People in the village usually get up early. Even though there is little farm work these two days, everyone gets up at dawn.
Xu Zhao squatted at the door holding a large bowl of noodles and eating noodles. Seeing that his father had tidied up his clothes and trousers to go out, he hurriedly said: "Dad, why is it so early! It's just seven o'clock."
Xu Mingliang is in his forties, but he seems to be in high spirits: "The supervisor asked me to clean up the factory early, but Li... must be back. If he goes to inspect the factory, it will be too sloppy for everyone." "
Xu Zhao stood up, hesitated and said, "Dad, you said I've been back for more than half a month. How about I go talk to Uncle Li and find a classmate in the factory?"
"No need to go." Xu Mingliang glared at him and said: "There is no factory where two people go in to do work. If you go, won't you embarrass Mr. Li? It would be even worse if there were gossip like the one at Sister Xu's house yesterday. .”
"Oh~" Xu Zhao was a little disappointed. He used to work in a private firecracker factory in the county, and his monthly salary was only more than fifty yuan, and his wages were often in arrears. He couldn't stand it anymore, so he ran home.
Seeing his father receiving a salary of one hundred yuan a month, he felt envious, but with this result, he was naturally disappointed.
Seeing that his son was a little frustrated, Xu Mingliang hesitated and said, "Don't count on it in the factory, but I heard that the construction company will recruit people in the future. I'll tell your uncle Li in advance and ask him to reserve a place for you." .
that is...
I just can't decide on a time, maybe a few months, or you might as well go to the county and find something to do first. It's better to have less money than to be idle. "
Now it seems that this is the only way, Xu Zhao nodded helplessly.
Boom boom~
At this time, a burst of engine roar sounded from the end of the village. Xu Zhao immediately thought of Li Xiucheng's big cars, but when he listened carefully, something was wrong. The sound was too noisy. The car yesterday had a low roar. He felt a huge sense of power as soon as he heard it.
Xu Mingliang also turned his attention to the road in front of the yard, and then the father and son saw three gray jeeps driving towards the door of their house.
"That's the county car!" After staying in the county for two years, Xu Zhao had some experience and recognized the car's origin immediately.
As the car passed by, there were several more motorcycles.
"Is this from the township government?" Xu Zhao drank most of the bowl of noodle soup in one breath, put the bowl on the bench and said, "It must be at Brother Xiucheng's house. I'll go take a look."
"Why does this guy like to watch the fun! He really needs to be dealt with."
Xu Mingliang complained with a tigerish face, and then shouted into the room: "Baby, come out and collect the bowl."
After shouting, he strode out of the courtyard towards Li Xiucheng's house.
When he rushed to Li Xiucheng's house, he found three small jeeps parked on the side of the road. His son was happily helping a group of people in gray work clothes to move things from the car.
Li Xiucheng was talking with the township chief and several people who looked like leaders at the edge of the yard.
"What is this?" He stepped forward, looked at the metal shelf in his son's hand, and asked curiously.
"Big baby!" Xu Zhao smiled brightly and carefully put the shelf aside, then pulled his father aside and said, "These are precious instruments for measuring routes. We are going to build roads now!"
"Road construction, what's going on?" Xu Mingliang was stunned, and several villagers who rushed over also gathered around him curiously.
Xu Zhao said proudly: "When I came here just now, Brother Xiucheng was busy greeting the county leaders, so he asked me to help greet these masters. I asked, and Brother Xiucheng wanted to pay for the road construction.
From our village, we pass directly through Zhangjiadawan, then to the main street of the township, and then from the main street to the national highway at Shangbakou, the whole journey is straight and smooth without any turns. "
Hiss~
Everyone who heard it clearly felt their scalps go numb instantly. No one had even thought about building roads because the county was poor, the countryside was also poor, and everyone was poor and couldn't afford to build the road.
Now, Li Xiucheng actually wants to pay for the repairs privately. How much will it cost?
Xu Mingliang was outspoken and asked directly.
"I remember that the distance from our village to the main street is five kilometers. The distance from the main street to Shangbakou is closer, maybe two or three kilometers. Counting eight kilometers, how much will it cost to build this road?"
"Not that much." At this time, the engineer who was sorting out the instruments next to him smiled and added: "We took a rough look at it on the way here. If we build a straight road, it will only be about 5 to 6 kilometers."
"How much does it cost?" Some people are most curious about this question.
"It depends on the revised law. Standards like national highways are more expensive. Ordinary rural roads have lower cement cushion and cross-section requirements and are cheaper. But..." The engineer glanced at the young man who was talking to the leader. , said with envy: "No matter what, you can't get it without tens or even millions. I really envy you for having such good fellow countrymen. This road is really going to be built. Your Bali Township is in our Changning County." This is it!”
As he spoke, he gave a thumbs up.
These words silenced several villagers, unable to recover from the shock for a long time.
In this age when one person earns four to five hundred yuan a year, it is really hard for them to describe the feeling when they hear that people in the same village spend tens or even millions to build roads.
In the past, the stone factory and construction company only made everyone think that the Li family was rich and had a big family business, but in reality, there was no real feeling.
Now that such a large amount of money fell out of thin air to build roads, everyone was shocked and realized that the status and height of the Li family were no longer the same.
Looking at Li Xiucheng who was chatting happily with the county leaders, an inexplicable sense of status gap emerged.
They didn't know that this was the reason why Li Xiucheng chose to spend money to build roads. There were single-lane dirt roads in the countryside, and once this cement road was built, it was bound to become a main road.
In the future, each village will inevitably build branch roads as the main road, and the rural roads in the entire township will be connected in one go.
Correspondingly, the reputation of the Li family will rise to a certain height along this path.
Sometimes it doesn't hurt to be a little detached and have people look up to you.
At this time, Xu Changxiu came out and greeted loudly: "Breakfast is ready."
Seeing Li Xiucheng greeting everyone into the main room for dinner, Xu Mingliang called Xu Zhao and said, "You stay here to help today, and you have to be smart when doing things."
Xu Zhao was not stupid either. He nodded and said solemnly: "Dad, you can go to work at ease. I understand."
It would be great if Li Xiucheng could really take notice of his son. Only then did Xu Mingliang rush to the stone factory with anticipation.
The villagers who came soon after hearing the news surrounded the yard on three levels outside. The formation was even bigger than yesterday.
The difference is that today no one dares to arrange the Li family like yesterday, especially the few relatives who were mixed in the crowd. Looking at the Li family father and son walking out talking and laughing with the legendary county magistrate, they all regretted it. Not enough.
I regret that I could not have a good relationship with the Li family and his son before. I regret that I was disrespectful to Li Jingfu with my words a few days ago and offended such a noble person.
