In my days as a farmer

When Secretary Xiao Li was Xiao Li's assistant, he had participated in many youth cadre training meetings, and it was the first group of college student village officials who gave lectures to them.

In the experience of his predecessors, he found that the three most troublesome and difficult to solve the three bad habits that endanger the lives of rural people are drinking, gambling, and desperate for face.

Problems such as superstition, poverty, and lack of love for medical treatment can still be solved through publicity and hard work, but these three bad habits are deeply rooted, and the efforts of several generations cannot be solved.

Some people may ask, everyone knows that gambling is not a good thing, but why is it not a good thing to save face and drink?

In fact, Li Wei didn't understand this at the beginning, until he went to work in Xiaojin Village and experienced a new year, he realized it.

Drinking is not a bad thing, but what if you drink to your death?

It's not a bad thing to save face, but what if you jump when you get excited?

More importantly, what if these two things were put together?

Drinking alcohol is an old habit of the Northeast people. Since the time of entering the Guandong and even earlier nomads, people living in this land with long winters have used it to spend the boring and cold winter.

Now, although heating pipes are laid in the cities for central heating, the sparsely populated rural areas do not have this benefit. Except for a small number of villages close to the city, most rural people live on kangs and fire walls.

Fuels are needed for heating with heated kangs and fluted walls. However, in the past few years, "stove closures and coal bans" were implemented for the air environment. Farmers can only use natural gas to burn stoves with heated kangs.

The cost of burning natural gas is 700 yuan a month, while the cost of burning coal and firewood is at most [-] to [-] yuan a month. Even if there is a subsidy, this gap is not a small burden for many farmers.

So some villagers can only carry it, try not to burn it during the day and burn it at night, or they live together and burn it in rotation.No matter which method, it involves heating issues.

And what is the cheapest way to heat it?

drink.

It costs hundreds of dollars to buy a wool coat, and thousands of dollars to buy a leather one. How much is a sip of ordinary liquor?

So it was a very common situation in rural areas at that time to drink a sip of wine before going to the field, and drink a sip of wine when it was cold on the road, and everyone chatted and drank together, anyway, you can drink a sip of wine anywhere.

If you go to the wine table, you can't even drink it if you want to, because everyone wants face.

Thus, the tragedy happened.

Drinking to warm up is inherently wrong.

The main components and metabolites in the wine have the effect of dilating blood vessels. After the blood vessels dilate, they will promote blood circulation. When the blood circulation speed is fast, the heat in the body will be carried to the body surface, and people will feel hot.

At the same time, alcohol can also paralyze people's nerves and reduce their keen perception of the environment, so it is not easy to feel cold, fever and insensitivity, which will naturally give people the illusion of drinking to warm up.

But the illusion is an illusion after all. The heat in the body is transferred to the body surface and quickly dissipates. At this time, if there is no further heat supplement, the human body will soon feel colder. This is the phenomenon of "cold after drinking".

But ordinary people don't know this truth. Their reaction is to drink when they are cold, sip after sip, and soon reach the level of drunkenness.

If you are lucky and get home, there are not a few people who get drunk and fall down on the side of the road while walking. The ice and snow and the cold after drinking have directly caused many villagers to freeze to death.

In addition to freezing to death, there are also many people who drowned.

The Northeast is not frozen in winter, and there are not many rivers, but it is not completely empty. For drunk people, there is no need for big rivers, and accidents can happen even if they fall into a trickle.

In addition to these two extreme situations, there are many people who pick quarrels after drinking, impulsive crimes, and domestic violence.

Therefore, as a grassroots manager, and a grassroots worker who worked in the era when the state strictly prohibited cadres from "drinking table culture", the two people in power in Xiaojin Village were very disgusted with alcohol, and they did not do much to promote it.

It was not easy for the people of Xiaojin Village to get rid of this bad habit gradually, but Xiaoxia, a young man, actually got it?How can this work? !

The most important thing is that Xiao Xia is still squatting by the pond, there is no one here, if he jumps drunk and has no one to help him, Secretary Xiao Li will start the criticism and education mode on the spot.

Xia Dongli rubbed his nose and listened, and obeyed obediently.

In fact, he was really wronged.Comrade Xiaoxia can drink, and his alcohol capacity is acceptable, but young people of his age are usually Buddhist health practitioners who make tea with wolfberries, so how could they go out to drink when they have nothing to do?

The wine was given to the carp spirit in the pond to celebrate the first time she drove off the heron.

Carp Jing is now working at Xiao Xia's house. She is responsible for protecting the croaks in the pool before the forest frogs go up the mountain, preventing predators from taking them by the way.

Originally, this carp spirit thought it was not a difficult task. Although she complained a little about Xia Dongli's merciless behavior, she was still very happy that she could repay her life-saving grace after watching the frog for half a year.

Before working, Carp Spirit thought that her biggest enemy was actually her own appetite when facing the croaks, but she didn't realize it was not until she was honored to take up the post.

She is a carp spirit, and it is true that she can dominate in an ordinary hydrological environment, but it does not mean that she will not be suppressed by natural enemies.

The suppression of natural enemies among animals is engraved in the genes. Even a kitten dares to beat an adult mouse that is about the same size as itself, not to mention fish and herons.

In the eyes of humans, the first reaction when seeing a heron is long legs, beautiful, elegant, and good-looking, but in the eyes of fish, there are only two words-villain.

The heron, also known as the "waiting bird", waits and waits, because of their great patience when hunting.

Fish are actually very easy to be frightened, so in order to have a good meal, once the heron chooses a hunting spot, it can stay in place for a long time, so long that the most vigilant fish think it is the reflection of the tree and don't care, and then suddenly snap their mouths , and even they might spend four or five hours in ambush and misdirection, which is scary to think about.

Moreover, this kind of bird is very cunning. Once it is full, it will leave the hunting ground immediately, without giving the fish a chance to remember their appearance.

The point is, herons have very, very, very strong stomachs, and their swallowing ability is quite strong, and they can even swallow a rabbit alive.Therefore, despite the fact that the prototype of the carp essence is half an arm long, when she faced the little heron for the first time, she was caught by the other party directly without noticing it.

Afterwards, the young heron didn't care about the fish's struggle at all. It calmly applied the knowledge it had learned to the carp spirit, and adjusted the direction of the carp spirit by shaking it. On the one hand, it tried to choose a narrower section for convenience Entrance, on the other hand, tried to use this behavior to stun the carp spirit.

The worst part is that after several attempts, it found that it could not swallow the carp essence, so it gave the carp essence to its parents.

The carp spirit, who had always lived in deep water and had never dealt with wading birds, was stunned. In panic and panic, it didn't even have the strength to transform into a human form.

Fortunately, it was indeed big enough, and the adult herons could tell at a glance that it was a fish they couldn't eat, so they threw it away.

This experience has simply become the psychological shadow of the carp spirit. She also cried and showed Xia Dongli the traces of being caught by the heron on her body-the whole fish scales were scratched off, revealing the bottom of her head The body of the fish looked really miserable.

However, Xia Dongli was also quite speechless.After all, she is also a goblin who has practiced for many years, but in the end she escaped from birth because of her size and fatness. Isn't that too pitiful?It feels like she can't protect the little croaks.

Just when he wanted to change the job position for the carp spirit, Xun Ao took the fish and went to talk for a while, so the carp spirit resolutely refused to change the job, resolutely stayed in the small pool, and started talking with the heron. A long and bloody struggle.

After scraping off a small piece of fish scales (especially the fat belly), the carp spirit finally mastered the skill of fighting the heron, and yesterday, she successfully slapped the heron and beat the bird You have to stay away.

In order to celebrate this victory, the little girl shyly asked for a drink. Xia Dongli was just pouring wine into her mouth according to the fish's request.

But what about feeding a fish a drink?Of course not!Xia Dongli could only obediently bow his head to admit his mistake, and accept Secretary Xiao Li's earnest persuasion.

Seeing that people finally realized how dangerous this action was, Secretary Li quickly stopped talking, and then informed Xia Dongli of his intentions.

Xia Dongli didn't refuse when he heard that he wanted to help pick up and drop off people. He just said that he would take the dogs with him. Although he would pull the dogs on the leash and wear muzzles, their dogs were more enthusiastic, so they got in the car The guests must be not afraid of dogs.

Xiao Li made a note of this request, and suddenly raised his eyebrows: "Are you taking the dog? Take all four of your dogs?"

"Yes, we don't drive SUVs, we drive small three-wheelers." Xia Dongli explained, "SUVs can only seat six people, and small three-wheelers can carry a lot of weight. In addition to me and Xiaoyu and four dogs, we can carry more Six people are not a problem, and I will pull up the frame and put a stool, so the safety is still guaranteed. However, it may be a bit cold to ride a tricycle at night, so it is best not to arrange children."

"Okay, I've made a note. You can bring six people with you when you go, and five people when you come back." Li Wei nodded, and he said very understandingly, "I will try my best to arrange acquaintances for you to board your car to avoid trouble."

Xia Dongli was a little stunned: "Well, you can bring six people with you when you come back..."

"You forgot Uncle Geng, right? You have to pick him up when you come back." Secretary Xiao Li laughed and patted Xia Dongli on the shoulder, "Comrade Xiao Xia, you can't make this mistake. You have to leave the family. contradictory."

"No, no, why Uncle Geng..." Xia Dongli's eyes widened, and he didn't understand why Secretary Xiao Li specifically mentioned the old Dragon King.

Cough cough, the old Dragon King has lived in Xiaojin Village since Qixi Festival, so his identity has naturally passed Minglu.

Xia Dongli claimed that he was Xiaoyu's father to the public. Although some villagers murmured how this Xiaoxia recruited (hired) the younger ones and then recruited the old ones, but in the eyes of some people who knew the basics, they naturally knew that Uncle Geng was almost Xiaoxia. My husband's level is up.

As a village cadre who was close to Xia Dongli, Secretary Xiao Li knew this situation well.He was somewhat psychologically prepared before, and the parents didn't object when he saw it again, and of course he wouldn't say anything.

But ridicule is indispensable!Cough cough, teasing is also a way of expressing support.

However, seeing Xia Dongli's reaction, the smile on his face also subsided, and the young man asked in surprise, "You didn't know that Uncle Geng signed up for our singing and dancing team?"

No, I don't know...

Bathed in Xiao Li's disapproving gaze, Xia Dongli slowly opened his mouth.

It's not strictly his fault!

After chasing all kinds of bloody TV series, the old dragon king began to disappear. Xia Dongli asked him occasionally, but he always said that he had official business to deal with.

Naturally, Xia Dongli didn't want to ask too many questions. When he saw someone missing over time, he naturally thought that he had gone to the Dragon Palace. How could he have imagined that a dignified dragon king would actually join the square dance army in Xiaojin Village, and even sign up for the performance team for the moon sacrifice event? Ahhh!

The old Dragon King didn't say a word at home!

Xia Dongli's pupils trembled when he looked at the vigorous figure and standard dancing posture of the old man in Secretary Li's mobile phone.

"You don't care too much about the elderly." Xiao Li, who is the leader and choreographer of Xiaojin Village's square dance, criticized, "Although Uncle Geng has not joined our troupe for a long time and he is quite old, but he works very hard and his movements are also very good. It's very standard, it looks like someone who has practiced with experience. But you and Xiao Xun don't know the life preferences of the elderly, no wonder he doesn't usually mention your things to his dance partners."

"Xiao Xia, I'm going to criticize you now. The old man obviously has two sons, so why is he acting like an empty-nest old man?"

The words "Empty Nest Elderly" turned into a huge mountain, pressing heavily on Xia Dongli's body.Xia Dongli felt dizzy for a while. He barely stood still, twitched the corners of his mouth, and admitted his mistake with some difficulty: "Well, it's my fault. Xiaoyu has to go to work and class during the day, and Uncle Geng and I are also a little awkward. Some questions are not easy to ask. Well, do you have any other hobbies, Uncle Geng?"

So, Xia Dongli heard from their village secretary that Uncle Geng was completely different from his impression.

In the eyes of Xiaojin village cadres and many peers, the old dragon king is a fashionable little old man who is keen to participate in middle-aged and elderly activities such as walking birds, playing chess, calligraphy, and square dancing.

"He will also help you walk your dog." Secretary Xiao Li's expression was extremely disapproving. "He has a very good relationship with your rice, and he took Dami to the town to buy sugar-fried chestnuts for him."

Xia Dongli: ...The relationship is indeed very good, ha ha.