50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 126 Reclamation Team

After extensive publicity, the second and third batches of more than 2000 people also rushed to the Great Northern Wilderness, and later they established the Heilongjiang Agricultural Reclamation Gongqing Farm.

After what happened in the capital, Hushang also actively responded to the development of Jianghuai. Then, educated youth volunteers from various provinces went to different border areas one after another, thus sounding the prelude to urban youth going to the countryside.

This activity has been going on for the past few years, and all participants have signed up voluntarily as volunteers. There is no requirement to attend.

Many of Sun Aila's classmates seemed to have had enough of the situation in the city in recent years and were ready to work hard to make a living and join the reclamation team.

Sun Ailai is the backbone of this session and naturally their mainstay, so everyone comes to her for advice.

This girl gets excited once she is instigated, and seems to have the intention of going north.

Well, nowadays people go to the countryside to work on farms, not to join the production team in the village.

Although they still do farm work, they are still considered farm workers and receive a salary every month.

The conditions are much better than going to the countryside in the future. The first year's food rations will be subsidized, and there will be resettlement fees.

For her personally, going to the countryside for training is definitely a good thing, but Sun Zhiwei feels that her junior high school education is indeed too low, and there will be too many restrictions if he wants to arrange for her to come back in the future.

He was unsure whether it was right or wrong to let Sun Ailai go to Northeast China. In the evening, the family held a formal family meeting.

"Sun Ailai, tell me yourself, what do you think?"

"Brother, all the classmates are going."

"Don't worry about others. This is a matter that affects your whole life. You are not a donkey. How can you be led around by others' words?"

"You are the donkey, I'm serious." Sun Ailai was furious when he was called a donkey.

"I think you are a donkey, stubborn and disobedient." She will regret it one day if she doesn't enjoy her blessings and actively seeks trouble.

"Zhiwei, don't just scold her. Nannan has her own ideas. Listen to her."

"Okay, as long as you convince me, I'll let you go and provide you with help."

"What help? I can't take you with me."

"Don't worry about it. As long as you can get past me, I'll naturally find a way to make your life in the Great Northern Wilderness better than others."

"Brother, I have several reasons."

"You said."

"First, this is encouraged and supported by the country, and opening up the frontier is also a training for us."

"I agree with that, but it's not enough. You can make contributions anywhere. If you want training, I can send you to the army."

At that time, there were no formal female conscripts, but there were female officers, female cadets, and unranked female professional soldiers, such as female doctors, female nurses, female telephone operators, and cultural soldiers.

Hearing the tempting option of joining the army, Sun Ailai hesitated for a moment, then continued:

"Secondly, the employment pressure in the city is huge, and rural areas are a good way out."

"I know it's hard to find a job in the city, but that's not your problem. I'll naturally find a suitable job for you."

Sun Ailai was speechless after his rebuttal, but still stubbornly said the third point.

"Brother, I want to go. I want to live independently. I want to see if I can do it without you. No, I can do it."

After hearing this reason, Sun Zhiwei was also stunned.

Over the years, he has been like a big umbrella, protecting Sun Aila. He is like an all-around brother who can help his sister solve any problem, but he didn't expect that this would cause her to rebel.

After a moment of silence, he finally compromised.

"Since you're sure you want to go, you need to be well prepared. You need to learn some new knowledge." "Thank you, brother. You're the best." Sun Ailai jumped three feet high in excitement. Seeing this, Sun Zhiwei wanted to hit her on the head, but he was afraid that she would make him stupid.

Sighing, he asked, "Do you know when we'll leave?"

"August 8st, still more than a month and a half away."

"There's still enough time, Jiajia. I have to go out and make some arrangements today. You take care of the house and don't let her run around."

"Well, go ahead and do your work. I'll keep an eye on her."

"Brother, since you've agreed, I won't run around. Hehe."

"Smiling and cheerful, when you have time to cry, just wait at home."

After saying that, Sun Zhiwei put on his clothes and rode his bike out.

The first stop was Chenjiazhuang in the south of the city, the village where their family had been ordering firewood for a long time.

Half an hour later, he found Captain Chen of Chenjiazhuang.

"Hello, Captain Chen."

"Comrade Sun, what brings you here? Are you short of firewood at home?"

"No, I want to ask if there are any old hunters like that in your village."

"Old hunter? Yes, there is one. But why are you looking for an old hunter? Do you want to go into the mountains?"

"No, no, it's like this. My sister insisted on going to the Northeast to join some land reclamation team. I couldn't persuade her, so I could only find some help for her."

"I want to find an old hunter to take care of my sister and teach her some survival skills in the wild, so that she won't die outside."

"You have good intentions. I have no problem with this matter, but I still need the other party's consent. I will take you to find someone directly."

"There's an old hunter named Guo near the mountain to the south of the village. His ancestors were all hunters, so their skills are definitely impeccable. It's just that the younger generations don't go up the mountain very often. If you want to invite anyone, you can only invite the old man."

"Old man? How old are you? Can you still walk?"

"Hahahaha, they're doing fine. If it weren't for the bad situation in recent years, their family would be the best off in our village."

The two soon arrived at the south side of the village, which was close to the mountains and had an isolated yard.

"Is Mr. Guo here?"

Soon someone came to open the door. It was a young man.

Captain Chen brought Sun Zhiwei in, found Mr. Guo, told him the situation, and then left on his own initiative.

He didn't care about what happened next. Anyway, Mr. Guo didn't work much and had no impact on the team.

"Old man, I don't ask you to teach me any advanced knowledge. I just want my sister to learn the basics, such as how to find the way, how to deal with wild animals, and how to find herbs to treat wounds in an emergency."

"I just hope my sister doesn't die out there. All I need is your word."

This is the skill that the old man needs to make a living. He cannot teach it to others casually. If he really takes an apprentice, he has to provide for him in his old age.

"I can definitely teach you, but I also have conditions." Mr. Guo took a puff of his pipe.

"I want 100 kilograms of rice and 30 feet of cloth." This condition would certainly not be considered high in the early years, but now is the time. 100 kilograms of rice can be exchanged for 300 kilograms of coarse grains, and even more if it is exchanged for grain substitutes.

Sun Zhiwei hesitated for a while and then agreed immediately. He had all the things, but he still pretended to hesitate for a while.

(End of this chapter)