Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

A few days later, all the people who went to the countryside to help farmers returned to the city, and the capital city resumed normal operations.

The earthen blast furnaces continued to produce steel, but people finally regained some sanity and were no longer as blindly crazy as before.

Each unit has allocated some workers to keep the steelmaking furnace running. The daily work of each unit has gradually returned to normal, factories have resumed work, and schools have resumed classes.

However, there are always smart people. After returning from the countryside, the situation of the autumn harvest in the countryside also reached the ears of those who were interested.

Some people have a shadow in their hearts and are full of confusion and worry about the future.

Occasionally, you can still see some remnants of slogans and posters in the streets and alleys of the city, reminding people of the former enthusiasm. But now, these words have gradually faded, as if witnessing that this national steelmaking movement is about to slowly pass.

Although life seems to have returned to normal, everyone knows that the impact of this movement on the country and the people will be long-lasting and far-reaching.

Some people reflect, while others remain in a state of confusion and ignorance. They are like a blindfolded donkey in a mill, being whipped and driven around in circles.

Just after the canteen improved its food for a week, raising everyone's expectations, the food returned to the level before the autumn harvest.

By this time, it was already November, the weather had become dry and cold, and the sky was gloomy all day, as if heavy snow would fall at any time.

"The weather won't stay sunny! Zhaozhao, do we have enough firewood? I think the weather is unreliable this year, I'm afraid it will be a cold winter!"

Han Zhaozhao: "Not enough, I'll go up the mountain to collect some firewood in the next few days.

If you can't come back at noon, I'll prepare the medicine and put it in a thermos for you, and you can drink it on time.

As for lunch, I will prepare the food and ask Grandpa Guan to cook for you and help look after the house for us."

The old lady waved her hands again and again: "Don't do that, it would be inconvenient for a man and a woman to come to our house alone!

I have removed the plaster now, and can walk a few steps with crutches. I can find a way to prepare lunch myself, just prepare the medicine for me!"

It's quite feudal! Don't you see how old you are? Even if the two of you really got together, who would believe it?

Han Zhaozhao agreed verbally, but in her heart she decided to ask Grandpa Guan to come home at noon in the evening.

She was really worried about leaving the old lady alone at home. She was almost healed from her injury, if she fell again, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?

In the evening, Han Zhaozhao mixed a bowl of dough made of buckwheat, wheat and soybean flour, and baked a basket of pancakes in an oven he made using an old porcelain jar.

I steamed a bowl of egg custard and stewed a pot of pork belly, cabbage and tofu for the old lady.

The grandparents ate half a can of vegetables, and heated up the rest in the morning, and had another meal with some pancakes and boiled goose eggs.

Before going out, Han Zhaozhao put all the food, daily necessities and medicines within her grandmother's reach, and then pushed the cart up the mountain.

Not long after she left, Grandpa Guan came in with two children aged five or six.

"You two can play in the yard. If you are thirsty, come into the house and ask for water. Don't make any mischief.

Your sister Zhaozhao said that if she sees sour jujubes, she will help you pick them.

You help take care of Grandma Han, and I won’t give the fruits I picked to anyone else this time. I’ll give them all to you two!”

The two runny-nosed boys nodded obediently and agreed. They were willing to come to the Han family to play. Grandma Han was a kind person, and Sister Zhaozhao would bring them delicious food every time she went up the mountain.

"Brother Guan, whose children are here? Call them in. I have some delicious food for them."

The old lady was very happy to hear that the neighbor's child came to accompany her.

"Cui Chezi, Xiao Qingzhu, come here, let your grandma Han share some delicious food."

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After Han Zhaozhao got out of the city, he started running as fast as he could, and the cart was shaking loudly.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, they found a place to carry people, put the cart into the space, and Han Zhaozhao hurried up the mountain.

Niu Xiaomin said that there are still dozens of persimmon trees in Persimmon Valley and the fruits have not been picked yet!

They worked hard for several days, but only carried back about 120 kilograms of walnuts and picked about 200 kilograms of persimmons.

There were so many persimmon trees, but they only picked two small ones.

After being stuck at home for a month, Han Zhaozhao had grown weeds in her heart. As she walked towards the mountain, she was still wondering how many persimmons were left in the valley after so much time had passed.

The old lady’s injury disrupted her plans. She had wanted to make more persimmon cakes for storage, but was delayed by this accident!

Han Zhaozhao walked into the Persimmon Valley and found that only a small half of the persimmons were left on the trees. Fortunately, there were more persimmons than she had imagined.

Seeing the thick layer of persimmons on the ground, most of which had turned into mud, she felt a little sorry. In the years of famine, every bit of edible food was extremely precious.

She feels really sad that so many persimmons were lost!

She walked around the valley, her head focused on observing which tree had the biggest persimmons, and she forgot to look around for anything unusual.

After choosing a tree, Han Zhaozhao took out the long ladder in the space. He found a suitable branch to set up the ladder, and climbed up the tree step by step.

I started picking excitedly, and soon filled a large basket.

There is a hook tied to the big basket, which can be hung firmly on the tree branches, making it very convenient to pick persimmons.

When a basket is full, put it away, climb down the tree using the ladder, and move to another location to continue picking.

After changing more than a dozen trees and picking eight baskets of persimmons, I wanted to climb down the tree, but found that the ladder had fallen down and I couldn't go up or down!

Han Zhaozhao hurriedly grabbed the branch, sat on it, looked down, and said, "Oh my God, when did four wild boars come?"

A big wild boar weighing more than 300 pounds, with three small wild boars weighing about 100 pounds, they look like a family!

A little wild boar was playfully nudging her bamboo ladder with its long snout and sharp teeth, occasionally taking a bite to test the taste and texture.

Damn, it must have never tasted bamboo! The big wild boar led the other two little wild boars to eat persimmons under the tree without even raising their heads.

As expected of a pig, it can eat! Han Zhaozhao sat on the tree branch and dared not move, for fear of falling and being besieged by the family.

The four pigs seemed not to notice her. They were eating persimmons one bite at a time under the tree with great relish.

Han Zhaozhao sat on the tree and watched for twenty minutes without saying anything. She was envious of the way they ate.

Being a pig is pretty good. All you do every day is eat and sleep. You don’t have to worry about anything else and it’s a lifelong life!

Han Zhaozhao was in a dilemma until she sat on a tree branch and her legs were numb, but the family still refused to leave.

"Why don't you move? Is this bamboo ladder so fun?" The other two little pigs also went to gnaw on the bamboo ladder, and the crunching noise made her teeth hurt.

"No, I can't keep wasting time with them like this. I don't have that much time!" Han Zhaozhao suddenly had an idea and took out a persimmon from the space and threw it far away.

"Bang!" The persimmon fell to the ground with a crisp sound. It turned out that it hit a stone and broke into pieces.

According to Han Zhaozhao's idea, the highly alert wild boars should be lured away or scared away.

She didn't expect that she would run into a family of carefree people today. The four wild boars were stunned for a moment, looked up and saw nothing unusual, then lowered their heads and continued to show off!