Reborn in the 60s and adopted

"Ahem~" The village chief's throat clearing sound came from the village loudspeaker.

"Everyone, put aside your work and listen to me. The weather this year is as dry as in previous years. There was hardly any rain during the Qingming Festival, but we still have to complete this year's tasks. We should all work hard during this early spring so that our village will have surplus food after completing the tasks this year. We will be able to spend this year in peace and order." The village chief paused.

Then he said, "This year, the strong laborers in our village will have to work harder. You will have to take turns to guard the Dongfeng Canal at night when water is released. You must ensure that every acre of land in our village has water."

After hearing what was said on the radio, the people at work started chattering.

"Yeah, spring planting has started this year. I hope there will be more grain this year so we can get a bigger share," said an aunt.

"That's right. I hope God will be more merciful and leave us some food to eat." said an old man who is familiar with the village.

"Our village is okay. At least it's close to the mountain and surrounded by the river. The water from the mountain flows into the river and it can't dry up. Even if we grow corn grits, we can survive and won't starve to death. I heard that people in other counties have already started starving to death. Some even choked to death from eating too much Guanyin soil." Another aunt sighed.

"Oh, what a world this is." Everyone was sighing.

Tang Mei and Wang Ran followed behind and listened to their conversation. Wang Ran would occasionally interject with the universal chat phrases like "Oh, really? How did you know that?"

Tang Mei was thankful that she had arrived at the Bayi Brigade, and was even more thankful that her uncle and aunt had taken her in, otherwise, as she was so young, she probably wouldn't have survived this year. Fortunately, this year was also the last year of the drought in history, and things would get better and better.

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Tang Mei followed Pei Yanyan in the morning to exercise every day, and never missed a day or was lazy. Finally, it was time to plant rice.

Uncle Tang's family also came out on this important day.

On this hot summer day, Tang Mei stood barefoot on the ridge of the field, looking from a distance, and saw rows and rows of villagers facing the loess and backs to the sky, with their feet in the field water that seemed to be boiled by the hot sun.

Tang Mei went into the water and followed Uncle Tang's example, picking up the seedlings with her right hand and planting them one by one in the mud. The seedlings Tang Mei planted were all crooked and not neat at all.

Looking at the neatly planted seedlings by Uncle Tang and Aunt Tang, they looked like soldiers lined up.

On this side, Wang Ran and Pei Yanyan looked at these people barefoot.

"Comrade Tang, the seedlings you planted are too neat." Wang Ran looked back at his own seedlings, which were messy and scattered all over the place, not even as neat as Xiao Meimei's.

"Haha, Wang Zhiqing, transplanting rice is something that every man, woman, old or young in the countryside must do. You just arrived and this is your first time transplanting rice, so this is already very good."

"Yes, Wang Zhiqing, take it slow, you will become more and more upright." Aunt Tang San comforted.

"Sister-in-law, why do we have to plant the rice seedlings so neatly and straightly?" Wang Ran asked a little curiously.

"That's because keeping the crops straight will make it easier to weed and harvest later." Aunt Tang explained patiently.

"It's not easy to be a farmer." Wang Ran muttered softly.

"Ran Ran, don't say that anymore. We are supporting rural construction now. It will be bad for you if others hear it." Pei Yanyan paused for a few seconds and then whispered, "Do you want to go back to Kyoto? If you want to go back, I have a way."

"Why are you bringing it up again? I said I'll follow you. I won't go back."

"Then I will go to see the village chief after the spring plowing. Just hold on." Pei Yanyan encouraged.

"I can hold on, believe me. I'm just talking. I quite like listening to the villagers gossip, it's more interesting than in the city." When Wang Ran was in Kyoto, he followed Pei Yanyan every day. She didn't like boxing, so she had to read books or play with the children in the compound. People in the compound were rarely seen quarreling, unlike here, where the aunts quarreled with saliva flying, and when they got angry, they would fight, pulling hair, digging faces, picking noses, as long as they could win the fight and make the other party lose.

"You are really amazing. I didn't know you have a hobby of watching the fun." Pei Yanyan gave her a thumbs up.

"By the way, I haven't asked you yet. Didn't you receive a telegram yesterday? Who sent it to you?" Wang Ran suddenly remembered that the postman delivered a telegram yesterday, and wondered if it was something urgent, so he thought of asking.

"My aunt, you know, we were assigned here because my grandpa's home is in the provincial capital. So she was worried about me and wanted to come and see me, but she didn't have much time, so she had to send my cousin here to accompany me for a few days." Pei Yanyan softened a lot when she thought about seeing her relatives soon.