Wang Jian nodded and said firmly, "Yes, it's just digging a well!"
Then he stood up and said, "We in Majiazhuang are allotted low-grade fields, the ones closest to the river are They are three or four miles away, and they are separated by mountains. The Fenhe River is even further away from us.
Irrigation of the fields depends on God’s face. It’s okay in good weather years, but in drought years, it’s okay. Our Majiazhuang will suffer a disaster!"
Ma Sanye and Uncle Fu both nodded in approval. They have both lived for decades and know that what Wang Jian said is actually the truth, but they can't. How?
Majiazhuang is getting poorer year by year. How many men are forced to join the army and fight, and finally they are buried in horse leather!
Several older young people in the village are still single. Majiazhuang is too poor. Who will marry their daughter?
"In the past few days, people from other counties have dug several ditches upstream, and now the water volume is much less." Fu Bo's wrinkles showed a bit of anger as he spoke.
After hearing what Uncle Fu said, Wang Jian continued, "So we must change, think more about ways out, be self-reliant, and man will conquer nature!"
"How can man conquer nature?"
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"Silly boy, how can one fight against God."
The faces of village chief Ma Sanye and Uncle Fu changed, and they sighed helplessly.
Wang Jian did not whet everyone’s appetite and quickly revealed his inner plan.
"Majiazhuang is surrounded by mountains and the entire terrain is low. I can guarantee that there is definitely a lot of water hidden under the crops, and it is inexhaustible!
In the past, we would go to the river to fetch water for irrigation, which took too much time and energy, and we couldn’t fetch much water in a day.”
After Wang Jian raised the issue, everyone except Erdan and Yaodan. Still immersed in eating, everyone else stopped their chopsticks and raised their heads to listen carefully.
As he talked, Wang Jian walked to the yard and took a stick to draw the crop fields of Majiazhuang and the surrounding mountains, and then looked at them and said.
"There are hundreds of acres of farmland in Majiazhuang, distributed at the foot of the surrounding mountains. As long as we dig 10 wells at several central hubs, all the crop land can be taken care of."
After finishing speaking, he walked back to the dinner table and sat down. He looked at Mr. Ma and said, "The only problem is that the location of the well will occupy the villagers' land, and the village chief needs to do the work of the villagers in advance."
After listening to Wang Jian's words, the village chief frowned, "You bastard, it's easy to deal with the well occupying the field, but digging a well is not easy! It won't be dug out for more than ten days, and it can easily collapse." < /p>
Mr. Ma’s worries are not unreasonable.
Drilling wells is too difficult and can easily cause collapse. In the entire Longmen County, only a few prominent families and government officials have wells.
Ma Sanye went on to say, "Furthermore, Dayong and several other young people have gone to the county to join the army. If the registration is successful,If so, you have to start training in the county tomorrow. "
"If you want to quit, you can only wait until the four-day initial training is over. Without them, can we dig a well? "
Without a few strong young people, the remaining old people and children will not be able to do it!
Wang Jian naturally knows the current situation, so he will spend today Spending a lot of money to build tools for digging wells.
He said confidently, "No problem, I have new tools for digging wells here. As long as everyone cooperates, we can dig several wells in a day!" "
"Dig several wells a day! "Several people said in surprise in unison, with a tone full of disbelief.
Everyone's interest was immediately aroused, and they asked questions one after another, and Wang Jian also answered them one by one.
< p> For a moment, the two old men expressed their approval of Wang Jian's plan to dig a well.The meal was only half eaten, and Ma Sanye and Uncle Fu had no intention of eating. They did not sit down for a moment. No matter how hard Wang Jian tried to persuade them, it was useless.
The two old men, about half a hundred years old, left with joy on their dark faces.
While everyone was still asleep, the family left. Knocked on the door one after another to inform them about the well digging.
After dinner, Wang Jian said to Han Xuelian
"Sister Lian, you don't need to participate in the well digging. I need your help with something else. "
In the entire Majiazhuang, there are only three people who are literate.
Wang Jian, Ma Chengcai, and the last one is Han Xuelian.
Han Xuelian's smiling eyes Narrowing her eyes into a crescent shape, she said softly, “Whatever you want me to do, just say it. "
"I bought a total of 2,000 kilograms of grain today. Adding in the stored grain and some grain that can be harvested in the fields, I think the village will not be short of food for a few months. "
Hearing Wang Jian bought 2,000 kilograms of grain, Han Xuelian opened her mouth in surprise.
After Wang Jian explained to her, she was relieved. According to the current situation Regarding the price of grain, 2,000 kilograms of old grain cost at least 3 gu. I didn’t expect that the little ruffian would be so lucky, and a big shot would look up to him with just a few words.
“Everyone went out to dig a well, but there was no one to take care of the eggs and the chickens. And sweet potatoes also require your attention. ”
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Everyone is going out to do business, Yaodan is wild, no one is watching and afraid that he will run all over the mountain.
< p> "Don't worry, I will take care of Yaodan and the things at home. "Han Xuelian was like a virtuous wife, and her answers were reassuring.Han Xuelian was about to walk home from Wang Jian's room. She paused in front of the door and asked in a low voice with her back turned. < /p>
“Is it worth spending so much money to help dig wells in the village?
Wang Jian said firmly, "It's worth it. Majiazhuang is my Wang Jian's root." ”
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In a mud room in the northwest corner of Majiazhuang, candles burned outFaint candlelight.
A thin boy of sixteen or seventeen years old stared intently at the bamboo slips in his hand, which recorded Confucian classics.
"Go to bed early, Chengcai. You haven't stepped out of the house during the day. Sitting for a long time is harmful to your health. Besides, the state exam is still a few months away, so there is no rush."
A The woman, who looked to be in her 40s but was actually only 30 years old, put a bowl of water on the wooden table and spoke softly.
The young man ignored the woman's words, but frowned slightly.
The woman saw that the boy was silent and mending his clothes by the faint candlelight. She moved the corners of her mouth several times and stopped talking when she saw her son looking at the bamboo tube as if he was in trance.
"Hey~"
The lady sighed, stopped sewing, and her tone was a bit sad.
"Chengcai, our crops are almost gone, and my mother can't carry water alone."
"You heard what the village chief said just now, Wang Jian will lead the villagers to dig a well tomorrow afternoon. Come and help.”
The young man turned his head and said mockingly, “Mom, I don’t think you need to dig that nonsense well tomorrow. Don't you know who Wang Jian is?"
The woman put her hands on her knees and looked at the young man carefully, "Chengcai, don't you always say that you should treat each other with admiration after three days of separation? I found that since Wang Jian woke up from a faint, his brain has been clear."
"Mother, Wang Jian is a scumbag among us scholars. Have you ever heard of his crooked poems?" He looked at his mother angrily.
The woman opened her mouth to say something, then stopped, thought carefully and said in a calm tone, "Chengcai, after all, Wang Jian spent a lot of money to make blacksmith tools, and we are also the beneficiaries. "
"It has been dry for several months. How can we know if it will work if we don't try? "
Hearing the woman's words, the young man put down the bamboo tube and turned his head. said angrily.
"Mother, you are the leader of all evil deeds and have no regard for your heart. I have told you a long time ago that you don't want those few acres of barren land. When your child is named on the gold medal list, you will not be able to enjoy all the glory and wealth. !"
The woman's hands trembled slightly, she raised her eyes and whispered, "Don't delay high school and farming, food is the root of living..."
"They shot it yesterday. I heard that the wild boar was sold for 5 taels of silver. When I came back, I brought a whole cart of grain and bought 20 chickens."
Then he said with a bit of envy, "I won't have to worry about food this year. "
When the young man heard this, his face turned red. He slapped the table hard and said urgently, "Mother!"
"Look at that king. What are you doing, and a grown man went into the kitchen in person, forgetting the words of the sage and gentleman from far away from the cook? He is a scholar in vain!"
"Besides, we have been supporting the Wang family with food! , now even if they buy food, they won’t get itSome of us. ”
“Typical white-eyed wolf. "
The woman's mouth trembled slightly, and she sighed after a long time. She turned around and walked back to her room.
During the day, she heard people in the village talking about, The prodigal son of the Wang family killed a big wild boar and took it to the county to sell it for money.
When she thought about her stupid son, she felt a pang of pain in her heart. Then she left, leaving the orphans and widowed children to depend on each other.
In order to prevent her children from living a poor life like her, she borrowed money and sent Ma Chengcai to study in Xianggong.
After only two years of taking the exam, he failed.
How difficult it is for poor people to gain fame!
The young man looked at his mother's increasingly stooped figure. He looked at the rotten bamboo tube on the table and sat still, letting the candle light gradually extinguish.