Chapter 0004 begins the sinful life of 1978

Having taken care of himself, Li Dong was taken aback; this child is quite sensible

The shoulders are chafed, it has been many years since I last did farm work, I can no longer continue after this morning, I need to find a way this afternoon, Li Dong feels that if he continues, he will definitely not survive.

The numbers on the screen changed, 70 became 74, an increase of four. What is going on? Li Dong was bewildered. However, there was no time to dwell on this; in the evening, Li Dong invited Han Guo Fu and Han Guo Bing, the team leader and the accountant, to discuss the current policies.

Children generally love fried rice, so Li Dong was puzzled as to why the little girl was unwilling to eat it. Upon asking, he finally understood. "Change to chick?"

Go home

Xiao Juan lowered her head and said softly, "We will manage on our own"

No.

The little person had just been lowering his head, but now he spread his arms like a little hen, blocking Li Dong.

Before me appeared a device resembling a liquid crystal display, with three rows of numbers on the screen

It is quite puzzling, as Li Dong has always wondered why, in this era of scarcity of resources, where coarse grains are consumed and meat is rarely seen, no one is eating fish

Make do with it

Xiao Juan pulled out a dustpan, which contained some scraps, a few shoe patterns, as well as needles, thimbles, and other similar items. Li Dong took out a needle. Unfortunately, there were no pliers, so he painstakingly shaped a fishing hook from a stone and secured the line properly

Li Dongxin said that the numbers have not disappeared, but what does that mean? Shouting but no one pays attention, forget it, let's just deal with the Korean wealth for now. "I came over to take a look and talk to you. In the afternoon, you can follow along to pull the weeds, and you don't need to worry about the water-fetching matter."

Beep beep beep, what is this, Li Dong is lying in bed howling and reading, it really hurts, a few beeping sounds ring in my ears

Li Dong whispered, "Xiao Juan has gone to the captain's house. There's no way, I really can't manage this on my own; it's exhausting me to the point of near collapse"

Eh?

"Xiao Juan, what are you doing?" Li Dong turned around and saw Xiao Juan writing and drawing in a small notebook. Is this child able to recognize characters?

70 : 15 : 56

As soon as the reservoir was mentioned, Xiao Juan immediately hugged Li Dong tightly. "I don't eat fish, Dada... Dad won't go to the reservoir." Xiao Juan was truly frightened, deeply afraid that Li Dong would run off to jump into the reservoir again. She had already lost her mother and father, and now she had just gotten a new father. Xiao Juan was scared of losing him too; at that time, she would be a child without a mother and without a father.

I will say this: these educated youth are not capable; they cannot exert themselves to the fullest.

Do not eat fish

Call Dad

What happened

Do not say, this evening indeed caught some good things, not many fish were caught, but three turtles were caught, which delighted Li Dong

Accomplished

August 15, 2018

That is not correct

What is this thing

Eh?

It has been hooked

In those years, very few people in the countryside could read, let alone a small child like Xiao Juan.

Li Dong looked bewildered, wondering if these items were to be returned, as he thought they were gifts. "We haven't heard anything about returning them while dining at the captain's house these past two days. What's going on? Is there still a need to return them now?"

Well, the rations will be distributed during the New Year

That night, Li Dong slept very comfortably, but he felt a bit unwell early in the morning. Xiao Juan shook Li Dong vigorously. "What’s wrong?"

Dad, get up for breakfast, it's time to go to work

It smells so good, Xiao Juan is sniffing with her little nose, Li Dong has prepared the bait, hooked it onto the fishing line, and is patting his thigh. There are indeed quite a few mosquitoes, so I need to find a way to get some mosquito repellent equipment.

Achieve

During mealtime, as Li Dong was preparing to go to work, he muttered to himself, "No, let's eat at home today." Upon looking at the table, he noticed two bowls, one large and one small, filled with fragrant porridge made from coarse grains and wild vegetables. Li Dong swallowed hard.

Li Dong was taken aback; this was wild fish, which is so delicious. Over the past few days, Li Dong had eaten several meals at the captain's house, but he had only had meat once. The rich kids from Korea were drooling at the smell, and he could see it all too clearly.

Li Dong was taken aback again. The locals called him "dad" and "dada". He slapped his forehead and suddenly remembered what Han Fu had said: since he was living in Xiao Juan's house, he would be considered Xiao Juan's father from now on

Change the chick, Li Dong was bewildered, then the eggs will not be eaten. Li Dong looked at the determined little girl and sighed. "Alright then, I will go to the reservoir later tonight to see if I can catch a few fish, and I will make you fish soup to drink. Look at how thin you are."

Oh dear, fetching water to irrigate the seedlings, it is simply unimaginable to go back and forth for a mile. Li Dong has already become dazed after this entire morning. I can't take it anymore, I can't take it anymore. If this continues for three days, I will have to jump into the river myself

It is indeed quite fast

A thin layer of tender flesh has fallen away, and the young intellectuals, who do not understand the ways of life and indulge in gluttony without a care, this is a disaster. Moreover, it coincides with a drought, what a calamity.

The rice is steaming, and the fish is being fried in vegetable oil, but unfortunately, there are no seasonings. I finally understand why fish was not eaten in the past; without seasonings, the fish and shrimp have a strong fishy smell. Moreover, oil and salt were not cheap back then. Just to prepare one fish, at least one or two taels of oil were used, and this is still with Li Dong being frugal.

Li Dong did not understand why the fish and shrimp in the reservoir enjoyed such high treatment, with fragrant bait; not to mention the fish, even Xiao Juan wanted to taste it.

This group of women is not afraid of Li Dong hearing them, their voices are not suppressed at all, while a bunch of little kids are shouting loudly. Li Dong is feeling quite frustrated; his back is sore, his hands are numb, and pulling weeds is unexpectedly exhausting

Li Dong took the account book, opened it briefly, and smiled. "Sorghum, and the sweet potatoes haven't been recorded yet. Let me handle it. Later, when Dad prepares a delicious meal for you, we will have vegetable oil and eggs today. I will make you some egg fried rice"

Two eggs and one pound of rice can be exchanged for one chick

Shame, shame, shame

It looks good, but it is of no real use. What are we supposed to do about this? We certainly cannot let it tire people out. The wealthy from South Korea plan to go and take a look.

In the mountain valley, as soon as night fell, there was no one around. Li Dong, accompanied by Xiao Juan, had no choice but to take her along; otherwise, she would not be able to leave on her own. After locking the door, they quietly left the village. According to Xiao Juan, there would be militia patrols at night, and it was unclear what would happen if they were caught, but they had to report to the commune.

Even the wealthy in South Korea did not expect that Li Dong could not hold on for the entire morning. He secretly regretted giving Li Dong residency. Now it has turned into a mess. He initially thought he would secure a good laborer, but who knew that emotions are like a cauliflower stick

Who would have thought that as soon as he reached the door, he would hear Li Dong mumbling about something? Li Dong was startled by the sound of the door opening, thinking that there really were aliens.

When starting work, Li Dong was still filled with doubts, but once he began his tasks, all his thoughts vanished completely.

This fellow, looking at the food, not to mention March, just the oil floating on the fish soup and the eggs made the corners of the mouths of the two brigade leaders twitch. This is not the life of someone who is struggling to get by. The two exchanged a bitter smile, realizing that something significant was about to happen in the brigade.

What has changed

reach

The food from the hundred families is not delicious, disdain, bullying, the star of misfortune in others' mouths, even children are unwilling to play together, Xiao Juan is afraid, and Li Feng, being hugged by Xiao Juan around the leg, is momentarily at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "Don't worry, your dad won't do anything foolish."

I can't do it, oh no, Li Dong is crying out in pain. "Xiao Juan, be gentle."

Weeding seemed easy, and I thought I could manage it. However, it was only after going to the field in the afternoon that Li Dong realized that weeding was not an easy task. The main issue was that this work was typically done by women, the elderly, and children, and suddenly having Li Dong join in made him stand out too much.

Xiao Juan followed behind the two and saw the dishes laid out on the kitchen counter. With a cry of "Wow," she fell to the ground and began to wail, lamenting her own eggs and her own chicks

In the first two lines of numbers, Li Dong is somewhat confused, but as for the third line of numbers, isn't this the date he came here himself? What is going on? Did he get abducted by aliens?

The rich from Korea and the soldiers from Korea were confronted with three or four bowls of dishes, along with white rice, looking utterly bewildered. The two exchanged a glance, feeling that it was a calamity. It should be noted that the rations brought over yesterday were intended for Li Dong and Han Xiaojun to celebrate the autumn festival, and were meant to last for at least three months

Li Dong became interested and sat down, pulling Xiao Juan over. "Are you keeping accounts?"

200

Startled, I rolled directly off the bed with a shudder, letting out a yelp as I fell quite hard. The wealthy Korean was equally taken aback. "What, are you alright?"

It doesn't seem great, it looks quite big, like an empty barrel

Upon closer inspection, what is this? There are quite a few things noted in this little notebook, but they are all rather strange. This egg drawn by Li Dong looks quite similar. The character for 'aunt' used by the second aunt is in pinyin. The combination of images, pinyin, and Chinese characters left Li Dong in a daze.

Braised turtle, this fellow is nutritious. Upon returning home, I was still thinking about how to braise the turtle. Meanwhile, Xiao Juan had already climbed over to the head of the bed to bring a fan to fan Li Dong. Indeed, she is like a little cotton-padded jacket, Li Dong thought with a smile, feeling truly good

Just thinking about how coarse grains irritate the throat, I couldn't help but laugh and cry as I looked at Xiao Juan. "Isn't there rice at home? Why are we eating this? How about this, I'll cook, make some rice, and stew a fish for you."

Farming work cannot be continued; in this lifetime, I am destined to have no connection with agricultural labor. I simply do not possess the aptitude for this kind of work. This is not a matter of Li Dong looking down on the working class; it is simply that I am unable to engage in labor myself.

I do not eat fish

Rice, Grandpa the Captain, the Captain can write the two characters for Grandpa using the same pinyin, the little girl is keeping accounts

No problem, Captain, what brings you here

Upon seeing the catch, Li Dong was dumbfounded; it was a turtle. Catching a wild turtle while fishing was simply a delightful surprise, and he was overjoyed. "A good find, hahaha, this thing is great, this one weighs at least a pound, and in forty years, it will surely be worth two to three hundred."

Is there any sewing thread at home

Is anyone there

Xiao Juan led the way, successfully avoiding the militia. The reservoir was not far away. Upon arriving at the reservoir, Li Dong took out the bait.

The main issue is that the sun is too intense, and this life cannot be endured any longer. Li Dong regrets it. Damn it, going to the city to become a drifter, engaging in the black market, at worst, I might get locked up, but that would still be more comfortable than doing farm work. It's unbearable.