Duan Kefan knew that it would be difficult to discuss it just by discussing it like this. He thought for a while and said, "Then, old secretary, you are the most familiar with the situation. Tomorrow we will go to the site together to check it out. Compare the plans proposed by the water conservancy experts before to see which plan is the most feasible and saves the most money. Then I will go to the superior leader to apply for money..."

The next day, Duan Kefan and Wang Caihou went to the place where the villagers usually fetched water for on-site inspection. Because of the special geological conditions of Rongshu Village, there are too many small caves underground and cannot store water, so the villagers usually have to cross a valley and then go to the other side of the hillside to get water. There are four or five miles to go to Rongshu Village. The villagers are used to crossing mountains and ridges, and outsiders can't bear it.

In fact, Duan Kefan often comes here to fetch water. The reason why Wang Caihou is with him is because he is familiar with the situation and see what plans proposed by the county water conservancy experts before and why it was not implemented in the end.

The scenery of the place where villagers usually fetch water is quite good. The clear springs are gurgling, green, and the roads are also bluestone roads, which are very poetic and picturesque. However, at this time Duan Kefan was completely unwilling to recite poems and paint, and eagerly asked Wang Caihou what the solution proposed by the county water conservancy experts was like?

Wang Caihou pointed to the lou when he came and introduced: "The most feasible and financially-saving solution proposed by the water conservancy experts in the county at that time was to build a water pump room and a water tower in the lou, pump water from here, and then the buried water pipes were connected to our village. The budget was about 500,000 yuan. Later, the county agreed to allocate this money, but the subsequent electricity bills and daily maintenance fees for the pumping of water were shared by the people of our village themselves. You also know the situation in our village. Many people have no spare money at all, so they are unwilling to pay the money. They would rather work hard to carry water and drink it by themselves, so this matter has been delayed..."

Duan Kefan frowned. The problem Wang Caihou mentioned was not a big problem. As long as the food factory is built, the subsequent electricity bills and daily maintenance fees can be borne by the food factory, and there is no need for villagers to share them. However, a new problem has come again. The amount of water in the spring in front of him is not large. At present, the daily water supply to the villagers of Rongshu Village is barely OK. If the food factory is built, the water consumption will increase greatly. The water flowing out of the spring alone will be a little insufficient. There may be no big problem during the rainy season, but it is probably a terrible problem in the dry season.

Duan Kefan said the doubts in his heart, and Wang Caihou nodded repeatedly and said, "Kefan has mentioned this question to the point. If you want to build a food factory, the water here alone will definitely not be enough. You must find another source of water..."

"Then are there any water sources with a larger amount of water nearby?" Duan Kefan asked quickly.

"However, there is..." Wang Caihou pointed to the foot of the mountain and shook his head, "There is a stream and cave river below, with sufficient water, but that is the territory of Xiaping Village. If you want to fetch water from other people's territory, they may not agree. Even if Xiaping Village agrees, the pumping distance is too long. The project difficulty and cost must be increased, and it will not be able to double it. At least it will exceed one million. I guess the county will definitely not agree to allocate this money..."

Duan Kefan thought for a while and waved his hand, "Don't worry about these things for now. Let's go down and see if it's feasible to fetch water from the river before making plans..."

Wang Caihou naturally had nothing to do, and took Duan Kefan down the mountain road all the way to the foot of the mountain. Xiaping Village is at the foot of the mountain. The economic situation of Xiaping Village is obviously much better than that of Rongshu Village. There are large three-story small buildings with cement roads directly leading to the village. Most of the people have motorcycles at home, and several families have cars parked on Heping. This is something that the villagers of Rongshu Village dare not imagine. Except for Wang Dakui's family, there are very few families with motorcycles in the village.

The reason why Xiaping Village has so much better economic conditions than Rongshu Village is undoubtedly due to its convenient traffic conditions and the Xidong River that is crossing the mountains in front of me. Duan Kefan originally thought that Xidong River was a small river. When he saw it, he found that the river was really not small, with a width of six or seven meters. Wang Caihou introduced that because the geological conditions of Rongshu Village were special and it could not store water, the rainwater and groundwater in the entire mountain range were actually gathered here in the end. No wonder it was of such a scale. At this time, there were still several villagers from Xiaping Village on the river surface, fishing in small boats, sparkling, and fishing songs on the light boats, which was not a peaceful atmosphere.

Wang Caihou couldn't help but sighed with some jealousy: "The ancestors of Xiaping Village are good at choosing Feng Shui. They are separated from our Rongshu Village by a mountain, but they are better than us. If there is such a river in our Rongshu Village, why would they be as poor as if they were so poor!..."

Duan Kefan laughed and said, "Old Party Secretary, you can't say that. I think the feng shui of our Rongshu Village is not bad at all. In the future, the villagers will definitely live a better life than Xiaping Village and have higher incomes..."

Wang Caihou obviously didn't believe Duan Kefan's words, but Duan Kefan was so active in working hard for the development of Rongshu Village, which was not easy to hit him. He glanced at him, shook his head and said, "I hope this is the case..."

Duan Kefan, led by Wang Caihou, followed the Xidong River all the way. He suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind and his eyes lit up. He pointed to a depression in the mountain in front and turned to Wang Caihou and asked: "Old Secretary, is our Rongshu Village on the other side of the mountain? If it were about the horizontal straight line distance, it should not exceed two kilometers, right?..."

Wang Caihou looked at Duan Kefan with some confusion, nodded and said, "It's almost the same, but just like this mountain, one in the sky and one under the ground..."

Duan Kefan's eyes became brighter, and he couldn't help but feel excited: "Old Secretary, I suddenly had an idea. Since there is only a mountain between our Rongshu Village and Xiaping Village, can we choose the thinnest mountain position here to build a tunnel? This way, we can lead the water of Xidong River to our Rongshu Village, which means that our Rongshu Village also has a river... Do you think this plan is feasible?..."

Wang Caihou was stunned by Duan Kefan's sudden whim. He looked at him steadily for a while before shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You really dare to think about it! Let's not say whether your plan is feasible or not. Have you ever thought about how much it will cost to follow your plan? It turns out that the plan to build a pump room to pump water is always in the county. Soso refuses to allocate money, let alone spend so much money to build such a long tunnel? I'm afraid it's a daydream, don't even think about it!"
Chapter completed!