Chapter 123 One Million Water Pressure Wells, I, Li Yuan, Have Done a Great Deed!!

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and Sijiu City entered the cold winter.

Liu Guangqi left and went to Shijiazhuang with his wife.

Although Liu Haizhong continued to seek connections with the leadership, he was ultimately unable to bring his eldest son back.

From that day on, Liu Haizhong became much older and tougher.

In the courtyard, I often heard him beating his two young sons until they screamed...

But life is still getting through after all. Li Yuan lives every day seriously. In addition to constantly enriching and making progress, he also pays attention to the changes of this era...

December 10th, evening.

East Mianmian Hutong, Song Family.

Li Yuan and Lou Xiao'e visited Wang Yamei's house because the Song Dynasty Bureau was treating them.

Li Yuan is already very comfortable in the Song family, and there is nothing embarrassing about coming empty-handed. He eats the Song family's apples crunchily.

Lou Xiao'e and Li Xuemei were also familiar with each other, and she said with a bright smile: "Sister Xuemei, we just saw a group of girls from Xijiang at the entrance of the alley. They are so beautiful!"

Li Xuemei smiled and said, "That's a student from the Xijiang Class of Chinese Opera."

Lou Xiao'e said in surprise: "Yes, I didn't even notice that the opera is in your alley!"

The Chinese Opera is located at No. 39, Mianmian Hutong, east of Nanluogu Lane.

Li Xuemei smiled and said: "They are all handsome men and beauties! But it doesn't matter in front of your family. You two are both good-looking..."

Lou Xiao'e chuckled, looked back at Li Yuan, and asked, "Have you ever been to the Chinese Opera?"

Li Yuan wondered: "What should I do there?"

Got shot?

Now, not just a few decades later, people are now selected from the provinces and military regions for training, and they are all cadres.

Even with such a background, a few years later they were all assigned to the following...

How dare he provoke it.

Lou Xiao'e was very satisfied and turned around to ask Li Xuemei: "Sister Xuemei, have you seen any big stars?"

Li Xuemei smiled and said: "Does Guo Lanying count?"

Lou Xiao'e said "Wow" and said in surprise: "Of course forget it!"

Guo Lanying was already a household name at this time. She sang "My Motherland" in "Shangganling" and moved hundreds of millions of people.

Li Yuan sat aside and thought about it. Although the location was convenient, before 1983, he basically did not dare to mess around. Those who dared to mess around were taken to target shooting...

So even if he dares to be evil and try to find an eighteen-year-old girlfriend, he will have to wait until he is forty-five...

Forty-five years old... emmm, is he considered to be in the prime of life?

Thinking about it this way, you must take good care of your body!

The great task of collecting medicinal materials cannot stop for a day!

"What bad things are you thinking about again?"

Just as I was making up my mind secretly, a voice of laughter suddenly came to my ears.

Li Yuan turned around and saw Wang Yamei coming in with a plate of pears. They all came forward and looked at him.

Li Yuan called Qu and said: "Aunt Wang, I don't know how good my reputation is! Now there are good people outside, and they all call me Hu Baoyi in the east of the city, brother Shiyu from Nanluogu Lane. I have done all the good things, and I want to go anywhere. Something bad happened?"

Wang Yamei couldn't hold back her laughter, slapped Li Yuan, and said, "You know how blind you are in just one day! Tell me, why do you want to deal with those green-skinned bastards?"

Li Yuan said happily: "All the people here are patients, and most of them are brought to the door by their mothers... I don't know why, there have been more and more green-skinned gangsters in Banyue recently, and fights have become more and more common. We are here It’s okay, outside the Qianmen and Dongzhimen, good guys, you can see a group of people stabbing people with forks in broad daylight..."

"We will deal with them soon. Be honest and don't get into any trouble with them."

Wang Yamei said seriously.

Li Yuan nodded and smiled: "Hey, if I have any quarrel with them, I will be a doctor... Besides, if I just see some minor problems, major knife wounds, etc., I will directly send them to the hospital and tell them , Chinese medicine can’t cure this.”

Li Xuemei became interested and asked, "Can it be cured?"

Li Yuan smiled and said: "If it must be cured, it can be cured. Two thousand years ago, the ancestor of Chinese medicine, Hua Tuo, could scrape bones and heal wounds. It is not difficult for us to do some suturing. But such a big wound is involved in the case. , How can I take over? If I don't know the difference between right and wrong, not to mention the black-faced Uncle Song, even my own aunt, Aunt Wang, will have to deal with me!"

"Xu~~"

Li Xuemei teased: "You little flatterer!"

Lou Xiao'e also laughed non-stop.

However, Wang Yamei was very satisfied and said: "How can this be called flattery? Yuanzi is naughty, but he has to be principled! Take these pears away when you leave later and give them to your mother and sister-in-law. Always. I’m busy and don’t have time to check on them. How are they doing?”

Li Yuan smiled and said: "It's good! The confinement period is good and the baby is strong."

Wang Yamei asked: "Is there enough food?"

Li Yuan said proudly: "I prepared a lot earlier and stored them in the cellar. It's just enough this time!"

Li Xuemei exclaimed: "You take your wife to eat steamed buns every day and still save food?"

Wang Yamei glanced at her daughter-in-law reproachfully: Are you making trouble here?

Is there still little trouble between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law?

Fortunately, Lou Xiao'e just chuckled, while Li Yuan smiled and said: "You are full of water. Besides, she can go back to her parents' house for a big meal every week. She usually eats almost as much as she can. Nowadays, many rural areas can't even eat cereals. Okay, we’re pretty good.”

Lou Xiao'e felt a little guilty and helped explain: "Yuanzi fell seriously ill when he was fifteen years old and lay on the kang for half a year. His sister-in-law didn't even breastfeed her own child, so she squeezed out her milk and put it in a bowl to heat it up for him to drink. She ate all the delicious food in the family, and only then was he saved. Although my mother-in-law's family is poor, the people are very united."

Wang Yamei nodded and smiled: "Yes, your uncle Song has been to your house several times, and he always praised your father for his good management of the family. Such a big family is well organized, not as rigid as in the military camp."

Li Xuemei smiled and said: "Your uncle Song is going to be promoted, and you are also a hero."

Li Yuan was surprised and said: "Did the water well project get approved?"

Before Wang Yamei and Li Xuemei could say anything, Song Ying's rough and loud voice came from outside the door: "Approved!"

Li Yuan and others got up quickly, and Li Yuan smiled and said: "Uncle Song, you have done a great thing!"

Song Ying changed his usual low voice He was quiet and laughed, "Are you praising yourself or me?"

Li Yuan laughed happily, "Of course I'm praising you! Pressurized wells have been around for many years, and I didn't invent them. If you report the matter, and if you can dig wells on a large scale, that will solve a big problem!"

Song Ying took off his cap, nodded to Lou Xiao'e, and looked at Li Yuan and said, "Yes, it has been around for many years, but no one thought of it. It was you, a young doctor who studied medicine, who thought of it. The Ministry of Metallurgy has officially approved the project and will implement a pilot project in North China, digging 10,000 pressurized wells first. If it works, eight northern provinces will dig one million pressurized wells around the spring plowing season next year. Steel is being made everywhere this year, and the raw steel has no place to be used, but now there is a place to use it."

"One million?"

Li Yuan's eyes brightened immediately. One million pressurized wells, even if one pressurized well can only take care of ten acres of land, can irrigate 10 million acres of farmland!

How many people can be saved behind this!

I, Li Yuan, have done a great deed!

Although he could not change the fate of the great men, nor the great historical trend...

But it was better than him traveling through time and watching his compatriots die helplessly.

With this contribution, his conscience could be at peace.

Tutting his tongue, Li Yuan said somewhat unsatisfiedly: "In fact, one million pressurized wells can only alleviate a small part...Of course, it is better than nothing."

In his memory of his previous life, almost every household in the countryside had a pressurized well, so one million pressurized wells sounded like a lot, but they were really scattered across the motherland, which was just the case.

It is hard for the people of later generations to imagine that in the 1950s, most of the rural areas actually relied on the weather for food...

There was almost no concept of digging wells to extract groundwater for irrigation of fields.

First, digging wells is difficult, and second, if you rely on primitive wooden buckets to draw water to irrigate the land, you will die of exhaustion and still not be able to irrigate two mu of land...

But pressurized wells are much stronger, and can be pressurized by levers, using negative pressure to continuously draw groundwater up.

Children of five or six years old can do it, and so can the elderly in their seventies and eighties.

In this way, the labor force is greatly increased.

According to the current enthusiasm for work, once a water pressure well is dug, it is estimated that it will not stop for 24 hours.

Song Ying laughed and said, "You kid, you are more arrogant than me! If the effect is really that good, it will naturally not be a matter of one million wells. At that time, there will be no need for the Ministry of Metallurgy to promote it, and the provinces below will start spontaneously."

Li Yuan said regretfully, "In the final analysis, it can only guarantee that there will be no harvest failure. After all, it is manual pumping and it is difficult to flood the crops."

The more severe the drought, the more water the crops lack. Normally, the land should be irrigated thoroughly for the crops to grow well.

But the water pressure well obviously can't do this. At most, it can try to prevent the crops from dying of drought. The yield will definitely be greatly affected, with a lot of reductions...

Wang Yamei said happily: "It's okay! Don't you see how dry it is down there. Now as long as we can ensure that there is no missing harvest, it will be a great achievement! The food in the city is so scarce, let alone other places...Yuanzi, if the water pressure well is really useful next year, your uncle Song will not forget your contribution..."

"No, no, no!"

Li Yuan said happily: "Don't do it! Aunt Wang, I'm not here for nothing. I'm only 20 years old, and I'm already an administrative second-level official. I am a clerk at the 12th level, and I will be a clerk at the 3rd level after another assessment next year. Why do I need such a high level as a doctor? If I really want to be an official, I won’t apply for Chinese medicine.

Moreover, others don’t know, but you two don’t know. I just came up with an idea on a whim, and I have no other credit.

Really, you can arrange this matter however you want, Uncle Song, but don’t drag me out.

I just want to treat the people in peace and be a good doctor for the people! "

Hearing him talking like a machine gun, Song Ying and Wang Yamei laughed again, and their eyes were full of intimacy when they looked at this kid.

This is why the two old revolutionaries like Li Yuan so much. Seeing so many people who are only interested in climbing up and using their minds to make money, how can they not like such a young man?

Being a good doctor for the people, this sentence hit the hearts of the two people.

Take more care of such children, and they dare to pat their chests and guarantee that they have a clear conscience in front of great men!

Even an old-fashioned old man like Song Zheng laughed, nodded and said: "Being able to study and work down-to-earth is a good example for young people! Xiao Li, your parents raised you very well and you are very good! Okay, If you don't want this credit, just blame it on your father. He is an old official and party secretary. He is probably going to the commune this time to be responsible for the promotion of water wells... Let's not talk about this. How did you learn from Lao Zhang?”

Li Yuandao: "Very good. Master taught me very carefully and told me many stories about the battlefield in the north...Uncle Song, my master and you both joined the army together. How could he still go to the battlefield in the north and come back?" Be a warehouse keeper?"

Song Qing sighed and said: "His arm was blown off as early as the eight-year war of resistance. After the northern battlefield started, Lao Zhang's two sons were called back from the unit and sent to the battlefield. They all... died. After the news came back, Lao Zhang made a request to go to the battlefield. No one said anything, and he directly found the old leader and had no choice but to shoot him or let him go. Let him get on.

With one arm and a single sword, he went to the battlefield at night, and came back to sleep at dawn, killing hundreds of people in the north!

He originally had two special merits, but later because he committed suicide without permission, seven or eight old American officers had him chopped alive and his intestines taken out to feed to wild dogs, just like what they did to his son. That way...

Unexpectedly, this incident was filmed by Western reporters and caused a huge stir.

The Ministry of Justice brought the case to Shiji. If the old chief hadn't come forward, he would have been shot.

Later, when he was sent back, Lao Zhang was satisfied and started guarding the warehouse for the troops.

Xiao Li and Lao Zhang seem to be smiling, but in fact they rarely talk, not even when they are with us old comrades.

If he can tell you this, it means he likes you. If you have time, go see him more. "

Li Yuan nodded, and after a moment of silence he asked, "Master, do you have no other relatives?"

He sent his two sons to the battlefield with his own hands, only to have them both die, and the sacrifices were so tragic. How much pain must be suffered in the heart of a father!

Zhang Dongya looks like Maitreya smiling all day long. Who would have thought that it would be like this...

Li Yuan's mood was extremely complicated and a little uncomfortable.

Song Qing said in a low voice: "Yes, the two sons are actually married and have children, a grandson and a granddaughter. But the two daughters-in-law blame him, and he feels guilty about them, so they basically stop interacting with each other. Every month Lao Zhang’s salary was sent to them. They didn’t accept it at first, but then we came forward and persuaded them to accept it, for the sake of the children.”

Wang Yamei sighed and said: "It's true for Lao Zhang. Back then, both of his sons were working in the unit, and they were still doing logistics. They were not lazy. During the war, logistics work was really busy and tiring. This was not enough. I had to do it. Just send it to the battlefield, no wonder my daughter-in-law doesn’t want to..."

Song Qing shouted in a deep voice: "What are you talking about? What's wrong with being sent to the battlefield? All the sons of great men have been sent, but our son can't go?"

Li Yuan whispered: "Uncle Song, your eldest brother and the others also sent them up?"

Song Qing snorted and said disdainfully: "What's the use of sending it up? Not to mention special merit, not even a first-class merit, just two second-class merits. The third child is even more useless, and he didn't even fire his gun a few times. Just come back!”

Wang Yamei was unhappy and said: "What happened to the second-class merit? Second-class merit is not merit? Besides, when the third child went up, the fifth battle was over and both sides started negotiating. Can you blame him?"

Song Qing was too lazy to pay attention and said to Li Yuan: "I will ask your Aunt Wang to give you some money and tickets later, and you can find time to visit Lao Zhang's grandson. I heard that you often buy soy sauce beef for Lao Zhang? With your little salary, I keep sending it to my house, so don’t make a fool of yourself. Auntie Wang will get a copy for you later... Sit down!”

Li Yuangang stood up and wanted to refuse, but Song Qing shouted in a deep voice and sat down again.

Wang Yamei also smiled and said: "You child, Xiao'e is unlucky if she follows you! Is it ridiculous for such a beautiful bride to follow you to eat bread?"

Li Xuemei was laughing next to her. Her family was considered a military family. They even ate in a very strict manner on weekdays. She had never seen such a naughty boy.

Li Yuan said truthfully: "Aunt Wang, let me tell you the truth. My father-in-law actually gave me a small courtyard with a second entrance, right next to Beixincang, next to my master's warehouse. There was some rice noodles in it. , we went over there at noon and she slept there, and I went to Master's place to practice martial arts. Before going home in the evening, we also turned over and had a meal with white noodles.

Uncle Song and Aunt Wang, we didn't want to talk about this originally because we were worried that someone would use Xiao'e's background as an excuse. The title "capitalist's daughter" is too unpleasant. Eating more steamed buns can help her avoid being ostracized by her neighbors in the yard. But today we have to talk about this matter. You two are both old leather men. How can I get your money?

This won't work, this won't work, this definitely won't work. Master, I can also think of my own solution..."

Song Qing laughed twice and said: "Good boy! I saw you right, but you dare to tell the truth! Do you think your yard can hide it from me? You don't even think about what I do! Even your old father-in-law I’ve given you a month’s supply of firewood, rice, oil and salt!”

Li Yuan was startled, looked at Song Qing and said: "Uncle Song, do you know this? You...you don't think of me as a spy, right?"

"How to talk!"

Wang Yamei slapped him and blamed him.

Song Ying smiled and said, "What's wrong with investigating you? You have made such a big fuss in a year. You can see the reputation of Hu Baoyi in the east of the city by giving free medical treatment to people. How can the relevant departments not keep an eye on you? However, the more people who keep an eye on you, the more they admire you. They say that young people like you are the hope of our country's future! There are so many people in your family, and your father-in-law's family has made so many contributions. Keep that yard. But you have to accept the money and tickets I give. I don't have the habit of letting the younger generation spend money to do things. Stop nagging and eat!"

What else can Li Yuan say? He can only obey...

Helpless!

There is no way, too likable...

But he has been thinking about Zhang Dongya's family affairs in his heart, thinking about secretly inquiring about it and helping from the side...

Women of this era are more courageous and tough.

If he says that because he is Zhang Dongya's disciple who came to help, he will not even be allowed to enter the house...

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