Chapter 41 Shangzhou Chulu (35)

The land is based on the people, and the spirit of the people depends on the land. Zhenzhu is located in a remote place, and there are not many survivors.With the changes of the times and the development of society, modern changes are taking place in the mountains day by day, and the magic and richness of this land is also recognized day by day outside the mountains.Now the young mountain people have completely looked down on the life of their parents who were anxious to make a living and slow to seek a way, and almost do not want the habit of six or seven people crowded together in one kang.Do everything in your power to study, and when you come back from your studies, you will not die entangled in the barren mountainous land, full of vigor and vitality.Born in the mountains, re-acquainted with the mountains, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, just digging medicines, Gastrodia elata, Polyporus, Codonopsis, and cinnamon, all in front of the house and under the eaves, there are seats in front of each house, expanding tea gardens, running tea houses, planting tung tree Trees, extract tung oil, cut soil paint and dye new furniture, invite craftsmen to cook all kinds of leather... There are all kinds of treasures on the mountain, and the souvenirs are shipped out, and money will flow in continuously.In the store, watches, TV sets, and tape recorders began to be sold, as well as high-heeled leather shoes for girls and black black toad glasses for boys.

In the past, the cadres were all supported by Guanzhong or Shangzhou Chuandao, and they were reluctant to come when they came. They were not at ease when they came. There is a saying that "the mountains and rivers of the motherland are lovely, except for Zhashui in Zhen'an".Now they are scrambling to go there, but the local cadres have grown rapidly. From the county to the district to the commune, the cadres at all levels wear straw sandals when they go out, traversing mountains and mountains, grasping politics, production, and science.The cadres in the remote areas have simple tasks and light responsibilities. If they want to have nothing to do, they can't cope with eating meat and drinking alcohol. , Familiar with the people's conditions, promote the advantages and eliminate the disadvantages.With the development of small hydropower stations, every village has electric lights, electric mills, and pulverizers. There is no need for wheat to be beaten with flails or mallets, and grain to be ground on the hand-cranked stone mill in the corner of the house.Chestnuts, walnuts, and kiwis are sold well all over the country because of electricity and machine processing.There is also that mountain castan tree and oak tree, where silkworms are raised twice a year, and the harvest is quite spectacular.And every family pays attention to planting mulberry. Those who do not raise silkworms pick leaves and sell them;As a result, a huge silk factory in the county was built. A silk factory is the largest industry in Zhenzuo, and it is also the largest place of civilization.In other places, the symbol of local wealth is the store, and the symbol of the face of the local people is the theater troupe, but the silk factory in Zhenzhu represents both.The conditions for recruiting workers in the factory must be clean and neat, with bright eyes, neat teeth, careful heart, and dexterity, so the silks and satins woven by the machines are like clouds, and the female workers who manage the machines are gorgeous and charming. figure.There is a common saying passed down by the older generation: Potato paste soup lumps fire, except for the gods, it is me.Now it has become a kind of ironic joke.In the county towns and villages, the color TV at night occupies everyone's mind and body. A national team's volleyball match victory, there are dozens of people, and nearly a hundred people parade and celebrate overnight. There will also be more than a dozen people collectively writing tickets and sending them to Beijing.In those deep mountains and old forests, the mountain people may be holding soup bowls, maybe the winter solstice weather has not changed into cotton trousers, maybe it is not possible to pick up the green and yellow in February and March, but there are often people who rush to run long distances Go and say to the people you like: "So-and-so has entered the Politburo!" "So-and-so has stepped down!" It looks ridiculous but respectable.The news broadcast at 6:30 in the morning, the young mountain people will wake up on time to listen.They pay attention to the promulgation of national policies, research ways to make money and become rich, and capture information on business transactions.You will be amazed and a little bit jealous when they are chewing handfuls of deep-fried silkworm chrysalis and bragging about their plans to you.Although they are not moving towards modernization as quickly as urban people, you are envious of the good water here and no need for bleach; the good air here and no need for dust collectors;The benefits of being in the city are more and more here, but the benefits of here are getting less and less in the city.

July 18, 1983