Rebirth in 1998 is also a kind of life

Without hesitation, Yang Zhu lit the cheapest cigarette in his hand, and after puffing out the blue smoke, his expression showed no joy or anger, and he said lightly, "Because of malnutrition?"

Zhang Mengping nodded: "The villagers here basically eat potatoes for every meal."

"Baked potatoes, fried potatoes, potato soup, steamed potatoes, cold potatoes... Basically, you can think of any way to eat potatoes here."

"The only difference from those in the city is that there is basically no oil or water in the food here - only a few days during the Chinese New Year, there will be a little bit of meat."

"On general festivals, such as Mid-Autumn Festival or birthdays, a bowl of noodles with a poached egg is a good meal."

"Over the years, the people here are basically suffering from mild or severe malnutrition, and the situation is so serious that I can find seven or eight of you in a village like the kind of yellow-haired girl!"

Yang Zhu was a little unbelievable. It was after 2014 that he came here in his last life. The situation was naturally different, so he didn't know that he was living so hard here.

"Don't they also grow corn and rice? There should be a lot of game in the mountains and fish in the water, right?" Yang Zhu asked suspiciously.

Of course, the fish in the river is not much to say, it can be regarded as a good source of protein;

In his memory, eating insects is very popular in southern Yunnan, whether it is bamboo insects, bee pupae, or even some unknown vine insects, they are also delicious food with explosive energy;

And this village is located in the Wumeng Mountains, as long as you are willing to go up the mountain to find these things, there will definitely be no shortage of these things.

Seeing Yang Zhu's question, Zhang Mengping looked at him with a look of "why not eat minced meat", and then smacked his lips like a toothache: "Because of the dual urban-rural structure system and agricultural tax, almost everyone is in debt. You are clear about the matter, right?"

The so-called "urban-rural dual structure" simply means that after the formation of urban-rural barriers based on the household registration system, urban and rural areas have completely different resource allocation systems.

Although this structure objectively promotes the process of domestic urbanization, it also poses a serious burden on the countryside at present.

You can understand that under the action of the siphon, the countryside is constantly transfusing blood to the city, including labor, funds, and policies—but at the same time, the countryside is shouldering more social responsibilities, including food production, stable food, commercial raw material supply, etc. Wait.

Under the ebb and flow, the rural areas have gradually formed less labor force than before to undertake more social responsibilities; but correspondingly, under the dual pressure of "food security" and "inflation", they have only achieved negligible In addition, the agricultural tax has not been canceled at this time, so it is simply not unusual for everyone to be in debt.

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Hearing Zhang Mengping's words, Yang Zhu said in disbelief: "Could it be that those rice, corn, and the caught wild seafood are all sold for money?"

Zhang Mengping was expressionless: "Otherwise, what do you think? Do you really think that those debts don't have to be repaid!? They are all private loans, and a point can be repaid in advance is a point!"

"In order to pay off the debt, the adults here are exhausted every day. Apart from farming, they go up the mountain to dig medicine and fish in the river. Eight out of ten have lumbar disc herniation;"

"The same is true for the children here. Cooking, carrying water, feeding pigs and cows, sweeping the floor, housework is basically covered, and farm work such as collecting firewood and harvesting corn is even more commonplace;"

"The family has no extra money, so they try to find ways to find money for themselves to buy stationery and exercise books, and picking up fungus and waste products is their main source of income."

"For the few cents, they often walked seven or eight miles up the mountain road along the road, and then risked their lives along the steep slope to pick up one after another waste products that they thought could be sold - beverage bottles, waste cardboard , cigarette cases, discarded rubber shoes, and even plastic bags.”

Speaking of this, Zhang Mengping's expression became more and more gloomy: "Do you still remember the little Lahai I mentioned just now?"

Yang Zhu nodded. With the previous foreshadowing, even if Zhang Mengping didn't say anything, he probably guessed what was going on.

Sure enough, Zhang Mengping sighed: "Xiao Lahai is a little boy from the next door village. In September last year, he fell down the slope in order to pick up a cigarette case."

"Fortunately, the vegetation here is relatively lush, and no one was killed, but... for the rest of my life, I can only live with a walking stick!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Mengping's face was full of bitterness: "For a waste cigarette box that may not even be sold for a penny, a child less than ten years old is limping like this-this is the current situation in Shanshu Township !"

Although Yang Zhu didn't think he was a person full of emotions, when he first heard about it, he felt very blocked... The person who was crippled for a penny, he was just a child!

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Looking at Yang Zhu's tightly pursed lips, Zhang Mengping patted him on the shoulder: "Actually, Xiao Lahai is quite lucky, after all, his family can still scrape together the money to help him see a doctor, so his life is finally saved; But compared to him, the adults here are even worse!"

Glancing at Yang Zhu, Zhang Mengping asked calmly, "Do you know that rice has husks?"

Although it was a little strange why the radish suddenly changed the subject, Yang Zhu still gave him an annoyed look, thinking that he is not an idiot, how could he not know that the rice will turn into rice after it has been husked?

Looking at Yang Zhu's expression, the corner of Zhang Mengping's mouth curved a little strangely: "Then do you know how the rice here will be disposed of after the husk... that is, the chaff?"

Yang Zhu recalled what he had seen and heard in the countryside in his previous life, and tentatively asked: "Use it as feed for pigs?"

Zhang Mengping sneered: "Feeding pigs? This is too extravagant!"

"Those bran will be used to grind into fine powder, mixed with the specially reserved cornmeal, made into corn cakes and roasted to eat!"

Speaking of corn cakes, the muscles on Zhang Mengping's face twitched unconsciously: "You must have never eaten that thing before, it is baked into golden yellow, and it smells pretty good, and it feels good after the first bite, but wait for you After three bites..."

"Hey, I don't know if you have eaten any sand in your mouth because you fell down when you were a child; in short, although the taste is different, the taste is the same-the same rough teeth, hard to swallow!"

After finishing speaking, he flicked the cigarette butt away, and let out a long breath: "I know what you want to ask, you want to ask, this thing is so bad, why not eat potatoes, why not just use it as feed, it will be better ?”

Yang Zhu nodded. There is absolutely no shortage of potatoes here, and the taste is even better, so he is a little hard to understand.

Zhang Mengping looked helpless: "No one likes to eat this food, but even if the children don't like it, the people here will force the children to eat it several times a month!"

"As for the reason, it's very simple... This thing is considered coarse food. Although it is unpalatable, it is rich in vitamins. If you eat it a few times a month, it can effectively prevent illness."

"In a place where the diet is monotonous, this stuff can be used as medicine!"

"After all, you also know that with the advancement of medical commercialization, the medical system in rural areas of our country basically exists in name only. For people here, seeing a doctor is tantamount to ruining their fortunes!"

"Hehe, do you know why when you first arrived, when you told Manager Lu and the others to treat you in the car, I immediately thought of going all the way to Li Laozha's house for dinner?"

Yang Zhu curled his lips: "Because Qiaoqiao is cute and has a crush on you?"

Zhang Mengping blushed: "Don't talk nonsense, he's only 19 years old!"

Yang Zhu looked at him mockingly: "Don't think I don't know. In many mountainous areas in southern Yunnan, it's normal for girls to get married at the age of 19 or [-]. And... what's wrong with being [-]? It's just dating, not Get married now!"

Mentioning this kind of topic, Zhang Mengping felt uncomfortable, and the angry youth emotions just disappeared, and he hesitated for a while before saying: "Actually, the reason why you were taken advantage of by Li Laozha's house is mainly because his health is not right. I was almost bankrupt because of the treatment, so I thought I could help a little."

Yang Zhu was stunned, no wonder Li Laozha was only in his early 40s, but his face was haggard. These days, Li Qiaoqiao was the tour guide, and he thought it was Li Laozha who "killed" them, so he was embarrassed to see them , The trouble for a long time is because the body can't deal with it.

Thinking of the unexplainable gossip about his brother and Li Qiaoqiao in his previous life, Yang Zhu's face was a little serious: "What's wrong with Li Laozha?"

Zhang Mengping sighed: "cirrhosis of the liver!"

Yang Zhu frowned. The ethnic minorities in southern Yunnan like to drink, so it is not unusual for Mr. Li to suffer from cirrhosis of the liver; it's just that if the disease continues to worsen, it will kill people, and the treatment is costly and troublesome. ; It can be regarded as a very painful disease.

Immediately asked: "Middle-term or late?"

Zhang Mengping thought for a while: "It should be in the middle period. After all, it was only detected three months ago; he has been very restrained recently and hasn't drank much, so he probably won't deteriorate so quickly."

Yang Zhu heaved a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't in the later stage, his brother was ruthlessly rejected by his favorite classmate Hua. He didn't want Li Qiaoqiao, the only one who had hope to make a pair with Carrot, to marry another woman early because of his father.

After thinking about it, Yang Zhu took it all in: "Otherwise, I will ask Director Lin to borrow some money, and you can take it to Li Laozha to see a doctor; in the three hospitals, as long as you persist in the treatment of liver cirrhosis in the middle stage, it can be brought under control." It shouldn’t be difficult, and if you’re lucky, it’s not hopeless for a complete cure.”

Hearing this, Zhang Mengping looked in surprise at Yang Zhu, who obviously planned to cover all the expenses. You know, at the current prices, the treatment of liver cirrhosis costs 2000 yuan a month. If you want to completely control or cure it If it is, it will take at least a year or so... If you calculate it, it will be in the early [-]?

For individuals, this is indeed a huge sum of money at the moment!

However, classmate Luobo has never cared much about money, and the other party is his own brother, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with Yang Zhu helping him borrow more than 2 yuan. Xiang Yang Zhu's eyes were a little strange: "Let me just say, you must be having an affair with someone, so... Director Lin is my younger brother and sister!?"

Yang Zhu rolled his eyes, and then clamped his neck viciously: "Get out! Laozi is older than you, not to mention that I have nothing to do with Lin Keran, even if there is something, you still have to call her sister-in-law!"

Zhang Mengping was immediately unhappy, and imitated Yang Zhu's neck with his backhand: "Come on! Take out your ID card, I don't believe it anymore, labor and management in January, how dare you Don’t call me brother!?”

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After twisting together like children for a long time, the two finally showed their ID cards, and then Yang Zhu lowered his head like a mournful concubine, and obediently called out, "Brother Carrot!"

Zhang Mengping looked smug, and then patted Yang Zhu's shoulder loudly: "Why did I say that, comparing my age with me, isn't this a self-inflicted humiliation!?"

Yang Zhu looked aggrieved: "Who knew that your birthday is actually on January 1st, this is too unconscionable!"

Zhang Mengping smirked a few times, and touched his chin: "It seems that it won't be long before I can call Director Lin [siblings] in a fair manner!"

Yang Zhu rolled his eyes, and was about to tell him that your younger brother and sister already have someone else;

But a frosty voice came over: "Mr. Zhang, who are you going to call younger brother and sister!?"

Yang Zhu turned his head, but it was Lin Keran standing behind Li Qiaoqiao, looking at them both expressionlessly.

Looking at Li Qiaoqiao's gossip-filled eyes and Miss Lin's murderous eyes,

Yang Zhu stroked his forehead...

Here's to trouble!