Era: Starting from cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi

Chapter 39 Sheng Mien, Dou Mi Chou

"What do you think of our Shuangshui Bay?"

Sun Xiangyang asked under the puzzled gazes of the old party secretary and Chen Shuting.

"poverty!"

Without any hesitation, the old party secretary blurted out.

Among the seven production brigades under the entire commune, Shuangshuiwan is definitely a strong contender for last place.

Although we are all poor now, we can still distinguish between one, two, and three.

The reason why Shuangshuiwan is poor is not simply because the old party secretary is incompetent, but because there is nothing available here.

Standing on the high hill and looking around, I couldn't even find a few trees.

Every time there is a strong wind, the sky is full of loess. If you go out for a walk, you can shake off two taels of dirt from your body.

Moreover, apart from following the trend of farming, there are no features that can be developed here.

Like Jinjiagou, although it is not far from Shuangshui Bay, there is a coal well there.

Shapingba is also severely short of water, but there are many stones. The stone mill there is even more famous.

Other brigades either built brick factories or had good land.

On the other hand, in Shuangshui Bay, there is nothing you want.

Two years ago, the old branch secretary convened people to discuss whether to build a brick kiln in Shuangshuiwan. However, after half a month of planning, nothing happened.

It's not that it can't be built, but the road to Shuangshuiwan is difficult to walk, there is a shortage of livestock, and the bricks are burned, so it is too difficult to pull out.

To put it bluntly, the rewards are not equal to the efforts.

"What? What do you have in mind?"

The old branch secretary immediately asked with expectation.

"I think since there are coal wells over Jinjiagou, don't we have nothing in Shuangshui Bay?"

"Coal well? You said there is coal under our Shuangshui Bay? Let me just say, our Shuangshui Bay is no worse than Jinjiagou. Why do they have coal but we don't have it here? It must be the exploration team in the past few years. Wrong sight."

At this time, the old party secretary was completely energetic, and his feet were a little off the ground with excitement.

"Old party secretary, don't worry. No one can guarantee whether there is coal in Shuangshui Bay. What I mean is, let's look for it first."

Sun Xiangyang expressed his thoughts.

"You haven't found it yet?"

The old branch secretary was stunned for a moment, then understood.

"Do you want to use the Dragon-Seeking Ruler to search and let those rumors collapse?

But what if it doesn’t?
  How to do?
  And you also think people are too simple. Even if you really find it, the other party can spread rumors once, but can't they spread rumors a second time?
  Also, you look at the difficulties in the village and want to help everyone find a way out. That is everyone's blessing.

But I'm not throwing cold water on you.

Over the years I have been a party secretary, what I have seen most is that people’s hearts are not as good as snakes swallowing elephants.

If you help them now, they will indeed be grateful to you, but how long will this gratitude last?

If I encounter difficulties again in the future and find you, will you help me or not?
  And, how much can you help?
  Are you still having trouble getting by at home? "

After the old party secretary calmed down, he began to analyze.

The fact that he was able to say this was enough to show that he really regarded Sun Xiangyang as one of his own and put himself in his shoes.

Otherwise, someone who is more snobbish might have already dragged Sun Xiangyang to look for him as soon as he said it.

Even this is different from looking for water before.

There is no water in the village, so everyone has to go to distant places to pick it up. A lot of time is wasted every day, and the production team has less work to do.

And once it snows in winter and the roads freeze, it becomes even more difficult to carry water.

That's why the old branch secretary seemed impatient. But to help Shuangshuiwan develop, it is definitely a good thing, and he will raise his hands to give full support.

But here comes the question, is it more important to develop Shuangshui Bay and make everyone's life better, or is Sun Xiangyang more important?

When the old branch secretary said these words, he undoubtedly had the answer in his heart.

No matter what he said, he would not let Sun Xiangyang follow in his father's footsteps.

After all, losing once makes people know how to cherish it more.

Without development, everyone will be like this. After all these years, won’t we be able to survive in the future?
  If you are poor, you will be poor. At least you will not die of hunger or thirst.

But what if some people's greed and selfishness broke Sun Xiangyang's heart, or even something happened that caused Sun Xiangyang's family to move away?
  If we encounter this kind of water shortage or even other important problems in the future, who will solve them?

Even if he didn't care about others and was selfish, he still wanted to ask Sun Xiangyang to help find a place with good feng shui to bury him after he died.

Of course, this was just the worst outcome he imagined. After all, as long as he was alive, no one would bully Sun Xiangyang.

But no matter what, he had to find a way to get the best of both worlds, otherwise he would rather stay the same.

"What do you mean?"

Sun Xiangyang asked pretending to be confused.

Doesn’t he understand what the old party secretary said?

His father’s example is still there.

This time the rumors are the same.

But his starting point and that of the old party secretary were different.

The old party secretary felt that if he gave too much, the people in Shuangshuiwan would be spoiled and their appetites would grow.

Sooner or later, there will be enmity over rice.

And if Sun Xiangyang wants to gain experience, he has to keep causing trouble.

But ordinary methods, such as trivial things like that, are really too slow to take effect, so I wanted to take advantage of the rumors to try again.

Just like looking for water, digging a well, and directly adding fertilizer.

Only this kind of thing that involves the interests of everyone in Shuangshuiwan can resonate.

Why was the old branch secretary so excited just now?
  Because if coal can really be found in Shuangshui Bay, even if it is just a small coal mine, it will be enough to immediately change the current situation of Shuangshui Bay, and everyone will no longer have to stare at the crops in the field.

In this small rural area in northern Shaanxi, which is short of water and land, farming can only mean starving to death. Any other resources can immediately improve everyone's living standards.

Without this game system and without being anchored in Shuangshui Bay, Sun Xiangyang would have walked out no matter what, taking advantage of this opportunity to resume the college entrance examination.

But now, it was like he was chained.

It's not that he really can't leave, but that he can't bear to leave.

Although Shuangshui Bay is now located in a corner, the place is as big as the palm of your hand, and the poor are reluctant to go to other people's fields to urinate.

But it's man-made.

After all, the college entrance examination is about to resume, so is it far away to re-open it?
  When the spring breeze blows, it's time for him to really show off his talents.

Especially his game system is so suitable for developing a place, as if it was tailor-made for this.

Able to find water veins and dig wells.

To put it another way, doesn’t it mean that you can find resources in your own territory?

So, does Shuangshui Bay have any other resources?
  Sun Xiangyang even had an idea that even he found a little unbelievable but full of temptation, waiting for him to verify it.

Of course, the current focus is to first find the unique resources of Shuangshui Bay.

But what the old party secretary said is undoubtedly reasonable.

We must guard against the matter of rising rice favors and fighting rice enemies.

(End of this chapter)