Siheyuan: My Northeastern Farmhouse

Gu Weijun stretched out and said, "It's really good to sleep. It's better to be in the countryside. It's so comfortable! I work like a cow and horse every day, and I only get so many taels of silver every month! And I get fucked by a few people who feel good about themselves every day." , I don’t know what the so-called stupid PUA is, but he still has two faults to show how awesome he is. If during the Anti-Japanese War, he would be such a traitor and a white dog! When he exploits the people below, even the company boss will feel sweaty, bah! "

Gu Weijun, male, 45 years old, was once a mid-level cadre of a listed company. He has a happy family, owns a house and a car in Beijing, and is considered a successful person in the eyes of others. It’s a pity that after the epidemic, the general environment was not good. I was made difficult by WN Company for various reasons and was reassigned. I had no choice but to resign... It’s not possible if I don’t take the initiative to resign. If I don’t take the initiative to resign, maybe people will be gone after a while. Under high pressure, Down, insomnia, hair loss, irregular heartbeat, etc...

No, the corn and potatoes in the yard of my hometown in Northeast China are ripe. I take this opportunity to come back and tidy up, relax my mind, and recuperate my body. In fact, it was a helpless move: I interviewed for several positions, and after at least three rounds of interviews, I was politely persuaded to quit... Although Mr. Gu has rich experience and good connections in the industry, we still want to find someone under 35 years old. , more energy! Where does this make sense? Not to mention private companies, even public hospitals have laid off nurses who are over 44 years old.

"How come the working class has become a laborer, and the peasant brothers have become migrant workers?"

Looking at the time, it was only about 6 o'clock in the morning. Gu Weijun fetched well water to wash up. Although it was September and the autumn tiger was still raging, the morning in the Northeast was already slightly cold. The cold well water refreshed Gu Qingjun's spirits. He boiled hot water for a pot of tea and lit a cigarette. Gu Weijun sat on the pony, drank tea and smoked while looking at the yard where he grew up.

The rural areas of Northeast China are vast and sparsely populated. Especially in recent years, the population outflow has been the highest in the country. The birth rate fell below 10 more than 1.0 years ago. Therefore, farmhouses in Northeast China are basically not small.

The house in Gu Weijun's hometown has five large tile-roofed houses facing south. The middle room is the main room as soon as you enter the door. The east room is the living room and bedroom. The west room was later converted into a clinic and pharmacy, mainly containing traditional Chinese medicine cabinets. The kitchen and storage room are in the separated back room, so that the large stove and stove can more easily heat the Kang in the bedroom. There is a cement floor nearly 5 meters wide in front of the house, and a cement walkway in the middle extends to the courtyard gate. There are two wing rooms on both sides of the house to store some sundries. There is also a bathroom behind the wall on the west side, with a solar water heater installed on the roof.

The yard is about 28 meters wide and 35 meters long. The grape trellis in the aisle near the middle of the house is already full of green and red grapes, many of which have been picked and eaten by the neighbors; several apple trees near the courtyard gate, I asked my neighbors to help me pick and divide the peach trees, plums and jujube trees. The remaining jujube trees were still early to mature, so I told my neighbors that if I didn’t have time to come back, I would ask them to pick them and divide them.

On the east and west sides of the yard, corn, green onions, radishes, potatoes, beans, eggplants, peppers, soybeans, peanuts, cucumbers, tomatoes, etc. are planted respectively. Cabbage, lettuce, leeks, and pumpkins are also planted in the corners.

On the left side near the gate of the yard, there is the toilet and the original pigsty, where several chickens are now kept. On the right side are firewood piles and coal, and a big yellow dog is tied up.

Exiting the courtyard gate, there is a small road paved with cement and stones, which is regarded as the main road of the village. On the other side of the small road is a large pond. Thanks to the country's policy of "lucid waters and lush mountains are gold and silver mountains", it has been restored to the shape of a reed. , rippling blue waves, gradually many old men came here to fish again.

About 500 meters behind the yard is a series of small mountains. The mountain belonging to the village is called Guanma Mountain. Legend has it that during the Taizong period of the Tang Dynasty, Xue Rengui once herded horses here and rescued Li Shimin with them, hence the name Guanma Mountain. Mountain. In the 90s, Guanma Mountain was contracted by the villagers to build a mine and lime plant. The pits were dug out, and now they are all closed. Various fruit trees have been planted, and the mountain is once again full of green, with wild birds and Rabbits have also returned and occasionally wild boars are spotted.

Gu Weijun remembered that when he was a child, he and his friends skipped class and went to the mountains to pick wild fruits. They had peaches, apricots, plums, and apples, all of which tasted sour and sweet. You can also set up traps to catch rabbits, pheasants, and wild ducks. Rabbits, pheasants, etc. all depend on your luck, but you can build a small dam with mud at the bottom of the pond, dig out the water, touch fish, and catch loaches. Every time I can get a small pot of small crucian carp and loach, smother it with miso, pick a few green onions from the yard, wash a few cabbage, and serve it with sorghum rice or large dregs rice (corn is broken into particles) shape), the taste is amazing!

"Woof woof" the big yellow dog shouted twice, glanced at the visitor and climbed down again.

"The army is back!" The voice of the visitor was loud.

"Hey, uncle, why are you here? Have you had breakfast? Let's have some together." Gu Weijun stood up quickly, greeted the visitor, and handed over cigarettes immediately.

The visitor's surname is Shen, he is in his early 70s, has slightly white hair, is slender, wears a pair of glasses, a long-sleeved T-shirt, and is carrying a black plastic bag in his hand.

He lit the cigarette and took a long drag, "I just came back from the morning market. My grandson likes to eat black pork. Buy some black pork and dried tofu (called Qianzhang or Baiye in the south). It doesn't matter if your courtyard door is open." I'm wondering if your parents are back. I haven't had tea with Dad for a long time." He turned his head and looked around, "When did you arrive? Is your second uncle home?"

"Yes, that's right. I got home yesterday afternoon, and my second uncle went back. He said that his yard had not been plowed yet, so he had to go back and clean it up quickly." Gu Weijun accompanied Uncle Shen to light another cigarette, and then returned to the house. He took the teacup, filled it with tea, and carried it over with both hands.

Uncle Shen took the tea cup and blew it gently, took a sip, picked up another matza next to him and sat down, "Did your dad say when will he come back? Why did you come back at this time this time?"

"My father estimates that it will take another two weeks, when my brother and father-in-law will come to replace the two of them. No, the old couple is thinking about the yard at home, and I happened to come back to tidy it up (Northeast dialect: tidy up, tidy up) when I have free time recently. Come, harvest the corn, potatoes, peanuts and everything else (dig together). Share it when the time comes, and take some back to eat freshly."

"Haha, what else will you do? I'll go back and tell your aunt and ask her to come over and help you pick it up later." Uncle Shen smiled heartily, "Your parents take good care of the yard and the things grow well. ”

"No, no, it's time for us to do some work. Can you do it since you were a child? I just happened to be exercising to lose weight." Gu Weijun smiled and waved his hand.

"It has to be your dad! Not only is he good at medicine, he is also good at growing vegetables, and he also raised his two sons well. They are both established in the capital. We are the only ones in Puzi (pu, from the same village)!"

"Come on, gentlemen, let's go back now. Come and eat dumplings at home for lunch later." Uncle Shen raised the bag in his hand, took a deep puff of the butt of his cigarette, took a sip of tea, stood up, waved his hands and left.

After Gu Weijun sent Uncle Shen off, he also went back to the house and made a bowl of noodles, cooked two poached eggs, peeled a few cloves of garlic, and slurped until he was full.

A cigarette after a meal makes you feel as happy as a god. After Gu Weijun rested and changed his clothes, he began to clean up the yard. Break the corn first and pick out the tender ones. Just cook the corn in the evening. Then pick the potatoes, peanuts, soybeans, eggplants and peppers first. Then eat the corn. The potatoes are mixed with the big eggplants, it’s a perfect match! Once fresh flowers, peanuts and soybeans are boiled in salt water, it is a perfect side dish to go with wine.