He Xihua was waiting outside at Kuli Railway Station. If nothing else happened, the train his third brother was taking would arrive today.
In the previous letter, his third brother had already told him the train schedule, and he boldly consulted the staff at the train station. They said that the train his third brother took was arriving today.
But the exact time is uncertain.
Trains these days are basically not on time. If it is a long-distance train, it is normal for it to be delayed for a few hours. Sometimes it is possible to be delayed for a day or even two days.
There is no way. Today's train lines are all single-track railways, and the speed is not fast. In addition, they do not run at night. At the same time, the ability of the railway lines to withstand natural disasters is not very good.
So it is very normal for the train to be delayed!
This is why all trains in this era have dining cars.
Because there are no dining cars and sufficient food is not prepared in advance, passengers cannot take these trains for long-distance journeys.
These days, except for a few special lines that are double-tracked and have direct passenger lines that can arrive on the same day, on most railway lines, when passengers have to travel hundreds or thousands of kilometers, they often need to travel for several days.
Of train.
As for the journey from the eastern provinces to the westernmost city of Kuri, which is 6,000 to 7,000 kilometers, they have to stay on the train for at least half a month and change trains several times.
Therefore, although his third brother's flight was scheduled to arrive today, he could not be guaranteed the specific time, and it was even unknown whether he would arrive today.
But He Xihua is still here!
It was just that he had been waiting from morning to evening, but he didn't even wait for the train his third brother took, so he knew that the train must be late.
It may arrive tomorrow or even the day after tomorrow.
After going back to sleep for a day, he continued to wait at the train station the next day.
In the afternoon, he finally waited for the train that his third brother was taking!
In the crowd that kept coming out, He Xihua looked at everyone with wide eyes, trying to find the figure of his third brother among them.
There were so many people coming off the train that he couldn't even see them.
But soon he heard: "Second brother!"
When I turned around, I saw a young man about sixteen or seventeen years old carrying a huge package with a bright smile on his face!
This is exactly the name of his third brother He Xishi. Like his name, he was given the name by his father who had escaped from the village.
Otherwise, given their family's situation, they wouldn't be able to come up with such a name. At most, they would be Dalang, Erlang, Sanlang or something like that.
The two brothers had not seen each other for more than a year, so when they met today, they were naturally a little excited.
"Let's go back first. I will take you to the city to report tomorrow!" He Xihua took the package from his third brother, and then took his third brother out of the city and returned home.
On the way back, He Xishi kept asking about the situation in Curry City. When he asked these questions, he was still worried and expectant.
He Xihua also started talking one by one.
This time his brother came here and also signed up for immigration. If he had not signed up for immigration and came directly, there would be no free land to share.
It's just that he still has relatives and friends here to seek refuge with, so he doesn't have to live directly in the temporary military camp with other immigrants who came with him.
At the same time, he can also apply for land next to his brother. Anyway, there is a lot of land outside Curry City, and there are not many immigrants. Basically, the wishes of the immigrants are respected. New 81 Chinese website updates the fastest computer version:
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However, this group is limited to the early immigrants. If it is later, even if there are still immigrants, they will not be assigned to the suburbs of Curry, but will be further away.
The next day, he took his younger brother to the city to report, and then successfully obtained the land title that his younger brother received for free, in addition to a batch of free agricultural tools and other supplies.
The land allocated to He Xishi is right next to He Xihua's land, but the amount is slightly smaller. The initial cultivated land with water channels and other facilities is only one hectare, and the dry land is 50 hectares.
This is mainly because he is already part of the third batch of immigrants who came to Kuli City. The surrounding land has been almost divided since he arrived late. Unless he chooses a place more than ten or two kilometers away, further away from the city, otherwise
If so, this land no longer has as many immigrants as it did in the early days.
And they didn't know that according to the plan of the Immigration and Reclamation Division, there were only these three batches of immigrants, totaling 15,000 people, in Kuli City and its suburbs.
The next immigrants arriving in Kuli will be resettled in a new immigration town more than 20 kilometers away, but that immigration town no longer has railway access.
Therefore, He Xishi finally caught the last train.
Looking at the wooden house that the military soldiers built in just over an hour, He Xishi was also a little excited.
This is his own cabin.
It's not his brother's, nor anyone else's, it belongs to him alone.
Well, even though they are blood brothers, they also have to settle accounts. The land and houses of the two of them are their private property.
He Xihua was also happy for his brother. He helped his brother tidy up the house for several days in a row, but that was all.
He also has a lot of fields to cultivate, chickens, ducks, and pigs to feed, so he can't wait for too long with his younger brother.
In addition, he also imparted his own experience to He Xishi, that is, in addition to opening up wasteland and farming, it would be best to engage in some side business, such as raising some animals.
The cycle is not long, and there is no worry about sales. The problem is that there are some risks, and the capital required is not small. You need a loan to start it. If a large number of chickens and ducks die halfway, you may owe a lot of debt.
If you have no capital, are unwilling to take risks, or have no confidence in your skills and experience in caring for livestock, then you can only grow some cash crops.
For example, green vegetables!
This thing basically has no cost. As long as you are willing to endure hardship and energy, you can pick it up and sell it in the city to make money after you have defended the city. Even if you accidentally fail to plant it, it doesn't matter. At most, it is just a waste of time.
It's just that almost every household of new immigrants now grows vegetables, and many of them will sell them in the city. If the quantity is large, the price will naturally not be high.
He Xishi is not as courageous as his brother, but he does not dare to borrow immigration loans to raise chickens and pigs. In his opinion, this is too risky. First published on New Bayi Chinese website
So he planned to farm.
Naturally, He Xihua would not interfere too much in the choice of his younger brother. After all, breeding is also risky. It requires certain personal skills and experience. If one fails, he will lose all his money.
He himself can succeed, but he is not sure that his brother can succeed.
So he said, come over here to help me when you have nothing to do, and I will teach you how to raise chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep.
After helping his third brother He Xishi settle down initially, He Xihua also resumed his usual busy life. He got up early and went to bed late. In addition to clearing wasteland and farming, he also had to take care of a lot of chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep.
The same goes for his younger brother, who is busy clearing wasteland and planting land every day, and also starts growing vegetables.
The two brothers were both children of poor farmers. Even when they were only five or six years old, they were already following their parents and doing whatever they could.
By the time they reach the age of ten, they are basically experienced farmers, and farming is already instinctive for them.
The diligence of the He brothers is seen in the eyes of others.
For example, the Wu Laosan family next door.
"We can't wait any longer. Yesterday, a matchmaker found the second son of the He family. If we wait any longer, I'm afraid someone will rob him!" Aunt Wu said worriedly.
Wu Laosan also nodded and said: "We can't delay it anymore, the other families are watching too!"
The couple had long since taken a fancy to He Xihua. Not only was this man a good farmer, but he also had a bright mind. He had sold dozens of chickens and ducks to the city, and it didn't take long for him to raise them.
Those few pigs can also be put out.
After doing so many side jobs, plus the income from the fields, I will probably be able to save thirty or fifty yuan this year.
Such a man is difficult to find in hundreds of households around him.
Otherwise, he would not have invited He Xihua to his home for dinner several times, and his intention was clear at a glance.
They were also very satisfied with He Xihua's attitude. Every time he came, he would bring some small things. Once before, he even brought a piece of calico, saying that as a reward, his girl would help sew a set of clothes.
These exchanges have actually almost solidified the relationship between the two families. What is missing is the finishing touch.
Wu Laosan, who was afraid of being intercepted, didn't care whether he was embarrassed or not, and quickly found a matchmaker to come to arrange marriage.
Although marriage matters must be decided by parents, He Xihua's parents are still thousands of kilometers away. Naturally, it is impossible for a matchmaker to go thousands of kilometers away to propose marriage, so he found He Xihua directly.
He Xihua was actually mentally prepared for this marriage. Although he was a farmer, he was not stupid. He had known for a long time that the Wu family was interested in him, and the many visits to his door explained everything.
Of course, he didn't say anything, he just said that he would have to ask his parents before he could give an answer.
That day, he went to the telegraph office next to the post office in Curry City, gritted his teeth, paid the expensive fee, and sent a telegram to his hometown.
This telegram will be delivered all the way to their hometown along the telegraph line. After the telegraph office in their hometown receives the telegram, it will be translated into a telegram and delivered to their home by the postman of the Post Office as an urgent letter.
The next day, he received a call back. His father had agreed to the marriage and decided to take the train to Curry to host the wedding in person.
After getting his father's approval, He Xihua gave the matchmaker a letter, saying that his father would arrive in Kuli in a month. After his father arrived, he would come to propose marriage.
Although these two families are poor people who were forced to immigrate to Kuli, and they don't pay much attention to etiquette on weekdays, no matter how poor they are, they still have to follow this basic tradition.
At the same time, after being away from home, people will pay more attention to these traditional etiquette things.
Therefore, the three books and six etiquette are indispensable. All procedures are based on tradition, and some steps in these traditions require the elders to come forward, so they can only wait for his father to arrive before proceeding.
However, no matter what, the marriage has been decided, and we are just waiting to enter the subsequent detailed steps to get married.