Rebirth 84, starting from fish farming

There is a proverb in the Great Northern Wilderness: Sow on ice and reap in water.

This is an empirical statement that has been tested in practice.

Every year in mid-April, the earth returns to spring and everything revives. It is the season of spring sowing.

The ice and snow on the black soil melted, and the spring breeze dried the floating soil, but the soil below ten centimeters was still frozen and hard.

At this time, only wheat can be sown, and the wheat can be sown to a depth of seven to eight centimeters.

So it is said to be planted on ice.

Collecting in water refers to autumn rain.

In August and September, it is the season of autumn rain among the white mountains and black waters.

And late September is the best time to harvest wheat.

At this time, if there is waterlogging in the wheat field, the wheat will be soaked in water.

The muddy wheat fields cannot be removed by machinery at all, so they can only be harvested manually.

Hence the saying that it is collected in water.

September 1984 was particularly worrying for employees.

From August onwards, the rainfall gradually increases.

As soon as September comes, it’s one event after another.

Han Jianhua checks the situation in the fields every day.

Lu Changhua had to continue the work of draining waterlogging.

There are still more than ten days left before the wheat harvest, and the wheat is not yet fully mature. If the heavy rain continues, this year's wheat may even sprout.

Germination is what farm workers call it. It means that the moisture in the wheat grains is too great and it will germinate and grow directly in the ears of wheat, and then the wheat will be useless.

With the experience of draining waterlogging in spring, Lu Changhua and the others were quite handy. However, it was wet every day, and dozens of tons of oil were used to drain waterlogging alone.

On September 22nd, the sky suddenly cleared after the rain, the autumn wind swept by, and the waves of wheat rolled.

As long as the weather lasts for three days, the wheat will mature and the harvest will be ready on the 25th and 26th.

Although the rain has stopped, the wheat in many low-lying areas is seriously lodging, and the wheat ears are soaked in water, and some have sprouted.

Take advantage of the clear weather to pump water quickly.

The rumbling water spurted out and flowed into the ditch.

The stagnant water in the depression was quickly drained. As the sun shone and the autumn wind blew, the ground became much drier in half a day.

During this period, Lu Changhua’s Green Book readings stayed at 68 times.

The main reason is that we are too busy draining water.

The rescue team was so busy that they didn't have time to go home and rest. When they were tired and sleepy, they lay in the trailer and took a nap, but the water pump was running 24 hours a day.

Leaders from the farm's flood control headquarters came to the three-point field to learn and inspect.

There is no way, the drainage work of only three fields on the entire farm is progressing smoothly.

The other branches either lacked supplies or fuel, and there was still a lack of understanding. The disaster situation in all branches was basically the same, so why could the three branches be drained in time?

Your wheat in the low-lying areas has sprouted and is still soaking in water. Look at the three-point field and make timely efforts to remedy the situation. Now the water in most areas has been drained away, and there is not much left.

God is so powerful.

Sure enough, it was sunny for three days in a row.

The golden wheat waves in the wheat field are rolling and undulating with the wind.

"Organize the wheat harvest immediately!"

Although the drainage work has been completed, the entire wheat field has been saturated with water due to continuous rain for many days.

Without open water, machines still cannot go to the ground.

There is no time to wait for the wheat fields to dry naturally, so they can only be harvested manually.

Not only the employees of the Daejeon team, but also everyone else, including family members, had to go to the fields.

Each person was given a sickle, divided into land plots, and harvested by themselves.

Lu Changhua's family also has a mission.

The three members of the Lu family have to complete the task of allocating a piece of land within three to four days.

Hu Dagui also has a daughter in his family.

After my father finished working in the canteen every day, he had to rush to the fields to cut wheat.

Mom and Lu Changhua are the main players.

Looking at the golden waves of wheat, Lu Changhua put on his white glove on his left hand, spat into the center of his right hand, picked up the sickle and bent down to cut the wheat.

The left hand grasps forward and pulls it into the arms, and the right hand's sickle stretches forward and pulls back.

"Hey!"

A handful of wheat was cut.

He took a step forward and continued to catch and cut the wheat. Soon there were more wheat straws in his left hand. Then he twisted a handful of wheat straws a few times and used them as straw ropes to tie them up.

This sheaf of wheat ears was planted in the field.

After all, Lu Changhua is young and has good physical strength.

Just bend down and cut more than ten meters in one breath. When you stand up, there are more than a dozen sheaves of wheat standing behind you.

Xiong Bao was quite well-behaved, lying on the ground obediently, looking at Mother Lu and Lu Changhua who were gradually going away. He didn't panic at all, because underneath him was food brought by his owner, packed in bags, and a small pot of cold water.

This is a good thing and cannot be stolen by others.

Lu Changhua and Mother Lu were cutting wheat when they suddenly heard the barking of Xiong Bao. When they looked up, they saw several soldiers in green military uniforms walking on the field path, holding sickles in their hands.

"Fellow fellow, we are here to support you."

One of them was wearing a four-pocket cadre uniform with an armed belt tied around his waist, and he said hello with a smile on his face.

"Are you the People's Liberation Army?!"

Mother Lu had a look of surprise on her face.

"Yes, fellow."

The other soldiers rolled up their trousers without saying a word and walked into the muddy wheat field.

They didn't say anything, they just sweated profusely and imitated Lu Changhua's example, standing up the wheat bundles in the field.

"Oh, this is our mission, how can we let you do it!"

My mother didn't have the nerve to ask the People's Liberation Army to help, she kept trying to stop it.

"Auntie, fellow countryman. We have a regiment here and have already gone to each company on the farm. Don't worry, we have a company here at the third field. We won't leave until we finish harvesting the wheat!"

The People's Liberation Army cadre took Lu's mother's hand and explained.

"Can……"

Mother Lu didn't know what to say, so she turned around and walked home.

Lu Changhua raised his head and looked around. In this large wheat field, a green figure had long appeared.

They did not complain and were not afraid of getting tired. Except for a few cadres who explained the work to the fellow villagers, they all worked quietly. There were no rhetoric, only practical actions.

Lu Changhua knew that these commanders and fighters were really the strong backing of the people.

Soon, most of the wheat fields of the Lu family and the Hu family were harvested.

At this time, Mother Lu and Aunt Hu came one after another, carrying a large basin with steamed buns and a large plastic pot.

"Comrade of the People's Liberation Army, take a rest, drink some water and eat something."

Mother Lu and Aunt Hu stood on the ground and shouted.

Lu Changhua also stood up to greet these soldiers.

None of them got up, they just followed orders.

"Okay, comrades, take a rest."

When those hard-working soldiers heard the order, they immediately stood up and saluted the company commander: "Yes."

The answer was sonorous and powerful.

Lu Changhua saw that these soldiers were only young people of eighteen or nineteen years old, and some of them still had childish looks on their faces.

He loved these commanders and soldiers from the bottom of his heart. They were all soldiers of the people and true revolutionary soldiers.

Wheat sheaves standing in the field need to be exposed to the sun for two or three days to allow the grains to remove moisture and harvest pulp.

These days, PLA soldiers go to the fields very early every day and go back to rest very late.

Just to the west of Hu's house, there is a brick house, which was the dormitory of educated youths in the past. Now it has long been vacant.

The temporary headquarters of this company is here.

There are soldiers on guard at the door.

Wearing a military uniform, red collar badge and cap badge, these are all things you can only see in movies, but they actually appeared on the farm.

Lu Changhua was very curious about this temporary military camp. He stood at the door of Hu's house and chatted with Hu Dagui, peeking at the camp gate not far away.

Several children were also watching Qiqi.

They gathered together and squatted four to five meters away from the camp entrance for more than an hour.

Seeing that these children refused to leave, the soldiers did not say anything bad.

When a squad leader saw this, he turned around and went into the barracks and brought out some bread.

Walk up to the children.

"Come on, kid, do you know what this is?"

Where have the children on the farm ever eaten such high-end food?

Each little head shook like a rattle.

The monitor knelt down, broke the bread and distributed it to the children.

The children looked at the fragrant things in their hands and didn't know what to do for a while.

"This is bread. It's delicious. Try it!"

These children, who looked like little tabby cats, opened their small mouths and took a bite, their eyes lit up.

Then he started eating heavily.

"Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry, there's more."

Seeing a few children banging their mouths with unsatisfied thoughts, the squad leader got up and went to get more.

Two cadre-looking soldiers came over from a distance.

"Report to the company commander and instructor, the third squad of the first platoon is on duty."

"What's going on with these kids?"

The company commander asked seriously.

"Company commander..."

The third squad leader told what happened.

"Well, are there any more? Go get some more."

The company commander and instructor looked at the children in front of them, smiled and entered the barracks.

After a while, each child had a piece of bread in his hand. The children were beaming with joy and ran to their homes one after another, shouting: "Uncle PLA gave me bread!"

Forget about that sense of pride.

Lu Changhua and Hu Dagui looked at the scene in front of them and were moved in their hearts.

Is this what the elders call the fish-and-water situation between the military and civilians?!

In this year's autumn harvest, wheat and soybeans were harvested in such an atmosphere.

The front is busy harvesting, and the rear is busy drying.

After all the grain is collected, it must be dried in the drying field for several days to remove a large amount of moisture and impurities before it can be put into the warehouse.

The threshing machine threshes the grain directly at the edge of the field, and cartloads of wheat are sent to the drying yard.

The drying area with dozens of people was extremely busy.

Lu Changhua also came to help.

There is no way, there are not enough manpower.

Looking at the grain truck driving into the drying yard, he wiped his sweat and shouted: "Another truck is coming, it's time to unload it!"