The door of the courtyard house has been welded dead

Baiguo Village at the foot of Baiguo Mountain.

Baiguo Village grows fruits.

A person is supported by water and soil, and the villagers of Baiguo Village grew up eating chestnuts. Their ancestors relied on the chestnut trees on the mountains to survive the wars. Although they could not get rich, at least they would not suffer from famine.

There is also a pear grove and a persimmon grove on the mountain. They are all seedlings that were planted when we were in Xinguo City. After more than ten years of growth, they have already begun to bear fruit. They belong to their brigade in the commune. Life should not be too easy.

Farming has become a part-time job, and food is more important. However, the demand for fruits in the city is still very lacking. With this treasure, every household has no worries about work points, and can exchange it for food every year to feed the whole family.

Those fruits with poor quality have become daily snacks for children. It can be said that they eat better than some people in the city.

Lu Erpao is also a villager in Baiguo Village. He is a strong man who can kill an ox with one fist. As the four or five children in the family have reached the age group and each has started to go to school, the recent pressure has suddenly increased. It got bigger.

The food problem is not a big problem. If you pick up some chestnuts that have fallen on the ground during inspections, peel them open and copy them, you can still satisfy your hunger, mainly for tuition fees.

All the work had been done recently, and it was cold. Most of the villagers were hiding in their houses. Only he opened the curtain, put his hands in his hands, and wandered into the village.

"Have you eaten, second uncle!"

Seeing the brigade secretary, accountant, and captains gathered together in the ancestral hall, Luer Er was embarrassed, not recognizing his identity at all, so he just squeezed to the side of the secretary and said hello respectfully.

"What's the matter, Erpao? There's a meeting over here, discussing what to do after spring. If you have nothing else, please wait outside!"

The brigade secretary worked for a long time to become the "second uncle" in Lu Erpao's mouth. However, the situation might be a little wrong now, so he didn't give his nephew any face. After closing the book, he raised his chin towards the door.

"I guess it's not going to happen if I stay at home. My body and bones are rusty, and several children have to go to school, which costs several dollars a year. I want to go to the back mountain and ask about the prospector. Team, see if they need any manpower and give them some help!”

Lu Erpao said cautiously. Although he was a man as tall as an iron tower, his eyes were still afraid of this second uncle. After all, he had said before that he should not go to the back mountains and provoke those prospecting teams.

"You can pull me down. What do you know? Do you know how to identify mines or dig wells? People will only look for Liu Laoer and the others. They have dug wells before and they don't even think about it. You are the only one who shows up. You’re capable, right?”

The first captain sneered. He was quite dissatisfied with Lu Erpao for interrupting their meeting. If it ended early and went home to be with his wife and children early, it would not be as comfortable as in the ancestral hall. The younger generations always felt uncomfortable here. .

"Donkey Xiaoli, don't tell me this. As the captain of my family, can you help me pay for my children's tuition? No, no, I'm just going to ask. In case I need someone, can't this also help some other people? When everyone pulls each other’s buttons, life becomes easier, and being idle at home is idle anyway!”

"Even if they don't need people, they still need to eat some fruit, and someone has to wash the clothes and pants of the old men. No matter what kind of work, I can collect a few dollars in the spring!"

Lu Erpao was afraid of his elders, but when faced with people of the same seniority as himself, he would not give any face at all. However, if we don't say that Zhejiang people are smart and have flexible minds, and they are prospecting for mines and eating from the public family, they will do whatever they can through some means. help to complete the initial capital accumulation.

Everyone was silent now. The first captain wanted to choke, but the deputy captain next to him pulled his sleeve and signaled to other teams that they were thinking about it too.

Previously, everyone was warned not to go there because of the secretary. Except for patrolling the chestnut forest, everyone did not cross the line. Now someone has come up with an idea. Indeed, if you can earn a few more dollars, it is not impossible to do it. Ouch.

Who would have thought that after the secretary listened to Lu Erpao's speech, he slapped the table hard, pointed directly at his nephew's nose, and roared.

"Erpao, you've become more capable, haven't you? Your second uncle's words have turned a deaf ear. I told you not to affect other people's work. This is the spirit of the instructions given by the superiors. What's the matter? You don't listen to my words. Don't you also listen to the commune's words? If you don’t listen, I think you’ve had enough of a good life!”

The secretary's spitting output made Lu Erpao very aggrieved. He just wanted to live a good life. It was not illegal to exchange his labor for a little extra money, so why should he be so angry?

Lu Erpao, who had a figure as big as an iron tower, could actually see that he was at a loss at this moment. He pursed his lips tightly and walked out without saying a word.

"Go on, find out the fertilizers needed for spring, and...!"

Looking at the heavily closed door of the ancestral hall, Lu Erpao had an aggrieved look on his face. The looks everyone was looking at him were actually not all ridiculing, most of them felt pity, and he could tell that.

In this case.

He decided to go find the prospecting team by himself. If they wanted him, don't come back. It would just be a waste of time.

From the moment he left the house, he had actually made a decision. He was just asking for a job. Could they still go to the village to complain? However, according to the village's practice, they still had to inform the highest elder.

Back at home, the wife looked at the rice bowl, and took out the cooked persimmons, and a few small pears that looked bad. Finally, she grabbed a small bag of steamed chestnuts, and complained again.

"What do you women know? In our place, this thing is worthless. In the eyes of outsiders, this is a rare thing, and it's hard to get a ticket!"

Putting the bag on his shoulders, with chestnuts in the back, pears and flaming soft persimmons in the front, Donkey Erpao hit the road.

As a frequent mountain patroller, he knew where to hide from people looking for a place in the forest. With the idea of ​​changing his family's life, he suppressed his excitement and ran towards his destination in the back mountains to the north.

……

"It's not the Chinese New Year yet, so there are no firecrackers, but those few blasts are still quite loud!"

After picking his ears and standing on tiptoes in the woods, Donkey Erpao couldn't see anything in the distance. Anyway, he never imagined that the place in the distance had become a battlefield.

"Stop, what are you doing?"

The security personnel finally discovered this somewhat naive man, who was holding a bayonet and a gun at the same time.

"You are from the prospecting team, right? I am a villager from Baiguo Village up front. I have brought you some food from our forest. Look at the pears, persimmons, and chestnuts. I want to see if you have any. Wherever you need me, I'm very strong, I can do all the chores and heavy work!"

Facing the muzzle of the gun, Lu Erpao was not weak at all. He was not a bad person. He squatted on the ground and poured out the bag at once. Various round fruits rolled out. The people in the security company saw this. A scene that was a bit dumbfounding.

"Oh, by the way, this is my family's household registration book. I brought it too!"

Afraid that they would not want him, Lu Erpao even hurriedly took out the household registration booklet from his pocket and handed it to the guard with an eager look on his face.

"Shh, shh~!"

Harsh whistles spread all around. The guard took the household registration book and looked at the restrained Donkey Erpao with a critical eye. This kid was definitely a talent. Not to mention, the flaming red persimmons made him a little greedy. "A villager is here, looking for a job?"

When the guard company commander followed the whistle and found this place, Donkey Erpao's scalp was numb as he looked at it cautiously. He didn't know why so many people had guns, and they didn't need so many to guard against ferocious beasts.

"What's the name of your village party secretary?"

"Donkey Rongqing, that's my second uncle!"

"Where's the Women's Director?"

"Ni Xuhong, that's me...~!"

Lu Erpao was just about to explain his relationship with the village. Who knows, the security company commander who read the household registration book took a photo of the household registration book in his hand. At least the doubts on his face were gone. After checking the name and information, no problem.

Who brings persimmons, pears, chestnuts and other specialties with them when they go out to fight? From the current point of view, this guy has no big problem.

"Captain, these things?"

The guards looked at the things on the ground and licked the corners of their mouths. Their life was hard enough, and the stipend was really worthless. The meaning was obvious.

"Take it, don't leave yet. If that thing falls, there will be places in the village that need you!"

How could the guard company commander not understand the meaning of his subordinates? Our army does not take every drop of money from the masses, but it is not impossible to spend money to supplement some daily needs when going out. He counted two yuan from his pocket and simply patted He was really excited now that he was in the palm of Donkey Erdan, whose eyes were shining.

The two dollars came so quickly. He would do whatever they asked him to do, and it would be useful in the village. Wouldn't that mean he could straighten his back and go back!
"No, Captain?"

Seeing his company commander sorting up the fruits on the ground, stuffing them into his bag, turning around to leave, the guard who had just spotted Lu Erpao's eyes immediately flashed.

"What are you looking at? I didn't buy it for you kid. Those technicians need to supplement these nutrients. I think you lack training!"

The company commander glared at the young man fiercely, took out a pear from it, rubbed it roughly on his body, and stuffed it into his mouth. Although it was a bit sour, it was still juicy. It was like testing poison. How can I let my hands down at work?

"Boom, boom~!"

"My darling, it's thundering in broad daylight!"

Lu Erpao, who was following the company commander, was immediately startled by the movement. He almost trembled as he counted the money back and forth, but in the end he squeezed it tightly and covered his ears.

"Did you use dynamite to prospect for mines? I heard that my wife's cousin's man used dynamite to blow up the mountain and then look for mines?"

Donkey Erpao, who was covering his ears, didn't notice the strange color on the company commander's face and was still talking to himself.

"Let's go, hurry up, whether you can find a job depends on this sound, whether you can beat "them" down!"

The company commander looked excited and stuffed the pear he had chewed into his bag. After waving his hand, he even started running in front. The guard behind him pushed him, and Donkey Erpao also started running.

I didn’t understand what the person in front said or what he was beating down, but I knew that the sound might be related to the next work. Those two legs wanted to swing out at the maximum angle to keep up with the captain in front. pace.

"Boom, boom~!"

A deafening sound erupted from the back mountain again. At this time, Donkey Erpao was no longer afraid, because several people ran faster and a few chestnuts fell to the ground. The captain did not even stop to pick them up.

After seeing the tents one after another, Lu Erpao felt a little timid. Why, the people in this prospecting team were all wearing military uniforms.

Yes, it's a military uniform. Donkey Erpao used to be envious of this outfit. Although the color is different from the yellow-green one, the coats are all blue, but the hat on the forehead can be seen with a five-pointed star.

"Look at people first!"

Pointing to the tent of his security company, the company commander then ran towards the woods without stopping, without even looking at Donkey Erpao.

The team members have become accustomed to it. If the aircraft is really going to be taken down, it is unrealistic to expect them to search for various parts that have fallen all over the mountains and plains. At that time, the villagers will still be needed to help.

It can only be said that the time when Lu Erpao arrived was coincidental, and he collided with those gunshots.

If it weren't for the ID that I carry with me, the abundant fruits in Baiguo Village, and the problem of verifying my identity just now, I would have been treated with handcuffs.

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm staying. I'm staying. Let me tell you, every family in the village still has some stocks. Those persimmons are so sweet, and those pears are in our brigade's warehouse. What can be divided is Big, chestnuts too, if you eat these, I can get dozens of kilograms back!"

Donkey Erpao was so jealous at the sight of money that he couldn't tell whether these people came from prospecting or not, but they gave them real money. The money was real and they didn't give credit. It could be said that they were more genuine than those from the commune. , with this move, he can drive the income of the entire village.

"Just stay still. We'll know the result in a few minutes. But didn't I tell you not to come to our place?"

The guard poured a glass of water for Lu Erpao, handed it to him politely, and then walked out of the tent door. Although the company commander did not say it clearly, he was indeed controlling him, so he had to be kinder. After all, the territory did belong to his village. .

The company commander put the bag at the door and ran away. The guard who came out looked at the pear that rolled out of the bag and was taken a bite by his company commander. He licked his lips and looked a little hopeful.

"If you don't mind, you can eat what the company commander has bitten. I'll tell you, you just lost your penis when you ran away!"

Another person standing guard seemed to have seen the desire in his heart, and the villagers all talked about this. Anyway, there were more to come, so as long as you spent money, it wouldn't be a big problem to buy a few to satisfy your craving.

"You're right, you didn't see anything. Let me taste it first to see if it's sweet or not!"

He sneakily took away the pear with the marks of the company commander's teeth. After one bite, a small part of it was bitten off. The soldiers of the guard company didn't mind it, and stuffed the pear into their stomachs in three mouthfuls.

"Don't tell me, there's plenty of water!" (End of Chapter)