Four o'clock in the morning.

On the rugged mountain road, more than 100 torches lit up the dark and gloomy night sky. The trees and grass beside the road were as red as fire, scaring the birds and animals that lived there to flee.

Hundreds of men, women, and children from the Xiaolaojun 4 production team carried heavy baskets, carrying nearly 60 kilograms, 80 kilograms, and even 100 kilograms of baskets on their backs.

Everyone is carrying a heavy load and moving forward.

That's it,

While they were carrying the food on their backs, they carefully looked at the road under their feet.

You should also try your best to free up your hands so that you can help push an ox cart, a pallet cart, and a chicken cart.

Almost all the members of the production team were out in force at this time. Even the boys in their 10s had to carry a small backpack and hold a torch in their hands to light up the mountain road for the adults.

every year,

There are about 10 small production teams in Xiao Laojun's brigade. Every time they go to hand over public rations, there will almost always be a tragic incident where a member misses the mark and accidentally falls off the cliff.

So today Xiaolaojun 4 production team organized everyone to hand over public grain, and everyone walked extremely carefully.

But the mountain road is really difficult.

No matter how careful everyone is, accidents like this or that will inevitably happen.

Bu Yaoming, who was standing at the front of the team, held a torch to light the way for everyone, and shouted to remind everyone: "Cheer up! Don't doze off, and don't be discouraged!"

If you really can't concentrate, just stand aside and take a rest...

Wang Erwa, what are you doing? Don’t stand in the middle of the road to catch your breath, stand to the side...Put the stick in your hand on the stick, don’t rely on the strength of your legs to support the bamboo pole on your back!"

Mountain people who have lived in the mountains for many years and have extensive experience walking on mountain roads have also invented many clever tricks to deal with various difficulties on the road.

For example, when we walked to a canyon called "Little Stone Staircase".

Because the terrain here is extremely steep and narrow, only one person can be allowed to pass.

Many people carry heavy backpacks, and when they reach halfway up the slope, their legs often start to wobble, and they are really unable to go up any further.

And this time.

The small inventions of the mountain people began to show their power.

When the commune members were on their way, they not only had a walking stick in their hands, but also two bamboo poles as thick as their arms under their backpacks.

Usually these two bamboo poles are hung upside down on the backpack.

When they need to rest, their companions at the rear will step forward to help him put down the two bamboo poles.

Thus,

The mountain people did not have to put their backpacks on the ground. They could rest temporarily with the support of these two bamboo poles.

After regaining their strength, the members continued to move forward.

You know, in this place with an almost 45° slope and made up of large rocks, the members cannot put their backpacks on the ground to rest.

It's easy to put it down, but it's very difficult to put it back on your back.

Therefore, the two bamboo poles placed under their backpacks are extremely important.

This section of the small stone staircase is not easy to walk on.

The strongest man among the members went up the slope first.

Then they took a short rest, put down their baskets and burdens, and returned to the bottom of the slope to unload all the grain from the ox cart, chicken cart, and donkey cart.

Then carry it up the slope little by little.

After finishing this second trip, they had to continue back to the bottom of the slope, work together to unload the ox cart, and drag the old ox and frame cart to the top of the slope.

The small stone staircase alone, which is only a few hundred meters away, would have delayed everyone for 2 or 3 hours before they could completely pass.

This is only possible if everything goes well.

If a buffalo is disobedient or a donkey from the production team loses his temper...sometimes even after 4 or 5 hours of hard work, we may not be able to move tens of thousands of kilograms of grain, along with frame trucks and large livestock to the top of the mountain.

!

If there is an unexpected situation like rockfall or landslide on the cliff again... everyone just squat on the ground and cry for a while!

That is not a problem that can be solved in a short time by relying on manpower.

You can imagine how difficult it is to transport food out of the mountains!

But if after all the hard work of encountering the grain station, you are driven back by the word "unqualified"... I'm afraid the stone Buddha will explode on the spot if he encounters this situation!

By the time we were less than halfway through the journey, it was already approaching noon.

The members all got up early and carried heavy loads to drive such a long distance. By this time, everyone was already so hungry that their chests were touching their backs.

Without any choice,

Captain Bu Yaoming had no choice but to let everyone rest where they were. He took the members who had dry food and sat around to eat corn cakes and sauerkraut dumplings.

If the members did not bring dry food, they quickly found firewood, took out the pots and pans, built a simple stove on the ground, and started to light a fire to cook.

The weather is hot at noon.

Everyone should take this opportunity to have a good rest and escape from the scorching sun to avoid heatstroke.

Children don't know what it's like to be sad.

While everyone was resting there, the children in the production team were laughing and playing, either going down to the river to catch fish or climbing up the trees to dig out bird's nests, having a great time.

With a wet towel hanging around Du Zhong's neck, Du Zhong approached Luo Xuanhou with Du Juan, and the two of them sat down.

too tired!

The burden carried by Eucommia ulmoides contains a full 160 kilograms of grain!

Even for Dujuan, a female classmate, the amount of rice in her basket will not be less than 8.90 kilograms!

If it were left to future generations to walk such a long mountain road empty-handed, everyone would probably say they couldn't bear it.

What's more, people still have to carry such a heavy backpack?

Even Luo Xuan himself was carrying a backpack carrying about 70 kilograms. He was walking with a sweaty back and weak hands...

Fortunately, the three goats I bought were held by other children for me.

Otherwise, it will be even more tiring due to the stumbling blocks.

Hey~

In front of so many people, he couldn't use the space to carry food, so he had to resist like this.

"Luo Xuan, tell me, should we ask someone to have a meal with the inspector tonight?"

While wiping the sweat on his forehead with a towel, Eucommia ulmoides asked: "We can spend more money, but I'm afraid that if we can't pass the inspector's test, look at it, so many people from the countryside are in vain.

Busy work."

Bu Yaoming on the side shook his head, "It is said that the inspector named Gou at the grain station is very, very difficult to deal with.

At this time of year every year, people who want to treat him to dinner can probably line up from the small stone staircase to our production team!

But what I know is that he will not attend anyone's dinner party.

Even though all the leaders of the grain station have gone, this inspector named Gou only eats in the workplace canteen and never goes out to eat out."

Bu Yaoming shook his head with a wry smile, "And I've also heard that when it comes to this inspector named Gou, he doesn't recognize his relatives and refuses to let him in! No one can intercede.

Not to mention us, even if the mayor goes to say hello in person, it might not be easy. Alas... it’s difficult to do."

Of course, the township chief will not interfere with other people's matters within the scope of his duties.

Bu Yaoming just made this analogy.

However, what he said makes sense: if the township head really wants to say hello to someone with his buck teeth, the grain inspector may not necessarily buy into the township head's fault!

no way.

The public servants of this period were so principled, why not!

It is said that countless members and cadres in production teams know that grain inspectors cannot open up gaps.

They each tried their best to please the family members of the grain inspector, even his sister-in-law, brother-in-law, and second uncle.

I just hope that when the time comes to hand over the public rations, the buck-toothed dog can be a little more noble...

However, there are no eggs!

A buck-toothed person really won't be accommodating to anyone.

Even his own production team was judged to be "unqualified" by him once when he went to deliver public grain.

The production captain was so angry that he swore on the spot and declared that he wanted to have a relationship beyond friendship with the female member of the "Buck Tooth Gou" family...

The other members also scolded Bare Teeth!

Such a big buck-toothed man who sticks to his principles, people would rather faint on the spot than give in at all!

It is conceivable that the prospect of handing over public food this time may be a bit bad...
To be continued...