Chapter 13 Section Thirteen

The sky is full of stars, there is no moon, the stars are very dense and dense, big and small, bright and dark, twinkling and twinkling, like disturbed sesame seeds, wheat, soybeans and corn, large and small particles are mixed together, intermingling with each other. Huiying and overlapping each other. People say that there are as many stars in the sky as there are people on the earth.A person occupies a star, and a star registers a person in the sky.When a star falls, the heavens erase a person from his great register, and that person on earth dies.Fourth sister looked up at the sky, which star is hers?Unrecognizable, no one can help her identify the star that belongs to her.However, when I was a child, I heard it said that when people grow up, the stars will become bigger and brighter, and when people are young, the stars will become smaller and darker.The big and bright stars in the sky are the symbols of the great people in the world today. The chairman, prime minister, president, and governors all occupy one.What about the common people?Naturally, they can only possess those sesame seeds that are as thick as ox hair and lack light and less brightness. It is impossible to confirm which star the fourth sister owns, and it doesn't matter, there must always be one!If it is not on, it will not be on!He was not the president or the governor of the province, how could he expect to own a big and bright star?What makes people feel angry is that the old father-in-law and mother-in-law secretly cursed her as a broom star, which is an annoying and creepy disaster star with bad luck!

The ups and downs of the North Ridge and the flat top of the Nanyuan are the same, drawing the boundary between the sky and the world.The strangely shaped ridges, ridges, and gaps between the valleys and slopes have become blurred and difficult to distinguish.It seems darker in Chuandaoli, and it is difficult to distinguish the cotton field from the cornfield.The willow forest belts arranged along the irrigation canals and embankments stand majestically in the river like majestic city walls, and only the jagged outlines of the treetops can be discerned.Frogs quarreled among the water plants on the river beach, and the night became more and more quiet.Occasionally, one or two ugly cries of a fox could be heard from the hillside, and the echoes on the cliff seemed softer.

Fourth Sister was holding a bamboo cage on her left arm, swinging her right hand, and hurriedly walked on the earth and stone road in the river.She had just sold a cage of eggs and made a fortune, and her feet felt windy when she walked.She wanted to let go of her throat and light it up in the wet river in the night wind. It would undoubtedly be very pleasant, and it would also give herself a boost of courage.However, she finally didn't open her mouth. If the gangsters hiding in a certain corner heard the sound and rushed over, she would cause trouble for herself.She strode her feet more vigorously, swung her right arm more vigorously, and hurried on her way.

Thanks to the second aunt for pointing her to such a way of life. She got up when it was not clear, slipped out of Lujiabao village in the dark, walked in along the dirt and stone roads that became thinner and thinner, and went to those villages hidden in the back ditches on the hillside to buy eggs; or waded across the small river, Walk through the Sichuan Road, climb up the North Ridge, and go to the people's houses deep in the old mountains to conduct such transactions.The more remote mountain villages are isolated from traffic, the cheaper the eggs are. You can buy seven or eight eggs for one yuan in the river, and you can buy more than ten eggs there.He bought a cage of eggs and rushed back to Lujiabao in the dead of night. After sleeping, he got up and slipped out of the village in the dark to the outskirts of the city, where there were several workers and their families. Big factories, they need fresh eggs.She helped the old people and children in their family who needed to nourish their bodies with fresh eggs, and she also made money. One day to buy, one day to sell, and two days to complete a profit-making cycle, excluding the days of wind and rain and the days when she had to go to the production team to work , You can always complete six or seven such cycles in one month, and you can earn about ten yuan in each cycle. It is really good to have such an income.

She doesn't care if she runs away, she suffers from hunger and thirst, that's all. The biggest danger is that if someone catches her and confiscates the "stolen goods", she will lose all the hard earned money earned in January.There are vigilant eyes everywhere, and any unexpected omen may happen at any time.She is now fully versed in this method, successfully buying eggs again and again, and selling them again and again, and achieving the goal of making money again and again.She is not without pride. She is already familiar with more than a hundred villages, large and small, on Yuanpo and Beiling, and the general economic status and interpersonal relationship of those villages.Which village is rich, which village is poor, which village cadres are tightly supervised, which village cadres have conflicts, and which villages are not supervised at all, and there is no way to support a team leader when the wheat is harvested.In this regard, Simeizi may be more attentive and understanding than the secretary of the county party committee or the heads of the commune!Those villages with strong cadres and tight control are forbidden areas. Maybe some activists will be all over if they grab her cage with a glare.Eggs are designated as a second-class material after grain, cotton and oil for unified purchase and sales!She carefully avoids those villages, and boldly walks into villages where cadres are not advanced or have no cadres at all. She walks into the small courtyard of a certain mountain dweller as if visiting relatives, and drinks a bowl of water. At the right time, chat with the head of the household or the housewife, and if it is judged by observation that there are no members of the Communist Party or the Communist Youth League in the family, she will propose to buy eggs.Generally speaking, these people are happy to pick out the precious eggs saved in their own crock pots and put them in her cage, because the official price of her is higher than the public purchase price, and there are two to three eggs for one dollar. difference.Unless the mountain people have no choice, they will not ignore the high price and settle for a low price.Although it is advertised everywhere that it is an honor to sell the eggs to the public, it is to support the revolution, to support Asia, Africa and Latin America, until she "supports" these precious eggs to the stomachs of the city people, there are always dangers lurking.People from the supply and marketing cooperatives are on duty at the station and at the entrance of the passage across the river, and they specialize in checking the second-hand traffickers who smuggle eggs.Entering the family area of ​​the factory, workers with good deeds or cadres of the neighborhood committee often come forward to intercept them. It is hard to say whether they are to support Asia, Africa and Latin America or to gain advantage for themselves, because they often divide the eggs they intercepted on the spot at the public price. Pay her.Unfortunately for her, the two days of work and the difficulty of going back and forth for more than 200 miles were all in vain. It was really a free "support" to those workers who were more secure than her.

She was caught once by the management personnel of the supply and marketing cooperative of the commune, and since then she has only taken the side roads and avoided the main roads.She had been stopped twice in the family area of ​​the factory, so she became more cautious, and never lifted the blue cloth scarf on the bamboo cage for those who had evil intentions.After successfully rushing through layers of blockades and interceptions time and time again, she became more sophisticated and careful, and made fewer mistakes.Because I have earned an encouraging amount of tickets, even if there is an accident, I will not be overly sad. It is not as sad as being confiscated when I first started.Quan Dang didn't have this sale, Quan Dang had been working in the production team for the past two days, and Quan Dang himself had his pocket cut by a thief, so what's the big deal if he got tired of running away?Right when you didn't run away!

As for the Lu Jiabao brigade criticizing her opportunistic meeting, she doesn't care!What's the point of criticizing?What are you afraid of standing in the theater?After criticizing, she went home and picked up a big bowl to eat as usual. She broke the steamed buns and dipped them in oily and spicy peppers to eat deliciously. She had money in her pocket!Those who criticize her, despite their hype, can't give her a ticket to buy toilet paper!Her father-in-law was so angry that he couldn't eat, but he still refused to give her a piece of pocket money.The two sisters-in-law were gossiping, wrinkling their noses and grinning at her, but they would never give one percent of their private money to this poor girl from the mountainous area in northern Shaanxi.She doesn't count on them, nor does she want to humble herself in front of them, she wants to earn money by herself.As long as you don't go to jail, it's no big deal to criticize it!What is cheek?Even if you are caught in the prison of the new society, you have to take care of three meals a day!

The fourth sister found that not only her father-in-law, mother-in-law, elder brother, sister-in-law, and sister-in-law were timid and cautious (the upper-middle peasant status is on the head, which is understandable), but the men and women in Lujiabao seemed to be very timid, and they all followed the rules and kept their own. There are very few things that dare to offend cadres.In my hometown in northern Shaanxi, no one came out to work after imitating Dazhai. The cadres no longer had to criticize this gentle and civilized form. They had already moved ropes and sticks. Come, order the village officials to kidnap and beat people, and force them to go to the water conservancy construction site.Although the fourth sister has never been trained, she has seen a lot.The villagers of Lujiabao in Guanzhong were all terrified when they heard that someone was going to be pushed up to the theater to criticize, and they all felt embarrassed.It seems that the people here are very concerned about saving face and obeying the rules.

The fourth sister was grateful to the second aunt.She and Ergu found this good way to make money.The second aunt quietly plotted with her, don't be too stupid!You are different from my aunt, your uncle and brother are the same, and all the bad ones belong to me and your crippled uncle.There are three brothers in your family.As the saying goes, all the water in the world flows eastward, no matter how sad the brothers are.After all, they will be separated.Both the eldest and the second child have income, so they are not afraid of separation.You and Jianfeng are the youngest, and you don't have a private house. You can't even afford a pair of chopsticks if you talk about a separation.Your father-in-law, called "Cheng Cheng", is timid and puts on airs all over again. You don't have to fight with him to avoid being laughed at, but you can't just go around foolishly with your hands empty-handed.You have to save money for yourself in case you leave home, money is not tight, and you are not in a panic.

The plan Er Gu gave her was the most practical, and it was longer than she could think of. She was just angry because she couldn't afford a bundle of paper, a handkerchief, and two peaches.Now she does not rely on the second aunt's "teaching and guidance" at all. She acts independently, goes to the mountains to buy, and sneaks into the family area of ​​the factory to sell eggs without following the second aunt. It's funny!The team leader in Lujiabao organized a member to hold her criticism meeting, but his wife secretly came to borrow ten yuan from her, saying that the second daughter was confinement, and she wanted to buy four gifts to visit.The mother of a female league member who read a speech impassionedly and criticized her also came to borrow ten yuan from the fourth sister, saying that the youngest son was getting thinner and his face was yellow, and he needed to go to a big hospital for an examination.Generally speaking, she did not lend money to anyone, so as not to give the impression that she had a lot of money.However, when the two women came to borrow it, she readily lent it to them.She secretly put the money into the hands of the other party with a malicious psychology of revenge.Let your old man and your daughter who can write critical manuscripts think about it!Fourth Sister's disgraceful money-making behavior has helped you guys!Next time you criticize my time, use a few more powerful words!

The fourth sister walked, swinging her arms, because the sun was not visible at both ends, and she went back and forth for more than a hundred miles, all of them were avoiding the main road and looking for small paths. The lighted windows made my legs feel heavier.When she saw a person approaching, she couldn't help but stop, do you want to avoid it?Did the captain send militiamen to intercept it? Fourth sister was doubtful, but heard that person calling her name from a distance, it was Jianfeng.What is he here for?To pick her up?A move never done before!Is the village going to arrest her again?No matter what, she couldn't walk anymore, and she collapsed and sat on the green grass by the roadside. Jianfeng came over, stood in front of her, and said sadly, "Divided... the family is separated!" The fourth sister was taken aback, and stood up abruptly: "When did we divide up?" "Today's dark room." Jianfeng said, "I came out of the village to look for you just after the separation. Look, we two... what should we do?" The fourth sister stared at Jianfeng disdainfully, very dissatisfied with his sad expression, and said loudly to the wilderness of Heitian: "It's good to divide! It's very good! I'm looking forward to this day!"