Counterattack in the chronology

On the day of sowing, Sister Bai got a planter, and Gu Lichun gave the machine to Zhao Gaokai.He himself and staff Chen Jieliang managed the family members of employees and recorded work for those who went to work.Students who have to experience labor will patiently explain some precautions.Their work is very simple. Each person carries a basket of processed alfalfa seeds and sprinkles them on the ground.

Dozens of children scattered like stars on the vast wasteland, scattering alfalfa seeds as they walked.

The adults lined up in a row and sprinkled some at intervals.Gu Lichun knew that sowing in this way would definitely lead to uneven density, and the seedlings would have to be thinned and replenished later.

In fact, the real sowing method should be more particular, and the seeds should be mixed with pesticides, herbicides, rhizobia and fertilizers in proportion.The sandy land that has not been planted with alfalfa also needs to be treated in advance.But Gu Lichun didn't have the manpower and funds to pay attention to these things, so he could only adopt the extensive planting method, planting first and then talking.

Survive first, develop later.After it is proved that growing alfalfa can indeed be sold, the next season, the farm should agree to increase funds and manpower.This time, it would be nice to be able to plant it.

After everyone worked for more than an hour, Gu Lichun asked them to rest for a while, drink a bowl of red bean soup and tea, and eat some snacks to replenish energy.The adults are fine, but the children are the flowers of the motherland, so they cannot be squeezed hard.

These kids are looking forward to these snacks, popcorn, candied haws, fried jelly beans, they all love to eat them.It is said that it is candied haws, not by skewers, but by pieces, how many pieces per person.There is also dim sum, which is the kind of small steamed buns with red dots and saccharine. The steamed buns are steamed by Chen Jie. The steamed buns are a bit too delicate, not much bigger than an egg.For the steamed buns in the farm cafeteria, there are more than a dozen of them.Both Wu Fat and Zhao Gao thought it was too small, but Chen Jie said it was a snack, so it had to be small.Gu Lichun knew in his heart that this was to save money.The current money is paid in advance by the staff of their agriculture and animal husbandry department, and every penny has to be calculated carefully.

The adults each drank a bowl of sweet red bean soup and ate two small steamed buns. After eating and drinking, the children put the snacks in their pockets and planned to eat slowly.

Perhaps everyone replenished their energy and were full of energy.

Someone else sang loudly:

Revolutionary new generation,

The farm practiced hearts Oh.

Take the burden on your shoulders,

Always move forward.

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One person sang, and everyone followed closely.As more and more people joined, it eventually turned into a chorus.The song can't be said to be beautiful, but it can be loud and clear, which is very exciting.

Gu Lichun is a little unfamiliar with the main theme songs of this era. He plans to learn a few in the future when he has time, so that he can use them at critical moments.

The bustling scene on the wasteland attracted the attention of passers-by. Some people stopped to listen for a while, while others scoffed, saying that it was just nonsense, waiting secretly for them to fail in planting alfalfa, which was a good joke.

It was busy until noon, and the family members of the employees went back to eat separately.The homes of the students are scattered all over the place, and there is no way to go home.Gu Lichun thought that he was here to work for free, so it would be a bad idea to let people pay for their meals.

He asked Zhao Gao to sell more than a dozen big stick bones from the slaughterhouse yesterday. He started stewing soup in the four big pots in the pig farm since he woke up in the morning. Mix it with white flour and add a few eggs to roll the noodles.

Big bone soup shepherd's purse noodles, clear soup, green vegetables, golden noodles, if you like spicy food, you can add some fermented soybeans and chili sauce.Not to mention, the corn noodles are delicious.

After a pot of noodles was cooked, the children ate first. Everyone was laughing and making noises, each serving a steaming bowl of noodles and eating deliciously.

While eating, he said: "This kind of labor experience is interesting, and we will come back next time."

The other children nodded in agreement while eating: "Yes, yes, come again." They have been to other places to experience labor before, but there is no one who manages the meals. It is so good here, there are food, drinks and snacks.

These children gathered in small groups to eat, and Gu Lichun and his staff could finally sit down and take a breather.

It's just that Gu Lichun had just finished serving the noodles, but someone came, Director Deng came to inspect.

Director Deng looked at the wasteland that could not be seen, looked at the groups of students, and said, "It looks decent. Can these children really help?"

Gu Lichun smiled and said: "Yes, you did a good job. You are short, so you don't float when you sow seeds, and you can run fast."

Director Deng looked at the steaming cauldrons on the ground: "Have some snacks, what about the food?"

Gu Lichun said with a smile: "We are enlightened comrades. We hire the next generation of the motherland for free. How can we let them pay for their own food?"

Director Deng saw that they were preparing to eat, so he waved his hands and said, "Hurry up and eat, I'll walk around casually."

Gu Lichun hurriedly said, "Have you eaten in Dengchang? Why don't you try our big pot rice, the corn noodles are delicious."

Director Deng didn't care about the food, and said casually: "It's okay, let's try your food."

Gu Lichun snatched Wu Pang's big lunch box and filled a big bowl full of noodles for Director Deng.Wu Pang's lunch box is big and stylish, and it is newly bought, so it can be handed out.

Wu Fatty looked resentful: "..." Who did he provoke?It's my turn to eat and I'm robbed of my job.

The next moment, he snatched Zhao Gao's lunch box, Zhao Gao was so angry that he stared blankly.

Chen Jie laughed straight at the two of them, and she took the initiative to say to Zhao Gao: "Why don't you use mine first, I'm not hungry yet."

Zhao Gao shook his head, and glared at Wu Pang: "I'm not too hungry, I'll eat after he finishes eating."

Over there, Gu Lichun was holding a lunch box and sitting on a hay woven pier with Mr. Deng, talking while eating.

The noon sun in early spring shone on the body, warm, and the wind was not too strong, gently blowing on the cheeks, very comfortable.

Director Deng picked up a chopstick of noodles and said, "Your organizational skills are quite strong, and you have done so many things with the least amount of resources."

Gu Lichun said with a smile: "The children of the poor are in charge of the family early, and the officers in the poor field can do the job."

There was a hint of a smile on Deng's stern face, "You always speak in one way, and it's quite smooth."

During the conversation, Director Deng had already finished a bowl of noodles. Seeing what he meant, Gu Lichun probably didn't eat enough, so he filled another bowl with a wink.

Director Deng took it over, and talked while eating: "There are very few resources in the field for your department. It is spring plowing now, and seeds and fertilizers cost money. The funds allocated by the general field can only be barely enough. It is really a pity. I can’t allocate any money to you. If you don’t have enough money, I can personally lend you some to pay in advance.” He heard that Gu Lichun had put up all his salary, and even borrowed money from Zhao Gao and Wu Pang. .

Gu Lichun did not expect that Deng Chang would lend them his salary, so he quickly said: "No, the money was paid in advance by our Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department and the Logistics Department. Our expenses are not large, and we don't use chemical fertilizers to grow alfalfa, so we water some pigs." Shit. When hiring people, we negotiated with these workers, and we will pay them after the first batch of alfalfa is sold. The current expenses are to refuel the tractor, make snacks, and lunch, and it doesn’t cost much.”

Gu Lichun pointed to the noodles in the bowl: "For example, the noodles, cornmeal and stick bones are very cheap. The noodle machine is borrowed from the cafeteria, the shepherd's purse is dug from the farm, and the chili sauce is brought from home."

Director Deng said without thinking: "Well, the chili sauce is delicious."

While Gu Lichun was talking, Deng Chang finished his second bowl of noodles.Gu Lichun was stunned for a moment, and went to fill another bowl, he was already full.

Director Deng ate a total of four bowls of noodles, only one less than Wu Pang.

After dinner, Gu Lichun walked around with Deng Chang, reporting to him on work.

After lunch, those temporary workers came back one after another, and everyone started working.Director Deng made an inspection and left.

In the next few days, the wasteland was full of labor scenes in full swing.

Primary and middle school students come in batches, and there are more and more tendencies.Gu Lichun only found out after asking the students. Someone helped them publicize it, saying that they have snacks to eat here, and they also take care of the meals, and they are not tired from work.Therefore, some student representatives took the initiative to ask the teachers to come to the farm to experience labor. The teachers naturally agreed when they saw that the students were so active.

Li Shu and his classmates also came.

I haven't seen him for a while, but Li Shu's face is much cleaner again. He looks more cheerful and sunny, chatting and laughing with his classmates.

Seeing Gu Lichun, Li Shu patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Brother Gu, you are really capable. You are doing things at such a young age."

Gu Lichun said with a smile: "What's the job? If you want to come, you can do it too."

Li Shu shook his head: "Even if I can get the job, I won't be able to do what you do. I heard about you from my dad, and my dad praised you for being amazing. You are not at all afraid of such a big scene. Refuted."

Gu Lichun asked, "How is Uncle Li recently?"

Li Shu said: "It's still the same, it's just that I'm very busy and don't come home all day."

It took Gu Lichun and the others more than half a month to plant more than 200 mu of alfalfa.When planting alfalfa, he also scattered the various wild vegetable seeds collected last year on the wasteland near the pig farm.

In addition, in order to improve the accommodation conditions of the pig farm, Gu Lichun also planted a circle of fragrant flowers around.

What kind of honeysuckle, jasmine, winter jasmine, rose, whatever you have.The family members of the employees heard that Gu Lichun wanted to plant flowers, and they also brought the flower seeds they had collected.

After planting alfalfa, everyone in the agriculture and animal husbandry department, except Qi Ke, lost a few pounds from exhaustion.

After resting for a day, Gu Lichun began to arrange work on the pig farm again.The piglets are coming soon, the pigsty has to be cleaned and disinfected, and the wheat bran, cornmeal and feed have to be prepared.

In early March, the first batch of piglets arrived, a total of 3 piglets.The piggies didn't look very energetic, they were listless and not very big.When Gu Lichun asked, he realized that this was left over from other splits, and he cursed secretly.

As soon as Piggy arrived, everyone started to get busy again.Divide the pigs into pens, feed them, and pick out a few piglets with poor spirits and put them in separate pig pens, and observe them for a few days to see if they are sick.So as not to get sick and spread to other piglets.

Fortunately, the little pigs are just mentally ill, not sick.The people in the pig farm serve the piglets as if they were serving their ancestors.They took good care of them and were willing to feed them. In addition, Gu Lichun secretly added food to the piglets. After a week, the piglets became energetic and huddled around in the piggery, humming when it was time to eat. Humming and screaming, everyone finally felt relieved when they saw this.

Ten days later, the second batch of piglets came again.This batch is slightly worse than the first batch, but everyone has gained experience and confidence in their hearts, and they stopped complaining and adjusted them slowly.

In mid-March, another batch of piglets was sent in. The three batches together totaled 3 piglets.

During this period of time, everyone in the pig farm was concerned that the piglets were the easiest to die when they first arrived, and it was always like this in previous years.

Arrive in mid-March, one batch will die at the end of the month, another batch will die in early April, and another batch will die after summer.This has been the case for several consecutive years. Originally, the headquarter planned to cancel the five pig breeding quotas. If Gu Lichun took over the pig farm last year and fought a turnaround, there would be no six hundred piglets this year.

Time passed day by day, the piggies looked the same for a few days, and the wasteland of the pig farms gradually changed.First, there were dots of green on the ground, and then there were patches of green, and alfalfa grew out.

Originally, Gu Lichun was worried that they planted the seeds too early. He remembered that the information said that alfalfa was usually planted in March and April. He thought the weather was warm this year, so it was planted at the end of February. It seemed that he was right.

After the alfalfa grew, Gu Lichun led Chen Jie and the others to check the growth.Sure enough, as he expected in advance, the seeds were not evenly scattered, some were too dense and some were too sparse.Several people discussed and planned to wait for the rain to carry out thinning and replenishing at the same time.Those places that need thinning and seedling replacement are marked with red flags, otherwise how to find such a large place?

Several people checked separately, and there was a bundle of small red flags in the bag, marking the way down.

When the spring rain, which was as expensive as oil, fell on the farm, their team put on raincoats, carried a basket, and started off with a shovel.

It was a weekend when it rained, and the kids on the farm happened to be at home. After they planted the alfalfa, they still wondered from time to time, that someone took the lead, and the kids ran over in the rain to see if the alfalfa had sprouted.As soon as they saw Gu Lichun and the others working in the field, they followed him.Dozens of children came here now.

Because they participated in the alfalfa planting, they had a special sense of responsibility as the masters. The older children even taught the younger children: "We have worked so hard to grow this alfalfa. Be careful not to trample on it."

"Talking about you, talking about you, you have no experience at first glance, follow me to learn."

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The children were laughing and joking helping to pull out the seedlings and fill them up. After a busy morning, Gu Lichun invited them to drink wild vegetable pimple soup, and the children left with satisfaction on their faces.

In the afternoon, Gu Lichun, Chen Jie and the others had to continue working.

Three days later, the seedling work finally came to an end.

After a spring rain, alfalfa grows fast.The wasteland seems to be covered with a layer of green carpet, and it is full of greenery, which makes people feel happy.In addition to alfalfa, there are also many wild vegetables growing on the wasteland, such as shepherd's purse, purslane, wild amaranth, plantain seeds, etc., all of which are complete.

People in the pig farm cut fresh and tender wild vegetables and grasses and mix them in the pig food to feed the pigs. People can also eat things like shepherd’s purse and amaranth, so they dig them back and add vegetables. Wild amaranth is eaten cold with garlic and sesame oil, or it can be mixed with It is eaten with steamed buns wrapped in oil residue, and there are more ways to eat shepherd's purse.I don't know why, but the shepherd's purse near the pig farm is fresher and juicier than other places, which attracts the family members of the farm to come to dig it in groups. Chen Jie's dumplings and buns made with shepherd's purse are unanimously praised by everyone.

Everyone was curious about why Chen Jie's cooking skills were so good. Later, I heard her talk about her childhood experience. She lived in her hometown until she was 14 years old. First, she lived with her mother.Because of this, she was rejected by her younger brothers and sisters, saying that she was a country bumpkin and could not be on the stage.After everyone listened, they liked and felt sorry for this poor girl more and more.Chen Jie gets along well with everyone, and her personality is becoming more and more cheerful. She often says that she is right to come to the farm.

The alfalfa was growing well, and the piglets were not sick. Gu Lichun's life was generally peaceful, but as the alfalfa grew better, it also caused some troubles.

They didn't raise cattle in five farms, but they did in other farms.In recent years, the wasteland and grasslands on the farm have been extensively reclaimed, the soil in many places has been desertified, and the grasslands have been degraded on a large scale. They have to go far to herd cattle.Now that alfalfa is growing in hundreds of acres in five farms, the cattle herders are naturally eager to move. Since there are pastures nearby, who would want to look far away?

So these people brought cattle and sheep to graze one after another. If a small amount is fine, but large-scale grazing will do great harm to the alfalfa.Gu Lichun had people put up a lot of signs stating that these are commercial crops grown in Wuchang, and they are not allowed to graze without permission, and those people pretended not to see them.The staff of the Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry went to various venues to hold negotiations and presentations, and they agreed on the surface, but what to do behind the scenes.

Wu Pang and Zhao Gao were so angry that they patrolled on bicycles whenever they had time, and would bombard anyone they saw.

At noon that day, Gu Lichun was walking along the wasteland, thinking about these things in his mind, he had to come up with a practical solution as soon as possible.

Just as Gu Lichun was engrossed in his thoughts, Wu Pang came over on his bicycle and shouted at Gu Lichun from a distance: "Brother Gu, the girl from the swamp came last time and she recognized me, oh yes, three times people want to talk to you."

Gu Lichun was startled for a moment, then he remembered that the girl in the swamp was Lu Jingjing?Well, it's time to meet her.

Gu Lichun got on Wu Pang's bicycle, and the two went there together.

Gu Lichun finally saw Lu Jingjing. She was accompanied by a man and a woman. The man was in his 40s, of medium height, and looked very capable.The woman was about 50 years old. Although her face was vicissitudes and her clothes were shabby, judging from her demeanor, she should be an expert or professor on a devolved farm.

Gu Lichun looked at Lu Jingjing who was snuggling next to the female professor. Chen Yu was right. This girl is very good-looking. She is about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a slender figure, fair face, and dark and bright eyes.

Gu Lichun was looking at the three of them, and the other party was also observing him silently.

The capable middle-aged man spoke first: "You are Comrade Gu Lichun, I am Zhou Mo, the person in charge of the cattle farm in the three-point field, and this is Comrade Guan Yinghua. We are here today to thank you for helping Jing Jing last time." , and the second is to discuss with you about alfalfa."

Guan Yinghua dragged Lu Jingjing forward to thank Wu Pang, Wu Pang was a little embarrassed, scratched his head and said: "Don't thank me, it's nothing, I like to beat people."

Lu Jingjing thanked Wu Fat timidly: "Wu, Comrade, you are a very good person."

Wu Fat nodded first, then shook his head: "You are right or wrong, sometimes I am good, sometimes I am not."

Lu Jingjing said stubbornly: "No, you are good, you beat bad people."

Listening to the conversation between the two, the three of them didn't know what to say.

Gu Lichun turned to Zhou Mo and Guan Yinghua with a smile on his face: "Two old comrades, this place is not far from the pig farm, why don't we go in and talk?"

Zhou Mo looked at Guan Yinghua, Guan Yinghua smiled and said: "Old Zhou, go in and talk to Comrade Xiao Gu, Jing Jing and I will wait for you outside."

Seeing that they didn't want to come in, Gu Lichun didn't force him, and asked Wu Pang to lead them to sit under the thatched shed outside the pig farm to drink water and talk.

Inspired by his uncle, Gu Lichun built this thatched hut together with the people from the pig farm. It doesn't have the quaint taste, but it is very convenient to use, it can shelter from the rain, and it can also shade the sun when the weather is hot in the future.In the thatched shed, there is an irregular stone table, several rattan chairs, and a few bamboo tubes on the stone table. Next to it is a large bucket of herbal tea. A gourd ladle floats in the bucket for passers-by to drink tea.

Gu Lichun took Lao Zhou to the pig farm, and Gu Lichun poured him a cup of hot tea. Zhou Mo took the tea, thanked him, and said, "Comrade Gu, Lao Guan and Jing Jing have special identities. I am willing to come in because I am afraid that it will affect you, and I hope you can understand."

Gu Lichun smiled and said: "It's okay, I don't mind these things."

Zhou Mo didn't know if Gu Lichun really didn't mind, and it was inconvenient for the two of them to talk too much when they met for the first time, and then he discussed with Gu Lichun about Alfalfa.

"Comrade Gu, I've heard people say that alfalfa is going to be planted in the fifth farm. I didn't expect you to grow it. This alfalfa grows really well. But, I guess you must be very distressed recently? After all, the cattle farm People are staring at your lush pasture."

Gu Lichun smiled bitterly and said, "To tell you the truth, I am really troubled by this. As you know, I planted alfalfa against all opinions, and no one supported me. Only Director Deng and Secretary Zhu supported me, but our five Poor, Director Deng squeezed a little money out of his teeth to buy us seeds, hired temporary workers and students for land reclamation and sowing, and still owes them wages, and we will pay back the money after the alfalfa is harvested.”

Zhou Mo nodded with a smile: "Comrade Gu, I fully understand your distress. I am here today to discuss this matter with you on behalf of our three animal husbandry departments. Look, we belong to the same farm and are brothers. We Grazing on a cattle farm is difficult. You have to get up before dawn, drive the cattle for more than ten miles, and sometimes even compete with the production team outside the field for pasture. You have pastures, we have cattle and other things, and our two families can Can't we help each other?"

Gu Lichun's heart moved slightly. This is indeed a direction. Since it can't be stopped, it's better to let them pay some money and have a win-win cooperation.

He thought so in his heart, but his face remained calm: "Comrade Zhou, I don't know how you plan to help each other?"

Old Comrade Zhou said: "There are two ways. One is that you set aside a piece of land for us to graze cattle for three fields, and we will either produce machinery or use other things to compensate for the three fields; Settlement. Of course, our funds are limited, and we are brothers, and we are also afraid of taking money directly, and some people will make a fuss about it."

Gu Lichun looked embarrassed: "I'm just a small officer and I can't make the decision. I have to ask Qi Ke for instructions and reports. There are also Director Deng and Secretary Zhu."

Zhou Mo laughed and said, "Comrade Gu, don't be modest, I've heard your name a long time ago."

Gu Lichun smiled without saying a word, but he was thinking about how to ask for a price.

The two chatted back and forth for a while, Gu Lichun only said that he would make a report when he went back, and asked Zhou Mo to wait for his news.

He sent Zhou Mo out, while Lu Jingjing and Guan Yinghua were still waiting under the thatched shed.

Gu Lichun walked over to greet the two of them. Zhou Mo had already explained their identities to Gu Lichun just now. Seeing that his expression was as usual and his attitude was gentle, he realized that he really didn't mind, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Gu Lichun pointed to a piece of grass not far from the pig farm, and said: "There are all kinds of weeds and wild vegetables growing on this piece of land, and there is not much alfalfa. When the weather is good, we will raise pigs there, like Comrade Guan and Comrade Lu. If it is inconvenient to go to a distant place, I will make an exception for you, and you can go there to graze.”

After hearing this, Lu Jingjing said happily, "Gu, Comrade Gu, you are so kind."

Guan Yinghua quietly observed Gu Lichun's expression, seeing that he was young, handsome and elegant, with clear eyes, and thinking about it, he and Wu Pang helped Jingjing back then.He should say this out of kindness and sympathy.

Guan Yinghua let go of her guard and said, "Thank you Comrade Gu for taking care of us."

After the people from the third game left, Gu Lichun turned back to the pig farm and called Xiaokang, Chen Jie, and Zhao Gao to discuss it together.

However, Zhao Gao and Xiaokang have always been at the bottom of the farm, after all, they don't have enough knowledge, and Chen Jie is a newcomer, so Gu Lichun can't discuss anything with them.Even so, Gu Lichun still collected some useful information from Zhao Gao and Xiaokang, that is, the deputy secretary of the party committee in Sanchang is the lover of Secretary Zhu, and a famous iron lady of Honghe Farm. Everyone said that she has party spirit, principles and tough style. .

It has to be said that this news is indeed useful, Gu Lichun vaguely had an idea in his mind, but he still needs to discuss it with Liang Kebai's elder sister Deng Chang and the others.

I don't know if it was a tacit understanding, but as soon as Gu Lichun thought of them, he heard the broadcasting room called him to a meeting.