Secretary Xu smiled and patted him on the shoulder after hearing this. "Okay! Then I won't be polite with you."
"Don't be polite with me!" Zhou Huaian smiled and put the Ganoderma lucidum in a net bag, "Send my brother and the others back first, and go find Wang Zhen to make wine tomorrow morning."
Secretary Xu smiled and nodded, "Then let's get going quickly, Datian and his father are still waiting at the sunbathing area!"
"Okay!" Zhou Huaian remembered something, "Uncle, when you go to my second uncle's house, can you ask when our village can get electricity? It's too inconvenient without electricity. The lanterns are not bright at all, and it takes a lot longer to wash truffles at night."
"I asked him last time, and he said the government didn't have the money to lay the wires for us."
"If the government doesn't have money, who has money?"
Secretary Xu smiled and said, "Let me tell you, the government is just like a family. We only have so much money each year, and there are so many places to spend the money. There are always things that we cannot take care of."
Zhou Huaian thought about it and agreed. "That's right! Just like those families with five or six sons in the mountains, the eldest and second sons spend all their money on finding wives and are left with a lot of debts, so the youngest son has no choice but to remain single."
Then he added, "Uncle Xu, it would be great if we could pull an electric wire in by ourselves. Let's pull one by ourselves."
"It's not that simple!" Secretary Xu thought for a moment, "Youngest, last time I heard Datian say that the electricity he purchased was from a hydroelectric power station jointly built by the village and the power plant. Are you interested?"
"We don't know anything about hydropower stations, so even if we are interested, there is nothing we can do!" Zhou Huaian thought for a moment and looked at him with a smile, "Uncle Xu, you have some ideas about building a hydropower station, right?"
Secretary Xu did not answer his question, but said: "Let me tell you, seven years ago the county power station came to our place for inspection and said that the section of the river upstream of Shiqiao where it merges with the small river is suitable for building a hydropower station. Later, for some reason, there was no movement."
"It will cost a lot of money to build a hydroelectric power station, right? Can we raise the money ourselves?" Zhou Huaian felt that there would be many places that would need electricity in the future. If he could raise money to build a hydroelectric power station, he would be able to sit at home and have a steady stream of money flowing into his home!
"It should cost a lot of money. If we raise the money ourselves, we're afraid that too many people will ask for money. There are hundreds of households in our village. We have made some money from selling red mushrooms and truffles in the past two years. It would be better to raise funds to build a village-run hydropower station than to do it ourselves."
"You are always so foresighted. After this busy period is over, we will ask around. If it is feasible, we can gather people together to plan and build the hydroelectric power station."
Secretary Xu patted him on the shoulder and said, "You are the one who is brave. I am an old man. Even if I have an idea, I don't have the ability to do it! We can't rush this matter. You can ask Doctor Xiao Wang. I will also go to Ning'an to ask your second uncle when I have time."
Zhou Huaian said happily: "Okay, it would be best if Wang Zhen and Second Uncle were the advisors."
"Good boy, you are becoming more and more courageous now!" Secretary Xu looked at Zhou Huaian with admiration, wondering why such a hardworking son was not born in his own family?
Zhou Huaian smiled and said, "You are the master who taught me well!"
Secretary Xu felt relieved after hearing this and once again felt that he had not helped the wrong person.
"Old man, Yiding is here and is setting off." Xu Laosan shouted outside.
"Here you are, why are you yelling?" Secretary Xu gave him a look and walked out with his hands behind his back.
Xu Laosan looked at him in confusion, not knowing what he had done wrong to offend the old man.
Zhou Huaian ran in and put the Ganoderma lucidum away, said hello to Yang Chunyan, and set off with Zhou Huairong, Zhou Huaijun and the children.
Zhou Huaishan and his family rode on Xu Laosan's tractor, and everyone went to their own purchasing points.
Zhou Huaian and his two companions did not return home until after eleven o'clock in the evening. After unloading the goods, they saw Yang Chunyan and others still stuffing sausages, so they washed up and went to bed.
When Yang Chunyan returned to the house, Zhou Huaian got up and told her about the hydropower station. "Yan'er, I think this business can be done. Think about it. In the future, every household will have a TV. Who doesn't need electricity? We can sell the unused electricity to Fangtian and Funiu."
"The idea is correct." Yang Chunyan recalled that there was a hydropower station in Xinhe in the previous life, but it was not the location he said.
Zhou Huaian saw that she was frowning and thinking about something, "Yan'er, what are you thinking about?"
"I thought of my dream. More than ten years later, our village built a hydroelectric power station in the river section below the mountain temple, instead of the section where the small river ditch where they went to the ground cage merged into the new river."
"Secretary Xu said that after those people inspected it, there was no more noise. I think it is possible that the river section is not suitable for building a power station, but the area below the mountain temple is more suitable."
Yang Chunyan said to him: "Huaian, building a power station is indeed a good idea in the long run, but building a hydropower station is much more complicated than collecting mountain products and herbs.
I remember we had to build a factory and a dam, but we didn't know anything about it. Also, electricity is not that simple, and if you're not careful, people will die.
If you are determined to do it, it is best to talk to Wang Zhen and ask for his opinion. He is well educated and knows more than us. "
"I also want to discuss it with him. My younger sister said that Wang Zhen went to Yangcheng to purchase goods. I will discuss it with him when he comes back."
"Take your time. There's no rush. As the old saying goes, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Look, the family is already busy and there's no rush for the power station."
"Yeah!" Zhou Huaian hugged her emotionally, "I am so lucky to have married such a sensible and good wife."
Yang Chunyan said coquettishly: "Look at you, your eyes are all dark, why don't you go to sleep quickly? You're giving me another drug!"
"Hehe!" Zhou Huaian looked at her with a playful smile, "Dark circles under my eyes don't affect my other functions..."
The next day, the alarm rang for a long time before he got up, went out to eat, and hurriedly left with the truffle.
Yang Chunyan and her colleagues were busy at home for two or three days before they hung up all the bacon and sausages, and then smoked them with cypress branches, sugarcane peels, walnut shells, peanut shells, and rice husks.
Zhou's mother asked Chen's uncle to buy a few geese from their village, and they started killing chickens, geese, and ducks, and pickling chickens, ducks, and geese.
The two empty rooms in the backyard of Yang Chunyan's house were filled with all kinds of cured meat, and the jars were filled with fried meat and crispy pork.
After the cured meat was marinated, the piglets were not brought back, so the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law finally had some free time.
When Wang Zhen came back from purchasing goods, Zhou Huaian told him about his trip to Ning'an to build a hydroelectric power station. "What do you think of this business?"
Wang Zhen looked at him in surprise. "Brother-in-law, sometimes I wonder what's wrong with your brain? How come you think of things that others haven't thought of?"
Zhou Huaian chuckled, "It wasn't something I thought of. It was the day we slaughtered the pigs for the New Year. I asked Uncle Xu when the village would have electricity, and he said..."
"You are right. In the long run, electricity will become an indispensable energy source for us. Electric lights, televisions, refrigerators, air conditioners and other household appliances all use electricity."
"What is an air conditioner? Is it used to regulate the air?" Zhou Huaian waited for him to finish and asked curiously.
"It is not used to regulate the air, but to adjust the indoor temperature when the weather is too hot. With it, we will not feel hot indoors during the dog days of summer. Also, there were buildings in Shanghai, my country that were equipped with air conditioners as early as 1924."
"Oh my god, air conditioning has been around for so long. This is the first time I've heard of this thing. I'll definitely go out and take a look when I have the chance."
"Okay, if you want to go out for a walk, wait until Xiaomei and I finish our wedding banquet, and then we'll go together."
"Forget it! If we go out with you newlyweds, we will be just a few bulbs!" Zhou Huaian joked with a smile.
"Don't worry, we'll go out and have fun on our own."
"The main reason is that Xiao Jiu'er is too young. When he is five or six years old, and the second child is two or three years old, we will go out and have a look around."
"Brother-in-law already has Little Nine, so you still want a second child?"
"One is too few. No matter if we have a son or a daughter, we still need two. Of course, it would be best if we also have a little one to make a perfect family."
"That's true. Having a son and a daughter is perfect."
The two of them were completely unaware that the current topic had strayed so far that it reached the Pacific Ocean.
After Wang Zhen had calculated the accounts and given the money to Zhou Huaian, he said to him, "Brother-in-law, the basic principle of hydroelectric power generation is to use the water level difference to rotate the turbine, converting water energy into mechanical energy, and then use the mechanical energy to drive the generator to obtain electricity.
Building a hydropower station is not an easy task. First, you need to build a dam, a machine room, generators, turbines, transformers, etc.
All of this requires technicians and machinery and equipment. It's not like you think that you can generate electricity by just spending money to build a hydroelectric power station. Let me get to know the people in this field first, and then we can slowly plan this matter. "
After hearing what he said, Zhou Huaian also felt that he and Secretary Xu had taken it for granted, "I don't understand what you said, no wonder Chunyan said that building a hydropower station is done by educated people.
I won't make things worse. We can just do it like we did with red mushrooms and truffles. You understand it clearly, tell us what to do, and we'll just do it."
"Okay, I'll ask someone first." Wang Zhen said, picking up the wine jar in the corner and giving it to him, "Xiaomei said you asked her to help make it."
"Thank you very much!" Zhou Huaian took it with a smile, "Uncle Xu made it for Second Uncle Xu, who said he had a headache and couldn't sleep well."
Wang Zhen nodded and said, "You should talk to Secretary Xu. It would be best if you can find time to take his pulse and prescribe the right medicine."
"Okay! I'll leave first!" Zhou Huaian went out with the jar of wine and put it in the bamboo basket. Seeing Wang Zhen standing outside, he waved at him, started the tractor and left.
In the blink of an eye, it was the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, and the Kitchen God was sent away at night. People believed that after the 23rd day, all the gods returned to heaven, and there were no taboos among the people. They did not need to choose a day to marry a daughter-in-law or a daughter-in-law, which was called "rushing for a chaotic marriage".
From the 24th to the 26th, there were several families in the village marrying off their daughters and looking for wives. Yang Chunyan and Zhou's mother went to each family to attend the wedding banquet, and when they came back, they were busy dusting and sweeping the house, grinding tofu, and making glutinous rice cakes. (End of this chapter)
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