"Good son-in-law, you are doing a good job in the county. Why are you going to Diaozhuang, a place where birds don't shit in Yuquanying?" Li Laoshuan didn't understand very much. Wang Zhong and Shui Hua are living a good life now, so why go there?

What diaozhuang immigration to participate in?

Especially after hearing Li Dayou's description of the Yuquanying place, Li Laoshuan naturally did not have a good impression.

"Now that Diaozhuang immigration has started, it will not stop. It's just the initial stage now. Only seven households have passed through our village. Once we have established a firm foothold in the village, there will be seventeen or twenty-seven households next time. Maybe

In the future, our entire Yongquan Village will be moved there."

"ah?"

"The whole village will be moved there? No way?" Li Laoshuan said in surprise, his words full of disbelief.

"I just said it casually and made a guess!" Wang Zhong explained casually without saying any more.

Immigration to Diaozhuang has just begun, especially when Li Dayou and others have just returned from Yuquanying. The villagers still cannot fully accept Diaozhuang.

"Although Yuquanying is now the Gobi Desert, the country takes care of it and provides us with infrastructure construction. In the past, we only had to build houses and prepare the land, and wait for the Yellow River water to be poured in the future. Are we afraid that we will not be able to grow anything in the land?

"

"If it were possible to pour water from the Yellow River, wouldn't anyone want to go?" Li Laoshuan said, "Didn't they say that there is wind all year round there, with strong winds of three to six or nine, light winds every day, and winds of one or two?

Blow, that’s a mouthful of sand!”

"And there are sandstorms!"

Li Laoshuan said worriedly.

Although Li Laoshuan was a bit unreliable, Wang Zhong could tell that he was caring about himself and Shui Hua.

"My father-in-law, Shuihua and I have to endure more hardships now. When we have a child in the future, the child will not have to endure so much hardship. Do you think this is true?"

"The truth is this, then since you don't want your children to suffer hardships with you, can you move to the county under your conditions? Why do you have to go to Diaozhuang?" Li Laoshuan was very puzzled.

"Moving to the county?" Wang Zhong shook his head: "My father-in-law, do you think the county is more prosperous than Lanzhou?"

Li Laoshuan answered directly without thinking: "That must be Lanzhou!"

Lanzhou is the transportation hub of the northwest. The capital of the neighboring province is much more prosperous than the small Haiji County.

Wang Zhongdao: "I was in the Lanzhou Military Region when I was a soldier. I didn't stay in Lanzhou and came back to our Yongquan Village. Is it just to live in Haiji County?"

"Then why did you come back?" Li Laoshuan asked puzzledly.

"I want to do something that I can for our Yongquan Village!"

Li Laoshuan looked at Wang Zhong who looked calm next to him, his eyes flashed slightly, his head lowered, wondering what he was thinking.

When I got home, Shui Hua was rolling out noodles in the kitchen. The mutton in the pot was almost stewed and the dough was almost rolled out.

Take a piece of dough the size of a pot lid, about two millimeters thick, sprinkle with flour, fold the rolled dough up, and cut it into thin strips with a long knife.

"Let me do it!"

"You go watch the fire!"

The long knife was thick and heavy and required quite a bit of strength. Wang Zhong hurried over and snatched the job away.

They were already an old couple, and Shui Hua didn't show politeness to Wang Zhong and gave the knife to Wang Zhong.

Wang Zhong's knife skills are better than Shui Hua's.

Hold the knife with both hands and push everything, and the noodles cut out will be extremely even.

"What's going on in the meeting?" Shuihua asked.

Wang Zhong said: "What else can happen? Those who came back don't want to go. My uncle and Uncle Shui took the lead and asked them to re-register. I was the only one to sign up. The rest of the families who came back were drawn by lot, and the ones who were drawn were re-registered."

past."

"If I had known this, why would I have run away?" Shui Hua shook her head.

"Whether it's a great achievement, clearing land, or building a house, it's all hard work. People, you always prefer comfort to hard work."

"With the help of the country, if you suffer for a few years now, life will definitely get better and better in the future. Why can't you understand such a simple truth?"

Shuihua held the iron tongs in her hand, sat on a small stool, and fiddled with the coals in the stove hole twice.

It was midsummer, the days were long and the nights were short. Although it was almost five o'clock, the sky was still bright outside.

"Have you signed up?" Shuihua asked.

Wang Zhong's face-cutting movements didn't pause at all, "Sign up!"

"I've thought about it too. I'll call Uncle Shui and the others over there first, and then I'll pick you up after the house is built over there! What do you think?"

"I'll go there with you!" Shui Hua shook her head and said firmly: "Husband and wife are one, how can I let you go there and endure hardship alone."

"Besides, when you go there, you have nothing. You have to work hard during the day and cook for yourself at night. If I follow you, I can help you during the day and help you with cooking and washing at meal time.

"

The long knife collided with the eucalyptus board, making a slight sound. Wang Zhong was silent for a while, then shook his head and said: "It's too bitter over there!"

"I live in Diwowo. When I wake up in the morning, half of my body is buried in the sand. There are sandstorms from time to time. You wait for me to go over first and finish the house. It won't take a long time, at most it will only take a month. By then,

Come here again!"

Shuihua said: "I'm not afraid of hardship, I just want to stay with you!"

"I can not let it go!"

"I married you so that you could enjoy happiness with me, not to endure hardship with me."

Shui Hua put down the iron tongs, walked to Wang Zhong, and said firmly: "As long as I can be with you once, any life will not be bitter!"

Wang Zhong's movement of cutting the noodles paused, and he stuck his long knife on the eucalyptus board. Listening to Shui Hua's heartfelt words, how could there not be ripples in his heart?

But the more this happens, the less likely Wang Zhong is to let Shui Hua follow him now.

"Okay, just listen to me on this matter. The summer harvest is about to begin. If you and I both go there, will it be possible for my father-in-law to harvest the wheat alone?"

"Don't worry, with your husband's ability, he can only build a house. How can he find me?"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Alas!" Shuihua sighed, shook his head helplessly, walked to the stove, disliked the wooden lid, and the water in the big pot was already pouring.

It boils, rolls, and makes noise.

"The water is boiling! Come down below!"

The noodles cook very quickly. After cutting the noodles and placing them in the pot, roll them up three times and they are ready!

Take it out after cooking, run it through cold water, scoop out a spoonful of lamb ribs stewed with red onion, pepper and wolfberry, sprinkle with salt flowers, if the taste is a little stronger, pour a spoonful of oil and spicy pepper, no other seasoning is needed, just delicious

The mutton soup is enough to turn the dull noodles into a rare delicacy.

Li Laoshuan was holding the sea bowl, his whole face almost buried in the bowl. He was adding spoonfuls of sesame seeds, slurping noodles, and drinking noodle soup. After a while, he put down the bowl and held it slightly.

My stomach burped.

For rural people, a full meal can last them three days.

Li Laoshuan ate so much that his throat was almost full. With his bulging belly, he burped, put his hands behind his back, and wandered out of the house.

After eating, Shui Hua helped Wang Zhong pack his things.

A change of clothes, a blanket, pots and pans, toothpaste and toothbrush, towels, and the most important food!

It was night, Shui Hua changed from her usual shyness, completely put down her reserve, and accompanied Wang Zhong to fight mosquitoes all night.

The next morning, the seven families who went to Diaozhuang gathered at the village headquarters. Under the leadership of Ma Defu and Director Zhang, they took a bus to the county and spent most of the day before arriving at Yuquanying.

But there is still a long way to go before we get to the Diaozhuang location this time.

"Uncle, please slow down!" Wang Zhong and others pulled the cart that Director Zhang had found. The cart contained each family's luggage.

"How about you get in the car and sit for a while?"

"You coward, who are you looking down on!" At first, the old man was quite happy, but when he heard Wang Zhong's words, his face immediately changed: "I think back then, when I went on the Long March with your grandfather, your father didn't even return the favor.

You know where to go!"

"Still going on the Long March? People walked 25,000 miles on the Long March, but you only walked 20 miles, and you were shot by Ma Jiajun in the butt ditch and ran back to the village..."

Li Dayou next to him said in a strange way.

He originally didn't want to come to Diaozhuang. At first, he encouraged several Diaozhuang households in Yongquan Village to run back to the village. But now the old party secretary chased him away and almost put a knife on his neck to force him to come.

, he can be in a good mood, that’s a damn thing.

Unfortunately, before he could say a few words, the cloth shoes that were always covered with mud flew towards him and hit him right in the head.

The rest was naturally bottled up.

"No one will think you are dumb if you don't speak!" The old party secretary glared at him fiercely.

His baby was so prosperous that he had to send his shoes back to the old branch secretary all the time.

A smile appeared on Wang Zhong's face, he shook his head and said nothing further.

It is natural for me to beat my son. Li Dayou asked for the beating himself, and Wang Zhong couldn't stop him.

The people in the village had long been used to this, and they all suppressed their laughter and looked at Li Dayou's deflated look with amusement. Among the group of people, the one who laughed the most was the horse shouting for water.

Li Da looked aggrieved, but he had no choice but to take it out on others, but before he could curse, the old party secretary slapped him with the sole of his shoe again.

"Dad, why did you hit me again?" Li Dayou screamed, speechless.

"You're the one I'm beating!"

"What, you still want to rebel?" The old party secretary stared with bull's eyes. Li Dayou felt aggrieved like a little daughter-in-law and did not dare to say another word.

Just talking and laughing, we have finished walking more than 20 miles.

Looking at the endless Gobi Desert in front of me, there are some green spots here and there, which are the grasses that thrive among the early sand and stones.

There are quite a few dealers here and there who are busy.

"Director Zhang, there is nothing!" The old party secretary suddenly understood why Li Dayou was instigating the villagers to run back.

"The government has dug the diwowo for everyone in advance, one for each household. Let's settle down in the diwowo first and put everything away. Then I will take you to see the land allocated to you!"

Director Zhang greeted everyone with a smile on his face. Wang Zhong, the old party secretary, and Ma Huashui, who came spontaneously, also responded cheerfully, but Li Dayou and the others who were forced to come here looked a little ugly.

But Director Zhang doesn’t care. Anyway, the people have been brought here. In a few years, when the house is built and the land is cleared, these people who don’t have a good look on him now will only be grateful to him, the government, and the people in the future.

nation.

They are all from Yongquan Village, so the nests they are assigned to are naturally close to each other, so they can take care of each other.

Ma Huanshui helped distribute the money to Wang Zhong, between the old party secretary's house and his house, and the remaining houses were also close to each other.

After settling down, Director Zhang took Wang Zhong and the others to see the homestead assigned to them, and the more than ten acres of wasteland that had not yet been cultivated.

"This flat piece of sand and gravel land will be filled with water from the Yellow River when you finish it and the irrigation canals built by the government will arrive. It will be hundreds of miles away and it will be blocked by Jiangnan!"

Director Zhang pointed to the flat Gobi Desert in front of him and said with longing.

Wang Dian nodded, pulled Director Zhang aside and said, "Director Zhang, I want to ask you something!"

"If you have any problem, just say it!" Director Zhang said grandly: "For those of you who are cheating, we will help you whenever we can, and we will help you if we can't help you!"

"Then I'll make it clear!" Wang Zhong pointed to the direction they came from and said: "You said that if we build a brick kiln near where we got off the bus, let the people who come here from Diaozhuang work in the brick kiln and bake the bricks.

Bricks, the fired bricks can be sold to them at cost price. If the villagers are rich, they can buy them directly. If they are not rich, they can also pay the debt first and let the villagers build the houses first.

No need to live in a den anymore.

As for repayment, they can sign a contract and set two periods. In the first period, they only need to return the principal. If the period is exceeded, it will be calculated based on the interest rate of the bank loan. In the second period, they will

We must guarantee the time for repaying the principal plus interest. If it exceeds this time, we can discuss a solution. Do you think this method is feasible?"

"Open a brick kiln? Do you know how to bake bricks?" Director Zhang looked at Wang Zhong in surprise.

"Not only does it make bricks, but it also makes houses. This kid is a good hand!" The old party secretary stood up and supported Wang Zhong: "I said that your kid was thinking of coming to Diaozhuang, so that was the original idea.

"

The old party secretary was both surprised and pleased: "Director Zhang, I think this kid's proposal is good. If we can let the villagers build the houses first, I believe the villagers won't need to shout, and they will come over to build the houses one by one.

"

"Your child had this idea, why didn't you tell him earlier? Why would you have gone through so much trouble if you had said it earlier?" Ma Huashui patted Wang Zhong on the shoulder. Although he said this, there was no complaint in his words.

Wang Zhongdao: "Uncle Shui, how dare I guarantee this? There are so many villagers coming to Diaozhuang, and every household wants to build a house. If the matter is not completed, I will let you know first, and I will return it later."

How do you behave in front of the villagers!"

"Comrade Wang Zhong, please tell me what you think?" Director Zhang asked with a serious expression.

Wang Zhong explained: “My idea was inspired by the work-for-relief program.”

"Building a house, preparing the land, and buying soil all cost money. If we just rely on working and without a few years of hard work, how can we raise so much money? I thought, if the government can help, we can use our collective efforts to

In the name, it is best for the immigrant Diaozhuang Village to take the lead and the government to provide support to build a large brick kiln that can bake bricks and tiles. I am willing to provide the technology for free and teach the villagers to bake bricks and tiles!"

"If this thing is done, the villagers will have an extra livelihood in the future. When the houses are built and the land is cleared, the villagers will have another place to work during their leisure time...

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Seeing Wang Zhong talking eloquently, everyone nodded. Director Zhang was quite moved: "Comrade Wang Zhong, are you really willing to provide technology for free?"

Wang Zhong patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Director Zhang, I, Wang Zhong, still have this awareness."

"Then how do you want the government to help you?"

"First is the land, then water and soil. For water, the canal has not been repaired yet, so you can dig a well first. As for the soil..."

"You have also seen that the Gobi Desert is either gravel or sand. There is no soil at all. We came all the way just now and I took a look. Near where we got off the bus, there was a circle of dirt bags, and there were cars there.

With everything connected, water and electricity will definitely not be a problem! We will definitely need coal to burn the kiln!"

"These all need support from the government. As for the others, I haven't thought about them so thoroughly at the moment. We can slowly discuss them together and brainstorm ideas!"

Director Zhang nodded and said solemnly: "I think Comrade Wang Zhong's proposal is very good. If it can really help the villagers build houses as soon as possible, it will definitely be helpful to our immigration work.

, but such a big matter cannot be decided by me alone. I need to report it to the leadership above. Don't worry, I will do my best to fight for it from above."

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By the time we finished looking at the ground, it was slowly starting to get dark.

In the diwowo, everyone could only burn corn stalks for cooking.

The rice is also very simple, including pimple soup and roasted potatoes.

Wang Zhong had just finished eating and was washing dishes when the voice of the old party secretary came from outside. Wang Zhong hurriedly welcomed the person in.

The old party secretary's buttocks were not even hot yet, and the horse called for water.

"Hey! Uncle, you're here too!" Ma Huashui was not surprised at all when he saw the old party secretary.

"Sit!" The old party secretary held the cigarette pole next to the candle. With the light of the candle, he lit the cigarette, took a puff, and took the lead in breaking the calm: "Chong Wazi, please explain to me and Xianshui.

What did you think about what you said during the day?"

The brightness of the dim candlelight was very low, which stretched the two people's backs. There was also mosquito-repellent incense burning beside them, which worked well. You could hardly hear the buzzing of mosquitoes in the cave.

Wang Zhongdao: "Uncle, call me Uncle Shui. Didn't I already talk about it during the day?"

The old branch secretary said: "What if the leaders don't agree and support? What do you think?"

Wang Zhong smiled and said: "That's not easy. If the government doesn't help, then we will do it ourselves!"

“We open brick kilns to generate income and send money to the local government, but they can keep us out!”

"If Director Zhang can't do it, we'll do it ourselves. I'll pay for it, and everyone else will contribute. I'll do the same thing, sell the bricks to the villagers at cost price, and let the villagers build the houses first."

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Chapter completed!