After the night when the returning regiment was dismissed, Wang Zhong immediately became a hero in the entire Maixiang Village. He killed twenty-six enemies by himself. The next day, he was promoted to captain of the militia. Even the county brigade wanted to come over. Send Wang Zhong over.
But Wang Zhong said that he had feelings for the villagers in Maixiang Village and did not want to leave Maixiang Village. He declined the invitation from the county brigade, but he also gained a lot of favor from the villagers.
Although he had become the militia captain of Maixiang Village and gained a lot of fame in the village, Wang Zhong still had to continue working in the fields.
The corn, soybeans and peanuts in the fields have reached harvest time one after another.
Wang Zhong's mutual aid group has a new sister-in-law Jinhua, and the number of people has increased from four to five. However, sister-in-law Jinhua only planted a little corn and soybeans, and not much.
After careful consideration, Qiao Yue, who Ma Renli was thinking about, chose to stay in Niu Bingdao's group. It was not because she didn't want to join Wang Zhong's mutual aid group. After Wang Zhong became famous in the battle with the Returning Group, Qiao Yue had a crush on Wang Zhong. I thought about it, but Wang Zhong was hard-hearted, and Qiao Yue was a non-starter. She didn't even know how to cook, let alone farm work.
Qiao Yue stayed in Niu DaBang's mutual aid group, and at least there was a sympathetic Niu DaDao who helped share the farm work. When the team members were working in the fields, Qiao Yue occasionally helped, but most of the time she was lazy, fishing, and providing for everyone. Sing opera.
On the contrary, everyone in Wang Zhong's team is divided into very detailed tasks.
After harvesting and processing, the straw and the remaining stems and leaves of the crops are processed into small sections and put into the pits dug in advance. The feces, swill and usual kitchen waste taken out of the toilets are added for retting.
Whether in cities or rural areas, manure is limited. If you rely on manure alone, it will never be enough. The war is not over yet, the country has not been established, and although the north has been liberated early, everything is still in ruins. Among them, chemical fertilizers are naturally not yet popular.
Sneaking into the city in the middle of the night to dig out public toilets like Niu DaDa and the others was definitely not an option.
After harvesting corn, peanuts and soybeans, it is time to plow and prepare for autumn sowing.
Wang Zhong called several people from the mutual aid group together and expressed his plan to buy cattle.
"We are definitely willing to buy cows, but the key is that we don't have money!" said the three monkeys.
Lao Ganbang said: "Even if we sell all this year's wheat, soybeans and corn, we probably won't be able to raise enough money to buy cattle."
Mrs. Jin Hua had just joined the mutual aid group and had no opinion, but she was obviously leaning towards Lao Ganbang and the Three Monkeys.
Several people were born in poverty. The land was allocated to their hands only half a year ago. Their total property was only a few houses and a few hundred kilograms of newly harvested wheat. In the past, they were hungry and full. Now it is a little better. A hundred catties of wheat were ground into flour, which was enough to satisfy the hunger. Now a lot of corn and soybeans were produced. Those that were turned in, and the rest could live a good year.
But he couldn't come up with any spare money. Although Lao Ganbang had saved some money by working as a windmill for Wang Zhong these days, it was not much, and it would definitely not be enough to buy cattle.
"Where's Renli, what do you say?" Wang Zhong looked at Ma Renli.
Ma Renli is now also the veteran of the mutual aid group. After more than half a year of farm work, his skin has become darker, his strength has grown, and his hands have calluses. He is also sharp-tongued and knows how to talk to please everyone. Even the three monkeys His nose is no longer a nose, and his eyes are no longer eyes as before.
"I also agree to buy cattle, but the money to buy cattle is indeed a problem." Ma Renli said.
"What you said is the same as what you didn't say!" Three Monkeys said angrily.
Wang Zhong looked at Sister-in-law Jinhua and asked, "Where is Sister-in-law Jinhua?"
"Ah?" Jinhua's sister-in-law was stunned. She never thought that she would ask her opinion on such a thing. Looking at Wang Zhong, Jinhua's sister-in-law gritted her teeth and said: "I am a woman and don't eat much. If I really want to buy something new this year, I can bring out fifty kilograms of wheat."
Everyone looked at Mrs. Jin Hua in surprise.
"That's not necessary."
Wang Zhong smiled and said: "As long as everyone agrees, money is not an issue! During this period, Lao Ganbang and I saved a lot of money by making windmills and threshing machines. Plus what I earned from selling vegetables and hunting these days, we can buy The money for a cow should be enough.”
"This is what I think about it. As for the cow, I paid for it alone. Even if the cow belongs to me, if I have to sell or kill it in the future, I can easily dispose of it. If I buy it back, we can all use it together."
Three Monkeys was the first to express his position: "Brother Big Chong, if you paid for it all by yourself, this cow must be yours!"
The crowd followed closely behind.
Wang Zhongdao: "But there is another problem now. If I buy this cow, it will definitely need someone to take care of it. That's what I think. We are all men, but Jinhua is the only lesbian. Lesbians must be more careful than us old men." , so from now on, can I leave the job of raising cattle to Mrs. Jinhua?"
"Okay, Mrs. Jinhua must be more careful than the rest of us."
"Yes, yes, if the cow is left to Sister Jinhua to take care of, it will definitely be taken care of well!"
None of them had any objections, but Sister-in-Law Jinhua herself said: "Although I am a woman, I still have strength, and I can do heavy work."
Wang Zhong smiled and said: "That's what I thought. Anyway, we are all singles now and have no wives. When the farming is busy, we simply let Mrs. Jinhua take charge of the logistics work of our group, cooking and washing for us when we are free. Let's help each other and do some lighter tasks, such as cutting wheat, harvesting wheat, plowing and other heavy and tiring tasks. We grown men will do our best to take care of them. If we are too busy, Jinhua Sister-in-law can help us. We will match men and women and divide the labor reasonably. , you see if it works."
"I agree!" The three monkeys were the first to raise their hands and agreed, so fast that it was jaw-dropping.
"I have no objection either!" Lao Ganbang also expressed his attitude.
Ma Renli has always been someone who goes with the flow, so naturally he has no objection.
Seeing how everyone took care of him, Mrs. Jin Hua felt warm in her heart: "As long as everyone believes in me, I will definitely do a good job in the logistics work!"
"In this case, it's settled. I will go to the livestock market tomorrow and buy back the cows." Wang Zhong made the final decision.
"Next, let me tell you about our work plan for the second half of the year."
"The first thing is autumn plowing and autumn sowing. The day is approaching soon. After buying the cattle, Lao Ganbang, Three Monkeys, Ma Renli and I will be responsible for plowing the land. Sister Jinhua will be responsible for our daily work. When it comes to three meals and sowing, you can produce as much grain as you like. I handed the grain to Mrs. Jinhua the night before. Is that okay with you?"
"No comment!"
"Brother Big Chong, we all listen to you."
We have worked together like this several times, and everyone knows that division of labor is more efficient, so naturally they all have no objections and all agree.
Wang Zhong continued: "If this crop wants to grow well, there are three important points. The first is seeds, which we have no way to do. The second is fertilization. Our conditions are limited, so we can do as much as we can. The third is irrigation. , as long as there is enough water, wheat will grow well. After the autumn sowing is over, we have to start preparing for winter irrigation and spring irrigation next spring!"
"Winter irrigation? Spring irrigation?"
"How do I do winter irrigation? Do I need to carry water?"
"I have done it in previous years, but it was always tiring and slow to carry water from the river."
"Carrying water is definitely not possible. We have more than ten acres of land in total. How long can we carry it on our shoulders? There are no dams now. My suggestion is to find those fields and the groups next to us. If possible, it is best to organize the whole village together.
We worked together and discussed digging out the canals, and then using water trucks to pump water up from the Maixiang River. Don’t we have cows? We can also use cows to push the water trucks. When the time comes, the water will be pumped up along with the dug water. Irrigation canals irrigate all the way from top to bottom. I have seen it these days. If we dig a canal a little upstream to divert water, and then find a suitable location to dig a few weirs and ponds to store water, we should be able to meet the requirements of winter irrigation and spring irrigation. "
"Waterwheel? Weir pond?" Everyone looked at Wang Zhong curiously.
Wang Zhong said: "Don't worry, everyone, it's not difficult to make a waterwheel. Renli, didn't you study agriculture in college? You should also know about waterwheels, right?"
Ma Renli nodded and said, "I know, I know, I've seen the pattern."
"You can take the time to draw the waterwheel during this period! Remember to make the waterwheel bigger."
"No problem!" Ma Renyi patted his chest and assured, "I'll cover it."
Wang Zhong asked again: "You should also know Yantang!"
"I know, I know!" Ma Renli said with a smile: "The weir pond can store water during the rainy season. If, as you said, the weir pond and the irrigation canal are connected together, even in the dry season, we only need to build two more water trucks. Water from the Maixiang River can also be pumped to weirs and ponds for storage, and when needed, it can be pumped to irrigation canals by water trucks and left in the fields.”
"If we really want to do this, just a few of us will definitely not be enough. It would be best to mobilize the whole village to do it together."
Pumping water by water tanker is simple, but if you want to deliver water to the fields, it's okay if it's in a plain area. But Maixiang Village is next to Maixiang Ridge, and the terrain is undulating. Many fields are on half slopes, and some are even on the top of the slopes.
"In this case, I will buy back the cattle first. There are still a few days before the autumn plowing. In the past few days, let's go to the field to investigate, study carefully, and figure out the regulations. Then we will go to Captain Zhou and Village Chief Wang to discuss this matter. Son." Wang Zhong said.
"I think it's okay!" Ma Renli nodded seriously.
The other people looked at the two people talking to each other and couldn't get a word in. But as they listened to their discussion, the scene of pouring water from the Maixiang River into their own fields came to mind, and their faces were filled with confusion. Then he showed an expectant look.
"Do you have any different opinions?" Wang Zhong looked at the remaining people.
Everyone shook their heads.
"Brother Big Chong, we all listen to you. We will do whatever you say!" The Three Monkeys stood firm.
"Yes! We all listen to you!" Not to mention Lao Ganbang, since he followed Wang Zhong to make windmills for others, Wang Zhong taught him the craft without reservation, and Lao Ganbang had already given up on Wang Zhong.
Sister-in-law Jinhua would not have any objections.
The next day, Wang Zhong and the three monkeys of Ma Renli went to the livestock market and bought a bull with slender legs, upright limbs and piercing eyes. It looked like more than five years old. In its prime, Wang Zhong was as tall as With level five medical skills, he was able to figure out the health status of this cow from the inside out just by observing his words and expressions. There was absolutely nothing wrong with him, and he was a very healthy bull.
When the three people brought the cows back, they caused quite a stir in the village. After all, the land had only been divided less than a year ago. However, the villagers also knew that Wang Zhong had recently made a lot of money by helping others build windmills, so they were not surprised. .
Although the Ma family had cattle in the past, there were not many of them, and they were all assigned to mutual aid groups formed by several needy households.
When the cattle were brought back, the three monkeys wished they could take them for a walk around the village.
Wang Zhong and the others led the ox straight to Jinhua's house. Jinhua's house was not big, with only two rooms and a yard. The stove was next to the kang. The house was quite big and spacious, but the house was very simple.
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"You don't even have a shed in your house!" The yard is also empty, not even a tree, but there is a big vat under the eaves. There was a simple shed against the courtyard wall, with firewood and hay piled inside.
"Well, Mrs. Jinhua, you look after the cows first, and we go to my place to carry some logs over and build a shed for the cows first!"
Just do it. Wang Zhong immediately led the three people back home and carried seven or eight logs of different sizes. It took him most of the day to build a simple cowshed opposite the firewood shed of Mrs. Jinhua's house, with a dry bed underneath. Lao Ganbang made a simple cow trough out of straw.
Sister-in-law Jinhua patted her chest and assured everyone that she would take good care of the big scalper just like she took care of her own parents.
In the evening, Wang Zhong stood up and practiced in the courtyard. The founding of the People's Republic of China had not yet been established. Naturally, there was no electricity in a rural place like Maixiang Village.
One hour of pile work, half an hour of fists and kicks, and one hour of sword fighting. After resting for half an hour, when everyone is asleep in the dead of night, there are still two hours of Qi training skills. This is what it is today. Wang Zhong’s daily training courses.
Practicing martial arts means sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. From the place where you practice martial arts, you have experienced more than a hundred winters and summers. Wang Zhong's advancement is really not fast. Compared with those masters and masters of various sects who emerged in endlessly during the Republic of China, they are far inferior. First, it was due to the environment he was in. Except for one "Swordsman of Two Flags Town", the various dungeon worlds Wang Zhong experienced were all in peaceful and prosperous times, unlike the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, when the internal power of the court was in decay and the external power was in decline. There are invasions by foreign powers, and they are watching with eager eyes.
Wang Zhong also experienced a war that lasted less than a month. The time was too short and there was no great horror between life and death. If he just practiced hard on his own, he would be at the top level at level five.
After starting the copy of "Two Flags Town Swordsman", after learning the qi training method passed down from Brother Hai's family, and after killing the Yidao Immortal people who oppressed the good, Wang Zhong's martial arts realm, which had been stuck for a long time, has improved again. loose.
Wang Zhong could clearly feel that the true energy in his body was slowly increasing with every practice he practiced, both in quality and quantity. His level of national martial arts was also slowly improving. Practicing and applying all kinds of strength to daily life, Wang Zhong can clearly feel that he seems to have touched the bottleneck of the first layer of Mohu. As long as he can break through, his realm of martial arts will surely usher in an amazing growth. .
It's just that such a breakthrough still needs an opportunity.
At one o'clock in the night, just after midnight, in the dark night, in the quiet room, Wang Zhong opened his eyes, and there was a light flashing in his eyes, but unfortunately, there was still a certain gap between the empty room and the white room.
Wang Zhong thought and summoned the system.
[Host: Wang Zhong
Yangshou: 26/53
Status: strong
Body: 68~98
Strength: 66~96
Speed: 67~97
God: 65
Skills: Cooking (Level 5), Chinese Martial Arts (Level 5), Shooting (Level 5), Medical Skills (Level 5)...
Kung Fu: Nameless Qi Training Technique (Level 3)
(Note: Kung Fu can consume skill points to improve)
Potential points: 40
Skill points: 60
System points: 570
Memory ball: x4
System space x1 (64m3)]
After doing the Wuming Qi Training Technique with the Homecoming Group that time, he broke through to the third level. The true energy in the body increased several times, and even the upper limit of various basic attributes was close to one hundred. The life span was increased by one year. The mental attributes have also grown significantly, and they are slowly catching up.
Early in the morning, after getting up, Wang Zhong performed two sets of boxing techniques to unblock the meridians, activate the meridians, and activate qi and blood.
After breakfast, it was dawn and Ma Renli had already arrived outside the house.
The two first carefully surveyed the terrain around the village, and then ran around all the fields in the village. While observing, they discussed and recorded, not forgetting to write and draw. In the afternoon, they walked along the Maixiang River. Go upstream.
It was determined that the method of pumping water for irrigation was feasible.
After returning home in the evening, after dinner, the two held candlelight talks and began to discuss the general direction, direction, location of the weir and pond, etc. of the irrigation canal.
Early the next morning, the two went to find Zhou Yihu and Wang Wanchun.
He told them about the idea of digging irrigation ditches and diverting water from the Maixiang River to irrigate the fields.
"Dig canals to divert water?" Zhou Yihu and Wang Wanchun looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.
"Captain Wang, it's not that we don't believe you, but is this method really feasible?" Wang Wanchun asked: "The folks in Maixiang Village have been living in Maixiang Village for generations. If they can dig canals for drinking water, wouldn't there be no one after all these years? think?"
"Secretary Zhou, Village Chief Wang, Ma Renli and I have conducted repeated surveys. As long as we use three overturn trucks, two weirs and ditches, and dig ditches, most of the land in the village can be filled with water from the Maixiang River."
Zhou Yihu and Wang Wanchun were still in disbelief.
Wang Zhongdao: "Secretary Zhou, Village Chief Wang, what you say is unfounded. How about we go to the scene and take a look. Ma Renli and I will tell you our ideas. We will know if it is feasible based on the terrain of the scene. We will know after a look." Got it!"
Zhou Yihu said: "Wan Chun, let's go with them and have a look!"
"Okay! If it really works, Captain Wang, Ma Renli, you will have done a great job."
The two led Zhou Yihu and Wang Wanchun directly to the upper reaches of the Maixiang River.
"Ma Renli and I have repeatedly surveyed three times. This is the most suitable location along the river. The terrain and water level here are not low, and the gap between the river bank and the water surface is just right. Even if there is a flood, it will not The water tanker was washed away."
"A six-meter-high water tanker is enough here. Let's dig a canal from here to the small ridge in front. Then we dig a large weir and pond. We dig two canals up and down. The bottom one goes straight to the ground. , seventy or eighty meters ahead of the road above, dig another weir and pond, dig a canal, and use an overturning truck to pump the water up..."
Wang Zhong and Ma Renli's plan was to divide the main channel of the canal into two layers, with four weirs and ponds to divert the water. The canal would go around the mountain, and then set up exits to lead into secondary canals and pour into the fields. In this way, the project The quantity is huge.
It took more than an hour just to walk around and talk.
Listening to the two people's vivid and meticulous explanations, Zhou Yihu and Wang Wanchun were at a loss for words.
"Comrade Wang Zhong, Comrade Ma Renli, if we follow your plan, this project will be quite big!" Zhou Yihu said with emotion.
Wang Zhong nodded and said: "It is indeed not small, so Ma Renli and I divided this frontal irrigation project into three stages! Let's dig out the ditch and weir pond at the bottom first. In this case, only one water truck is needed. Since we can complete the irrigation of one-third of the village's land, the wheat-growing land in the village can basically account for half. Let's dig small canals first. If the whole village can work together, it should be completed in fifteen days at most. If Let’s move faster, maybe it won’t take so long.”
"When the first phase is completed, we will start the second phase. After digging the weir ponds and ditches, we will set up the overturned truck and divert water from the first weir pond. If this is completed, two-thirds of the land in the village can basically be irrigated. Go up to the Maixiang River water."
"With water, we can carry out winter irrigation and spring irrigation. When next year, during the slack season, we will enter the third stage and widen and repair the canals! We will further improve our entire irrigation system."
"Can it really happen?" Wang Wanchun looked in disbelief.
Wang Zhongdao: "Diversion of water by water truck is a method of irrigation invented by our ancestors more than a thousand years ago. It is widely spread in the south, Gansu and northern regions such as Shaanxi and Shanxi. Captain Zhou went to the county , you don’t need to look for someone knowledgeable, anyone who travels around should have seen it.”
"How about we give it a try?" Zhou Yihu looked at Wang Wanchun and asked tentatively.
Wang Wanchun was a little hesitant, but looking at Wang Zhong and Ma Renli who were full of confidence, he remembered the windmill and thresher that Wang Zhong had made, and the way they talked incessantly just now. He gritted his teeth and asked, "We have to do the math first. Cost it!”
Zhou Yihu reacted immediately, looked at Wang Zhong and said: "Wan Chun is right, how much does it cost to make these things?"
Wang Zhongdao: "I can work with a few people from the village who are good carpenters to do the labor. The key is the materials. A six-meter-high water tanker with three overturned trucks requires a lot of wood."
Zhou Yihu said: "Just tell me how much you want!"
Wang Zhongdao: "..."
Naturally, Zhou Yihu and Wang Wanchun would not agree directly. Such a big matter requires the whole village to work together. They must call the whole village, men, women, old and young, to a meeting to discuss and ask everyone for their opinions.
After dinner in the evening, the village chief Wang Wanchun had people ring the bronze bell to gather the villagers, and called everyone to the front of the stage at the entrance of the village. He asked Wang Zhong and Ma Renli to prepare for the water diversion and irrigation project.
Wang Zhong is also an old orator. He first talked about the benefits of canal irrigation, such as saving time and effort, once and for all, etc. He first aroused everyone's curiosity and expectation and made everyone agree with this matter, and then he talked about it. Many villagers were interested in the work and effort that day.
The next night, Wang Wanchun once again called the villagers to a meeting and held a vote. In the end, more than three-quarters of the villagers supported digging canals to divert water, while the remaining part were only hesitant, and none directly opposed it.
Under the chairmanship of Wang Wanchun, the first phase of the Maixiang Village water diversion irrigation project was officially launched.
