In the blink of an eye, it was time for spring planting, and the ground twenty centimeters below had dried up.
When plowing the land, there were only big clods of earth. I used a pickaxe to start beating the clods. Even the newly turned over soil would be dried up after a while.
Farmers don't dare to plant seeds in such land, as the seeds will definitely die.
The commune has already held a meeting and asked the brigade to find a way to solve the problem. This is a nationwide problem, not just an isolated one. The brigade has no choice but to convey the message to each village and let them figure out how to solve this problem.
The potato production team notified all members to go to the barley field for a general meeting. The crowd was talking about it and were now all waiting in the barley field.
Secretary Li and Captain Chen also arrived, and the crowd gradually became silent.
"The main reason I called everyone here today is to discuss with everyone how to improve the land." Secretary Li said to the villagers present.
"What should we do? The ground has dried up. If we put the seeds there, they will definitely dry up too," someone said.
"That's right. If you ask us, what should we say? In the final analysis, we still need water." Another villager frowned.
"Look at the river now. It's only flowing a little bit. It's been blocked by people upstream. What's flowing now is just thawing ice fragments."
Captain Chen and Secretary Li looked at each other. They also knew that the people upstream of the river had cut off their water supply.
If they were in their place, they would do the same. We can’t blame the villagers upstream for their troubles. There is a water shortage everywhere now.
"How about we dig a few more wells?" one of them said.
"It's useless. Look at the water in our wells. They are all clear. We used to get clear water after lifting more than ten buckets. Now, after lifting three or four buckets, it's all muddy water. We have to let it settle before we can use it."
"That's right. Digging a well takes a lot of manpower, and it won't be done in a few days. Even if it is dug out, it still won't be enough. It's a waste of effort."
Everyone was chattering and discussing in a chaotic manner, and the leadership team looked dejected.
"Stop arguing. Just let the sun blaze on us. We can't grow crops and we'll have to starve. Think about how many people starved to death when there was no food in the past?" An old man's voice sounded in the crowd.
Everyone fell silent. This was the old secretary who had retired. This old man was from that era.
"Secretary, I have an idea, just an idea. Let's discuss whether it can be adopted." Liang Qi looked at this big village with so many people. If they don't grow crops this year, they will starve to death.
Although she had no problem, looking at so many people, although some of them were hateful, some were still innocent.
"You say." Li Baogen urged after hearing Liang Qi's words.
Liang Qi is now a military family member, and he is also a doctor. If anyone in the family has a cold or other minor illness, he will help treat it, and he doesn't charge any fees or lie about it. Gradually, the villagers began to curry favor with him.
"We have always relied on the river in the village, but now it has been cut off from upstream. Every year when wheat needs water, our river is short of water. This results in low wheat yields and we can't even harvest the seeds."
"Everyone knows about this, so just tell us your method! What's the point of saying all this?" Captain Chen Baoxiang's wife couldn't stand Liang Qi's leadership-like demeanor.
Liang Qi was interrupted while he was still speaking.
"Aunt, when you talk about things, you need to explain the cause and effect. This is a matter for everyone, not just one family's matter," Liang Qi said with a smile.
"Auntie, can you let Qiqi finish speaking? It's very impolite to interrupt others." Sun Huimin turned her head and said to Captain Chen's wife.
She is not afraid of the Chen family. They are all starving to death, so who cares who you are.
Captain Chen looked at his wife who was the first to take action and glared at her secretly, wondering if they could unite before such an important matter.
Then he said to Liang Qi: "Liang Qi, go on,"
Then he continued, "Stop talking. Wait until the other person finishes speaking before discussing. Then you can speak one by one and share your ideas."
Seeing that Captain Chen had spoken, Liang Qi continued, "What you just said means that we need to go up the mountain to find a water source. Can..."
"If I could have found it, I would have found it long ago. Why would I wait for you to tell me?" Chen Baoxiang's wife intervened again, listening to her old man's words with one ear and the other.
"Mr. Luo, can you shut your mouth? You contradict everyone I say. If you are capable, why didn't you say anything just now? Why were you holding it in? When others talk, you seem powerful. Why don't you say something?" Chen Baoxiang was really angry now.
Luo Jianhong saw that his old man was really angry, so he muttered a little and didn't dare to say anything else.
Chen Baoxiang looked at the woman and said nothing more. If she said anything more, he would really give her a beating. There were so many people in the village that the flat land was already too dry to plant crops. As a result, the cooperative asked them to find a way to solve the problem themselves. This was a very urgent situation.
It is also because so many places across the country are facing this dilemma. The amount of food that can be mobilized is limited. Some places cannot take care of so many things and can only save themselves. As a result, his wife always sings a different tune. Doesn't this shake the authority of his leadership?
"Liang Qi, tell me, whoever dares to interrupt before someone finishes speaking, even if they find the water source, your family will not get any work points, but you have to do all the work without missing a single one," he said, especially looking at his wife Luo Jianhong.
Luo Jianhong really didn't dare to do it this time. Work points were her lifeblood. Without them, her family would have nothing to eat.
The crowd was silent at this moment, fearing that they would be caught and made an example of.
Liang Qi continued, "If we find a water source in the mountains and dig a channel to divert the water down, we can revive our river. There will be people to help us with these major projects, but we will eventually have to go into the mountains to find a water source."
She had mentioned this to Nie Zheng before, and Nie Zheng said that as long as he could find a water source, he could ask someone to help dig a trench to drain the water.
Everyone looked at Liang Qi, who had finished speaking and stopped talking, and looked around. No one dared to speak.
Captain Chen Baoxiang confirmed that Liang Qi had finished speaking, and then continued, "We can now discuss this. If anyone has any other suggestions, please go ahead."
"But we don't dare go to that mountain. Some people have gone in before, but they never came out." Someone said fearfully.
"Yes, but no one dares to go. We are the pillars of the family. What if something happens?"
Everyone was talking about the dangers in the mountains, and no one dared to go in.
Liang Qi was also listening on the side. The vegetation in the forest grew better than that outside. There must be a water source inside. It just depends on where the source is.
The location of groundwater is particularly difficult to find, and it is also necessary to check the source of the water, which requires a professional engineering exploration team.
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