Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Technology Failure
"Land expropriation" "Land expropriation"
Zeng Xiuping walked back and forth in the yard, excitedly repeating the words "land expropriation". The face of a typical rural middle-aged woman seemed to have become several years younger.
And she is just a microcosm of everyone in Hejia Village.
The excitement spread quickly in the village. Everyone forgot the terrible news they heard yesterday and was only thinking about the upcoming expropriation compensation.
After all, compared to the disaster news that only exists in other people's mouths and seems unreliable no matter how you listen to it, the land acquisition project with the arrival of military and government workers is more reliable.
Someone said that fields with crops would receive more compensation, and the people of Hejia Village rushed out to buy vegetable seedlings.
In just one morning, the weed-covered wasteland was transformed into a thriving, high-quality vegetable garden, and even the previously empty concrete ground was filled with countless crudely built, uninhabitable small houses.
He Junxia: ...
He Junxia stopped Zeng Xiuping and He Chengcai who wanted to follow the crowd and asked them to calm down first and not be overwhelmed by the news of land expropriation.
This matter is definitely not as simple as it seems.
He asked, "Mom, have you heard what the village committee is going to do with the land?"
"Hejia Village is in the middle of nowhere, with no shops nearby and little room for development. Even if they were to build a high-speed railway or a highway, they wouldn't take away all the village's land. There has to be a certain area."
Zeng Xiuping was stunned: "It seems that no one in the village has mentioned this."
She didn't pay much attention to it. She happily returned to her room after hearing the news. As long as they could get compensation, she didn't care what they used it for.
He Junxia said solemnly, "Dad, let's go out and ask what the government is going to do with the land."
He Junqiu raised his phone and said, "Brother, it seems there's no need to ask. He Kangquan's father asked everyone to go to the village committee for a meeting at 2 pm. It's about land expropriation. Those who don't come will bear the consequences themselves."
He Junxia raised an eyebrow.
Since that was the case, he didn't say anything more. The outcome would be clear at two o'clock in the afternoon. Instead of staying at home and waiting, he might as well take advantage of the village's enthusiasm to go to the county town and buy another batch of supplies.
He Junxia does what he says.
After saying hello, he got on his electric tricycle and sped towards the county town, leaving Zeng Xiuping and He Chengcai speechless.
It is easy to spend money but difficult to make money. Seeing that the things in the house are piling up more and more, but the disaster that their son talked about is nowhere to be found, they are really afraid that the money will be wasted.
He Junqiu saw that his parents' expressions were not right, so he quickly took their hands and said coquettishly: "Hey, don't worry, think about it, when has my brother ever done anything stupid? He is smart."
"Even if my brother is wrong, we can still use these things. Just think of them as advance purchases."
"You, you, you're just your brother's yes-man." Zeng Xiuping sighed, "Forget it, forget it. I can't control you anymore. Anyway, that money was earned by your brother, so let him do whatever he wants."
Children are all debts.
Zeng Xiuping and He Chengcai turned around helplessly and went back to the living room. He Junxia curled her lips and squatted down to tease the two happy puppies.
Humph, her brother can't be wrong.
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The news of land expropriation spread faster than a bird with wings. When He Junxia arrived at the comprehensive wholesale market in the county town, people who set up stalls and opened shops were talking about it, and their tone was full of envy.
He Junxia listened carefully and found that not only the land of Hejia Village was expropriated, but the land of other villages and towns around the county was also expropriated. This made him more determined in his idea.
Unfortunately, the people of Hejia Village have fallen into ecstasy and cannot extricate themselves. I wonder how many people still remember to stock up on food and supplies.
He Junxia shook his head.
Fortunately, the government is committed to controlling the land, and the administrators will likely not allow Hejia Village to plunge into unrest. Even if their family has a lot of goods stored, no one dares to steal them openly.
He Junxia bought a large amount of winter supplies such as charcoal, gloves, rubber hot water bottles, and several large boxes of canned meat and canned fruit at the wholesale market.
On the way back, he received a call from Zeng Xiuping, asking him to pick up a package on the way, which was something sent by He Chengfeng.
He Junxia remembered the express delivery he had sent in City B, took out his mobile phone and looked at it. The express delivery was expected to arrive today, and the courier was delivering it.
Although he was sending a large express package, this courier company would not deliver the package to his door, but would only leave the package at the express delivery point in town.
In order to avoid any further complications, He Junxia called the courier, inquired about the situation, and expressed his desire to pick up the package himself without sending it to the courier station.
Fortunately, the courier said his package was still at the station and I could pick it up myself.
So He Junxia picked up two large packages and took them home. The back compartment of the tricycle was filled to the brim, leaving no space at all.
As the saying goes, if you have food in your hands, you will not be worried.
Not to mention how Zeng Xiuping and his wife felt when they saw this pile of things, He Junxia finally felt a little more secure.
He Junqiu heard the rumbling sound of a tricycle appearing in his yard, and immediately put down his phone and ran out of the living room.
"Brother, what did you buy?"
He Junxia pointed to the smaller package and said, "This is a package from my aunt. Please open it."
A package from my aunt?!
He Junqiu's eyes lit up. He took out the key hanging on his mobile phone, poked through the plastic tape on the cardboard box, opened the box, and exclaimed in surprise.
He Junxia looked up and saw that the box was filled with packaging boxes of various sizes, a bit like Russian nesting dolls, except that there were several small boxes inside a large box.
No one dislikes opening packages.
He Junqiu was annoyed that the key was being removed too slowly, so he turned around and took out a kitchen knife, and used the sharp tip of the knife to cut the plastic tape that was sticking to the cardboard box.
The sound of the knife tip cutting through the tape filled his ears. He Junxia's eyelids twitched and he couldn't help but say, "Be careful not to cut your hand."
He Junqiu: "No, don't worry."
In the end, a bottle of good wine, a silver bracelet, five large bags of air-dried beef, a smart foot bath bucket, and a pair of new shoes were unpacked from this large express box.
There are four people in the family, and everyone has a share.
He Chengfeng treats his brother and sister-in-law as his own parents, and loves his nephews and nieces as his brothers and sisters.
The shock of the real objects was far greater than the memories transmitted by the Space-Time Administration. He Junxia looked down at these things and suddenly couldn't help but worry about his aunt who lived in the city.
Especially since she was pregnant.
He Junxia sighed, hoping that He Chengfeng would listen to their advice and buy more food to store at home, otherwise the He family would be unable to help even if they wanted to.
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2 p.m.
The small square in front of the village committee was filled with people from Hejia Village.
A middle-aged man wearing a gray-blue polo shirt and black casual pants stood in front of the crowd, led by the current village chief (the eldest son of the old village chief).
He is the person in charge of the land acquisition in Hejia Village.
Another team of soldiers stood behind him, with resolute faces and upright postures. The leading soldier was armed with live ammunition, exuding a strong sense of oppression.
The person in charge used a loudspeaker to introduce the compensation plan for this expropriation. One was to give money and houses, and those who took the money had to move out of Hejia Village immediately. The other was to give jobs, and those who could stay in Hejia Village would not receive any money.
A villager asked, "What kind of jobs will the government give us?"
The person in charge smiled and said, "That's a good question. Our county plans to unite several villages to build a large, comprehensive farm. The jobs will be on the farm. Anyone under 60 years old and over 18 years old will have a job and enjoy the benefits of a civil service position."
One is a large sum of money, the other is a regular job, the villagers below are talking about it.
He Junxia had already made up her mind.
Hejia Village and several surrounding villages and towns are typical southern rural areas, with many mountains and hills, and the terrain is not flat at all.
From an economic perspective, spending a large amount of money to expropriate land and build farms in such places is definitely a waste of money. But from another perspective, it means that the country wants to keep production resources firmly in its hands.
The situation has become extremely urgent.
This is evident from the fact that the person in charge only gave the villagers two hours to consider.
For those who are tentatively preparing to ask for too much, the person in charge has made it clear that coercive measures will be taken against those who try to stop them.
Simply put, everyone will be put in jail.
Zhang Xialan's attempts were fruitless, and after hitting a hard nail, she angrily cursed, "Are you robbers? Believe it or not, I will report you."
She immediately took out her phone and started recording.
The person in charge softened his tone and said, "Auntie, we are also following the documents issued by the province. There are regulations on compensation for each acre of land, and it is the same for all villages."
Zhang Xialan thought he was scared and snorted smugly. But just as she was about to put on a smile, she heard the person in charge say, "If you're not satisfied, please call the Governor's hotline at 378673, or you can appeal to the county, city, or province. If you need other channels for making complaints, I can also tell you."
The person in charge's tough attitude shocked some people's ulterior motives.
They have made it clear that they are not afraid of you filming videos or filing petitions and complaints. You can do whatever you want, but they must have the land.
Zhang Xialan's eldest son, He Youqian, pointed at the person in charge and cursed, "Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to my mother like that? I simply don't agree. Without six million, don't even think about it."
Person in charge: "So you are voluntarily giving up the compensation?"
He Youqian's two younger brothers also shouted, "Who said we're giving up? Can't you just talk properly?"
The three men walked forward aggressively as if they were going to attack the person in charge, but before they could get close to him, they were pinned to the ground by several soldiers and could not move.
The villagers were frightened again.
Zhang Xialan's three gangster sons usually act arrogantly in the village, but they even dared to cause trouble in front of the army. They are really not afraid of death.
That's a real gun.
He Junxia took the opportunity to ask, "Leader, what exactly is the position? My father and mother have been farming for decades. We don't know much else, but we definitely have experience in farming, and we can predict the weather better than others."
The villagers looked at him strangely.
What a rip-off! Farming is so hard, facing the loess and back to the sky. If you say that, what if the boss assigns your parents to farm again?
He Junxia gave Zeng Xiuping and He Chengcai a reassuring look.
When human technology becomes completely ineffective, people like Zeng Xiuping and He Chengcai who are good at farming and have experience will be in great demand. No one with brains will let them work hard in the fields.
But nothing is absolute. People in government agencies are more well-informed. It would be bad if someone were to parachute in (the son or nephew of a certain leader who studied agronomy) to take the position of technician and steal the credit from the farmers who really understand the technology.
It’s not that agricultural students are incompetent.
But nowadays disciplines are small and specialized, and only by studying for a master's or doctoral degree can one have a deeper understanding of an industry.
He Junxia, a college graduate himself, can confidently say that without any technological assistance, an agricultural student with only four years of college education cannot even begin to catch up with an experienced farmer in terms of farming skills.
"Paper talk" is the best example.
So he wanted to help Zeng Xiuping and He Chengcai become familiar to the leaders, so that they would not be replaced by some highly educated talents and their credit would be stolen in the future.
The person in charge glanced at Zeng Xiuping and He Chengcai, smiled gently and said, "It's good to know how to farm. The farm is in need of such technical talents."
He waved his hand to signal the soldiers to release the three He Youqian brothers. "Time is urgent. I hope everyone will think carefully and make a decision as soon as possible. We will come back in two hours."
After the person in charge left, the villagers were in a complete chaos.
The village chief was surrounded by too many people. He Junxia approached him and said nervously, "Third Grandpa, something's wrong. In the past, expropriation and demolition took at least ten days to half a month to discuss. That leader is too powerful. He even has the army involved and is not afraid of being reported."
"Do you think it's what I guessed?"
The old village chief's expression was also very serious. He had realized that something was wrong, so he pulled his eldest son out of the crowd and expressed his concerns.
The current village chief He Qiangguo is also a smart man.
He clapped his hands loudly and said, "Quiet, quiet, everyone, listen to me for a few words first."
He Qiangguo carefully helped the people of Hejia Village analyze the pros and cons, and used the evidence listed by He Junxia yesterday to persuade everyone to choose to stay and work.
However, money can move people's hearts.
Even though He Qiangguo's analysis was very reasonable, there were still a large number of people who wanted money and housing but not jobs.
There was a family that wanted to work, but their children disagreed. The son knelt on the ground and said that he owed 500,000 yuan in online loans. If he didn't pay it back, he would be finished. He had no choice but to choose money.
The most unexpected thing was Zhang Xialan, who resolutely chose to work despite the advice of her three sons.
Two hours later, the person in charge arrived as scheduled, took the villagers' application forms and said, "Those who choose the first compensation option must move out by tomorrow, and the compensation will be credited to your account within 24 hours."
After the meeting, the villagers left in twos and threes, but the person in charge called Zeng Xiuping and He Chengcai.
"Comrades, I'd like to ask you for a favor."
Zeng Xiuping and He Chengcai were flattered, and the villagers who had not left couldn't help but stay to watch the fun.
The person in charge asked, “Have you ever built terraces before?”
He Chengcai and Zeng Xiuping looked at each other, and He Chengcai nodded: "We will."
When they were young, they responded to the country's call and built many terraces with the older generation in the village. It can be said that they participated in the construction of all the terraces in the village.
The person in charge's smile was even more genuine. He took He Chengcai and Zeng Xiuping to a hilltop where the village road was filled with various agricultural machines and several excavators.
He said, "I hope the two comrades can give us some guidance on the construction of the terraced fields."
The rest of the village was stunned.
They are building terraces right after expropriating the land. Oh my god, are they crazy?
I don’t know if he is crazy or not, but He Junxia is relieved anyway.
He took out his cell phone and called He Chengfeng to tell her what happened in the village. He advised her to buy food as soon as possible, the more the better, and to stock up a few boxes of milk powder for the children at home.
Only after learning that He Chengfeng had taken action did he hang up the phone with relief.
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