have to see how many people want to arrange it, and we discuss building some wooden houses. Then give them some grain and let them follow everyone in producing and farming.

However, how to provide this food? How much ration is needed to accommodate one person per day? Who will pay for the ration? Ask the villagers to save their own rations, and no one is willing to donate half a catty per household. Some of you have elderly people in your family going to beg for food. How can I give you half a catty of food?

This is said to mean getting a wife for free, but there are only a few bachelors in the first team who want it, and only one in the second team is married. No one wants you to have sex with a free woman, and I don’t know how many people will be starved to death in future generations. But don't be too greedy, they are all skin and bones, don't die in bed.

Now Luo Wen, the deputy captain, has a headache. Taking in the victims is a good thing. But it is true that you have to act within your ability. In the above sentence, try every means to overcome difficulties, but everyone's belt is already tightened. No matter how hard you tighten it, you will die if you tighten it again.

But just because the first team was raising pigs and chickens and ducks, the people from the second team called on the first team to save some of the feed for chickens, ducks and pigs and give it to the victims. What else could they feed chickens, ducks and pigs when there was no one to eat.

Secretary Xia, who was merged from Changjin Town and now holds the position of secretary, actually knows the situation of the first team. I know that a large team of chickens, ducks, pigs and feed were dispatched from the city. Even the documents and agreements signed by the large team can be seen in the commune.

The villagers don't understand the situation, so it's normal to think that way. But the town really has no food rations to accommodate those people, and no money. The small amount of funds the town has is not enough to pay wages, and it has to ask for help from the finance department.

What Secretary Xia meant was that the town would issue an IOU to a large group of them and buy some of their pig feed. Don't skimp on chickens and ducks, because they have to lay eggs. But I hope they, as captains, can persuade those who raise chickens and ducks to lend the eggs to the commune first after selling them for food. The commune also issued IOUs.

Another thing is that a large team is producing wooden pallets. Is there a limit on the quantity? If not, we will admit some victims to work, produce more, and after selling the money, we will find a way to get some food. The task above may be completed.

Damn, whoever is poor is justified, because there is no livelihood in Changjin Town, so the task of containing them basically falls on a large team. Of course, the wood that used to belong to Changjin Town can be cut by a large team at will, without any charge. But wood is not valuable these days, so you can’t save much.

Luo Wen felt that this deputy captain was really aggrieved and inappropriate, and had no power to arrange and assign his own people to work. Yes, he does have the responsibility to share the affairs and tasks in the town. So it's still being delayed now, because as far as the reception policy is concerned, no one has been sent to drive away the large number of people fleeing the famine. Naturally, the security situation is also quite poor.

"Isn't this bullying? The raising of chickens, ducks, pigs, and the processing of pallets were all brought about by my eldest brother. Zhenchang had the idea before, but now that they have merged, the people over there are pushing the matter here again. Still It’s better not to merge.”

"If we don't merge, our Longyang Town will still have to take in people. What's the point of telling lies?"

After hearing what Bingzi said, Luo Wen did not share the same hatred as him. If the town is combined, some expenses will actually be streamlined. If the harvest is good in the future, the town will become larger and stronger.

However, Luo Wen and Luo Baotian were discussing, and this matter could not be avoided. But it’s true that no one is poor and the other is right. Secretary Xia said it was right. He owed a lot of everything and wrote an IOU. But something went wrong with the chicken, duck, and pig farming here, and it wasn't them who were in trouble, but Luo Cheng in the city.

Luo Baotian's opinion is that for those who bear half of the burden on one side, those who marry girls who have escaped from famine can not be counted among them. The remaining 190 or so people were divided equally. Otherwise, all the chickens and ducks should be collected, and the wooden pallets should be stopped. Just borrow some feed and give it to people with connections as cereal rations.

One more thing to know is that the town's IOU is paid to you. How does the town's revenue come from? If the pigs are sold, except for the cost and some work points received by the pig raisers, it is really true that the town will not get a penny. Do you think that if you make a living out of this wooden pallet, the profits can be divided directly?

The village cannot do some business without going through the brigade, and the brigade cannot do anything without going through the commune. Everyone does their own thing, and they don’t turn in what they earn. How will the town’s financial revenue come from?

Therefore, Secretary Xia's statement about issuing an IOU to the first team does not make much sense. As soon as you hand over the profits, they will reimburse you for the costs and calculate the labor cents of some of your farmers. If you offset the back and forth, at most it means that they don't need a penny, but in fact, a large team is still responsible for all the people who need to be accommodated.

Rowan has actually been thinking about this for the past two days. Now that his children have gone to the city, he is worried about his younger brothers, sisters and some relatives. The deputy captain is at best inappropriate and just supports this and that, just so that no one will need to owe money or anything in the end.

But since things don’t go my way, I can just stop working. I’ll just continue to work every day from now on. The relatives surnamed Luo are all in debt to their own family and cannot provide food relief. If they don't mind this, they can still borrow feed as cereals. He himself has eaten soybean meal, and it is not unpalatable after cooking.

Luo Bing brought meat and wine today. Luo Wen didn't think so much and asked him to call his two uncles. Have a drink in the evening, and let them see if they want the rice bran and soybean meal. If they want it, let them decide. Luo Cheng Xiaoyu and the others are nephews and nieces, so just give them some of the food they are given.

Of course, I promised to keep the daughter-in-law Qin Ru's family. Just send it over tomorrow morning.

Luo Bing heard the order, nodded and went out. It was a good night to drink, and he could get a drink. If his father hid it, he wouldn't be able to drink it. How much does this bottle of wine cost? He saw the receipt issued by the supply and marketing cooperative.

Ngee Ann City.

When Luo Cheng came back this time, no one escaped first, mainly because the factory bought back the fire basin and charcoal according to his request. At present, there are only a few office subjects, and ten braziers have been purchased. Many departments now share an office, so few braziers are not needed.

Luo Cheng paid some money, filled up the account, and then asked Shishi and the others to load three braziers and a bag of charcoal into the car.

"Brother, you are so kind to us."

"Okay, okay, Shishi, please stop being glib. This brazier will be used as a dowry for you when you get married."

"I don't want a brazier as a dowry. Brother, give it to Xiaoyu. She is older than me and she will get married first."

"Oh, you don't want a brazier, what do you want?"

"I want a hot water bottle and an enamel basin. Aunt Wang opposite said that when people in the city get married, they need this as a dowry."

"Haha, it turns out that you have wanted to get married for a long time. You have already thought about the dowry. It seems that you don't want to live with me. Okay, I will find a matchmaker to marry you in a few days."

"No, I don't want to get married. Brother, as long as you don't let me get married, I will never marry. I will listen to you."

A little girl is a little girl, although she is more sensible than the people of later generations. But there was someone blocking her in front of her, and her nature at this age was still exposed, and she was still childish when she spoke.

When the car returned to the door, Luo Cheng pretended that the car had to be parked so that it could not block the way of pedestrians. Let the three women, my sister-in-law and Xiaoyu, take the things out of the car first and put them into the yard.

None of the three people suspected that it was actually Luo Cheng who didn't want to move things. Luo Cheng actually tried it. The braziers were made of iron and looked like a pot in the middle. But they were actually very thick and the shelves were not small. They were dozens of times each. catty. For the sake of practicality these days, small braziers are not produced at all. For one person to use, just burn less charcoal. This brazier can be used by four or five people in a circle to warm themselves up.

Of course, Luo Cheng was able to move, so wasn't it tiring? These women have all done farm work and can carry hundreds of catties of wheat without any problem. At most, Shishi is a little weak, but she can easily move a brazier.

Three braziers are placed in each room, and charcoal is placed in a corner of the kitchen. This thing is more expensive than briquettes. With this thing, Luo Cheng will not feel cold when he sits down at night to study the principle and structure diagram of the engine. He was also lucky today. He actually signed in and got three different structure diagrams. According to the engine assembly diagram, this engine needs There are not many structural pictures left, but I was unlucky yesterday. Two of the three pictures were duplicates.

"Director Luo, Director Luo~."

"Hey, Aunt Wang, what's the matter with you?"

"I have nothing to do. A postman came over this afternoon and said he had your letter. No one is home, so I asked you to go to our post office to pick it up when you have time."

"Oh, thank you, Aunt Wang. If you have nothing to do, come in and sit down. I usually like to stay at home and don't go out. I don't have time to chat with my neighbors these days."

"Okay, but I do have something to tell you."

Aunt Wang said with a smile that most people around here knew about Luo Cheng becoming the director of the automobile factory. It is precisely because I know that I feel more restrained. This is because I want to maintain a good relationship with Luo Cheng, but I am afraid that I will offend him if I don't have any ideas. When Luo Cheng's younger brothers and sisters go out, the neighbors will greet them warmly.

Luo Cheng was just trying to be polite. He and Aunt Wang had nothing to talk about, and this was the time to make food. I didn't expect that the other party really had something to talk to me, but after hearing about the letter, I guessed that it was Dai Qianqian who had replied. Luo Cheng was in a good mood, so he just chatted with Aunt Wang. There won't be much delay in looking at the drawings.

"Aunt Wang, if you have anything to say, please tell me."

"Director Luo, it's nothing serious. It's just that someone wants to marry you. Your girl Xiaoyu is over sixteen years old, isn't she? She will be seventeen after this year, and she is not young anymore. Do you want to Let’s get together with someone.”

Luo Cheng welcomed Aunt Wang into the house, and when asked, he didn't expect to ask him such a thing. The so-called parents' orders and the matchmaker's words are basically the same for women's marriages these days. What's a little better than before liberation is that parents introduce their daughters to potential partners and still ask their daughters' opinions to some extent.

But if the parents are really optimistic about it, even if their daughter has objections, it will not be of much use. At most, I will try to persuade you a little more, but if you really can't persuade me, I will marry you directly after collecting the bride price. You are not allowed to be willful.

In Luo Cheng's family, although Luo Cheng is only Xiao Yu's eldest brother, everyone can see that even if his parents are still alive, he is a eldest brother and father. Maybe Luo Cheng would let his sister marry whomever his parents would not object to.