Chapter 78 Conversation between Uncle and Nephew
Zhu Xuefeng also sighed, and he couldn’t blame others. He had no hair on his lips and no one believed what he said. Besides, raising an earthworm was indeed a bit unbelievable.
However, there are really few cadres in this village. They have no courage at all. Even if there is a chance, they will slip away when they see it. In this regard, they are not as good as the second uncle. An ordinary villager has this kind of behavior. If you have an idea, just do it.
Zhu Xuefeng lowered his head and was lost in thought. His second uncle was also smoking and kept silent. The room became quiet for a while, with only the sound of Zhu Xuefeng's fingers tapping lightly and his second uncle smoking.
After a while, Zhu Xuefeng raised his head, hesitated, and spoke.
"Second uncle, have you joined the party?"
Second uncle raised his head, opened his mouth slightly, a little surprised, looked at Zhu Xuefeng, why did the eldest nephew ask this question inexplicably, and quickly Throw down the cigarette butt and crush it with one kick.
As if a little panicked, he waved his hands quickly.
"Don't, don't make fun of your uncle. Your second uncle is far from enlightened. You really can't joke about this kind of thing."
If you can let your second uncle come. If he takes the lead, this matter will definitely be easier to handle. Unfortunately, the second uncle does not have this condition and cannot help him.
"Second uncle, I'm not joking. It's okay. I'm just asking. Second uncle, what I just said is true. If you are interested, I will go with you. I know all the cadres in the village."
I know that Zhu Xuefeng is reviewing and preparing for the exam. For the villagers, they don't dare to delay this. As long as they are admitted to university at this time, they will be members of the country, and they will become national cadres after graduation.
"No, no, no, you are still busy. This can't be delayed. It's not like your second uncle has never been out. If you can find it, it's not far away."
Second Uncle Zhu refused. Zhu Xuefeng was kind enough to accompany him on the trip, so he decided to go and see it by himself. Zhu Xuefeng couldn't force him because he was the second uncle of the family.
The dinner was quite sumptuous, at least that’s what my second uncle thought. A big plate full of braised crucian carp, a scrambled egg with tomatoes, fried leeks and a plate of cucumber dipping sauce.
Second uncle held the two-faced dough head with tears in his eyes. These three children were more capable than he thought. They were living a good life and the eldest brother could feel at ease.
The second uncle lamented and sighed from time to time. Although he always praised the brothers and sisters for being sensible and capable, the sumptuous dinner was a bit depressing by the second uncle's sentimentality. The second uncle did not want to drink, so he washed up early and lay down. After getting off the bed, I sat on the bed with Zhu Xuefeng, saying that I wanted to have a good chat...
It was still dark the next day, and everyone got up early. The second uncle wanted to leave early, but there was no other way, so we all got up early. After breakfast, the second uncle brought two eggs and a few nests. Carrying Zhu Xuefeng's water bottle and a letter to Niu Cun, he left on his bicycle.
Second uncle is very worried about the development of the village, but he is neither a party member nor a village cadre, so he has no say at all. However, Zhu Xuefeng still admires his enthusiasm sincerely. It is a positive and uplifting attitude. Xinqi, it is precisely because of it that the miracles in the following decades have occurred.
Zhu Xuefeng’s letter to Niu Cun was very clear. He introduced his second uncle and explained the reason for his visit. The letter also contained two yuan and two kilograms of food stamps.
Zhu Xuefeng asked that he must find a way to let his second uncle stay overnight. Zhu Xuefeng was really afraid that his second uncle would come back overnight. This would require a lot of trouble. It is estimated that with his current physical condition, he would be lucky to only stay here for a few days. After all, he would be close in one round trip. One hundred and forty kilometers.
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Second uncle should be back today. After estimating the time, lunch must be postponed. Normally, he will not return to the city until two or three o'clock. I am sure that second uncle is eager to return home. Psychologically, Zhu Xuefeng still prepared lunch early.
I didn’t dare to cook too many meat dishes, so I simply prepared stir-fried yellow mutton, braised beans, steamed eggplant, vegetarian stir-fried vegetables and a plate of chopped pickles.
The younger brother and sister looked at the table full of dishes, unable to move, feeling a little tormented, still lacking oil and water, and hungry quickly. It was just after dinner, and Zhu Xuesong was already restless.
"Brother, you don't know what happened on the road. Do you want to go look for it?"
"Brother, you are so hungry. How to look for it, where to look for it, and you can ride a bicycle." Let’s go, go find it on your legs.”
Zhu Xuemei took another opportunity and proudly taught her second brother a lesson while tearing off the bread she had saved. Zhu Xuesong’s breakfast was gone. He swallowed and took a piece shamelessly.
Zhu Xuesong ran to the entrance of the alley unconvinced and saw that his second uncle had returned. It was less than 1:30, more than an hour earlier than the last time Zhu Xuefeng came back. It was estimated that his second uncle had come back that day. I just thought of going back, and then I came back in a hurry.
The slightly dark face was full of exhaustion, but there was a smile of joy and a little excitement. The sweat under the brim of the straw hat was flowing down the ears, and the clothes all over his body were full of dust. Zhu Xuesong helped park the car, and his second uncle patted the dust all over his body, looking very happy.
"Xuefeng, I really gained something this time. I didn't run in vain."
Zhu Xuefeng was also convinced. He would risk his life for the development of the village, and he couldn't do it himself.
"Xuemei, bring some water to my second uncle, wash him up, and let him rest for a while."
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My second uncle wanted to go home overnight today, but this time How is it possible? Even if we go to the station now, we have to go to the district after nine o'clock in the evening. There are still more than 30 kilometers of mountain roads. There are no buses here. We have to wait until dawn. No matter what, we can't let the second uncle leave today.
"Second uncle, how are you, have you seen everything?"
Zhu Xuefeng took his second uncle directly to the north room and asked Zhu Xuesong to pretend to have just started preparing lunch.
Sure enough, when he talked about what he had seen in Niu Village, his uncle's eyes shone with excitement. The lives of the villagers in Niu Village had improved a little, not much, but the mental outlook of the whole village was very different. , the village saw hope.
“I saw it, I saw it, the earthworms they raised started to feed the chickens, and the chickens laid eggs almost every day, and every household benefited. The rabbits also laid several nests, and now there are quite a few. I also tried I have sold a few. They are good, they grow fast and they shed a lot.”
"The conditions in our village are no worse than theirs. If they can do it, we can do it too."
The second uncle's biggest feeling in Niu Village is hope. The harvests of every household and the village are increasing, so of course there is hope.
Took the cigarette from Zhu Xuefeng, leaned over to light it, took a puff, and continued.
“A lot of land has been opened on the mountain to grow some grain and vegetables. Strangely enough, they said they haven’t seen wild boars coming to croak for a long time.”
“Also I also looked at the pigs they raised, and the feed you made is very good. The pigs grow really fast."
He looked up at Zhu Xuefeng, held it in for a while, and sighed without speaking.
Zhu Xuefeng guessed what his second uncle was thinking and said with a smile.
"Second Uncle, you want to say, with such good feed, why don't you take care of your own village first."
Second Uncle Zhu nodded awkwardly.
"This is for an experiment. How can I go to my hometown to try it? It's so far away. I don't have the feed for pigs now. I just tried a formula. I'll tell you when I can really solve it."
Uncle Zhu was obviously a little disappointed, but he also understood that it would be easy to find a formula to try. The feed is now planned to be supplied. His eldest nephew is still in school, so how can he get it? He is a bit too greedy.
Zhu Xuefeng took the initiative to talk about crop cultivation again. The place in his hometown is known as: eight mountains, one water and one field.
The population has increased a lot in recent years, but the land has not been added at all, and the yield per mu has dropped. Now we are hungry.
There are very few places where crops can be grown. If this backer cannot find a way out of the mountain, he will never be able to solve his stomach problem. This has nothing to do with the drought.
The situation was better in the past two years. All the young people in the village participated in the construction of the reservoir and took care of the food. The village was taken care of by the elderly. There was little land and few people. It was better. Now the reservoir has been completed. The young and strong are back, so food is a big problem.
(End of this chapter)