Yan Yue didn't talk to Lu Lingxi for too long. Although the background on Xiaoxi's side was as lively as a vegetable market, Yan Yue could still easily distinguish Wang Shuxiu's voice calling him to go back and eat dumplings. After gently hanging up the phone, Yan Yue stood alone in the yard for a long time, and all the scenes of him and Lu Lingxi from the time they met to the present flashed through his mind. Yan Yue unconsciously curled the corners of his lips, the coldness on his body faded, and his expression became softer.
After thinking about it, Yan Yue did not go back to the room but went to find An Jie. He was in a good mood now, and he felt guilty for leaving An Jie alone in the room. Anyway, he had to eat when he returned, so he might as well eat with An Jie.
An Jie was a little happy when he first saw Yan Yue, but soon he got a headache. He didn't know what had stimulated Yan Yue to insist on eating dumplings with money in them. An Jie looked strange, "How can you put money in dumplings?"
Yan Yue patiently explained to him: "This is a custom. Those who eat the money are blessed."
An Jie felt that Yan Yue was not someone who believed this. He looked at Yan Yue thoughtfully, "Did Xiaoxi eat it?"
Yan Yue gave An Jie an affirmative look. An Jie was speechless for a long time. He could only accompany Yan Yue with an empty stomach and wait to eat the dumplings wrapped with money.
Lu Lingxi, who was far away in Fengcheng, didn't know that Yan Yue was tormenting the Yan family's chef and was setting off firecrackers in the open space of the community. He and Xiao Hong played for half a day in the morning, and after dinner in the evening, the whole family went out to set off firecrackers together.
Xiao Feng placed a baby's breath on the ground, handed Lu Lingxi a cigarette, and told him, "Be careful, light it and run."
Lu Lingxi nodded. He had had this experience in the morning, but he was still a little nervous.
There were children around him cheering him up, "Come on, brother Xiaoxi."
Dahei also yelled in cooperation, Xiao Baiwan excitedly ran around him, Lu Lingxi smiled shyly, holding the cigarette and carefully lit the baby's breath. With a "bang", the baby's breath exploded in the air, and countless points of light lit up in the starry sky, like shining stars.
Lu Lingxi was looking up when he heard a loud noise. He didn't take it seriously at first, thinking someone had set off firecrackers. But the noises kept coming, and Xiao Hong shouted, "It's spring thunder. It came early this year."
"Spring thunder? Is it going to rain?" Lu Lingxi asked in confusion.
Xiao Hong laughed, "It won't rain, it's dry thunder. It's just the beginning of spring, how can it rain?"
As the two were talking, a white panel suddenly floated out. Lu Lingxi was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head to look at the panel. A blue river appeared on the panel, as if something had cracked, and the fixed river began to flow slowly, as if it really existed in front of Lu Lingxi.
"Primary river purification completed, rewards: Plant Heart +100, Natural Power +1."
Primary river? Lu Lingxi immediately thought of Lingshui River. He looked at the blue water wave with a little curiosity and poked it gently with his hand. The cold touch made Lu Lingxi shudder. He suddenly opened his eyes wide and poked it again curiously.
It was not his illusion, he seemed to be able to really feel the coldness of the river water. When he calmed down, he could still vaguely hear the sound of the river flowing. Lu Lingxi's interest was completely aroused, and he wanted to go to Lingshui River immediately to see what was going on.
Lingshui Village
Today is the annual New Year's Eve. After eating dumplings, the village chief Li Dalei began to think about setting off fireworks at night. The village's financial situation is good this year, and there is still some money left at the end of the year. Li Dalei discussed with several village committees and decided to hire someone to set off fireworks for half an hour on New Year's Eve. The villagers didn't have to pay for it themselves, and they could still see the fireworks. They all praised Li Dalei for doing a good job.
Li Dalei originally wanted to finish the fireworks earlier, but the villagers were clamoring to disagree. They had to wait until they finished making dumplings and eating before setting off the fireworks. Otherwise, everyone would be busy making dumplings, so who would they be setting off the fireworks for? Li Dalei had no choice but to set the time at nine o'clock. Anyway, the villagers all went to bed late on New Year's Eve, so he was not worried about disturbing anyone.
"Ahem." Li Dalei turned on the radio at home and spoke in dialect.
"Villagers, villagers, the fireworks will officially begin at 9 p.m. The location for the fireworks will be by the river. Anyone who wants to go can go and have a look, but be sure to pay attention to safety. Parents with children, please pay attention, no one is allowed to let the children get close to the river."
"Repeat, villagers..."
As soon as the broadcast was over, children in the village started to make noises and wanted to go to the river to watch. Some parents were too lazy to go out, saying, "You can see it standing in the yard, why bother going to the river?" The child refused and wanted to roll on the ground in his new clothes. The parents felt sorry for the new clothes and quickly pulled the little kid back. "Look, let's go and watch now." There were many children making noises like this, and soon the river was filled with adults and children running around.
Uncle Li and Aunt Li also stood by the river, wrapped up thickly, waiting to see. Uncle Li muttered quietly, "Why do you have to come here? I saw it in my yard at home."
"What do you know?" Aunt Li was dissatisfied. "Is it for watching fireworks? It's for the excitement."
While the old couple was bickering, the fireworks on the riverside had already sprayed colorful flames, which turned into the shape of flowers in the air. Peonies, chrysanthemums, phoenixes, baby's breath, the villagers were dazzled by the sight, without blinking. Just as everyone was attracted by the fireworks, suddenly a loud bang exploded in the sky.
"Spring thunder?" Uncle Li was surprised. Just as he was about to say that this year's spring thunder came early, a faint cracking sound came from behind him. He turned around quickly and saw that the ice on the Lingshui River seemed to be slowly cracking, and small pieces of ice fell into the water, splashing a few silver water drops.
"The ice has melted. People with children at home, please be careful." Grandpa Li raised his voice and shouted.
The villagers who were around heard it and turned around to look. On the Lingshui River, the dark ice layer cracked one by one and fell into the river. The sound of water splashed, and the ice layer was quickly washed away, revealing the sparkling silver water surface. Under the moonlight, the Lingshui River seemed to glow like a star, and the occasional splash of water was transparent and clear, completely without the pollution before.
Uncle Li walked a few steps to the riverside and was surprised to see that the river water had returned to its previous state without pollution, and was even cleaner than before. Silver water splashed, green water plants stretched and swayed with the water flow, and a fresh water vapor surrounded him.
Uncle Li took a deep breath and couldn't help but put his hand in the river to stir it twice. The cold water made him shiver, but Uncle Li laughed happily. He had heard from Xiaoxi that they had taken over the project of purifying Lingshui River. Although he didn't know when Xiaoxi did it, Uncle Li firmly believed that the clear river water was the credit of Xiaoxi.
"What's going on?" someone asked in confusion.
"What else can it be?" Uncle Li explained: "The pollution is gone. The government spent money to clean it up."
“When was it governed?”
"When will you manage it?" another person beside him replied impatiently, "Why not manage it once it's done?"
"Look at the clear water. There should be fish in the summer, right?"
"Almost. Water birds and other animals should be flying back this year."
The attention of the villagers in Lingshui Village was quickly attracted by the purified Lingshui River. They had not seen such clear river water for several years. Before the plastic factory in Songjiazhuang was polluted, the river water was not as smelly as it was after the pollution, but people did not pay much attention to protecting it. It was common to throw away plastic bags and beverage bottles. It was only after the plastic factory polluted the Lingshui River that they realized the importance of the Lingshui River to them. Especially when the people in Songjiazhuang were poisoned last time, the villagers in Lingshui Village were all scared, fearing that they would be poisoned without knowing it.
"Let me say something." Li Dalei squeezed in front of the crowd and said loudly: "As you can see, the government spent money to help us manage the Lingshui River. Let's not talk about the past. In the future, we can't ignore environmental protection as we did before. From tomorrow on, no one is allowed to throw plastic bags, beverage bottles, etc. into the river, and dirty water from home is not allowed to be poured into the river. If anyone is found violating this rule, they will be fined, 50 yuan each time, and the money will be accumulated by the end of the year to hire someone to set off fireworks."
At first, some people were dissatisfied with the fine and were about to make trouble, but Li Dalei said that he would use the money to hire people to set off fireworks. This silenced the people who wanted to make trouble, and the villagers laughed.
"This is a good idea, village chief. I, an old man, come for a stroll by the river every day when I have nothing to do. I will keep an eye on anyone who dares to litter." Grandpa Xu shouted with full energy.
Uncle Xu is a senior figure in the village, and if he said that, he must be serious. No one was willing to spend 50 yuan to test Uncle Xu's temper, so they all said that this was a good idea and that everyone must protect Lingshui River in the future.
Li Dalei heaved a sigh of relief and began to emphasize safety again. Especially those who have children at home should pay attention and not let the children run to the river by themselves. If something happens, it will be too late to regret it.
The villagers were talking noisily, and the people setting off the fireworks couldn't wait any longer. "It's almost ten o'clock, if you don't set off the fireworks, I'll go back."
"Fire it off, now." Li Dalei quickly handed over a pack of cigarettes. They agreed to finish it at 9:30. People have been waiting for them, and they can't let them suffer.
Lu Lingxi knew what happened in Lingshui Village the next day. He called Uncle Li on the morning of the first day of the new year to wish him a happy new year. Uncle Li excitedly talked about the changes in Lingshui River. Uncle Li felt that he couldn't see clearly last night, so he went to the river to take a look early in the morning. After a night of scouring, the black ice layer was no longer visible. The clear water meandered down from the upstream, splashing a few small waves from time to time.
Uncle Li was very happy, "Xiao Xi, you guys did a good thing, a good deed."
Lu Lingxi was a little embarrassed by Mr. Li's praise. He felt that he didn't do anything. It was all thanks to the panel. In his and Yan Yue's plan, Lingshui River was just the first step. He wanted to see if he could purify the polluted rivers in Fengcheng in this way.
However... Lu Lingxi thought of Yan Yue's words. The purification of the river is only part of it. What is more important is the management of the pollution discharged by enterprises, and even the adjustment of the industrial structure. If enterprises do not pay attention to the management of pollution discharge, their subsequent purification will only reduce losses instead of avoiding them. What's more, maybe the enterprises will see the good effect of river purification and pollute the environment more unscrupulously.
Lu Lingxi just hoped that what Yan Yue said was not true. It would be great if everyone could realize the importance of water sources like the people in Lingshui Village.
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