Spring returns to the earth and all things come to life.
Hetou Village has ushered in a historic transformation.
Dahua first distributed the camphor seedlings he had cultivated to the villagers door to door, and then told the villagers about his idea of reclaiming a small hill to plant fruit trees, which received everyone's support.
Due to the bad weather last winter, he only cultivated less than a thousand camphor tree seedlings. Everyone in the village wanted to give it a try, and since the demand was not great, there were enough to go around.
Reclaiming the mountain is a huge project. Except for a small amount of private land at the foot of the mountain, the mountain is basically covered with graves and weeds. One reason is that graves have to be avoided when planting trees, and the other is that everyone backs off when they see the amount of work involved in removing the weeds.
Another key issue is the ownership of the fruit trees on the hill.
Dahua, the village secretary and two team leaders came to the hilltop for an on-site inspection. There was only a small path here that was much narrower than the shoulders. They followed one by one, walking up from the bottom of the mountain.
The path only goes halfway up the mountain, and there is no road above. You can only reach the top of the mountain by pulling away the weeds and using your hands and feet.
"Look, it's a shame to leave this hilltop barren."
The village secretary's surname is also Liang. Perhaps he was from the same family as Dahua five hundred years ago.
At this moment, several people had sweat on their backs. The spring wind was still very cold, and the hairs on their bodies stood up when it blew on them.
"Planting some fruit trees on this hilltop won't take up anyone's land, and we can still get a harvest later."
Dahai looked into the distance, his eyes filled with excitement and excitement that could not be concealed. He took a long breath and then slowly exhaled. He was ready to tell them the grand blueprint in his heart one by one.
However, it is clear that not both captains support Dahua's plan.
Captain Sun frowned, his dark and rough skin made him look even more serious and silent. He thought for a long time and only uttered: "Uh..."
Captain Wu had a smile on his face the whole way. Now he kept nodding his head as he listened to what Dahua was saying, saying, "Okay, okay, very good, very good."
The two captains seemed to be at odds.
"One of you, uh, and one of you, okay, okay. I want to hear your honest thoughts. It's just the four of us today, so everyone, please speak freely. Speak quickly."
Secretary Liang patted the two team leaders respectively. This secretary was a far-sighted man. The villagers had just had enough food in the past two years, and he was already thinking about how to make everyone's life better.
Captain Wu was still smiling with a relaxed expression. Dahua felt encouraged as he looked at him, believing that he must support him.
"Dahua's idea is very good and far-sighted. He really cares about the villagers. Everyone wants to live a good life!
However... our family has only had enough food to eat in the past two years, and I think everyone wants to take it slow. Now we have just received the camphor tree seedlings and cleared land to plant them, and now we have to reclaim the mountain and plant fruit trees. I'm afraid everyone can't accept it for the time being, right?
Besides, the rapeseed flowers are growing well now, and now we have to raise silkworms and harvest rapeseed, so I'm afraid no one will have time to cultivate the mountains!"
Captain Wu spoke slowly and calmly, his expression still smiling.
Dahua was caught off guard. He thought the words would support him, but unexpectedly the opposite was true.
"I don't think so."
Captain Sun squatted down while Captain Wu was talking and started digging the mud with a sharp tool.
"This mountain..." Captain Sun spoke again. Dahua looked at him worriedly, and his confidence was half gone.
"Look at this mud, it's very tight and it's hard to cultivate it." He pointed to the mud next to him that he had lifted up.
"Then why do you still say you don't think so? This is not a easy thing to do. I think we should take it slow." Captain Wu immediately responded.
Captain Sun frowned, looked at Dahua sharply, and suddenly smiled and said, "It's difficult, but I think it can be done, and it must be done!
We can't just eat our fill, right? We need to pursue something more! Dahua has a good eye for this little hill. The soil is a little hard to cultivate, but it has one thing that's perfect for growing fruit trees."
"Oh? Don't keep me in suspense, just tell me!" Secretary Liang became more and more interested as he listened.
"Light! This is the top of a mountain! Fruits are sweeter when they get more light!"
After hearing these words, Dahua's eyes lit up and he looked at Captain Sun with admiration. These words touched his heart.
“However, firstly, the land is difficult to cultivate, so the mobilization work must be done well, otherwise people will either be unwilling to work or run away;
Secondly, after the fruit trees are planted, we can’t eat from the same pot as in the old production teams, otherwise we’ll be joking around and won’t be able to do our work well!
After Captain Sun's words, Dahua seemed to have found a soulmate. This was exactly what he was going to say later!
"I'm afraid that after all the effort, we won't get the desired reward!" Dahua didn't notice that Captain Wu, who had been smiling all the time, now had a gloomy face.
"The villagers have just had enough to eat, but what about other villages? It's the same. Who should we sell our fruit to? Who has the spare money? You'll see, it will all rot in the ground!"
"This..." Dahua was speechless for a moment and couldn't think of any words to refute.
"Hey, Old Wu, you have to look at the long term, not just the present. Reform and opening up, reform and opening up, you haven't opened your eyes yet!
You must believe that the motherland will become better and better, and the people will become happier and happier. After having a full meal, you must eat some fruit!
"Yes, yes, everyone will have spare money in the future, and our fruits will become cash!" Dahua was full of confidence again.
"Captain Sun is right. We can't have a big pot like before. The fruit trees we planted need to be claimed by the owner. Whoever owns the trees is responsible for them. That's the only way to do a good job!"
Dahua looked at Secretary Liang and then at Captain Sun, and both of them nodded affirmatively.
After the four of them had finished their inspection, they went down the mountain. However, they did not return home. Instead, they went to Secretary Liang's house to list the entire fruit tree planting plan, which mainly addressed the following issues:
The varieties of fruit trees are determined to be 50% oranges, 20% loquats, 20% peaches and 10% bayberries.
The fruit is distributed among households, and each household is responsible for its own fruit trees, but the village provides support in terms of technology and other aspects.
The village will also try to contact people for the fruit trading business.
The four of them agreed to start mobilizing everyone tomorrow and remove the overgrown trees and weeds first. The soil on the hilltop had to be loosened and there was no time to lose.
Finally, when they left, everyone was smiling. Dahua felt relieved that things had gone smoothly. Captain Wu, who had originally objected, also nodded in agreement.
The next day, Dahua got up early and went door to door with three other people to do the work. It was already afternoon when they finished one trip.
What they didn't expect was that half of the people disagreed with reclaiming the hill, with various reasons. Some said there was no one at home to work, some said they were afraid of a poor harvest, and some even said they were too lazy to do it.
In short, everything is difficult at the beginning!
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