Space: 60's Survival

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  When she got to the place, Tong Yan felt sore and numb in her back and legs, and with the help of Lu Jinzhi, she got off the ox cart. Seeing Shiwan Village, Tong Yan's first impression was that the scenery here is really good. A winding river traverses the entire small mountain village, and behind it are several continuous hillsides. The village is in a large open space, and adobe houses are scattered here and there, which is a bit like a paradise. Uncle Zhou brought Tong Yan and Lu Jinzhi to the captain's house, which was also an adobe house. It looked a little bigger and newer than the other houses.

When Uncle Zhou called the door, an old man in his fifties came out, with a square face and many wrinkles on his forehead. He saw Lu Jinzhi and Tong Yan and greeted warmly: "It's Comrade Lu! Welcome, welcome, welcome. Come to our Shiwan Village." Uncle Zhou introduced: "This is the captain of our village, also surnamed Zhou, called Zhou Yonghai. Most of the people in our village are surnamed Zhou." Lu Jinzhi and Tong Yan stepped forward to meet Zhou The captain said hello. After a few people's greetings, Uncle Zhou was going to return the car. Lu Jinzhi and Tong Yan temporarily stayed at the captain's house.

Zhou Yonghai asked about the general situation of the two, and took Lu Jinzhi and Tong Yan to their temporary residence. As we walked, he introduced to Lu Jinzhi, "There are not many free houses in the village. I knew you were coming, so I purposely vacated a few rooms at the end of the village. You are all from the city, and I'm afraid you are not used to our house in the countryside." Lu Jinzhi hurriedly intercepted the captain's words: "We are here to study and exercise, there is nothing we can't get used to. Let the captain bother."

Hearing Lu Jinzhi's words, Zhou Yonghai's smile became more sincere: "Okay, okay, since you come down to exercise, you must not be afraid of enduring hardships. If you have such a spirit, you will be able to do your work well." 

As he spoke, Zhou Yonghai pointed to a few adobe houses: "Look! That's it."

Tong Yan looked at the four earthen houses in front of her, her heart was half cold, she knew the conditions were difficult, but she didn't expect it to be so difficult. A low-rise house with pitted walls and weeds growing on the roof, four houses lined up in a row, not even a courtyard wall. Zhou Yonghai glanced at the two of them and continued: "There is a reformer who is devolved to work here, and now he lives alone in a room. You are a couple, naturally live in one, just pick one." Lu Jinzhi's expression did not change. , and also politely thank Zhou Yonghai. Zhou Yonghai reminded them: "In a few days, the subsidized food will be given to you, only for the first month. After that, you will work in the fields and earn work points." Lu Jinzhi and Tong Yan agreed with a smile.

At this time, a person came out of the room, and his clothes were a little dirty. When he saw Zhou Yonghai, he took the initiative to say hello to Zhou Yonghai: "Captain Zhou, is there a newcomer here?" Captain Zhou nodded with him and introduced him: "This is Comrade Lu, There is also Comrade Lu's lover, they will live here in the future. You should take care of each other."

Tong Yan was surprised when she saw the person who came, this person Tong Yan was familiar with, and just as she was about to speak, Lu Jinzhi pulled her. Although Tong Yan didn't understand Lu Jinzhi's intention, she obediently stopped talking and just kept staring at that person.

Zhou Yonghai didn't notice Tong Yan's abnormality, and introduced to Lu Jinzhi: "This is old money, and it was remodeled. Unlike your situation, there is no place to live now, so I have to let you live together." Lu Jinzhi remained gentle smile, no opinion on that. Zhou Yonghai looked at Lu Jinzhi and was very satisfied. After a few more words, he left.

When Tong Yan saw Zhou Yonghai leave, she stepped forward a few steps and said to the man, "Principal Qian, why are you here?"

Principal Qian quickly made a mute gesture and whispered, "Call me Lao Qian in the future. , there is no Principal Qian here."

Tong Yan's eyes were red, and her heart was sour. Yes, that gentle and elegant Principal Qian no longer exists, and now in front of her is an old Qian with gray hair and dressed as an old peasant.

Lu Jinzhi also stepped forward to greet Lao Qian. He didn't mind Lao Qian's rough hands at all. He grabbed it and asked with concern, "Are you okay?" Although Lao Qian was much older, he still smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Okay. Now I will learn how to raise pigs from the pig herd in the village." Tong Yan turned around and began to cry in a low voice. Lao Qian looked at Tong Yan, and in turn comforted her: "It's nothing, it's good to live in peace and stability. Don't be sad."

Tong Yan reluctantly held back her emotions. Just as she was about to speak, she smelled a faint scorch. The smell, everyone smelled it, Lao Qian turned around and ran into the house, Tong Yan and Lu Jinzhi also followed. As soon as he arrived at the door of the house, Lao Qian came out with a pot, and kept annoyed: "It's burnt, it's burnt." I saw a pot of yellow or black things that exuded a weird smell. Lao Qian explained, "This is my dinner, and I forgot about it when I talked to you." After speaking, he put his nose to the pot and smelled it, as if to comfort himself and said, "It should still be edible.

" Seeing this scene, Yan felt even more uncomfortable, and persuaded Lao Qian: "Hurry up and throw it away, I'm cooking today, you can eat with us." Lao Qian was still reluctant, and Lu Jinzhi also persuaded him, so he had to say: "Then Okay, I'll take this to feed the pigs." Lao Qian hunched his back slightly and walked to the pigsty with the pot in his hand, Tong Yan looked over and found that the pigsty was only a few hundred meters away from where they lived, and there was still a with a grass hut. Lu Jinzhi took Tong Yan to arrange the accommodation first.

They picked a room in the middle and lived next door to Lao Qian. There is a kang, a table, and a cabinet in the room. The furniture is half old and barely usable. There are still water stains on the walls, which are estimated to be traces left by the roof leaking on a rainy day. Looking at the environment, Lu Jinzhi said sadly: "Tong Yan, I'm sorry, I didn't expect..." Tong Yan interrupted Lu Jinzhi's words, but instead smiled: "It's okay. Hurry up and clean up. I remember my mother brought us old newspapers. , let's paste the newspaper on the wall, and we can make do with it."

After speaking, he began to unpack the package, and Lu Jinzhi stopped talking. When the two were cleaning the house, the old money came back, and seeing the two busy, he helped himself. Go to the kitchen to boil hot water. When the smoke came out from the chimneys of every household, the two finally finished cleaning the house.

Tong Yan took the food she brought to the kitchen to cook. On the far west side of the kitchen was an earthen stove, which was a little smaller than the stove Tong Yan had seen before. Lao Qian explained: "This is when I came, and I only built it. In the future, everyone who lives here will use this stove." Tong Yan understood, the public kitchen. Tong Yan was about to get the pot, but Lao Qian stopped her and explained with a bit of embarrassment, "That pot is for cooking pig food and hasn't been washed yet." Tong Yan petrified on the spot.

She really couldn't accept that her food and pig food were cooked in the same pot. Tong Yan went back to her house and took a pot out of the room. With the concerted efforts of Lu Jinzhi and Tong Yan, three dishes and one soup came out of the pot. The three were eating in Lao Qian's house. Lao Qian looked at the fried pork with garlic sprouts, poached eggs, fried vegetables, and a pot of fragrant mushroom and pork ribs soup on the table. The first reaction was to close the window and the door. Tong Yan was surprised, and Lao Qian explained in a low voice: "This place is a bit poorer than Lin Anzhen, and people with better conditions only eat meat once a month. You have to be careful in the future. "

Tong Yan and Lu Jinzhi looked at each other, Lu Jinzhi quickly reacted and thanked Lao Qian. The three sat at the table, eating and chatting about recent events.

It turned out that not long after Tong Yan left, the school was hit, Principal Qian was censored, other teachers were suspended, teachers were not interested in teaching, and the school was in a semi-stop state. Lao Qian talked about Teacher Hu and Teacher Cai who had taught Tong Yan, but they were reported by students who had taught before and were dismissed. Those people came to arrest the teacher, and some students tried to stop them, and they clashed with them. Later, the uncle of the guard took the broom and the group of people away, and the teachers were saved. Tong Yan thought of the kind old doorman, and she didn't understand how an old doorman could do this.

After Lao Qian took a bite, he pretended to be mysterious and said: "The old man was a veteran who participated in many battles before. The group of people were stunned. Later, those people left, and Teacher Hu and Teacher Cai were arranged to clean the school and burn the boiler. Everyone was basically not affected too much." The big stone fell to the ground, and finally there was good news.

After Lao Qian finished speaking, he raised his teacup and offered a toast to Lu Jinzhi: "I'm using tea instead of wine. Thank you for your help. I don't say thank you for your kindness. I'll write down all the friendship." Tong Yan glanced at Lu Jin. That means, you have something to hide from me! ?

Lu Jinzhi quickly explained: "I heard that Principal Qian was censored at that time, I found some connections and brought him here. Everyone is together, so at least there is someone to take care of."

Lao Qian laughed and licked his face again and said, "This is I love to hear it, I really want you to take care of me." Tong Yan and Lu Jinzhi both looked at him suspiciously. Lao Qian licked his lips and said, "I will give you all my food in the future, and I will set up a partner with you. What do you think? I don't know how to cook, and these days will not be so hard." Tong Yan looked at Lao Qian up and down, and found that she had indeed lost a lot of weight, and asked curiously, "How do you eat these days." Lao Qian was at a loss for words when asked, and after a long time he said hesitantly: "I Just boil some water, put the vegetables and grains in it, add some salt, and eat

like that." Tong Yan and Lu Jinzhi only shook their heads when they heard the words. Agreeing to let Lao Qian come over to partner with her, Tong Yan wanted to take care of Principal Qian. Now the environment is so difficult, if she doesn't eat well, she doesn't know how to survive all these years. Lao Qian felt that one of his major matters had been resolved, he was in a good mood, and he was flying with chopsticks. Tong Yan was sad and funny when she saw Lao Qian's appearance.