Reborn in 1940 and survived until the new century

Try to eat as much as you can, and if you can’t finish it, try to put it on the balcony to dry.

As for the vegetables provided, those suitable for making pickles will be made into pickles, and those not suitable for making pickles will be given to my son first.”

"Alright, let's do this!"

It was not long after the beginning of spring, and when I went to pick wild vegetables, I saw many people carrying baskets or backpacks, picking wild vegetables.

Fortunately, not only does this thing have a short growth period, but it is also everywhere, otherwise we might not be able to dig up all of these wild vegetables.

Moreover, most of the people who dig wild vegetables are older people or girls whose families do not go to school.

As for boys, maybe their parents are reluctant to use them, or maybe they don’t know where to go to play.

While we were digging wild vegetables in the early spring, a report arrived as expected.

When I saw those big words on the newspaper, I really didn’t know whether to cry or laugh.

With just a few words, only those who have experienced it know how serious the problems that will be faced later are.

Even I myself was not quite clear about it. I only knew that the general line of "working hard, striving for the best, and building socialism quickly, efficiently and economically" marked the official launch of the "Great Leap Forward" movement.

I had only heard about things like this before, but I didn't really know how to do them specifically.

Thinking about this movement again, I feel really worried, but looking at those comrades outside who are working hard, I cannot stop them and can only follow the crowd at this time.

But even so, my heart is not here. After all, when I think about what I will face next?

No matter how happy everyone was, I couldn't be happy either. And because I couldn't leave without permission, I had to give up my plan to dig wild vegetables.

Fortunately, it is already the end of May. Even though the fields are full of wild vegetables, they are relatively old. Otherwise, I would really have to find a way to take a leave.

As for not being able to take leave, then just don’t take leave for the time being!

On the contrary, there are other things to do at work.

In addition to my job, I have to do other work every day, so I won’t leave any food in the cafeteria.

You may be reluctant to use your food coupons, but you won’t save money for buying groceries.

In fact, the most important thing is that the big pot meals in the cafeteria, even the most ordinary dishes, have a lot of oil and water, so you should always eat your fill first.

Otherwise, it won’t be long before you can even eat your fill and not even have any oil or water to eat.

Soon after, the Great Steel Production Campaign began, and every household handed over the unused iron to the collective.

That was all at the beginning, but later on, as more and more steel needed to be refined, everyone's enthusiasm did not diminish even if it was not refined.

On the contrary, every household donated their pots for this purpose.

How to cook without this pot?

Haven't you ever thought about it?

But it doesn’t matter. No matter whether you are working in the unit or unemployed, everyone is now eating from the same pot.

People who work don’t need to worry about food. People who don’t work don’t need to worry about this either, as the street office or a centralized canteen is set up somewhere.

Moreover, there is no need to calculate when eating. As long as there is no waste, you can eat as much as you want.

After eating at work, I went home leisurely. I didn't hear anyone talking on the way.

“Eat for free and work hard on production.

This is simply a life lived by gods!"

"That's right. Don't you know that for our big family, every time we eat, I want to divide the food clearly, for fear that everyone will not have enough food?"

“It’s more than not enough to eat?

Since I became the head of the family, the men in our family are not allowed to eat until they are 70% full, and it is considered good if the others can eat half full. "

"That's right, it's not like now, where everyone eats to their heart's content.

This is the first time in my life that I have a full meal! "

"Me too, and I don't have to worry about running out of food."

There is really no need to worry, but how long can this kind of life last?

Now you feel like you are living a god-like life as long as you have enough food to eat. What will you say in the future when you find out that there is not enough food or there is no food to eat?

I'm discussing this with Guo Huaian at home.

"Even though everyone is eating to their heart's content, there is only so much food, how long can they eat?

And have you noticed that the grain production in the newspapers is much different than in the past?"

“Too big?

I don’t think so, right?

I’m afraid there’s a huge difference!”

"Do you know how to grow food?"

“I don’t understand, but when I was in the army, I had an old comrade who was a real farmer.

In the past, when there was no war to fight, he would say that after the war he would go home to farm.

Although I don't know how to farm specifically, I have heard him talk about how much crops can be harvested from one acre of land.

He also said how much there was in good years and how much there was in bad years.

Judging from the current newspapers, this is completely a false report of grain production, creating a false impression that there is a lot of grain? "

"Then you think the higher-ups don't know?"

"I don't know whether you know or not."

“That’s true. After all, they haven’t conducted any specific research.

So do you think we should make some preparations?"

"Prepare?"

"That's right, in my opinion, we might as well take all the food coupons at home to the food store and exchange them for food.

Another thing is to hide the food at home. With the way everyone is eating now, how long do you think it will last?"

"It's hard to say. Not to mention how long it took to eat, the amount of food wasted is more than before."

"You're right. Fortunately, when we divided the storage room, we made a partition from the inside. Otherwise, why don't we hide the extra food in the house now?"

"I think it's okay, let's hide all the food in there!

Anyway, our family currently eats in the cafeteria and doesn’t eat the food at home.

In addition, the meat from home is also placed in it.”

"What about wild vegetables?"

“Hide some wild vegetables, too!

I’m afraid that one day there won’t be enough food, and the dried wild vegetables in our home will become good things.

Moreover, the families living in this area all know that our family has a lot of wild vegetables. If someone's family really doesn't have enough food, they will probably come to us for help.

It is impossible to give them the food, but it would be a bit unreasonable if they don’t give them the free wild vegetables either.

But then again, if that time comes, I may not even be willing to give away wild vegetables to others?"

"Don't talk about you. If that day really comes, I won't be able to let you go. Now we are no longer alone. We have a family and children. It's really not the time to be generous as before."