The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 285 Taking my sister and brother-in-law to Shenzhen

Rural reform, contracting production to households.

It was actually not until 1982 that the policy was fully implemented in Jiangxi Province, but the early exploration actually began in 1980.

It should be said that 1980 was the early exploratory stage, which was considered as learning from neighboring provinces, and was first carried out in some relatively poor areas where farmers' enthusiasm for production was not high.

As for Jinhe Commune, due to geographical reasons, its output has always been at the bottom. Yi'an County decided to first implement the household contract responsibility system for some of the communes at the bottom to see if it could motivate farmers and increase output.

Jiang Cheng thought that their village would not start distributing the land until at least next year, but he did not expect that they would start distributing the land before November this year.

But this is normal. The autumn rice harvest in the rural areas of Changcheng is in November. After the rice is harvested, the land is divided and rice is planted again in the spring of next year.

And since the production quotas were to be determined on a household basis, all the work points earned in November would be used to distribute grain, and there was no need to earn any more work points.

In Kaiyang Village, Jinhe Commune, Jiang Cheng's household registration had actually been moved out long ago because he started working. There were not many people registered in the household registration of Jiangchanghe. The household contract responsibility system was based on the number of people and would be adjusted based on the number of laborers.

In Jiang Changhe's family, there are only three people, including the older ones. Children also get a share, but it is different from adults. When children grow up, they can go to the village to apply for it and then be allocated again.

Now that children have land, it is mainly given to their elders to farm, so that if they grow more land, the children will at least have more food. It is the same as the children in the city who also have a ration, but the ration is not high.

But~~, I’m always afraid of something happening but~.

Jiang Cheng lives in the city and his household registration has long been moved out of the village. Not to mention the village, even the entire commune still considers Jiang Cheng a fellow villager. He is a driver. Does the village no longer recognize him just because his household registration was transferred to the city for work?

What is the word "exception" used for? It means to take care of special people. Therefore, Murakami also included Jiang Cheng in the quota, and even his daughter was counted.

But Jiang Cheng's share was not much, just like the children's share. Because they knew that he would not be able to come back to farm, they gave him a little land so that his family could grow more and Jiang Cheng could eat rice from his hometown.

In the end, Jiang Cheng's family was allocated a piece of wasteland near the town, a farm of more than two acres, and a vegetable plot.

The land was only divided in advance, and the land was not actually in our hands until December. After the rice in the fields and the vegetables in the collective vegetable gardens were harvested and divided, the land was distributed to everyone.

As for Jiang Changhe, after receiving the land, he applied to convert the wasteland into residential land, that is, homestead. In fact, homestead can also be applied for, even before the reform and opening up.

But Jiang Cheng's household registration is not in the village, so he is really not eligible to apply for a homestead. Jiang Changhe's homestead is not small, so he is not eligible to apply, and his nephew Jiang Lin is still young and not eligible.

That is to say, after the land was divided, the land belonged to the Jiang family. Moreover, it was still wasteland, so it was not considered to be damaging arable land. In addition, Jiang Cheng wanted to build a house. Jiang Cheng had his own house here, so it would always belong to the people of Kaiyang Village.

Changing the land use was considered special treatment and was approved.

The land is available, but it is not easy to build a building. In the countryside these days, it is hard to find people with experience in building buildings. There are people who can do masonry work, but the main thing is the design of the building and what materials to use.

Fortunately, Jiang Cheng knew a lot of people, so he went to the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau to ask for a building blueprint and then find a retired construction worker or someone who could take the time to guide the construction.

It's just money. Jiang Cheng put all the money in the space in sacks. He won't deposit it in the bank, one is that he can't explain where it came from, and the other is that he doesn't care about the interest.

In this era, the interest rate for regular bank deposits is actually quite high. A three-year regular deposit has an interest rate of nearly 7%. A five-year deposit can yield nearly % interest.

But what if the interest rate is high? The largest denomination of RMB now is 10 yuan. It is the third edition of RMB. Jiang Cheng does not deliberately collect antiques because there are many hidden dangers.

But if the third edition of RMB cannot be used, it is better to keep it in the warehouse and wait for it to appreciate than to earn interest in the bank.

Even in the future when everyone can do business freely and it is normal to have millions of people in the bank, Jiang Cheng will not deposit much money in the bank.

If the money was kept in the bank, Jiang Cheng's wealth would be exposed. If a private entrepreneur had too much money in the bank, it would be easy for others to target him. Don't say that the bank has good confidentiality, which is only for ordinary people.

If they really want to investigate you, they can freeze your account for any reason.

Rich people also have worries, and that worry is that they have too much money. The happiness of rich people is something that poor people can never experience.

At least Jiang Cheng is keeping a low profile at the moment, but people around him think he is being high-profile as the first person to build a building in the countryside.

If Zhou Lingying hadn't been exchanging foreign currency with her family, she could have earned more than 2,000 yuan a month. Jiang Cheng spent thousands of yuan to build a house in his rural hometown, and he only went back to live there for a few days a year, so he would wonder if it was worth it.

The rural household contract responsibility system no longer records work points, and Jiang Cheng's sister's job as a timekeeper has come to an end. After the land is divided, she will have to work in the fields again next year.

However, Jiang Cheng planned to help his sister Jiang Yan first, and also bring his brother-in-law Chen Changgen along.

Jiang Yan and her husband were not well educated, but they could do simple arithmetic. In China, abacus is used for calculations now, and it is also taught in third grade mathematics.

Jiang Yan doesn't know how to use an abacus, but Hong Kong now has a computer that can solve this problem.

This sister and brother-in-law have little education, no special skills, and limited abilities, so they can't help much even if they want to.

Fortunately, Jiang Yan and Chen Changgen were willing to listen to Jiang Cheng, their older brother, and were willing to leave their hometown to work in other places.

In December, Jiang Cheng drove his car and took Jiang Yan and Chen Changgen to Shenzhen.

"Brother, what are Changgen and I going to Shenzhen for? To work in a factory." Jiang Yan said as she sat in the back seat of the car with her youngest daughter.

"I'll take you there for free. Once you get there, just follow my instructions." Jiang Cheng said with a smile while driving.

"Yes, Yan Zi, we will just follow your arrangements." Brother-in-law Chen Changgen said in a flattering tone.

Jiang Yan's other children were in primary school, but her youngest daughter was not in school, so she was taken to Shenzhen. Jiang Cheng said he would arrange jobs for her and her husband, which was something they had never dared to think about before.

Even if a person earns 30 yuan a month, it is better than digging for food in the fields in the countryside. Moreover, farming depends on God's blessing and good weather and good harvests. When there is a drought, the production will be reduced, and when it rains too much, the production will also be reduced.

How good it is to work, you can get a guaranteed income. Chen Changgen's elder brother-in-law is a driver in the city, and he gave Chen Changgen a lot of face in the past few years.

Over the years, my eldest brother-in-law has taken care of the children's food and clothing. The children have at least a new set of clothes every year, and it is not difficult for them to have meat during the holidays.

But as time went on, the villagers' attitude towards Chen Changgen became calmer. What's wrong with having a brother-in-law who drives a car? He just helps with clothes and food. Chen Changgen is just like everyone else, and he has to go to the fields every day to earn work points.

Only Jiang Yan, who worked as a scorekeeper, could earn work points easily. It is said that when one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit. Chen Changgen did not expect that he would achieve success at this time. Sitting in the passenger seat, thinking about the scene of working and earning money, he felt wonderful.

It is December now and the weather is a bit cool. Jiang Cheng arrived in Zhangshu City at around 11:40.

Jiang Cheng parked the car next to the restaurant. Eating out is a common practice for drivers, but for Jiang Yan and Chen Changgen, it is a rare opportunity throughout the year.

But more than a month ago, Jiang Cheng held a birthday party for his daughter Jiang Sisi in the restaurant. Jiang Yan, the aunt, also went with her husband and children, and her family sat in several seats.

Jiang Cheng held a birthday party for his daughter in Changcheng, inviting several well-known figures and several neighbors who were on good terms with him, with a total of four tables.

There were so many dishes at the banquet, twelve in total. And they were basically all hard-core dishes, not to mention Jiang Yan and the others had never seen them before. Even those people with status and reputation were shocked.

Many of the ingredients for the dishes were provided by Jiang Cheng, such as the cuttlefish, peanuts and pork ribs soup. It is not easy to buy cuttlefish in the inland areas, even in dried form. There are also large shrimps, which are fresh and not many people in inland cities have eaten.

Weird-flavored duck is a specialty of Gan Province, but it is very difficult to prepare. Steamed sea bass is not something even leaders would try these days.

There are also fist-sized lion's heads, bite-sized meatballs, beef, lamb chops, and more.

With such dishes, even the leaders couldn't help but ask for some to be packed up to take home for their families to try after the banquet.

Jiang Yan also ate and took things that day, and she didn't feel bad at all for the family spending more than one yuan on the round-trip bus fare.

"Yanzi, when we go to a restaurant with your brother, how will the meal cost be calculated? Will your brother pay for it, or should we share the cost?"

"You useless guy, just follow my brother. If my brother asks us to pay, we will give it. If he doesn't ask, you don't need to worry about it."

Jiang Cheng parked the car and got out to ask them to go to the restaurant. Chen Changgen followed Jiang Yan after getting out of the car. He thought that it would take two or three days to go to Shenzhen. If they had to eat in restaurants on the way, it would not be good to let his brother-in-law pay for everything.

But if Chen Changgen and the others were asked to pay, even if they shared the money equally, they still couldn't afford the meal.

Jiang Cheng didn't know his brother-in-law's concerns. He had been driving for many years and was familiar with the restaurants in the city. When he entered the restaurant, he paid for the rice with his food coupons and then ordered the dishes.

"Comrade, one serving of steamed pork with rice flour and one serving of Qingjiang twice-cooked pork. One serving of stir-fried spinach and one... Forget it, one steamed egg."

Jiang Chengdu didn't even need to look at the menu, he just ordered the dishes by name. The waiter also had an impression of Jiang Cheng, remembering that he was a driver, but didn't know his name.

People who often come to the restaurant are either on business trips or drivers, so it is normal for the hotel waiters to have an impression of the drivers. Even if they didn't recognize Jiang Cheng, the fact that he ordered a plate of Qingjiang twice-cooked pork here shows that he is also a regular customer.

There is no special saying about Qingjiang Twice-cooked Pork. In the past, Zhangshu City was called Qingjiang. Qingjiang Twice-cooked Pork is also called this in Zhangshu.

If we talk about the special thing, it is that twice-cooked pork has many different ways of cooking in many places. Since you added the word "Qingjiang", it must be made according to the taste of Jiangxi Province.

The taste must be a little heavier, so that it goes well with rice. In addition to the pork belly as the main ingredient, the side ingredients must include cooking wine, ginger, onions, and hot peppers. The kind of hot peppers that people in Changcheng find spicy are so spicy that people from Sichuan have to hold their butts when they come here.

The spiciness of Sichuan is not considered spicy to people from Jiangxi Province. They like to use Sichuan peppercorns, which are very spicy. In fact, many people from Jiangxi Province cannot get used to the numbing taste of Sichuan peppercorns, which has led to a misunderstanding for a long time that people from Jiangxi Province cannot stand the spiciness of Sichuan.

When it comes to eating chili peppers, people from Jiangxi Province are really not afraid of anyone.

Originally Jiang Cheng wanted to order three dishes and one soup, but since his niece was there, he changed the soup to steamed egg.

"Yanzi, there's water in the thermos over there, go get one and bring it over." Jiang Cheng pointed to the corner of the restaurant where there were several thermos bottles, and then said to the waiter in a familiar manner, "Comrade, bring a few bowls over first, so we can drink some water."

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment, I'll bring it to you right away." The waiter said enthusiastically.

Jiang Cheng's attitude of casually shouting orders at the waiter, if someone else shouted like that, the note on the wall of the restaurant saying "Do not beat customers at will" would make Jiang Cheng understand why there was such a slogan.

The waiters are regular employees, and the good or bad business of the restaurant will not affect their salary. When talking to the waiters, you have to say "please", and at the very least, if you want them to get something, you should say "excuse me".

But the driver was so awesome that he didn't have to bother the waiter, and Jiang Cheng just didn't use polite language.

This is how drivers behave outside. If they are too polite, the waiter will doubt himself. As the head of the eight major staff, the driver is restrained if he is not arrogant.

When the waiter went to get the dishes, he even glanced outside the door. Come on, let the chef in the kitchen cook more seriously. He is a limousine driver, driving for the leader.

In the restaurant, Jiang Yan and Chen Changgen were a little restrained, while Jiang Cheng was basically free and at ease as the boss at home.

Jiang Yan's youngest daughter is called Chen Hong, she is four years old. She looks very ordinary, with yellow skin and some dark spots. As a rural child, she runs around outside in the summer, so both adults and children are a little dark.

Jiang Cheng simply teased her, but the child was too restrained and not as fun as his own daughter.

Soon the food came up, and Jiang Yan was in charge of serving everyone. Jiang Cheng was also used to having his wife, mother, and sister serve him when he was eating.

There is no way, it is all because of their indulgence. Of course, in the past two years, my niece Jiang Juan has to be added. When Jiang Cheng eats at home, as long as he does not put the chopsticks on the bowl when he is done, Jiang Juan knows that he wants more.

"It tastes good. Take your time eating. I'll go lie down in the car for a while."

Jiang Cheng finished two bowls of rice, because he was a soldier. He ate very fast, eating with big mouthfuls.

After finishing his lunch, Jiang Cheng paid and went to the car to rest.

Jiang Yan and Chen Changgen saw that there were still so many dishes, so they were reluctant to waste them. He had a big appetite, and once Jiang Cheng left, he ate more freely. When Jiang Yan and her daughter had finished eating, Chen Changgen started to clean up the dishes.

Fortunately, Jiang Cheng gave him a lot of meal tickets, and there was enough rice. Chen Changgen ate five bowls of rice and basically ate all the remaining dishes.

In fact, Chen Changgen can still eat a lot, and this is just the limit for a farmer. When Zhou Lingying first got together with Jiang Cheng, she could eat this much even if she let go.

After dinner, everyone returned to the car. Jiang Cheng did not plan to take a nap, so he drove out of Zhangshu and stopped by a forest.

He took out the gun from the trunk. It was time to digest the food. Jiang Cheng planned to stroll around the woods for a while. Hunting was fun. It was too unskilled to just use space to catch things. If he could get a battery in the future, Jiang Cheng would like to go to the river to fish with electricity.

Jiang Cheng's carefree behavior makes his brother-in-law Chen Changgen really envious. People with ability can't compare to him.

(End of this chapter)