Chapter 18 Zhou Xiye speaks up for Jiang Zhizhi
Jiang Zhizhi wanted to laugh. It was the first time someone commented that she was naive and gullible.
However, her first impression of the original owner when she looked in the mirror was that the girl was pretty and easy to fool.
Whenever Yang Fengmei mentioned the educated youth site, she was filled with disgust. It was because of the behavior of some female educated youth that made her dislike the entire educated youth site, and she hated all good-looking women even more.
Jiang Zhizhi just listened, until she heard that Old Man Liang and a female educated youth had been seen rolling around in a cornfield, which shocked her greatly. At that moment, she thought, "A cornfield? Won't that prick your butt? Won't there be a lot of mosquitoes?"
Yang Fengmei cursed the woman for being shameless: "How old is she? Dazhuang's father is over fifty, old enough to be her father, and she still tries to seduce him. How can her belt be so loose?"
Jiang Zhizhi still didn't comment. First of all, in this matter, Old Man Liang was also a scoundrel.
After venting her anger and finishing her housework, Yang Fengmei, without even taking a midday rest, took the family's clothes to the river to wash them.
Jiang Zhizhi finally calmed down and continued drawing at the small dining table with paper and pen. She needed to finish the drawing quickly so that Old Man Liang would trust her and she could stay here in peace.
I stayed home for two days and drew the sketch, then showed it to Old Man Liang.
Old Liang had limited education and could only recognize a few characters. He couldn't understand these highly technical blueprints at all. He looked at them again and again, frowning, "Little Jiang, I can't understand them either. Will this work?"
Jiang Zhizhi was very confident: "It can be done. As long as we do it this way, it will definitely work."
Old Man Liang scratched his head and thought for a while. "Today, an educated youth also talked to me about this problem. He said that he could use a suction method to bring water up with just a few pipes. It's much simpler than your method."
Jiang Zhizhi exclaimed in surprise, "A few pipes? No pump? That's simply not feasible."
Old Liang didn't understand: "I think that girl's explanation makes a lot of sense. How about this, when Captain Zhou comes over this evening, we can ask him?"
Jiang Zhizhi thought about it and felt that the educated youth was talking about the siphon method. That method could be used to suck up a small amount of water, or to draw up well water over a short distance. But with this kind of high slope and long distance, the siphon method was simply impossible.
If that's the case, then her method is a sure win.
In the evening, Zhou Xiye and Zhang Zhao came over together. They were going into the mountains tomorrow to start road construction, so they came over to confirm the plan with Old Man Liang.
Zhou Xiye came and brought two cans of food and a can of malted milk, which are rare items.
He gave the canned food to Old Man Liang and casually handed the malted milk powder to Jiang Zhizhi: "Your arm needs nutrition, drinking this will help it heal faster."
Jiang Zhizhi took it, somewhat bewildered, and said, "Thank you."
Zhang Zhao stood aside, suppressing his expression. He said that the boss must have taken a fancy to the girl, but he insisted that she was a good candidate for the army. Now he was saying that her identity was suspicious and that they should be careful.
Be more careful; why are you sending chickens and malted milk powder that you had someone buy for you?
Zhou Xiye told Old Man Liang again that they must not go into the mountains.
Old Man Liang patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I've told you time and again to keep an eye on your children. Don't go into the mountains for the next period of time. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences!"
Zhou Xiye was relieved: "During the explosion, there will be falling debris, so it's still quite dangerous."
Old Man Liang nodded: "I have already explained the interests to them, Captain Zhou, don't worry."
After saying that, he showed Zhou Xiye the drawings that Jiang Zhizhi had drawn: "Captain Zhou, you can take a look at this drawing too. I don't understand it. It seems very complicated. Will this require a huge project to build? I also heard about a method today called something like suction. As long as the pipe is connected to the river, it can suck up the water."
Zhou Xiye took the blueprints and looked at them carefully. Jiang Zhizhi wrote with her left hand. Her handwriting was a little immature but very neat. The drawings were very detailed, even including internal analytical diagrams. Only a professional could draw such a thing.
After reading it, he looked up at Old Man Liang and asked, "What does that book mean?"
Old Liang gave a dry laugh: "Of course I want to use a method that is both economical and simple; this looks too complicated."
Zhou Xiye nodded. "It's indeed complicated, but this is the only way to improve the situation. You mentioned using a tube to suck the water up. It's such a simple method, why hasn't it been used before? Have you ever seen gasoline being pumped out of a tank? Take a tube, stick one end into the gasoline, and then take a deep breath. The gasoline will flow out. Have you seen it?"
Old Man Liang pondered for a moment and nodded: "I've seen it before. Is it the same when getting water from the river?"
Zhou Xiye nodded: "Yes, do you think it's realistic to use any force to suck up this stream of water? Human power is definitely not enough, so we need a pump. In the city, there's electricity, and there are electric pumps that can pump water up. But we don't have electricity here, so how can we pump it?"
Old Man Liang smacked his lips, completely stumped by the question.
Zhou Xiye pointed to the blueprint and said, "If we want to solve the problem fundamentally, we have to adopt this method. You can ask the commune to let the whole commune use this method. With water, the crops can be irrigated, and the yield will also increase, right?"
"The price paid is only temporary, but the long-term rewards are significant."
Jiang Zhizhi looked at Zhou Xiye with sparkling eyes. She didn't expect that he knew so much and was also good at ideological work!
I thought he would be like those domineering CEOs later on, cold and inarticulate, someone who could die if he said even one more word.
Zhou Xiye glanced at Jiang Zhizhi and noticed that the little girl was standing tall with her chest out, her small body straight, her eyes sparkling, and the corners of her mouth turned up, like a primary school student who had been praised, a little proud and happy.
He handed the blueprints to Jiang Zhizhi: "These blueprints are very professional. Have the Party Secretary apply for them; it shouldn't be a problem."
Jiang Zhizhi happily accepted the blueprints: "Thank you for the compliment, this method will definitely work."
Old Man Liang was also tempted: "Then I'll give it a try?"
Zhou Xiye nodded: "Improving the water environment is a good thing, and the higher-ups will definitely support it."
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Sun Xiaoyue waited for the village secretary's reply. Her siphon method could improve the village's water supply, which was a good thing. The village secretary would definitely look at her with new eyes, and even Jiang Donghua would think more highly of her.
She also found out that Jiang Zhizhi was living at the village secretary's house, but she didn't understand why Jiang Zhizhi had suddenly become a technician.
However, she won't expose it; that's what makes the game more interesting.
As long as she waited for the village party secretary to approve of her plan, she would have the final say in front of him. Then, taking care of Jiang Zhizhi would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it?!
Sun Xiaoyue was becoming more and more pleased with herself. Since it was inconvenient for her to show up, she went to Chen Shuangyan's house to inquire about the news at the village party secretary's house...
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