"My mother-in-law!"
Li Laoshuan looked at the more than 500 acres of wasteland in front of him, more than half of which was sand, and really didn't know what to say.
"Son-in-law, what are you going to do with such a big piece of land?"
Nowadays, land reclamation relies on human labor. It would take many people and many days to clear such a large piece of land.
If it were just him and Wang Zhong, they would have to work until the end of the year of the monkey.
If you ask for help, how much money will it cost just to ask for help?
Li Laoshuan didn't dare to think about it.
Wang Zhong smiled and said: "This is not easy. Buy a tractor, plow deeply and shallowly, and plant a circle of saplings around it. That will be a natural barrier to block wind and sand."
With strong confidence and longing for the future in his tone, Li Laoshuan even vaguely felt the picture scroll in Wang Zhong's mouth slowly unfolding in front of him.
"Plant a circle of saplings around it?"
But Li Laoshuan looked at the endless Gobi Desert in front of him, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.
More than five hundred acres, roughly equivalent to the size of more than fifty football fields.
"When will this be planted?"
Li Laoshuan suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. It would be easy if he could just plant the trees. The key is to cultivate them after planting, and to water and fertilize them regularly so that the saplings can grow up and not die.
These are just saplings. Saplings are easier to feed than crops. Even if the crops in more than 500 acres are all planted with drought-tolerant corn, they still need to be watered. Otherwise, the corn seedlings may have just grown out of the ground. It won't take long for him to be sunburned to death.
If this was more than ten or twenty acres, I could just grit my teeth and follow my daughter and son-in-law to take care of it, but now it is more than five hundred acres!
With more than 500 acres and more than 300,000 square meters, Li Laoshuan suddenly wanted to cry, and for the first time, he felt powerless in his heart.
Wang Zhong said calmly and calmly: "It all depends on man!"
Li Laoshuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, and thought to himself, is this still what people say? It's true that everything depends on people, but you have to weigh how many pounds you have, let alone Wang Zhong, even if you add him, Li Laoshuan, and Shui Hua, the two unborn babies in Shui Hua's belly Little baby, that’s not enough!
Of course, Wang Zhong is also a human being and not a god, so how could he not know the difficulties involved.
Just by looking at Li Laoshuan's expression, Wang Zhong could roughly guess what Li Laoshuan was thinking at the moment.
But the great man said it well, there is endless joy in fighting against heaven, endless joy in fighting against earth, and endless joy in fighting against people.
There is no need to fight with people for the time being, but now in this Gobi Desert, clearing wasteland and digging canals to divert water is tantamount to fighting with the heaven and earth, fighting with nature, which is not interesting enough for outsiders.
If every world is about winning by lying down and enjoying everything, feasting and feasting, wine pools and meat forests, then what’s the point?
This is just like playing a game. When you are at a high level, you can play low-level dungeons and it will be fun to crush them all the time. But if you keep crushing them all the time and pushing them horizontally without any challenge, over time it will inevitably become... You will feel that the original fun brought by crushing and pushing seems to be just that, whether it is there or not, it is boring, monotonous, without any meaning, and has no appeal at all.
On the contrary, the process of clearing an extremely difficult dungeon must be tortuous, bizarre, cumbersome and difficult, and one may face various failures at any time. However, in such a difficult situation, he relied on his wisdom and courage. , with such a bit of luck as a sea fish, I almost cleared the dungeon.
The sense of accomplishment brought about by this is by no means comparable to the former.
Wang Zhong had already figured out the key points.
As for the hardship and fatigue, the effort and sweat put in, in Wang Zhong's opinion, are all worth it.
Anything that can be done with effort and time is not a problem for Wang Zhong.
The longer he lives and the more he experiences, the more Wang Zhong is able to realize that only by giving something can you get something in return.
Although Wang Zhong's life span is short in the real world, every copy world is a wonderful life for Wang Zhong.
Experience the various aspects of life, taste all the sufferings in the world, and read all the prosperity, and you will eventually feel at ease.
Especially after a series of hard work, you gradually see the results and gain. That feeling, that sense of accomplishment, is far more pleasant than the sexual intercourse between men and women.
Li Laoshuan shook his head and said nothing.
Wang Zhong is only his son-in-law, not his son, and he can live such a comfortable life now only because of Wang Zhong, his son-in-law. Although Li Laoshuan does not understand or understand the matters Wang Zhong decides, he does He didn't say anything, as long as Wang Zhong knew what he was thinking and supported him.
"A tractor is not cheap!" Li Laoshuan has never bought a tractor. No one in Yongquan Village, Jintan Village, and the resettlement village of Diaozhuang has ever bought a tractor. There is no other reason. It's just that Because I can't afford it.
Since ancient times, farmers have been blessed by God if they can support themselves and their families, have enough food and clothing, and have three meals a day.
Being wealthy and having a lot of money in his family was something Li Laoshuan never dared to think about before.
“How can one car be enough for such a big place?”
Wang Chong said with a smile: "Not only the tractor, but also saplings and seeds. After the irrigation ditch is dug, trees will be planted all around."
"And five hundred acres is just the beginning. If such a large Gobi Desert were dyed green, what a beautiful sight it would be." Wang Zhong looked into the distance, taking in all four directions, and said with longing.
Li Laoshuan was stunned for a moment.
"To build such a large piece of land at once, I won't even be able to water it!" Li Laoshuan suddenly came back to his senses and looked at the Gobi Desert in front of him, and said worriedly.
"If you can't water it now, it doesn't mean you can't water it in the future!" Wang Zhong may not have considered this issue. In the Gobi Desert, the land is vast and the people are sparse. What is lacking is not land, but water.
If there is only land and no water, no matter how many seeds or drought-tolerant and cold-resistant crops you are given, you will not be able to grow them here.
With the guidance and strong support of the government, the Yellow River Irrigation Project will eventually turn this Gobi Desert into another Yangtze River Delta.
In reality, as a southerner, it was the first time for Wang Zhong to have such a persistent feeling for water.
Seeing Wang Zhong's calm and calm expression, Li Laoshuan somehow felt confident in his heart.
The procedures for contracting the land have been completed, and the next step is to follow the relevant staff of the Poverty Alleviation Office, Development Office, and Land Resources to determine the boundaries.
The water flower was about to be produced. Wang Zhongneng took the time to come over and take a look. He had already tried his best to escape from his busy schedule. The matter of determining the boundary could only be entrusted to the old party secretary, Ma Huashui and Li Laoshuan.
The villagers knew that they were helping Wang Zhong, so they all volunteered to help.
Pulling wires, driving piles, and defining divided generations is not something that can be accomplished overnight.
Wang Zhong has more important things to do now than this.
With labor pains, I went to the town health center to be hospitalized.
Although it is just a health center, the conditions are not comparable to those of hospitals in the county or city, but there is no shortage of necessary things. The old residents of Yuquanying and the diaozhuang households who immigrated here, if they have babies, they are either at home If you give birth by yourself, ask Wen Po to help deliver the baby, or go to the health center in the town, which has at least some basic facilities, as well as professional doctors and nurses.
Just two days after the first month, the water splash broke out, and the time was almost the same as Wang Zhong expected.
After four and a half hours, Shui Hua successfully gave birth to two sons, a set of twins. The two brothers were separated by nearly twenty minutes.
The old Li family has been passed down alone for several generations, and in Li Laoshuan's generation, there is only one woman like Shui Hua. Unexpectedly, Shui Hua was so successful and gave birth to two boys at once, which made Shui Hua extremely happy.
Holding the two dolls in his arms, the smile on Wang Zhong's face almost never broke.
On the third day after giving birth to the baby, Wang Zhong took Shui Hua and the two newborn babies back to Jintan Village.
The villagers who knew the news came to visit. Those who had eggs brought eggs, and those who had white flour took a few kilograms of white flour. The old party secretary was the most concerned. He killed the old hens he had raised and asked Shuiwang's mother to stew them with wolfberry and red dates. Soup, replenishing the body with water splash.
In the main room of Wang Chong's house, the door is closed and the curtains are blocking it. The room is full of people. Shui Hua is sitting against the wall, with a floral cloth on his head and a forehead wipe on his forehead. His face has returned to normal. Shui Wang's mother and De Fu Ma and several women from the village were sitting by the kang, telling Shuihua women what they should pay attention to during confinement.
Wang Zhong and a group of older men were sitting around on the other side of the kang table, with a curtain in the middle. Ma Huanshui was holding one in his arms, and the old party secretary was holding another in his arms. A group of older men who usually like to smoke and puff in their spare time. Gentlemen, no one mentioned smoking at this moment. Even the old party secretary, who never left his cigarette pole, didn't bring him here today.
"This doll looks so rich!" The old party secretary was afraid that his hands were too rough and would scratch the doll's face, so he didn't dare to reach out and touch it. He just hugged it happily, lowered his head, and couldn't bear to look away for a moment. .
Ma Huanshui also said with a smile on his face: "It's rare for twins to grow up to be so rich. Both babies will definitely be healthy in the future!"
Generally speaking, twins are definitely not as nutritious as single babies, and their size and weight are definitely not as good as those of twins.
But when Wang Zhong's two sons were born, one had a bonus of six kilograms and the other was about five kilograms. It has only been a few days since then, and the flesh on their faces has gradually increased and started to grow.
"Chongwazi, have you thought of a name for your baby?" Uncle Wuquan, who usually doesn't show off, also asked with a smile.
The smile on Wang Zhong's face was naturally the brightest: "Uncle Wuquan, I must have thought about it a long time ago!"
"The older ones are called Ping An, and the younger ones are called Ping Shun. Shui Hua and I don't expect them to have any great future, as long as they live a safe and healthy life!"
"Wang Ping'an! Wang Pingshun!" the old party secretary muttered.
"Peace, peace!" Li Dayou also muttered a few words: "What a good name! It has a good meaning and is easy to pronounce! Do you have a way of naming your child?"
"Brother Dayou, if your Shuiwang family has a baby in the future, you might as well ask Wang Zhong to name him!"
Everyone joked.
"Okay!" Li Dayou's eyes lit up and he said hurriedly: "Chongwazi, think of a nicer name for your uncle's eldest grandson!"
"Brother Dayou, your Shuiwang family doesn't even have a partner, so you only think about your eldest grandson!"
"Not now, but there will be soon! I thought about it in advance!" Li Dayou has always been a man who refuses to admit defeat, so he retorted on the spot.
It made everyone laugh. Although the joys and sorrows between people are not the same, in many cases, they can be connected. The happy atmosphere can easily spread among the crowd.
A newborn baby and everyone’s jokes are all catalysts of joy.
"Da You, when Shui Wang gives birth to a baby in the future, you can just call her Fu Gui, Fu Gui Fu Gui, Da Fu Da Gui, Da Fu Da Gui, it will be easy to say!"
Wuquan and Li Dayou's contemporaries caught Li Dayou and made fun of him.
"Don't make trouble, I'm asking Chong Wazi!" Li Dayou shook his hand at Wugu who was speaking in disgust, and said with a look of disgust on his face: "You are an illiterate person, why are you making trouble? Chong Wazi is already capable. , and he is knowledgeable, so the name he chose will definitely sound better than yours!"
"That's right! What's the name of wealth? It's very vulgar!"
"That's right!"
"You see, I got the baby again, and it was safe and smooth! It sounds good and easy to remember, and the meaning is not bad!"
Uncle Wuquan, who was disliked, didn't have any idea. He laughed and argued with Li Dayou, making this joke.
Everyone looked at each other and said something to each other, and they were so happy. In the end, all their eyes focused on Wang Zhong.
"The name should be chosen by a respected elder. My uncle is still here, how can I, a junior, overstep the mark!" Wang Zhong shook his head and said.
"A name! It's just a code name, catchy and easy to remember."
"That's right, Dayou, you don't have any objections to my uncle, do you?" Another person who just watched the excitement and didn't take it too seriously.
Li Dayou's expression changed on the spot. He carefully looked at the old party secretary's face and saw that he was still happy. Looking at Ping An in his arms, his eyes didn't even look at him. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and immediately turned around. , I was furious.
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Although the old Li family of Yongquan Village is just a farmer, it was after they moved to Yongquan Village. The Li family, not to mention Xihaigu, is the whole Ningxia region and the whole country. Big surname.
After some joking, the gentlemen left one after another. Shui Hua was still in confinement and had to breastfeed the baby from time to time. It must be inconvenient for a group of grown men.
While Shui Hua was in confinement, Wang Zhongke became busy. He tried every means to replenish Shui Hua's health and gave Shui Hua chicken soup every day, all in different ways.
After a month of confinement and feeding two babies, Shuihua not only didn't lose weight at all, but became a bit plumper.
Li Laoshuan saw it and smiled in his heart. He hugged his two grandsons every day and wished he could hold them all the time.
On this day, just after breakfast, Wang Zhong asked Li Laoshuan to take care of Shui Hua for a while while he went out.
Seeing that it was almost noon and Wang Zhong was not back, Li Laoshuan simply made lunch for Shui Hua. After the father and daughter ate, Wang Zhong still didn't come back.
It wasn't until around three o'clock in the afternoon that there was a sound of sheep bleating outside. When Li Laoshuan went out to take a look, he found Wang Zhong standing under the east shed with two ewes.
"My father-in-law, just in time, go to the back of the house and bring some corn stalks over!"
"What are you doing with two sheep?" Although Li Laoshuan was puzzled, he did not immediately turn around and go to the back of the house, and came out with two bundles of corn stalks.
"Replenish the bodies of Water Flower and the two dolls!"
"Goat milk is a good thing. It took me a lot of effort to find these two ewes giving milk!" Li Laoshuan nodded and helped Wang Zhong build a simple sheepfold and lay a layer of it. Thick corn stalks to keep the ewes warm.
Li Laoshuan then took back a clean iron bucket from the house and watched Wang Zhong squatting next to the two ewes, squeezing the goat's milk into the iron bucket with skillful movements.
After milking, I didn't forget to ask Li Laoshuan to help feed the sheep.
Wang Zhong went into the kitchen and simmered the goat milk over a slow fire.
Half an hour later, the boiled goat milk was put into a thermos bottle.
Wang Zhong took the thermos bottle back to the main room and filled half the tea jar with water flower. Water flower took a sip and said with some surprise: "This goat's milk is quite fragrant!"
"That's right, no matter who did it!" Wang Zhong said with a proud look on his face.
Shui Hua glanced sideways at Wang Zhong. Although she didn't say anything, the smile on her face became even wider. Wang Zhong poured half of the jar for Li Laoshuan and let Li Laoshuan taste it.
"It's for Shuihua and Doll to drink, why should I drink it!" Li Laoshuan shook his head repeatedly.
Wang Zhong said: "There are two sheep. I can't finish the water splash and peace. Besides, this is the first time I've done it. I haven't mastered it yet. Please help me taste it and give me some opinions to see what's wrong." Needs improvement!”
Li Laoshuan thought about it. He picked up the tea vat and took a sip. It tasted pretty good. Unknowingly, he drank up half the vat of goat milk. Li Laoshuan didn't react until he finished.
As for my opinion, it was a bit too hot when it was first poured out.
"Yes, please be more considerate about the more than 500 acres of land. The land has been contracted, but you can't leave it alone. I will be pregnant in a few days, and dad is here to take care of the two." A doll is no problem at all.”
"Okay!" Wang Zhong knew Shui Hua's thoughts and didn't want to delay his business because of her. However, in Wang Zhong's heart, she was more important than the five hundred acres of land and more important than making money.
"I will go to the city tomorrow and buy a tractor first. When the weather gets warmer later, I will plow the land first."
Although the road into the village is still a dirt road, after walking for several years, it has become more and more compacted. It is difficult for small cars to run, but vehicles such as tractors can still run.
Moreover, it is definitely impossible to cultivate more than 500 acres of land by manpower. Only through mechanization can these more than 500 acres of land be properly utilized.
"How about buying another tractor!" Shui Hua is also a person with a long-term vision and knows the difference between mechanization and manpower. Now there are two trucks at the brick kiln just for pulling bricks. One is usually driven by Wang Zhong, and the other is driven by Wang Zhong. Shui Wang is responsible for driving the car.
It was because Wang Zhong bought these two trucks that they could pull two large trucks of bricks at a time, with large quantities and fast delivery. With the help of Director Zhang and others, he was able to quickly open up the market. In just over two years, Here, the annual output is as high as the old kiln factory in the town.
Wang Zhong was never one to procrastinate. He just did what he said. Early the next morning, he rode a motorcycle to the city and directly picked up a large agricultural tractor with several large oil tanks. Diesel, dragging the motorcycle, drove back to Jintan Village.
Those who have not yet entered the village, many villagers saw it from a distance. They all put down their work and hurriedly ran out to see. The driver was Wang Zhong, and they didn’t find it strange at all. Wang Zhong The contracting of more than 500 acres of land has long been spread in the village, and the villagers have guessed that it would be impossible to cultivate such a large amount of land without the use of tractors.
However, seeing such a big tractor suddenly made the villagers curious. Although Wang Zhong didn't want to show off, he couldn't bear the villagers gathering around him. Even if he wanted to drive away, there was no way.
The news that Wang Zhong bought another tractor spread throughout Jintan Village in less than half an hour. The villagers who had not caught up just now were curious and gathered around the tractor outside Wang Zhong's house, looking at it carefully. .
The news that Wang Zhong bought a tractor naturally reached the ears of Ma Defu and Director Zhang. Director Zhang made a special trip over on his bicycle to take a look, and the stone hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground.
After all, Director Zhang couldn't help but feel uneasy after contracting 500 acres of land to Wang Zhong. Now seeing the tractor Wang Zhong bought shows that Wang Zhong has really planned to give the more than 500 acres of land to the right person. , and I feel confident.
