There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

The New Year is approaching, and it’s time to prepare new year’s goods. Compared with last year, there are many more markets in the suburbs of Beijing.

After the winter vacation, May Day, which arrived home earlier than Ping An and June Day, fulfilled her promise and actually accompanied Miao Lishan and Zhou Jiao on the streets for two days.

The market has always been crowded, with people of all kinds standing in front of various items, comparing them carefully, choosing slowly, and fussing over them.

Zhou Jiao knew that her son was not used to such a leisurely state, not to mention that the two of them could take the guards out, so she let him go free.

As we went out early and came back late on May Day, it was said that the second wing of the courtyard was filled with red Spring Festival couplets, and even the main hall was piled with red couplets.

Zhou Jiao didn't pay much attention when Aunt Yuan, who often delivered lunch on May Day, said this. She still has confidence in her son's ability to do things.

What's more, during this period of time, her attention has to be on her old house, where she is successfully experimenting with a small project on off-season vegetables.

Talking about why she suddenly wanted to get some out-of-season vegetables on a whim?

This brings us to the fruits and vegetables from the south that Geng Dazhi brought back.

In previous years, when Zhou Jiao had space, she would build some shelves in the kitchen and use these shelves as a cover. There were few types of food available, so she didn't pay much attention.

But since having these southern fruits and vegetables, not only his parents and Zhang Guoqing's appetites have improved, but even the three Ping An brothers, who have always been partial to eclipses, are happy to take more bites when they go home on weekends.

Zhou Jiao could not forget how much effort she put into correcting her sons' partial eclipse. Although they got a lot better when they grew up.

But she had the ability to give her children a better life, why didn't she give it a try first. Anyway, the oil futures have been bought and sold, and the manager has been found.

Now that she is free, she is not in a hurry to change jobs. It seems that besides going to and from get off work, she has nothing to do for a while.

Therefore, in late autumn and early winter, Zhou Jiao stretched out her paws to the vegetable patch in the back garden of her old house.

Uncle Yuan and Aunt Yuan were old farmers, and they cherished the vegetable garden the most. In their eyes, no flowers or plants could compare to that vegetable garden.

With their careful care, in early winter, there were still a few small green seedlings left in the vegetable garden, which was covered with a lot of straw they specially found.

Although it was probably too cold to last long, it didn't stop Zhou Jiao from really thinking about it.

Due to impromptu decision.

The ground was almost frozen. In desperation, Zhou Jiao decided to give it a try and burned the ground with the straw and wheat straw that had been used to transport raw stones and seeds.

She has theoretical knowledge and connections, and the idle Uncle Yuan is good at farm work.

The two of them cooperated perfectly.

Nowadays, although the vegetable garden in the backyard garden is not very large, a low greenhouse supported by bamboo poles and tarpaulin has been erected.

Han Shu, Zhao Xinchen Zhuan records: The Taiguan Garden grows winter onions, leeks, and vegetables, covering the roofs of the house, burning the fire day and night, and growing when the temperature is warm...

Greenhouse vegetables have existed for a long time in ancient times, but until now they have not been popularized, let alone an industry.

why?

Because it costs too much!

It is not difficult to see from the fact that cover the roof of the house and burn it day and night. In the past, even vegetables had to be grown in the house, and they also needed to burn fire day and night to keep warm.

Zhou Jiao is familiar with the theory of vegetable greenhouses in later generations. It is of course impossible for her to grow them in her own house, but she is limited by the lack of certain supplies.

She is just playing around with the whole little experiment now, and has decided that once it succeeds, she will hand it over directly to the Agriculture Department in her unit for comrades to make further detailed plans.

——Once the off-season vegetable project is established, it really won’t work without them taking the lead.

Just this shed, that is, her, if it were replaced by another person, there would be no way. In an era of ticket purchase, it was impossible to achieve.

Now it's time to harvest, and Zhou Jiao's focus is entirely on this.

At this moment, she bent over and squatted on the ground to check the status of a mushroom on the ground, then turned around and looked up at the small ridges of leafy vegetables, leeks, etc.

Uncle Yuan on the side had already turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile on his face, I saw it, the price is so good, I can really eat fresh vegetables in this winter.

Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Yuan.

Why bother? I'll pick the ripe ones for you. Should I take them to the compound, or should I wait for you to come back from get off work and take them back on the way?

It's better to wait until I get off work to bring it back. Don't go out in the cold weather. Don't be reluctant to eat it. Remember to ask my aunt to cook some more dishes for you.

Hahaha……

Don't just laugh. How much can you eat with just a few people in your family? No matter how much you eat, it's just a gift. You might as well eat more.

When Uncle Yuan heard what she said, he smiled happily and said, Okay, wait until next year, and we will make a big one. Then we can eat whatever we want.

good.

Zhou Jiao agreed.

But I understand that he will have no chance next year. Now it seems to be a success, and he, the veteran who is mainly responsible for this greenhouse, will be called upon as expected.

However, Zhou Jiao did not say these words in advance.

Anyway, this is a good thing. Maybe Uncle Yuan can get a formal job. It's good to have a job, but it's better not to stay in the old house. There will be a retirement job in the future.

Have you taken a look at the yard over there? Good guy, they can pull away carts and carts every morning. I see how busy they are.

But I've been watching it for several days, and sometimes I get busy, and it's noon, and I don't even have time to eat on May Day. If you have time, drop by and take a look.

Uncle Yuan had said it several times, but Zhou Jiao didn't even take it to heart.

Now she actually said that the child was so busy that even eating was a problem. She felt moved, looked at the time on her watch, and decided to go there in person first.

——She doesn’t object to the children using their holidays to make a little money, but if they are doing it at the expense of others, then that shouldn’t be the case.

In winter, the alleys regain their former vitality.

The long-lost popcorn old man appeared in the corner again, as well as children queuing up with cloth bags.

The children nearby were building snowmen and playing snowball fights, and their laughter added a breath of life to the scenes.

On a street not far away, a nearby non-staple food store had a thick curtain hanging at the door, but it couldn't block the rich aroma of roasted chestnuts.

Zhou Jiao glanced at her second yard not far away, lifted the door curtain and entered to weigh herself.

Her May Day meal is the best, especially in winter.

By the time Zhou Jiao entered the courtyard with a bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts wrapped in oil paper, almost an hour had passed.

Seeing that it was only half an hour before she went to work in the afternoon, she was a little annoyed that she was afraid of the cold and it was too troublesome. Why didn't she ride a bicycle?

She pushed the yard door and it made a creaking sound. It turned out that the door bolt was not bolted.