Chapter 110 Zhou Yong prepares to build a new countryside...
"Everyone must pay attention to safety, carry stones in small quantities, and don't hit your feet..."
After moving the stones for a while, Zhou Yong inspected the progress of the work and reminded everyone to pay attention to safety.
Someone tied the big stone to a rope, and four or six men lifted the stone with a stout log.
Others used baskets, backpacks, sleds, and winnowing baskets to transport the stones. Everyone walked forward with determined eyes and unsteady steps.
The whole scene was bustling with activity and the villagers were working hard towards a common goal.
Through everyone's joint efforts, each stone was transported to the designated location.
Zhou Yong turned around and didn't continue working. He stood on a big rock, squinting his eyes and staring at the foot of the mountain.
If Dongshan and Nanshan are removed, the land area of Huaixi Village will be expanded dozens of times. He has thought about it and is ready to build a new countryside...
"What are you looking at?"
Zhou Yong's thoughts were interrupted by Li Baotian's words. He jumped down from the big rock and said, "Dad, I didn't see anything."
Li Baotian looked at his son-in-law and said, "Then Dad will take the blasting comrades back to the village to rest. You keep an eye on this place..."
Dongshan cannot be blasted in one go and needs to be divided into dozens or hundreds of times, so the blasting personnel have to stay in Huaixi Village for a long time.
Zhou Yong nodded, and Li Baotian took four staff members back to the village, while the others continued to work in an orderly manner.
At noon, everyone left their tools on the mountain, chatted and laughed, went down the mountain to go home for dinner, and started work at one o'clock in the afternoon.
Lunch was ready at the Li family. Zhou Yong went into the house, washed his hands, and then they ate.
In the afternoon, Zhou Yong did not go to the mountain, but stayed in the brigade to deal with the work at hand.
The autumn harvest will come in another month. As the leader of the production team, Zhou Yong has to arrange the work in advance.
Huaixi Village has a large population. Excluding some villagers who collect mountain products and those who have to carry stones from the mountain every day, and some of the elderly, young, sick and disabled, there are not many useful people left.
In this case, personnel need to be assigned again.
Zhou Yong was buried in writing and drawing on paper when Ma San came over with a cane.
"Please sit down first. I'll be done soon."
Zhou Yong put down the last stroke, closed the pen cap, leaned back in his chair, and looked at Ma San.
"Brother Zhou, I want to discuss something with you."
Zhou Yong looked at Ma San who was hesitating and said, "Just tell me if you have something to say."
The public security brigade has people coming and going all day long, and they live in the duty room. Although the privacy is good when the door is closed and the curtains are drawn, Liu Juan's washed underwear cannot be hung out to dry.
Zhou Yong nodded continuously as he listened to Ma San's words. At first, he just wanted to find a place for Ma San to live in, and ignored the fact that it would be inconvenient for Ma San to live in the public security brigade after he got married.
"Have you told Lao Cao about this?"
Ma San smiled and raised his hand to scratch his head: "Brother Zhou, I told the captain..."
Cao Biao’s original words: Ma San is really a troublemaker.
Zhou Yong laughed softly, thinking that this remark was very consistent with Cao Biao's character.
He thought for a while and spoke slowly: "How about this? You two move to the school duty room and live there for a year or two, then build a house next year to see how things go..."
Ma San was overjoyed when he heard this. If he lived in the school, it would not only be convenient for him to go to and from get off work, but most importantly, there would be no one in the school during holidays.
"Brother Zhou, this won't cause you any trouble, right?"
Zhou Yong glanced at Ma San: "What do you think?"
Ma San chuckled: "It's no use causing trouble, after all you are my brother."
Zhou Yong laughed and scolded Ma San: "You little bastard, you are just a good talker."
The goal was achieved, Ma San left with a smile, and Zhou Yong finished his work and went to find Li Baotian.
A few days later, Ma San and his wife moved to the school duty room. After arranging Ma San's family affairs, it was August 14th.
Tomorrow is the day to deliver the mountain products to the Agricultural Bureau. That night Zhou Yong took Li Hongjun and Sun Qing to the warehouse.
The three of them divided the work and cooperated to select out the good quality and aged medicinal materials.
Sun Qing was a little timid. He couldn't help asking while working, "Captain, is it true that nothing will go wrong if we do this?"
Zhou Yong glanced at Sun Qing and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it if anything goes wrong!"
Sun Qing hesitated to speak, Li Hongjun narrowed his eyes and said, "What are you afraid of? This money is not in our pockets, it is in the account of the acquisition team..."
How did Zhou Yong drag Sun Qing and Li Hongjun into the water?
He used the low price paid by the Agricultural Bureau as an excuse to sell some of the herbs on the black market.
Zhou Yong apparently did this to acquire working capital for the group, but little did he know that he could secretly make a profit from the price difference of the medicinal materials.
But he didn't tell Li Hongjun and Sun Qing about this. After all, some things cannot be known to others, otherwise there will be endless troubles.
Sun Qing knew that Zhou Yong did this for the sake of the village, but he was still a little worried. After all, this kind of thing was no joke. If they were caught, they would not be able to escape punishment even with the best excuses. "Brother Li, I'm not afraid, I just feel that it would be a shame if I were caught..."
Li Hongjun said righteously: "Don't you know what the current situation of the brigade's account is? With so many new positions, we can only find a way to pay for personnel ourselves. If we stick to the rules and regulations, we will have to live together..."
They have to find a way to pay the salaries of the acquisition team members and the mountain guarding staff.
If Zhou Yong doesn't use his brain, how will he pay everyone's wages?
It’s okay to delay paying wages for three to five months, but if you don’t pay people for a long time, slowly everyone will quit their job.
Sun Qing went over all these things in his mind, pursed his lips and said nothing more.
The three of them worked until about nine o'clock, and finally selected the herbs. Then they transported them to the foot of the mountain...
At around four o'clock the next day, a large number of mountain products were transported to the foot of the mountain by wheelbarrows, the goods were loaded onto horse-drawn carriages, and Zhou Yong took more than 20 people to the county town.
When they were almost at the Agricultural Bureau, Sun Qing provided cover while Zhou Yong used the excuse of having a stomachache to leave the team.
After passing an intersection and approaching the black market, Zhou Yong saw Li Hongjun sitting in a carriage at the agreed location.
In order not to arouse suspicion, Li Hongjun drove a horse-drawn carriage to the county town last night.
"Can you go by yourself? So many herbs will attract attention."
Zhou Yong took out the hat and glasses that he had prepared in advance and put them on in the carriage, and then pasted a fake beard on his philtrum, which stunned Li Hongjun.
"Fuck, you came prepared? Why didn't you tell me yesterday?"
Zhou Yong answered Li Hongjun's words. He slowly put on a very ordinary set of clothes and stuffed some things into the clothes, making him look very bloated. Then he smeared some dust on his face.
Li Hongjun gave a thumbs up, his eyes showing admiration: "Don't say that others can't recognize you, I almost can't recognize you..."
Zhou Yong smiled and lowered his voice: "Wait for me here."
Li Hongjun nodded and got off the carriage. Zhou Yong lowered his head slightly and drove forward on his horse. In an instant, his temperament became more than ten years older.
Driving the carriage to the destination, Wei Guoan looked at Zhou Yong warily and didn't recognize who he was!
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