The Beginning of Siheyuan: The Pig Killer of Qinjia Village

The father and his two sons chatted in whispers all the way and unknowingly returned to Qinjia Village.

Qinjia Village has changed a lot now. After the establishment of the People's Commune, it together with 27 villages formed the current Xingwang Commune. The commune management agency is located in Qinjia Village.

"Prosperity" has two meanings. The first is the hope that everyone's life will get better and better. At the same time, because every village raises pigs, people hope that the pigs will grow better and better, which is derived from the prosperity of the six domestic animals.

Qin Zhengshan served as the president and party secretary, and the old village heads of other villages served as deputy secretaries, deputy presidents, etc.

The militia captain, the Women's Federation director, the office director, the clerk, etc., all of them are one of us. We are a community of interests and are united.

The Changping County Government attached great importance to Xingwang Commune, which was the political achievement of the county magistrate and secretary, so they gave it the most generous conditions. Although the villagers earned less after the communalization, compared with other villages, it was really like the urban-rural gap in later generations.

The most obvious thing is that the young men in Xingwang Commune who are ready to marry don't have to worry about finding wives. Young girls in other communes are eager to get married without asking for gifts, so if anyone in Xingwang wants to marry a daughter-in-law, won't they be very picky?

Of course, the most famous person in Xingwang Commune is still the legendary wife of Qin Huairu, the head of the Qin District. Because Chang Wei has not seen her for several years, she has become a legend.

When Chang Wei drove to the Qinjia Village in his memory, he was also amazed at the great changes. It was full of brick and tile houses, like a corner of a small county town, and even the road was smooth.

As soon as he drove to the village entrance, a patrolling militiaman came up to him. Seeing Chang Wei in the car, he shouted excitedly, "Brother Wei, you're back?"

Chang Wei thought about it and then remembered him. "You must be Huaigen from Uncle Six's family, right? I haven't seen you for a few years and you have grown up."

Qin Huaigen touched the back of his head and smiled. "Yes, Brother Wei, you still remember me."

Chang Wei said with a smile. "How could I not remember? Erwa, the five of you helped together. I asked my eldest brother to arrange for you to work in the pig farm. I was wondering why only four of you were arranged, but later I found out that you were only eleven years old and still in school."

Qin Huaigen was excited to see Chang Wei remember him. "At that time, I went to the city with Brother Yong and the others to play, and later you gave me five dollars. When I got the money home, my father asked me where I got it from. He didn't believe me and almost beat me up. I took my father to find Brother Yong and explained it clearly..."

Chang Wei laughed and asked, "By the way, Huaigen, I see that there are not many people walking around in the village. Where are the people? Is there nothing to do in the fields at this time?"

Qin Huaigen answered. "Everyone is busy at the pig farm right now. It's not time for lunch yet. Uncle and his friends are having a small meeting in the commune office."

Chang Wei pointed to the courtyard where the village office had been rebuilt. "Is that the courtyard?"

Qin Huaigen nodded. "Yes! It's still the old village office."

Chang Wei took a pack of cigarettes and threw it to him. "Okay, you do your thing, I'll go over and take a look."

"Brother Wei, no, no." Qin Huaigen took the cigarette and was about to return it. No matter how good the Zhonghua cigarettes were, it depended on who owned them. Not everyone could take their cigarettes.

"You kid, just take what I give you and smoke it."

"Thank you, Brother Wei."

Chang Wei drove the car to the gate of the commune yard and got out with his two sons.

In the room, the four old brothers Qin Zhengshan, Qin Zhenghai, Qin Zhenghe and Qin Zhengchuan were discussing something. When they heard the sound of a car outside, they hurried out.

Normally, someone who comes in a car is either a county leader or Qin Huairu who has returned.

When I looked, it turned out to be Chang Wei, whom I hadn't seen for two years. Although I knew he was back, it was indeed the first time I saw him after two years.

"Oh, Awei is here!" Qin Zhengshan's four old brothers came forward happily to greet him.

"Uncle, Dad, Third Uncle, Uncle Chuan, I haven't seen you for two years. You seem to be getting more energetic?" Chang Wei greeted with a smile.

"Hahaha, thanks to a good son-in-law like you, we are all doing well!

Tianqiao Tianyou, come and see grandpa, you have grown taller." Qin Zhenghai smiled happily.

"Awei, you guys go in and sit down and talk. I'll go to the cafeteria and ask them to cook some dishes." Qin Zhengchuan hurriedly greeted them.

Chang Wei brought his two sons into the house. After everyone sat down, they chatted together.

Qin Zhengchuan came back into the room and said, "Awei, it's a good thing you're back. We have something we can't decide. Can you give us some advice?"

Qin Zhengshan immediately responded, "Yes, Awei, give us some advice on whether our commune should build a furnace to make steel."

Chang Wei knew that there were banners of the Great Leap Forward hanging in the village, but why no steel furnace had been set up. This matter had not been decided yet.

He smiled and asked, "Uncle, with so many villages like ours, what have we mainly relied on over the years?"

Qin Zhengshan answered subconsciously. "Raising pigs?"

Chang Wei continued to ask without changing his expression. "Will building a furnace to make steel affect breeding?"

Qin Zhenghe answered. "Of course it will be delayed, but the whole country is now engaged in steelmaking, and they are calling for catching up with the United States and Britain in three years. The young and strong people must be transferred out."

Chang Wei asked back with a smile. "Do you know what kind of steel needs to be refined to meet the standards?"

After hearing this, the old brothers of the Qin family fell silent. They were not stupid and knew what Chang Wei meant.

Chang Wei continued, "By the same token, if I ask you to take the college entrance exam now, will you be able to pass it 100%?

Uncle, slogans are meant to motivate people, not to make them succeed just because they are shouted out. Isn't that just saying what you mean? If that's the case, why would we just go to the mountains and say that stones are gold? Isn't that more valuable than steel?"

Qin Zhenghai asked. "Awei, do you mean we won't build furnaces to make steel? This is a nationwide production project."

Chang Wei did not answer, but asked again, "Dad, what is the purpose of large-scale production?

Isn’t it just to build the country better, let the people live and work in peace and contentment, and make the country prosperous?

Why should we sacrifice capital for profit? Isn't raising pigs a contribution to the construction of the motherland?

Is it that the leaders don’t eat meat, or is it that the common people don’t eat meat?

Aren’t all the canned meats from the cannery supporting the soldiers in building and defending the motherland in terms of logistics supply? "

Qin Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "Awei, I understand. No wonder every time I went to the county government for a meeting, other communes were urged to speed up, but never urged our Xingwang Commune to build a steelmaking furnace."

He had always thought that he was giving face to Qin Huairu, the pillar of the Qin family, but now it seems that it is not just that. The roots of Xingwang Commune are also very important, and there is no need to follow the steelmaking.

Chang Wei smiled with satisfaction. "That's right. Other communes can do steelmaking, and our Xingwang Commune can do animal husbandry. Anyway, we are all contributing to socialist construction.

We are better at raising pigs. Compared with other communes that are not good at making steel, we have put in more effort and contributed more, right? "

Qin Zhengshan laughed. "Right, right, right. You see, it's still Awei who has a clear mind. We old guys have been discussing this for the whole morning, but it's all in vain."

Qin Zhengshan stood up and waved his hand. "Okay, let's do as Awei said! I'll gather everyone for a meeting this afternoon, and we'll promote breeding in Xingwang Commune."

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