With a Door In Mind

Eight people got off the donkey cart and looked at the place curiously.

The mountain wall in front of it faces the south, and the wall is cut very flat. There are 4 cave dwellings on it.

All three are wooden lattice doors with a layer of window paper on them.

Skewers of dried chillies and garlic hung on the wall.

The dojo is very flat, it should have been trimmed, and there is a stone mill near the cave dwelling.

There is a stone roller beside it.

This cave dwelling is the one at the bottom, but it is also halfway up the mountain.

Standing here, looking into the distance, the goal is a piece of hills and hills, criss-crossing.

Probably heard the movement, a woman about fifty years old came out from the cave in the middle, followed by four children, the oldest was twelve or thirteen years old, and the youngest was only seven or eight years old. .

The other party looked at Zhao Baoshan and said with a smile: "Are you back? Are these educated youths?"

Zhao Baoshan nodded upon hearing this.

Hearing movement at this time, many people came one after another from above, men and women, old and young.

The clothes these people wear are colorful. Few people wore monochromatic clothes.

Because many of these clothes are stitched together with small pieces of cloth.

And some are big patches next to small patches.

And they are all washed a little whitish, which is really not too much to describe it as a beggar's clothes.

It's just not as dirty as a beggar's clothes.

People looked at everyone curiously.

Zhao Baoshan said to the people: "These are the educated youths from the city. They are all educated people. If you have difficulties in the future, remember to help each other."

As soon as the words fell, a voice came from standing on the slope, "San San (meaning uncle), can you find me an educated youth to be my mother-in-law."

The other party is similar to Zhao Sanxi,

About twenty-five or six years old.

Long face, very dark.

Putting his hands together, he looked like a bum.

Zhao Baoshan didn't speak, and a 40-year-old aunt next to him said: "Er Niu, are you a toad who wants to eat swan meat? You don't want to see if you are worthy of it."

After speaking, there was a burst of laughter in the yard.

Er Niu heard the words and said dissatisfied: "Second Mom, you don't help me, and you still talk about me like that, how can I find my mother-in-law in the future."

"Erniu, didn't your second mother introduce one to you at Xialin brigade, why don't you want to?"

Zhao Erniu muttered, "That girl is darker than me."

Hearing his words, the scene became lively again.

Although everyone in Zhou Xiaochuan didn't understand it very well, they still knew the general meaning.

Zhao Baoshan ignored them, and said to Zhao Sanxi: "Go and get the big scale, and distribute the state treasury food to them."

Zhao Sanxi nodded upon hearing this, came to one of the cave dwellings, and pushed open the door.

Everyone glanced at it, and there were a lot of things inside, hoes, shovels, rakes, sickles, picks, and plows. lamb fork. Tongs, wheat shovel. flail.

Many farm tools are placed inside.

After a while, Zhao Sanxi opened the door, and took out a steelyard and several cloth bags from inside.

Seeing this, Zhao Baoshan said to a group of stunned students: "These are your rations. They are the commune's state treasury...."

With their explanations, people know that these grains are their rations.

From now on, the rations of these educated youths will be 580 catties a year and 45 catties a month. But this grain is not finished grain, but unground.

For example, if the wheat given is ground into flour, there will definitely not be so much of it.

According to the 70% grain output rate, it is almost 32 catties, which is basically the same as that of urban residents.

This ratio will be distributed before the autumn harvest.

After the autumn harvest, according to the output of the production team, if there is more, more will be given. If there is not enough, the public grain will be deducted from the resale grain to make up to 580 catties.

Among the grains to be handed over in rural areas, in addition to public grains, there are resale grains and surplus grains.

This was determined in the previous year based on the number of acres and the number of people owned.

Public grain and resale grain are fixed.

However, the remaining grain is all voluntary, and is decided by each production team according to the situation.

Therefore, if the food for these educated youths is not enough, it will be deducted from the resale food, and this amount will also be deducted when paying the public food.

At this point, Zhao Baoshan slowly explained, "The team has built two new cave dwellings for you, but the time is too late. We are halfway through and now we are busy again. So the progress is relatively slow."

"Now I can only assign you to the homes of the folks."

Everyone nodded upon hearing this.

Seeing this, Zhao Baoshan gestured to Zhao Sanxi, and began to weigh in on the convenience.

45 catties of raw grain, 10 catties of wheat and 35 catties of corn per person.

This is the rations of the educated youths for one month before the autumn harvest, and they need to go to the commune to collect them next month.

Zhao Sanxi moved quickly, and the rations for 8 people were distributed in less than half an hour.

The commune said it was really accurate, just right, no more, no less.

And those people in the periphery looked at the food, their eyes were glowing green, and they were very greedy.

There is no way, although the autumn harvest is coming soon, it will only take two or three months.

But this time is the most difficult time.

The food consumption of every household is almost the same.

Zhao Baoshan saw that the food had been distributed, he looked around, and then at Zhou Xiaochuan and the others.

After contemplating there for a while, he said to Zhang Jingjing and Feng Yue, "You two come out."

Feng Yue and the two walked out after hearing the words.

Seeing this, Zhao Baoshan yelled to the crowd, "Aiju, these two children should stay at your house."

Aiju, who was called, was a little hesitant, but finally nodded.

The other party is about thirty-six or seven years old.

Zhao Baoshan turned around and said to Feng Yue and the two: "Aiju and his man went to the mine but didn't come up. She is the only one with three children at home, and the oldest is only ten years old."

After speaking, he sighed.

Feng Yue and Zhang Jingjing both expressed sympathy when they heard the words, and then nodded.

Arrange two people, the next one is two girls.

Zhou Fenglan, Chen Qinqin.

The two were assigned to a five-guarantee household, only the grandmother.

Next, Zhou Xiaochuan, Zhang Aijun, Li Guosheng, and Qian Hongbing were all assigned to the four families.

Zhao Baoshan finished arranging the people, and said to the crowd: "Okay, follow them home. You have been tossing around for a few days, go back and take a good bath. When the new cave is dug, I will arrange a new one for you. House of."

Everyone nodded upon hearing this.

Zhou Xiaochuan looked at the ten-year-old doll in front of him, looking at him charmingly.

This family can also be regarded as a five-guarantee household. There is only a grandmother and him in the family.

Her face was a little dry from the wind, and her lips were cracked and bleeding, which was due to the long-term lack of water.

Zhou Xiaochuan smiled at him. "Is it grass?"

This name is kind of like a girl's name.

The other party nodded upon hearing this. I'm a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaochuan nodded, "Take me to your house. Okay!"

The other party hummed lightly when he heard the words.

Then he looked at the food in front of Zhou Xiaochuan, "Big brother, do you want me to help you?"

After finishing speaking, he explained, "I don't want your food, I just want to help."

Zhou Xiaochuan just wanted to refuse, and then handed him the ten-jin wheat bag.

Seeing this, the other party took the bag happily.

Holding something, he waved to him, motioning him to follow.

Zhou Xiaochuan saw that other educated youths moved food and quilts up with the help of fellow villagers.

He followed the grass and walked towards the road up the mountain.

After crossing the second floor and reaching the third floor, they stopped at the entrances of two cave dwellings.

Xiaocao turned her head and said timidly to Zhou Xiaochuan: "Big brother, this is my home."

At this time, an old lady in her fifties was sitting at the door of the cave dwelling.

With white hair all over his head, he looks a bit old-fashioned.

Zhou Xiaochuan looked a little puzzled, the other party should not look like this.

Because the other party is only about fifty years old, and there are not so many wrinkles on his face.

But I looked at the grass next to me.

Thinking about his family's situation again, he understood what it meant.

When a white-haired person sends a black-haired person, there is nothing more sorrowful than heartbreak.

"Grandma! Let's come back." Xiaocao shouted to the old lady at the door.

The old lady was basking in the sun. Hearing this, she turned her head, looked at Zhou Xiaochuan and said with a smile, "Little comrade, how are you?"

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaochuan smiled and said, "Grandma, Hello, Captain Zhao has arranged for me to stay at your home, and I will trouble you for a few days."

The old lady smiled when she heard the words, "Don't bother if there is any trouble. Just stay."

After finishing speaking, he shouted to Xiaocao: "Xiaocao, go get some water for brother to take a bath."

Xiaocao nodded when she heard the words, "Okay, grandma. Let's put the things in the house first."

After finishing speaking, he pushed open the cave door on the right and led him into the room.

When I entered the house, there was no light, and it was a little dark inside.

There is nothing inside, only an earthen kang with a kang mat on it. The stove is next to the kang.

There is a place to make a fire for cooking, and there is an iron pot on it.

There is also a kitchen shelf dug out of the wall.

You can put oil lamps, bowls and chopsticks in it. But there is nothing inside now.

Apart from these, there is nothing else.

The two put the food and parcels on the kang.

After putting the things away, Xiaocao said to him, "Big Brother, I'll get you some water."

After finishing speaking, he turned and went to the cave next door.

Zhou Xiaochuan followed behind, he didn't have the nerve to let someone else get the bath water.

Coming next door, it feels a little bit like home.

But there are not many things inside, there is an extra wooden table in the room.

There are two large wooden boxes on the foot of the kang, which should be used to store some useful things and clothes.

But think of an introduction I read before.

It is estimated that one of the boxes contained the old man's shroud.

Zhou Xiaochuan was surprised when he saw a large water tank in the house filled with water.

The water tank is about one meter high and about sixty centimeters in diameter.

Although the bottom of the water is a bit cloudy and even has some silt, the top is still quite clear.

He knew that there was a severe shortage of water in this place, and there was not enough water at home. Where did so much water come from?

"Xiaocao, who brought this water for you?"

Xiaocao was a little embarrassed when he heard the words, "The third grandpa said, let me fill up the water tank, and let me have a few full meals."

He heard what the other party said, it was saved, not hit.

"How long have you saved it?"

"One month!"

Hearing Xiaocao's words, Zhou Xiaochuan couldn't recover for a long time.

Then the mind scanned the room.

When he saw that there were only three or four catties of cornmeal in Xiaocao's rice jar, he immediately understood the old captain's intentions.

It is estimated that the other few are similar.

Zhou Xiaochuan rubbed his head when he heard the words, and said with a smile; "Okay, since your third grandpa said to let you eat a few full meals, then you will be full today, okay?"

The other party smiled honestly when he heard the words.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaochuan hesitated for a moment, and asked, "By the way, Xiaocao, are you a boy or a girl?"

Don't be embarrassed when you meet someone like Qin Xiao again.

"I'm a boy? What's wrong?"

Zhou Xiaochuan smiled awkwardly upon hearing this. "It's nothing. That's fine. I'll take a shower first, and I'll fill up the water tank for you later."

Xiaocao shook her head lightly when she heard the words, "You can't beat enough in one day."

Hearing this, Zhou Xiaochuan asked strangely, "Why?"

"Oh, three silly uncles fetch water every day, each person only has 2 scoops of water, how can I give you all of it."

After speaking, he pointed to the half gourd ladle next to the water tank.

Zhou Xiaochuan nodded upon hearing this.

"Okay, let's talk about the rest of the matter later. I'm going to take a shower first."

Xiaocao let out a soft voice when she heard the words.

Zhou Xiaochuan went back to his room, brought his enamel basin, and brought a basin of water.

He pretended to take a bath inside.

After taking a shower and washing his clothes, he evenly sprinkled the water in the basin into the cave, so that the dry ground would have some moisture.

Otherwise, if you move it a little, it will be dusty.