Era: Starting from cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi

Chapter 86 Volunteering
  "Xiao Xianjing?"

Sha Hongcheng looked at the words engraved on the well. He didn't say whether the words were good or bad, but filial piety first?

Is filial piety first among all good deeds?

If it was the kind of ancestral hall in the past, it would be normal to have this sentence, but if a well is engraved with "Xiao Xian", he feels a bit nondescript.

He felt that even if it was called Shuangshuijing, it would sound better than Xiaoxianjing.

"The surname is Sha. How do you choose this name?"

The old branch secretary asked with a smile.

"Okay, filial piety comes first, and filial piety comes first among all good deeds. The meaning of this name is good."

Sha Hongcheng forced out a smile, and coupled with the flattering words in his mouth, it seemed a bit awkward.

Just like the old party secretary's previous evaluation, Shahong was originally a carefree and straightforward character, and even had a hot temper. It was really hard for him to flatter him against his will.

But there was no other way. Even if he was asked to praise the old party secretary as being better than him in all aspects and being better than him, he could only hold his nose and admit it.

"It's no use just having good meaning. If you didn't look at it, what's wrong with it?"

The old branch secretary said slowly.

"What's the shortcoming?"

Sha Hongcheng was stunned for a moment, then thought of the stone tablet he was just looking for.

In Shapingba, there is a stone tablet next to the old well. Unfortunately, it was smashed a few years ago.

The broken stone tablet is still hidden under his yard.

Coupled with his understanding of the old branch secretary, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.

"It would be a pity if there is no stone tablet to record such a good well. In this way, my craftsmanship can be regarded as valuable in Shapingba. I will personally carve a tablet for Shuangshuiwan later."

Sha Hongcheng promised directly.

If a monument can change the opponent's action, it is really worth it.

"That money..."

"Shuangshuiwan and Shapingba are as close as brothers. Talking about money is too foreign."

"Then on behalf of Shuangshuiwan, I would like to thank Party Secretary Sha for his spirit of selfless dedication without asking for anything in return."

One sentence made Sha Hongcheng look like he had eaten shit.

However, the old party secretary didn't care. It was a rare opportunity to have such a good opportunity, so he couldn't do anything without being harsh.

Later, Sha Hongcheng even fetched a bucket of water himself and tasted the taste of the well. The expression on his face became more complicated.

"Sweet well."

"Yeah, Sweetwater Well."

This time, the old party secretary did not ridicule again, but felt quite sympathetic.

Outside of northern Shaanxi, especially those places with abundant water resources, it is difficult to understand what a well, especially a sweet water well, in northern Shaanxi means.

Isn't it just a well?
  What's so weird and such a big deal?

If you don't have a well, you can look for mountain spring water or a clear stream.

If that doesn't work, you can collect rainwater and melt snow to drink.

Can a living person suffocate urine to death?
  Those who say this can only say that they have never been to this place in northern Shaanxi.

In twenty or thirty years time, machines will be used to drill deep wells, and there will also be water companies to transport tap water to rural areas.

But right now, it is impossible to drill a well with manpower alone. In other words, it will take more than ten or twenty years to drill a well that is hundreds of meters deep.

Even though there are reservoirs in some places, many areas around the reservoirs are not suitable for living at all. The nearby land has long been washed away like tofu blocks or exposed mineral deposits.

Not to mention crops, the most obvious feature is that there are not even a few trees within tens or hundreds of meters around the reservoir.

Because the water in this reservoir is bitter water.

Can cause salinization of land.

Therefore, it is not a joke that many places are guarding reservoirs and have no water to drink.

Today, Shapingba is facing this problem.

Nearby, the reservoir that they originally relied on for their livelihood has slowly begun to suffer in the past two years.

So much so that the old well near the reservoir was also implicated.

That’s why I couldn’t wait to dig a well of sweet water that I could drink from.

But drilling a well is not as simple as just talking. Even Liu Chunhua of the well-drilling team in the company failed twice in succession.

If that's all it is, with Shapingba's 'financial resources', it's not like we can't persevere.

Not twice, not three, five, or even ten times.

The problem is that this well-drilling team belongs to the company and cannot be in Shapingba all the time. Let alone five or ten times. If it still doesn't work by the end of the year, it will probably be withdrawn.

What to do about Shapingba?
  We can only drink water from the old well first.

Even if drinking this kind of bitter water for a long time is not good for your health and may even cause poisoning gradually, it will take at least a few years. It is better than dying of thirst.

It’s not easy to take care of the present moment.

In comparison, Shuangshuiwan is actually lucky.

After the water in the previous well is drained, you can still fetch water from a few miles away. Even the reservoir farther away, although it is a bit turbid, at least it is not bitter water and can be used to irrigate the ground.

Because of this, when Sha Hongcheng drank the water from the well, which was obviously better than elsewhere, his expression was so complicated.

Then the group came to the old party secretary's house.

Sun Enguang had already filled the water tank with water first, but at this moment, he was not at home. He knew without thinking that he must have gone to Chagouzi.

With Sun Xiangyang, the captain of the third team, not taking care of things very much, Sun Enguang was tied there and rarely had any free time.

Even though the old party secretary had said nothing to Sha Hongcheng just now and did not hurt each other, when he got home, he still asked him to boil a pot of water and take out the tea that he usually couldn't bear to drink.

"My surname is Sha, we have known each other for more than a day or two. I know the purpose of your coming here, but I can't agree to this.

Don't worry, although I can't promise you, you can ask the rightful owner for his opinion. As long as he agrees, I will definitely not stop him. "

The old party secretary pushed Sun Xiangyang out directly.

When Sha Hongcheng heard this, he immediately turned his attention to Sun Xiangyang anxiously.

"Xiang Yang, as long as you can help Shapingba find a well, no matter what your requirements are, I will do my best to satisfy you. From now on, you will be Shapingba's great benefactor, and the entire 575 people in Shapingba will be grateful to you."

The gratitude of 575 people.

Sun Xiangyang thought with some regret.

It's a pity that Shapingba is not Shuangshui Bay. Currently, the anchoring range of his game is limited to Shuangshui Bay. Only those who are part of Shuangshui Bay can provide him with various emotions and turn them into gratitude.

Even in person.

Therefore, with such a large population in Shapingba, Sha Hongcheng's gratitude is just a piece of pie that he can see but cannot eat.

As for merging Shapingba into Shuangshuiwan?

Even if the old party secretary and Sha Hongcheng agreed, the higher-ups in the club would not agree to such a thing.

"Secretary Sha, it's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I have something that I can't get away from recently."

Sun Xiangyang refused with an embarrassed look.

"Can't get away?"

Sha Hongcheng asked puzzledly.

"Yes, we are reclaiming a piece of cultivated land in Shuangshuiwan. It must be reclaimed before the year. The planting cannot be delayed next spring. As the captain of the third production team, I must assign tasks and supervise the work every day. I cannot leave the members alone. ”

Sun Xiangyang explained breathlessly without blushing.

He had previously discussed with the old party secretary whether this dark land should be kept secret. The result is that it is impossible and impossible to keep it secret.

Even after the land is reclaimed, you still have to register it with the community, and someone will come to check and determine the number of acres.

It doesn't mean that once you reclaim it, it's yours.

Because you still have to pay public food.

What's more, the third team was reclaiming the land with great fanfare, and it was impossible to keep it secret.

As for those who are greedy for other places, come and grab them?
  Then there is no need to worry. Unless Shuangshuiwan is removed from the list, this kind of thing will not happen.

"You're short of people, right? It's simple. I'll support you with [-] people from Shapingba later. Is that enough?"

Sha Hongcheng originally thought it was something big or important.

After hearing this, he simply waved his hand and promised two hundred people.

That kind of heroic spirit made even Sun Xiangyang couldn't help but widen his eyes.

seriously?
  "Don't worry, we people from Shapingba bring our own dry food and tools. We come in the morning and return after dark. We don't live here. We can just boil some hot water here at noon. When will the land be reclaimed?" ,When will it end."

Sha Hongcheng added thoughtfully.

No work points, no money, just bring your own food to work.

Isn’t this voluntary work?

In fact, even Shuangshuiwan has to undertake a lot of voluntary work every year, but they are basically carried out at the call of the society to repair and dig various water conservancy projects, or to repair bridges and pave roads.

Sun Xiangyang had never heard of such a thing like one production team volunteering to help another production team.

But Sha Hongcheng was obviously not joking.

Moreover, he is not stupid. He knows very well how many people there are in Shuangshui Bay. They are divided into three teams. How many people are there in each team?

At most there are only a hundred or ten people.

Since these people want to cultivate farmland before the end of the year, even if it is calculated in three months.

If he brings another two hundred people, wouldn't it only take a month?
  If two hundred people are asked to work voluntarily for a month, the total will be [-] work points.

Converted into money, it is definitely not a small amount nowadays.

At the cost of so many work points, is it worth just asking Sun Xiangyang to help find a well?
  From an economic point of view, it is definitely not worth it.

But in Sha Hongcheng’s opinion, it’s worth it!
  Absolute value!
  A well is not only used in a day or two. He also saw the Xiaoxian Well in Shuangshui Bay just now. If there is such a well in Shapingba, even if he dies in a hundred years, it can be passed down from generation to generation.

Therefore, for Shapingba, this well represents good health and a kind of continuation.

It was even more worthwhile when Liu Chunhua had already failed twice and frankly told him that she would probably fail even the third time.

Therefore, let alone two hundred people working voluntarily for a month, even for a year, if the situation was really at the end of the rope, Sha Hongcheng would grit his teeth and agree.

Another point is that although [-] work points are quite scary, if you just convert them into money and take it out, Sha Hongcheng definitely doesn't have the ability.

But it is still very easy to use the labor force of two hundred people for a month.

Because labor is sometimes very valuable and sometimes very cheap.

Later, he held a meeting and divided the [-] work equally, and it was smoothed over easily.

"Secretary Sha, this kind of thing is no joke. Shapingba has sent volunteers to help Shuangshui Bay. What is this? The company will not agree to it."

Sun Xiangyang quickly calmed down.

This matter is definitely a good thing for Shuangshuiwan. The saved labor can be used for other things.

Even for Sun Xiangyang himself, it can consolidate his position. If he really attracts people, even these 'outsiders', who are not members of Shuangshui Bay, cannot provide him with experience points.

But the members of Shuangshuiwan itself can.

Naturally, this will make him admire and even worship him even more.

These are all experience points.

But what else?

It seems that there is no more.

On the contrary, it went against his original intention and was too ostentatious.

“Don’t worry, Shapingba and Shuangshuiwan are as close as brothers, what’s wrong with helping brothers with some work?
  As for the club, you don’t have to worry. I guarantee that no one will make trouble for Shuangshuiwan with this matter, and no one will make trouble for you. If anyone dares to make trouble for you, I will kill him directly.

If you don’t believe it, you can ask your old branch secretary. "

Sha Hongcheng said confidently.

"That's what happened."

The old branch secretary smiled and nodded.

Seeing this, Sun Xiangyang was thoughtful.

Something to do with the owner of that pen?

Or does the Party Secretary of Shapingba have other sources of support?
  But since the old party secretary vouched for the other party, the hidden dangers Sun Xiangyang was worried about before were no longer a problem.

What's more, even if someone is simply using the dragon-seeking ruler to find water, his previous theory can be used to silence them.

In particular, Liu Chunhua is still in Shapingba, which proves that this is a scientific method. Don't try to pin feudal superstition on his head.

But then, Sun Xiangyang saw the old party secretary giving him a look and motioning towards Geng Guohai.

Sun Xiangyang immediately understood.

The other party looked at Geng Guohai, but he was not really referring to him.

"Sha Zhishu, since you are not an outsider, I won't hide it. In addition to the newly reclaimed farmland, I am in trouble now, so I dare not go to Shapingba."

Sun Xiangyang frowned, looking embarrassed.

"What's the trouble? As long as I can help, I won't refuse."

Sha Hongcheng just has a straight personality, and he is not really stupid.

The old branch secretary was doing little things right under his nose. Did he really think he was blind?
  But he didn't care at all.

He was not afraid of Sun Xiangyang's demands, but he was afraid that the other party would have no desires or demands.

"Isn't this still the cause of Niu Jiapan's attempt to prevent educated youth from taking the university entrance examination?

My mother-in-law is also an educated youth, but she does not plan to take the college entrance examination and plans to stay in Shuangshuiwan and become a teacher.

But some people are using this incident to make small moves.

A few days ago, people from the company came to investigate. Although it was proved that my mother-in-law was voluntary, they later said that I was engaged in feudal superstition in Shuangshui Bay, which was to use a dragon-seeking ruler to find water.

Although I was blocked by the old branch secretary, in my opinion, the other party will definitely not give up and may continue to mess with me in the future.

If I run to Shapingba now and continue to use the dragon-seeking ruler to help find water, won't the other party get caught with evidence? "

Sun Xiangyang had to tell the whole story.

"How brave!"

Sha Hongcheng suddenly became angry.

Is this trouble for Sun Xiangyang?

No, this is to cause trouble for him, Sha Hongcheng, and the entire Shapingba.

"who is it?"

Then, Sun Xiangyang looked at Geng Guohai, who was watching the fun next to him.

　Chapter One, four thousand words.

　　Don’t worry, gentlemen, there will definitely be four thousand words left tonight.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)