"Water is piped in, and drinking water is piped directly to each household. Our two residential compounds are quite tidy. If it's inconvenient for each household to be connected, we can do it like a large tenement, with several households sharing a central water point."
Some areas in the capital already have running water, especially the military, where it's widespread. Qin Qinghuai was familiar with this, and with just a brief explanation, his mind started racing, and he began to consider the feasibility of this matter.
"In this way, whether it's an adult or a child, one is closer and the other is safer. Even if a child comes out to get water, there's no need to worry about the danger of the child slipping on the ice and falling into the well."
Of course, there are also drawbacks. The pipes are prone to freezing in winter. You can ask a professional about this; if the pipes are properly insulated, this should be resolved.
Qin Qinghuai listened with great excitement, and suddenly felt, "Hmm, this is a great thing."
"Wife, please continue."
I took a sip of water.
"If this can be solved, it will be a long-term solution."
But this will take quite a while. If we want to use it sooner, it will have to wait until spring, or at least until the ice thaws. I'll go up the mountain and look for some. I remember there's a mountain spring there. We can find bamboo, build ditches, and divert the spring water down. That's one way. Besides, we'll feel more at ease using spring water; it can be used directly after simple treatment.”
"Anything else?"
Qin Qinghuai grew increasingly excited as he listened. He had already decided who to contact and how to arrange things with that water purifier they were talking about.
"Honey, if you have any other ideas, just say them. I think they'll all be helpful."
"Others? Actually, it's not a bad thing for children to learn these skills. As for other issues, why don't you tell me what other problems you want to solve?"
Qin Qinghuai, “…”
"I feel like there are problems everywhere,"
He simply and decisively sat up.
"Let me put it this way, making a living is one thing, but you feel it's inappropriate for so many people to be stuck guarding this small area of the military region, right?"
"There is a little bit of that. Haven't the factories over there already started to relocate workers? I'm not particularly worried about that."
Honey, you're familiar with the infrastructure plans here. These past few days, I've felt like there are problems everywhere, like they're all coming at me at once. Look, the factory is built, but only the soy products are stable. To be honest, I haven't decided what to do next.
For me, this coal mine incident was a huge blow, especially these few things. Thinking about it carefully, it's not really surprising that such a thing would happen with this coal mine.
And regarding the child we talked about today, it's not just about children; there are two families where disabled sons and their parents depend on each other for survival. Thankfully, they weren't involved in the accident, but…
Simple listened quietly and understood. If something happened, not only would her parents' old age be in trouble, but this son was their only hope. If something happened to him, it would be like the sky falling down for them.
The tragedy of parents outliving their children is something that cannot be resolved with a simple "condolences".
Jian Dan felt that she was just an ordinary person, and she knew that what Qin Qinghuai was talking about were issues that were close to those of ordinary people, so she could only think about the issues from a practical perspective.
"Brother, shouldn't these questions be discussed at the meeting? Commander, Uncle, or even my maternal uncle, these are issues you should be considering, right?"
"You have a smart brain and you can't figure it out, so you come to ask me?"
"Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly."
In this matter, one cannot place all hopes on Jian Dan; Qin Qinghuai wanted to hear Jian Dan's opinion as an outsider.
With that said, Jian Dan didn't refuse, since she had her own thoughts on the matter.
"I don't know about you guys, but if you think about it from a long-term perspective, it's certain that this area will be developed and expanded, right?"
Aside from the outpost being too close to the border and requiring special jurisdiction, this military region here is now no different from an ordinary village.
What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener. Qin Qinghuai sat up straight and immediately grasped the key point.
"The military region and the family compound are too close together, making them confusing and unclear. This is indeed inappropriate, especially since the family compound now houses not only the families of active-duty military personnel, but also many families of retired soldiers, which is somewhat unsuitable."
She glanced at him briefly and said nothing. She knew pretty well how difficult things had been here before, and back then, she really couldn't have been so thorough.
Moreover, she simply says whatever comes to mind, without any logic.
"Right! And once this place is built, we'll definitely need even more manpower. I wonder what methods you plan to use to increase the population?"
The topic had jumped a bit off, and Qin Qinghuai took a couple of seconds to catch up.
"Veterans, their relatives, former educated youth, or those who migrated from nearby towns,"
Fortunately, they don't just wait for natural reproduction.
"Yes, the population will definitely increase, so as you just said, it will either be relocated to the military area or to the family compound, right?"
"That's for sure,"
"Where will we move to?"
"Of course, it's expansion,"
Simply shrug.
"Yeah, expansion. How's the development of those wastelands going? Those strawberry and blueberry fields were just for show. They're not practical now. We can all eat our fill now, so there's no need for them anymore. It's not worth the effort to take care of them. You can take the people there away anytime."
"You... guessed it?"
He simply rolled his eyes.
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