Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Technology Failure
The golden sun sets in the west and the sunset fills the sky.
The clouds at the end of the sky were burning brightly, presenting the most intense crimson color.
He Junxia and the He Gen family finally returned to Hejia Village. As the first major happy event in Hejia Village after the disaster, the return of He Gen and his family was warmly welcomed by everyone.
The baby was woken up by the sound of adults talking and laughing, and cried and screamed incessantly, the sharp sound was like a devil's sound piercing his ears.
However, not only were the big guys not scared by her crying, but they praised her even more happily, saying that she cried well and her voice was loud and powerful, and it was obvious that she was a healthy child.
Hong Zhifang took the child back to the house to feed her. He Gen took the thank-you gifts bought by the county and thanked the soldiers who helped him in person. He also explained his identity as He Junxia's godfather in front of everyone.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the older generation started laughing.
He Junxia and He Gen were both confused.
Seeing that they still hadn't reacted, Zeng Xiuping couldn't bear to watch any longer and reminded them with a smile: "Why are you two both so confused? How can an uncle be the godfather of his niece?"
Hogen: ...
He Junxia: ...
Save me, save me, how could I have forgotten that everyone in Hejia Village is related and shares the same ancestral hall.
The two young men looked at each other in bewilderment. He Junxia touched his nose awkwardly, while He Gen rubbed his hands awkwardly, and tacitly found an excuse to slip away.
He Junxia walked several meters away and could still vaguely hear the villagers laughing at the two of them for being stupid. It seemed that this matter would not be resolved in the short term.
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Who understands? Even if my goddaughter flies away, I will still be laughed at.
Fortunately, not long after, a clearly planned farm construction plan replaced them and became the new topic of conversation in Hejia Village.
The people of Hejia Village were concerned, the newcomers were concerned, and the people from the city were concerned, all wanting to get a piece of the action. The people on the farm were uneasy and the atmosphere was gradually becoming restless.
On the third day after the news came out, the security department brought bricks and cement from the city. Captain Wu called on the villagers who were good at masonry work to come and work, and gave them extra subsidies.
At first, everyone was very excited and scrambled to sign up. However, when everyone learned that the additional subsidy was the eggs produced by the farm, the people who wanted to sign up disappeared in an instant.
How much are eggs worth?
Building a house is no easier than clearing land, and without the assistance of machinery, it's even more arduous in some ways. Since the terraced field project was aborted, they only have to work half a day, and the remaining half is spent digging wild vegetables and picking mushrooms in the mountains, which is easier and more cost-effective than signing up to build a farm.
The farm didn't necessarily want everyone to sign up. With so many strong young men in the security department, there was no shortage of people to do the hard labor.
But that's also where the problem lies.
The young men are too young. Most of them are conscripts who have graduated from high school or college, and a small number are military academy graduates. There are very few soldiers directly recruited by local governments.
In short, if someone has never built a house and can't even understand the blueprints, it's useless to have rice without a skilled cook.
Captain Wu of the Security Department found He Qiangguo, the village chief of Hejia Village and the captain of the farm, to seek a solution. He Qiangguo had no choice but to risk his reputation and find several families with skills to appeal to their emotions and reason with them.
He Chengcai is one of the main targets.
His father was a bricklayer, and in those days, it was important for sons to inherit their father's trade, so naturally, he could also do the work of a bricklayer. The house He Junxia lived in now was built bit by bit by He Chengcai and his father.
When He Chengcai was young, he worked on a construction site for several years, but unfortunately he was always owed wages. He was busy all year round and it would be better for him to go home and farm to earn more. Later, he only did part-time work as a bricklayer during the slack season.
He Chengcai is not as good as a real bricklayer, and his skills are still at the level of his father's generation. However, the skills of that generation do not require various machines, which perfectly suits the current situation and is enough to build a small farm in the village.
Most of the villagers in Hejia Village were related, and the relationship between the two families was even closer - He Qiangguo's father, the old village chief, and He Chengcai's father were brothers. He Chengcai had no choice but to agree.
He Junxia also went with him.
Although he had no skills, the farm was not short of people who could do the hard work, but his father did have skills. Captain Wu wanted his soldiers to learn from him, so he naturally would not refuse him to join.
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Of course, he wasn't really idle and wanted to work, he just thought that it was always good to have more skills, so he took the opportunity to learn the work of a bricklayer, which might be useful in other worlds in the future.
He Chengcai was happy with his son's behavior and taught him wholeheartedly. He didn't care if others learned his skills from him and would kindly give them guidance in his free time.
Unexpectedly, these young men were quick-witted and used to climbing up the ladder. They immediately started calling me "Master" and some even came with apprenticeship gifts as soon as they got off work in the evening.
A few people can do things and talk.
They first praised He Chengcai a lot, then praised the other people in the He family, and then presented gifts respectfully, saying that they only needed him to teach them when he was free and could use them if he needed anything. Before leaving, they filled up all the water tanks in the He family.
He Junxia was amazed by the operation, and he also felt the importance of He Chengcai's craftsmanship.
Come to think of it.
With the development of the times and technology, traditional masonry techniques have been replaced by more advanced construction methods. The work of modern plasterers has gradually decreased. They are no longer responsible for the main structure of the building, but are responsible for sporadic repair and decoration work such as repairing cracks in the walls, installing floor tiles and ceramic tiles.
But now we have returned to the time before liberation, and modern masons are at a loss after losing their machines, so the role of traditional masons has become important.
Unfortunately, there are very few traditional masons left, so if you want to learn the skills from others to make a living, you naturally have to have a good attitude.
Not to mention the master He Chengcai, even the eldest brother He Junxia was coaxed into a state of confusion by the younger brothers, and he blurted out a lot of useful medical knowledge and Chinese herbal medicine knowledge that he had just learned recently.
He Chengcai, who was addicted to being a teacher, even dug out his father's hidden treasure from the utility room at night - a small and thick old book with a simple and plain title, "The Bricklayer's Manual".
He Junxia initially thought that this book was just one of those quasi-imported books on the market, which would give a long introduction to the origin, development and role of bricklayers. Unexpectedly, the first page was full of useful information.
There is no unnecessary rhetoric or complicated sentences, and the words are precise to every minute, every second, and every proportion. It is no exaggeration to say that if you follow the steps listed in the book step by step, you will become a barely qualified bricklayer.
He Junxia felt like he had found a treasure.
He pestered He Chengcai to ask if there were any similar books at home. Unexpectedly, He Chengcai really found another one, which was about treating diseases. The book introduced in detail how to use wild Chinese herbal medicines to treat diseases.
That day, the He family lost one person and gained a monkey.
The next morning, after He Chengcai brought the "Mason's Manual" to the construction site, three squeaking monkeys appeared on the site.
Their movements attracted the attention of others, and a group of people gathered around curiously. The monkey-to-human transmission phenomenon occurred, so there was one less group of people on the construction site and one more group of monkeys.
He Junxia: ...
Captain Wu came over to supervise:???
After a series of fierce operations, everyone successfully delivered the "Mason's Manual" to the person in charge. After reading it, the person in charge started looking for someone to copy the book, requiring every stroke to be clear and without any mistakes.
These old books are treasures.
He Junxia: No.
Although the person in charge clearly stated that he would not take away the original book, but would only lend it to copy for a period of time, and also gave the He family some money as a subsidy, He Junxia was still a little sad.
Just as he was getting into learning, his textbooks were taken away, which made him feel itchy.
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Fortunately, there was another old book at home. Every time He Junxia came home from work, he would light a candle, hold the book and read it eagerly. He also borrowed a pen and paper from He Junqiu, and copied it while reading to deepen his memory.
In this way, the days passed one by one, and the small pig farm and small chicken farm were successfully completed. He Junxia learned a lot of knowledge and ate dozens of good meals.
Don’t say it, the work is tiring, but the food is really good.
If the stir-fried pork with chili in the cafeteria has more chili and less pork, then the stir-fried meat with chili on the construction site has more pork and less chili, with a lot of oil and salt, and you can eat as much as you want in one meal.
After working for more than half a month, He Junxia not only did not lose weight, but also showed a tendency to gain weight. He Junqiu and Zeng Xiuping were both shocked.
Some who hadn't signed up felt a faint sense of regret; if they had known the food on the construction site was so good, they would have signed up too. The majority didn't care, believing the better the food, the more tiring the work, and it wasn't worth it just to eat a little; it wasn't like they couldn't afford meat.
Everyone's attention soon shifted to another matter. The farm was built, and the chicks and piglets were delivered. It was time to start selecting people.
The farm erupted in a flurry of clamor and scrambles over this matter, with the newcomers each displaying their talents. He Qiangguo was so annoyed that he dared not go out for a walk, and he wouldn't greet anyone on the street. He would hide whenever he saw them, fearing they would come up and start a conversation.
He Junxia's family continued to watch the fun.
Chew chew chew, chew chew chew, this melon is delicious, that melon is delicious too.
In such a lively atmosphere, the county inspection team came to check the conditions of the poultry houses in various farms. The poultry houses in Hejia Village Farm were praised by experts and listed as construction standards.
So several masters who built standard livestock and poultry, along with their teams, were invited to the county for technical training. They were busy all day long and also had to help with work on farms in the suburbs of the county. The original copy of the "Mason's Guide" was also taken to the county town for people to copy.
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Fortunately, the person in charge was determined, otherwise they might not have been able to bring back the original "Mason's Guide".
When they finally returned to Hejia Village, everyone had become more than one shade darker and thinner, and they looked more capable and strong.
If He Junxia were to go out and ask people to guess his occupation, no one would believe that he was working in a company in a big city two months ago, sheltered from the sun and rain.
The only good news is that the county is generous with the money.
He Junxia and He Chengcai worked for more than half a month and earned 200 yuan. They also received a contribution award of 100 yuan as an encouragement for his family's contribution to the "Mason's Guide".
This wave of spending a huge amount of money to buy horse bones was very effective. After people in the county and surrounding towns heard the news, they rummaged through their boxes and drawers and actually found a lot of useful old books.
But He Junxia's family gained more than that.
He Chengcai's three apprentices were all soldiers stationed in Hejia Village. They received two salaries and were already well-off. To express their gratitude for He Chengcai's generosity and sincere teaching of his craft, they even offered to give him all the money they earned from their trips to the county.
Of course, He Chengcai refused.
He had already accepted the apprenticeship gift, so there was absolutely no reason for him to take wages from his apprentice. Who would have thought that as soon as he refused, the apprentice would come to his door with all kinds of gifts, including fresh fruits, pork, milk, and supplements.
Zeng Xiuping and He Junqiu also praised He Chengcai's craftsmanship.
He Junxia saw He Chengcai secretly wiping the corners of his eyes, and his eyes seemed to be sparkling with crystal water.
For an honest country man like him, money is not important. What touches his heart deeply is the respect and recognition from his apprentices and family.
Zeng Xiuping looked at the things in the room and the large water tank filled with well water, then walked over to stand beside He Chengcai, and everything was said without words.
He Junxia and He Junqiu packed up according to Zeng Xiuping's instructions and soaked the fresh pork in pepper and salt water.
Zeng Xiuping watched them busying around and suddenly sighed, "I don't know how Xiaofeng is doing. I wonder if she can eat well. She's pregnant."
"When I think about what happened to Hegen's wife that day, my heart aches. Winter is coming soon. Without electricity, how will they stay warm?"
He Junxia comforted her: "Didn't Sister Hong Zhi return safely with her child?"
"I heard that there's a team in the county that specializes in accompanying people everywhere, just like the escorts in ancient times. When I'm not busy for a while, I'll find a chance to ask for leave and go to the city with them to deliver something to my aunt."
Zeng Xiuping was a little moved but also worried about her son's safety.
She asked, "Is it safe? When we were young, there were no mobile phones and things weren't that developed. I heard there were people who would specifically block the road and rob people."
He Junxia: "It's quite safe. I went to the county specifically to inquire about it. People in their line of work must be guaranteed by ten neighbors from different families and three colleagues. Only after the community approves them can they go to the government hall to apply for documents."
Zeng Xiuping was relieved.
However, no one expected this opportunity to come so soon.
The author has something to say:
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The mission of the first world is to survive for two years. This was mentioned in one sentence in the first chapter. Some of you may not have seen it, so I will mention it again here, boo.
"With the development of the times and technology... installing floor tiles and ceramic tiles and other sporadic repair and decoration work" This sentence comes from the article "7 types of 'craftsmen' that are gradually disappearing in rural areas. Farmers used to rush to become them, but now there are fewer and fewer of them!" on the Internet.com [Popular Science World Oddities]
Soaking pork in pepper salt water for a while and then hanging it in a cool place is an old way to preserve pork for a long time.
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