The training ground of the Independent Company was in full swing, but Laoshu Village not far away was very quiet.
At dawn, all the people in the village who were able to move went out and rushed to the fields that already belonged to them to make final preparations for spring plowing.
It wasn't until it started to get dark that everyone returned to the village one after another at home.
"My dear, let's eat well tonight. We will fry all the eggs produced by the old hen in the past two days so that everyone can eat enough. We will try to finish all the preparations for spring plowing tomorrow!" Li Shanhu ordered as he walked into the yard.
"Master, I listen to you. Let's eat dry and scrambled eggs tonight!" The wife did not object, and then walked into the kitchen and started working.
After eating, the family of five did not rest, but continued to sit around the table at Li Shanhu's greeting!
"Damn it, the Eighth Route Army allotted us eighteen acres of land according to regulations. My boss joined the Eighth Route Army and allotted us another two acres. During this time, we reclaimed three acres of land, making a total of twenty-three acres. Although there are five of us,
There are only four laborers, and it’s very stressful to plant all the land with food on time!”
The wife hesitated and replied: "The eldest brother has joined the Eighth Route Army. If the eldest brother is at home, there will definitely be no problem in planting 23 acres of land!"
Li Shanhu immediately replied: "Boss is right to join the Eighth Route Army, don't mention it anymore!"
"Without the Eighth Route Army, we wouldn't have had these twenty acres of land, and we wouldn't be able to have enough to eat every day during this period!"
"The Eighth Route Army is right. In the past, we suffered from poverty and lack of food because we were oppressed by those traitors and bullies."
"Now that we have land, we must send people to join the Eighth Route Army. Let's protect these lands together!"
"If we let those traitors and bullies come back, they will definitely take back the land. Then we will continue to suffer from poverty, not enough to eat, and may starve to death when the harvest is not good!"
"Although there is one less labor force in the family, as long as we work for one more hour every day, we will definitely be able to finish the job!"
Seeing his wife's expression of silence, Li Shanhu continued to ask.
"How much food does our family have?"
This time the wife did not hesitate and blurted out: "In addition to what the Eighth Route Army distributed to us, and the boss served as a soldier in the Eighth Route Army to compensate us, there are also 120 kilograms of fine grains, all distributed by the Eighth Route Army, and more than 800 kilograms of coarse grains, for a total of one thousand kilograms
."
Having said this, my wife's face, which was not very pretty at first, now showed a smile.
"Originally, we only had less than 700 kilograms of coarse grains, and there were six people in the family. No matter how much we saved, we couldn't survive until the autumn harvest!"
"The Eighth Route Army came and distributed food to us. The boss went to serve as a soldier, and there was one less mouth in the family. According to the way we eat now, we should be able to survive until the autumn harvest.
Li Shanhu affirmed: "Absolutely no problem~"
"We have five mouths, so even if we eat six kilograms of grain a day, it will only be 180 kilograms a month. Now, in the fifth month of the autumn harvest, we can eat 900 kilograms every day, and we can still have at least 100 kilograms left!"
"After the autumn harvest, our 23 acres of land will only yield 120 kilograms of grain per acre, but the total amount will be more than 2,700 kilograms."
"The public grain lost 700 kilograms, and the boss became a soldier and got 200 kilograms of tax exemption. In the end, at least 2,100 kilograms of grain fell into our own hands, and it was all fine grain!"
"Keep half of it for yourself, and replace the remaining half with ocean and whole grains, so you won't have to go hungry again!"
Li Shanhu's analysis made every family member's face full of longing.
It seems that I have already seen the picture of my family eating white flour steamed buns and drinking millet porridge every few months.
The wife was the first to react, staring at Li Shanhu and asking: "Master, after the autumn harvest, we can really keep more than two thousand kilograms of grain. The Eighth Route Army really only collects that much public grain and will not allocate other taxes!"
Li Shanhu replied firmly: "Two thousand one hundred kilograms is the minimum!"
"As long as we take good care of the twenty-three acres of land, it is possible for the yield of one acre of land to reach 150 kilograms. As long as the yield of each mu of land is ten kilograms more than the one hundred and twenty kilograms, all added up
It’s more than two hundred kilograms, if you change it to whole grains, it would be at least five hundred kilograms!”
The wife smiled, and she was happy from the bottom of her heart: "It is possible to get more than two thousand catties of grain a year, or even three thousand catties."
"Even if we keep two thousand catties of grain for ourselves, we can still sell one thousand catties of grain!"
"These are fine grains and are very valuable. They can be sold for at least ten yuan. In just two years, we can save enough money to renovate the house and marry our second son a wife!"
Li Shanhu affirmed: "As long as we take good care of the more than 20 acres of land, our family will definitely change in two years!"
"But there is a prerequisite: the first year of spring plowing must be done well!"
"The soil and fertilizer that the anti-Japanese government asked us to make ourselves have already been put into the ground. According to the Eighth Route Army, as long as these soil and fertilizer are used well, the increase in production is certain, so our spring plowing must be done well, and there can be no accidents!"
"Second brother, early tomorrow morning you carry fifty kilograms of grain and sell it in the town. All of it will be replaced by pork. Try to buy as much fat as possible!"
"In the days of spring plowing, we must eat well, be full, and have oil and water in our stomachs, so that we can have the strength to work!"
The faces of the family members became hot at that time.
For the Li family, they had never eaten pork during the Chinese New Year last year, let alone on ordinary days.
However, the wife looked worried and hesitated for a moment before reminding her, "Isn't it too much to exchange fifty kilograms of grain for meat at one time?"
"Although we have a lot of food in hand, if something unexpected happens in the meantime, the food will not be enough!"
Li Shanhu replied with certainty: "This matter is settled!"
"Fifty pounds of grain is indeed a lot, but spring plowing is more important."
"We have to believe in the Eighth Route Army. They will definitely be able to protect us. As long as the next spring plowing is done well, we will have endless food after the autumn harvest!"
Four people from the Hongquan Village Independent Battalion Department, including battalion commander Li Hao, instructor Wang Hong, base area leader Peng Chang, and deputy battalion commander Hong Linfeng, also gathered around the table to discuss the upcoming spring plowing.
"Battal Commander, Instructor, Deputy Battalion Commander Lin, through our efforts, the base area has now expanded to five towns and 68 villages, with a total population of nearly 40,000, accounting for nearly 80% of the population and villages in Lingqiu County."
"At the same time, we have also formed nearly 2,000 full-time guerrillas, nearly 500 semi-full-time district teams, nearly 500 county brigades, and all the veterans and cadres supported by the main force. We will train as long as there is time. The only problem is
There is just a shortage of weapons and ammunition, and less than 30% of the team members have guns."
"Originally, these villages only had 100,000 acres of cultivated land. After our mobilization, we reclaimed nearly 30,000 acres of wasteland. The total amount of cultivated land reached 130,000 acres, and the per capita cultivated land was a little more than three acres. As long as stable production is ensured this year, the autumn harvest of food will be absolutely
It can ensure that the people in the base area will not go hungry for the next year!"
"After all, in addition to spring plowing, the land left uncultivated after the autumn harvest can also be used to grow some cereals with a shorter growth cycle!"
"Very good!" Li Hao replied with satisfaction.
"With 130,000 acres of land, in addition to ensuring that the people in the base area do not go hungry, they also provide us with nearly 4 million kilograms of public grain!"
"After excluding the hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain that the recruits are exempted from, which the guerrillas, district squads, and county brigade will use, there will still be at least three and a half million kilograms of grain left!"
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