Chapter 360: Proactive Neighbors

“According to the instructions from our superiors, we need to set up a joint defense team to continuously combat black market transactions.

The establishment of a joint defense team has little to do with our militia.
The reason why I brought this up at the meeting is to remind everyone that we can ignore the black market in the past, but from now on, I hope everyone will stop going to the black market.
If our militia members are caught by the comrades of the joint defense team, there will be no mercy.

We are all veterans who have fought for many years.

It’s not easy to be in your current position, and I don’t want you to make any mistakes on this.

If there is a real shortage of food, then we should respond to the call of the State Council and produce to save ourselves, such as planting sunflowers, castor beans, or even grains.
In short, a living person should not be allowed to die from holding his urine."

When the comrades heard Ma Yongqiu's words, they were all startled. What happened last year was still vivid in their minds and they had never forgotten it.

Seeing that everyone was paying attention, Ma Yongqiu nodded and continued,

"The second thing is about the cultivation of castor and sunflower.
Although we don't have arable land at our militia station, we have built a lot of flower beds between the office buildings.
I plan to clear out all the plants inside and then plant the oil crops specified by the State Council.

Another thing is that some of the city walls in Beijing have been demolished.

Let everyone stop training for a few days, and then take the militia soldiers who come for rotation training to clean up the garbage on the foundation of the city wall, and then fill it with soil to plant sunflowers and castor beans.

What do you think? "

After hearing Ma Yongqiu's arrangement, everyone thought this was a good idea.
"That's a good idea. I've never liked the flower beds in our base. They look pretty, but they feel sissy.

Since the Government Affairs Council has called on everyone to plant sunflowers and castor beans, it is better to pull them out. "

"Yes, I don't like the flowers in the flowerbed either. It's better to grow crops.

Another thing is that we need to hurry up with the city wall.

There is no doubt that our militia is not the only one in Beiping who is eyeing that vacant land. If we act too late, it may have nothing to do with us. "

Seeing that his comrades all supported him, Ma Yongqiu immediately made the decision.

"Since everyone has no objection, let's take action now.

First, we need to clean up all the flower beds in the garrison, and tomorrow morning, we will take our comrades to the city wall and grab as much as we can."

We are all soldiers, so we just do what we say.

First go to the training ground to gather the militia, then pick up the engineer shovel and start working.
Soon, the flower beds in the base were completely weeded out, and the soil was turned over with an engineering shovel.

Then I planted the sunflower and castor seeds.

When I got home from get off work, the neighbors had almost pulled out all the flowers and plants in the courtyard, leaving only a few apple trees, pomegranate trees and the three grape trees planted by He Yuzhu at the doorstep.

When He Yuzhu pushed his bicycle into the front yard,
I saw all the neighbors gathered here, and Yan Bugui was tidying up the pulled out flowers and plants with a gloomy face.

"Wow, you guys are really efficient.
We just had a meeting this morning, how long did it take to clean up the yard? "After saying this, He Yuzhu realized that Yan Bugui looked unhappy, and asked with a surprised smile,

"Uncle Yan, what's wrong with you?
We just pulled out a few of your flowers and plants, why do you look so unhappy? "

As soon as He Yuzhu finished speaking, Yan Bugui rolled his eyes and snorted in annoyance.
"Ah!

A few flowers and plants, you say it easily, do you think everyone in the courtyard is as wealthy as you?

Not only do the three of you in the He family earn a salary, but the salary is also high.

Your father is a second-level chef, with a salary of more than 90 yuan, and you are an administrative level 14 cadre, with a salary of 141. Although Bai's sister-in-law's salary is not high, it is also more than 30 yuan.
Your family's salary is 260 yuan per month for a single person.
Not to mention that you can also receive a special supply of 2 kilograms of soybeans and 1 kilogram of sugar every month, and your father-in-law subsidizes you and your wife from time to time.

Look at our house again.
I am the only one in my family who earns money.
I am an ordinary primary school teacher, but I was later dismissed as a food factory worker. The combined salary of both of us is not as high as your father's.

On weekdays, I rely on fishing and planting flowers and plants to supplement my family income.
Now, you guys have taken it all in one pot."

He Yuzhu didn't care much about what Yan Bugui said, because he was telling the truth, but his rather indignant tone offended the neighbors who had just ruined his flowers and plants.
Yan Bugui had just finished speaking when Jia Zhang interrupted and shouted,
"Old Yan, what do you mean?
We are doing this to respond to the call of the State Council to plant sunflowers and castor beans, and also to plant some potatoes and sweet potatoes."

After shouting, Jia Zhang looked at the neighbors around her and called for external help.

"You think these life-saving things we planted are more important than the flowers and plants planted by Old Yan?

Isn't it right to pull them out? "

Seeing Jia Zhang asking, other neighbors also echoed,
"Of course, everyone is starving right now. Old Yan, these flowers and plants of yours are not edible or drinkable, so what's the harm if we pull them out?
We all live in the same courtyard, so we should work together to overcome difficulties."

Seeing Jia Zhang and the others acting so righteous, Yan Bugui curled his lips in disdain.
"whispering sound!

What do you mean by working together to overcome difficulties?
Why don't you pull up the grapes in front of Zhuzi's house? That grape trellis takes up so much space.

How many more potatoes and sweet potatoes can you plant if you take down the grape trellises and cover them with soil?

Not much more useful than pulling out my flowers and plants.

I think you are bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. You can't afford to offend the pillar, so you come to harm my things."

Seeing Yan Bugui talking about this issue, He Yuzhu looked back at the grapes planted in front of his house for 10 years and the grape racks that had begun to rot.
Thinking that in a few months when the steel production campaign begins, the grape trellises will surely be dismantled and used as firewood,
Instead of using it to refine substandard steel, it is better to use it to make fire.
So he smiled and said,

"I think it's okay to pull up these grapes.
Anyway, the amount of grapes produced each year is only enough for each household to get one bunch, so it would be better to plant sweet potatoes and potatoes and harvest more food.

If you still want to eat grapes in the future,
"When Daxia gets through the difficult times, we can continue planting. What do you think?"

When Jia Zhang heard He Yuzhu say that he was willing to pull out the grapes, she immediately glanced at Yan Bugui with a smug look.
"Old Yan, what are you going to say now?
Every year when the grape plants planted by Zhuzi bear fruit, some of the fruit will be shared with everyone, but you won’t give a penny from the sales of your flowers and plants.

He has now agreed to pull out the grape vines and dismantle the grape trellises. What else do you have to say?
Who are you trying to show your disgrace here to? "

(End of this chapter)