The boss is dressed as cannon fodder

64, 1970s Science and Technology Development 4

Jiang He rushed home under the stars and the moon. The road was dark, with only the area illuminated by the flashlight being bright.

In order to save battery, he would turn off the flashlight when the moon came out, and only turn it on when the moon was hidden and it was really difficult to see the road clearly.

Batteries these days are not powerful! Jiang He sighed inwardly, how long did it take?

At times like this, he misses graphene batteries very much, otherwise lithium batteries would also be... It's a pity that he doesn't have the materials at hand, otherwise he could make them in minutes.

When we returned to the village, almost every household had turned off the lights, or was reluctant to light them at all and went to bed early.

When Jiang He arrived home, he found that the lights were still on.

Yu Taohua sat under the kerosene lamp and mended clothes. She threaded needles and threads awkwardly with her hands and feet, secretly thinking that after Xia Qinghe came in, she would have to do the mending work. Her hands were almost cramping.

While I was busy, I heard the voice of my son who had not been home for two days: "Mom, I'm back."

Yu Taohua was overjoyed, threw the things into the sewing basket, and went out happily: "Dahe, are you back? Why are you so late?"

As she muttered, she took the kerosene lamp and went to open the door.

Jiang He walked in from outside, still carrying something in his hand.

"Oh, there is still meat." Yu Taohua looked at the meat in her son's hand with bright eyes, "Such a big piece? Where did you get the meat ticket?"

She remembered that the meat tickets at home were gone long ago, and it was not easy to get a bite of meat these days.

Jiang He handed the meat to his mother and explained, "My new friend works in a meat factory. You don't need a ticket, you can buy it with money."

Yu Taohua suddenly smiled. Her son used to make friends who were good at eating, drinking and having fun. Now he makes friends with people who have good jobs and high status. They also know how to take things home. It's really rare.

My son has taken things from home before, such as a chicken leg or half a pig's trotter. But she wanted to cry when she saw it. It must have been stolen by her son. If she ate it, wouldn't it be equivalent to selling stolen goods?

Now she has no doubt about the origin of these things. Her son is a miracle doctor and he is very capable! Is it worth stealing?

"Dahe, have you eaten? Mom will make you some noodles and some eggs."

Yu Taohua felt happy. Now that her son was bringing home good things every three days, she was more willing to cook than before. The sweet potato rice she cooked before basically contained only sweet potatoes but no rice.

Jiang He asked in surprise: "Mom, I bought this noodles specially for you, but you haven't finished it yet?"

"How can we eat it every day? Noodles are precious food." Yu Taohua sighed, her son just didn't know the suffering in the world.

You can't bear to eat it yourself, so why are you so generous to your son?

Jiang He's heart became very soft. When the original owner died, besides being obsessed with Xia Qinghe, what he regretted most was that he had not been good enough to his mother.

Yu Taohua took out a kitchen knife and chopped the meat in half, while murmuring: "Dahe, tomorrow you go to Qinghe's house and deliver the meat. You entered the city and there was no one for two days. You and I He said that you and Qinghe are engaged, and your relationship will be better if you move around more."

Jiang He smiled at this, he was pretty open-minded.

Yu Taohua took out salt and rubbed it on the meat. It was starting to get hot today, so it might have a smell after being left out overnight and it would have to be processed.

"Mom, the Qinghe family must not be asleep now. I will take the meat over..."

"What are you taking!" Yu Taohua glared at him angrily, "Who can see? When you take it tomorrow, remember to go to a crowded place." She wanted everyone to know that her family Jiang He was very capable and deserved You have to go to Captain Xia’s house.

Jiang He suddenly squirted, he really loves saving face.

"Don't think it's because Mom loves face." Yu Taohua was a little embarrassed, but she still broke down the truth and told her son these great wisdoms in life, "You bring meat to the door to save face for the Xia family. You are showing everyone that you value youth. He, this is also Qinghe’s dignity.”

Jiang He thought thoughtfully. He finally understood the reason why the original owner was a second-rate son but was never reported by the villagers. Apart from his identity as a grandfather, part of the reason was because of his shrewd mother who was full of little people.

The next day, Jiang He got up early.

He followed Yu Taohua to work in the fields. The farming season had just ended and there was not much work in the fields. The work was completed from about 6:30 to 10 o'clock in the morning.

Seeing Jiang He taking the initiative to help with the work, the villagers in Hongyun Village were very surprised and almost doubted whether they were dazzled.

The three aunts and the six wives said together: "Sure enough, a man becomes mature once he gets married."

"Exactly. You see, Jiang He is serious about his work now. He used to just muddle along."

"No matter how hard he works, he still doesn't do well." A woman curled her lips and said, "Look, his efficiency is about the same as that of those educated youths."

At this time, a woman approached Li Hongmei with a malicious look on her face.

"I said Hongmei, why don't you think about it again? Looking at Jiang He, he doesn't know how to work. Zhang Gouchen from the next village can do a lot more. The work he does early in the morning is definitely twice as much as Jiang He's. Whoever marries him will have a blessed life.”

Li Hongmei glanced at her sideways and sarcastically said, "If you like Zhang Gou Sheng so much, just wait two more years. I remember that your little daughter will be getting married in two years, so it would be a good time to marry Zhang Gou Sheng."

"How can Zhang Gou Sheng's looks match my daughter?!" The woman was angry at first, then noticed that Li Hongmei was sneering at her, and then said sarcastically, "I just said it casually, I didn't mean anything else."

Li Hongmei snorted. Is your daughter a fairy? Zhang Gousheng is not worthy of your daughter, but is he worthy of her Qinghe? You should know that her Qinghe is the most beautiful girl in Hongyun Village.

Jiang He didn't know that others despised his ability, and secretly held his waist and complained.

Working in the fields was too tiring. The original owner always slacked off when working in the fields before, or found excuses to sneak away. The intensity now would kill him.

"It's still relatively easy now." Yu Taohua sighed, "Before, I was tired when I planted rice seedlings, but the most tiring time was when I was rushing to harvest. Mom remembers it was ten years ago. The weather was not good during the rush to harvest. It rained for several days. All the people in our village went out and were so tired that they couldn't even straighten their backs. Your aunt from Uncle Jin's family and your grandmother from Uncle Fang's family died of exhaustion on the stalks of the fields." Jiang He didn't say anything. The grain output was not high these days, and few people could eat enough. Due to malnutrition and excessive overdraft, people died of exhaustion every year, and everyone was used to it. He looked down at the fields that stretched to the horizon like a green blanket, and thought to himself: What can I do in this era? Yu Taohua cut some pork shreds and stir-fried garlic sprouts, and the fragrance made Jiang He swallow his saliva. After working for a whole morning, he was really hungry. Every household had their food counted, either mixed with wild vegetables or sweet potatoes, and white rice was only eaten once or twice a day during the Chinese New Year, so forget about three meals a day, only people in the city were entitled to such luxury.

Jiang He woke up at six in the morning, working on the farm for several hours on an empty stomach, and was already starving. After washing the vegetables neatly, he went to the stove to help watch the fire.

When eating, Yu Taohua took all the meat and ate the garlic sprouts herself.

Although there was little shredded meat, the oil inside was fried out, and the garlic sprouts were dipped in the aroma of meat, not to mention how fragrant it was.

Jiang He took a large chopstick of the shredded pork that his mother had specially picked up and put it in her bowl, and said, "Mom, I went to eat braised pork with Zhu Yidao, a new friend from the meat processing factory, yesterday. My stomach is full of oil and water. I want to eat something light. You should eat more meat."

Although Yu Taohua was touched, she felt more sorry for her son. She smiled and said, "Mom, just eat the garlic sprouts. How about saving some for you as dinner tonight?"

Leave some shredded pork and stir-fry with some garlic sprouts, and it will be another delicious dish.

Jiang He finally knew how his original body became a second-rate person. He firmly stopped Yu Taohua's action: "Mom, don't keep it! I will bring meat back from the city next time."

Yu Taohua finally stopped saving it and ate the meat that her son picked up. She felt that it was more fragrant than usual, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were smoothed out.

When she was almost done, Jiang He put down his chopsticks.

"Mom, I'm going to deliver meat to the Xia family." Thinking of what his mother said last night, he added, "Now the villagers go out to chat after dinner, so there will be a lot of people."

"Dahe, wait." Yu Taohua put down the bowl and called her son, with a difficult look on her face. "I thought about it. You have been going to the city frequently recently. The bicycle is very useful. Can you tell the Xia family that the sewing machine will stay at the Xia family, and you can go and get the bicycle back first? Otherwise, it's too tiring to walk every time..."

Anyway, she is clumsy, and the sewing machine can't be used at home, which will only prove that she is clumsy.

At this point, Yu Taohua's voice became smaller and smaller, "Although the Xia family loves their daughter, it is reasonable for them to leave one or two items as betrothal gifts. Look at your bicycle, which you said was for Qinghe. I saw the team leader riding it to the city yesterday..."

Her son can't ride it, so he can only walk.

Jiang He rejected his mother's proposal, "Mom, I can't do such a shameful thing! Don't worry, I can get a bicycle back in a few days."

"What?" Yu Taohua was stunned, "Where did you get the ticket?"

"No need for a ticket, I'll build one myself."

Yu Taohua's expression was as if she saw a pig flying in the sky.

**

Jiang He wiped his mouth with a towel and walked towards the Xia family with nearly two kilograms of meat.

People who saw him along the way drooled, what a big piece of meat!

Someone immediately asked enthusiastically: "Dahe, is this for the Xia family?"

Jiang He showed a shy smile of a prodigal son, "Yes, it was rare to buy a piece of pork belly yesterday."

The villagers showed envy and jealousy. The meat ticket must have been given by the big leader.

"Why don't you buy big fat meat?" a woman who felt aggrieved provoked, "At least you should buy big fat meat when you go to your mother-in-law's house."

Jiang He's head immediately dropped, a little frustrated, "Big fat meat is not easy to buy."

Li Hongmei had already walked out of the door. Hearing these malicious words, she immediately put her hands on her hips and cursed: "Luo Cuihua, what did your future son-in-law bring you last time? I remember it was five eggs, right? Why didn't he bring big fat meat? Besides, pork belly is just right, we Qinghe love pork belly the most."

Luo Cuihua didn't dare to say anything back. Li Hongmei's sharp tongue was known to the whole Hongyun Production Brigade. The key was that she didn't use any dirty words when she spoke, and she choked you so much that you couldn't refute.

Li Hongmei took the pork belly sent by her future son-in-law and waved it to the onlookers. After a sound of gulping, she pulled Jiang He into the door with satisfaction.

Jiang He suddenly realized that his mother was still very considerate. Look how happy his mother-in-law is now.

In the room, Xia Qinghe was fiddling with a sewing machine.

Xia's second sister-in-law had a complicated look on her face, "Fortunately, this is a sewing machine. If it were a needle, you would have cut your hands."

"Second sister-in-law, I think the sewing machine and I are incompatible." Xia Qinghe looked embarrassed, "I'm worried that if I continue to live with it, either it will break down or I will go crazy."

Xia's second sister-in-law could only sigh, it turned out that her sister-in-law was really clumsy.

A group of idiots rushed in happily, "Aunt, uncle is here, bring us meat and candy."

The idiots opened their mouths happily, letting Xia Qinghe see the candy in their mouths.

Xia Qinghe subconsciously touched her hair and pulled her clothes.

Second sister-in-law Xia waved her hand at her, her heart was flying away, how could she still think about making clothes.

That night, the Xia family's dinner was particularly rich, a large plate of pork and potatoes, and the idiots waited from the kitchen to the dining table, resolutely refusing to leave a step.

Xia Dazhi said in surprise: "There is meat today? What's the happy event of the child's mother today?"

"Dahe sent it." Li Hongmei glanced at her daughter with a slightly red face, her face full of smiles, "I cut half a pound to make potatoes."

Several children almost licked the plate after eating.

Brother Xia felt a little distressed when he saw his son and his wife’s satisfied expression, and said, “Mom, I think it’s too hot to keep it, so cut some and stir-fry the garlic sprouts tomorrow?”

Li Hongmei immediately scolded: “Do you think you live like a landlord? Landlords are not so extravagant! This meat can be eaten for several days if it is hung on the stove and made into smoked meat, how can you eat it all at once.”

No one dared to say anything, but just refuted in their hearts that the landlords’ lives were extravagant, in addition to pork and potatoes, there must be white rice.

After dinner, Xia Dazhi squinted his eyes and washed his feet. The water was a little hot, and soaking his feet after a tiring day was very comfortable.

"The bicycle Dahe sent over really helped." Xia Dazhi said with a long sigh, "I rode all day today and I'm not tired. If I didn't have this bicycle, my feet would be in great pain."

Li Hongmei lowered her head to massage the acupuncture points on his feet, "Dad, if I hadn't been sick last year, you wouldn't have to sell the bicycle at home..."

Xia Dazhi was unhappy, "What are you talking about? You are better alive than any bicycle."

He put on his shoes and stood up, pressed Li Hongmei to sit on the bed, picked up the thermos and poured some boiling water into the footbath, "It's your turn to wash, I'll massage you."

Li Hongmei smiled and sat down, putting her feet in the footbath.

When Xia Qinghe came over, she saw her father washing her mother's feet. She was a little envious, and suddenly thought, I don't know if Dahe will be willing to wash her feet in the future.

"Mom, I will go up the mountain with Dahe to collect herbs tomorrow morning, so I won't cut pig grass."

Li Hongmei said, "Remember to boil two eggs and make some pancakes. The kitchen key is there."

Xia Qinghe happily took the key and left.

Xia Dazhi looked unhappy, "So, Dahe is using meat to exchange for our daughter?"

Li Hongmei smiled and stepped on his hand, "What nonsense, the more you spend time together before marriage, the better your relationship will be after marriage. You didn't come to my house whenever you were free. My father's expression of disdain was exactly the same as yours now."

Xia Dazhi can now understand his father-in-law's mood at that time.

"I still think Jiang He is not worthy of our daughter." He muttered.

"My father also thought you were not worthy of me back then."

Li Hongmei took the foot washing water out and poured it away, leaving Xia Dazhi to sulk.

**

Early in the morning, Jiang He came to wait for Xia Qinghe, but Xia Qinghe got up earlier and actually boiled eggs and made pancakes.

When Xia Qinghe arrived, she saw Jiang He waiting in the mist, feeling happy, and walked over quickly, "Brother Dahe, have you been waiting for a long time?"

"No, I just got here."

Xia Qinghe bit her lip and whispered, "Brother Dahe, next time you should wait for me at the end of the village, people will gossip if you see us."

Jiang He felt that he had miscalculated, people these days are very shy, "Then let's meet later next time, it's not safe for you to come too early."

Xia Qinghe's heart beat a little faster, there is still next time.

When the two walked to the foot of the mountain at the end of the village, they didn't see anyone. Obviously, at this time, no one had the free time to hang around here.

Jiang He touched his head and apologized, "It seems a little early, Qinghe, have you slept enough?"

"I usually get up very early." Xia Qinghe didn't want to leave Jiang He with the impression that she was lazy, "The sun is very strong at nine o'clock, and it will be very hot when picking pig grass."

The two walked up the mountain along the path, talking from time to time.

Jiang He found that Xia Qinghe was a very shy girl. When he looked at her during the day, she basically lowered her head and only showed him the top of her head. Now it was still dark and he couldn't see her face clearly, so she gradually became more talkative.

"Brother Dahe, don't bring sugar next time. My mother said that sugar tickets are hard to come by. It's better to buy some brown sugar for Aunt Yu."

"And don't buy too many handkerchiefs. It's better to live a long life."

Xia Qinghe was secretly worried when she thought of her mother nagging that Jiang He didn't know how to live. What if her mother didn't have a good impression of Jiang He?

Jiang He especially liked the way she spoke, serious and cute.

He grabbed her hand, "Okay, I'll remember it next time."

Xia Qinghe was stunned, feeling the warmth from his big hand, she lowered her head and gently "hmm", but didn't say anything, nor did she break free.

The date was very successful. The baskets for collecting herbs were full of medicinal materials. At noon, Jiang He even shot a wild rabbit.

Since the forests were all owned by the government, the two thought that the government would not lack a rabbit, so they secretly roasted it on the mountain.

"Brother Dahe, did you plan this?" Xia Qinghe looked at the rabbit sizzling on the fire and swallowed secretly.

Jianghe took out salt and seasonings, "I'm just in case." Facts have proved how far-sighted he is.

The two of them killed a rabbit together, buried the bones, and then put out the fire. Jianghe even used a small shovel to shovel mud and plants on it to ensure that no one could see it.

After half an hour of mountain wind blowing, the two sniffed each other and made sure there was no smell before going down the mountain.

"You must change your clothes immediately when you go back." Xia Qinghe was still a little uneasy. People in the village had good noses and could smell the smell of meat from 800 miles away.

"I'll get some medicinal powder next time to make sure it can cover up the smell of meat."

Jiang He also felt that he had miscalculated. Ordinary villagers hunted one or two pheasants and rabbits in the mountains and ate them. The problem was that Xia Dazhi was the captain of the brigade and there were so many eyes staring at him that he could not make a wrong move.

After spending a pleasant day, Jiang He took a shower in the evening and prepared to go to bed. He had to go to the city early tomorrow morning.

A voice called him outside the door, "Dahe, are you there? The bad guy has fainted. Come and have a look."

Bad elements? Intelligentsia in the bullpen?

Jiang He jumped up, quickly put on his clothes and ran out.

Arriving at the bullpen, Jiang He was busy again.

"You have a fever. Let's boil the medicine first."

Jiang He didn't mention finding a car to take the sick old people to the hospital. They were treated like ghosts and monsters, and even if the hospital accepted the villagers, they were not willing to spend money for them.

After the gray-haired Mrs. Ning poured the medicine into her husband, she sat aside and cried, "Old man, I won't be alive if you die."

What's the point of suffering every day?

Jiang He didn't comfort her, and he didn't know where to comfort her. This was not a tragedy for one person, but a tragedy for the entire era.

"Auntie, I have to continue brewing medicine tomorrow. I picked these medicines from the mountains. They haven't been dried or treated yet. Uncle Ning's medicine will be more effective if treated."

Mrs. Ning then cheered up and processed the medicinal materials as Jiang He said.

Jiang He nodded secretly. It was better to have something to work on than to have her idle thoughts.

However, when he saw the surrounding environment, he couldn't help but frown.

The environment in the cowshed is really bad, and the quilts they use are made of hard old cotton, which doesn't keep them warm at first glance.

Mrs. Ning looked at Jiang He's retreating figure and hesitated to speak. She really wanted him to stay. People in the village had rumors that he had saved a big leader and was a miracle doctor. Although she didn't really believe it, she really had no choice now.

Looking blankly at her wife on the bed, Mrs. Ning began to feel depressed again.

"Mom, why did you close the door?"

Hearing the sound of the river outside, Mrs. Ning wondered, could something have been dropped here?

Mrs. Ning opened the door and was stunned when she saw what Jiang He was holding: "This is it?"

Jiang He brought a quilt over and said, "Auntie, it's still a bit cold at night. The uncle's quilt can't block the cold. You guys use this quilt first to cover it up during the day so that no one will notice." Then he put a small bag of white rice on the table. On the stool, "I think the uncle's fever will subside in half an hour at most. Then you can cook some porridge for him."

Seeing that Mrs. Ning's face no longer looked lifeless, Jiang He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm leaving first. If you have any unexpected problems, please come to me. If you have anything to do, you must come to me. Don't be afraid of people gossiping. I am a second-rate person, and no one in the village dares to mess with a second-rate person."

The poor are afraid of the unruly, and the unruly are afraid of losing their lives. Everyone in the village knows that unless these second-raters can be beaten to death in one go, endless revenge will be waiting for them.

Although he was not at ease, Jiang He still had to leave, and it would be even worse for them if he stayed.

A physicist, a professor who can speak three languages, and a chemist...

Jiang He sighed, this is an era that is not friendly to talents.

The author has something to say: A girl mentioned before that she really didn’t like some worlds and would jump to read them, so she decided to modify the anti-theft ratio.

The anti-theft setting in this article is the lowest given by jj, 30%, 48 hours.

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